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Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
TO BUILD A CUBAN TOWN.
Chicago Capitalists Buy Up the Spot
 Where Columbus Landed.

Chicago. Nov. 17.-Chicago capital is to build new town in Cuba on the spot where Christopher Columbus once planted his foot. A syndicate composed of Louis H. Hammond of the Ham mond Investment company. former Congressman D. w. Mills, Daniel Hill of the board of trade and G. :. Sher- man has purchased. through William II. Carlson, former special commission CT of railroads in Cuba. 10000 acres of land fronting on the harbor of Neu- vitas. on which the syndicate intends to lay out city. The land was known as the Sabinal peninsula Spanish land grant and is directly across the bay from the city of Neuvitas on the north coast of Cuba.
 The land will be sold to settlers. IL is nearly level and is covered with rich native guinea grass and valuable hard wood timber. The harbor affords ex- cellent facilities for shipping
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
BOER NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
Dutch sympathizers Attack British
 Craft in the North Sea.

London. Nov. 11.-An extraordinary demonstration of pro-Boerism is ported by Brussels newspaper. II seems that d Dutch fishing boat. be- longing to Yumidon. while off the Weilingen light-ship in the North Sea pretended to be in distress and was approached by a British smack. Thir- teen fishermen from the Dutch boat boarded the British craft and at tackled the crew of the latter shout ing, Long live the Boers."
 Several of the Britishers were wounded. It is alleged that before making the attack the Dutchmen locked their captain in his cabin. The British smack succeeded in escaping and arrived at Ostend. where the cap tain lodged complaint with the Brit ish consul
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
WATER STORAGE PROBLEMS

The development of the territory by reclaiming its arid but fertile land pre- sents problems of water storage of great importance. Their solution is simplified by the fact tat the small pre- cipitatior Of rain takes place. during two plainly marked rainy seasons. In winter the rains begin to fall in De- cember. and the precipitation. while not great. is quite sufficient to cause floods in the streams. The summer rains fall in July, August, and through out September, and their amount and intensity are considerably in excess or those falling in winter.
 While no reservoirs of importance have yet been constructed in the terri tory, the future reclamation of large areas of fertile lands depends upon the storage of flood waters on the sites which nature has provided. When per fected, these reservoirs should be sufti- ciently extensive to provide water that will last through temporary droughts. They must be provided with enormous waste ways to safely discharge the tor rential rainfalls which are not uncom- mon.
 The problem of water storage for ir- rigation is the most interesting ques- tion before the people of Arizona. All are agreed that upon the storage of the flood waters depends the future de velopement of agriculture in the terri tory. While there are millions or acres of government land open to entry. there is hardly an additional acre that is available until the water supply is in creased through storage. The executive office is in constant receipts of of in- quiries from al parts of the union as to the opportunities in Arizona for set tiers on the public lands. To such in quiries the reply is always made that practically speaking, all of the land for which there is water available at present has been acquired by settlers. and the only opening for other agri- culturists is to buy land already titled. That there are still many inviting op- portunities for men of energy and mod crate capital is true. for much of the land within reach of water from the canals is held in large bodies and would yield much greater returns if subjected to that thorough cultivation which all ways attends small holdings in an irri- gated country.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
"BUFFALO BILL" WORN OUT.

Washington, Nov. 17.-After only five days of circulation one of the new United States treasury notes of the Buffalo Bill series was returned to the treasury department on Saturday for redemption. It was badly muti- lated and smeared, the lines of the buf- falo being indistinct. Experts say that vignettes alone are suitable for face designs on paper currency. In reproducing an animal. especially the buffalo. great deal of black must be used. which, of course, is easily smudged. One official, who has main- tained that placing an animals picture on United States currency of the ten dollar denomination is an undignified innovation, remarked today: You know the buffalo design was selected because of the disappearance of this animal from the American continent Well. I think the way it's picture van ishes from the face of the new bill will have a tendency to shorten the life of the Buffalo Bill series.'
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
FUN WITH THE FILIPINO
Reports of Several Engagements, None Serious, but They Show That There Is Room for More Pacification-A Murderous Priest Whose Sacred Robes Saved Him From a Well Deserved Death.

