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Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
State Of California

County Of Alameda. i
Before me, Asa v. Msndanhail, No
tary Public in and for the said county
Of Alameda, duly commissioned, sworn
and qualified, on this day personally
appeared James B. Merritt and Thos.
M. Robinson, known to me to be the
persons whose names are subscriber
to the foregoing instrument, and &C!
knowledged to me that they executed
the same for the purposes and consid-
Grafton therein expressed IS
Given under my hand ana seal this
twenty-second day Of October. A. D.
1900
(seaI) ASA v. MENDANHALL.
Notary Public in and for the County
Of Alameda, State Of California.
10 ct. I. r. Stp. Cncld.
Territory Of Arizona.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
County Of Marieopa.

County Of Marieopa.
+, w. Sheridan, County Recorder
in and for the county and TERRITORY
aforesaid. hereby certify that have
compared the foregoing copy with the
original Articles Of Incorporation
filed and recorded in my ONCE on the
29th day Of Oct. 1900. IN book No. 4
of Articles OF Incorporation. at pages
and that tho same is frp
true and correct COPY OF such original
and Of the whole thereof
Witness my hand ana seal OF once
this 2eth day Of Oct 1904. M
{seal.) r.. W. SHERIDAN.
County Recorder.
Filed in the once Of the Seerstsev ~
the Territory of Arfscna this % day Of
Oct. A. D. 1900 at sp. ".
O. n AKNRA.
Ssereta,y e AsIxoqs-
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22

ing this year promises to be one of the largest and most successful in the his tory of the league. The sessions will be called to order Wednesday morning by President Thomas J. Fitzmorris of Omaha.
 The visitors will be welcomed l,y Governor Mount and Mayor Taggart. and the remainder of the opening ses- sion will be occupied with the officers annual reports. The sessions are 10 continue two days. and among the prominent speakers to be heard are United States Commissioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright. Hon. Julius Stern of Chicago. Judge Seymour Dexter of FL mira, N. Y, William R. Greer of Cleveland. and General Fitzgerald of Grand Rapids. Mich. The convention will be preceded by the annual meeting of the Savings and Loan association league of Indiana, which will be called to order Tuesday morning
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
WESTERN SENTIMENT
Almost Universally in Favor
 of Expansion
The Travels of a Lecturer Through Missouri, Kansas and Iowa-He Discovered a Painful Surprise for Democrats.

Kansas City. July 21.-The Rev. Dr. R. s. Macarthur. paste, C Calvary Baptist church, returned this morning from a featuring tour of the summer schools and Chautauqua assemblies of Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. He ad- dressed large audiences and was greatly impressed with the prosperity he found everywhere, and with the almost uni Versal sentiment against the anti expansion plank of the democratic pl1t- form. Incidentally. he was present at the Kansas City convention which nom mated Bryan, and had some interesting things to say of his experience at the convention.
 Everywhere in the west" he said to a reporter. and especially in Kansas, I heard the story of prosperity. Business is fiourishing. Employment is general and prosperity is the rule. In south ern Kansas the crops are so abundant that it is difficult to secure laborers to harvest them. Never have I found farmers more intelligent and hopeful. Accompanied by friends I visited sev- eral farm houses. It was most inter- esting to hear the wives and daughters
 
 was especially interesting to hear men and women say that while they knew better than b suppose that MT. Me Kinley was responsible for the good harvest, yet it had so happened that they could not help associating his ad- ministration with their present pros perity. One woman expressed the sen timent of a whole section when she said: Mckinley did not give us the harvest, but when we got him We got the harvest. and I am willing to keep him as long as We can keep the har- vest
 "Of my own knowledge I know that expansion is popular. I was not pre- pared for the enthusiasm found on the subject. I spoke on expansion in Kan sas, Missouri and Iowa. I do not sup pose that everybody in every audience agreed with my statements, but I am not eXaggerating when I say that the applause I received was as generous as the same sentiment ever received in New York city. The fact is that there is more expansion sentiment in some parts of the west and southwest than there is in the east. Expansion has been the characteristic policy of the United States since the foundation of the gov- ernment. The objections made by Jo- siah Quincy and others of his time have excited the laughter of every au- dience which I addressed on that sub ject, and when I added that the ob- jections of today would excite equal laughter in d few years the audiences showed their approval witI generous applause"
 Reverting a"ain to Kansas, Dr. Mac Arthur said:
 ''I shall be very much surprised if the former political verdict in that state Is not reversed at the approaching cleo tioD."
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
WE STILL BELIEVE.
Though We Admit That Circumstances
 Are Cloudy.

