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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Mrs. p. A. Mechanism While Tenn
 porariIY Insane Sends Bullet Through Her Body.
Illness the Cause of Her Mental Aber- ration-The Tragedy Enacted in the Rear of TrilbY
 Barber Shop.

A room in the rear of the TrIlby barber shop was the scene of a tragedy this morning about 10 o'clock, the victim being Mrs. P. A. Mechanism, wife of the proprietor of the shop. The front of the build ing is occupied as a barber shop, while the rear rooms were used as a residence by MT. Mechanism and his family.
 MT. Mechanism and his brother, Andrew, were standing in the street in front of the shop when Q pistol shot was heard in the rear. The yard in the rear of the building is used by stage company and the first impression was that the shoot ing was by some ore connected with it. Both men started to the rear yard, but in passing a room their at tention was attracted by a noise within. ard on entering Mrs. Me Clanshan was discovered sitting on the bed. She made some exclama- tion, but neither of the men were able to state what she said, when SAG SuAloSnll lC1l OaChM oIo Ou Inc bed and became unconscious. Med ical aid was immediately summoned, but an examination revealed that she was beyond human aid as there was ghastly bullet wound in her breast iron a 44-calibre revolver, from which her life's blood was rapidly flowing. She continued to breathe for about twenty minutes, when life departed.
 Justice J. NJ. w. Moore summoned jury and proceeded to hold an in quest on the remains which was not concluded until late hour this afternoon, when they returned a verdict of suicide when temporarily insane.
 Among the witnesses examined was pr. J. B. McNally who testified in regard to the ill health and high state of nervousness of deceased Her domestic life was a happy one and no trouble had occurred be- tween her and her husband. and sc far as could be learned no cause could be assigned why she should take her own life other than through temporary alteration of mind caused by her nervous condition.
 The remains were removed tC Goble's undertaking parlors from where the funeral will take place to- morrow afternoon at f o'clock.
 The building in which the tragedy was enacted seems an ill-fated one as this is the fifth violent or myster ious death which has occurred in it The first was that of Gotleib Urfer who committed suicide in hls saloor there in 1884 or 1885.
 Following this few years latel came the death of Jack McCarron who was supposed to have commit ted suicide in one of the lodgine rooms of the house.
 Next was a nephew of MT. Urfer whose death was surrounded by more or less mystery.
 Later was that of John Miller who was shot to his death in the saloor by man who is now serving a lift sentence for his crime, which wa, one of the most dastardly ever com mitted by human fend and be per mitted to go unhung-
 The deceased was 28 years of agt and born in Dadeville. Alabama She leaves a husband and two sons to mourn her death.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
Our Public Schools !.

Nothing can speak with more boldDess and certainty of the splen- did advancement of community than a well-regulated school system we'll equipped with an able corps of teachers, with an especially good at tendance. This is particularly noticeable to one visiting the schools of Prescott under the supervision of Professor Mathews and his excellent assistants within their various de- partments. From the lowest grade of the system, where the little urchins compose the kindergarten work, up through every branch to the high room where the highest grade is preparing to leave the Prescott school for higher work in life or college, the full attendance, close application, indicative of pure interest and thorough work is every where in evidence. To find this state of affairs existing in any town or city is at once an index of the pulse as it beats in that particular branch, and to find that people are enthusiastic in supporting the public school system to the extent that more room is necessary to ac- commodate those in daily attend ance IS only further evidence of the splendid development of the west. It was to the public school system that Washington pointed as the great factor in preserving intact our American institutions and the i'm petus that increases with years, per- fectipg the faults of early school men, is swiftly working the great results that the father of his coun- try so earnestly appealed.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
A Button Collection.

A New York lady's pet hobby is 8 marvellous collection of all sorts and sizes of buttons Some of the enamel and miniature painted ones are veri- table works of art, while paste and precious medals worked in various ways supply other fascinating specimens. The greatest rarities are two Chinese official buttons. which in reality are decorations, and buttone from off gar ments known to have been worn by Marat, Robespierre, Charles Dickena Sir Walter Scott, Washington. Nelson, Byron, De Foe, Geerse II. George III. Napoleon, Wellington, Bismarck. Inv ing, Garfield and numerous other celeb. rities of both sexes. The collection numbers some 10. 900 specimens. New York Telegram
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
Another Pioneer Gone.

