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, 1900-08-02

New Orleans, July 27.-Tremendous
excitement reigned in New Orleans to-
day while the battle went on tive
the police and citizens and the negro
murderer Robert Charles, with his
Winchester. After the tragedy was
over and Charles was dragged out from
the mud and slush in which he had
fallen, with the mob bowling for the
burning of his body, statements were
made that the man killed was not
really the desperate who had killed
Day and Lamb, but papers found on
his person, and the fact that he fought
so desperately for his life and shot so
accurately, leave little doubt that he
was the man.
Sergeant Gabe Porteus and Sergeant
Lally were Informed during the day by
a negro thnt Charles was In hiding III
n house in Clio street. The officers sum-
moned several patrolmen and went to
the house. They entered the side al
ley, and were served like Day and
Lamb. The negro was hidden behind
n screen and began a furious and accu-
rate fire.
Lally fell with a bullet in the abdo-
men. Porteous was shot through the
head, and dropped dead across the
body of Lally. The other officers and
the negro informant fed. The report
Of Charles Winchester, and the fact
that two officers lay bleeding in the
yard raised tremendous excitement,
and armed hosts were rushed to the
scene.
Meantime, Father Fitzgerald of st.
Johns Church was summoned to ad-
minister extreme JUNCTION to the police
officer dying in the alley. The priest
was amounting the body of Porteus,
with Alfred Bloomfield, a young boy,
Standing by his side, when Charles
again appeared at the window. The lad
saw him and begged the desperate not
to shoot. The negro, however, fired
again and Bloomfield fell dead. The
priest, unhurt, left the scene, after
pluckily performing the last offices for
the dead officer.
When the ambulance arrived two
men volunteered to go into the alley
and bring out the body of Lally. They
entered and while they were attempting
to take away the body, Charles fired
again. The men got Lally's body out,
and afterward took Proteus' body out.
An immense crowd had now gathered,
and schemes We're hen set on foot to
get Charles out of the building.
Charles, however, did not propose to
be captured without selling his life
dearly. Time after time he came to the
window, and as men, one by one, en-
tered the alley, he blazed away at
them. In this manner, Co%nfectioner LIE
Clerc, one of the special police squad,
ex, Policeman Evans, John Banviile and
George II. Lyons We're wounded.
At this time the extra police began
to fire at the negro and he returned
their fire. Andy Van Kuren, jailor, got
a bullet in the body and fell dead. JUS
nfterward II. II. Ball, aged sixty-five
was hit and mortally wounded. About
TIE same time Frank Bertucci received
, 1900-08-02

Monza, Italy. July 30.-King Hum
bert has been assassinated.
He was shot here last evening by n
man named Angelo BressI, and died
in a few minutes.
The King Ind been attending n dis
tribution of prizes in connection with
a ~gymnastic competition.
He had just entered his carriage with
his aide-de-camp, amid the cheers of
the crowd, when he was struck by
three revolver shots fired In quick sue.
cession.
One pierced the heart of his majesty,
who fell back and expired in n few
minutes.
The assassin was Immediately ar
rested and was, with some difficulty.
saved from the fury of the populace.
He gave the name of Angelo Bressi.
describing himself as of Prato, in Tus-
cany.
Rome, July 30. 3 n. m.-The news of
the terrible event did not arrive here
until after midnight.
Signor Saracco, the premier, imme-
diately summoned n meeting of the
Cabinet and the ministers will start
at the earliest possible momen for
MonZa.
, 1900-08-02

Washington. July 2S.-The Navy De-
partment to-day received the following
cablegram from Captain Wilde, COM
mander Of the Oregon:
"Kure, July 26.-Oregon has been
locked. Her structural strength is in
tact"
While the structural strength of the
great battleship is still intact, her in
juries We're of an ugly character. None
of the longitudinal frames We're in
jured, out the vessels bottom was bad
ly torn and some of her pumping CON
nections were broken. The main in
jury was to compartment A, as 1t is
technically known.
Captain Wilde estimated that it
would require n few weeks to make
temporary repairs and at least four
months for complete permanent repairs.
The department authorized him to
make temporary repairs in order that
she might return to the Chinese coast
for service.
, 1900-08-02

Phoenix. AriZ., July 2S.-The author
tiles in southern Arizona are complet-
ing plans for n big raid on parties of
bandits rendeZvousing in that part of
the territory. Ii is known that a muir
derous band of MeXicans are hidden
in the Eagle creek country, and II band
of equally desperate Americans has its
headquarters on Black river. while 9th
er parties are scattered through the
higher mountain ranges. IT is believed
that various crimes committed of late
are generally traceable to the bandits,
and determined efforts will be made to
stop the outlawry.
Sheriff Clark of Graham county has
gone to Globe to get assistance from
ella county officials. and n sheriff's
posse will scour the country. Other
counties will be called on for aid, and
Indians will be used TO trail the fugi-
tives.
, 1900-08-02

