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Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
Public Debt Statement

Washington, D. c., March, 4.-The
monthly statement of the public debt
shows that, at the close of business on
February %, the debt, less cash in
treasury, amounted to $1,087 019, 504
The debt is recapitulated as follows:
The interest bearing debt, 81, DOL $780,
410; debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity, $1,S90,69O; total, ST.
1856, 1874 ,653.
The amount, however, does not in
clude $3.50, 561, 1889 in certificates and
treasury notes outstanding, which are
offset by an equal amount of cash on
hand, which is held for their redemp-
ton.
The cash in the treasury is CLASH
fed as follows: Reserve fund in gold,
$150,000, 900; trust fund, $760, ,9S9;
general funds, 131, 439, OFT; in national
bank repositories, $97,S27 1862; total,
81, 139, 1923 ,028. Against this there are
demand liabilities outstanding amount
ing to $40, 1873, which leaves a cash
balance on hand of 1898, 915,14
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
President Mckinley and His Wife Coming

Washington D. c., March Pres
ident Mckinley tonight feels confident
that he will be able to make the prom
ised trip to California and other west
ern states in May. He has so informed
the California Congressman. Now that
an extra session of the Ffty-seventh
Congress will be averted there is no
reason why the President cannot jour
ney to San Francisco to witness the
launching of the big battleship, the
Ohio, on May Is. On lis way to San
Francisco the President, as is we'll
known, will visit many southern,
southwestern and western cities.
Los Angeles will be one of the prin-
cipal stopping points in his itinery.
He will go from Los Angeles to San
Francisco. After the ceremonies of
launching the battleship are over the
understanding is that the President
will go to Portland. Seattle and Spo-
kane. He will then return east from
the latter city to Helena, st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Duluth and other big
northwestern cities.
The members of the Ohio delegation
in Congress will go to California. at
the invitation of the state legislature
to be present when the Ohio slides off
her ways at Scott's shipyards at San
Francisco on May IS.
Mrs. Mckinley will accompany the
President on his western trip if her
health permits.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
Fatal Experimenting

Oakland, March 2-After an event
full life of three-quarters of century,
Herman Cordes, one of the best-known
residents of Alameda county, came to
tragis end this morning at o'clock
in his eucalyptus oil factory on the
south side of the tidal canal, about 100
feet east of Park street, Alameda. He
was blown to death by an explosion
in his works, but whether through ac-
cident or design is at, present I'M
known.
Members of his family say that death
was the result of an unsuccessful ex-
pertinent with chemicals. which caused
the touching off of a box of dynamite
The small factory was completely
wrecked. Cordes was blown to atoms
Nobody else was hurt.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
CLARK MAY NOT BE SEATED
Another Protest Filed Against Him in
Senate

Washington, March 1.-Senator-elect
w. A. Clark, of Montana, will not be
permitted to take his seat in the upper
branch of the federal government if
the allegations contained in the pro-
test filed with Senator Chandler of
New Hampshire, and which will be
presented to the senate on March 4,
are proved.
This protest has been filed by H. R.
Knapp, of Helena, representing the la
Dor party out there and by interests
prominently identified with the Stand
ard Oil company.
1t is alleged that Clark's personal
contribution in the recent state cleo
tion was between $250,000 and $780,
900, whereas his sworn statement as
the money contributed for campaign
purposes places the sum at $4,000;
that CLARK throughout the entire state
campaign paid the personal and living
expenses of every member of the Dem
ocratic state committee; that Clark
spent 100000 in Silver Bow county,
$4,000 in Cascade county, $500 in
Dawson county to elect Senator Cullen,
$4,000 in each of the following coun-
ties: Granite, Jefferson, Broadwater,
Beaver Head, and Madison.
1t is reported on good authority that
Charles Clark, a son of the senator
elect, is one of those who are opposed
to his fathers admission to the senate,
the father and son having fallen out
The explanation offered for this is that
Charles Clark, who is a very wealthy
mine owner in his own right has been
won over to the cause of the Standard
Oil or Amalgamated Copper interests
which may make him president of the
Amalgamated Copper company
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
What He Meant.

''That was the year, said Jesse Spar
hawk to the little group of listeners
who had gathered to hear his reminis-
cences of war times, that was the very
year that my cellar was so unmerci-
fully overlooked"
what do you mean by numerically
overlooked I'd like to known" demand
ed Mr.. Potts, the town trial, from the
outskirts of the group. 81 don't gather
your sense"
81 mean," said Mr.. Sparhawk, after a
glare at the offender who had thus ar
rested him in the full tide of recollec-
ton, chat there was too much water
for walking, an not enough for boat
ing. 1 sh'd think twas plain enough
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
SUPPLIED THE Insurgents
He is Allowed Free Range--Thousht
the Prosecution Will Be Dropped
FIERCE FIGHT WITH NATIVES
Lieutenant Steel Meets Force of Armed
Natives and Defeats Them With a
Small Loss to His Force.

