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Arizona republican., 1900-12-08
THE BATTLESHIP BIDS
Opened Yesterday By the Sec-
 retary of the Navy
The Contracts Will Amount to Fifty Millions and Include Five First Class Fighting Machines and Cruisers.

Washington, Dec With as little formality as though nothing of more importance than a dispatch boat were involved, the secretary of the navy to- day opened bids for the construction of naval vessels which will cost upward of S50000, ,000. H. L. Scott, of the Union iron works, San Francisco, and repre- SentatiVeS of the Cramps and other ship building concerns were present. The bids call for the construction of five flrSt-claSs bat'tleships and six ar mored cruisers. The battleships are expected to take front rank in Uncle Sam's feet They will be known as the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Georgia. Virginia, and Rhode Island. They will have a displacement of 16,506 tons each and will equal in point of formidability any war craft afloat. Three will be built with supcrimposed turre,,s and two with four independent eight-inch turerts Each battleship will likewise be armed with two submerged torpedo tubes, and, according to specifications, must have speed of nineteen knots.
 Scarcely less formidable will be the six armored cruisers. These vessels will have twin screws and will be fit
  machinery. The main batteries will consist of four eight-inch breech load ing rifles, and fourteen six-inch breech- loading rapid-fire rifles. The second batteries will consist of eighteen three inch breech-loading rifles, twelve three pound guns, four one-pounder auto matic guns, two three-inch field guns, two machine guns, six automatic guns, and two submerged torpedo tubes. The limit of the cost of three of the cruisers is placed at $4000,000 each, and of each of the other three at $4,250,O00. The maximum time allowed for completion is thirty-six months for each vessel. IT the number and amount of the bids justify it, the contracts will probably be distributed among the leading ship builders of the country.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-08
THE ELKIAN CIRCUS
The Forgotten Past Being Ransacked
 For Music.

The Elks have determined to have in their country circus the old fashioned clown songs with all the clowns sing ing in the chorus. The committee is picking out the famous old time clown melodies as for example: "Tll never kiss my love behind the kitchen door," Nancy Phat," ''EIe Jim Along" ''fH take my love a rose" and similar at fractions that were sung fifty years ago by the famous Dan Rice and other clowns.
 The Athletic Club boys will render great service to the Elks by giving several decidedly original and funny burlesque acts on the horizontal bar in the circus, and also a slack wire artist will perform. The circus parade is be- ing arranged for now and the wagons. floats, band wagons, etc, are being built under the direction of the com mittee. They will be both original and beautiful. The Elks' Day of the car nival will be the biggest day of the en- tire week.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-08
w. c. T. U. ROUTINE.
Fourth Days Session of the National
 Convention.

Washington, Dec. 7.-Routine busi- ness occupied the greater part of to- days session of the w. c. T. U. con- vention. Early morning prayer Tn Foundry church preceded the business session, which was called to order in the Lafayette opera house at 9:3O o'clock. The prayer offering was by Mrs. Alice Gordon Gulock, president of the w. c. T. U. of Spain. From 10 o'clock until the noon adjournment the time was taken up with superintendents reports. Mrs. Minnie B. Horning, of Chicago. reported for the press, Miss Mary Hadley, of Indiana, told of the work of the w. C. T. U. institutes, and Mrs. Mary G. Stuckenberg, of Massa- chusetts, told of the relations Of tenn perance and labor Reports at the af- ternoon session were made by Mrs. Mary H. Hunt, of Massachusetts, on scientific temperance instructions; Mrs. M. M. Allen, of New York, on non-aI- cOhoIc medication; Mrs. Lucy Thur man, of Michigan, on temperance work among olored people, and Mrs. Helen l.. Bullock, of New York, presented the report of the comittee on Sabbath meet ings.
 The platform meeting this evening promises to be one of the most interest ing features of the entire convention. The speakers will include Mrs. Leonora H. Lake, vice president of the Catholic Total ATbstinance union, Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, national superintendent of legislation; Mrs. Ada w. Enrih, nation al organier and lecturer, and Madame Iayyah Earskt, Of Syria.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-08
COSTS TO LIVE IN LONDON.