Washington, July 21.-After twenty four hours of deliberation and after giving due consideration to the incred- ulOus criticisms of the European au- thorities as to the Conger message, the state department remains unshaken in it's first conclusion, that the message was authentic and that MT. COnger was alive on July IS. COrrObOrative infor- nation came to the department from Minister Wu from two widely removed sources-one from Sheng at Shanghai. Nankin. They make it clear that the edict had certainly been issued relative to the condition of the foreign min isters and contained other matter of information of the greatest value and interest. if it be true.
 It may however, be mentioned that due consideration was given by Sec retaries Hay, Root and Long this morn- ing. to the fact that these communica- tions from Pekin at two points fassed through the same channel. At Shang- hai. Sh5ng receives everything; in Washington, MT. Wu is the medium. The point of this is that this additional evidence is deprived of a good deal of its corroborative value. NOIwithstand- ing this fact our government iS pro- ceeding upon the presumption that those communications are authentic.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
CLEARING THE GROUND
The Insurance AdjuSters at
 Work in Prescott
Many Claims Have Already Been Paid-Some of the Incidents in the Rebuilding of the City-One Fireproof Structure.

Prescott. July .-(SpeciaD.-Th in
 surance adjusters are doing consider
 able work. and have up to this evening,
 satisfactorily adjusted a number of
 claims. among which are those of r. M Murphy for an office building on Cortez street, for which the cash was received today by MT. Murphy's agent. Settlement was made with J. C.
 Martin. William Solomon. agent for the Postal Telegraph company. J.
 l. Gardner, and Brown Bros. Jake
 Marks was notified by the adjusters
 that draft would be received by him
 by the end of this week.
 There seems to be a disposition on
 the part of the adjusters to settle every claim in full, as far as possible, under
 the conditions governing the policies,
 and as speedily as practicable. to allow policy holders to get back into harness again and allow the many contemplat- ed building projects to be carried on. Beverly Cox of Phoenix has bought a lot on the west side of the plaza and will put up a building on it. He is also interested with a number of
 moneyed packers, in a new brick-mak- ing enterprise to be put under opera tion here as soon as possible, and which an experienced man has been sent for from Texas to take charge of.
 Ed. Block has purchased a lot on
 the west side of the plaza and will com
 mence building a commodious brick and stone structure.
 Debris is being cleared away from the Burke hotel ruins. to make room for excavations and foundations for new buildings to go up at once. The Sher-
 man house. under new name. and the management of Burke and Hickey, who have leased it for a year at a rental of
 $115 per month. is to be formally opened about August 1. This hotel is receiving a new coat of paint throughout and
 new furnishings for the convenience and comfSrt of former patrons and flu ture business.
 Bob Brown has the only fire-proof | building so far erected on the plaza. being entirely covered and enclosed
 with corrugated iron roofing. Oniy l electric lights are allowed to be used l inside the plaza grounds.
 Many interesting and curious relics of the fire are being uncovered by the | removal of the debris. The streets. CT
 walks surrounding the plaza, have been
 named First, Second. and Third ave nueS
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
A STRIKE IN A WELL
An Accidental Mineral Discovery in
 Williams.

Williams. Ariz.. July 21.-(SpeciaD.- c. E. Boyce. proprietor of the Grand Canyon Hotel, made what seems to be big strike in his property here in town. He was sinking a well at the rear of his hotel and at the depth of 1O4 feet encountered a vein of gold and copper that bids fair to develop into a property. The copper runs very high. Two shifts sinking it. The ore is in granite and pOrphyry.
 A large and enthusiastic meeting was held here tonight by the republicans Of Williams for the purpose of forming a Mckinley club. There Were over fifty names subscribed to the list and the club will probably reach 200 in a short time. Clark. of Flagstaff. and Young and Dorr of Williams made addresses during the evening. The drum corps was out and the home battery furnish ed the salutes of the evening.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
Disclosed in a Guarded
 Berlin Dispatch
ADAM FAD ATTACKED
His Preparation to Cleave the Face From China Indicated in Cen sored" Telegram From St. Peters burg - An Evident Weakening Belief in the Correctness of the Conger Message.

