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Arizona republican., 1900-07-19

1 faith in the future of the town. Hugh
 McCrum of San Francisco, who was
 one of the heavier losers, has sent word | that he intends to rebuild. His new | building will be of brick and have 100 ] foot front.
 A telegram has been received from 1 Sam Hill. who was among the extensive i losers not greatly relieved by insur- ance in which he said that immedi- ateIy on his return he will begin re- | building.
 The way other wellknown and
 wealthy residents of the new town feel is shown in a number of interviews had by Colonel J. c. Martin of the Journal Miner. John Lawler, the capitalist, | said; The foundation for my four story building on Cortez street is Gin- l ished and the contract for 75O,OOO brick signed. MT. Fitzsimmons on Monday asked me what l would take for a
 siXty-day suspension of the same. l fiatly told him that it was a 'goN as or
 iginally outlined. I meant every word
 that I uttered, and in addition to this
 will state that my faith in the town to- day is firmer and more loyal than ever
 before, even if I am surrounded by smoking embers and smOuldering ruins
 No, no, Prescott has the climate the
 push and the grandest chambers Of mineral resources of the southwest to draw to, I am in a position to speak and size up Yavapai mining and when I say Yavapai is the natural chamber of ArizOna's $ mineral wealth, no -conser- vativc man will, I trust doubt me.
 With such a backbone to draw to and support her, Prescott, even in ashes, will rise. l am willing to stand by it and the last to desert it.
 Said Jake Mark. the wholesale liquor dealer: T have been in Prescott in business since 1871 and it is useless to say l am going to throw up the sponge today. On the contrary, the town looks good enough to stay with and stand up for still, although a little disfigured. Consequently, I will resume and rebuild and inside of thirty days my friends can come around. drop the thief into a barrel of the famous IPri- vate Stock again, and if the same has lost any of it's flavor or beneficial eff fleets, then I will move out and away. This fire is a little setback. but the town will get there again, with b5,h feet"
 Mrs. J. l.. Fisher is not discouraged. Said she: 'I believe the corner lot I own is a desirable location, but better than that, do I believe that Prescott is destined to be what the early pioneers impressed me with. viz: the metropolis of the north. I like the old town, soci- ally,i and my heart is with it commer- cially. So you may say that from the enlbers of the ruins on the lot I own there will soon arise a brick building commodious in its construction and I trust secure from the fiery element. Like many of my sex, keenly feel the great loss many have sustained, and I trust the future will bring to each hap piness and contentment."
 These are expressions of only three of dozens of property owners and busi- ness men, all of whom are equally con fident of the future of Prescott.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19
TIE NEWS OF
 PRESCOTT

Prescott, July 17.-(SpeciaI Core spondence of The Republican,. .-The in- dications are that in less than a year our town will be one to compare very favorably with those of much greater population, as most of those who lose now by this sad experience we have just passed through will gain in the long run. as more modern and substan- tial buildings are promised to be erect 5- ed all around the business portion of town immediately.
 The Postal Telegraph company alone has received in the neighborhood of 800 or 700 telegrams of condolence or of fers of assistance from every place of note in the United States.
 Mir. Solomon, who operates the wires worked right along during the fire until the heat and danger at his office at the Burke hotel drove him to cut the wires and he then went to the depot and worked the wires east and west the rest of the night. He sent the first detailed statement of the fire while in progress to most of the large papers of Califor- mia and the east. He is in receipt of a highly commendatOry message from L. w Storror. superintendent of the Pa cific Postal Telegraph and Cable com pany at San Francisco. for his efficient services the night of the fire.
 4 ''water hunting excursion" was in augurated this morning by the depar- ture of Jack Jaeger and party of five. going towards the Agua Fria in the hopes of finding promising place from which to pipe, or draw a sufficient water supply. H. E. Armitage is much enthused over his theory of a subter- ranean flow of water. He claims that the water is there, but it cannot be pumped out through the solid granite foundation underlying the strata of Sub-SOil.
 There is no 5-cent beer in town, nor 5-cent bread. The prices have gone up and most of the beer has gone down. The size of the loaf has increased in accordance with the price. however.
 Today John Forest defended three men who had been accused of footing the rescued stores of goods. and while two of them might have been judged guilty, they escaped on the strength Of
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19

