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New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
A RENARK4BLY BRAVE NAN.
HE WOULD FIGHT BURGLARS WITH MOTH
ING BUT HIS FISTS

HE WOULD FIGHT BURGLARS WITH MOTH
ING BUT HIS FISTS
Ever since the midsummer reign of burglar
terror swept over the suburban towns just
north of this city burglars and their ways nave
been generally discussed at afternoon teas IN
the afflicted belt. All of the popular burglar
fiction has been read and ,eread, and some OF
the women have even taken to detective stories,
in hopes of being able to develop their own
clews in case their homes should be visited
Although with the coming of autumn the num-
Der of burglaries has fallen off to a delightful
degree the women are still talking about it
Il am not afraid of these horrid burglar per-
sons" said a dainty little woman at tea in
New-Rochene one afternoon last week My
husband is a brave man and he would protect
me-"
Your house has not been robbed" said
matron who has more years to her credit in the
book of life and who had sacrificed all of her
solid silver to the aforesaid burglars. want
until the burglars get to prOwlng around on
the floor below and see what your husband will
do. Unless he's a most extraordinary man he
will stay in bed and let the silver go"
I'D have you know my husband is as brave
lion said the little woman. and her tone
indicated that she would like to add. You hor-
rid thngi"
L used to think brave, and all
that" said a third woman. who had been
amused listener, but I've changed my mind
They have but little more courage than women
IN it comes to burglars. 1 had an expert
cnce which proves it
..Oh. do tell u.s. exclaimed the rest of the
room.
We'll. 1t was this way" she began. John
was called to Philadelphia business soon
after we got back to the country. and he hated
TO leave three women alone in the big house. L
was not afraid. but the evening before l had
seen suspicious man about the place. so told
him I'd feel safer II there man about
He sent his partner out from the city to pro-
tcCt us He was OF the incest men I've ever
meta big six foot chap who played football at
college and who looked strong enough to do
anything. He talked bravely. too. When l Of
fercd to let him have Johns revolver he said:
oh. never mind: won't need any weapon
but my fists if the burglars should come prowl-
ing around tonight. l never fight with any
thing else
Nov that was very brave and it made a
little jealous. for 1 knew that John would never
have voiced such sentiments Anyway, we felt
very safe with the who scorned weapons
on watch on the ground floor. He left in the
morning before we UP. and what do you
suppose found?'
"That the house had been robbed while he
slept Ventured one.
That he was a burglar in Disguise ventured
another, whose imagination had speed like that
of a racing automobile.
NO: you are all wrong. This man who never
used weapons, but depended his fists had
taken a set of golf clubs from the hall rack and
the heavy brass tongs and poker from the free
place. They were leaning against his pillow az
the head of the bed. and in his hurry he had
forgotten to remove the evidences of his uncon-
fessed fear of things that prowI in the dark
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
MONTANA S4PPHIRES.
From Popular Science News.

PO[lUIdf ..
In four places in Montana sapphireS of high
grade are found. These at Rock Creek, in
Mssoua County, where stones of many tints.
some of them exceptionally beautiful, are found
in quantity: on the Missouri River, between
Canyon Ferry and American Bar. where
sapphires of blush green, blue and white are
taken out in large quantities; on CottonWoou
Creek in Deer Lodge County, where the stones
are similar in variety to those on Rock Creek,
and at Yogo in Fergus County, seventy-fiVe
miles northeast of Helena, near Utica, where the
stones are exceptionally beautiful being of the
bright blue and while not dark as the Ceylon
stones they have a richness and brilancy not
eouaIed by the Oriental stones. The fogo
sannhires are found in a well defined lead cut
ting across the limestone for several miles
New-York tribune., 1901-11-17
HIS BROTHER DIED 40 YEARS 400.
From The London Chronicle.

From The London Chronicle.
There probably not many men living wht
had 2 brother that died one hundred and forty
years ago. This, however, appears To be the
case with an old man who was called as a wit
ness in small town Of Styria. His father was
married the first time in 1850, at the age OF
nineteen. The following year he had son, who
died after few months. His father married
again in 1911 at the age of seventy, and wit
ness was born the next year. which made him
eighty nine. Mark Twain dropped tear upon
the grave of Adam, so perhaps this old man still
grieveS for his brother.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02
Durango to Clifton.
From the Denver News.

