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Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
A HORRIBLE THREAT.

Bryan says that if we don't elect him there will be no mora Fourth of July in this country. That day, he thinks, will be as unrecognized in Nebraska as it is now in the Gulf states, where every body votes for Bryan, or at least is counted that way. no matter how he votes. Which merely means that Will liam Jennings and about 4,000 men who expect to be in his cabinet will refuse to shoot firecrackers any more.-Ne- braska State Journal
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
NEW YORK.

The progressive citizens who com- plain that Phoenix is infested by
 'knockers" do not view
 THE the situation with a suf- KNoCKER. fcient amount of phi
 lcsophy. Every com- munity in which a live public spirit is strongly manifest is afflicted in the same way. The "knocker" began to do business as soon as primitive man pro- posed to cook his food instead of eat ing it raw. and has tried to block the wheels of progress throughout the ages. He and his progeny will continue their calling, doubtless until they are given over to their reward on the judgment day. Only the word is com, paratively new. Some forgotten genius of the west took the verb "to knock from its traditional place in the dic- tionaries, and gave it a new setting; and now the "knocker'' is recognized as a man who says mo" to every sug- gestion of a new school house; mo" to every plan for municipal improvement; "no'' to every proposed change from the conditions in which his grandfather was raised; mo- to every proposal to build up new community by extend ing welcoming hand to the prospect i've investor; and an especially loud mo" to every plan for the financial bet terment of his community if, unhap- oily, the suggestion did not originate with the dozen men who happened to settle in the neighborhood first.
 But this does not fully describe the "knocker." He is not always a man of simple negatlon. Unfortunately often . he is actively dishonest and mislead- ing. an industrious tiisseminatoy of falsehood. These characteristics crop out when the "lxnocker'' in addition to being at cross purposes with all civ ilization happens to be 9 demagogue who hopes to achieve notoriety or office by loudly proclaiming himself as the protector of the people" Happily this breed is rever permanently dangerous because the rare common sense of the American people sooner or later under stands his motives.
 The gratifying fact In the "knocker' business is that If he is found to be un- usually noisy and a bigger nuisance than ordinarily, i: always means that the alert. progressive, town-building and state-building men of the com munity are in the majority and are making sane procedure an issue.
 These observations suggest them selves as apropos of the water ques- tion now agitating the valley. Almost spontaneously the conviction has forced itself on the people of this valley that the tin has come for solving the problem of storage, and the suggestion that the country. should invest some money in a reservoir is under dis cussion. A specific plan has been pro posed. It is that the county should in- vest half million dollars in the rsser- voir and that this sum be represented by bonds; that the bonds be held in es- crow until the reservoir is completed and then exchanged for a like amount
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
STRAY DOGS IN LONDON.

There were 1880 stray dogs seized by the London police within the met ropolitan and city police districts dur ing June. Of those captured in Lon don 1,O32 were removed to the home at Battersea. During this period 229 per sons Gncluding seven policemen), are known to have been bitten. There was, however, no case of rabies recorded St. James Gazette.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

fected. It will be a rival and compsti- tor of existing cables; will make com mercial and other relations with Ger many closer, and may become of great importance in the event, now most un- likely, of trouble between this country and Great Britain, which controls lal- most all the other Atlantic cables.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

A cable from Emden, Germany, to the Azores, has beln laid recently and is now in operation. Another cable, from at once, so that in a few weeks, it is ex- pected, cable communication between this country and Germany wiR be per
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
THE National Bank of Arizona, PHOENIX. ARIZONA.
CAPITAL PAID UP ........ .sl00,05 SURPLUS ... ... ..... ......... zs,e~
EMIL GANZ, President.
 SOL LEWIS, Vic3-President:
 S. OBERFELDER. CEsHiar JOHN J. SWEENEY, Asst. Cashier.

