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Arizona republican., 1899-02-07
ITS A LITTLE LONESOME
The Sole Occupation of fife phoe-
 nix Newspaper Field.

Two years and a half ago tho man. agement of The Republican entered upon the task of providing Phoenix with a newspaper. The town had grown big enough and important enough to have a newspaper. It has been quite successful in embracing special opportunities which have pre- sented themselves from time to time and when there were no special oppOr- tunities, by making the most of the common things which came to hand daily. Recognition was instant. There was an increased reading and adVertiS- ing patronage. The Republicans Op- portunity came with the late Spanish war Extraordinary effort was put forth by this paper and the response Of the people was so prompt and so well sustained that The Republican was compelled to throw away several hundred dollars worth of machinery in order to introduce greater facilities fer supplying it's patrons.
 The list of triumphs is too long to be enumerated, but there are three which stand out with especial prcmi- hence and to the first two of which The Republican is in a great measure indebted for the distinction it enjoys
Arizona republican., 1899-02-07

hndy went down to Phoenix to see inc ' Wentieth territorial show. The1e fel- lows went through Williams and after being allowed that liberty they cir culated the report at Phoenix that there were one hundred and fifty GAS s of smallpOX at Williams. the streets were barricaded and armed guatds 5 patrolled the same, the postofice was closed and much and similar rot and buncOmbe circulated, which has done untold financial damage to Williams. The same is true of stories coming from the west All station agents west, with the exception of Ash Fork, refused to check baggage to Williams.
 The loss that smallpox caused Will Hams in the death of only one patient is felt and deplored by the whole com munity. There were only three cases of smallpox in the town and one case of croton oil duplication. The local quarantine Of the infested places was called off last Saturday and busine s is beginning to get back into it's old channel" ;"
Arizona republican., 1899-02-07

Young men and old watch out fer the hits from the end men in The S0- ciety Minstrels. They will be fe.ch- ing
Arizona republican., 1899-02-07
- - - THE WILLIAMS EPIDEMIC.
The Town Was Injured More By Lying
 Than By Smallpox.

l The Williams News speaking of the i late smallpox visitation there goes into
 the hiseory of the epidemic and de plores the lying and timidity Of peC- pie of adjacent towns:
 -:Flagstaf had three cases Of small p0x; one lived and two died. An old
 barn was the pest house for one poor
 unfortunate. Williams people went
 daily to Flagstaff and Flagstafites came to Williams and went at tic r
 own sweet will. Nobody in Williams objected and only remarked of the smallpox being in Flagstaff as a pass ! ing comment. The unfortunate in the barn died. No one could be found to bury the poor wretch. His remains lay there two days and the second night a fellow who had had the smallpox and the nurse put the corpse On a sle1 at the dead of night, and together they dragged the remains to the cem steI y and buried them The town council bought the barn and had it burned, and then there were people foolish enough to think the corpse was burned
 in the barn. This is given Ss a matter of news from Flagstaff, as neither of the papers in the Skylight city men toned these facts. Matters finally got
 so dead in Flagstaff that ev5n the smaIIDoX got disgusted and left; moved on west to the live town Of Will
 Hams. Williams had been entertain ing a relative of the s-a!IpoX-the chickenpox-an as the smallpox had
 just got in from Flagstaff and felt rather timid about annCunc' 'ng the fact. no notice was taken Cf his ar rival until three victims were lying prostrate with the dread disease. s e $ decisive were at once taken by the people to confine the disease-which 1 I4z
 FIagstaff quarantined against Will iliams-ba baggage, freight and live stock
 with the exception of choice dressed beef, which Flagstaff cannot well get along without. Matters in Flagstaff became more quiet and mo-t every
Arizona republican., 1899-02-07
OLD BOREAS' GRASP Reaches Out His Icy Fingers
 Over Arizona.
Has Been Doing Business From Va riouS Starting Points for Ten DaYS-CoId Winds Result of Ice and Snow 10 fhe North.

For two days Phoenix has been in call a cold wave, but what the weather bureau says does not even apprOXi- mate a cold wave, as cold waves are known to the men who regulate the doings of old Boreas. But the weather has been cold for Phoenix and there is no prospect for much relief for several days, and even then, the balmy days of the last half of January will not re- turn till some of the snow has disap- peared from the mountains. Asked about this weather yesterday Observer Burns of the weather bureau said:
 Phoenix cannot expect anything better than cold, raw winds as long as the wind comes from the north and northwest with all the cold weather and snow they are having in the mountains to the north of us. Why this wind today is right off the snow and ice of the north and is of course chilly to the people who have warm, sunshiny days so continuously that they feel aggrieved when any others make an appearance
 Look over there at the Four Peaks; (pointing to them from the weather observatory they never before in years, if at all, were as white with snow as they are now. The snowfall on them yesterday must have been un- usually heavy. At Flagstaff there was a snowfall of eight inches yesterday three inches on Saturday and thirteen inches Friday; total of more than two feet in the last three days At Prescott yesterday there was fall of eight inches and all the mountains to
Arizona republican., 1899-02-07

