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The state herald., 1900-07-20
FATE OF FOREIGNERS IN
PEKIN STILL in DOUBT

the next day the Filipinos were again
at work in the fields. Captain DOdd's
command arrived back at Vigan on
May 3rd, having covered distance of
435 miles.
Captain Dodd highly commends the
conduct during his expedition Of Lieu
tenants Chitty, Mckinley and McNally,
also Of Sergeant Coppeck. Corporal
Robert ]. Walker Private Felix Nc
Cue, Private ID. s. Mudock, Acting
First Sergeant G. Gehman, Private
John Il. Diamond, Blacksmith Robert
TAFT, Sergeant John Dearmstadt and
Corporal James Johnson, and for con-
spicuous gallantry in action on the 18th
and 25th, Sergeant o. A. Freck, Quar-
termaster Sergeant G. b. Osgood, Ser
geant James +. Foster, Sergeant Nor
ris Wise, Corporal Robert Farrell, Cor
poral George n. Field, Corporal Albert
c. Weingand, Sergeant Ballard, engi-
neer corps; Private Harry Bones,
Trumpeter II. NJ. Boettner, Private
Robert Porter, Private Edward Coates.
Trumpeter G. l.. Leroy, Private julius
Buttner, Private Herman Black, Cook
Stanislaus l.. Skiera aud Farrier Hay
man Sug Saylor.
The state herald., 1900-07-20
Death of senator Gear,

Washington. u. g.. July ii.-Tnltcl
States Senator John Henry Gcnr OF
burlington, Iowa, died ~ 1890 n. M. 10.
dny OF heart failure IN his Apartments
nt the Portland In this city. While Sen.
ntor Gear Ind been IN III health for n
year or morc. death cnnc ~ nm entire.
~ unexpected time. lie wns In excel
lent health nnd spirits last night nnd
made engagements with some pollil.
cnl friends Inst night. shortly before y
o'clock last evening, accompanied by
Mrs, Gear, he went ont driving with
Secretary Wilson ~ the Agricultural
Department They returned nhnui ia
o'clock aud the senator retired nn hour
later In bis usuhl health. Shortly br.
fore : o'clock this morning the spnntnr
summoned his confidential sprrntnry.
Colonel H. Root. nnd Informed him
That he was troubled with rnnpostlnn
N his chest Mrs. Gear was called ami
she nnd Colonel Root applied sumr .inn'
pie remedies, which seemed Ia rrlirv,
the sehninrH suffering. Al pam o'rin,l
Snnnior Gear cumplninul OF Hrfluu.
difficulty IN breathing Ills rnudltinn
became critical, aud hla gnmtiy ni,,'
slclhn, Dr. Davis. was aunuunrd IA
examination convinced pr nnyia tl,nt
his NJ silnenlshrd patient WIS muoting
nom heart trouble. aud. calling glinni
Root nHldo hn Informed him TINT sr,,
NOR Gear could lHst scarcely nu bopf
ABOUT I o'ulpcl, The zrnniur arriurI =.
hr chsl'r aud Whrn nsLrd Iiy Nis
,'rnr Ne iu liis condition tpplird mini
W \ feel itliu better" Tluran v,t..
hla lnat words Fifteen minutes hln.
hu Whs dead
The state herald., 1900-07-20
BUSINESS DISTRICT OF PRES.
COTT DESTROYED BY FIRE