Colon, July 2S.-The liberal rebellion
in this department has ended, after n
sacrifice of more than o lives, the lib
erals having been the greatest suffer-
ers, while the wounded numbered
many hundreds. DIR. MENDOZA, repre-
senting the liberals, and General Alban
arranged yesterday for a cessation OF
hostilities, the Columbian liberals being
pledged to surrender their arms, and
being guaranteed freedom from prose-
cution and the retention Of all political
rights. Tit foreigners who tool sides
with the rebels are to be banished with
in a week.
The work Of burying the dead on
both sides Is in progress. Panama has
been plunged into the deepest mourn
ing by the loss of many prominent
men,
, 1900-08-02

Hillsboro, n. D.. July 3O.-A severe
tornado passed through Trail county
yesterday afternoon, and across the
river into Minnesota, where il split
into two parts. The path of the storm
in Trail county IA thirty-seven miles
long and four miles wide.
Three miles north of Caledonia the
house of Thomas Everson was demol-
ished and his seven-year-old son was
killed.
At Caledonia the city hall and Pres
byterian church were wrecked and
nearly every building in Town was in
jured. So far as known the Everson
boy was the only one killed.
, 1900-08-02

Monterey. Mexico, July 3O.-At Mat
e%huala, n mining camp south of Mon
terey, in the state of San Luis Potosi,
fire broke out in the La Paz mine and
before the miners could reach the sur
face many of them We're entombed and
either burned To death or suffocated.
1t is thought the loss of life will reach
thirty. There is great excitement in
the town and the number of missing
men cannO be accurately determined.
Ramon Gomez. the mine foreman.
boldly descended the shaft and went
into the burning chamber for the pur-
pose of aiding the unfortunate miners.
He was overcome by smoke and per
ished. His body has not been recover
ed. The fire ragged tiercely for eleven
hours.
, 1900-08-02

Oaxaca, Mexico, July 2S.-A large
forcefof government troops has been
sent up the Hondo river on small gun
boats, and will make an effort to march
through the Maya Indian country In
fucatan and join the main forces of
General Bravo near Chan, Santa Cruz.
which is the principal stronghold of
the rebels. Skirmishes between the
rebels and the government troops oc-
u daily and the casualties on each
side since the hostilities opened num-
Der several hundred.
, 1900-08-02

London, July 30.-Lady Randolph
Churchill nee Jerome) was to-day mar.
ried to Lieutenant George CORVALLIS,
West, at st. Paul's church, knights.
bridge. The church was t%hrOunged
with handsomely dressed women.
There was no restriction upon the mum
Der admitted to the church to witness
the ceremony. except the capacity of
the church, but only the relatives and
Intimate friends Were hidden to the
subsequent wedding breakfast, and nc
reception was held.
, 1900-08-02
NEW ORLEANS NEGRO
KILLS MORE OFFICERS

a ehot in the left shoulder and ]. W.
Bofel one in the right hand.
Ultimately it was decided that the on
ly way to get Charles out was TO burn
the building in which he was entrench-
ed, and the fire department was called
out TO protect surrounding property
Some one went to n grocery, purchased
a can of oil. and pouring 1t over tile
rear. steps of the building. applied n
match and o started a fire. Picked
men from the police squad and soldiers
stationed themselves about the build
ing in order to pick off the desperate
as he attempted to leave. Adolph. An
derson Of the state militia, was N of
the first to see Charles as he left the
steps. Charles ran acros the yard,
and as he did so Anderson fired several
times. He shot the negro in the breast
and Charles fell and died soon after
ward.
AS soon as the negro fell numbers of
persons armed with Winciesters and
revolyers rushed in and fired into h
body.
Charles was literally shot to pieces.
After It was certain that he was dead
a mob entered the yard and dragged
the body into the street. There the
police and the mob emptied their revolt
vers into the corpse, while n son of
one of the murdered men rushed up
and stamped the face beyond recogni-
ton.
All attempt was made to burn the
body. but the police rescued 1t.
shortly after the body of Charles had
been taken away n report spread that
there were still some negroes In the
burning building. The square was
quickly surrounded, and n special
--,,,l ,,aIn tee Il fnfn tho burning
building. In a room which the fire had
not vet reached three negroes were
found dressed in women's clothes,
They were sent to Jail, and later a
fourth negro was discovered In the
building. He made n desperate re-
sistance and while in the hands of the
police was killed by n shot fired by one
of the disorderly mob that had ccnger-
gated.
About the time that Charles body
reached the morgue an negro
was shot and stabbed to death on Gal
latin street by n crowd of white men.
all intensely excited by the news of
the killing of Porteus and others. He
made a run for his life. succeeded in
entering a house on Gallatin street,
ran up stairs and Jumped from the gal
lery TO the ground. Before he could
rise the mob killed him.
Twelve persons killed. including II
woman and t~wenty-eight wounded, in
Guiding n woman and a girl. some SO
seriously that death is probable. is the
casualty list of the troubles in New
Orleans, which began with h attempt
of Policemen Day and Lamb to arrest
the negroes Charles and Pierce, and
resulted to-day in the bloody work
above detailed.
Late tonight a mob attacked and
burned n school house said to contain
arme belonging to negroes.
, 1900-08-02