The Rio Grande rail road-in connec- tion with Clifton, Ariz, copper capital and Durango, Colo, commercial and coal field money--is back of the sur vey of the Colorado and Gulf railroad, which is to run 406 miles between Durango and Clifton, Ariz., traversing the great coal fields-coking and fuel and oil, orchard, grain and vegetable areas of the San Juan, Animas and La Plata valleys of San Juan county, N NJ. This road will be built next year, furnishing the Arizona copper smelters with an abundance of cheap fuel and opening up Rio Grande-Denver south western connection, to be extended later to the Pacific coast by the build ing of Phelps Dodge line from Clifton, Ariz i, to point of connection with the Rock Island-Phelps-Dodge system to Florence, Yuma, San Diego and the Mexican seashore. Before this era oi railroad construction ends the south west will witness tremendous develop ment in which the commercial and financial interests of Denver will participate.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02
A New Railroad Pace.
From the Fl paso News.

The completion of the El Paso road will give the Rock Island route 222 miles shorter between Kansas City and El Paso than that of any other rail- road between the same points, together with saving of l5 h ours of time, the latter fact being larg ely due to the favorable alignment and maxinum 1 per cent grade of the new Rock Island road. Again, the Rock Island route will shorten the distan.e between Kansas City and Los Angeles 40 miles over any railroad, while the building this fall and winter of the new Rock Island Missouri cutoff between Tren- ton and Belknap will give that road an advantage of IS miles out of Chicago to Los Angeles. In other words, the building of the Rock Island-El Paso road constitutes a verita ble western railroad revolution, HIS the other great lines must me ct these new speed schedules.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02
RAILROAD NEWS.
The Iron Horse Snort
 ing in Arizona.
Florence Soon to Be on a Trans-ContinentaI
 Line.

The recent visit of George Marston, H. P. Wood and $. W. Ferguson, mem- bers of the San Diego Cham Der of Com merce, has had the effect of starting a veritable railroad boom throughout the territory, from Yuma to Bisbee, talk ingi in Phoenix and Florence en route.
 When the Santa Fe engineers com menced surveying the line from Flor ence to Benson, nearly two months ago, it was regarded as merely an effort to head of the Rock Island in getting possession of right of way along the Gila and San Pedro, on what is now regarded as the ideal route through Arizona Recent develop ments, such as the purchase of the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, cstab- fish the fact that the proposed route is to be made part of transcontinental line; but whether the Santa Fe or Rock Island is to control remains to be seen. Certain it is that the Phelps Dodge company, which is building into El Paso from Benson as fast as rails can be laid, is on friendly terms with both, while it is bitterly fighting the Southern Pacific over matters of right of way in the courts of New Mexico. At the present time the Bisbee road is enjoined from constructing it's line at a point on the Rio Grande, opposite El Psso. One fact has been fully estab- lished, namely, that the Phoenix and Benson line by the way of Florence will be speedily built by the Phoenix and Eastern Railroad company, of which Mir. Frank NJ. Murphy is the head. Having disposed of his interests in the Prescott road, he is in a position to give his undivided attention to the con struction of the new line. Further more, he has unlimited capital behind him. What MT. Murphy may do with the road after it is built is his ov affair.
 A meeting of the stockholders of the Santa Fe, Prescott aod Phoenix as well as those of the Phoenix and Eastern has been called for the 20th of this month at Prescott, when matters oi construction will be determined.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

desert land, and where the road expects to gather great part of it's freight business.
 The probability of the Atchison, To peka & Santa Fe abandoning San Diego as southwestern terminus and using San Francisco instead is perhaps the prime cause in San Diego's work to- ward completing the Rock Islands route to the coast, and the securement of the complete line will give encour- agement to that port, after long series of perhaps the most discouraging set backs that have ever occurred to any city on the western coast. With harbor which is in every way superior to any other on the west shore, and with climate that is the best in southern California, San Diego has been the victim ofrailroad and steam ship machinations, until her hacbor is virtually unused and the city itself is a mere village of less than 25, ,000 inha bi. | tants.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02
On to San Diego.
Special to the Fl Paso News.