Directors; Emil Gantz, Sol Lewis, ]. Y. T Smith, Charles Goldman, s. Oberfeldcr, E. M Doris Jos. ThalheiIner.
 CORRESPONDENTS The Bank of California. San Francisco Laidlaw & Co.......... ......NeW IorB National Bank of Commerce. St. Louis NatI Bank of Commerce. Kansas C1ty First National Bank. Chicago Colorado National Bank ....... Denver Farmers & Merchants Natl Bank
 ...... ........-.. ........Los Anseie' Consolidated Natl Bank. Tucson Bank of Arizona. ..Prescori Messrs. N. M. Rothschilds & Sons...
 .... ... ..., .Londor
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
TERMIHHn ISLAND.
GARDEN CITY RESTAURANT

THu OLDEST IN THE CITY Enjoys the best standing with trades mcq. Buys everything at spot eash price and gives the best 25c meal.
 TUCK HING E co. i2 and q Washington St., east cf la cobs & Go. Prisvte rooms for families Tickets. iA.e9; Eingla nasls. Ga.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

Publication office: S6-3S East Adams street. Telephone No. 47.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
THE VALLEY BANK
 OF PHOENIX, ARIZONA W. D. FULWILER, Cashier.

Drafts Issued on all of the importan: cities of the United States and Earope. Discount Commercial Paper and Do
 General Banking Business.
 Office Hours, a. m. to D. na-
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
Il he Arizona Republican

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 Publication office: S6-SS East Adams street. Telephone No. 47. Entered at the postoffice at Phoenix, Arizona, as mail matter of the second class.
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Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

THE ONLY NEWSPAPER IN ARIZONA THAT IS PUBLISHED EVERY DAY. IN THE YEAR.
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Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

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Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

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Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
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Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

Entered at the postoffice at Phoenix, Arizona, as mail matter of the second class.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

BY CARRIER. Daily, per month ................s .75
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-02

carried dsck load. Between the rail
and the house were placed bundies Of
feathers on end. The schooner Was towsd
to quarter OF . mile outside OF Part
ridge Island where the tug left her. The
wind was about northeast aud the
schooner slesred south sAat half east for
awhile. and then stesrsd down by south
wtss by welt, half wsEt.
The wind varied about O'Clock to the
eastward about a point. 1t was light
breeze at hrst, but later frsshensd .
biz. The eourGs the sohsonsr was then
cArryiBg her CT shore. Al 6 O'Clock the
mate took a bsaring on Musquash light,
which was about three miles and . halt
distant. After taking the bsAri nss the
same eeurss was taken, the vessel max
ing about a knot an hour.
MAXWELL got his supper about ten min.
utes to six In the cabin whsre ell hands
ate. He was there about tsu min utes
and then went forward into the galley.
The witness said the galley was on the
port side OF the schooner. aft OF the for
ward houss. When MAXWELL went for
ward the mate said he was standing on
the starboard side by tho mizzen mast.
A few minutss later the witness went
to the wheel aud thea went to the pump
to pump the schooner. While ct the
pump the witness heard the captain ask
Maxwell to 20 aft and sign the arsicles.
MAXWELL replied thst there was plenty
OF time to sign the articles. He told MAJ
we'll to sisn the aItioiss and MAXWELL
said he wouidn't. The captain thea or.
dsrsd Maxwell TO get out of the galley as
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-02

allowed and after some delay they wers
al. exoluasd from the court room.
Ats O'Clock after the loag indlstmsnt
had been read to the Jury and the prison
or, AIR. Dyer began his opening Argu-
ment for the governments Mr.. Dyer said
in speaking Of the law under which this
Indictment was brought that sometimes
killing Is lawful and justI liable, but 10
this oass 1t Was not. He sid there were
no degrees OF murder In the United
States statutes. be further said that he
should show that this murder was per-
formed after prsmeditation and with
malice.
On Novsm Der 1lth last. the thres-mast-
ed schooner j. b. VAndIssn was at 81.
John. George Balsley vas hsr captaiD,
and Elmer Maxwell, the prisoner ut the
bar, was . seaman. The vessel sailed
about O'Clock In the afternoon ana was
towed out OF tha harbor to point OF
Partridge island, where she cast on and
proceeded under her own sail. MAXWELL
came aboard the schooner somewhat In
toxicsted and WAS sent below TO sleep OF
the fumes Of his liquor. The vessel con-
tinusd on her way until about 6 o'clock
when the mate took tins bearing Of ths
vessel 90 that he will be abls to looats the
ships position very CLOSELY. The captain
had his supper, and. after be hsd eaten,
Maxwell was called into the cabin to get
his supper. The captain sent for Max.
wall to come and sign the ships articles.
but Maxw declined. The captain then
went forward and again asked MAXWELL
to Sign. This the man refused 10 do. The
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-02

