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Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02
KILLING AT SILVER BELL

y Tucson telegram says: John Bra
son, night foreman of the Silver Bel
mine. came in today and surrendered
to the sheriff He said that he had
killed Frank Daily in Il saloon quarrel
last night Daily fired three shots at
Brason, but did not hit him. and
Brason pulled his gun when the fir
ing began and killed Daily.
The dead man has relatives in Ohio
and recently came to Arizona. He was
employed as bartender in a saloon at
the Silver Bell camp. Brason helped
to care for Daily after he shot him,
but the injured man lived but a few
minutes. A jury win probably exon
crate Brason, as the shooting was in
self defense
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02
ALL ARE PULLMAN BROWN"
Every Santa Fe Coach Sent to the
Shop now Changes Color

In accordance with an order of the
Santa Fee management that all pas
Senger coaches in the shops in Topeka
that are being rebuilt, are repainted
that color
The first to be turned out painted
Pullman brown was Il combination
baggage and express car. Next fol
lowed chair car No. 1.103. This chail
ear has been rebuilt and r2ftted WITH
the wide vestibuled platforms The
lettering is in gold leaf without the
] shadowing. y single narrow gold
stripe is used in place of the yellow
and black.
There are ut present in the Topeka
shops n great many coaches that viii
be turned out within the next few
days in this color Also in obedience
to this new order the words "AtchisOn
Topeka & Santa Fe," which run the
entire length of the car. are being left
off and just the two words Santa
Fe" are being placed in the center
Tho idea is to make everything simple
rs possible and still neat and attrac
| five.
The wide vestibules are not only be
| ing built on new coaches. but are being
nut on the old ones as fast as they
can he spared from service. Already
nearly twO-thirdS of the chair cars
diners and Sleepers are so fitted.-Al
huquerque Citizen.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02
KILLING AT GLOBE.

William Sidaw. the Globe butcher
who is in the city purchasing cattl,
for his meat market. today received
4 telegram announcing the killing OF
his foreman. Archie BOrtueZ. las
night. while the latter was in bed
Who the murderer was is unknown. rs
no clue has been obtained rs to his
identity No cause can be attributed
TO the deed. as deceased was Il hearty
good fellow and was held in higl
esteem by all of his friends. Mr.
Sidaw will leave for Globe this even
ing TO investigate the killing and al
tend the burial of the remains of the
unfortunate man-EnterpriSe.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02
WILL SAVE THE STOCK.

While the country can stand plenty
more rain yet there has been suffi-
cient already to save cattle till the
rainy season sets in which will be in
July. John Lawler, who had about
completed his arrangements to move
his cattle to Texas on account of the
drouth, says that this storm will save
him that trouble and expense. Steck
men are naturally highly elated over
the precipitation.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02

Jos. Woke, a Missouri blacksmith.
has brought an unusual suit in the
NOdaway county circuit court. He
alleges that on January 3 William VIII
son, wealthy farmer, took a horse
to his shop to be shod. He says that
he asked if the animal was gentle.
and that the owner assured him he
was. He alleges, however, that the
animal proved to be wild and vicious
and kicked him, breaking his leg and
infiicting other damages, for all of
which he asks the court to give him a
judgment of $4,000 against Wilson.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02
THE WELCOME RAIN STORM.

The rain storm seems to have beer
Iuite general throughout northern Ari
IONA Advices from Flagstaff state
that it rained there more or less dur
ing last night and about : o'clock this
morning il commenced raining very
hard and has kept it up during the
day.
The rain extended as far south rs
Wickenburg. with threatening weather
further south. MOrristOwn had a
forty-minute shower this morning. Ii
is also reported general as far west
as Kingman. with shower as far as
the Colorado river.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02

The preliminary arrangements have
been completed for taking official OBJ
servatiOns IN Mexico of the total
eclipse of the sun on May IS These
observations viii be made by the ma
tiOnal observatory. under direction of
tie federal government The places
selected for making the observation
are MOntemOreios and Santa Helena.
both situated near Monterey.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02
A RAILROAD MUSEUM.