|
 Phoenix, Ariz., Oct.25.-The forma- tion of the connecting links in a new transcontinental railway is very likely to be the result of conferences of Ariz- ona and California railway men, now being held here. Not only is such a result the aim of the promoters, but it is hoped at the California end that San Diego may be made the main port on the western coast, and San Francisco relegated to the rear, ss a shipping point.
 Apparently the strong hand of the Ro elk Island route, in its grasping for Pacific terminus, is to be seen iu the movement. The Rock Island is com pleting it's line into Fl Paso. Plans have been laid for the building of road from San Diego, straight through southern California to Yuma, on the Colorado river, and the surveyors are completing their work. Betwe cen Yuma and El Paso isl gap of nearly 500 miles. To close the gap and com plete the transcontinental route is doubtless the aim of the Rock Island people. The Phelps Dodge company, an immensely wealthy Detroit organi- zation, and the owner of the greatest oor,,ar ,x,paa ;, oonfhaasfarn -;,o,a and New Mexico, is finishing road from Fl Paso to Bisbee, Ariz, and from Bisbee to Benson. From Benson to Phoenix, a company headed by Frank M. Murphy, president of the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix road, aud of the Congress Gold company, has surveyed a route and secured the right of way. It is understood that all the necessary capital has been secured in New York, and that the road will be built within two years. The comple- tion of this line and the Yuma-San Diego road will leave but 200 miles from Phoenix to Yuma between the Rock Island and the goal of the line's ambition. Plans are already under way here to complete the link, and route is being laid out which will traverse the valley of the lower Gila clear to the Colorado river, opening up a country which in mining and agricultural re- sources is one of the richest in the ter ritory.
 From Benson to Phoenix the Murphy line will go through another region of exceeding productiveness, the upper valley of the Gila, the lines from Ben son to Yuma traversing the country north of the Southern Pacific, which has heretofore been almost exclusively tributary to that system. Work on the line from San Diego to Yuma is to com mence at once. It will pass through the newly opened Imperial district, where the waters of the Colorado are being turned on half million acres of
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

UNDOUBTEDLY the first work in irrigation which the government should undertake is the construction of dam on the Gila River at San Carlos, in Arizona. because this im- provement would not only bring under cul- tivation a large area of arid land for the use of white settlers, but would also relieve the urgent needs of thousands of friendly Indians. who are now in starving condi- tion because the water upon which they have been dependent for centuries has been diverted by white settlers above them. This improvement would be not only stril4- ing object lesson of the advantage of i-riga- tion sn large scale, but also an act oi mercy and justice.-ILos Angeles Times Edito inl. Feb. "A, 1901.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

Col. WALTER GRAVES, of Washing ton, D. C., arrived at Sacaton Tuesday. ordered there, it is said, to investigate the underfiow of the Gila river with the view Of furnishing water for irriga- ton to supply the Indians on the reser- vation This is the gentleman to whose efforts much of the discredit is given for having defeated the San Carlos dam appropriation before the last Congress, Hehas theory, which has long since been exploded, that the underfow of the Gila will furnish sufficient water for all practical pur- poses, while the fact is that during the dry season there is not enough water in the river to dampen the sand at bed rock. He will find plenty of water there now, and will doubtless so report, but in the summer when it is most needed, IL IS another matter. The real irrigation engineers of the country Prof. F s. Newell, A. P. Davis, J. B. Lippincott and Colonel J. D. Schuyler all condemn Colonel Graves and his theories, holding that the only correct solution of the problem lies in storing flood waters in large reservoirs. When such eminent authorities are satisfied that the underhow is myth, the folly of sending Colonel Graves out here on . mission of this character is apparent
 He will merely squander money anc delay the construction of dam. II the meantime the Indians will continu,
 to suffer for want of water.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

The Fort Smith (Ark.) Kodac has the following to say of the weather: It is so hot and dry here in Ft. Smith that the wagons are going around with their tongues out and ice has to be soaked all night in water before it is wet enough to make lemonade; the catfish kick up such dust in the bed of the Arkansas river that the river has to be sprinkled before you can go fishing. A spark from the engine set the big rail- road pond on fire, and burned up a wagon load of bull frogs before the fire could be extinguished; and the ground is so hard and dry that the crawfish holes in the low places are being pulled up and shipped for gas pipe. Since writing the above it has rained for the first time in six months. Just our luck.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

