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Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
A MIDNIGHT FIRE
What Might Have Been a Big Blaze
 Quickly Extinguished

About 1:3O o'clock last night fire was discovered in a tailoring and clothes cleaning establishment on South First avenue, adjoining the Steinegger block. Officer Lawrence turned in the alarm and the department responded with it's usual alacrity.
 Owing to the fire engine being out of order. dependence was entirely on the water pressure. and fortunately for the property owners in that part of town. it proved to be all right. In short time three streams were playing on the fire from various directions and another hose was laid but not used.
 Next to the tailor shop on the north was an electrical supply house next to that Jasper Dobb's Lightning De- livery and next to that Charlie Rices barber shop. Two lines of hose were taken through the barber shop tO the rear and thence onto the roof of the burning building, in which holes were cut. when the fire was soon extin- guished. The firemen worked to good advantage and scored a victory, for without them the whole corner would have been burned. The buildings in that row are all of wood with tin roofs. clear to the corner of Washing ton street. The contents of the four
 
 badlyy damaged by water and re- moval. but most of the furnishings were saved except in the tailor shop
 Diligent inquiry was made last night regarding the owners of the tailoring business, but no one could be found who knew their names, for it is said they are two partners and that they came here from Prescott only a few days ago. It is said they had applied to J. Ernest Walker for insurance sev- eral days ago. but the amount, or whether they received it or not. could not be learned last night.
 Officer Lawrence said that himself and Night Watchman Doheney had passed up that street to Washington a short time before. They tried the ad- joining door and had found it all right. then they went west to the Ford hotel. north to the alley and east again to First avenue, when they saw the flames in the store front and Mir. Lawrence turned in the alarm.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
BUSINESS CONGRESS
The Opening of the Reciprocal
 ty Convention
Only all Organization Effected Yes. terday-Some of the Delegates Will Place Other Things Before Reciprocity.

Washington. Nov. 19.-Prominent manufacturers representing all sec tions of the country and every branch of the industry. filled the assembly room of the Hotel Raleigh at 10 o'clock this morning when the national reciprocity conference, held under the auspices of the National Association of Manufacturers. was called to order. It was in every sense of the word an important gathering of distinguished men. Among those present were del egates representing the commercial or ganizations of New York, Boston. In- dianapolis, Chicago, Detroit. Charlotte, Atlanta, Cincinnati, New Orleans anC other leading cities of the country.
 In assuming the gavel, Theodore C Search. of Philadelphia. president of the National Association of Manufact- urers, explained the objects of the gathering in the following quotation from the official call:
 The sole purpose of this conference is to discuss the expediency and prac- ticability of the broader application of the principles of commercial reciproc- ity with Spanish-American countries. Tomorrow the problem of commercial reciprocity with European countries will be taken up. to be followed in the evening with a discussion of the ques. tion of reciprocity with Canada"
 Committee announcements, reading of papers. largely technical. occupied the afternoon session. Representatives of the committee will call on Presi- dent Roosevelt tomorrow at noon. George Seaburn, of New York, advo- cated the upbuilding of a strong mer chant marine and the construction of an isthmian canal as paramount in importance to reciprocity treaties. He advocated the reduction of the war revenue tax. but not of the Dingley tariff. His speech. which he said was New York's contribution to the meet ing. urged ''procrastination in a gen eral commercial reciprocity
 George A. Laughlin, of Wheeling, in- terested in the manufacture of steel billets. arraigned the United States Steel Corporation. He said that prev ious to the organization of the corpora ton, his company had been able to self in the markets of the world. but since the organization of that combi- nation this trade was seriously inter fered with. and the indications were that his company would lose all of it's South American trade.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
SECRETARY JOHN HAY
Was the Principal 0rator-His Theme Was Diplomacy-He Alluded In geniously to the Criticisms Passed Upon Him at the Time of Signing of the First Isthmian Canal Con vention-Progress Made in the the Diplomatic Art.