Prescott, Ariz. July 15-The fire which
started at 1O:45 O'Clock last night was
not under control until o'clock this
morning, when the fire fighters went
considerable distance In advance of
| the flames and blew up the buildings
on the south side of Goodwin street.
preventing the fire from crossing the
street.
The burned district embraces five
blocks, In which are located the prin.
clpal mercantile houses, both banks,
both telegraph offices, the three news
papers, four hotels, every saloon and
every restaurant except one in the
town, besides scores Of private resi-
dences.
To add to the prevailing gloom, n
high wind has prevailed all day, send
( ing smoke, dust and burning embers
In every direction, requiring the great
est vigilance to prevent another out
break Of the flames.
Owing to the chaotic conditions ex-
isting to-day, it is impossible to OBJ
tain an accurate account of the losses or
individual insurance. From interviews
with insurance agents, the total insur-
ance does not exceed $350,OOO.
The heaviest losers are as follows
Bashford Burmister Co., S250,OOO; Sam
Hall, $4,000: Hotel Burke, 100000; d.
Levy Il Co., $4,000; Jake Marks, S25,-
900; II. ii. Burmister Il Son Company,
S2O,OOO; G. a. Dake, $4,000; Ed Block,
$4,000; j. w. Wilson, $4,000; Kelly
n Stevens, $4,000; Journal Miner, S12,-
600, Bank of Arizona $4,000; Prescott
National Bank, $4,000; Prescott House
$4,000; w. II. Smith, $4,000: The
Courier, $1,000; Golden Eagle hotel,
$4,000; Scopel, $4,000: i. G. Becht,
$4,000; Windsor hotel $4,000;
Mountain City drug store, $4,000:
Brinkmeyer hotel, $1,000; II. Voge. So
600; Lee Bros. $1,000; Joe Roberts, So
900; Vienna bakery, $1,000; Cabinet
saloon, $4,000; Palace saloon. 10000;
Prescott Electric Company, $1,000.
In addition to the above We're four
teen or fifteen saloons. with losses
ranging from $1,000 to $1,000.
Five restaurants, five barber shops,
two meat markets and fifty or sixty
residences were destroyed. In many
cases the above losses do not include
buildings.
At daylight this morning teams were
at work hauling lumber TO the public
plaza and covering II with tents and
temporary frame buildings. The occu-
pants will be ready for business to-
morrow Both banks have secured
temporary quarters, and will be open
tomorrow.
All the sufferers from the fire are
provided with food. shelter and cloth
Ing. and 1t is not thought any outside
assistance will be required.
The state herald., 1900-07-20
CORN THREATENED
BY DROUTH

Kansas City. July i3.-Knnsas corn
Is being ruined 10y drouth. Reports re
ceived by local grain men from the big
gcst corn counties In the state. Jewell,
Republic. Smith, Phillips, Mitchell,
Cloud, Clay, Dickinson, Reno and some
others, say the crop Is half destroyed
already. and Will be almost completely
ruined II rains do not come In the next
few days.
There has been but little rain over
the section named for from three 10
four weeks. and during this time the
weather has been extremely hot Yes
terdny and to-day In central Kansas the
temperature averaged 100 degrees.
The state herald., 1900-07-20
FlLiPlNos UNUSUALLY ACTIVE.
Aguinaldo Issues a Proclamation Attack
Ing tn. Taft Commission

Aguinaido Issues a Proclamation Attack
Ing the 1afi Commission.
Washington, u, C.. July l7.-Whilc II
is said that peace prevails In the Phil
Ippincs II Is n fact that the situation
continues to be decidedly feVcrish and
threatening. liumors are constantly
reaching Manila In regard To the
whereabouts aud operations OF Aguln.
aldo, and n number of proclnmatlons
by the Filipino chlrftnin have appear.
ed recently melting the Tnenls 10 con.
tlnuc the struggle for Independence
and freedom. Since the arrival OF the
Taft commission the activity Of the In.
surgcnts has apparently Increased aud
the leaders are cndcayorlng to influence
public sentiment ngnist the amnesty
proposition. which would. II success
ful. go far 10 undermine Agulnnldo's
influence. bring about genuine cessa.
tlon OF hostllltlcs and unmis,nknblc
peace.
Letters received nt the War Depart.
mcnt state that one OF the latest proc.
lumntions OF Agillnnldo Il directed on.
tircly against the rnft commission. II
contains full explanation OF how the
commission was made up by the Pres.
l''HAs WIN INV lufH uIf lllNl
II and what iis crfnn,ls and functions
ARE. Stress IL laid upon the fact that
Congress had nothing to do with the
commission. and That officially aud H..
gnlly II does not represent the scntl.
mcnt Of the people hut II simply the
personal instrument of the President of
the United States, who IL committed
to the policy of subjugntion. The proc.
lnmntion says That the TAFT commits.
sion Is practically President Mckinley
himself"
Secretary Root hns received from
Major General Macarthur the order
under which his squadron or the Phil,
lppinr cavalry wns organized nt Ma
Min for service against the insurgents.
Lieutenant Colonel W. u. Wilder, For.
ty.thlrd Infantry. commenced the or.
! gnnizntlOn ~ four troops of native
scouts. with maximum of 40 men
! 10 troop, aud squadron non-commis,
stoned stan II one sergeant major. one
| uunri"rmnsior sergeant nnd one com.
miHsnry sergeant. The men were IN.
listed 20 serve until June ~. 1901, The
monthly pny allowances of these scouts
ranges FROM $40 Mexican money month,
/ W pny nnd 50 Mexican none" month,
| ly clothing allowance for sergeant
mnior 10 NlbdD pny nnd ~ per month
| clothing allowance fDr n private. The
/ barracks M Cnloocnn are the n"n1Hz'
Nous " ih" squadron.
The state herald., 1900-07-20
Wyoming Indians Restless.