Manila, Mar. 4.-D. M. Carman, the
American accused of sending supplies
to the insurgents, was released this
morning on a personal cash bond of
$4,000 in gold.
The provost marshal recommended
acceptance of the bail as Carman's
physicians had certified that his fur
Their ncarceration would have bad
effect on his health.
He will be allowed to go to Mari
wales to recuperate. There is inside
continuation that confirms rumors that
Carmen will be indicated. 1t is be-
liveded his release on bond is merely
a temporary measure, pending his dis
charge. He will also be permitted to
resume business and bid for govern
ment contracts
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

Where land is so valuable that every
square inch represents a dollar or more,
business blocks must go into the air in
stead Of spreading over the ground. By
the old method Of building it would be
hard to carry a structure higher than
five or six stories, unless the walls were
made as thick as a fortress. So a man
with an Imagination struck out Il new
method, embodying in steel an idea that
is working a revolution in the business
centers of cities. Like other wonderful
developments of recent years, the sky
scraper has become so common that to
some 1t may seem commonplace. Yet
George A. Fuller, the designer Of it,
was only forty-nine years old when he
died in Chicago the other day. Indeed,
it is only a few years since the i'm
provement in elevators made it possible
to rent offices ten or more stories above
the street; and almost simultaneous
was the decline in the price of struc-
tural steel to a point which enabled
builders everywhere to gain the ad-
vantages offered by the steel-frame
construction. Chief of these is the fact
that sky-scraper may be carried to
almost any altitude, like the st. Paul
building in New York, which is twenty
six stories high and rises more than
three hundred feet above the street
level Such a building yields an enor-
nous rental. There are no massive
walls to reduce the rentable space.
Tenants willingly pay high rates for
the light and airy offices. The structure
shelters as many persons as a whole
township, and it provides facilities and
conveniences few towns could afford.
Whether the steel skeletons will uIti-
mately corrode and crumble, time will
tell. At present we know the sky
scrapers are practically fire-proof, and
seem beyond the power of any recog-
nized agency of destruction. If it shall
prove that the designer of them did not
build for the twenty-frst century, it
must at least be admitted that he
served his own generation we'll.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
Out-of.Door Primer.

An exchange suggests the following
questions for a new primer. The ques-
lions may be answered even in hot
weather:
"See the corn in the field. Can the
corn walk?"
mo; the corn stalks"
':See the pretty cake. Does the cake
stalk?"
Never. But you should see a cake
walk"
81 have a rope. Can the rope walk ?"
eyes. if it it taut."
''The hen is in the garden. Does the
hen rise"
"No; the hen SETS"
"The mercury is in the tube. VIII
the mercury setT"
mo, my child. Wait until July, and
see."-The Watchword.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
Losses of Butter Fat

I found during my work of inspec
ton, some large factories were losing
as much as 81 pounds of putter fat
per day; this would be in factories
making from ~ to 2 tons per day
In other factories turning out less
one half a ton of butter per day, losses
of 81 pounds to three pounds were
found. The following are some of the
causes of such losses: I. insufficient
speed of the separator. 2. Irregular
speed of the engine, caused, in many
cases, by poor and worn out governors.
3. Boilers too small to furnish suffi-
cient steam for the engine. 4. Irreg-
ular feed of the milk and irregular
temperatures. 5. By churning mixed
cream at different degrees of ripeness.
6. By churning at high temperatures,
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
Irrigation in Russia

National irrigation is being pushed
by Russia The government contem-
plates undertaking large irrigation
works in Western Siberia. In the dis
tricts of Tomsk and Omsk alone no
less than 1873 artesian wells have been
bored during the last four years at a
cost of 100000. Furthermore, there
have been constructed in the govern
ment of Tomsk, in seventy-four differ
ent districts, altogether 276 miles of
canals, while eighty-five miles of riv-
er bed have been cleaned of mud, thus
retaining through irrigation large
areas of country. In most foreign
countries national irrigation is an &C
complished fact; but nowhere in the
world is its possibilities so great as
in the United States.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
Smallpox Among Indians

Phoenix, Ariz., Mar. 2.-The epidem-
ic of smallpox among the Cosopah In
dams south of Yuma is spreading rap
idly. Over fifty Indians are infected
and four deaths have occurred. A
strict quarantine has been established
and armed guards prevent members
of the Yuma tribe from contact with
the Cocapahs.
The tribe is the most filthy of all
American Indians, and the sanitary
conditions in the villages are fright
full, such, in fact, that the Cocapahs are
gradually becoming extinct from lack
of cleanliness and consequent diseases.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
ON THE RANCH AND FIELD.
Some Interesting Topics of General Moment
to All
RURAL HAPPINESS AND ACTIVITY
Great Loss from Delays in Transit =
Economy in the Use of Water Nation.
al Irrigation in Russia