New York. Nov. 19.-The one hundred and thirty-third annual banquet of the New York chamber of commerce was held at Delmonico's tonight. Covers for 45O were laid. The banquet was pre- sided over by Morris K. Jessup. At his table were Ambassador Joseph Choate. Secretary of State Hay and others President Jessup proposed the toast. William Mckinley" It was drunk standing and in silence. President RooseVelt's health was then drunk. followed by that of King Edward of England.
 Secretary Hay made the principal ad dress. his subject being. Our Diplo- macy
 After an eloquent tribute to the mem ory of President Mckinley. MT. Hay said: There was a time when diplo- macy was considered the science of in trigue and falsehood, traps and mines and counter mines. It may be another instance of that credulity with which 1 have been often charged by European critics, when I say that l really be- lieve the world has moved onward in diplomacy as in many other matters. In my experience in diplomatic life, which now covers more years than 1 like to lok back upon, and in the far greater record of American diplomacy which I have read and studied, l can say without hesitation We have gener- ally told squarely what we wanted. an- nounced early in the negotiate what We were willing to give and allowed the others to accept or reject our terms. During the time in which I have been prominently concerned in foreign re- lations l can say that we have been met by the representatives of other powers in the same spirit by frankness and sincerity.
 As to the measure of success which our recent diplomacy has met with. it is difficult, if not impossible for me to speak. There are two important lines of human endeavor in which men are forbidden even to allude to their sue cess-affairs of the heart and dipIo- matic affairs.
 But if we are not permitted to boast of what we have done. we can at least say q word about what we tried to do and the principles which guided our action. The fairest expression of our rule of conduct is, perhaps, the Monroe doctrine and the Golden Rule. With this simple chart We can hardly go far wrong.
 think l may say our sister repub- lies to the south of us are perfectly convinced of the sincerity of our attf- tude. They know we desire prosperity for each or them and peace and har- mony among them. We no more want their territory than we covet the mountains of the moon.
 We consider our interests in the Pa cific ocean as great now as those os any other power and destined to indefi- nite development. We have opened ou: doors to the people of Hawaii; we have
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20

her with questions, .I wanted to carry my secret to the grave
 Finding, however, that detection was certain, she made a statement of the shooting. MT. Ayres knocked at her ing of a severe headache.
 "I refused to let him in my room e she continued. He then attempted to put his arm around me. I resented this act"
 He repeated the attempt. she said, but on his urgent entreaty she con sented to get some quinine and take it to his room.
 Before going to his room," she con- tinued, II dressed myself completely. l went to his door, which he at once opened. I stepped into the room and Ayres stepped from behind the door. and standing between myself and the door, bolted it. He carried a pistol in his right hand, but this I did not see until after the door was locked and he stepped toward me. Then I turned toward the window, but before I had taken two steps Ayres caught me. put his arm around my waist and pointed the pistol with his right hand. and the next thing I knew I felt his arm around my neck and heard the shots. Some how, I don't exactly know, I reached the window and got out on the fire escape. There were red stains on my hands and on my wrapper. but I paii no attention to this. I went down the fire escape to the parlor window and went back upstairs to my room."
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
MAY SAVE THE RANSOM.
Consul General Dickinson Urges
 Heroic Treatment of Bandits.

Sofia, Nov. 19.-It is reported that Mir. Dickinson, the United States dip lomatic agent here, has informed the government of Bulgaria that the ab- ductors of Miss Stone and Mime Tsilka, with their captives, are concealed in defile in the Belleritza mountains near Smotch, in the district of Dubnitza. and he requested that troops be sent to surround the place and Iiberate the captives. Both MT. Dickinson and the Bulgarian foreign office decline to con- firm. or deny the report Nevertheless. it is believed that Dr. DickenSOn is per suaded of the impossibility of coming to terms with the brigands and rely ing upon his belief that they will not harm the captives if troops are en- ployed against them, has, after con- sulting with Washington, decided upon this move.
 Only eight bandits now guard Miss Stone. and some of these are known to sympathiZe with her. About a fort night ago MT. Dickenson approached the foreign office and proposed this same plan. but it's carrying out was abandoned because of the uncertainty of the location of the bandits.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
KENTUCKY STATE BAR.