1t wasn't his place there. they oliuchsd
and the captain put Maxwell into the fore
castle and looked him In. The captain
then walked aft ana was pacing up and
down the deokload when Maxwell kicked
open the foreoastle door and went up to
tbs captain, who was on the port side, be-
tween the main and mizzen mast The
capita In as Esd Maxwell II ne was looking
for fight, and he replied that he was.
They clinohed and the captain called to
me for help, saying that Max well had
knife. The witness said that he ssparat-
Ell them and saw that Maxwell had a
knife.
az tried to get the knife away from
Max well, but he put 1t behind him and
threatened me with 1t. l ran to get s0me-
thing to arm myself with. The captain
had gone aft and was standing on the
starboard side Of the after house. When
he saw Maxwell coming for him the
captain jumped for tbs stArboard m izzsn
shrouds. intending to 90 aioft. Maxwell
got hold of the mizzsn topmast baokstay
and struck at the captain several times
and then swung himself eff his feet and
kicked the captain several times.
81 tried to pull Maxwell away froir
the baokstay, but could not, and then
ran forward TO get something to arm my
self with to knock Maxwell On the head.
When 1 reached the mainmast heard
someone cry, 'ths captains overheard l
then ran aft and with Seaman MoIntire,
lowered the boat. We picked up the cap.
tain and did all we could to bring him
to consciousness. but We could not. He
never spoke after we took him int0 ths
boat"
The witness then went on to describe
the body was taken on shore.
Witness said he he d known Max well for
| 12 years. Maxwell had asked him to ship
on the schooner, say Ing that it WAS coed
vessel and good captain. Witness did
ship and Was signed rs mate. Afterwards
when Maxwell came to sign and found
that witness been signed as mate he was
msd Aad said the captain had played a
dirty trick on him and he would get
square with him for 1t. Maxwell had
bssa the mate OF this schooner on pre-
vious trip.
Witness said that he had fixed the
schooner's position at 8 o'clock, not only
by the distance from MuAquash light,
but also from the distance Of the ship
from 3 whistling buoy. Ibis buoy was
two miles and half OF shore and the
ship was a mile farther1off shore.
The knife which the witness saw In
Maxwell's hand had q blade two and a
half inches long.
"Just after parted, the captain and
Maxwell when they olinohsd between
the main and mizzen masts. MaIw
said: damn him, 1 will have his life.
He is no good anyway"
When the captain fell overheard Max
well said: Lat him 60 to hi. He's
no good any way"
when picked the captain up QUE Of
the water / noticed blood on the left
side OF his shiFs aud also on his left
arm." III
1 MAXWELL had gene 10 the American cen.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-02

sui 10 Sign and when he found be oouldn'l
siGn.lAs mats Ne told the witness he nd
refused to sien tbs papers. MAXWELL sal d
the captain had played bin dirty triok
and he would get square With him.
The diItriot attorney Questioned the
witness NJ lsngth ss 10 just where ne
stood at various times while Marvel! and
the captain were Hahting, and the wit
ness took the model Of the schooner and
infinitely described all the movements.
This ended the direct examination and
Mr.. Anthoins began the GROSS sxamina-
tion.
He asked Campbell something sbou
length and breadth Of the slip. Of which
he had littls idea. In answer TO queItions
By Mr.. Anthoine, witness said the 90 p
tain had his coat on when fighting With
MAXWELL on board, but when the captain
was picked M BY the mato the captain
had no coat on.
"Did you send . despatch when you
got TO Dipper Harbori"
Csmpbell-"I did
Mr.. Anthoins asked the witnsGs what
he said In this telegram. but he only
eould remember In general way that
he had said the captain was murdered.
Mr.. Anthoins staitsd to refresh the
witnesses memory as to what he had sent
In this telegram by referring TO a news.
paper. rhe court told Mr.. Anthoine that
II he did refer to this ne wspapsr II must
be put In evidsncs. Mr.. Antoine didn't
desire to DO this and changed the cour 90
of the examiuation
Mr.. Anthoine asked the witness who
called out and the witness said that he
did not remember. After going into
the cabin and remaining about min.
uts," said the witness, 81 ran back
again. / stayed besides MAXWELL about -
minute while ne was kicking the cap
TAIN"
Coming down to the experience " hich
the mate had Mr.. Anthoine asked him
how long be had been mate and the wit
NETS said that he had srved In shat ca
psoity on and OF since 1881. Then revert
ing to the story the witness stated that
Maxwell during one Of TIE duarrels had
his hand on the main stay. ~ also stood
near this spot" said tue witness. with
my hand ON Maxwsil's shoulder while he
was kicking the captain. The first time
that saw the knife blade was after
had separated from Maxwell. The two
men had q fight In the galley and this
fight was caused because the capital
didn't want Max we'll In that part Of the
ship. Before the captain had put MAJ
well in the forecastle he had hit him and
this was the first quarrel that saw them
have. The next Was on the dssk load.
After the tight on the galley / told
the captain not to fight Max we'll any
more"
At this point in the proceedings court
adjourned to $50 O'Clock this morning.
The jury was taken to the Falmouth
hotel In charge Of tho court officers.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-02