John Preston Osborn rounded out lorg and useful life yesterday even- ing at $40 o'clock at the residence of his son John w. Osborn, in Brill's addition. He died as he wanted to die, in the Christian faith, surround- ed by his wife and all his children. The funeral will take place from the NJ. E.. church south at 2 o'clock to- morrow Sunday afternoon.
 He was born in Tennessee eighty Eve years ago and in 1S41 married Miss Pauline R. Swetnam, who sur wives him. He came to Prescott in 1864 He was one of the earliest settlers of that town and built the first hotel. He was one of the ex- plorers Of Del Rio and the Verde valley, and it was partly through his influence that the military post was located there. He came to the Salt river valley when there was no Phe- nix and assisted in the location of the town. MT. Osborn endured all the hardships of the Arizona pioneer and was threatened by all the dang CTS which aboundcd here. His life was most exciting one. His health was excellent until ten years ago, when his hip was broken by a fall. Since then he had been confined much of the time.
 He had been a devout Christian for'many years. He is survived by his wife and his children, w. L. Os- born, John w. Osborn, Mrs. J. T. Barnum, Neri Osborn, Miss Pauline R. Osborn and Mrs. L. D. Copeland. His only other relative in thls part of the country is Dr. J. NJ. Swstnam, a anephew.-Republican.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
THE PASSING SHOW.

The more of a fizzle the soda dealer makes of it the better he succeeds L. A. W. Bulletin.
 Some of these days China will get mad and demand sphere of influ- ence" in the Chinese empire Chicago Times-Herald.
 The man who will invent a bicycle that will throw a horse and wagon by collision will earn a fortune in min ute.-Detroit Journal.
 The king of New York beggars is said to be worth s1OO, 1000, but we are not told of which college he is president.-C Chi cago Record.
 Why is Aguinaldo like a man who relies upon his knowledge for living ?'' ''Dunno. Why?" He always carries his capital around with him. Chicago Times-Herald.
 An Atchisop woman sews from five in the morning until after nine at night to support her family, and yet the women who patronize her roar when she charges them five cents too much. They would weep over her case if they ran across it in a story book.-Atchison Globe. - -
 Lord Methuen has been recalled from South Africa.
 Colorado Springs had S150,O0O fire on January 12.
 The rumor of the equalization of Ladysmith seems to have been un- founded.
 Lynchings in the United States last year reached total of 107, the lowest number in fourteen years. The maximum was in 1891 and the three following years, with an an nual average of over 200.
 Several new cases of yellow fever have kroken out at Vera Cruz, Mex leo.
 Chairman Jones approves of hold ing the democratic national con- vention on July 4.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
Was Well Known in Prescott.

A Chicago telegram of recent date says: Alexander Majors, well known throughout the west as the origin ator of the pony express, and the first man to conduct a complete overland mail service, is dead. His body was taken to Kansas City to- night for interment. Majors was an intimate friend of Buffalo Bill" MT. Majors at one time resided in Prescott, being engaged in mining here. His son, Alexander Majors, jr, was also a resident of Prescott for some time and both were we'll known by the pioneers of this section. In addition to his connection with the pony express and overland mail across the continent, in which Ben Holiday and others were associated with him, MT. Majors was the exclu- sive owner of the largest overland freighting outfit that was ever owned or controlled by single individual or corporation. Judge Brooks, who was an intimate friend of MT. Majors, says the latter told him once that if his trelghtlng outfit, employed in freighting across the plains was all gotten together it would have made a line forty miles long. MT. Majors was minister of the gospel also of the Cumberland Presbyterian de- nomination, and he devoted a DOT ton of his time to preaching. It is said of him that when he employed a man on his freighting line, stage line or pony express he gave him a Bible and six shooter. The story is also told of his son who said when speaking of this feature of MT. Majors that when he started him across the plains he omitted the six shooter, giving him only the Bible.
 MT. Majors was S8 years old at the time of his death. He kept up a correspondence with Judge Brooks during all the years he had been away from here.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24

only had for its charm the passing of resolutions of thanks to Silver Senators Clark and Stewart, and a free ride to public institution. The county creating business is the meat in the cocoanut, and should be pre- served.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24

A million silver dollars would occu- py, in round numbers, 120 cubic feet Therefore room or rather box feet long, feet wide and feet high would accommodate them comfortably
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
The old Oaken Bucket.