Louisville, Ky. Nov. 19.-LeadinG members of the bench and bar of Paducah. Lexington. Frankfort and ether leading cities of the state assem- bled at the court house in Louisville today to discuss arrangements for the formation of a state bar associa tion. The initiativ in the movement was taken by the Covinston county bar as sociation. Prominent lawyers through out the state have given their support and the proposed association will take rank among the prominent organiza. tions of it's kind in the country.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
THREATENED ELSEWHERE.

Sattle. Wash, Nov. 19.-A dispatch to the Post Innteliigencer from Olym- pia. says: Regarding the dispatch sent out from Tacoma yesterday, sat ing that Governor Rogers was con templating the calling of an extra session of the legislature to prevent the combination of the Great Northern and the Northern Pacific railroad interests in this state, the governor today has been very non-committal.
 He refuses to discuss the question of an extra session, and though he has received several telegrams from news papers outside the state requesting his opinion on the railroad move his replies have been very general in character. Men in close touch with the governor think an extra session ex- tremely improbable
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20

M N Stevens was unanimously re- elected president of the organization.
 At the afternoon session superintend- ents reports were presented as follows: Physical Exercises Mrs. Frances w. Letter: Peace and Interna tional Arbi tration," Mrs. Hannah J. Bailey of Maine; Franchise Miss Marie C. Brehm of Illinois: Legislation" Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis of New Jersey. Social Meetings and Red Letter Days,'' Mrs. Mary D. Tomlinson of New Jersey; Rescue WorK." Mrs. Isa- bel Wing Lake of Colorado.
 There was d debate over the adoption of resolutions concerning statehood for Oklahoma and the Indian territory and the endorsement of the prohibition party were features of the session. The debates were long and spirited ani verged on acrimony.
 Resolutions agreed upon last night were adopted today with slight changes, viz:
 First-Advocating total adstinance as the only safe rule for each man an 1 woman's habit of life.
 Second-Upholding the great princi- pie of prohibition as the only righteous protection against the most unscrupu- lous demoralizing traffic on earth.
 Third - ReaffirminS the statement that the American army far better off without intoxicants of any kind, and endorsing the anti-canteen law.
 Fourth-Believing in a revival of Christian citizenship founded on divine ideas of righteousness.
 Fifth-Deploring the death of the late President Mckinley as the hands of q, cruel assassin and especially that he should have fallen victim to that in sensate hatred of law and government which is represented in anarchy.
 Sixth-Favoring a peaceful solution of labor troubles by arbitration, calling upon worimen to join in the battle against the saloon.
 Seventh-Calling for perfect equality of men and women before the law Misunderstanding unqualifiedly for white life, for pure manhood and pro tected womanhood, demanding an amendment to the constitution, defin- ing marriage as homogeneous and pun ishing plural marriages by disqualifi- cation for suffrage or to hold office, in addition to severe penalties.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
CHAFFEE'S APPRECIATION
Issues Order Commenting Conduct of
 Samar Scouting Party.

Washington. Nov. 19-General Chaf- fee has issued a general order highly commenting the conduct of the detach- ment of the First infantry which made a scout into the island of Sainar. Au- gust 13 to 25 last. Captain Harold l.. Jackson was in command of the de- tachment. General Chaffee said that the report shows the enemy was twice encountered and defeated, valuab ble pa pers were captured, chattels and sup plies of the enemy were destroyed and valuable informa ton was also gained. The energy and gallantry displayed are highly commendable and the in- stance is placed on record as one of the many feats of endurance and de termination shown by the troops of the command.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
MORE ABOUT YEOMAN
His Record in Los Angeles Was a
 Bad One.