captain took Maxwell by the shoulders
and pushed him into the forsoastle and
locked him up. After a few minutes
Maxwell Kicked down the door and
came out on to the top Of the deck load.
When the captain saw Maxwell he salut-
cd him by saying: "Hello, old man, are
you still looking for fight" Maxwell re-
piled in substance that he was. There
upon Maxwell olinohed the captain and
they fell down on top OF the deck load.
In few minutes the captain shouted to
ths mate. saying: "Run quickly, MIR.
| Campbell, Maxwell has . knife" The
captain by tbs aid Of the mate get fies
of Maxwell and ran aft. leaving q trail of
blood behind him. Maxwell chased
him, saying he would have mis- life. The
captain ran to the mizzen rigging and
was just going up when Max we'll grahbsd
hold of the baokstay and struck him sew
sral times with tae knife. Ths mat g
again tried to stop Max wells murderous
blow, but the man threatened to kill
him. The mate ran away to get some
thing to arm himself with, and while
he was gone Maxwell struck the captain
again and he fell overheard. Maxwell
CALLED out: "Let him go. he was no
good anyway"
tire lowered boat and picked the cap
tain up. He was just alive and died In
MoIntiIe's arms a few minutes after be
was picked mp.
Mr.. Dyer concluded by telling how the
VRndusen went into q small harbor,
how Maxwell was arrested and an autop.
~ held over the captains body.
Mr.. Dyer then put into the csss the GER.
tifioats Of registry OF the schooner j. b.
Vandusen, showing that she was sailing
undsr q temporary American registry
taken out at Portsmouth, N. H. Mr..
Anthoins objected to this certificate be.
ing admitted AS evidence on the ground
that the vessel must be registered where
| her owner resides and that in this In
stance IL had not been done. After some
discussion he withdrew his objections
and the certificate was admitted.
| The first witness for the government
was Daniel T. Gilmartin OF New York,
who testified that he was q ship broke,
and was the sole owner Of the schooner.
| On decentralization he persisted In
saying that JIM. Drisooll Of st. John did
not own her and was only his agent.
| +, The United States district attorney
said that he would like to introduce as 4
chalk a model OF the schooner j. B.Van
duEen, which had been made for him ai
considerable expense. Mr.. Anthoint
had no objection and the model was
brought into the court room.
The government then called - thu
first witness Oliver 4. Campbell, mate o.
the schooner J. b. VAndusen. He was
sworn In by MisJ Russell. who wal
serving as deputy clerk OF the court.
Campbell is man about forty years
old and looked like q man Of considerable
intslIi gsncs. He said he had been Coins
to SEA for % years. he had skipped o.
mate at st. John. Maxwell came or
board this schooner ct about O'Clock II
the afternoon Of November 18th. Foe
schooner was loaded with lumber ans
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-02
Too Far.

81 think that my husband carries his
business proclivities too far" said Mrs.
Mcbride to Mrs. barley.
How sop
81 had birthday last week, and he
gave me $50 goldpiece. He also asked
IL would allow him n discount of % per
cent il he would give me next years
birthday present at the same time. |
told him l would do no such thing. DE
troit Free Press,
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-02

"Dear mew she said 81 wonder what
has become OF that Household JournalW
He didn't say a word.
There was another recipe in 1t that l
wanted TO try"
He smiled, for now he was assured that
he had done wisely when he burned it up.
Even a good natured man may grow
weary Of having experiments tried upon
kim.-Chicago Post.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-02

"This is new well, isn't itF' asked
the stranger in the oil regions.
Eyes, sir, said the native. They
call it the 'Sapho.'"
"Why do they give IT that name"
"Well, they've bored down 200 feet
and hain't struck nothin yit but Dirt
Chicago Tribune.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-02

