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The age-herald., 1901-03-19

immortal committee returned, and through MT. Lomax reported as follows:
 Whereas, since the last meeting of this committee death has invaded it's ranks and removed from It's midst one of it's most distinguished members, Hon. Francis L. Pettus, member from the State-at-Iaree; therefore be it
 Resolved, That in the death of Hon. Francis L. Pettus this committee has lost one of It's wisest counselIors, the Democratic party one of its most fear less and influential leaders and the State of Alabama one of it's able and most honored sons.
 Resolved, further, That such a loss to the State and party is irreparabe --one which is regretted and mourned by every one who admires that Joy. alty in friendship, devotion to duty, unselfishness of character and splen. did courage that make up glorious manhood.
 Resolved further, That this com mlttee offers to his bereaved and stricken family it's tenderest sympa- thy, and that as mark of respect to our beloved friend and associate this committee do now adjourn for the day.
 Resolved further, That copy of these resolutions be forwarded to the family of the deceased and be pub- Iished in the press of the State.
 Messrs. Tennent LomaX, John V. Smith and Emmett O'Neal delivered very feel ing addresses eulogistic of the dead statesman and there was not member present but who showed deepest sorrow that there had been made vaacnt a seat which can never be filled. The resolu- tions were adopted by rising vote and Chairman Lowe adjourned the meeting, saying: "The knghtliest of the knightly race has gone to sleep This committee stands adjourned
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
STUDENTS FIGHT
 IN A CATHEDRAL
They Shouted and WhiStIed and Threw MissiIs at Holy
 Images Many Hurt.

St. Petersburg, March 1S.-A number of students who had recently protested against the ex-communication of Count Tolstoi assembled inside the cathedral today and began smoking, shouting throwing things at the holy images and whistling while the sacred clements were being prepared for the sacrament The congregation began to thrust the distur- bers out and a general fight ensued
 One of the cathedral banners was seized by the students, who used it in the fighting outside the cathedral, where proclamations were thrown among the crowd containing such phrases as Long live liberty and free government and 'Down with the Czar'' and Down with rotten officials"
 Finally the students unfurled red flag and an attempt by the police to seize was the signal for general fight.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
MANY PASSENGERS INJURED.
Train Jumped the Track While Going
 at Full Speed.

Grand Junction, Iowa, March 1S.-Chi- cago, Rock Island and Pacific. passenger train No POI, bound for Fort Dodge, jumped the track while going at full speed about two miles north of here to- day and number of passengers were injured. They are:
 C. Webble, Patton, Iowa, seriously; arm broken.
 Mrs. Hall, Stuart, Iowa, badly hurt A. M. Mickean, Perry. Iowa, foot hurt. w L. McNeal, Fort Dodge, hurt about head. David McKean, Pomeroy seriously hurtl internally. Lee York, Des Moines. back hurt. W. D. Phillips. Des Moines, nose broken o. B. Grant, Fort Dodge, Iowa, super intendent of the Mason City and Fort| Dodge Railway, severely.
 l. w. Yocum, Des Moines. hurt on leg. William Thallantire, Des Moines, arm cut, back hurt.
 F. F. Luther. Grand Junction. Iowa. hurt internally.
 Richard Wiltse Grand Junction.
 Many others whose names could net ba learned were more or less injured
 The accident is supposed to have been caused by the 'kinking" of the rails
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
HARD TO COLLECT.
Difficult To Obtain Payment of British
 Arstocracy Bills.

London, March 1S.-The difficulty of ob- taining the payment of bills from some members of the British aristocracy was illustrated by case heard today when a decorator sued Georgiana, Dowager Countess of Dudley. for 11,000 pounds for work done on her residence. She pleaded that the charges were unreasonable Counsel for the plaintiff said that after many efforts he received a check for 15,0OO pounds on account, That check counsel added, was post dated and dishonored before we got the money.'
 The plaintiff said Lady Dudley told a customer that it took hYn six years to collect a previous bill fof repairs on one othef house.
 The plaintiff explainedf that one had to give very long credit inA the west end of London.
 The case was adjournt,d.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
CITY KIDNAPERS
 GETTING IN THEIR WORK

package should be sent out by M. Will liam Dearduff, one of the firms clerks and closed by threatening to kidnap Ed wards son if the money was not forth coming Edwards immediately had his son taken out of school and he has since been guarded at the Edwards home.
 Wednesday Dearduff, with package of waste paper, went alone to the corner desigated In his story Deardun says he was met by two men, one of whom de- manded package and then continued:
 Now, you turn back and don't look back and don't say word for twenty four hours"
 The next day Dearduff reported that he had found the missing tray in the base ment of the building in which the store room is located. Later he reported that while working in the baseemnt some one had stabbed him in the back The wound was trifiing. He could not give a description of his assailant Detectives are still working on the case.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
Eiuht Lasted One Hour.