P. Hill. deed to 1A water right in Ari- Hona canal, to be used on s18, swA, nWA. sec 95, tp n, e; considera- ton, $3375O.
 William H. Robinson to A. P. Hill, deed to e1a, swA, nw14, sec S5, tip Il, 2 Q; consideration, $45O.
 Joseph s. and May Petrerson to John D. Loper, guardian, deed to e15. s1a, F. sell, neA, sec 21, tp 1 n. r e; consideration, $S5O.
 Denver-Phoenix Land and Improve ment company to Louisa A. Porter, deed to east half lot 6, block IS, Phoe- nix; consideration, $1.
 DenVer-PhoeniX Land and Improve ment company to Louisa A. Porter, deed to west half lot 6, block IS, Phoe- nix; consideration, $1.
 (. +. Curtis and wife to $. J. Me Donald. d1ed to lot I, block 19 Collins addition, Phoenix: consideration, $9O0.
 Fleming Franklin ard wife to Laura bel Gardiner. deed to lot 3, Orchard Grove addition, Phoenix; consideration, $500.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19

the reputation of the honest third man, John HeddemaH, whose character and standing was vouched for by a number Of reputable citizens. The other two fortunates who escaped with him were Charles Hansen and George Bauman. The case was tried before Justice ShultZ.
 All sorts of devices are used in lieu of printing. typewriter. manifoldinG, mimeograph copies. etc, for distribu- tiOn.
 The funeral of little Alice Paine was held this morning from the residence of her parents on Marina street. six little schoolmates, Maude Marsh, Olga Hanson, Bessie Barthil, Pearl Sanford, Meonie Pratt and Elaine Wetmore, acted as pallbearers. Owing to the ab- sence of newspapers in the town the funeral was not very largely attended, as many of the friends of the family were unaware of the little girls death
 MRS. GEO. WOOSTER.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19
PRESCOTTS LOSSES
As We'll as Insurance Figures Defin-
 itely Determined.

Secretary c. H. Akers yesterday re- ceived letter from his brother, Post master Akers of Prescott. saying that the amount of insurance in the fire los ses there had beei definitely ascer- tained to be $S6GOOO. This. MT. Akers said, was aboy1 one-fourth of the losses which are. Therefore, brought into the neighborhOod of $1,5OO,OOO
 Not on1y residents of the town, but taos9 living outside and owning prop Yty there express the same substantial
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19

We have placed on sale q Corset which
 never sold for less than soc. and of fer all sizes for, each...... ......15c
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19

As the season is now here. wheT you n ed protection from the heat oi the sun. we offer our entire stock oi Parasols at just what they cost us ir New York.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19
FLY PAPER.

After all your talk about sensational journalism!" exclaimed the fly on the edge of the sugar bowl I'm surprised at you!"
 What about?" gasped the captured fly, vainly endeavoring to eXtricate himself from the sticky trap.
 Well, I notice that paper you're stuck on now is decidedly yellow. - Philadelphia Press.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19

E. C. McGrath, all from Ray. are reg istered at the Commercial hotel.
 Mrs. Clara A. Evans is spending her vacation at Lake Tahoe. She is hay ing a royal time, boating and fishing, with party of old-time friends.
 MT. and Mrs. G. c. Winkler are late arrivals in the city from Belleville, III. Mrs. Winkler is sister of Mrs. James McNamara, and a former resident of the city. MT. and Mrs. Winkler will make Phoenix their home. -. .
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19
WHAT HE PAID TO LEARN.

"I waited three solid hours for that palm reader to get around to me-"
 "WcI?"
 He told me I didn't get on in life be- cause of my tendency to fool away timc.'-ChiCaSo Record.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19
MATTERS. OF RECORD.

The following instruments reported by the Phoenix Title Guaranty and Ab- stract company were filed in the office of the county recorder yesterday:
 The Arizona Canal company to Allen
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19
THE RIDING WILL BE ROUGH.

When William Jennings Bryan mounts the long cared animal that has become typical of the democratic party and digs his 16-to-1 spurs into its sides, there will be another rough rider.-In- dianapolis Journal.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19

Wynne, Ark, July 1.-The Congress convention which met last month at Newport and after 2.01S ballots without result adjourned, met here today. Sloane, Taylor, and Mccullough were the candidates. The fight will1Acu-. tinue
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19
THE POOR TRILLIONAIRES.