An exhaustive history of the Santa
Fe railroad system is to be written.
In connection with this the railroad
company intends to open n museum
to contain all the relics OF historic
value connected with the progress of
the line from its small beginnings to
its present proportions. A circular
has been sent to all employees of the
road asking their assistance In further
ing the project and requesting them
to contribute whatever of historic in
terest connected with the road they
may have in their possession to the
museum. and to put on paper what
they remember of any interesting
facts connected with the development
of the system.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02

Democratic grief over "Old repub-
lican friends" is one of the saddest
things one experiences in politics.
Colonel Brodie's candidacy two years
ago carried many expressions of this
kind. and now it looks as II Mr.. Stod-
dard would be the cause of broken
Aheart.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02

One of the most noticeable things
in all the republican state platforms
this year is the hearty demand for
the passage of the shipping bill. which
has been favorably reported to each
branch of congress.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02
PETTINGILL's AXIOAIs.
Business Truths Proved True by a
Well Known Advertising
Authority.

Tell the truth i'll your advertising
Familiarity with advertising breeds
respect.
Some advertising plans are built on
Sand-others on rock.
Some children thrive better than
others advertisers, too.
A good advertising adviser will save
you time, trouble and money.
Don't spend more money in advertis-
ing than you can easily afford.
The shrewd business man believes
that the labOrer is worthy of his hire.
The selection of advertising med
iums is a good test of your adviser
Persuasive representatives are no,
always connected with the most dc
sirable advertising mediums.
Is it the circulation of a publication
or probable buyers, advertisers want
Quality or quantity?
Advertising in publications must be
reinforced by proper solicitations and
complete plans.
A good share of the country's great
wealth is yours for the asking-if youl
goods have merit.-BostOn Herald.
Some people try to do heir own ad
yertising who wouldn't dare decide 6
point of law-one is as difficult as the
other.
Sledgehammer blows are nccessar!
sometimes, but a delicate, skilful hant
at others. 1t is the knowing when
in advertising.
according to the plans foundations
and workmanship, so will the finished
structure be. Erect your adveftisin:
house carefully-get experienced build
ers.
1t is possible to spend too mucl
money in advertising-th well advise,
advertiser knows the expenditure nee
essary to procure the maximum re
suit
Sharp business competition toda.
necessitates keen wit, foresight an,
courage. If you intend to advertise
the best advertisers will prove tn
cheapest.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02

Chicago machinists have issued an
edict declaring that the promoters of
the Chicago dewey day celebration are
antagonistic to union labor, and order
ing members of the union to take no
part.
1t is reported that the Beers left
Wepener so hurriedly that many dead
were left in the trenches. Command
ant Cronje is reported killed.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02
POOR POLITICS.

1t is never poor politics 10 do right
1t is never poor politics TO give every
body fair show as n candidate and
never rule out any candidacy. 1t is
never poor politics to trust to the wis
dom of the republican party to select
the right men as candidates 1t is sell
dom that the majority go wrong. It is
poor politics to say that any certain
man must be nominated for any office
or he and his friends will defeat the
ticket Republicans don't act that
way. 1t is poor politics to say that
republicans will vote against any good
republican fairly nominated. If re
publicans do vote against republicans
fairly nominated that is poor politics.
Albuquerque Citizen.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02

Camden, New Jersey. democrats re-
Gently gave a Bryan dollar dinner and
served notice that Dewey supporters
were not wanted.
1t icslaimed that Oregon and Wash
ington will lose 100000 worth of
prunes by late frosts.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02

The government has finally decided
on Porto Rico. instead Of puerto
Rico.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-02
ss''''i'' Che Best Cea in the WorId ::

in the Ceylon and SPECIALLY
L. prepared to suit the American trade packed the garden
where in onepound, ha1fpound quarterpound
sodered alright lead packages thereby retaining all
fragrance 1t is sold only these lead packages 6a If
you want the very best tea, ask your grocer NABAN
The daily sentinel., 1900-08-15
. Bosu. Mummy.