[Agriculturist:1 The cold weather
of this winter has been equally and
continuously distributed constituting
the model season a real, old-fashion-
ed Florida winter" however except
ional it may seem, for we may rest
assured that there have been thous-
ands like it in the long cycles since
the creation. Every continent on earth
in its center, is like caufdron in
summer, and otherwise in winter, ere
ating colossal atmospheric conditions,
California also has its norther, west of
the Sierra Nevada, pouring out from
the great Utah basin through the FIRE.
donia pass. South America has its
pamperos, Italy its tramontanas COM
ing down from the steppes of Russia.
Pekin is four degrees colder than Co.
penhagen, which is seventeen degrees
nearer the pole, from the bleak winds
of Siberia. Africa has it's hot simoons.
We may rest assured that the earth
will rock along just as it has been do
ing for millions of years, and that
North America will have a SILVER pass
down it's backbone whenever it catches
cold. The orange grower should make
his preparations for protection on the
basis of an average of 10000 years, and
not on an "old-fashioned open win
ter" occasionally.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

English shoe manufacturers who are
beginning to suffer from American
competition allege that, although the
British workman's daily wages are only
about half as large as those of the
American operative, the labor cost"
of a pair of shoes is fully 25 per cent
more in England than in the United
States. Most of the responsibility for
this fact is laid upon the British union
of boot and'shoe operatives, which, it
is said, forbids its members to turn
out more than a certain amount of
work. Possibly this union has found
the solution to the labor problem; but
the manufacturers doubt it, and base
their doubt upon the experience of the
race-that men who are afraid of doing
too much eventually find it hard to get
anything to do.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

OF the 3,153 railroad locomotives man
ufactured in American shops last year,
5O5 were sent abroad. The British rail
roads bought more of these than any
other country, Russia being close sec
ond. There is no longer any denial of
the ability of American manufacturers
to turn out locomotives more cheaply
and rapidly than their European COM
petitors, though the Germans are al
ready using American engines as mod
els. 1t is not unlikely that the exporta-
ton of railroad locomotives may be-
come an important branch of our for
eign trade.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

Among the noteworthy requests for
charitable purposes during the past
year was that of a Navajo Indian,
whose estate, valued at over $4,000,
was left for the establishment of free
medical dispensary, as IAN aid in ex-
dnguishing cruel aboriginal supersti-
tons in the tribe" The giver recog-
nized the fact that, in an important
sense, it is for the Indian to say what
the future of the Indian shall be.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

What Booker Washington is saying
to the men of his own race, another
clear voice is saying to the white folks:
What the South needs is respect for
work. We must put on our overalls
and use our hands," There is no sec
honahsm in such a lesson; it is law and
gospel for all ATTITUDES and longitudes.
Industrial development offers both ba-
sis and security for all higher human
interests.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

The American people are unique in
that they find an endless fund of humor
in their own weaknesses, and nothing
has produced more smiles than the d.
vorce court. Preachers have talked,
judges have solemnly protested against
the abuse of the law, Legislatures have
been memoralized, but the matrimonial
separator continues grinding, while all
the world keeps its humorous eyes on
the newspapers for "a good divorce
story" One element of society believes
in universal law that would divorce
people whenever they tired of the
marital relation. That would remove
from many divorce cases deceit, false
witness and stupendous lying 1t would
obyiate the necessity of IaN rers select
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

All the money possessed by Americas
richest man couldn't buy him one min
ute's respite from sorrow. When John
d. Rockefeller came face to face with
the problem of Life and Death he
found he was no more than a beggar.
The price of life he could not pay,
and his money was a fortress which
Death stormed with ease. The world
knows John D. Rockefeller as a money
grubber, a man who has wrung mill
ions from the legitimate channels of
trade and refused to hear the cries of
the victims to his capacity for bust
ness. There is another side to his char
acter. The love of this strong man
was lavished on little John McCor-
mick, his grandson. They were q
strange pair. They played together,
they watched the building of a house
together, they admired the chickens and
ranged the great barn on the Rookie
Teller estate together. The man made
the boys pleasures his own. Little
John Mccormick became i'll and Death
refused to be stayed. The business Mr..
Rockefeller poured oil money and hired
special trains to convey doctors who
could earn fortunes by saving the life
of a baby. Science was invoked. Ev-
erything possible was done. zone lit
tie life for a baby for an old mans
sake" was the cry. The answer that
came back from the tomb was NO."
and after nights of worry and days Of
pain there were little white coffin and
a poor old man bowed down with grief.
What is the good of millions that will
not buy the things that the heart values
more than hope of heaven itself?
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
Trainmen Killed