The Millionaire was sad today.
 If I were poor,' he sighed, ''I should not be afflicted with this accursed brain-fag."
 Then his Inner Horse Sense spoke up. in a still small voice, saying:
 If you were poor, it would be ordi- nary liver complaint"
 But such was the tumult of his emo tiOns that he heard nothing of this.-' Detroit Journal.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-19

The democrats will agree not to say anything about free silver this cam paign if the republicans won't.-In- dianapolis News.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-10
Personal.

Mrs. Samuel Swartwood, wife of a
railroad engineer living in Wilkesbarre,
Pa. has just given birth to her twenty
fifth baby, twenty of whom are living
She was married at the age of Is, twenty
nine years ago. The family gets along
very nicely, the united income of father
and children being $3.50 monthly
-Abram S. Hewitt of New York SAYS
that the world is built three times in
century. He says: 1T is, of course.
not 10 be expected that the sky serapers
Of to-day will be supplanted by others
within the third of century, but the
general advance in the world and the
progress of civilization are of such a mag
nitude that broadly speaking it is true,
as / stated, that we rebuild the world
about every thirty or thirty-five years 81"
From the improved fighting qualities
of the Chinese soldier and his expert use
of artillery and small arms il is evident
that he has profited by the late war with
Japan and taken lessons in the gentle
art Of shooting the head off from Euro
pean instructors 1t may be that after
the Chinese trouble is settled the nations
of Europe will think twice before allow
ing their military officers to instruct in
war the savage and semi-savage people
iseWhere.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-10
THE NAVAL STATION QUESTION.

The Army and Navy Register. which is
apparently hostile 70 Por Royal as the
site for the naval station, says 1T 0he
into = valuable plant. but only by ex-
pending a great deal OF money" Grant
ing that % be true, would not the sum
necessary TO be expended at Port Royal
in order TO secure a valuable plant be
less BY slarge figures than the sum Il
would be necessary 20 expend 70 secure
an equally valuable plant at OF near the
city Of Charleston?' At the latter place
there would have to be a large amount Of
dredging before the big ships could get
there would be dock 70 construct and
numerous buildings and expensive water
works to be erected, all Of which are al
ready at Port Royal. As matter Of
fact. it would cost the government liter
ally millions Of dollars to remove the STA
tion 70 Charleston, whereas the prob
abilities are thai the Port Royal station
could be converted into valuable
plant for q few hundreds Of thousands.
The scheme for the removal, therefore,
must be based upon some other ground
than a desire 70 save money for the gov
ernment The Greenyille News the other
day said the removal was TO be "for DO
litical and social reasons" To these, Of
course. must be added the commercial
reasons which are giving strength to
Charlestons push.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-10
The Farmer Changed Hi. Mind.

I had been instructed to report. by sun
rise. at Gen. stonewall Jackson's head
quarters for special courier duty" said
Capt. D., according to Harper's. "and
repairing thither found the General and
stan in the saddle, ready TO move TO the
front. l was ordered to follow; and the
General. mounted on Old Sorrel, pulled
his cap visor down, and set off at a sharp
eallop. with the rest of US at his heels
The army was in motion, and the road
frequently so crowded with troops as to
render il necessary for US TO make a
detour 10 one side. As we were das ming
through a field of oats. I observed a fat
old farmer, with flaming countenance.
making his way from his house to the
roadside TO intercept us. AS we rode up.
he opened the walls of his wrath and rated
US roundly for a-ridin' through his oats.
The General mildly replied that he re-
GREETED the necessity for riding through
the field, but that the road was blocked
with soldiers, and II was important for US
20 reach the front. But old hayseed' s
dander was up. and he would accept no
apology: and declaring that EFF old Stone
wall himself were to ride through them
oats he would report him. demanded the
Generals name. I am General Jackson
was the reply. Not Stonewanr said the
oId Fellow, obviously. I am sometimes
so called "Wel. General said she far
mer his voice trembling with emotion
! had no idee it was you when / spoke
rough like / did; an l axes a thousa nd
pardons; an I'll take 1t as a partickIer
favor ef you'll jess trample down all them
oats. The General again expressed regret
for the injury done, and pressed on. Ieav-
ing the persistent old soul insisting that
ne should 'trample down all them oats ="
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-10
WHY AthIetfe. B-stLav,