A year or 80 tourist from
Baltimore while In Alexandria Dur.
chased mummy in a case, and took
1t home to the states with him. Lately.
wishing to assure himself of the gem
uine character. Of his possession, he
subjected the swathed figure to the
Hontgen rays. when it was found to
lack skeleton. Tearing the mummy
open In disgust he found, besides straw
and shavings. and English, French and
Egyptian newspapers Of ten years ago,
. ticket Of admission to the British
museum reading-room, which is dated
1850.
The evening times., 1900-02-28

hearse turned right side up. for the horses.
through all the excitement. had stood ike
statues The sides OF the hearsp had Deen
made entirely OF two long sheets OF plate
glass Not fragment as large as . saucer
was now left sticking in the vehicles
framework.
Buried under the liter of spgiutsred
glass and torn drapery lay the Caskei As
soon as the hsarse could be lifted from
above it. the Casket was carried 20 the
curbstone and partially covered with e fur
laprobe- There g. remained until another
hearse arrived. when three policemen and
a hack driver placed % IN The vehicle and
the journey 10 the cemetery was resumed
Meantime Policeman Sexton had Lot
been idle. He heard the indignant mutter-
ings Of the crowd and decided 20 get Roo
ney out OF the way. Angry men aud wo-
men were shaking fists IN the gripman's
face. when Sexton pushed him aboard O
car and took him 10 the power house at
Fiftieth Street Lebas accompanied them
After the hearse driver and the gripman
had answered the questions put 20 them By
The superintendent. Policeman Sexton ac-
compauied then % the West Thirtieth
Street police station. where each entered q
charge Of reckless driving
Leber said the hearse cost him SI2.5 one
year ago lie estimated that to repair il
would take about $500.
The evening times., 1900-02-28
ssaAabanasRaaAbaaa aaa&gEsesaSesaaas

drink and covered them from the sun.
We then took cur water bottles back tc
camp Tor our chaps and the water was Ike
wine 10 them"
This is a soldiers testimony as 10 Boer
shooting az moving objects. We had to
send a hundred mounted men across the
Boer front TO another position. They went
in single file, at intervals Of fifty PAGES.
AID from the starting point at POO yards
20 the final 2.IC0 Yards these men gaIlOp-
ed Each man had an average Of fifteen
shots fred at him. but neither horse nor
man was hit. Next day eight hundred
Beers made a right movement to drive in
our left. They found that they had made
a mistake. and began 90 get away ia par
ties or ihirt- and fifty. and as they bad
20 cross a plain We had good look in.
Finally party OF about 400 made a clean
bolt for g. spread out Ike q fan. and then
the fun got fast and furious. We had
everything turned on them. three Maxims
included. and they must have lost heavily.
as they had to 90 in the open until out OF
range"
Private Rogers, OF the Medical Corps,
describes some curious wounds which he
saw at CoiensO. In one case a bullet
struck a mans jaw. tUureud downward,
and ran down his neck. Another man was
struck in the upper part Of the thigh. and
the bullet passed out at the back of the
knee. Rogers was attending TO two men
in a ditch. one of whom was wounded in
the head. and the other in the arm he
decided TO dress the head wound first as
being the most serious. He told the man
10 sit down In the meantime Almost i'm
mediately a piece Of she'll struck his hand
and almost tore one finger of. The next
minute. while Rogers was looking at this
further injury, q she'll went clean over the
man with the wounded head. He then
deemed IL prudent to move away
The evening times., 1900-02-28
A CAR WRECKS A HEARsE.
The CnsLet Hurled Through Plate
Glass to the Sidewalk.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2S.-Mary y. Sheri-
dan a widow Of 72I Malone Street. West
EnbokeR died a nonOgenarian. While
her body vas making its last journey
yesterday to Calvary Cemetery il was
hurled through the plate glass side OF an
overturned hearse by collision with a
Broadway cable car.
The casket bottom up. was lifted from
under the wreck Of the hearse In the mid
die Of Broadway, and then, for half an
hour. awaiting the arrival of another
hearse. the coffin stood on the curbstone
in Herald Square. the centre OF a pushing.
muttering crowd. Magistrate Cane in the
Jefferson Market Police Court. held that
the gripman and the hearsedriver were
about equally to blame, and discharged
them both.
Mrs Sheridan's funeral arrangements
were in charge OF James Dowd. sexton OF
St. Francis Xavier's Catholic Church. who
is a nephew Of The dead woman. Only last
Thursday he had buried his mother. who
had also died al a ripe old age. Today he
will bury John Dowd. a brother
Coming from West Hoboken. the funeral
procession, which consisted OF the hearse
and four carriages. had crossed the Forty
Broadway to Thirty-fourth Street.
John Leber was driving the hearse.
which together with the team OF horses
attached to it. iS his own property. The
funeral was moving slowly south on the
west side of Broadway.
As it approached the Thirty fourth
Street crossing. Leber. instead Of crossing
over the Thirty fourth Street tracks to the
south side Of that thoroughfare before
wheeling eastward toward the ferry pull
ed his horses across the Broadway tracks.
and attempted. apparently a short cut on
a diagonal lille southeast into Thirty
fourth Street
Cable car No. &c. with Thomas Rooney
at the wheel was moving south at full
over the Thirty-fourth Street crossing
Rooney saw LebeT swing his team directly
across the path OF the approaching car
Then he applied the brake and threw of
the grip.
But the car had too much headway 10 be
had just cleared the tracks and the black
dTaped vehicle was directly across the rails
when the crash came
Hundreds OF persons at that busy corner
it was just fifteen minutes past noon
heard the loud splintering crash OF plate
glass and looked up in time to see the
hearse lifted bodily and overturned on its
side. Leber managed TO leap from his box
clear of the wreck, and landed upon his
feet
Policeman John Sexton, aided by a corps
OF volunteer helpers, soon had the wrecked
The evening times., 1900-02-28
BLACK STILL MISSING.
The Police Following Many CIevs
Without Success