Some additional information has been gathered about pr" Yeomdn. who Is suspected of having unlawfully dis posed of his wife. formerly Mrs. Sparks of this city. A man who calls himself pr" Cook is now under surveillance at Bisbee, believed to be Yeoman. A story of the suspected crime and of Cooks examination was printed in The Republican on Monday It is now learned that when Yeoman came to Phoenix he represented himself to be a member of the Church of God an organization without church buildings, but whose congregations gathered on street corners. He took an active part in. the meetings here, but his brethren and sisters grew suspicious of him and wrote to Los Angeles, where he said he had came from. for his record It was promptly forthcoming from great variety of sources. Three letters were received from many people Mrs. Sarah Simonds. a member of the Church of God there and who had lived here. wrote that Yeoman had taken part in the meetings there until he was expelled from the city for ir- regularly practicing medicine. From another source it was learned that he had three wives living there, but that no two of them knew him by the same name. From one of them at least he had never been divorced.
 A letter was received from that one. Her name was Yeoman. She gave out a general warning against him and directed it particularly to marriageab ble women.
 pr. Cook. it will be remembered, also claims to have came from Los An geles. but he denied that he was Yeo- man or that he had ever heard of Mrs. Sharks
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
EASY FOOD.
Ready For Instant Use Without Cooking.
Without


 Almost everyone likes a cereal food Of some kind at breakfast and sup per, but the ordinary way of cooking cereals results in d pasty mass that requires strong digestive power to get along with. and if not properly di- Sested, the raw mass goes down into the intestinal tract where gas is gen. erated and all sorts of troubles set up Everyone knows that good food prop erly digested keeps the body we'll while poor food, or even food of good quality that is poorly prepared and not digested, is sure to bring on some kind of disease.
 The easiest food to digest in this line is Grape Nuts. made from wheat and barley, and cooked thoroughly at the factory, some ten or twelve hours be- ing consumed in the different pro- cesses of preparation. The food. there fore, is ready for instant service and the starch has been changed to Grape Sugar. so that it is re-digested and ready for almost immediate assimi- lation.
 Miss R. F. Phillips. a young lady of 3S56 Vernon Ave. Chicago. writes that she suffered for years from indigestion and dyspepsia from the use of food that was not suitable to her powers of digestion.
 She says, "I began using Grape Nuts, and l confess to having had prejudice. at first. and was repeatedly urged before I finally decided to try the food but I have not known what indigestion is since using it, and have never been stronger in better health. I have increased in weight from 109 to 124 pounds
 People can be well. practically with ftg, food and leave off the indigestible sort
 Grape-Nuts Food is sold at all first class groceries. It is crisp and delic- ious to the taste. It should be served exactly as it comes from the package. without cooking except in cases where it is made up into buildings and other desserts.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
CONSUMPTIVE CAR.
Matter Considered By Trans-Conti-
 mental Passenger Association.

St. Louis, Mo-, Nov. 19.-In response to the call of Chairman Charlton the Transcontinental Passenger association began a special meeting in St. Louis today.
 In consequence of the increasing de- mands upon the western and southern railroads for transportation of con sumptives, the association will consider q plan to provide each train with a consumption ward or car. Interchange able mileage tickets and reduced fare for clergymen will also be considered by the association.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
RIOTOUS MINERS.

Indianapolis. Ind. Nov 19.-Three hundred miners from Washington. Princeton. Petersburg, Linton. Sulli- van and Bicknell. came here during the night Early today they marched to the shaft of the Prospect Hill Coal Mining company, where non-union miners are employed, and closed the shaft. They destroyed property. as saulted a number of miners and are still in the vicinity of the mines. The city is greatly excited and trouble is feared
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
WOMEN OF THE WHITE RIBBON
Fifth Day of the National Convention
 at Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Tex, Nov 19.-There was no diminution of interest manifested on the part of the delegates to the na- tional w. C. T. U. convention at the opening sessions of this, the fifth day of the gathering. The session was opened in the First Baptist church with prayer by Mrs. Nina w. Higby. presi- dent of the Wyoming w. c. T. U. The morning was occupied with the trans action of unfinished business. Mrs. L.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
LOS ANGELES WATER POWER

Los Angeles. Nov. 19.-Articles of in- corporation were filed today by the Kern Power company, with a capital of S5.O0O. 900. All the stock has been subscribed. H. E. Huntington and |. w. Hellman back the scheme, which is to furnish power by harnessirg Kern River water power and furnish ing municipalities and individuals cleo tric power.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
A GOVERNOR IN THE WAY
The Great Railroad Peace May Not Be
 Effected.

