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Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
She Once Killed a Colored Lad.

New York, Dec. 14-A Washington
dispatch to the World says that the
engagement of Miss Elizabeth Moore
Flagler to DR.. w. G. McKeen or Du-
deck, Cape Breton. is announced by
her mother. The marriage will take
place in June. Miss Flagler Is a
daughter of Brigadeir General Daniel
w. Flagler. at one time chief of ord
nance of the army.
In August, 1895, Miss Flagler was the
victim of most unhappy occurrence.
She shot negro boy, Ernest Green,
employed in one of the departments,
killing him instantly. Green had been
breaking the branches OF pear trees
in the grounds surrounding the Flag
ler residence in Washington. Miss
Flagler warned the lad to desist, but
he did not heed her. whereupon she
fired revolver, simply with the in
tention of frightening him away. Miss
Flagler Immediately surrendered her.
self to the chief of police and was ex-
onerated by the coroner's jury. She
was subsequently indicted am tried
the following February. She was con-
victed of involuntary manslaughter
and sentenced to three hours impris-
onment and $500 fine. This sentence
was carried out. She has since then
been living in retirement at Cape Bre-
ton
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28

childhood. It's advantages, generally
stated, are numerous and unquestion-
able. For the child of the squalid home
1t is blessing not in disguise. For do
nestle hardship, blows, curses, kicks,
for the poverty of heart that too often
accompanies a lean larder and brutal
habits Of degraded parents, nothing bet
ter can be imagined. For child soli-
tariness of mind or body it gives sweet
companionship. For the darkness 1t
substitutes light. The hunger of the
little soul 1t nourishes with hope. The
thirst for play it slakes. 1t is warmth
in winter, GOODNESS in midsummer heat,
as compared with sun-beaten streets OF
the one season or fireless rooms in the
other. For the typical American child,
on the other hand, it is liable to intensi-
fy natural or acquired excitability. A
too jealous teacher may make a nerv-
GUS babe in a kindergarten still more
nervous. 1t may be tension where there
ought to be relaxation. Its excitement,
fraught with charm for the child at the
moment, is too often surcharged with
incitement to worry or sleeplessness.
There is a reaction against the kinder
garten on the score Of it's premature
concentration of immature intelligence
and it's aggravation Of a naturally ag-
gravated nervous organization.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
general NEWS ITEMS
Covering Every County and Many De-
partment Subjects
FOR INTERESTED READERS
Who Enjoy their Information in Con.
densed and Pithy Form and are too
Busy to Read Long and Useless Re.
ports Of Space Writers.

New York, Dec. 15.-Oswald Often
dorfer editor of the Stats Zeitung,
died at his home in this city today.
London, Dec. 15.-Judgment for e25O
was entered in the Queens Bench
Court today against the Duke of Man.
chester for wines and cigars supplied
by city merchant. The claim was
not contested.
OF the 13.007 arrests made by the
Paris exposition police only forty-four
were Americans. Surely this is an ex-
hibit deserving a gold medal since
none of the other nations did as well
except Denmark and Polynesia
Marysville Appeal.
New York, Dec. 14.-Cornelius l..
Alvord Jr., the defaulting teller OF the
First National Bank, was arraigned
before Judge Thomas in the criminal
part of the United States Circuit Court
today and pleaded not guilty. The
trial was set for December 26.
Seattle, Wash, Dec. 15.-The United
States army transport Kintuck sailed
for Manila this afternoon with 5O4
horses and 311 mules for the Philip
pine service. besides 1900 tons Of mis-
ce1laneous army supplies. She will
touch at Honolulu and there give the
animals rest.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
They Are Easily Upset.

sT remember once Of hearing Of fel-
low who, coming uninjured out Of a
railway wreck, worked like demon to
assist his less fortunate fellow passen-
GERS" said a railway official. "All the
time he was at work, however, he held
one hand to his collar, and, when it was
over, one of his companions discovered
that he was holding tight to his necktie,
which he had been in the act Of tying
when the collision occurred.
"People act very queerly when they
are, or think they are, in danger.
81 know young girl who had
learned to swim quite well, and one day
she tried to swim across river. There
were plenty Of people about and the dis
tance was not great, but when she was
half way across. someone called out
"How deep is it?" She let her foot
down and, Of course, found she was out
of her depth. Instantly she lost her
nerve and sank. She came up once,
tried to scream, but the water choked
her, and down she went again.
"a man, realizing that something was
wrong, jumped in, clothes and all, and
pulled her out. He was none too soon,
for she was unconscious when he pulled
her up. It was the sheer fright OF
knowing that she was out of her depth
that caused it all, as otherwise there
wasn't the slightest danger. -Cincin.
natl Enquirer.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
Not Tramps but Robbers.