Manila. Nov. l7.-Company F. of the Ninth infantry, Capt. F. H. Shouffe! commanding was attacked by fifty bolomen and several insurgents armed with rifles at a point SIX miles from Tarangnan. in the island of Samar. The insurgents tried to rush the Americans, but failing to accomplish their purpose. they quickly broke and scattered
 The men of the Ninth had a corporal and scout killed and one private wounded. Sixteen bolomen were killed. while the rihemen escaped. Hotchkiss rapid-fire guns will be sent to the southern islands for operations in the mountains.
 Capt. Herman Hall of the Twenty first infantry has been scouting for seV- eral days in Batangas province. He had four separate engagements with the insurgents there. Judging from the firing on these occasions. Captain Hall estimates that the force of each band of rebles was from thirty to fifty. They made no attempt to charge Cap tain Halls party. Halls scouting re- suited in the capture of one insurgent officer and a great deal of rice.
 General Sumner. commander of the district of southern Luzon. highly praised Captain Hartman and his troop of the lrSt calayry. who last WedneS- day morning attacked 400 insurgents intrenched in rifle pits in Batangas province and routed them. General Sumner says the blow then adminis- tered is the most severe the insurgents have suffered since he assumed com mand or the district.
 Deposoy. d Filipino priest, has been sentenced by courtmartial to the penal " of death for the murder Of certain of his countrymen who favored the Amer jeans. Out of respect, however, to the condemned mans calling and the grea [ religious body to which he belongei and most unworthily represented. Gen eral Chaffee commuted the sentence to twenty years Imprisonment. General Chaffee desired it to be understood that the leniency exercised in this case cannot be known as a precedent ani that no person in the islands can be permitted to plead his office, however sacred and exalted it may be. as a pro lection against crimes committed.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
AGRICULTURE

!, The ss--5oSts cf s.icui ure and iEsi sation are treated exhaustively. In- troductory to details of irrigation in each county. the governor says:
 The voluminous correspondence di- rected to the office of the governor from all parts of the country bears evidence of q general desire for information con cerning the resources of Arizona. par ticularly with reference to mining and agriculture. And the thousands of re- quests each year for the annual report (which requests can not be complied with on account of the limited edition) indicate that the information furnished can not be too complete for the satis- faction of the public. In former re- ports I have dwelt at greater length upon the mining industry. On this oc- casion I consider it proper to present exhaustive intelligence relating to the subjects of agriculture and irrigation which properly may be considered as one topic.
 Of the 5.s09 farms in the territory. in- cluding those in the Indian reserva- tions. 4,21O are irrigated and 1.599 are unirrigated. The acres in the irrigated farms number 55s,S21; in the unirrigat- ed, 1876. .5O6. The value of all land in the irrigated farms. not including build ings. is $9,614. 1852. and of the unirrigated it is $l,S02. lGS. The value of all build ings on irrigated farms is s1. S22. .322 and for the unirrigated. $444.17s. Live stock on the irrigated farms has q value of $S. S.5OO.O67. and on unirrigated s6,95S, 65O. The irrigated farms are 72.5 per cent of all; the corresponding percentage of acres is 2S9; that of the value of land and improvements, exclusive of build ings, is SAP; buildings, S0.4; implements and machinery. S5.1; live stock. 55; and the total of all these forms of farm wealth. 69 per cent.
 In the counties outside of the Indian reservations the average value per acr. of land, exclusive of buildings, is, for all farms. $5.7i; for unirrigated farms, s1-23: and for irrigated farms. S17.61. The average value of irrigated land per acre is s43.5O. while that for the best irrigated land, suitable for growing is from s6O to S2Oo per acre. IT,
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
CHAIRMAN CULLOM
Of the Senate Committee on Foreign
 Relations.