The Police Following Many CIevs
without Success.
ABERDEEN. Nd. Feb. 2S-A posse
from this place went TO Darlington in the
northeastern part Of Hartford county yes
terday TO search FOR William Black the
negro accused OF feloniously assaulting
Miss Jessie Bradford last Wednesday
Several cIews were received here that led
The eonmittee TO believe that Black is in
hiding in that section, but no results have
yet teen attained.
Reports from other sources indicate that
the negro has crossed the Gunpowder on
his way 20 Baltimore and many think that
he has boarded an oyster boat and gone
down tae bag. "A message was received
from a private source in Baltimore saying
that a man supposed 10 be Black was on an
oyster punEy in Canton Hollow. Mr.
George Wright. OF Aberdeen. who knows
Black went TO Baltimore and saw the
man, but he WAS not the man VINO is
wanted.
There IS still much suppressed excite
mCut. and an organization of forty OF the
most prominent men in the town has been
formed with the avOWed intention CT
lynching Black should he be caught.
Mary Black. the negro's wife. came to
Aberdeen from Baltimore yesterday and
walked from here TO Havre de Grace. Lat
eT she walked back 10 Aberdeen and went
to her home. She has been watched ever
since she left here last Friday. but has not
met her husband. Her return to her home
makes il seem feasible that Black is still
in hiding near his old home at Darlington.
Captain League. OF the Baltimore harbor
police patrol. is away with several officers
on the steam yacht Ivanhoe searching for
William Black The Ivanhoe party Will
make a thorough search Of the different
fleets Of oyster vessels before returning.
The evening times., 1900-02-28
ON TRIAL FOR ARSON.
The HsEerstown Courtroom Crowded
Nifh Spectators.


