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Daily camera., 1900-10-04

LosT-A pair Of gold rim spectacles
in long black morocco case with silver
hook and name plate. Finder please re-.
turn to this office. 43t
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

For the second time in the history of the senate the sacred precincts Of the
 executive session have TERRIBLE! been invaded. If this
 sort of thing continues, coupled with the full reports Of secret debates, the senators will grow dis outraged and closed doors will be a relic of the barbarous past.
 It was Representative Dayton of West Virginia who dashed boldly into the holy of holies. He had been down. stairs in the basement of the capitol looking for Senator Scott of his state. and not finding him, had hurried up- stairs to search in the s-nate chamber He hastened through the corridors and swung the glass doors of the private lobby aside, without attracting the mo- tfce of the usually vigilant doorkeeper. A few steps further and Mir. Dayton had passed through the senate door and was within the mysterious cham Der He looked around for Senator Scott, not ncLfcing that the galleries were empty. Presently he saw Sena- tor Scott in the presiding officers s chair Near by was "Lonnie" Stewart, one of the senaEe officials, who is all lowed to remain during the secret ses- sions.
 Would it be improper for me to go up to Senator Scott while he is in the chair?''
 Stewart gave a gasp of surprise and despair. Heavens above" he eX- claimed, seizing the astonished Day ton by Ghe arm, 'how did you get in?
 "I walked in," said Dayton. You had better walk out" remarked | Stewart, nervously. This is executive session!' Dayton started for the door in a hurry He left so quickly that he did not have time to notice how senators amuse themselves when nobody is looking on.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28
ITS EVER THUS

Two little playmates, boy and girl, Joyously romrnd in childish glee; I loved each dainty, golden curl,
 She boldly owned her love for me. The days flew by, and I, a youth, Thought less of girls than jollity- And, though I cared not, yet, in truth, l knew she was still in love with me- To school I went, and Europe, too,
 I niIlrd with score of girls, And little thought, as the moments
 flew,
 Of my old sweetheart with golden
 curls.
 But when I saw her face again,
 Her favors others did incur; My heart burned hot with jealous I straigatway fell in love with her. I ltricd my best to win her then,
 I softly talked of childhood days. But she was wooed by other men
 Such sweet entertainment in her gaze. I tore my hair in wild despair,
 I raved and swore, and did agree, For me no peach was anywhere,
 If all her love was dead for me. ". I strove my courage to renew, I fain would sue for happiness, But ever the dark suspicion grew
 The more loved she loved mc less. And then, one night yet strange to me I owned my love-pray do not smile And as I knelt on pended knee.
 She said-she'd loved me all tho while.-S. NJ. M.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28
According to report published by the war office, the Russian troops made

According to a report published by the war office, the Russian troops made
 the discovery of a reg
 A NEW u,arly formed republic REPUBLIC. in Manchuria which has
 been in exiseance for upward of half a century, but was probably unknown to any of the Eu- ropean powers, or for that matter to tine majority of European travellers in the far east. The Manchuria republic Is situated in the basin of the upper reaches of the river Sungari and south Of Grin. It is known by the name of Tcha- Pi-Gou, and numbered original ly 10000 citizens. Ths population is now about 100000. In the beginning the miniature republic was govtrned by a triunlvirate, and subsequently, by a president, Chan Yui Pao, who look all the executive powers into his own hands and organized tribunals, trade guilds, taxes, etc. and regulated native industries and gold mining. small republican army was created, and has been permanzntly maintained. In thu baItt'a fought by the Russians in the valley of the Sungari some two months ago the republican force offered a. more determined opposition Gi:an the impe- rial Chinese troops. The existing pres idient Is a relative of the late Chan Yu Pao named Ctai Deu Tu. The Chinese authorities In the province of Girir have sine It's four3a.i .ion always showr a friendly toler'ation toward the Man churia republic of Tchl-Pi-Gou.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28
A unique application Of electricity to cattle hrrding is to be made on large