Berlin. July 21.-The Chinese situa- tion takes on a radically different shape on the receipt of news which reached here from Russia. What Europe hith- erto knew about the troubles in Man churia was what the Russian govern ment chose to let pass. Now number of reports, some of them official, but the majority private, have reached here from St. Petersburg which tally in the main and paint the situation in Chi nese Manchuria and along 1,5OO kilo- meters of the border land on the Si- berian side of which the Amur river forms the frontier, as much more dan gerous for Russia than has hitherto been supposed.
 The Associated Press correspondent has obtained at the Russian embassy here a partial. though cautious, con firmation of the above statement. military contributor of the Tageblatt says official Russian news shows that Chinese regular troops. aided by ir- regulars, in all numbering 10000, are
 
 only demanded the withdrawal of the Russians from Chinese territory. but after Russian refusal to withdraw, the Chinese assumed the offensive and drove the Russians from the railway construction and are undertaking hos tile operations against Harbin. Blag- vestchensk and other towns, smelling the last nam5d place.
 na extremely dangerous. however. is the .Hact that the Chinese by d series of re- 'cently constructed redoubts absolutely command the navigation of the Amur river for a distance of twenty versts, thus preventing the Russian troops transports on the only route open. at least until these Notifications have been taken by the Russians.
 Though the Russian censorship is again most severe regardihg telegrams. news reached here today from St. Petersburg that Blagovestchensk had been taken by the Chimes, who seized a large amount of money in the Russo Chinese bank there. All reports agree that the Russian government now con- siders that Russia is actually at war with China; that the shilly-shally pol icy hitherto maintained wit be dropped: that Russia is now hurriedly preparing for a serious campaign in north China. separate fom the other powers, and that Russia will not be able nor willing under these altered circumstances to bear an adequate share in the Tien Tsin- Pekin campaign. The Russian forces available along the border and throughout north China are placed at 7S.000 men.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
BATTLE OF BULL RUN.
Celebration of the Thirty-ninth Anni-
 versary Yesterday

Milwaukee, Wis, July 21-The cele- bration of the thirty-ninth anniversary of the first Battle of Bull Run at the Hotel Pfster today brought together the largest number of survivors of the famous battle ever known in the his tory of the organization which has been in existence several years and is known as the Survivors association Of the Battle of Bull Run. At today's reunion Dr. Walyer Kempster of Mil waukee, president of the association, presided and the time was largely spent in the exchange of reminiscences and recOllections of the battle. These "reminiscences are to be embodied in book form, with the object of placing the first battle of Bull Run on the same basis in history as the other great bat ties of the civil war. The association is national in character and has mem- bers in Vermont, Massachusetts, Wis consin, Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, New York and other states.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
VERDE" GREEN DEAD
The Demise of an Old Resident
 of Tucson.

At the home of John Davis on North Meyer street yesterday afternoon AL bert P. Green passed to his final rest While it was known that he was not well, his sudden death came as a shock to his many friends in the city, says the Tucson Citizen.
 Day before yesterday he complained of not feeling well and yesterday at 10 o'clock he sent the keys to MT. Brown of the Congress Hall by MT. Davis, with word that he was not well enough to come to work that night When Mc Davis returned about o'clock he found him in an unconscious condition from which he was unable to rouse him. He sent for doctor but the physician did not appear to understand the urgency of the case. He was again summoned a little later and after some urging went to the house. When he arrived. however, the unconscious man had passed away.
 MT. Green came here in 1876. A year after he came to Tucson he was em- ployed by MT. Brown and remained with him the last twenty-three years of his life. His old home was in Hart ford, Conn. He was a sailor and sol dier in the civil war and served throughout the entire struggle. It is said that when he came here he used the name of Alonzo Perkins, but some person got into the habit of calling him Green. Others took it up and he soon became so we'll known by that name that he added it to his own. To thIs his friends added the name of Verde, p and by this he was most widely known. He was 67 years of age.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
SHE FRUITFUL WU.
He Communicates Another Corrobora-
 tive Dispatch.