HAGERsTOWN. Md, Feb. 2S.-The case
against John Poffenberger. OF Cavetown,
charged with burning the barn OF john d.
Davis. 1T Cav5town. on the night Of Janu-
airy .. is on trial in the Circuit Co-rt. The
Court House is crowded.
The case has excited considerable inter
es, the .,,-Lsed belonging 10 a highly re-
spectacle family. He is the son Of Mr.. "A.
J. Poffenberger. who. with the prisoners 5
eife. sat with him throughout yesterday 5
session
The chief witness yesterday was Mrs.
John ID. Davis. she became greatly ex7
cited and wept freely. Being cross exam
med ty Mr. Keedy she rep Ied sharply.
saying she wanted him 10 understand she
did not tell lies.
She testified that on the night OF the fl.
she WAS washing dishes in the kitcle
when. on looking through the windJw at 3
o'clock she saw the COW stable on fire. she
ran out, and near the stable saw Poffen-
berger. COW which had burst out the
stable ran past her. She said to Poffen-
berger: Did you turn out that one cow.
end II youNlid why didn't you tUrn out tle
other?' She said Pohenberler replied
No: let her burn; you can't save her this
time."
She said PoffenbergeT seemed drunk and
later in the evening he came to her. pat
ted her on the shoulder and said: 1t is
10 use 10 worry; you can't save her; bet
ter go into the house" Mrs. Davis told
him to go away. saying it was through
him the barn was on fire. A COW. $50 bar
rels Of corn. wagons. harness. etc. we're
burned. Mrs. Davis said she released the
calves and her husband got the horses out
She also stated in her testimony that her
husband had come from the barn Just five
minutes before the fire. and the defence's
lawyers endeaYOred 10 prove that someone
else besides Poffenberger had burned the
barn. Several weeks before the barn
burned a straw stack near the barn was
burned, but the building at that time was
saved.
A number Ot witnesses testified to see
ing Poffenberger at the fire. and that
shortly before he was in BOnebrake's sa-
loon. He told Bonebrake he was going TO
Chewsville, but Bonebrake. suspeCting him
because he got matches at the saloon
watched him. and saw him so in the di-
rection of the Davis barn.
Detectives Isaac SpandhaeuT and John
Muller. both Of Baltimore. testified that
PCfienbeTger had confessed to them he had
burned Davis barn. Spandhaeur swore he
went disguised as an insurance agent 70
Poffenberger's home. in CavetOwn. and
tllItt tLlC dNhAHtu loiu AllA az u1A DlI utu
the barn. Muller swore that in jail he
got a confession out OF POfienberger.
which was overheard by Robert Miller. col
ured. who also testified that Ponenberger
had confessed.
Pohenberger on the stand sworC he was
at home with his wife when the fire broke
out. His wife testified the same. COnsta-
bic Rowland testified that POnenberger
told him he was in the Cavct0vn school
house when the fire broke out
The evening times., 1900-02-28

AUSTIN, Feb. 2S.-Eljah Stanton. agei
eighty-twO years. and Jules Maner. aged
sixty years, inmates Of the State Confed-
crate Home. became involved IN a discus
sion OF the British Boer war yester-
day. Stanton, who is On Irishman, sided
with the Beers, and Maner took up cudgels
for the British. The discussion led TO a
quarrel and Maner drew q knife and
stabbed Stanton twice in the arm and near
the heart. The wounded man died this
evening Maner was arrested
The evening times., 1900-02-28
STUDENTS HAVE SMALLPOX.
Detroit NcdIcOs Contract the Disease
from "a Gadaver.

DETROIT, Feb. 2S.-Nine students Of
the Detroit College Of Medicine are con-
fined in the pest hospital with smallpox
and the college is under strict quarantine.
About two weeks ago the students dis
sected negrO's cadayer, shipped from the
South. so as TO make a critical study OF
the blood. which was said to be peculiarly
diseased.
The nine students now in The pesthOuse
we're present on that occasion. with two
others who are now at their homes in the
country with what is believed to be small
poX- None Of the cases is severe. The
college authorities refuse 10 talk about
the matter.
The evening times., 1900-02-28
HEAVY SNOW IH CHICAGO.
Worst storm OF the season Vow Rag.
Ing There.

CHICAGO. H., Feb. 2S-By Tar The
worst snowstorm Of the season is still
raging here and throughout the surround
ing States. The snow this morning is
nearly foot deep on the level. and a
heavy northeast gale is drifting it badly.
The street railroad traffic is demoraI-
lied, bat through cars are running on all
the important lines. Suburban trains are
badly behind. and through trains are from
one 10 ten hours late. when they have
come through at all.
The evening times., 1900-02-28
DEsERrIoNs AT FORT sLocUm.
Colonel Ward Receives a Statement
Gonrcrnins Them.

Colonel Ward the Assistant Adjutant
General. has received a telegram from the
commanding officer Of Fort Slocum. y. Y.
giving the list Of desertious at that place
for the past six months. as follows: Au-
gust. .; September. O; October, .; Novem-
Der. 3; December, -; January. 40; Febru-
a-y. a; total. S.. The dispatch gave no
reasons for the desertions, but denied the
reports that half of the 1000 recruits at
the fort we're endeavoring to desert The
recruits Will be shipped to the Philippines
about March -.
The evening times., 1900-02-28

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What constitutes beer that is pure and most
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Phone 6S4. Arlington Bottliug Co for a case
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