A unique application Of electricity to cattle hrrding is to be made on a large
 scale in Lower Califor- UNIQUE. nia this winter. This
 will be the placing of several searchlights on the mountain overlooking the ranch, thus replacing the old system of night riding to pre- vent thieving. Thr tender of each light will be armed with long range rifle and will also be provided with signal code by which he can flash information to the other light tenders and any one who may be among the cattle. Each light tender will also have at hand a telephone connected with the main ranch. the pushing of the button ring ing an alarm bell. All parts of the ranch will be provided with telephone stations and an electric light plant will be installed at the ranch, all of the buildings being illuminated with elec- tricity.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

Faithfully earnestly, Loyalty have the various members of the committee
 worked. They have giv FAITHFUL cn their time and mon WORKERS. ey freely, unselfishly
 for the success of the cause. Those members from the south side have been especially faithful. Sel- dom have they been absent when the roll was called. Honestly and con scieridously havr all been in the con- sideratiCn of the numerous and com plex phases of this momentous ques- ticn. They deserve all praise, all honor
 Next week there will be with us MT. Maxwell, the president of the last irri- gation congress, and a gentleman deeply interested in all matters per taining to the reclamation of arid lands. He will address the people, and 1t is urged that all who possibly can will be at the meeting. He may give us some pointers. His advice may be just what we need to clear our views Ldb us meet him unprejudiced, un- biased; simply as reasonable, thinking broad -gauged human beings, endowed with a largc fund of intellectual hos pitdlity.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

The suit of Charles Wertheimer. the London bric-a-brac dealer, against Count Boni de Castellane, to recover payment for art objects sold the Count and Countess de Castellane, began the other day in the first civil chamber. The transaction taken as a test case involved the sum of 12.946 francs. The hearing was devoted TO the arguments of counsel. None of the parties were in court The total sum involved in the transactions is 6,5OO,OOO francs. Pity Bori couldn't be gold for what he cost
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

The committee has satisfied itself of two facts: That there is nothing to
 fear from the accumu-
 HOW TO latfon of silt, and that RAISE THE sufficienJ water can be
 FUNDS. secured by means of
 reservoirs only. Plans for raising funds have been discussed but no decision arrived at.Most of the members favor the bonding of the county. They are convinced that there is little or no hope of obtaining fed eral aid. The committee is apparently unanimous against any sort of subsidy to private corporations.
 About three weeks ago plan was on foot to prupare a bill for presentation to congress enabling the county of Maricopa to issue bonds to the amount of S2,OOO,O 900 Ho be used, in whole or part, in the construction of a reservoir. This plan was endorsed by major ity of the committee, but opposed by few, presumably because they did not understand the scope of the bill.
 The bill proposed was simply an en- abling act, authorizing the county to vote for the issuing of bonds. The act provided, also, that no person could vote on the question who was not a listed taxpayer in the county. The purpose of the bill was simply uo save time There was prospect of it: passage, and it's passage would have made it possible for the people of Mari copa county to have voted bonds haC they so desired at any time. It did no settle rhe bond question, or change thu situation at all, except that it gav' to our people the authority to vot when they got ready 10 do so. It di' not even scttle the amount of bonds t. be voted All these questions were lef to the people to decide in their owl good time. If rihis authority is not ob tained from the present congress noth ing more can be done until congres meets again, in which case year time will be lost.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

It has been nearly four months since the people of this valley, in mass meet
 ing assembled, appoint
 WATER ed a committee, com STORAGE. posed of representa-
 tives from each of the canals, from the various towns in the valley and from the Phoe- nix board of trade .lo examine numer- ous plans presented by citizens for securing a permanent water supply for the Salt River valley and to report on tho most feasible. After the adjourn ment of the mass meeting the members of the committee met, and on motion of S. M. McCowan, MT. B. A. Fowler was made chairman. This committee met a few days later, organized by sc lecting proper subcommittee, \and divided the work. It was expected by dhe people that a plan would De adopted and a report made in a few weeks. but the committee thought best to make haste slowly. Indeed, the magnitude of the work was such that many of the members of thu commit tee who had not delved deep into the question, were simply appalled,. To sihose who had settled the various side issues in their own minds years ago, all the discussion at the almost daily committee meetings has bcen a crimi- nal waste of time.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