Knoxville, Tenn, Mar 1.-Two fast
through freight trains on the Southern
railway collided two. miles west of
Lenoir City early today while rum
ming at a high rate of speed Four
trainmen were killed, three fatally in
jured and several seriously. Not a
member of the crews escaped.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
FiIipono Officers and Men Captured

Manila, March 3.-The Thirty fifth
United States Volunteer Infantry ar
rived here today from the province of
Bulucan, and will probably sail for
home March Is, on the transport
Thomas.
Captain Draper, commandant at
Oalongapo, kept along the west coast
with eighty marines, capturing two
insurgent officers and fourteen men,
taking twenty-six rifles, and destroy
ing $4,000 bushels of rice and 104 cara
boaS.
The insurgent colonel, Cristobal, has
surrendered at Naic, Cavite, with two
officers and twelve men. He handed
over twelve rifles to the Americans.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

ing ian easy judge" ia hear their
doubtful cases. 1t woul& also do more
TO wreck homes, make the word duty
meaningless and harm the children
than can be estimated. 1t is too easy
now to break the marital bond. 1t Is
a subject of congratulation that out of
many thousand homes only one has any
need of the divorce court
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
Los Angeles Girl Up in a Balloon

Paris, Mar. 2.-Santos Dumont.
Paris aeronaut, who has fallen thrice
from the clouds while navigating the
air, took up party of American
omen from Mentone Thursday. The
wind was blowing inland and the bal
loon safely near Graise. Among the
party was Miss Stannard from Los An
geles, Cal, who is said to be engaged
to marry Dumont.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

The women in the neighborhOod are
always anxious to tell bride how to
manage her husband, but the men pre-
fer to let the groom find out his trou-
bles for himself.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

There are more rich men in this coun-
Try than in former times, and individual
fortunes are relatively larger. But, as
q rule, rich men are more liberal with
their means than ever before in Se
worlds history. Rich men more than
ever recognize the fact that wealth is
a trust and that the day of reckoning
Is coming
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

Confidence men say that people who
eat with their knives are the easiest
victims to deal with. This Is only
natural, and it is more or less crafty
Ing, too. A man who eats with his
knife ought to be hit with a gold brick
as often as possible.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

Isn't it strange that all these people
who knew about the salt cure never
thought to mention it until the Chica-
go professors spoke up?
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

Most of the people who severely criti-
else Mr.. Cudahy for giving up $4,000 to
the kidnappers are people who have no
children of their own.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

rus fruits should be disposed of rap
idly, now that the fruit is at it's prime,
and the time will son be at hand when
there will be additional charges for
refrigeration of the fruit In transit,
which is not now necessary
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

If Patti gets cash for her castle some
kind friend should advise hep to keep
her count away FROM the brtc-a-brac
stores.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

w. P. Daily of Oxnard, last year
planted 55 acres of beets and 80 acres
to beans. For the former he received
S54S419; for the latter, $4496. This is
claimed to be a big victory for the
advocates of beet sugar raising. 1t
would be of more value if the cost of
production in each case were known.
California Cultivator.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

To some it will seem that the 'crim-
inal mistake" was made when the au-
thor of Colonel Carter" proceeded to
sit in judgment on the creator of
uncle Tom
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

Yellow fever is not such a terrible
disease, after all. OF the 1,24A eases in
Havana in 1900, only "a per cStlt were
fatal.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

Four times as many men as women
killed themselves in New York last
year. Yet no suffragist can be counted
upon to take this into consideration.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

A Long Island dog died the other day
of appendicitis. 1t is needless 20 add
that the dog moved in the best canine
society previous to its sad but glori-
Gus finish.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

Alfred Austin's reasons for declining
to read the remarks of his critics are
not altogether unlike those of the peo-
pie who prefer not to read his poems
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
Shooting Caused by Jealousy

Beloit, Ill.-Homer Payne, a me-
chanic, aged forty-five years, shot his
wife and Arthur Cady, neighbor of
whom he was jealous. Then, placing
the revolver to his head, he killed
himself instantly. Mrs. Payne will re-
cover. Cady was not seriously in
jured.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

If you tell a woman she is good she
may thank you. Tell her she is pretty
and she will love you.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

Riding with a girl in an automobile
is better than on a tandem bicycle. The
latter accustoms her to talking back.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09
Organizing Government

Manila, Mar. 2.-The Philippine COM
mission will organize provincial gov
ernments in Rombon, Bohoil and the
Iloilo provinces and probably in Cebu,
Sambianga and Mindanao. Possibly
similar governments will be instituted
in other provinces. 1t is understood
that Sulu and other provinces popu-
lated by Moros will retain their own
tribal governments under treaty.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

One reason why a little learning is a
dangerous thing is that its possessor is
likely to write historical novel.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

Tesla meanwhile dees not insist that
those making signals from Mars are
relatives of the man IN the moon.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1901-03-09

We may have to appoint a commits
sion to grade and label our war heroes.