Milwaukee. famous for its beer, may
now claim distinction as being the
German city" of the United States.
There are more Germans in Milwau-
kee in proportion to its population
than in any other city. The percent
age of population is Sc. and Hoboken
is a close second with 81 per cent.
New York has only 3S per zen and
Chicago 81 per cent. Boston is at the
bottom of the list, with a German
population of only Z per cent of the to-
tai. Detroit. Buffalo, Cleveland. New
ark. Cincinnati. and Jersey City have
larger percentages of Germans in their
populations than either New York or
Chicago.
, 1900-08-02

Russia's czarina has organized an
association of Russian women in re-
duced circumstances, who are almost
constantly employed for embroidery
for ecclesiastical purposes or for court
dresses. The Ear generally buys the
altar cloths and vestments to give to
churches and thus n market is created
for this branch of needlecraft. Queen
Emma of Holland has also a school of
woman embroideresses. who wrought
h young queens coronation robe and
also some OF her evening dresses.
, 1900-08-02

Before Jan. l. 1907. France is going
to spend ss5.367. 200 in increasing her
navy. The scheme proposes the CON
struction of six 14.s65-ton battleships,
five 12,e00-ton cruisers. tw~enty-eight
BOSTON torpedo destroyers and an I'M
stated number OF submarine torpedo
boats. for which the sum of s13. $50, 900
has been set aside. The French navy
is the first to possess submarine boats
really worthy of the name, that is to
say, able under certain conditions to
discharge successfully the t%orpedoes
with which they are armed against
hostile vessels. either anchored or in
motion.
, 1900-08-02

Richmond, Kans., July 2L-Citizens
at midnight last night engaged in a
street fight with a gang of robbers who
had attempted to rob the bank of
Richmond. Several shots were ex-
changed and 1t is thought one robber
was wounded. Bloodhounds have been
put on their trail. The robbers had
blown the safe door Into the street. and
the noise of the explosion brought n
crowd to the scene. No money was Sc
cured.
, 1900-08-02

Charles Booth. a careful student of
social conditions, says that the I'M
employed are, as a class, a selection
from the unfit; and on the whole,
those most in want are the most un-
fit" OF course, no employer can afford
to pay n man for doing poor work.
Unfitness may be either a misfortune
or a fault. In either case, society suf-
fels, and must learn 20 to prevent
the increase of defective members by
making industrial training a part Of
general education.
, 1900-08-02

Detroit. July 30 Section one OF the
Buffalo Bill Wild West show train
suffered n yer collision ncar Milwau.
kee Junction, just before daylight TO.
day, resulting In the smashing of n
show employees sleeping ear contain.
Ing forty sleeping inmates. one of the
employees is dead and nine others are
In Detroit hospitals suffering from
moro Oh less serious injuries.
, 1900-08-02

flesh on, and a right foot, the latter in
a most remarkable state of preserva-
ton.
The sharks teeth had bitten 1t Off at
the ankle as clean as a blow from n
guillotine might, and. being swallowed
whole, it had remained with only n
few scratches. The condition of the
other bones showed that a number of
other sharks had attacked the body at
once and had fought owe 1t, rending
II limb from limb. One of the toes Of
the foot had a peculiar malformation,
and from this fact, Mrs. Uhlbrecht and
other friends identified the remains.
, 1900-08-02

M%arinettc, Wis. July 30.-Goveruor
Scoiield and the men associated with
him, known as the Scotield syndicate,
have closed II deal for the purchase of
10000 acres of pine land In Idaho.
With the exception of less than 1000,
II is all In one tract along the Clenr-
water river. The entire purchase will
scale 2O0,oO0,O0O feet. The price pad
is not known,
, 1900-08-02