Reluctantly, and with many sigh of regret, the committee turned from its
 contemplation of relief
 THAT from the Colorado and
 DAM began the investigation QUESTION. of other sites. Nature,
 apparently aware of her mistake in regard to the Colorado, and anxious to make amends, has provided at least two splendid reservoir sites, which, at a comparatively small cost, may be utilized for LLle storage of flood waters coming down the Salt and Verde rivers. Tlre Hudson reser- voir site is colossal, having capacity of 500, GOO acre-feet, and is so surround cd by high lands that by the construc- tion of a dam less than four hundred feet long the gap will be stopped and the reservoir ready for duty. Another site is located on the Verde river, about a mile above its junction with the Salt river. It's capacity is about S0O,OOO acre-feet and the dam to be built near ly 500 feet long.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

In speaking of MT. Bryan's future MT. Hoke Smith said recently: 'I be-
 lieve MT. Bryan will be YOU BET entirely out Of the demo- THEY WILL. cratic party in four years from now. I think he and Senator Dnbois, of Idaho, Sen ator Charles A. Towne and others will form new fusion party in the north west and that they will not attempt to hold on to the democratic organiza- tion.''
 Holsu's sagacity must have lost q screw. The gentlemen referred to wii hold on to anything they can get theil clutchus on. That is a democrati, characteristic.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28
Major Count Ferdinand Walsh |

Major Count Ferdinand Walsh Es- terhazy, who figured so prominently
 in the Dreyfus case, has
 POOR sunk into uttrr misery
 ESTER In a letter to his di-
 HAZY. vorced wife, written in
 London, November l, he says: 'I have been unable to write to my children recently, not having t'ic money to buy postage stamp. I am at the last extremity of strength, courage and resources. I have not eaten for two days until t.lis morning in the work house. I have no clothes, am shivering with cold and am com pellcd to warm myself by entering churches and museums. Without bread, home or clothing I shall die of privations of all kinds, unless a re- volver bullet puts everything in good order"
 His divorced wife has sued her mother, the Marquise de Betancourt, for an allowance, alleging that she is m prOiOullC ulSlrcSS anu ulIdp-S uo- sup port her young daughttrs.
 Major Cuignet, who also figured in the Dreycus court martial, has been arrested and imprisoned in Fort Mont Valerien, where he is awaiting a trial by court martial ort charges of grave offensr against discipline and of dis closing a confidential document in con- ! nection with the case.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

One of the bugbears that has always frightened the aimid and thoughtless
 was the silt question. SETTLED This bogcy has been THE SILT slain and scalped and
 BOGEY. it's deformed carcass
 buried in the slush it has been in the habit of throwing in the eyes of it's devoted subjects. These subjects would look at the soft depos- its in their ditches after a deluge and decide, with wonderful promptness, that a reservoir would fill up in year or two and then our name would be mud. Quick decisions are nearly al- ways erroneous ones. The committee settled this sila question this way: The Hudson reservoir site covers an area just about the size of the Salt River valley. Less than one-half of this val ley has ever been irrigated, yet the 100000 acres that have been submerged d periodically for a generation have not been perceptibly raised by all the silt that has been poured over them. In other words, our valley lands that have been irrigated have received every particle of silt that has been washed down in more than twenty years, and no one can see where his farm has been made into a mountain by the accumulations.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