THE Commonwealth mine, at Pierce, has been closed down because the miners had taken steps to organize a union The trials of these capitalists is something simply awful. Poor things They can combine and form trusts all they wantto, buff working men join eoeiety for self-protection, to take care of tLeir sick and bury their dead, it is terrible, and the mines must be closed down to freeze them out.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

THOMAS RYAN, assistant secretary of the interior, who was recently in Phoe- nix, is reported to have said: 1.-The question of a national system of irriga- tion will come up in the next congress. but whether there will be legislation thereon or not no one can say There will be strong fight in opposition to such system. It will have the effect, however, of increasing the interest throughout the country in the move ment. Interest in the east in irrlga- tion is growing"
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

AN exchange remarks: Here is the whole business in a nutshell: It was Schley who commanded in the naval battle of Santiago. It was Schley who destroyed the Spanish fleet. It was Sehley's ship, the Brooklyn, that had the bruut of the fight, and was hit by more shots than all the remainder of the vessels of the fleet. Ifiucompeten- cy wins battles, and insubordination and cowardice produce results of this kind, it would seem that words had strangely changed their meanings, and that the qualities for which the words in their new mea nings stand should be cultivated more largely in the navy of the United States
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

IMPORTATION from Washington Camp conveys the intelligence that Messrs. Gee & WiIfey. owners Of the Pride O. t1e West mine. have recently purchased the Bollald mine. have erected thereon two hoists and are vigorously prosecuting extensive de- veIopmeut work.-[Nogales Oasis.
 Glad to hear it. The editor of the TRIBUNE owns the ground between the Pride and Holland and considers it as good as either of them, which is say ing a great deal. The Pride of the West sold for $lSO, ,0O0, and has 200 ton plant under construction. Former owners of the Holland paid $40,OO0 for it, but the price for which 1t has just been sold is not stated. Washington Camp promises to become another Bisbee in copper production.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

SENATOR JONES of Nevada has re- turned to the Republican fold. He claims to have suffered no change in his political convictions, and says he is as firm a bimetallist as ever. The in ference is that association with some of those so-called democrats was more than he could stomach, and the TRI- BUNE can't blame him much.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02
The Durango and Clifton Road.
From the Pueblo Coli chieftain.

From the Pueblo lCol.i Chieftain.
 It is reported that the construction of the Durango and Clifton railroad will be begun in March. A company of engineers from Durango and one from Clifton met few days ago at Frisco in the western part of socorro county, having run the survey of the proposed road from their respective starting points. They found the grade very easy one and the distance 325 miles. The line as surveyed will cross the A. & P. 16miles west of Gallup.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

A party of Missouri people, bound for the Verde valley, arrived at Jerome Junction few days ago It is stated that they had good outfits and nice Jersey cows. They had also paid the freight on lot of horses all the way from Missouri when they could have bought better horses on the Arizona ranges for five dollars head or there about. Prescott Courier.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02


 THE work of the statehood conven- tion at Phoenix last Saturday was ex- eellent. The petty jealousy that was shown to exist in Florence in the ap- pointment of delegates was not allowed to crop out there, and hence the ses- sion of the convention was both har- monious and effective. Six of the most progressive and substa ntial citizens of the territory were selected to go to Washington and urge the admission of Arizona. Following is the committee William c. Greene of Naco, E. B. Gage and Jack Lawler of Prescott, ". J. Murphy of Phoenix, Colonel John Brockman of Pearce and Capt. L. W. Mix of Nogs)es. These men are all we'll fixed financially and will require TO subscription to pay their bills.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02
Barrels of Money

Are wasted every year by faemers in bauling their products to mai Jet. Avail yourself of tbe following oppor- tUoity g od save your dollars:
 FoR SALE-A fine tract of fai ming land Q60 acres), together with excln- sive water-right, only 21s miles from Tucson. Terms easy. For particulars address ANDRES REBEL,
 Tucson, Arizona.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

MARIE MATTISGLY, of the Washing ton P's, is in Phoenix. This is the young lady who was burnt up, not by the sunshine but by the territorial press for having traduced Arizona's glorious climate. The TRIBUNE is gallant enough to believe that Marie was imposed upon.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