william Scott Of Pif1sburg, who has
been brought 50 prominently before the
public recently through being Mr. Car
negfe's lawyer II the famous -.rnulti-u.ll-
lionaire-doalar controversy between Prick
ard Carnegie. asked one question too
many the Other day. says che Saturday
Evening Post
Every one interested in legal affairs
knows how The TWO millionaires have al
ways consulted the same law firm, BE-
cause rheir interests were Identical. and
Theo the split came this firm. OF which
Judge Reed. president OF the Lake Erie
Railroad. is the head. refused 70 take
sides with their clients and that new at
tOrnsys had % BE chosen. Mr.. Carnegie
chose Mr. Scott. brilliant and we'll
known Princeton aIumnus Of she class
Of -
On June 9. al the opening of Nassau
commencement. when Princeton took the
baseball championship from Yale. and
young King Scou. Nj SCOTS son. had
the honor 81 being substitute pitcher for
Hildebrand, Mr. Scott was among The fav-
ored guests.
Mr. Scott is fond Of getting evidence
from people. and when a freshman who
idolized King Scott came up TO shake
hands with the father after the game. Mr..
Scott asked him what he thought was
the best things in college life.
Athletics. sir" was the freshman's
eager answer. IT'S the greatest thing Of
all. Il does fellow no end Of good"
And why athletics? ?" insisted Mr. Scott
We'll sir" was the answer. its just
this way. / guess you were a good stu
dent here, Mr.. Scott, and read heap Of
boOks-but nobody has ever heard of you.
and the whole world knows about King
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-10
PRESIDENT HARPER'S EXPERT
MENT.


President Harper Of the University OF
Chicago is going to try 70 live on food
costing fifteen cents a day for the space
OF two weeks. He will do this In compll-
nent to Miss Katharine Davis, a young
woman connected with the university, who
advances the proposition that a person
can get along on that sum per diem for
food, and al the same time attend to busi-
ness. DR.. Harper will not guarantee that
he will go through the fourteen days on
the ffteeu-cent limit, but he will stick
10 1t for several days-ong enough to
make some sort Of demonstration OF Miss
Davis theory When the doctor begins
his task he will be weighed, and when he
cries out. enough" he will be weighed
again.
In view OF all the facts in connection
with this question Of diet il seems that
DR.. Harper's experiment will resolve itself
into a demonstration OF the effect cheap
and wholesome food costing fifteen cents
per day has upon rotund and unc-
tious gentleman who has been accustomed
to the best of all the good things the mar
kets afford in the way of eatables. For
there is not any question respecting the
possibility of a person subsistlng, and even
doing hard and regular work, upon food
costing fifteen cents day. As matter
of fact there are many working people
in this country who are living on less than
that sum every day. On the turpentine
plantations of Georgia. Florida and Ala
bama. where the work is very hard and
where an abundance of muscle and
wind" are in imperative demand the
weekly ration for an adult hand" con-
sists Of five pounds of bacon and a peck
of dorm meal At the country commits
saries the bacon is worth twelve and one
half cents a pound and the meal twenty
five cents a peck. That IL the normal
food supply for the week of seven days,
costing at retail eighty-seven and one
half cents. or twelve and one-half cents
a day; and the big and brawny turpentine
worker finds It all sufficient for the needs
of the inner man. In some Instances a
pint OF molasses, worth five cents at the
country commissary. is added to the ra-
tlon.
II has been estimated by a writer on
the subject that one-thrd OF the people
OF England and two-thirds OF the people
Of Scotland and Ireland live on less than
twelve CENTS a day, while in Asia and AZ
RIGA there are uncounted millions who live
on two or three cents "a day It isn't fair
TO compare living In this country with Iv-
ing In the latter countries. OF course but
It may be safely stated that there are mil
Hons OF persons IN the United States who
live within a fifteen-cent limit. They are
TO be found In the forests, the fields the
faetorles In villages. towns and cities
Chicago included. For a family OF four
the grocery bill for month of thirty
days. at fifteen cents each per day, would
be SIS. Many good housewife serves
three wholesome, strengthening and palat-
able meals per day for four persons at no
greater cost.
Dr. Harper's experiment. therefore. will
eludidate no new principle in household
or dietary economics. 1t will not teach
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-10
Why the Renorter sfaxed