New York, July 3O,-The steamer Co.
lumbia, which arrived to-day from
Liverpool, reports "encountering u
dense fog crossing the banks of New.
foundland and that July ~ Il large Ice,
berg was seen. The berg appeared to
be about 800 feet high and an eighth
Of n mile In length. on the water line.
At the time of passing the tempera-
ture of the air was fOrty-eight degrees
and the water forty five degrees.
, 1900-08-02

Prince Oukthomsky sent his ceIo-
brated collections OF bronze Mongol
idols to the Russian Asiatic section of
the Paris exhibition. They remained
on view for a time. but some of the
figures shocked even Paris ideas of de-
cency. and complaints began to come
in. Having been accepted, the exhibit
could not-yery well be returned. SO the
officials picked on; the worst specl
mems, packed them in a box OF Asiatlc
appearance, and have placed this in
a coAspieYous position. with the label.
.Aongol ldols."
, 1900-08-02

erected near Gettys station, Ports
mouth. Va, on the Seaboard Air Line
railroad. 1t is to be built expressly
Tor the marines stationed at the navy
yard, who will this summer take turns
at the target. 1t is the intention to
make expert marksmen of the men.
30 that they will become as proficient
In the use of firearms as their brethren
in the army.
, 1900-08-02

The commercial treaty between the
United States and Italy. just ratlned
by the Chamber of Deputies of the lat
ter country admits into our ports from
Italy, at the reduced rates provided in
section 3 of the Dingley act, the arti-
cles therein enumerated, including
brandies. wines and works of art. We
look for a large increase in the i'm
portation OF Italian works of art.
, 1900-08-02

Indianapolis, Ind, July 2s.-Govern-
or Mount to-day said he was studying
the Powers trial ut Georgetown, Ken
lucky, closely, and hat while he nbso-
lutely declined to say whnt action he
might take on the requisltion for w.
;. Taylor and Charles Finley, In case
Powers was convicted, he said his de.
'cision on the requisition was not IRE.
yOcable. 80
, 1900-08-02

Northumberland. the new Per-
sian representative at Washington, was
born and bred a soldier. He entered
military service at the g of eleven
and did not take up diplomatic life
until he was twenty-five years old.
, 1900-08-02

What little reform gets into Turkey
usually slips in by the back door. Re
port has it that h only dynamo now
IN C~onstantinople passed the custom
house as a washing-machine; nd thus
the feelings of the authorities were
spared.
, 1900-08-02

Honolulu, July 2S.-The body of
Emil Uhlbrecht of Los Angeles, Cali
%forDia, a well known Anglican bicycle
rider, who was drowned list sunday.
was discovered yesterday n the stom-
ach of a shark caught ID the harbor.
Those who opened the bod found some
bare hip bones, a right fepur with no
, 1900-08-02
SARATOGA SUN.
SARATOGA. WYOMING.

With nine presidential tickets in. 1.-The
field the average voter ought to be
able to pick out something that will
harmonic with his complexion.
, 1900-08-02

City of Mexico, July 30.-Advices
from Vera Cruz show that DR.. Bellin-
zaghis' experiments with yellow fever
patients continue to show remarkable
results. All new patients treated with
the serum are improving. and the
black vomit la. been stopped.
, 1900-08-02

Intense heat never seems to be the
slightest bar to smoking. though just
why a man SHOULD want to carry a lit
tie fire with him is beyond most OF
us,
, 1900-08-02

One of the most honored and con-
spicuous figures in the public life of
Great Britain during the last half CEN
fury was Lord Playfair. of whom a
sketch appears in the North American
Review. The a sanitary improve
ments which have taken place in Eng
land within thirty years and the evo-
luton OF the whole system of scien-
tifc and technical instruction are due
to Playfair more than to any other
man. He originally suggested the
adoption of open half-penny letters.
o NOW as post cards" and he
was largely Instrumental in suggesting
the basis of an equitable agreement
between Great Britain and America
when President Cleveland's Venezue-
Ian message had brought the two coun-
tries into dangerous a%ntagonism.
Athletics are hrst-class as a DAG.
time" Governor Roosevelt recan,Iv
said to the boys of st. Paul's school
but they are as poor u business as the
world contains" Oliver Cromwelrs
statement OF the same truth is two
hundred and fifty years earlier. He
wrote to his little sons at school that
he did not grudge them 'laudable re-
creation nor honorable carriage i'm
them nor legitimate expense II
that he did emphatically protest
against pleasure and self-satisfaction
being made the business of a mans
life"
Arizona republican., 1900-08-18