London. March 19-A late dispatch from St Petersburg says:
 "The fight lasted for an hour and the disorders until evening. From 700 to 800 students were driven by the police and Cossacs into the surrounding yards where they were detained for execution by the minister of justice.
 Faces were cut open by the whips of the Cossacks. Old women were crushed almost to death. A child was killed, and it is rumored that there were other fatili- ties, though it is impossible to confirm the rumor Further disorders are expected tomorrow.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
FEATURES OF TODAY'S PAPER.
1-Situation at Montgomery. Russian-EngIish Dispute.
 na,.;d AlII an Roare

1-Situation at Montgomery. Russian-EngIish Dispute. David B. Hill on Boers. Sanford Pardons Train Riders. In Memory of Frank Pettus. A $1500 Kiss.
 Kansas City kidnapers. Riotous Students. 2-Big Fire in St. Louis. Atrocities of FiIipinos. Laws for Philippines. Young Anderson Released. Rockefeller in the Combine. 3-Advance in Wages. Ten Road Districts. Football for Thanksgiving. The Canal Route.
 Miners to Wage Bitter Fight. AEditoriaI.
 In Hotel Lobies. War Revenue Reduction. "Private" John Aliens Defeat. 5-Street Car Accident at West End. Buffalo Rules.
 Court News.
 Railroad News. 6-social.
 The Play. 7-Markets. a-PoIice Stories.
 New Jockey Club Races. Elephant on Smashing Tour
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
A HORSE FAMINE.
Sending of a Battalion to Philippines
 Is Postponed.

Omaha, March 1S.-On account of horse famine the sending of the first bat talion of the Fourteenth Cavalry to the Philippines may have to be deferred for three months. Of the six bids received for horses, for this regiment, the average was $14S per head, as against $45 to $50 which the government has heretofore been paying. The bids were all rejected and new proposals made which are not confined to the territory covered by the department of the Missouri, but are to extend over the entire middle west Ow- ing to the urgent need for the animals bids are to be received by the govern ment
The age-herald., 1901-03-19

Berlin. March 1S-A days sensation has been caused by an article sent to Ger many through the Russian semi official agency by M. DeWitte, Russian minister of finance Various interpretations are placed upon it.
 "The essential point for us," said high official when discussing the matter to- day, lis that M. DeWitte now declares that he was not responsible for the per sonal attack upon Count von Buelow, In the article which appeared in the St. Pet ersburg Trade and Industry Gazette. Those attacks had to be disavowed by using diplomatic vehicles, which is now done by M. DeWitte in his declaration that they did not emanate from him.
 ''The new article is officially understood to mean that M. DeWitte is anxious to conclude a new commercial treaty with
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
GERMANS THINK RUSSIA
 HAS TAKEN BACK-WATER

Germany, which meets our wishes It may now be considered that new treaty will be framed"
 The Agrarian papers and large num- Der of the other journals interpret the ar ticle as Russias apology for having gone too far The Tages Zeitung says:
 Russia fully understands that the com mercial treaty with Germany Is far more to her advantage than to ours as statis- tics prove. Since Russia never allows her self to be swayed by sentimental reasons in questions of policy, we may take 1t that she will conclude a new treaty.
 The Vossische Zeitung on the other hand points out that certain sentences In the new article again flatly assert that Russia will retaliate severely If her main exports. namely cereals, are struck by heavy increase in the German duties.
 The Freissinge zeitung inclines to the same view
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
LOVESICK BOYS
 RECKLESS DEED
Shoots His Sweetheart and Then Himself Because His
 Courtship Fails.

Terre Haute, Ind, March 1S.-A special to the Gazette from Brazil, Ind, says:
 Edward Tribble, IS years old, at noon of James B. Snow, at the family resi- dence near Perth, while she was standing in the front yard. He then turned the re- volver upon himself. The two had been lovers but the girl recently declined his attentions. Tribble is dead. Miss Snow has a shot in the arm and ball lodged in her head but will recover
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
HERE IS A KISS
 THAT COST $1,5OO
Jury Decides That Such Lux ury With Embrace Thrown
 In Is Worth It.