st. Louis, Dec. 15.-Five unidentified
men, garbed as tramps, who asked
shelter in a caboose at midnight last
night, overpowered the village mar,
shal at Brighton, ILL.,, locked him in
cell, and then broke into bank and
two stores. They attempted, to get in
to the vault of Blodget Bros, in which
there was a large amount of money
but were unsuccessful. although the
strong box was partially wrecked by
several explosions of dynamite
Failing there. the robbers entered
the general store Of E. Butler, where
they broke into the safe and secured
$100. Soon after Buffers store was
discovered on fire. A loss of several
hundred dollars resulted. The rob-
bers escaped on handcar.
When the marshal was liberated he
organized posse and started after
the robbers with bloodhounds.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
WASHINGTON.

The house reversed Fridays action
of the committee Of the whole on the
freight and express receipt TAX amend
ment.
The war revenue reduction bill pass
ed the house.
An amendment providing that an in
heritance tax should not be levied on
the estates of persons who died prior
to June 13, 1898, was adopted.
The house passed the pension ap-
preparation bill. 1t carries $145, ,145,-
$50.
The senate continued discussion Of
the Hay-Pauncefote treaty in execu-
tive session. 1t is the opinion of the
friends of the treaty that it's opponents
are trying to postpone the final vote
until after the holidays. 1t was mi.
possible to reach an agreement IT a
vote yesterday.
The house committee on census be-
gan consideration of the reapportlon-
ment bill. and, by vote Of to D,
expressed a preference for leaving the
house membership at 357, as at pres
ent. Tbe vote is not considered tlnal.
Senate committee on foreign rela-
tions adopted the Foraker amendment,
which declares that the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty supercedes the Clayton
Bulwer treaty, and which strikes from
the former the clause permitting the
submission of the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty to other powers.
The resolution providing for an in
vestigation of the Clark-Maginnis SEN
atorial case, from Montana, was trans
ferred from the senate committee on
elections to the committee on contin-
gent expenses.
The house took up the war revenue
reduction bill Mr.. Newland's amend
ment, reducing the tax on beer to $l.2O
barrel was lost, 60 to 1871 Nv Bar
tholdt offered $3.50 rate; lot. 60 to
139. Mr. Payne's amendment. fixing
the tax at SLIGO barrel, was then
adopted without division.
The amendment abolishing one-sixth
and one-eighth barrels was defeated
IS to "a.
Mr.. Newlands amendment taxing
the gross receipts of corporations was
lost, 80 to 119.
Mr.. Smiths amendment restoring
the tax on express receipts in such
form as to compel the company to pay
it, was adopted, 1923 to 1O6.
The house adjourned without COM
pleting the bill.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
California Lemons.

New York, Dec. 15.-Importers of
lemons will have an analytical test
made to show the relative quantity of
citric acid contained in the imported
fruit, as compared with the California
product This is the latest develop
ment in the controversy between i'm
porters and handlers of domestic lem
ons by the Earl Fruit Company, and
which showed, according to the claims
of that company, that the domestic
fruit contained a larger percentage OF
citric acid than imported lemons. I'M
porters, it seems, are by no means sat
isfied with the Earl test, and accord
ingly will make a counter test.
Mr.. P. Saitta, large importer, said
he had Krone Bros, of this city, Sc
lect twelve lemons as representative
California production and also twelve
Sicilian lemons from representa-
tive importation. These Mr.. Siatta
said had been given to ain expert chem
ist to make an analysis ''in order to
secure perfectly fair and impartial
test" as to the relative amount OF
citric acid contained in the 80 lots.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28

many of the cadets have been drowned.
1t is believed that forty who left in
one of the ships boats, and have not
been seen since. are lost. The total
loss is now thought to be no less than
140. Forty of those saved are badly
hurt.
The training ship had been at Ma
laga since November 1, practicing with
guns of large caliber At 10 O'clock
this morning review of the cadets
was in order. The wind was violent.
and instructions were given to stoke
up as rapidly as possible. But already
mountainous waves had struck the
ship, swapping the anchor chains. She
wass driven helplessly toward the port
and sank. The crew threw themselves
into the sea and clung to the wreck
age, but the smajority quickly disap-
peared. Capt Kresthmann died at his
post.
The Malaga lifeboat made three eff.
forts, and rescued fifteen men, but the
weight capsized the boat and twelve
were drowned. The other three were
saved by means of ropes thrown to
them. The port authorities saved
many of the sailors.
The survivors have been received, at
the hospital, the Hotel de Vile and
private houses. All the theaters in
Malaga abandoned their performances
this evening.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28