The Republican believes it good sense to secure the passage of this enabling
 act at once, if it is pos
 OUR sible to do so. It does
 VIEW not believe it possible.
 nevertheless it should be tried In our case time is every thing. Two or three more years like the last one will go far toward depop- ulating the valley. Delay will injure every resident.
 There are many questions to be sdt- tied yet. We cannot estimate the cost of the construction of a dam at either site until we know how far it is ro bedrock. Neither can we proceed with pans and specifications. Then there is the question of securing from the Hudson reservoir people their title to the reservoir sHe. The matter of car rying the stored waters in the present canars must be settled. The Republi- can believes the control of the canals should vest in the people, otherwise there will remain cause for i~rlta- tion and law suits. If the ,ople
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

Dubs, Woolley and Barker received about 35O,OOO votes, all together, in the recent election. But this does not rep resent the total of the crank vote of the country. A large majority of the cranks voted for Bryan.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

A cross-eyed sweetheart las one ad- vantage that we respectfully suggest to the rising young man. She can | steer him straight up against ice cream and oyster parlcrs.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

Nevertheless, the members of this committee have gone about the great
 task intrusted to them
 A by a confident people, SERIOUS methodically and sys- AFFAIR. tematicaIy; slowly, be-
 cause they wanted to satisfy themselves; fearfully be- cause they realized the conse- quences of mistakes; responsioll- ity imprtsses deliberaiion on the most thoughtless and reckless. It IS serious matter to add morn taxes to list that is already too burdensome. It is so serious that conclusions should not be jumped at; so grave that guesses should be thrown aside anu nothing but facts considered.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

Another thing that troubled the minds of many has been thH best loca-
 tion for the storage
 TAPPING supply. Many honest
 THE farmers, and especially
 COLORADO. those living on the
 south side championed the plan of tapping the Colorado river somewhere between its alpha and omega, and enriching our lands by baptisms from it's fertilizing floods. The idea is grand one and undouht- edly would have been accepted on sight were it nolb for the simple fact that nature has willed otherwise. It would appear that she has been criminally derehct in her duty in this one respect. By right and justice it would seem that tine waters of the great Colorado that now go gurgling to the sea should have been sent down to the beautiful plains of the Salt But this cannot be. According 10 surveys made by the gov ernment engineers, and by the engin- rers of the Santa Re railroad, the fact Is established that at no point short oi the junction of the Green and Grand rivers is it possible to cnke water from the Colorado otherwise than by dammlng the river or by pumping It would be just as simple to dam the river of Time as the Colorado, an1 tc pump what water we would require would cost something like $1o,oQ0,O0O tt
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

owned, or controlled, both reservoir and canals then they could control the issue of water, and could limit the acreage to be irrigated. Unless some such arrangement is made we will be no better off in the future than in the past.
 These questions, as well as others which may arise, can be settled just as we'll after authority to votn bonds is granted as before. Suppose we wait until all are scttled. The opportunity presented by the congress now in ses- sion is passed. Even though we were all agreed, and waiting anXiously to accomplish results nothing could be even begun until another congress met and acted.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

According to the Hon. Thomas B. Reed, a trust is "a body of very rich men entirely surrounded by water" We think Tom is mistaken. The men may be rich and they may be in soak, but not in water.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28
An interesting story which was re-

An interesting story which was re- lated in the cloak room of the house
 l,he other day is one of
 HE the hitherto untold WOULDN'T stories of the campaign.
 PLAY. It seems that out at
 Lincoln, Ndb., there is a golf course. It extends over a beautiful bit of Nebraska rolling prairie and is visible from the road that runs from Bryan's farm to Lin coin. Every day during the summer and fall before Bryan left his home for his siumping tour he would stand and watch the players. With his love of hunting and all outdoor sports, Bryan felt interested in the game and wished that he, too, could be out upon the links. One day the tempter came to him in the shape of d visitor with d lag of golf clubs. Bryan examined the outfit with much interest. Finally the visitor placed the liuyle white ball upon the ground and, taking a club in his hand, showed Bryan how to swing and drive the ball.
 Bryan glanced around. No one was looking. He took the club in his hand, made one or two preliminary motions and then struck the ball. It scared into the air with a whiz and landed somewhere in the next county. look of conscious pride came over Bryan's face. You see," 4lr said, II can do it.
 Why don't you play?" asked his visitor.
 Bryan shook his head. 'I can't" Inc said. Tt wouldn't do. They would make fun of me all over the country If I wasn't presidential candidate
 The rest of the sen,rnce was no
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