Indianapolis, March 1S.-The cost of a stolen kiss and an embrace was today fixed at s15oO by jury in the Superior Court in deciding Lillian Bonnifield's ac- Wheat, formerly in charge of postoffloe station A in North Illinois st.eet.
 Mrs. Bonnifield charged that Wheat forcibly entered her apartments near the postoffice on January Is, 1898, while her husband was away at work, pressed a kiss upon her lips and embraced her.
 Wheat resigned his position as a result of the escapade.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
DE ROULADE EXPLAINS.
Says That M. Buffet Had Decided Not
 To Return Fire.

Paris, March 18.-M Paul deRoulede has telegraphed friends that the seconds of M. Andre Buffet told his own seconds that M. Buffet had resolved, in view of his Christian principles. to allow M. de Roulede to fire in the proposed duel with out his (M. Buffet) returning the fire.
 It would therefore have been cowardice on the part of M. deRoulede to insist up- on carrying on the duel.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
ROBERTS HOPEFUL.
He Is Confident That Kitchener Will
 Soon Secure Peace.

London. March 1S.-Lord Roberts, in a letter to a correspondent expresses a con- fident hope that Lord Kitchener will soon be able to secure peace in South Africa, but thus far there is no sign from Pre- toria or Capetown that peace is near.
 The latest news is that General Fourier, with 800 men, escaped from the British columns Sunday that were endeavoring to corner the commando east of Bloem- fontein. Further big operations will be started in Orange River Colony within a few dayS.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
Charles Hamlin In Mexico.

Mexico City March 1S.-Hon. Charles Hamlin of Boston, formerly assistant secretary of the United States treasury. has arrived here, accompanied by his wife He advocates as a matter of prime importance to the general welfare and good fellowship of Mexico and the United States. that President Diaz and President Mckinley will meet at the border when the latter goes to California.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
NEGROES GO TO HAWAII.
Colony of One Hundred Leave Knox
 viIle for the Islands.

Knoxville, March 1S.-A colony of one hundred negroes left Knoxville today for the Hawaiian Islands, under three year contract to the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company which company Is paying for their transportation. The party has been raised by s. R. Naples, an intelligent negro who goes with the col onists. The party is to be used on large sugar plantation.
 In rasing the party an attempt was made to get whole families, which was partially successful for the reason that the company has had difficulty in keeping American negroes without families on the plantation.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
Anti.kidnapina Bill.

Toledo, Ohio, March 1S-At the next session of the Legislature Representative Gear of Upper Sandusky will introduce an anti-kidnaping bill, He has received three letters threatening to kidnap and mutilate his daughter unless $500 be left in an old shoe at certain place. The writers threatened to put out the girls eyes with a redhot poker and fire the Gear residence.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
Elect Senators By}PopuIar Vote.

Austin, Tex, March, 1S.-The House of the Texas Legislatu1e today adopted a concurrent resolutionl memoralizing Con gress to pass upof a constitutional amendment requirine the election of United States Senators by popular vote of the people.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
ouintero Cannot Accept.

Washington. March 1s.-Lamar c. Quin- tero of New Orleans has advised the war department that owing to illenss in his family it will be impossible for him to accept one of the Supreme Court Justices of the Philippines.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
Cotton Crop of Mexico.

Mexico City, March 1S.-It it estimated that the native cotton crop will be 2O00 bales larger this year than last and it Is predicted that cheaper cotton will revive the cotton textile industry.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
PedIar Palmer Defeated.

London, March 1S.-Harry Harris of Chicago defeated Pedler Palmer before the National Sporting Club tonight, on points in a ffteen-round boxing con test
The age-herald., 1901-03-19
The Men Pardoned.

The names of the men pardoned are Dr. J. Elmer Adams, M J. Quigley, W J. Merrigan, Charles Jones' James Mcclure, Frank Herman, Robert J. Fry, Niles Pet erson, Lewis Wilkins, James Rider, Ar thur Sweet, John Gross, Thomas Elliott John Perkins, John Lewis. Joseph Gag non. B. Schberter and J. r. Large.
The age-herald., 1901-03-19

the case. with the result that the Cover nor ordered an Investigation which re- vealed a rather startling state of affairs.
 of which the Age-Herald readers are fa-
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-05
A Big Land Deal
Great Ranch Sold.