as the only newspaper pubifahed in inc | capital Of the territory. Th91e tri- unphs are curiGusly synonymous with Ithe triumphs of American arms. The
 first of these was the battle in Manila bay, of which the readers of The Re publican were given an account the morning when it was published by every other enterprising newspaper in
 the world. But for The Republican the people of Phoenix would net have heard of the first splendid victory of the war. The Herald the following afternoon contained some incoheHent dispatches which hinted at disturb ance of some sort in Manila bay.
 The Republicans next triumph was the next morning after the destruction of Cervera's fleet. A little later in the day an Extra Republican contained complete story of the engagement and at late hour in the afternoon the Phoenix Herald briefly informed it's readers that there had been an en- eagement outside Santiago harbOr in which some of the Spanish vessels mad been sunk
 These of The Republicans victories are mentioned. because they were the two great events of the war. Beside these this paper published exclusively in Phoenix the blowing up of the Maine, the battle of Las Guasimas with the wcunding Of Col Brodie and Captain McClintOck, and the battle of San Juan Hill and the death of Cap tain O'Neiu. These are only a few of The Republicans almost daily vic tories during the war.
 The Republicans latest "beat" oc- cured yesterday morning in it's long and complete account of the outbreak of the Filipinos at Manila and their defeat by the American forces. The Herald's account of this event twelve hours later was included in as many lines as The Republicans $ account in cluded columns, five This thing Of being the only newspaper in @ town of 15,000 and the capital of 9 great terri tory is a little lonesome. but it is not without it's qualifications
Arizona republican., 1899-02-07
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Bill Posting Franchise Gr2nted-,Sev-
 eraI Petitions Presented.

At the meeting Of the city council last night all the members were pres ent and divers bills were passed upon A large amount of time was consumed before actual business was commenced dilating on surdry claims. One fran chise was granted.
 In the absence of Recorder Jcos his position was filled by Thomas Pres colt. Besides the regular attendance the representative from the 'steentb ward, MT. Samuel Snead was present MT. Snead is constitutionalIy opposed to bicycles and dogs in general, and fl mattered little to him whether the mayor believed in imperialism or not he was present to inquire about he dog ordinance He has a tag on his animal and is consequently a heavy taxpayer and of 9 right ought to kncE whether or not the canine law had been repealed in his absence, and if So. for what cause.
 MT. Dennis petition requesting per- mission to build a two-stOry Iron stone and brick extension to the Den his building situated on the corner of Washington and Second streets was presented. The petition was laid on the table and will be taken up for con sidsratiOn at the next meeting.
 4 petition of Ralph Quinn was read It specified that his property had been assessed aEove valuation and above last years estimate, while it had not advanced in price and could be Cur- chased for 8 sum smaller than the as. sessed valuation. The petitioner TO quested a rebate of $35.60 Of his taxes. this being the amount in excess Of last years payment.
 A z iArthUr WIS granted q fran chise fer bill posting boards, the same to extend over period Of twenty-five years.
 T. D. Bennett made an argument op posing the annexation of Bennett place. He spoke at length upon the advisability of excluding the addition mentioned from the limits of the city and believed that the name of the ad dition he represented should he ex- punged from the petition now pending before the courts.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-07

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Arizona republican., 1899-02-07
RELATED JUSTICE.
An American Estate Wrested From
 Mexican Harpies.

Cardon 6 Pa.ada, the Hermosillo lawyers, have in hand a case of pacu- liar interest in which they have enlist ed the services of Ambassador Clay ton at the City of Mexico. and, through Senator Perkins of California the state department at Washington. About eleven years ago John Anderson, an American citizen, doing business in Sonora, went to Tucson and died leav- ing a big store and stock of goods, and some valuable mining properties. His wife was in San Francisco. Immedi- ately, through the cOnniyance of some one then in authority his property was seized and divided among a number Of parties, his widow getting nothing, and the lady has since made her living as g domestic in San Francisco. Recently it has been discovered that the prop erty was divided by a decree of court upon fraudulent papers. Documents transferring other property had been altered by interiincations to include ali his property. AIr. GardOD has pho tographic copies of those papers, signed and acknowledged by Anderson. The bodies of the documents were written in an angular hand, while the iEterlineations were written in q round and much smaller hand-most palpa- bic fOrgeries. A decree of "anparo," by which the matter my be reopened, has been requested by Ambassador Clayton from the supreme court ,pf the republic, and it is expected to be grant cd shortly. It is to be hoped that it will result in Mrs Anderson receiv- ing all her rights and full c0mpensa- tiOn for the great injustice done her so many years ag0-NOgales Oasis.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-07
EPWORTH LEAGUE.

The Epworth league of the M. E. church south will hold it's regular monthly business and social meeting Friday evening, February 10, at the residence of W. H. Smith in Capitol addition. 4 cordial invitation is ex- tended to every one,' especially strangers.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-07

again will be an imitation of the cab met set up by the Spaniards in Cuba under the so-called autonomy regime which immediately preceded the out break of the recent war.
Arizona republican., 1899-02-07

The ladies who are taking part in |"The Society Minstrels,' certainly de- serve Q crowded house. They are drill ling hard and when blacked will surely entertain VOL