Washington, Nov. 17.-Senator Gull lom of Illinois will be chairman of the foreign relations committee of the sen ate to succeed the late Senator Davis. Senator Cullom said: II cannot under stand why rumors to the effect that was undecided as to whether or not to take this chairmanship should be put into circulation. I have had no other intention since MT. Frye declined the honor.''
 Senator tulloms decision to accept the chairmanship will cause him to re sign the chairmanship of the commit tee on interstate commerce.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
-igated fruit land is even more valu-
SOURCES OF IRRIGATION

There are relatively but two river ! river systems, the Colorado and the Gila, it being usual to include the Salt River system with the Gila, although
 as a matter of fact the Salt carries a 1 larger volume of water than the Gila
 and under the Salt is found the great est area of irrigated land. The drain
 age area of the former and its tribu- taries, the Rio de Chelly, Little Colo . rado. Cataract Creek. and Bill Will Hams Fork comprises about one-half of the territory. The other half, far more important. agriculturally consid- cred, is embraced by the Gila, with its numerous continents, each of which is of sufficient prominence to deserve con sideration as a separate system, pos sesssing an independent, though tribu- tary. watershed of it's own. These tri-
 butary members are the Upper Gila watershed. the San Pedro and Santa Cruz watersheds. the Verde. Salt. Agua Fria. Hasayampa. and the Lower Gila. Within this area the agricultural wealth of Cochise. Gila. Graham. Mari copa, Pima, Pinal, favapai. and Yuma counties is practically embraced.
 Flowing in deeply eroded canyons through regions of high plateau the Colorado and it's branches are rarely available for irrigation purposes eX- cept m the southern portions or It's watershed. where narrow valleys and basins. are found. A review of the progress of irrigation is therefore con fined very largely to the Gila, wherein the greatest agricultural development has been shown The region tributary thereto lends itself much more readily and cheaply to the construction of canals and ditches. and comprises far more available land which will ulti- mately be reclaimed than the drainage area of the Colorado and it's affiuents
 Within this area lie the principal irri- gated portion of Arizona, and in it are found the largest and most important irriga tion systems. This section of Ari- zona resembles southern California more closely than it does any other DOT tion of the United States. In many es- sentials it is not unlike certain dis tricts on the southern and western shores of the Mediterranean, where ir- riSation is older than the history of the race which now inhabits it. Without irrigation, this part of Arizona is a semitroDical desert; with irrigation, 1t is capable of sustaining a dense pop;I- lation. limited only by the water supply that can be secured by ditches. reser- voirs. and wells, and by the wisdom shown in the distribution of water thus obtained.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
MURDERED THE OFFICERS.
Their Charred Bodies in the Ashes at
 the House of Hunted Man.

Oxford, Miss, Nov. 17.-John A. Montgomery, deputy United States marshal of this city. and deputy Uni ted States Marshal Hugh Montgomery. of Pontoloc. left here last night for the purpose of arresting Will Mathis, an alleged counterfeiter and moon sinner, twelve miles east of this place
 Early today Hugh Montgomery's horse was found standing at the gate of Curdy Hall a neighbor of Mathis. and Mathis house had been burned 10 the ground. Upon further investiga- tion two partially burned bodies were found in the ashes of the burned building. which have been identified as the remains of the deputy mar shalS.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18

ago a snake which Curator Ditmars declares is the rarest specimen In the snake line in existence. The snake is of the common milksnake variety. but has two perfectly developed heads which are about two or three inches long. The body is ten inches long.
 The snake shed it's skin day after 1t was found. Then the snake sharps tried to feed it. but the two heads fought so hard for the food that neither mouth got much. if anything. Now Mir Ditmars is afraid the snake will die of starvation. although he is going to try to feed both heads at once by force Mir. Ditmars says the snake will be one of the most valuable in the world if it does not die.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
ARIZONA'S CLAIMS