appropriated the five acres U his own uses. built the houses and collected the rents for eight CT ten years.
 Big Senator Henry Hei;feld of Ida hO, was formerly a Kansan. When he heard. over a glass of beer, the situa- tion of affairs, he asked: How are the houses built as to foundation? Are they set up 5n blocks or on brick or stone walls?" Being informed that they seemed to be on walls, he continued: Then they all belong to you. It is the law of Kansas, and, I believe, one of the laws of nearly very state in the Union that a house set on blocks of wood or stumps CT log ends is the property oi the builder or purchaser and can be moved away; while if it is on a foun- dation f stone or bricks i, belongs to the Cwncr of the land. This law is ac- tive in all the western and northwest ern states. but in the east l imagine it is a dead letter." The real estate deal- CT was badly scared when all back rents were demanded and the cottages claimed. He offered $1, 800 for the prop erty and was laughed at, the owner mentioning S1O,00O as about the right figure. The law will take it's cOUrse.- Nicc5r Smith in New York Press.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-18
CALL FOR REPUBLICAN COUNTY
 CONVENTION.

Pursuant to a resolution adopted by th republican central committee of MalicOpa county. August IS, at a meet ing of the committee called for that purpose the republicans of Maricopa county are hereby called to meet in delegate conv ntion at Doris theater, Phoenix. Arizona, Saturday, September 8, 1900 at o'clock a. m., for the pur- pose of selecting delegates to the ter ritorial convention and to nominate county officers and for the transaction of any other business that may cone before said convention.
 The basis of representation shall be one delegate for each precinct and one delegate for every fifteen votes. ana if there be an excess of eight votes in any precinct over a multiple of fifteen then an additional delegate for such excess cast for Alex O. BrOdie for congress in November. 1898.
 The primaries fer the selection of delegates to the county convention shall be held on Monday. September 9. The polls shall be open from II a. m. to s P. m. in Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa precincts; in all other precincts fT m 12 m. to D. m. The test of the right to vote shall be: Are you a Republi- can? Do you side in the precinct in which you offer to vote, and have you been a resident of this precinct for q period of thirty days prior u this date?
 Resolved. further. that the chairman and secretary of the county central committee appoint inspectors and judges for the various precincts. The following are hereby appointed:
 Phoenix, First precinct (easD-in- spector, D. P. St. John: judges. Al Galpin. John Gray.
 Phoenix. Second precinct (easD- h. spector, J. H. Kibboy; judges, J. w. Frakes J. NJ. Aiken.
 Ph h1eniX. First precinct (wesO-In- spector, J. D. Monihon; judges, F. II. Parker, J. w. Walker.
 Phoenix. Second precinct CwesD-In- spsctor, Joe Fifeld; judges, William Evans. Clarence French.
 Tempe-Inspector, J. T. Priest; judges, Howard Wood, w F. Mullen.
 Mesa-Tnspeotor. A. c. Mcqueen: judges, William KimbalI, William New ell.
 Lehi-Inspector IT. Simpl1ins; judges. Ben Noble. Samuel Steel.
 Acknowledgements. C. Davidson.
 Alma-Inspector, C. W. Pine.
 Orme-Inspector W. H. Brown.
 rtwright-Inspector. R. J. Cart wright,
 judges, W. A. Goodlander Julius Cow cit.
 GIendale-Inspector. V. F. Messinger;
Arizona republican., 1900-08-18
A STORY OF KANSAS

A conspicuous figure at the democrat ic national convention said one day at the Kansas City club: "Who wants t. take a ride on the cable car to cool off? I'm going out to Argentine. Kas., and look up a piece of ground I've owned and paid taxes on these eighteen years yet havn't seen in that time" Several friends volunteered to go, as riding on the cable was the only diversion during convention week. Argentine is a sub urb of Kansas City Kas. The land was found on the south bank of Raw river
 cut into building lots, with q street run ming through the center of 1t. Half a dozen frame cottages had been erected and these were occupied by thrifty looking families. The amazement of the owner was magnified when he learned that a real estate dealer had
Arizona republican., 1900-08-18
COL. COCHRANE FOR CHINA.

San Francisco, Aug. 17.-Colonel Cochrane, of the United States marine corps. expects to leave here today for service in China. He was ordered from the Boston navy yard. He will be in command of the marine battalion in China, succeeding Colonel Robert l.. Meade, who has been invalided home.