THE TRIBUNE is kept quite busy these days working for the best interests of Piasl county, trying to develop its latent resources, aud has little time to devote to anarchists and stranglers of tine Weedin type.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02
Tea carden Drlos

is Sugar Syrup of highest quality. Once used-always wanted. Deliei- ously sweet-make. tsffy candy to per- lection. Manufactured by Pacific Coast Syrup Co. Ask your grocer, 7o7-7l9 Sansome St., San Francisco.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

"Ir is apparent that something must be order to demonstrate our ability to govern new peoples we must show a better record for those now in our care. ."-[Prof. F. H. Newell, in lecture in Washington. Dec. 17 1900
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

CzoLGOsz. the murderer of President Mckinley, was electrocuted last Tues day morning at l2 minutes past o'clock at Auburn prison. The affair was success.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

GEE WHIzz President Roosevelt has been dining with Chinaman-Minis- ter wu by nsmel Can we of the Pacific Coast stand this?
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

FRED HUeHEs, out on parole, is on the payroll of the Greene Consolidated Mining company, in Sonora. Fred is still dead sgin" newspapers.
The Florence tribune., 1901-11-02

THE keynote of national irrigation is, not another dollar for rivers and harbors until the rights of the west are recognized.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-05

Charles s. Nelson, the we'll known
Silver Bell mining man, is dead. He
was taken off suddenly this morning at
3 O'Clock. Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson had
taken drive in the mountains with
their children to pick wild flowers, and
Mr. Nelson was apparently in the best
OF health. When they arrived at the
Atlas camp, where the family is located,
Mr.. Nelson jumped to the ground and
fell back with the exclamation: "Some-
thing must have broken" and pressing
his hand to his stomach he vomited yio-
lently. Mrs. Nelson removed her hus-
band to the house and he suffered great
pain during the night. Early this morn
ing he asked to have another pillow
placed beneath his head, and as his
body was raised the sick man threw up
his arms and fell back dead. The body
was brought in this afternoon by T.. b.
Lewis and Mrs. Nelson and win be en-
balmed. Deceased was an old-time res
ident of Arizona, and had been identified
with the Silver Bell district for years.
He was experimenting the smelling
operations at the Atlas when death over
took him.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-05
Good Advice.

The most miserable beings in the
world are those suffering from Dyspep-
sia and Liver Compliant. More than
seventy-five per cent Of the people in
the United States are afflicted with those
two diseases and their effects: such az
Sour Stomach, Sick Headache, Habitnal
Heart.burn' Water-brash. - Z Gnawing M and
yellow skim. I Coated % .s Tongue sae and pisa,
greeable Taste in the Mouth, Coming
up of the Food after Eating. Low Spirits,
etc. Gotoyour Dfnggis and get a bot
tie Of August Flower for rs cents. Two
doses win relieve yon. Try il. Get
Green's Prize Ain anac.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-05
Ca1 ~ Alzoaa Univer,ity Bonds.

y. liilce q the Territorial Treasures,
Thsse being T,lis 7J1aay IL 4, The 'sGni sinking
'1malfl viii pay upon presentation
UniEeruity bonds OF the Territory OF
Artagne and accrusd interest thereon.
N0e. IN N rs both inclusive.
Iuteresk win cease from and after
aksch 81, 1901. THos w. PEMBERroN,
Territorial Treasurer.
k pub Feb. rs, 1901 last Mar. 25 1901.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-05
A. o. u. W. Attention.

Members of Arizona lodge No. /, A.
o. U. w. are requested to meet at the A.
Q. U. w. temple at 3 80 p. m. March 6,
1901, for the purpose of attending the
funeral of our late brother G. S. Nelson.
A full attendance is urgently requested.
S. HENNINGEr.,
THOMAS CoNLoN, Master Workman.
Recorder.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-03-05
A Horrible Outbreak

"0f large sores on my little daughter 4
head developed into i case of scald head
writes G. p. Isbill Of Morgantown, Tenn,
but Huckien's Arnica saiye completely
cured her. It's guaranteed cure for
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheuun. Pimpies,
Sores, Ulcers and Piles. Only &c at q.
Zeckendorf 4 Co., wholesale, and Ger.
Martin's, retail.