New York, Dec. 6.-Richard Croker has been assessed for an income tax at $100,000 income. This is the high raie levied in England on account of the Boer war. The tax is levied on tempo r8ry residents as well as citizens.
 Croker consulted some local people as to what he should do. He was ad- vised to appeal against the assessment, for, at the present rate, it means the payment of 5000. Accordingly Croker went to Vantage to appear personally before tine local committee. The pro- ceedings were private.
 Croker returned to London again Wednesday night. He is making ar engagements for an early visit to Carls- bad to undergo months cure.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-08
LOW PRICE FOR MONEY.
Jambes Curry's Wife Sold a Barrel of
 Rags Cotaining S4OO.

Norristown, Dec. 7.-An Italian ras dealer yesterday secured S400, for which he paid two cents a pound. Jomes Cur ry had secreted the money in barrel of rags in the attic of his home, at Hickorytown. He neglected to tell his wife of the hiding place of the fund, and while cleaning house she came upon the barrel. A rag gaItherer hap pening along, she sold the contents of the barrel for two cents a pound. When she informed her husband of the sale his faith in rag-bag banks van ished.
 The police have been notified of the loss and are endeavoring to locate the man who purchased the rags. Curry will in future place his surplus in a bank for safe keeping.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-08

Secretary Morrison proceeded to read the call for the gathering. This said, in part:
 "In the history of our movement, the workers were never required to deal with more momentous question than those which confront us now. Every year, almost every day, our economic and social life presents new and conn plex problems requiring the keenest thoughts and wisest counsel which we are able to conceive and impart; to be tactful, resourceful and brave in resolve and execution; to prepare the better to meet the open or covert and subtle attacks of opponents and enemies; to devise ways and means to bring within the beneficent fold of the unions the workers yet unorganized; to still further and strongly national ize and federate those already organ iZed To close up the ranks of the workers; to make our organizations daily more effective in defending the wealth producers; to promote their in terests in every way; to- make secure the vantage ground secured by us, and to constantly make further pro- gress in abolishing the wrongs which they their wives and children, have too long borne, and ito attain the rights of which they have been too long de- prived. Upon the organized workers depends the success of our human bat t!es-the victory of our noble cause. now, and for all time to come. For these and other good and sufficient reasons too numerous to mention here all organiza tions entitled to send dele gates have been requested to be fully represented by their best qualified and most faithful members"
 The feature of the session was the annual address delivered by President Samuel Gompers. President Gompers reviewed at considerable length all of the important happenings in the labor world during the past twelve months, touching upon the growth and progress of the affiliated organizations, the la bor disputes, strikes and settlements of the year; legislative measures. both state and national, in which labor is interested and drew a forecast of the future of the labor movement. The ad- dress was listened to with rapt atten- tion by the large assemb.age, and is more important features were followed by loud applause.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-08
REINDEER PROVE A FAILURE.

survivors of a party of fifteen, who left their native land five yearso ago with 800 reindeer, which the govern ment desired to test in Alaska, passed through Chicago today en route home. They were Jacob Latta, his wife; a son 16 years old and a daughter, years old. Latta said the governments eXperi- ment with the reindeer was unsuc- cessful for several reasons. He said: The country did not suit either us or the reindeer It was cold enough, but it was different in other ways. The deer did not get the same things to eat that they did in Lapland, and they did not get the same treatment"
Arizona republican., 1900-12-08
WESTERN TRAVEL
All Previous Records Are Being
 Broken

Chicago, Dec. 7.-Acoording to west ern railway officials, the flow of travel from Chicago and the East toward California winter resorts is now break ing all records. So heavy has the traffic become that nearly all the roads. transcontinental as well as those with terminals at Missouri river points, have been compelled not only to put on extra coaches to their regular west bound trains, but, in some instances, to run additional trains to accommodate the heavy traffic.
 Berth accommodations for Califor- mia points have been engaged as far ahead as February.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-08
WORKING FOR STATEHOOD
Governor Murphy's Arrival At Wash
 ington Yesterday.

Washington, D.sC., Dec. 7.-(Special) Governor Murphy arrived this after noon, and is staying at the Arlington hotel. He had a conference yester- day in Chicago with Governor Otero of New Mexico, and tomorrow he will see what can be done to advance the statehood bill.
 The governor will take part in the celebration of the one hundredth an niversary of the establishment of the seat of government in the District of Columbia, which begins next Monday
 c. c. RANDOLPH.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-08
THIS swINDLER Ex-Gov. MOSES?
Man Who Has Been Working Doctors Supposed to Be the Carpetbagger.