Washington. July 21.-The Chinese minister. MT. Wu, communicated to the secretary of state this morning two important telegrams. The first is from Sheng, director of posts and telegraphs in Shanghai, and says: It is fortunate that Minister Conger's telegraphic reply has come. An imperial decree of the 22d Corresponding to July 1S stated that all the ministers were safe. The insurgents are fighting and killing each other" Ii Hung Chang is proceeding northward to suppress the riot, and will find it difficult to go." A second telegram is from Eikiu Vi, viceroy of Nankin. Gated the Fist of July and contains the information that all the foreigners in Pekin are safe.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
A UNION THREAT
Made Against the St. Louis Transit
 Company.

St. Louis, July 21.-Ckairman Wilson of the citizens arbitration committee today received reply from the union men to the committee and a formal let ter asking the striking street railway employees to submit their differences with the transit company to arbitra- tion. The reply says that the union men have always been willing to sub init their differences to arbitration and have repeatedly asked that the com pany do the same.
 Mir. Wilson said: "The transit com pany has apparently not deemed the letter worth the courtesy of a reply So the members of our committee think that for all the trouble that may hence forth result the company will be re- sponsible.''
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
THE GERMAN FLAG.
A Gift by Wilhelm to German-Ameri-
 can Societies.

Chicago, July 2L-Germany's black eagle, embroidered upon a white silk flag, the gift of Emperor William to the Federation of German Military so- cieties of North America. will spread its wings for the first time beneath American skies tomorrow With it will be a banner presented to the same so- ciety by the present German emperor's grandfather. William I. The occasion will be the midsummer festival of the Chicago society of German warriors. the greatest event of the year for the thousands of German-American citi- zens of Chicago. The society under whose auspices the festival is held is the oldest German military organiz7- 7- tion in the United States.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
THE BRITISH GUESSING.

London, July 22.-(4 a. m.)-In the ab- sence of news from China the papers have devoted much space to a dis cussion of the pros and cons of the re- liability of the Chinese assertion of the safety of the Pekin ministers. The small discussion is repeated in various forms at differ=nt European capitals The latest news is a dispatch from Che Foo of the date of July 20, received in Berlin. saying that the governor of Shantung had telegraphed all consuls: "I have just received authentic news that all the ministers are free from mOlestatiOn and are under the protec- ton of the government"
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
A BLOCKING OF YACHTS.

Toledo, O., July 21.-Numerous yachts are already gathering here preparatory to the annual regatta of the Interlaka Yachting association, which will be held during the coming week over the Put-in-Bay course. All of the clubs in the association have entered their crack boats and the outlook is promis- ing for one of the most successful re- gattas ever held on the great lakes
 The association comprises in it's men- bership three clubs in Detroit, two in Toledo and one each in Sandusky, Buff falO, Cleveland, Erie and Put-in-Bay.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
PENSIONS AND PATENTS.

Washington, July 21.-(SpeciaD.- The comptroller of the currency has ap- proved the Los Angeles National bank, Los Angeles, as a reserve agent for the Prescott National bank of Prescott, and the Consolidated National bank of Tucson.
 A patent has been granted to Edgar F. Bliss of Providence for a pack saddle.
 Pensions have been granted as fol- lows:
 ATizona-Criginal-D Armstrong Wickenburg, $6; Andrew Drake, Will jams. SS; Samuel C. Symonds, Glendale $6; Allen T. Bird, Nogales, $6
 lncrease-John w. Coverdale, Phoa- nix, SIP; Edward P. Mccormick, Cave Creek, $17; James McGovern, Congress $1O.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
A HALF MILLION DAMAGE.

Lansing. Mich. July 21.-Immedi- ately following the severe storms that swept over this state on July and 6 the president of the state board of az riculture sent out bulletins to learn the extent of damage done to crops. As a result of this investigation it is learned that the damage was not so great as was reported at first. The footing up of figures from all the counties visited by the storm place the damage at about $5OO,OOO. Previous accounts gave the loss at more than twice this amount.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
ENGLAND NOT CONVINCED.