Denver. July 1G.-A special from
Lander TO the Denver News says:
There is n strange feeling of unrest
among the white people in the valley
regarding the Indians on the Shoshone
reservation. A day or two ago three
Indians visited the Shickley ranch, on
North Fork, AT the south end of the res
ervation, and, going into field,
claimed horse, which they said was
their property. A man by the name of
Miller. who was working the animal
denied that II was an Indian horse. and
told them that he had purchased II at
an administrators sale some years ago.
Notwithstanding Miiicrs protest, they
proceeded TO take the animal away.
Another white man who was present
interefercd. and forbade the Indians
taking the horse. but as they persisted,
he grabbed a club and knocked one of
the Indians down. All three OF the red
men then hurried OF to the reservation.
Yesterday these three Indians re-
turned, bringing twelve more with
them, all armed with Winchesters,
and, pointing them nt the owner OF the
horse and another white man there, the
claimant was permitted TO ride him
Justice Bertrand OF this city Tor the
arrest of the Indians, and with this
Deputy Sheriff Couch was sent over to
the agency to make the arrest Cap
tain Nlckerson, the Indian agent, be.
Ing apprlscd OF what the officers We're
after, told them TO leave the matter
with him and he would have the
guilty parties arrested by the Indian
police. When the police were told by
the agent To arrest the wrongdoers,
they flatly refused.
The agent then told them II they did
not obey he would have them locked
up. They promptly told him they
would not submit to arrest. and II he
attempted II they would lock him up.
The agent. seeing trouble brewing sent
FOR the Indian who claimed the horse
and asked him how much II was worth.
and. being told. he paid him the
amount lie then sent for the white
man 10 come and get III. horse. hoping
thereby TO end the trouble. hut the had
blood cngendcrcd has not yet settled,
and n feud has been started which Is
likely TO end In trouble.
For the fret time since Chief WISH
nkic's death has an emergency arisen
which demanded the wisdom OF the
lnmcnted chief. one faction of the
shoshonc tribe IL not nj all satisfied
With The position OF the government.
which hns so far refused to allow them
10 elect Dick Wnshnklc 10 ih. place
once occupied 10y his father. There Is
erumbllng going ON among the young
warriors. nnd the whites nrc looking
for trouble. which has long been ox.
pecicd TO follow the death Of old Chief
Washable.
The state herald., 1900-07-20
THE SIXTEEN immoRrALs.
TIL, Capitol Manager. select sablsct. for
Portraits.