w. raao, Tex. Aug 5.--CapG. Charles
Davis 0i NJ paso nae closed deal Tor
the sale OF his large ranch property in
Mexico for 100000 TO William Humph-
Fey ol the Hereford Livestock Company
of Nebraska. The land includes 10 the
neighborbood oi .2J0,Oo0 acres. This
is the largest land deal that has been
contaminated ia this city. The trade
Sas on and almost closed several months
ago. bat through some hitch y a. de-
elared t,ff for the time l. IL said that
Mr.. Humphrey will use the lsnd ID
Mexico for grazing purposes.
Ihe Hereford company has other large
land holdings in Mexico and ie breeding
fine stock for sale in the Mexican Re
pHiAie, having ALREADY been instrument
al IN raising the grade OF cattle accross
lhe border, making sales Of blo0ded
sstsck 10 some of the wealthy stockmen
OF Chihuahua and other States.
The land is in the state of Chfhuahua
beginning about seventy.hve o.iIe-s soath
and running a like distance west along
sise iifp 'iTai,fis.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-05
A False Alarm
Firemen Were Out.

an alarm OF Ere al & 30 last evening
sas answered by full force oi lhe fire
department. The report was rune in
from Mr.. Jossey's house on Franklin be
low Main street. the ecare being occa-
stoned by the invasion Of lightning con-
ductei tliiher over the electric wire that
:..=.s..! -s.-.a .i.e ..:s.!4 - There &c NOR
exriternent than injury ard by the time
tlse FIRE department reached he suppos-
ed burning bniiding, all that stood AZ
remembrance oi the handsome edifice
was the balIding itseli-intact. There
had been an excitement, an alarm had
bern turned ia and the fire department
had farned cat The rain was descend
ing heavily, tie lighting was flashing
ani thunder roaring, There MAS lulI
snd the FIRE department turned back
war1l--there we're others, and among
iisS inrong was Citizen reporter who
had b only other euit thoroughly sat
arated-l,a bcen deceived Just az had
been tie tire department, and he is
proud a the deception that prevented
him from writing Of d devastating con.
aAgration-
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-05
The Oldea Days
Lire Being Repeated.

sssi AAd oahers cozalng over tt,e No.
gales route isss .*eHs=E se;oFt heavy
resAsss The stages. sehaeies, eoareyan-
o@s, and whai-soas, have seeu made
gaase IA the travel. As an illassrmtion
siaAt the hurre" IL beasi al isardesa.
aasd that taae q Guayrnss road ls not rqaai
10 the occasasn IL 10 only necessary to
stats that four horses are fiayed unmes-
esfasiy tn order 10 res the tired Traveller
into Taesna aa time. They DO not ar
rive lsese ca schcdase. bat they Fss here
soaas way.
Ali os iAa available stAgee 10 the
esantrF haFs hecn Atoashs saszs atsss
Ballet -pFeo4 vehicles depart fer the
Soaah, they do not carry treasure. hu,
packages III merchandise In limited
. @sas~r.x9
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-05

ptTTsBuRa Aug. 5.-Presldent shaier oil the
Amalgamated Association Of Steel, Iron and Tin
Workers. declared today that general strike order
would be issued within week calling out every man
Of the Amalgamated Association in every mill Of the
United States steel corporation
The Amalgamased Associations executive board
will not BIO called again ia conference uness the 9th
or side sues for peace An the power 10 vested in
Shaer for the conduct OF lbe great struggle ana he
has absolute and supreme authority for tho conduct
q .he strike
II is claimed that the American Federation es
Labor will give the strike its financial support and
President Gompers is expected hrre for conferences
with President shaFer this week
The situation In the local mills Is unchanged
and dispatch from WeglsviIle says she arrest there
Of the rioters who participated In rfUtm Mt the home
Of Harry Phillips Saturday has dampsned the mar
tiai spirit of the strikers and ali la quiet there
AT McKseepors the Amaigamased organizers are
strengthening their lines Tor the struggle Several
meetings were heid yesterday and 27s new members
werc added 10 the Association Co0tros of the roll
ing milia is nov settled
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-05
THEY
TRY
TOGET
IN.
AND
WORK MANY
CLEVER
SCHEMES.
How theC Celestials Are
Sent Over the Border
From Mexico and
Mixed up Here.