New York, Dec. GA man, supposed to be ex-Governor Moses, the carpet bagger governor of South Carolina, was arraigned yesterday before Uni ted States Commissioner Shields, char ged with having with having obtained money from Dr. A. R. Shands of Wash ington, D. C., by representing himself to be pr. Walter P. Porcher of Char leston. S. c. Commissioner Shields held him for examination in 5000 bail The prisoner asserts that he is Dr. William A. Ferguson of Galveston. Texas. and that he has net been in
Arizona republican., 1900-12-08
INDEMNITY FOR A MEXICAN.

Washington, Dec. Tn relation to the lynching in LaSaIle county, Tex, In 1895 of F'lorentine Suaste, a Mexi- can citizen, the president sent a spec ial message sent to the senate today, recommends that the Mexican govern ment be paid $2,000 for the heirs of victim. The recommendation is made from motives of humanity and with out reference to the question of the liability of the government of the Unit ed States"
 lIo bcstSass Uf importance was transacted by the senate today in open session. Practically the entire legis- Iative day was consumed by an exc cutive session.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-08
NEED OF NAVAL RESERVE.
Shoul be Ready to Answer the Prssi-
 dents Call.

Washington, Dec. 7-Lieut. Com mander w. H. Ii. Southerland, the of- hcer in charge of the naval malitia, has made a special report ko the navy ds- pertinent upon the operations of that organization during the past year.
 Twenty states are shown to have or ganized naval malitia, comprising in all 567 officers and 5309 petty officers and enlisted men. The naval appropria- tion act allotted the sum of S6O,OGO for the militia, of which S57, ,OOO had been distributed among the twenty state organizations on January 1 last. The navy department assigned two vessels for the practice cruisers of the militia,
Arizona republican., 1900-12-08
ABE EVANS PROUD OFTHE DUKE
Glad to Have Manchester for a Grand
 son-in-Law.

Urbana. Ohio. Dec. 6.-Abraham Evans, the grandfather of the duchess of Manchester, who lives in the coun- try near West Liberty, came to town today to have some repairs made to an old set of harness.
 Yes, my name is Abe Evans" was the old mans reply to a query. Then he continued: And I am also the grandfather of the new Duchess of Manchester. Her mother was born in Urbana and was married to Eugene Zimmerman here.
 "The Duke of Manchester is all right, even if he is in debt. I guess there is no doubt that my son-in-l law, Zimmer- man, will be able to keep the wolf from the Dukes door. Why Zimmerman is worth $1O,OOO,O ,OOO, and he could pay the debts of the Duke without ever miss ing it. Zimmerman seems to have ta- ken liking to his new son-in-law, and as long as he says the Dukes debts are all right, there is no reason for anyone to worry but that he will. pay them" Ee 5si&l
 It was to be seen from MT. Evans manner that he was pleased over hav- ing Duke in the family. He said. however. that he did not think the Duke was any better than he was, and if the Duke could stand it, he thought he coulS
Arizona republican., 1900-12-08
MAY LIVE TO TELL THE STORY.

Denver, Dec. 6.-There is now an ex- cellent prospect of the ultimate recov- cry of Mrs. Allie Taylor, whose hus- band, Thomas Taylor, fired five bull lets into her last Wednesday. Last night Mrs. Taylor was reported Hs much improved. She is taking nour- ishment regularly and shows wonder full grit and recuperative powers. The husband is still held in the city jail awaiting the outcome of his wife's dn- iurieS.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-26
SHJpBYRECKED PASSENG ERS.
Twenty Brought from Fortune island
Norwegian steamer Frnmnes Lost.

New York March 25.-Among the pas
sengers who arrived to-day on the
steamer Lynda from Cuban ports and
Fortune Island were thirty stranded
scolonists from La Gloria and twenty.
five shipWrecked seamen, Twenty of
the latter are from the Norwegian
steamer Frames which was swept
ashore on Hogsley Reef, in the Bahia
mas, on the night of March 2, and be-
came a total loss. The shipwrecl1ed men
were forwarded to this port by the Nor
wegian coneul. Captain Thorbergensen
stayed at Fortune Island. The Framnes
was built at Newcastle, England, in 1888
and hailed from Christina. Her tom
mage was 95S When lost she was on a
voyage from Norfolk for Havana. The
other shipwrecked passengers five in
number, embarked at Nuevitas. They
were from the American schooner Hat
tie Godfrey, which was lot on Romonas
Reef while on the voyage from Baracoa
for Havana. The schooner was a total
loss. The Hattie Godfrey was a small
schooner of ninety-nine tons.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-26
GERMAN FINANCIAL SITU1TION.
Quarterly settlement Making Unusual
DemnMds Upon the Money Market.