It should be understood that the yoke Of territorial vassalage does not lie heaviest in the matter of the form Of government, although complete self government is right so dearly prized that it alone would furnish abundant cause for the request for statehood. The disadvantages of a territorial form of government touch the material inter esCs of our people. Arizona offers q profitable field for investment of capi- tai in q multiplicity of enterprises. Ou- developed mines have made the terri tory famous the world over. Our un- developed mines which await capita! can not be computed. The oppOtu ties for great profit and the creation of vast wealth through the construc.- ion of storage reservoirs for irrigation are many New railroads which would develop more extensive mining districts are needed. In attractive openings foI. capiatl Arizona is rich beyond measure. but It is realized that to enlist the CO., operation of the financial world on g large scale we need statehood first of all. For some reason capital is more or less suspicious of territories. So far as this territory is concerned that sus- picion is altogether groundless, but l. IS not easy to convince the investing public that there is no basis for lack of complete confidence in our stability financial integrity, and firm enforce ment of law. To overcome prevalent misapprehensions and place Arizona in it's true light before the world is the ambition of our people.
 l predict that within Ave years after the territory is admitted into the union there will be created within the bor- ders of the new state more wealth than all that is now assessed, and that the population will be quadrupled.
 In short, there is every reason for granting statehood to Arizona. and not one for denying us the freedom to which We are justly entitled.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
WHEAT FOR MEXICO.
The Movement Will Continue as Long
 as the Tariff Is Raised.

City of Mexico. Nov. 17.-From all parts of the. western United States wheat is being sent into Mexico in amounts never before equaled. It is estimated by buyers and railroad men of this city that by the end of Decen- Der more than 1.5OO cars will have been delivered into the republic.
 Even this great amount will not end the importation SO long as the duty IS waived, and there is the slightest lack of corn. Both the buyers and transportation men believe that the importation will continue until the term for the removal of the tariff as stated in the presidents proclamation, expires.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
SIXTY HOURS IN AN OLD WELL
Experience of a Farm Hand at New
 York Mills.

Utica, N. Y, Nov. 17.-Michael Stepa- nick, a Polish laborer employed on the farm of John Owens at New. York Mills, spent three days in an old well and lives to tell his experiences. Mir Owens sent Stepanick to Cook for some stray cattle on Tuesday. When he failed to return q search was made for the man, but no trace of him was discovered until Friday afternoon. A boy searching for nuts heard moans coming from an opening in q brush heap. Then came curses, and the boy went to a nearby farm house for help. Ira Betts, John Crossman and George Younger accompanied the boy to the spot and found the missing Stepanick in the bottom of a 15-foot we'll Step anick was too weak to adjust a rope about himself, and Betts and Cross man lowered Younger into the well. Stepanick. almost unconscious, was hauled out and taken to MT. Owens house. where he is slowly recovering from his terrible experience.
 Stepanick said that Tn searching for the cattle he started to walk over the
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
DEATH IN THE GALE.
Dreadful Waste of Life on the New
 foundland Coast.

Halifax, N. g., Nov. IA terrible gale that has been raging on the New foundland coast during the past three days has carried death and destruction in it's track Shipping suffered severe ly, and as a result of the storm many lives have been lost. A private dis patch which reached Louisburg, N. B.. tonight, states that the Norwegian steamer Ella. under charter to the Black Diamond Line company. has been lost on the Newfoundland coast in the vincity of Belle Isle with all hands.
 The steamer left Montreal on Fri day with a general cargo for St Johns. N. F. The Ella was 901 tons reg ister and was built in Sunderland in 1898. This was her last trip of the season on that route. She carried a crew of about twenty men.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
PLOT AGAINST CANADA
An Unconfirmed Rumor of an Exten- sive Plot by Americans, Backed by 5000 Miners to Take Posses sion of the Northwest Territory and Dri ve the Dominion Authori- ties 0ut-Arms. Ammunition and Provisions Ready.