FL PAso. Tex, Ang. 5.-There
s,ems TO be pretty we'll ground.
cd belief on the part Of the United
States government that there 10 an
organized association composed of Chin
ese, Mex;eans and Americans in this
country which has M its main object the
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United States.
For a long time IL has been apparent
TO the American authorities that large
numbers oil Cciestials have been system
aticaiIy gotten acroes the border and
worked toward the interior. II was at
Erst thought that the headquarters u
these agents was ut Fl Paso, Eagle Pass
aud in Sonora. Several immigration
agents have brought over Large namhern
oi Chinese iatorcrs 10 Sonora and sina.
loa. hvt special ensisssries Of the Amer.
ican secret service, who have kept an
eye ON these shipments. say that Il 10
only question oi iew montlss till they
are lost 10 view. Inquiries from the ina'
migration agents do NOT elicit satisiac-
tory explanations IL 10 reported that
they have gone onto railways and mines
in the interior, bat further invussiga.
ssaa. lss. 70 lee@.e them e4...e. 80 shs.
raiiways or In ske mines.
IL is now stated, on what ss believed
10 be good authority. that the real cen
ter ol this husincss is In the City oi
Mexico.
II IL charged that the Chinese iinmi-
grafton agents in that city contract In
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-05
The United LabOrers of the Mills Will Fight
the Steel Trust to a finish.
THE SITUATION
AT SAN FRANCISCO
IS UNCHANGED.

Preparations are being made for the organixa-
tion Of the at the National Galranixing plant
and Seamless tube plant they have ash ed for ad-
mission either TO the Amagamated Association or b.
the Federation of Labor
Several Thousand Poles and Hungarians EN-
ployed laborers in the tube works are anxious TO
strike and will be formed into an organization Of
their admitted 10 the Federation Of Labor
sAS FRANCISCO Aug 5Everything was quiet
in the strike situation here this morning No more
n,.m nave oeu called ont but it ID expars4d that
general strike in all involving 1900 men will e OF
dered tonight unless the employers association
show some indications Of aoceding 10 the demands
Of the men.
lsprASAroLss. Aug. The executive board Of
the United Mine workers, the most powerful OF all
labor organizations h in season here and will discuss
the steel strike and probably decide upon the nature
Of the help to be extended the Amalgamated Asso~
ciatioa.
II In NOT probable that sympathetic strike will
be ordered the assistance beng confined 70 financial
aid
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-05

wskHssSTsx, AsEs#s 6.-~Tsse EHass=a
aathosities are highly pasassa al the ar
rest last Saturday es u. n. snuasiwossa.
al iasiianapOIis, who 10 charged with
riding the MALE. The grssa6rssios nj
this cafssure 10 net iseeasse his ps~ais-
tsons isass i,sea of ssict . ETssss ssssssssssss
bat l..~anse they lsave sxteadsd oveT q
serssi of soar yesrs and hare bren the
soaroe of great aanoyancs 10 she insrNse'
ton division.
Fonr years age complaints began 10
come in. iron Kansas that letaTss ad-
dressed 10 women issi issrH uEsenci assss
in sosne instances Tifiei. v isas Essrs
plexesl the inspectors was that only aes-
sers addressed 10 women were dsssushsd
and that The complaints came from osse
| section. The caiprit was credited wiih
an abnormal desire 10 parRssa cana'tsss'
,iai communications between women
more than with desire 10 stsal.
II Is usually easy TO locate postal
clerks who steal letters by tracing the
routes of the letters and noting where
the several routes cross. When they
center at one point the department can
usually lay hands on the ofiendsr.
smallwood displayed unusnsl cunning
in that be opened only letters going In
the same direction, which must ueces-
sarily be handled by number Of the
same clerks every time.
In 1898 suspicion pointed 10 Small.
wood, who wRs then q railway mail
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-05
THE
SCHLEY
INQUIRY
COURT.
DEWEY
AT WORK ON
THE
CASE.
Captain Parker Says
the Records of the
Department Vim
dicate Schley.

WAssisogox, Aug. 5.--Admiral Dew
ey. president OF the Sehiey court OF in
quiry, was at the Navy Department to-
dag in consultation with Acting Secre-
tary Hackett. The Admiral will leave
shortly for the North for months rest.
The successor TO Admiral Kimberly ON
the court has not yet been announced.
ASw YosS, aug. o.--Capiain James
Parker, counsel for Admiral Schley, left
his home at Perth Amboy, last night for
Washington. He refused 10 discuss Ad-
mirAl Schley's defense, except TO say the
records are all that are necessary to vim
dicate the accused officer of every charge
brought against him.
Arizona daily citizen., 1901-08-05

New YoRK, August b.-Goyernor ALI
say Of Panama cables the Herald that
the Colombian revolutionists are merely
guarillas who attack undeiended viii
lagos,
He declares however, that Colombia