! Berlin, March 25.--The quarterly
financial settlement is making unusual
demands upon the German money
market, the high rates for a prolonga-
tion of money having been the most
striking feature last week. A partial
cause was the fact that the banks were
accommodating for the payment of the
yearly dividends. The end of the week
saw slight improvement in the stu
alton. Warnings to speculative indus
try to go slow have multiplied of late.
Herr Koch, president of the Reichs-
bank, announced in the reichstag that
the high rates for money would con-
tinue owing to the heavy trade de-
mandS
The Nordeutsche Aligemeine Zeitung
has printed a semi-official warming to
manufacturers, declaring that there
has been an unnatural bull movement
in coal and iron shares and in the prices
for commodities. 1t advises producers
against utilizing the present situation
to the utmost, on the ground that such
a course would lead to the restriction of
exports and an ultimate crash. 1t coun-
sells moderation in every department of
business
Meanwhile the coal famine continues
verW acute. The factories have lost
millions of marks and many are now
operating short time or without profit
Numerous chambers of commerce have
discussed the situation. The Solingen
chamber declares that continuance of
the famine will mean the complete
shutting down of many factories and
the discharge of thousands of working
men. The Barmen chamber has ad-
dressed a communication to the coal
syndicate threatening to ask the gov
ernment to prohibit coal exports. The
syndicate has replied that it has reduc-
ed the exports to a minimum but can
not dispense with them altogether, is
asmuch as the German market Is unable
to absorb the entire output, now
amounting to 7,000,0000 tons annually.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-26

Hartford, March 25.-John F. Gun
shannon of this city, the well known
baseball player and manager, has writ
ten to Charles ]. Shean Of Springfield,
Mass, a member of the circuit commit
tee of the Eastern league, making ap-
pication for a franchise for Hartford in
the Eastern league. This action by Mr.
Gunshannon Is taken to keep Hartford
in the Eastern league and with the un-
derstanding that Barnie of last years
Hartford team will go to Baltimore, one
of the new cities to be admitted to the
league. Mr.. Gunsnannon represents
men interested. in baseball--men who
have money and who want to keep
Hartford In a first-class league. Mr..
Gunshannon is not himself seeking the
franchise, nor is he looking for the man
agement of the team. He IS simply act
ing for men here who want Hartford to
remain in the Eastern league, and if the
circuit committee should decide to in
clude Hartford a joint stock company
would be formed to push the sport in
this city
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-26
CART. ME1es OF w1NDsoR DEAD.
First Snperintendsnto of Hartford Hos
pitnl-35 Years with ConsOIidated.

Windsor, March 2.-Captain William
Henry Meigs. one of the oldest resi-
dents of Windsor, died at the home Of
his granddaughter, Mrs. Richard L..
Downs, to-day, aged ninetyflve years
and seven months. Mr.. Meigs sustain
ed slight paralytic shock few years
ago, from which he never rallied and
for several months he had been prac-
tically helpless. The deceased was a
native of Bristol, r. T., but made his
home here for the past twenty y-fve
years. Before that he resided in Hart
ford for many years. He was the first
superintendent of the Hartford hospital
and later entered the employ of the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company, for whom he worked
thirty-five years. Mr., Meigs was a
prominent member of Christs church,
Hartford, while resident of that city.
Mrs. Meigs died eighteen years ago.
Nine children were born to the couple,
all Of whom are dead. Mr.. Meigs'
mother lived 1O2 years. lacking one
month.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-26
Harvard Athletics.