''The Old Oaken Bucket" was in gpired by the following conversation
 Woodwork, the author. said to a triend, ''There is no drink better than brandy"
 The friend replied, ''Yes. there is : drink from the old oaken bucket that hangs in the well at home"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
To Yell.

Tommy-Papa, what is it time to do when the clock strikes I?
 His Father-Time to go to dinner, son.
 Tommy-Then what is it time to do when mamma strikes oneF-Jewelers' Weekly.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24

The political term dark horse orig mated from the habit of jockeys paint ing some fast racer in dark colors and entering him in race under fictitious name and thus winning
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24

The road bed and track of the P. & B. railroad, on which a work train with a crew of about 100 men have recently been at work, is in splendid condition now.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24

Dr. Fred Waite returned from Chloride Wednesday afternoon. He has established himself firmly with the people of the big lead camp, and no other dentist need try to do business there while Dr. Waite is in the country.-Mohave Miner.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
w all Street.

Should you not be in position at the present time to take advantage of this opportunity, or if you desire information about anything in Wall Street, write us; our services always at the command of our customers, either present or prospective.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
Fortunes,

Ours the only house in Wall street that in sisted upon its customers getting out of their | long stocks, and urged them to sell short large
 amounts of Sugar, Tobacco, T. c. l., At. pfd. and c R O.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
Regular SpeculatOrs
With Idle Capital.

can see at glance the value of such kncwledgy, regarding financial affairs. as our connections enable us to acquire, To those who have never | sDpculafad
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
S2.5OO to S5.OOO

profit within the next 90 days.
 Wewill buy and carry these stocks for you on a margin of per cent and will accept accounts of S10O and upwards. When you open an ac- count with us, for the purpose of buying the se- eurities we have in mind, you are at the same time openlng-for your own passage-the gate Of fha road fO wealth
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24

we wish to say that we are now in possession Of knowledge regarding several stocks which are going to have big advance in price. If you buy them now and sell them later at price. of
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-01-24
You Will be Rich,

There is no question about it; the properties have the merit, and new developments, which are soon to take place, will make the securities almost double in value. Five hundred dollars
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The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-27

dation, as we'll as the prisoners, see-
ing that justice is done all parties.
He announces his regret that any
should seek to interfere with the
judicial tribunals. He says:
When the situation is such in your
capital city that the judges in your
courts and other officials need per-
sonal protection from bodily harm
and threatened interference with
their action, then I deem it my duty
as governor of the commonwealth to
give them protection, they may need.
Such is the situation here now, and
I intend, 80 far as | have the power,
to protect the courts, in my earnest
efforts to uphold the law, and to pro
toct tho constituted tribunals. I
call upon the good and law abiding
people of our commonwealth to aid
and assist me, not by physical force,
but by moral support. We have
placed our cause in the hands of the
law and we must continue to rely
upon tho law. Let no act OF vio-
lence or lawlessness be committed
anywhere and let our people who
have shown such patience and con-
servatism heretofore, continue to
show it. My great trust and reliance
is in the strong common sense and
integrity of the people of our State
and trusting in that, ] believe that
out of our present difficulties there
will soon come peace, order and res
toration of law.
(Signed.) j. W. BEoKnAM,
Governor of Kentucky.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-27
G. 0. D. Shipments
Are Not COntraband
THE ASSUMPTION HERETOFORE HAS
BEEN OTHERWISE.
MANY Seizuren Have Been Mads--An Opin-
ion From tho Attorney Generars
Ofice on M Important
Matter-Liquor
by Express,
fTho State, 17th.