The fact that the population of Ari-
sona has increased 1O4.9 per cent in ten
sears in significant. It points to a
great future, under the growing system
If irrigation, which Is turning much Of
the territory into a garden Of Eden.
Arizona produces oranges, figs, al
nonds. pomegranates and other semi
tropical fruits. ..IItt has the largest fig
orchard In the Unfted States, and in
every portion OF the territory where
irrigation has been introduced the des-
srt has been made to blossom and bear
Abundantly. This part of the great
Southwest, says the. author Of 1.-THE
Conquest of Arid America" bears a
striking resemblance to the land of
Egypt, except that the irrigation is not
0atural, but must be forced. With the
methods now known and which are con-
stantly being improved, Arizona will
doubtless become one of the most IA
gored spots in the United States, in
stead of being, as she once was, the
most dangerous part of the "great
American desert"
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
FR1GATE SINKS OFF MALAGA
Loss of a German Training Vessel with
Many Lives.

Madrid, Dec. 16.-The German train
ing frigate Gneisenau has foundered Off
Malaga, northeast of Gibraltar. Pri-
vate dispatches say that forty persons
were drowned.
The Gneisenau, which was built at
Dantzic in 1879. was an iron vessel,
sheathed with wood. and had dis
placement of 1856 tons. She was 245
feet inches in length and 45 feet Il
inches beam, having a mean draft of
10 feet inches and coal capacity
of 400 tons. Her armament consisted
of fourteen 5.9-inch Krupp breech-
leaders, two 3.4-inch quickfrers, one
boat or field gun, and seven torpedo
tubes. Her complement was 461, and
she was used for training boys.
Later.-The Gneisenau foundered at
the entrance to the port of Malaga,
where she was about to take refuge
from the terrible storm prevailing.
A large number of the cadets can
be seen from the shore, clinging to
the rigging. They are shouting and
signaling for help. The captain and
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
Jury in Jessies Morrison's Case Dis
CHARGED

Eldorado, Kan, Dec. 14.-Jessie Nor
rison's trial for the murder of Mrs. q.
Olin Castle, whose life she is charged
with having taken because of her love
for Castle. ended at noon today in
hung jury.
Although the jury did not agree on
a verdict. the result Of their '"Hhera-
tions came near being an acquittal
Almost before the case had been dis
cussed by them, nine jurors voted for
acquital and three for conviction, the
three holding out for mans.aughter in
the fourth degree, the punishment for
which ranged from six months in jail
to two years in the penitentiary. The
jurors had been out since Tuesday
morning and for the last three days
realizing chat they could not reach a
verdict. they had waited patiently for
their discharge.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28

The double life" is a conspicuous
feature in the news of the day. First.
Mr.. Schreiber, Of Elizabethport, modest
and respected young bank clerk, was
suddenly found to be twins, the other
one being, known as Mr.. Hart, support
ing a scarlet and costly menage in New
York on funds filched from the bank.
Second, Mr.. James Roosevelt, Jr., scion
Of two distinguished families, million
aire and collegian, suddenly introduces
as his alternate delegate a curious
character known as Jimmy" a youth
of miscellaneous habits in the Tender
loin. Third, Messrs. Kerr, McAlister,
Death and Campbell, ssome Of them
leading" and all Of them outwardly
respectable citizens Of Paterson, N. j.,
abruptly disclose their other selves as
four monsters of lust. and cruelty.
Fourth, Mr.. Alvord, rotund of figure,
frank Of face and plausible all over,
the implicitly trusted teller Of a great
bank, unexpectedly introduces as his
double, who undid him, familiar figure
among sports and gamblers who has
taken 100000 Of the banks money.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28