Portraits.
Denver, July ii.-All the subjects for
the sixteen portraits TO be placed In the
windows Of the dome Of the state capi.
iol have been selected. The State
Board of Capitol Managers met ycstcr,
day and decided upon seven subjects,
The other names added TO the list yes
tcrdny are:
Nathaniel T.. I'M.
senator Cnslmlro Bnrcln.
General W. ]. Palmer.
Alexander Majors.
Dr. u. q. buckingham.
Father Dyer.
Mrs. Frances Jacobs.
The other nine previously selected
are:
W. y. Bycrs
Chief Ourny of the rtos.
Kit Carson. the scout,
Ex-Governor John Evans.
Ex-Governor Bilpln,
Ex-Governor II. II. Eaton.
jim Baker, the scout.
General Denver.
lIcln NJ, Hughes.
Almost every walk IN life ID repre-
scented In the list Mrs. Jacobs, the
woman. the phllnnihropisi, the docr ~
good deeds W. y. Bycrr, the journal.
ist. the pioneer. III" successful bust.
ness man. Ex-Governor Evans, the
scholar aud tho politician; ourny,
Carson nnd Baker representatives N
the time when Colorado wns hut u vii.
dorncss nni trails were scarce whore
HidcwnlkH nrr now common; lincklng,
hum, the physician, pioneer. school III.
rector and 'Rreonhnckcr" Father
Dyer. the religious enthusiast. rnls
mer. the railroad builder. nnd cx Gov.
crnor Eaton, the retired oiliceholdrf.
The plan WIS 10 have ~ many MnlkH
NJ life NJ possible represented EN
rpptonH were nnie 10 tile decision ~
first 10 select only lhaH" citizens who
hnd died. Those honorcd, WHO nfc still
alive. ares senator cnalmifo rnrrln,
rss sUoyrnor Eaton, iirlh ~ Hughes,
General W T. Palmer, Father Dyer,
". y. Bycfs.
Ten of the sixteen have died The
most recent death nmuuE the number
is that NJ y. T. iiill, selected iitst ~
yrHipfinyu meeting, because NJ hls
record ~ United Sihtca srHhiur. lnpit.
rr builder scholar. rhilanibuplqt RnJ
newspaper owner
The state herald., 1900-07-20
COLORADO'S
REVENUE LAWS.

Denver, July lG-As an Offset to the
muddled financial condition of the
state, Governor Thomas hopes to leave
as a legacy from his administration n
revised revenue law. From the begin
ming of his term of office the governor
has insisted that n new and better sys-
TEN of assessment and collection of the
states revenues was needed. This has
been emphasized to him time and again
when controversies arose over the
funds in which the several appropria-
tions made by the last Legislature We're
classed. Under the present system of
assessment, the auditor cannot tell
what will be the amount of revenue
until the returns are all In from the
county assessors September LIST and
the institution which received APP
preparations must wait until then, to
know whether there will he funds to
pay the amounts set apart for them.
There has been repeated controversy
between the heads of institutions and
state boards and the executive officers
over this state OF affairs, and threats of
suits TO mandamus the officers to pay,
wherether there was money or not
have been made
Yesterday Governor Thomas took the
first step toward effecting n remedy.
when he appointed commission of
seven members 10 frame bill for the
assessment and collection of revenue
to meet and dCfray the necessary ey-
penses of the state, the bill to be sub
mitted to the next session of the Gen
eral Assembly. The commission con
sists Of Clay HWhItsord, T.. l.. Whited.
Judge l.. T. Wells. Lafayette Twitchell
and Joseph Israel of Arapahoe county;
benjamin +. Montgomery of Teller
county. and William $. Buckley of San
Miguel county. The governor. in issu-
Ing commissions TO the appointecs, re-
quests that they meet Immediately and
organize for their work.
As the Legislature has made no pro-
vision for compensation for work of
the nature that the commission will do.
the governor will recommend in his
message TO the next Legislature that
an appropriation be made for the pur-
pose
Governor Thomas leaves the commits
sion free 10 exercise Its own Judgment
In framing the law he desires. and no
plan of the work has yet been made.
Members of the commission said yes
terday that a meeting OF Its members
would he called Immediately. at which
the work would be outlined and the
necessary subcommittee appointed.
There will be sessions at stated inter
walls thereafter. Therevenue laws of
other states will he the basis of work,
Governor Thomas said yesterday that
his reason for appointing majority
of the commission from Arapahoe
county was TO insure Il quorum AT
each meeting.
The state herald., 1900-07-20
SHARP FIGHTING IN
THE PHILIPPINES