St. Paul. Minn.. Nov. 19.-The Dis patch says: Governor VanSant has sent a special messenger after Attorney General Douglas. who is in the north ern woods, and requests him to return at once for consultation on the rail- road situation.
 The governor is determined not to have a consolidation or combination of the Northern Pacific and the Great Northern or any other competing lines in the state. The governor says he will push the matter to a speedy end.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
A VIGOROUS MESSAGE
The Cabinet Spent Yesterday in It's
 Consideration.

Washington, Nov. 19.-The cabinet meeting toLay lasted two and a half hours. The whole time was spent in reading the presidents message to con- gress, and commenting upon the va rious features.
 The message is long and is said to be vigorous in tone. In that respect, at least. it is quite characteristic of Pres ident Roosevelt.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
THE ELLA SAFE.

Boston. Nov. 19.-A private message to the Chamber of Commerce today stated that the steamer Ella. reported to have been lost off the coast of New Foundland, passed Quebec yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
STRUCK FOR THE UNION.

New York, Nov. 19.-Eight hundred, comprising the entire force of brake men, freight handlers and switchmen of the New York division of the New York, New Haven & Hartford road, went on q strike because of the dis charge of union yard superintendent
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
PLAGUE IN SOUTH AFRICA.

Norfolk. Va, Nov. 19.-The British steamer Monmouth, Captain Throops. which arrived here direct from Cape Town. reports the existence of over 500 cases of bubonic plague in the vi- cinity of Cape Town when she left that port. Up to the time she sailed SS0 deaths from the plague had oc cured.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
MIR. BORDEN A CONUNDRUM.

Fall River. Mass. Nov. 19.-M. C. Borden, owner of the big mills of this place, today dropped the prices on all kinds of prints one-half cent. except shirting, which dropped a quarter of cent. The action caused consternation among the trade.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20

safe. which had been blown open, with a bullet hole through his body.
 It is thought the burglar was stun ned by the explosion of the safe and that his companions, believing him too seriously injured to get away, shot him in order that he might not tell any tales should he recover consciousness after being captured.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
KITcHENER's MONTHLY REPORT

London, Nov. 19.-Kitchener. cabling today from Pretoria to the war office. reports that since November : the British have killed forty-three. wound ed sixteen and captured 2s7 Boers
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
ROBBERY OF A BANK.

Mondovi. Wis, Nov. 19.-Robbers blew open the safe in the vault of the First National bank here last night and secured 5000.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
SICK BUT CONFIDENT.

Sofia, Nov. 19.-A letter from Miss Stone states that her health is some what affected, but she is confident of ultimate release
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
TROOPS FOR AFRICA.

Ottawa, Ont, Nov. 19.-Cablegrams are passing between the imperial and dominion governments in regard to the recruiting of another contingent of troops in Canada for service in South Africa.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
GOVERNOR OF OKLAHOMA.

Guthrie. Okla, Nov. -19.-Horace Speed. United States attorney for Ok lahoma, has been offered the governor ship of Oklahoma by the president and Secretary Hitchcock. Speed says he does not want the office. but he may accept.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
SNOW IN THE SOUTH.

Atlanta, Ga, Nov. 19.-Points in North Georgia report two inches of snow. There is light snow here. Co., lumbia, N. C., also reports snow.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
A DEAD ROBBER.
Probably Killed By Companions TC
 Insure Silence.

Hutchinson, Kan. Nov. 19.-The Mis- souri Pacific depot here was burglar ized last night. This morning one of the robbers was found dead near the
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
STEMS FAMILY FIRED.

Brussels. Nov. 19.-Petit Bleu asserts that the wife and family of former President Stein of the Orange Free State have been deported from South Africa.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-20
TERMS OF ARMIsT1cE UNKNOWN.

Williemstadt. Nov. Blowing to the strict censorship maintained in Vene- Zuela. it is impossible to learn the de tails of the Venezulean-Colomb ar mistice.