Cambridge, Mass. March 25.-The up
per class crews of Harvard university
have been rowing on the river for two
weeks in preparation for the class races
next week. There are now rowing on
the river twenty-five organized eights,
twelve of them freshmen, together with
five sub four-oared crews. These twen-
ty-five crews are almost evenly divided
between the two clubs, the Weld and
Newell At this time last year there
were only eighteen crews on the river.
The Harvard spring football practice
will begin tomorrow and continue ev
cry afternoon until April IA, when the
Easter vacation begins. Captain Daily
has called out all the men in the univer-
sity who can play football. but the
practice is especially intended to keep
the heavy men of last years team in
good playing condition.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-26
Condemn Queens Proposed Visit.

New York, March 25,-The United
Irish American Societies met in this
city tonight and passed resolutions
condemning the proposed visit of the
Queen of England to Ireland. while
commencing the wise decision of the
Irish people," say the resolutions, ito
refrain from acts of personal dsc5urte-
sy or disrespect to an aged woman who
is used as a screen to cover present de-
ceit and trickery Of the basest kind, we
cordially approve their determination to
rebuke by a calm and dignified protest
the impudent attempt of hybrid COM
bination of loyalist deserters and tuft-
hunters in Dublin to welcome in the
name of the Irish people the official rep
resentative of English musrule who is
herself strenuous opponent or Ire
lands most cherished aspirations
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-26
STRIKE OF THE MACHINISTS
80 900 IN NEW YORK DISTRICT ma Y
BE CALLED OUT.
Announcement Made at the Meeting of
the Central Federated Union Yester-
day-Flght VIII be for n Nine Hour
Day-District Magter Says the Men Are
Determined to Win.
Determined to Win.

New York, March PA strike of 30,-
coo members of the International Asso-
citation of Maehinists and the Amalga-
mated Society of Engineers in the New
York district may be precipitated this
week by the action of the New York
and New Jersey Machinery Manufact-
urerS' association in organizing to resist
the demand for nine-hour day which
was to have been made on April /. This
was announced at the meeting of the
Central Federated union to-day by
George H. Warner, business agent for
the district, NJ j. Ford, district master
machinist, announced that he expected
James O'Connell, grand master machin-
ist, to arrive here this week to look the
ground over and take charge. The New
York district includes New Jersey as
far as Paterson and New York state as
far ae Newburgh. Mr.. Ford said that
there are 10000 machinists in the dis
trict, of which $4,000 belong to the
union.
I'VE can take out every man in the
district, union and non-unon alike.
said Mr.. Warner. 1--WE are in this fight
to win out and will not stop till we get
the nine-hour day. In Chicago every
machinist worthy of the name is idle,
and in Cleveland there are about fifteen
hundred men out and one thousand have
won their strike"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-03-26
PR0-BOER MASS MEETING.
Addressed I'm Baltimore by Montagu
White and MIR. Wesse1s.

| Baltimore, March 25.-An enthusiastic
| mass meeting of Boer sympathizers held
here to-day was addressed by Montagu
White, representing the Transvaal, and
Philip Louter Vessels of the orange
Free State. Mr.. White said in part:
"The Dutch simply want to be let
alone, to live by themselves and re-
main free and independent nation, the
same as America. The war is far from
being ended. Events will follow shortly
which will startle the world.
General Cronje's defeat was nothing
for the English to be proud of. The
Boer general was outnumbered 10 to l.
and had it not been for the terrible sit
uaton he was placed in by the intoler-
able stencil of dead horses and mules,
which was fast breeding disease, Cron-
je's gallant band would have been IN
the trenches to-day
Among other things Mr.. White said:
II want to emphatically deny that
there is anything like religious persecu~
ton of the Catholics Jews or any other
denomination in the Transvaal or Free
State. The Roman Catholic church is
one Ol Lie IIOSSL plp pGl plJ Ciisa ippS tS
nominations in South Africa, and as for
the Jew, the plum that he has picked
out of that country does not appear that
he has been prosecuted. Mr.. Bauman,
a Jew, is our chief surveyor of the
Orange Free State, and another Jew is
master of transportation of the federal
army A fine Jewish synagogue was
recently erected in Bloemfontein, and
President Steyn presided at the exer-
cises held when the movement to build
it was started. Mr.. Carroll, who was
manager of my store for years, is an
Irish Catholic and now holds position
in the government service.
I'm BIoemfontien we have home,
which is run by Catholic sisters,
school and other Catholic institutions,
which receive state aid. Under the
shadow of Kruger's church in Pretoria
is a great convent Of Catholic nuns,
who have a. college which is aided by
the state