London, July 1.-The unreserved ere dence given to Minister Conger's mes sage by officials at Washington con- tinues to occasion surprise in London. The absence of any date and the ab- sence of an acknowledgment of the re- ceipt of the telegram from the state de- partment are considered here as fatal drawbacks to the acceptance of the message as a reply to Secretary Hay or as anything but a spontaneous appeal for help sent out long prior to the al leg5d date of the message.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
A CHESS CONGRESS.
A Great Gathering of Experts in the
 City of Munich.

Munich, July -21.-Chess experts from many parts of Europe, including a number of the chief participants in the recent international tournament at Paris. are here to take part in the twelfth congress of the German Chess association, which will begin tomor- row and continue for about two weeks.
 Five tournaments, including an inter national contest, will be played Among the winners of the various contests there will be distributed prizes aggre- gating in value over 5000 marks, to- gether with special prizes of great value offered by Prince Luitpold of Ba- varia. and Baron Albert de RothchIld of Vienna.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
MONUMENTS TO THE GRAY.

Berryville, Va, July 21.-A mOnu- ment erected to the memory of the con- federates of Clark county was unveiled here today with appropriate cere- monies. Hon. J. w. Marshall delivered the oration and numbers of other prom inent persons were present at the un- yelling. A parade was held in which visiting and local confederate organiz- ations took part. The entire day has been set aside as a gala day.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
DOUBT IN BERLIN.

Berlin. July 21.-United States Am bassadOr Andrew D. White received a dispatch from Washington today sent since the receipt of Minister Conger's dispatch to the state department, in structing him to see the foreign office regarding plans for common steps for securing trustworthy information from Pekin and other parts of China. Min ister Conger's dispatci is regarded here with skepticism.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
DIsTRUsTFUL OF CHINESE.

foreign affairs has received the follow ing telegram from Shanghai, dated to- day: "A telegram from the governor of Shan Tung announced that the min isters were safe on July 20. They were under the guardianship of the Chinese authorities"
 While these reiteratiOns have been causing some revival of hope, there is too great distruSt of Chinese duplicity for any acceptarAe of their truth.
 A special froI Shanghai announces the arrival of steamer Au Ping, with u Hung pg.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
SCOTTISH BANNERS IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, H., July 12.-The Scottish clans of Illinois are holding a union picnic at Santa Fe park today. The most interesting event on the pro- gramme is the presentation to the clan Campbell of Chicago of the emblem atic banner from the Duke of Argyll, the present head of the Campbell clan Sports of all kinds are also offered. The proceeds are to be given to the widows and orphans of British soldiers and sailors who have fallen in South Africa.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
BASE BALL.
Record of Games Won and Lost
 Yesterday.

At Philadelphia Philadelphia, 3; Pittsburg. o.
 At lndianapolis-Kansas City, 3; In- dianapolfs, c.
 At Detroit Detroit, 11a Minneap- olis, ?.
 At Cleveland-Cleveland, 2; Chi cagO. 1.
 At New York-St. Louis, 8; New York, 3.
 At Brooklyn Brooklyn, 6; Cincin- natl. 3.
 At Buffalo Buffalo, 8; Milwaukee. 9 At Boston-Boston, g; Chicago, o.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
A BIG BATTLE ON
Lord Roberts Engages the Burgher
 Forces in Middleburg.

London, July 21.-A special dispatch from Capetown dated today says: Lord Roberts has attacked Middle burg in force and a big battle is in progress. President Kruger is with the burghers. directing the defense"
 Middleburg is situated on the rail- road about sixty-five miles due east of Pretoria and on a direct line toward LOur- nzo Marques. The BOers are making a stubborn resistance but the British are pressing them hard.
Arizona republican., 1900-07-22
THE KENTUCKY CASE.

Georgetown, Ky, July 21.-The sec Ond week of the trial of Secretary of State Powers, charged with being an accomplice in the assassination of Gov
 ernor Goebel, passed this afternoon. with only thirty-two witnesses heard. It will probably take all of next week to hear other witnesses for procesution.