The romance Of travel and the ro.
nance of industry, So to speak, are GU.
riously blended by the statement that
the Sultan of Johore has contracted for
an electrical plant to cost nearly a
million dollars. The name Of Johore,
a little state at the tip Of the Malay
Peninsula, has the very flavor Of "the
storied East But is there anything
in the arabian Nights" more truly
wonderful than the fact that such a
plant will transmit the power Of five
thousand horses ninety-eight miles ovel
three copper wires the size Of lead.
pencil? 1t is said that the first expert
ment in thus transmitting power was
made at mill in Rhode Island which
was about to be abandoned as inacces-
sible, when some one suggested stretch
ing wire from dam five miles away.
The plan succeeded. Other millmen,
miners, lighting companies and munich
palities adopted it. A single corpora
ton engaged in the manufacture or
power-transmitting machinery will
build more than six million dollars
worth this year. This shows record
breaking" development, for the first
years business Of the same corporation
in 1893 was only one-fifteth as large.
The Sultan's great plant, which will
carry the force of a cascade to the gov
ernment gold-mines, ninety-eight miles
away, marks development in still an
other direction. The greatest distance
over which power is now regularly
transmitted is about eighty-three miles
from Redlands to Los Angeles, CAL,
where it runs a street railway, lights
the streets and performs other service.
1t is true that power can be thus trans.
mitted to almost any distance. AS the
distance increases, however, SO does the
expense, until in the end it becomes
cheaper to produce the same power
from coal. Here is an economic prob.
lem which the progress of electrical de-
velopment will probably solve. Few
things are really impossible in an age
that has harnessed Niagara!
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
IN THE OIL FIELDS.

The Pacific Uuion Oil Company,
which started to drill last Tuesday on
it's well four miles north of this city,
is said to have struck vein of oil at.
depth of Is feet.
After temporary shut down, oc-
casioned by a defective boiler, the
Crown King Oil Company has begun
drilling on it's well in the Piru district.
The hole is about 100 feet down.
The Ramona Oil Company operating
in the Piru field is down 700 feet and
was yesterday, putting in the z 5-S ca
sing. There is considerable gas COM
ing out of the hole and fair showing.
of oil has been encountered.
The Puente Oil Company has force
of men putting up new still which
it received sometime ago for its re-
finery at Chico. Trouble has been ex-
perienced in getting men, particularly
bricklayers, for, the work. There ap-;
pears to be. no available men in the
the country. s,s
Steam was got up in the engines;
of the Rincon Crude Oil Company on
Saturday and the drill. was, started on
lIS uOWuWdTu COuTS0. lie l4dCuluGly
worked splendidly, and the outfit is
regarded by experts as one of the best
ever erected in that part Of the county.
For a week or more but one shift.A
day will be run. but after that time
the fires will not be allowed to go down
and the drilling will be continuous.
According to the Oil. Paint and Drug
Reporter, the first authentic discovery
of crude petroleum in Arizona has
been made eight miles south of Stafford
in the artesian we'll district. The oil
was found by o. C. Scarborough, who
was drilling for water at the depth of
about 700 feet, The oil rose cOnsid-
cradle distance in the piping and was
declared the pure article. Scarborough
continued his drilling with enthusiasm,
Passing quickly through the oil-bear-
ing stratum, hedost the oil in strong
flow of artesian water. that spouted
above the pipe He will continue drill
ling in the hope of striking stronger
flow of petroleum..
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28

So accustomed have Americans be-
come to think Of the United States as a
new country that the statement Of AL
Dion w. Tourgee that 1--WE are one Of
he Oldest of existing civilized nations"
'eems to require an explanation. Since
he foundation..of the government, al
nost one hundred and twelve years
lgo, there has been no break in our
Presidential succession. During that
seriod, according to Judge Tourgee, the
orm of government in France has
changed ten times. Germany" he
dds, us but thirty years old. Aus
ria, as nation, is the outcome Of the
hungarian rebellion. Italy is a still
ater product of popular evolution"
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
little Bafy Shot

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 15.-A Journal
special from Crawford, Neb., says that
Baptiste GARNER, known all over the
West as Little Bat" the fearless In
dian scout, who first came into prom
inence for services rendered Gen. Cook
and later for all the servieer In all the
big Indian wars was shetland prch-
ably fatally wounded in a saloon to-
night by James D. Haguewood, the sa-
loon manager. The trouble between
the two is not known.
Little Bat" has been 1o.dllg The
position of chief officer In the govern
ment service at Fort Robinson. There
is slight hope of his recovery. Hagae-
wood surrendered.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
Close of the Century.