The death of Ballard Smith last week
calls 10 mind numerous stories bearing
upon newspaper incidents and newspaper
men during the period of his active work
in this city from 1876 TO the middle nine
ties, says the New York Commercial
While he was managing editor of the Sun
he was asked one day by Amos Cummings
to find place somewhere in the Sun out
fit for his friend Murrey who was am
bilious to shine in the newspaper world
ana was willing TO start in on almost
any sort Of a job. Murrey was none other
than Thomas Murrey, who later became
widely known as an epicure, achieved
rational fame as "Terrap.n Tom author
of several works on cook ng. and was
for some years keeper of the House res
taurant in the Capitol building at Wash
ington. largely through the influence Of
Congressman Cummings
Smith subsequently had an opportunity
10 set Tom Murrey to work, and the lat
ter appeared one fine Sunday morning for
assignment. 1t was during one of those
spasmodic efforts to enforce the New York
excise laws with reference to the Sunday
closing of saloons, cafes and all such
places. and, as Tom was known to have
extensive acquaintance in the old Tender
a field of observation.
First" were his instructions from
Managing Editor Smith, you get a cor
rect list of all the barrooms in your dis
trict; then move about among them all
day, ascertaining which are open and
which are closed, ard what ones, if any,
are sellirg on the sly. Do the work thor
oughly now. Much depends upon it,"
Tom got up into the Tenderloin as speed
lily as possible, and started in on a sys-
temaiic round of the Laboratories" At s
o'clock in the evening he hadn't shown
up in the Sun office, and the telephone
was brought into active service to locate
him-but with no results And the paper
finally went to press without any story
from "Terrapin Tenn"
1t was late Wednesday night when the
missing reporter at last put in an appear
ance and presented himself at Ballard
Smiths desk.
"Well.v said the editor in tone that
betrayed sharp irritation, what have you
got to say for yourself?"
"Only this" was "Terrapin's" brief but
significant reply: They were all wide
open. but not selling-they were giving it
aWayr'
The Savannah morning news., 1900-08-10
TIE SITUATION ~ THE PHILIP
PINEs

7 Is evfdent -hzt the victory Il Tot yet
Won IL ire Pan.Dpsnes The evi1ence is
accuusIs1iny shat tae condition q A.
fairs the-s is as serious as Il was wien
Ger OTIS first to9k charge Of affairs III
TIE islandz + IS true thzs there is I'd
organized Oprozs ion 70 our rule. but there
= opposition shst IL fully a. eHectiYe sx
Z 81 were organized. The islands are IN
coa,ro.- practically. Of the Insurgents.
Taey are carrying On a guerilla warfare
that prevents RE establishment and cper-
zslca o csvH government L f. not safe
tor Americans 70 venture far away from
the garrlso1ed toTnz. Small detschments
= soldiers IN going from place 70 place
are always u danger q being attacked
ard it often appens tha; they suffer So
were losses.
The q3esnon which presents ifzeif e.
ho1 long is thEs con6sson Of affairs ~
cozunaee r Is evident that the Fiilpinos
can keep It Up for years. L costs very
8ttle for them . live. and when they are
taken vIth arms in their hands they are
psroIed ard they Immediately engage in
much alike that II IL Impossible % make
cut cage against those who violate their
paroles. And there arc millions Of hos
tie people. They are in a position. there
fore 20 maintain thelr present attitude
toward this government Indefinitely.
II t0e trouble l. 70 r. brought 70 an end
in the VERY near future f, IS evident that
. dfHeren, policy viii nave 70 BE- Adopted.
TIE present. policy is too costly 20 BE-
Continued The army Of e5.0o9 men now
in the Islands viii soon have 70 be rein
forced. T. may be that many lives are
rot being lost in battle. but disease IS
thinning irs ranks.
And American taxpayers are beginning
70 grumble They want the war taxes
reduced. There cannot Be much reduc-
ton IS long as great army = needed
In the Philippines. Gen. Otis il not TO
b. blamed for wanting 90 return home to
attend to private business He saw there
was 10 more glory 70 be obtained in the
PHILIPPINES.