"Shall l send the goods home" asked
the clerk.
"No," replied Scroggins, who was pur-
chasing a dress under his wife's orders.
81 can carry them. But you'd better load
the bill on delivery wagon."-Philadel-
phia North American.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-02
MAINE ARTIFICIAL STONE CO.,

Manufacturers and dealers In all kinds OF
Portland Cement goods. ONCE III Kennebec
street. opposite T. & r. depot. Estimates CIV
en- on Artificial Stone Sidewalks, Drl7ewaYs,
Floors. etc. Cement Garden Borders furnished
and set; also Common Cement Cellar Floors.
All work done at lowest prices aud satisfaction
guaranteed.
A. w. HIGGINS, ROBERT LUCAS
apr9dtf
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-02
Land and Two Houses at Auction.

The real estate formerly owned and occupied
BY r. r.. Burnham at 1916 Congress St, Port
land, viii be sold at public auction, on
the premises on Saturday, the 18Th day Of May.
A. ID. 1900, at go o'clock p. m. The property
consists OF about 0000 feet OF land and two
houses and Is well situated for renting.
For terms and description call oni
+. o. bailey & Co., Aueloneers. w. G. Chap
man 3a6 Congress 81. l.. NJ. Webb. 9S Ex-
chan ge st., agents for the owners. apr27eodtd
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-26
ASSETS WERE SMALL.
But bis Liabilities Were Nearly
Three Million Dollars.
The Peculiar Plight of n PhiI.deIpbia
Drug Clerk Who obligingly signed
Lot OF Papers for an Enter
prising C0nveyancer.

Ordinarily men see no occasion for
rejoicing in bankruptcy proceedings.
Not so Arnot K Housekeeper. He
beams upon all the customers who
come into his little drug store, and is
probably the happiest man in Mar
berth-an because he is bankrupt
Until recently Housekeeper was a
drug clerk in o store at Nineteenth
and Parrish streets, Philadelphia, and
had it not been for the bankruptcy
proceedings he might have continued
to be clerk for the remainder of his
days. With his hands thrust deep in
his pockets and little wreaths of
smiles sprinlSled over his face, he told
the story to Philadelphia Times re-
porter the other day, interrupting the
narrative occasionally to attend to
the wants of customers.
about Is years ago" he began, "a
friend of mine, who is a conveyancer,
came to me and asked me to sign nv
name to some mortgage bonds. He
said 1T was a mere matter of formal
ity, and as did not think my sigma
ture could create such a rumpus as
followed, complied with his re-
quest. How many of the bonds 1
signed I don't know, but they kept
coming in with great frequency. I
have since learned that they made
me. what is known as a straw man
sort of cats paw to pull other peo-
pies chestnuts out of the fire. At
that time was only % years old and
hadn't cent in the world except the
salary 1 made in the drug store.
well, it wasn't long before the
trouble began. The creditors start
ed to call upon the straw man to
make good, and I suddenly discovered
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1900-05-26
MEN IN PUBLIC LIFE.

Gov. Wells, of Utah, Is an ardent stu
dent of experimental chemistry and
spends much of his leisure time in his
laboratory.
Senator Hanna has had set as scarf
pin ruby which for ages adorned the
brow of an Bast Indian idol. The jew
ell has been in the senator's family for
several generations
Ex-senator German, of Maryland.
said the other day that he did not seem
to look like politician. Invariably"
he said, strangers mistake me for
either diplomat or a priest"
Rear Admiral Silas Wright, who be-
came the junior flag officer of the navy
by promotion to the highest grade re-
sently, will be next to Admiral Dewey
In the course of three years. Admiral
Wright is q Kentuclian and SO years of
age.
Senator Pettus, of Alabama, is a we'll
read man, but often declares a library
consisting of the Bible, Shakespeare
and Burns poems is enough for any
one. In 1s49 he went across the plains
TO California, taking with him the
works named, and thoroughly digested
them all before seeing the Pacific slope.
His knowledge of the Bible and Bible
history is intimate In the extreme.
Senator Depew, N objeeting 70 the
"MiHionaires' club" as q descriptive
title for the body OF which he is mem
Der, says that three-fourths OF the SEN
ators have 'no income beyond their
salaries and what they can gain in ad-
dition by the limited opportunities
from their public duties for the prac-
tice OF their professions, contributions
to magazines and other literary eff
forts"