Washington, Dec. 15.-It is learned
at the papel legation that coincident
with the closing of the nineteenth CEN
tury every archbishop and bishop in
the United States, as well as elsewhere
is ordered by Pope Leo to pontificate
publicly at a midnight service in his
cathedral, provided there are no ina
pediments to interfere with the pro-
gram. At Baltimore, Cardinal Gibbons
will conduct the commemoration rites
and in Washington, Archbishop Mar
tinelli has promised to officiate as eel
ebrant of midnight mass at st. Pat
rick'S church.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
Gompers is President.

Louisville, KY, Dec 15.-The twen-
tieth annual convention of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor adjourned
sine die tonight after selecting Scran-
ton, Pa, for next years convention
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President, Sam
uel Gompers, New York, cigarmakers
reelected; secretary, Frank Morrison.
Washington, printer, reelected; treas
urer, John B. Lennon. Bloomington
ILL.,, tailor. reelected.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28

Chinese were killed. There were no
British casualties.
The country is reported to be in a
general state of anarchy, necessita-
ting the scheme of frequent pacify-
ing expeditions which was drawn up
by Count Won Waldersee, allotting
spheres to the various nationalities
and which was unanimously accepted
The opening of the railroad has
been postponed indefinitely, efficient
engineers not being obtainable
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
French Consul Shoots Himself.

San Francisco. Dec. 15.-Paul An
tonic, the acting French consul at this
port, who shot himself through the
head at 571 Ellis street late last night,
is dying at the French hospital. There
was considerable mystery over the af-
fair due to the presence of woman
in the room at the time. The wo-
man was arrested and tonignC the po-
lice succeeded in clearing up the mys-
terry, at the same time uncovering
skeleton in the unfortunate mans
life.
The woman was formerly the wife of
a man named Poseuer, and was known
on the tenderloin at Belle Poseuer,
Belle Davis and several other aliases.
She was violently in love with An
tonic and after two years induced him
to marry her secretly. She became
jealous and nagged him continually
on the street. at his Office and home.
threatening to publish their marriage
although he told her if she did SO
he would lose all his friends and his
position. She continued to quarrel
with him. incessantly, although al
ways ready to- fawn on and caress him
the next moment.
Last night she went to his room
with him after an unusually violent
quarrel. There the quarrel was re-
newed and when he threatened to end
all with bullet she taunted him with
being fool and a coward. He took
a revolver from the drawer, loaded il
and placed the muzzle against his head
She sprang to grab it but was too late
He sent the bullet into his brain.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28

The kindergarten. is debatable ques-
tion Originating in a cool climate,
among a calm people, the idea of a
"child garden" was healthful, happy
and wise. After prolonged but not con-
elusive experiment American educators
are of divided judgment about its uni
versal adaptability to the temper and
physical environment Of American
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28
Fiqht With Boxers.

Pekin, Dec ia small force under
Colonel Tullock, while accommodating
today northeast of Pekin, encountered
a force of Boxers in the village of Ka-
oliying. The village was barricaded
and the officials were insolent A Box
er encampment was discovered at
Tieh Chaing, five miles distant. Rein
1orcements arriving ON Thursday, the
fortress was attacked and captured af-
ter a. sharp engagement, and forty
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28

Bishop Fallows seems to be busy ad-
vising the rich men and women Of the
country by letter what to do with their
money for the worlds good, but the
rich men and women of the country do
not seem to be taking his advice to any
great extent.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28

Ferrell, the murderer of Express
Messenger Lane, has justly been SEN
fenced to death. 1t may be true, as
claimed by his counsel, that he is de-
generate, but7society must protect itself
against degenerates when their degen-
eracy takes homicidal turn. 1t is not
the fault, but the misfortune, Of rabid
dog that he goes mad, yet no one stops
to sentimentalize before killing mad
dog.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28

Alvord, who might have home and
friends and a place of trust and good
pay, is now in New York, practically
penniless and in Jail, ruined man. He
takes this outcome philosophically and
says he has enjoyed his fling, but the
cost of the fling was enormous. The
way Of the transgressor is hard.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28

Optimists firmly maintain that the
human race is growing in mental vigor
and intelligence, but we cannot forget
that about one-half the female popula-
ton of this town is practicing the
kangaroo walk" This causes us to
aesitate at an acceptance Of the optimis-
dc dictum.
Mesa free press., 1900-12-28

Let's seel Ten years Imprisonment
for 100000. That would be $4,000 a
year. Even at the extreme penalty
bank looting on large, scale pays
pretty well