It is stated that Jerry Simpson has decided to leave Kansas and settle in Missouri, and thus docs Kansas get a prompt reward for voting right while Missouri is properly punished.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

A half-mile walk to church is a mighty task. while a tenmile tramp around billiard table is recreation. Strangei
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

One of the blessings of poverty is immunity from kidnapers. The poor mans kid may go when and where he wants to and stay as long as he ik-s, and there is not a bit of danger that the old man will receive a demand for a big ransom, either with or without red lantern accompaniments.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

With MT. Bryan hanging to its ears, and Grover swinging from its tail, the poor old democratic donkey presents a sorry plight. Where is tke humane officer?
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

It is said that Kansas is So short on mistletoc that sprigs of alfalfa have Eeen called into use. WGai's the mat ter with blowing out the lights?
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

Usually the man whose marriage was the result of love at first sight, wishes he had been blessed with the gift of second sight.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

The man who is continually wishing he had never been born has lots 0! company.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

It may be difficult to find man in the day time with lantern, but it is an easy matter to find a tack or bit of limhGrger in the dark.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

No newspaper man has ever been elected president. Beware, MT. Bryan, bewarHi
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

completed, but it indicated that what Bryan would do to a golf ball would be a-plenty.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

The father of triplets would no doubt be largely in favor of the installment plan.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

A good many men act like hogs and there are a few who do not need tO act
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

The cost of the construction of either dam has not been determined
 and is impossible of de- THE termination until bor- GOSH ings have been made
 and the depth to bed will enter largely into the cost is whether there are clements for the manufacture of cement in close prox- imity to the dams. The cement used will equal about one-half of the entire cost of any rock dam built.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28
THE VALLEY BANK
 pHoENIx. ARIZONA


 Paid Up Capital coco. ......... '$loo'Ooo oo VIM. CHRISTY, President. JIG. KIRKPATRISK, Vice-President' w. D. FULWILEk, Cashier. LLOYD B. CRRISTY, Asst Cashier. Drafts issued on all of the important cities of the United States and Europe Discount Commercial Paper and do 8
 General Banking Business. Office Hours: a. m. to D. m.
 DIRECTORS. M. H. Sherman, Vim. Christy, N. 1' Bennitt, J. c. Kirkpatrick, F. :.
 Hatch, w. D. Fulwiler,
 Lloyd D. Christy.
 CORRESPONDENT American Exchange National Bank New Cork; American Exchange Ma tfonaI Bank, Chicago; First National Rank, Los Angeles; Bank of Arizona Prescott. Ariz.; The Anglo-Cahfornaa Bank. San Francieco. Cal.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28
PHOENIX, ARIZONA, DECEMBER 2s, 19Oo

establish a suitable plant, and then an enormous annual expenditure to main tain. So there you are!
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

EMIL. GANz., President.
 oOI, LEWIS Vice-Pres!Geaf:
 s. OBERFELDER- Cashier JOHN J. SWEENEY, Asst. Cashier. Directors: Emil Gantz, Sol Lewis, J. ' I Smith. Charles Goldman, s. Oberfelder, F.. M Doris, Jos. Thalheimer
 CoRREsrONDENTB. The Bank of California. San Francisco Laidlaw & Co.........- -...-.Ne" ioh National Bank of Commerce. ..St. Louis Nat'l Bank of Commerce. Kansas Cits First National Bank. ..Chicaso Colorado National Bank ...... Denver Fpr,ners' & Merchants Natl Bank LOS Angeles Consolidated Natl Bank. .Iucson Bank of Arizona -..'.. 'H Messrs. N. Nj. Rothzchildx & Sone-.. -... .s.-....'
Arizona republican., 1900-12-28

Reluctantly, and with many sigh of regret, the committee turned from it's