Washington. u. g.. July 1.-THE
War Department hns received an inter.
cstlng report FROM Captain George 4.
Dodd. Third cavalry. In regard 10 op.
crntions In northwestern Luzon with
troop y Of That regiment from April
sth to May 3fd last. This troop enjoys
mn enViable reputation for expert
horSemnnshlp aud military driil In this
country. having participated In various
military tournaments nt Madison
Square Garden NJ New York and CON.
IN. ont with dying color- In each.
Captain Dodd's force. consisting Of
elghiy.sevcn men nud nincty.thrc.
horses, left Nlgnn. the capital of ilocos
Sur province, On April Sih. aud headed
northwnri, Early on the morning Of
the 10Th instant his command cncoun,
tered n large party sf insurgents under
Grsorlo Aghpay In the mountains
near lindoc.
In fierce fight, lasting nm hour for.
t,sninr insurgents wHrr Killed four
mortnily wounded nnd fprty.four were
mndo prisoners The nifrny took place
IN thick Jungle. which mndc thu
movements OF the soldiers very dim.
cult. The command then proceeded Ia
hunt down large body NJ insurgents
which were believed Ia be- somewhere
In the vicinity ~ lihioc, AZ daylight
On the 25ih Instant they mot their
quarry nnd another sharp engagement
took place The bolnmun nfr said "a
have fought With Rrrnt futogliy, nnd
the troopers were obliged 80 put aside
their rnrhinrs nnd close IN with their
tuvnlvurs IN The hnniliu.lhnd lighting
IN this nHht i2o Insurgents were killed
outright nnd i've captured with rifles
nnd horses. ChplniH Dudd'H only ems
unity WIS u sponr wound suffered las
Sergeant roppppk In the nghting M
rlpae qnnftefrl This engagement snys
the report. practically suuulchod nn nt
tempted uprising IN llocO Nurle. and
The state herald., 1900-07-20

The only houses remaining in the
town are Goldwater Bros, A. Blum
berg and Mrs X. Il. Blaine, dry goods,
Joseph Dougherty, II. w. Otis and j. l.
Gardner, groceries, and w. w. Ross
and w. =. Coyillaud, drugs.
The express office and postofiice were
both out of the fire limits, but the lat
ter had close call. All the mail and
effects We're ready to move at mo-
ment's notice.
The office of the supervisor of CEN
sus for the territory was located in the
Prescott National Bank building. and
contained all the office statistics of the
census of the territory, but they were
removed to place Of safety.
The Western Union opened Its office
this morning In grocery store, and
the Postal has opened an office at the
railroad depot.
The electric light poles and wires
were destroyed In the burned district,
and the town will be In darkness un-
til they can be replaced. This company
also owns the telephone system, and
loses more than half OF its instru-
ments.
Many citizens who yesterday were
and penniless, number losing both
their business places and their resi-
dences. An army of carpenters has
been busy all day putting up temporary
structures, many of which have been
completed and will open for business
tomorrow.
OF the three printing offices in town
all that was saved was about thirty
cases Of type by the Courier. The de-
struction of the others was complete.
j. NJ. Martin, proprietor of the Journal
Miner, saved only his books. Included
in his loss was n Mcrgenthaler limo
type, installed in the office only three
months ago. The two above papers
have already made arrangements for
continuing publication, although but
little insurance was carried by either.
Most of the heaviest losers will re-
build at once.
The origin of the fire was unknown
until this evening. when it was learned
that man rooming over the bottiing
works was lying in bed reading by can
delight when piece of loose paper on
the wall caught fire. He ran out and
gave the alarm and before others
reached the place the fire was beyond
control.
Extra police are on guard tonight
over goods in temporary structures
erected to-day and over the vaults of
banks which are exposed to view, and
the fire patrol is also being maintained
to prevent any fresh outbreak. al
though with the dying down of the
wind but little apprehension is felt to-
night.
The state herald., 1900-07-20

Special trains on the Siberian rail-
road certainly possess everything for
the comfort Of travellers. There is a
library, piano, writing conveniences.
barber shop. gymnasium, ice water.
hot water dials which indicate the
next station and the length OF the stop.
double windows TO protect the pas
sengers from dust and the extreme ST.
berian cold. and an observation car at
the rear. There is no charge for medi-
cal attendance, but baths cost 81. There
are attendants on the train speaking
English, French and German. The
time from St Petersburg to Irkutsk is
seven days.
The state herald., 1900-07-20