. Ever since tho State dispensary
law vent into effect those in charge
of its enforcement have been pro.
ceeding upon the assumption that H.
quor shipped into the State by ex.
press @. o. D. was to bo considered
liquor sold in this State and was
therefore liable to confiscaiton by
the constables as contraband stuff.
The constables have always been
soizing liquor SO shipped, and it
seems no one raised tho point. Final
ly the Southern Express company,
on account Of the number OF confis-
cations, determined to instruct its
agents elsewhere not to take such
shipments for South Carolina points.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-27

Railway Co., 130 us, 4o5 to Vance
vs.. Vandercook, 40 U. S., 43S, re.
viewed in decision in our own court
in the State vs.. Holleyman, in 81
S. E., 1862, and 33 S. e., 307, that no
penalty attaches to the importing of
liquor into this State for personal
use. It is also we'll settled that in
ordinary consignments n delivery to
the carrier is delivery to the con-
signee. Hence when a dealer in an
other State receives an order for
liquor from this State the sale is con-
summated in the other State at the
place of the consignor, and as such
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-27
SOLDIERS
\ GUARDING THE JUDGES
SLOYAL LExINGTONIANs COME II
FRANKFORT.
Tho Trials Will Begin Today-Bcckham Is
euss Addresses Explaining why he Call.
SGssSeed OH Militla-1nyIor's Men still
3l58gS Hold Stnto House.

Frankfort, Ky, March 22.-State
Troops recognizing Democratic Gov.
Beckham are in possession of the
court house and Jail tonight
and will do military duty here under
Sorders from Gov. Beckham during
tho examining trials of Republican
TSecretary of State Caleb Powers,
Capt. John Davis and w. H. Culton,
which are set for hearing before
Judge Moore tomorrow. The mill
&tary is also reonforced by rs special
deputy sheriffs sworn in by the civil
authorities this afternoon. The Lex.
ington company Of 70 men, under
Capt. Longmire, arrived here at 6.l5
o'clock. In proceeding to the court
house the line of march did not pass
the State house square, where Gov.
Taylor's soldiers arc quartered, and
the dual militia did not come face to
face. Longmiro marched at the
head Of his company, carrying a re-
volver, while each of tho men carried
two guns. 1t is understood practi-
cally the entire contents Of the Lex
ington armory we're brought here.
The Indications tonight are that
the trial of somo ono of tho defend
ants will be entered upon tomorrow.
The commonwealth will demand
that the defendants be arraigned
separately. County Judge Moore
today issued an order to Sheriff Suter
directing him to exclude everybody
from the court house tomorrow ex.
cept attorneys, witnesses and Nom.
bers Of the press.
There has been no confirmation
here Of rumors that armed bodies oi
citizens from the mountain section
nre coming to Frankfort, and the
rumor is not generally credited.
Democratic Gov. Beckham ISSUED
an address tonight relative to hi
calling out the troops Among
other things, he says it is his chic
desire and intention always to rel,
more upon the law than upon tn
bayOnet. but that Frankfort corpt,
authorities having shown him
threatened condition of lawlessnes
with which they are unable to deal
he has, in compliance with their cal
for assistance, ordered hero certai
State troops to be completely unde
the authority of the sheriff, to pro
tect the court from threated, intimi
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-27

But the legality of this the company
doubted, and q few days ago the mat
ter was presented to the governor in
proper shape. Gov. McSweeney re-
ferred it to the attorney generals Of
fee and Assistant Attorney General
Gunter got to work on the law Of the
case with the result that he yesterday
filed the following opinion, which
shows that G. o. D. shipments do no
violate the law and that all the contis-
cations heretofore made have been
without legal authority:
His Excellency, M. B McSweeney,
Governor.
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-27

transaction is interstate commerce,
when the liquor is for personal use
no action lies either in personam or
rom. Now tue question presents itself
is shipment 9. o. D. governed by
the principles above set forth, or is
tho fact that tho money must be col
lected by the carrier on the delivery
of the liquor sale such as is con-
templated and prohibited by the laws
of this State.
The authorities are by no means
uniform on this point but I think
review Of some Of tho authorities
leads us to safe conclusion
Black on Intoxicating Liquors, Sec
ton 434, lays down tho following
doctrine: "a licensed dealer who re-
ceiyes at his place of business an
order for liquors from a place in
which he has no license, and fills it
by selecting tho liquor from his stock
and delivering it to an express CON-
pany or other carrier to bo carried
to tho purchaser does not violate
the liquor license law, although tho
carrier agrees to collect and return
the price: for the enle is made at
the place where the goods are sepa-
rated from the general stock and de-
livered to the carrier, such delivery
being delivery. to the consignee."
Numerous authorities are cited to
sustain this proposition.
Tho following is found at page 511,
Vol. 81, American and English Ency-
clopoedia Of Law, under the subject
of sales (Which article was prepared
under the supervision of the whole
of the large and able staff of editors
of that publication): "Under a statute
prohibiting the sale of liquor within
certain locality, it. has been made
question whether the statute was
violated when tho liquor was sent
9. 0. D. to be delivered within the
limits of the prescribed locality. In
some cases it is held that the sale is
contaminated at the time of delivery
to tho express agent to the consignee,
and that the sale is, therefore, in vio-
lation of tho statute. But this is not
the correct rule, and is opposed by
principle and tho decided weight
of authority. The sale takes place
at the place of shipment and not at
the place of delivery to the con-
signee." A large number of author
tiles are cited to sustain this con-
clusion. In recent case before the
court of criminal appeals (Bruco vs.
State, 35S w., 1887, that court after
reviewing the authorities, says: awe
understand that the weight of author
tiles holds that il goods, such al
liquors, are ordered to be shipped
from one point to buyer at anothe
10. o. D., by q common carrier, th'
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-27

sale is considered as completed at tho
point Of shipment" The following
cases support that conclusion: 48
Ark, 1854; 33 Iowa, 1914; 40 N. H.,
240; SO N. H. 1858; 90 Pa St., 449;
II Ala, 308; 05 Wis, It'll: 20 Fed,
357 Also tho following recent cases
confirm the views above announced
az S. w., (Kentucky), 1907; 18
Atlantic Rop. (Pennsylvania), 622;
II S. e. Rep, (West Virginia), 702.
On the other hand, the contrary
view is taken by some Of the courts,
notably in Massachusetts and Yer.
mont. In the O'Neil (58 VT, p. 1907,
the supreme court in a very able and
ingenious opinion hold that a party
shipping liquor by express from q
point in New York to a point in
Vermont &C. o. d. was guilty Of
violation Of laws in reference to tho
sale Of liquor in Vermont, inasmuch
as the sale WAS consummated at tho
time Of delivery by the express agent
to the consignee. From the decision
of that court an appeal was taken to
the supreme court of the United
States (144 U. s., 323), The appeal
was dismissed upon the ground that
no Federal question was before tho
court, and the question now under
discussion was not cosidered by the
majority Of the court, but three OF
the judges dissented Justices Field,
Harlan and Brewery, and Judge
Field in the dissenting opinion did
discuss THU very question and
came to conclusion contrary to
that reached by the supreme court Of
Vermont, and in accordance with the
above views above cited.
From the authorities cited and
quoted the contract relationship bs.
tween the seller and purchaser is
manifest. Upon the receipt Of
Q. o. D. order, il accepted, 1t becomes
the duty Of the seller to deliver tho
goods to the carrier with instruction
to the carrier to collect the price at
the time Of delivery to the purchas.
or. 1t is then the duty Of the purohas.
or to recelve the goods and to pay
the price to tho carrier; when tho
seller has delivered the goods to the
carrier he has performed bis whole
+ duty. If tho purchaser fail to receive
the goods he Is liable to the seller
for the purchase price and tho pas.
sage Of title to tho purchaser is no
more essential than any other con-
tract Of sale, whether tho seller COM
plies with his agreement to deliver q
certain article at certain time and
| CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR,
The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1900-03-27

Dear Sir: You desire to bo advised
whether, underline liquor laws in force
in this State, packages of liquors
shipped from outside this State and to
be delivered in this State @. o. D. is
in violation of said liquor law,
Inasmuch as my conclusion is some
what at variance with the custom pre-
vaillng in this State in reference to
such shipments. I have deemed it ad-
visable to cito some of the authorities
upon which ! base my conclusion.
1t has been clearly settled by long
line of decisions Of the United States
court, beginning with Bowman vs..