A recent visitor to an astronomical
observatory looked through the great
telescope. and reported n remarkable
appearance in the sky. The professor
standing near, was incredulous: the
locker persistent The man OF science
took his turn at the instrument, and
then quietly remarked: There Ia u
cobweb forming across the glass. That
accounts for your vision OF the extra
ordinary object" Observers In yarl-
Gus departments OF human thought
and activity, who report the coming OF
wonderful or threatening things into
view may, so TO say have only a cob
web to thank for what they see. The
business. the political or the religious
ornament has really no such occu-
pants OF its space.
The state herald., 1900-07-20

The famous Trans-Missouri Freight
association decision OF the Supreme
Court was said to have thrown the
railroads back into a "eompetiuve"
state. But railroad passenger asso-
citation has decreed that any road ruI.
ming a train between New York ana
Chicago in less than twenty-eight
hours must charge 81 above the regular
fare. That does not look like competi-
tion. An association sufficiently power
ful to compel the rich and enterprisIng
roads to forego the advantage OF their
enterprise is hardly the shorn. crippled
and decrepit creature that its members
have represented II as being.
The state herald., 1900-07-20
mo .nl,n,lnn Arm, nnlnn,.

Chicago July ia score of SALIVA.
ilun Army members frum this city viii
start tomorrow for the colony near In
lunin, colorado. Commander Booth.
Tucker viii lrnvr Chicago wednesday,
evening IN visit the In Iuntn colony.
lie arrived here from the East sniur
day night un his nnnunl tour of lnHpoc.
Jon.
The state herald., 1900-07-20

There is n horse in Havana. Cuba.
which probably has saved the lives OF
1880 persons. He is kept in Havana's
meteorological laboratory, which. like
founded by newspaper. This horse
was given TO that institute in 1895.
From that year up to date, 1t is said
TO have furnished 1900 cubic cent?
meters of anti-diphtheria serum, with
a record of / 800 cures.
The state herald., 1900-07-20

Recent explorations show that Braz-
ilian resources, If pressed. could FUR
nish so per cent more raw rubber than
at present. Investigations in Africa
have disclosed a supply which is prac-
ucally limltless.
The state herald., 1900-07-20

Gen. Andre, the new French war
minister, had his measures on taking
office cancelled pending military pun
ishments and rescinded Gen. Gallinet's
prohibition of the wearing of civil
dress by officers when off duty.
The state herald., 1900-07-20

Telegraphic wires are better con-
ductors on Monday than on Saturday.
on account of their Sunday rest. and
rest of three weeks adds 10 per cent
to the conductivity OF wire.
The state herald., 1900-07-20

Engiand's patent office has Just is.
sued It's report for 1899. and Il appears
that there has been falling on during
the past twelve months. as there is n
diminution OF abou, / 1000 In the num-
Der OF the years complete speclfica.
tions. The outbreak OF the war ocoa.
STONED the invention OF several shields
and cuirasses for soldiers; the abnor-
nal heat during the summer result
cd In many applications for patents
for hcadgcar for horses: and the pass
lng OF the shop Assistants Seats Act"
by which every employer must provide
his assistants with seats during their
work, resulted In the granting OF pat.
cnu for over hfty various kinds OF
seats. The largest number OF appllca.
tons In one day was i27. ana the
smallest nifty. Women were rcsponai.
BILE for ga specifications. lie OF which
were In connection with articles OF
dress and forty-two related TO cycling.
Tho general dimlnution In attributed
to the great decline OF invention In
connection with the cycling Industry.
The state herald., 1900-07-20

Mr.. Gladstones statue is to be set up
at Athens, in the gardens of Zappeion,
in recognition of his services to Greek
independence.
The state herald., 1900-07-20

A ragged coat often covers a warm
araft. while many an embroidered
waistcoat has nothing better under 1t
than heartburn.
The state herald., 1900-07-20

Queensland is being converted into
= large orange orchard. The Austral-
ian orange ripens at a time when
other countries cannot provide fruit.
The state herald., 1900-07-20

Even in these days of high power,
small caliber rifles. the smooth bore
with big mouth is a bad weapon to
run up against.