San Francisco. Nov. 1.-The Call to- day prints an unconfirmed story from Skagway.. Alaska, under date of No
 vernber 6. telling of the discovery of what is alleged to be a huge conspiracy existing at Dawson and ramifying to ! Skagway, Victoria, Vancouver and Seattle for the overthrow of the local government Of the Northwest territory and the establishment of a republic, with Dawson as the capital.
 According to the details of the story, arms. ammunition and provisions have been taken in over the railroad and cached at Stragetic points. Prominent American residents of Skagway are said to be the ringleaders in the con- spiracy. Miners to the number of 5000 are said to await a summons to arms and are ready to fight for independence from the dominion rule of the gold field camps and towns. The plan is to oyer power the mounted police. arrest the civil authorities and take the govern ment into their own hands.
 The rigors of an arctic winter wouii give the insurgents six months inn munity from attack by Canadian or British troops. and the adventurous arch conspirators hope for intervention or outside assistance by the time th.. melting ice and snow will permit an in vasion of their isolated republic.
 It is further related that a hurrie,i conference lasting until midnight wa, held at Skagway on November , at which were present Captain Corr,s,an of the Northwest mounted police who had arrived from across the Canadian border late that evening: Judge Brown of the United States district court United States Marshal Shoup United States attorney Friederich and Major Hovey, commanding the United States troops at Skagway.
 This was the last of several hasty consultations between the civil and military representatives of the two powers in relation to the mysterious transportation of supplies into the in terior and the rumors of conspiracy to lead the miners in revolt against the Canadian government in the North west territory. Those present main tained subsequently the strictest silence concerning the new evidence laid before them, and their evident anxiety helped to confirm the rumors O. a conspiracy.
 Captain Corrigan took an early train back across the border next morning. while United States Marshal Shoup embarked on the first steamer for Seattle, which port he reached several days ago The object of his visit was presumably to confer by telegraph with the authorities at Washington. He sailed yesterday afternoon on the Dol phin on his way back to Skagway.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
DEATH IN A CHURCH.
Mrs. Ellen Gilluley Succumbs to Heart
 Disease Before q Doctor Arrives.

Orange, N. J.. Nov. 17.-In St. Johns Catholic church this morning. just IS the 10:3O o'clock high mass was about to begin. Mrs Ellen Gilluley. who hal just entered the church. was taken i'll. Friends carried her out into the vest;- bule. The last rites of the church were speedily administered by the priests nf the parish. She died before a physician could reach the church. She was about 6 years of age. County Physician Washington gave a certificate that death was caused by heart disease.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
WOMEN IN PULPITS.

Fort Worth, Tex, Nov. 17.-Today was presented a great religious feat ure of the W. C. T. U.. Thirty-four women occupied as many pulpits in the different churches of this city. preach ing in most instances in the morning and evening. The topics covered were the whole common ground of the re- ligious thought of the world. Doc trinal discourse was tabooed.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
DR. NANSEN'S PLAN.
Negotiating for a Great Biological Re
 search in Northern Waters.

London. Nov. IA Copenhagen dis patch to the Morning Leader says that D. Nansen. the arctic explorer. is ne gotiating concerning the proposed in stitution of a great biological research in northern waters. Norway. Sweden. Denmark. England. Holland. Russia and Germany to take part in it. The Danish government has resolved to in vite the interested states to hold q con- ference at Copenhagen to discuss the subject.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
sALvATIoNIsTs RUN DOWN.
Band and Their Instruments Trampled
 On By q Runaway Horse.

Washington. Nov. 17.-While q crowd of people were listening to the ex- hortations of little band of Saliva tionists on Florida avenue tonight. q runaway horse dashed around the cor ner and into the throng. The musical instruments of the Salvationists were broken. the bass drum was shattered and five members of the band were trampled under foot. The Salvation ists attended to the injured until the arrival of an ambulance.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
BURIED IN MOLTEN SLAG.

Homestead. Pa, Nov. 17.-One man was killed and two were seriously burned as the result of a party of work men being buried under a mass of molten slag at the Howard Axle works today.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
NOT RELIEVED AT SEATTLE

Seattle, Wash, Nov. 17.-No cred ence is given here to the story of the alleged discovery at Skagway. Alaska, of conspiracy to overthrow the Can adian government in Alaska. United States Marshal Shoup. who is credited with having come here to communi- cate with the United States govern ment regarding the matter. is said to have come only for the purpose of bringing some United States prisoners
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
OLD CRIME OF '1S AGAIN.

Madrid. Nov. 1.-The Spanish senate has passed bill prohibiting silver coinage.
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18
FOUND A Two-HEADED SNAKE
Heads Fight With Each Other for the
 Food Offered By Captor.

New York. Nov. 11.-An employe in the New York Geological park in The Bronx found in the park three days
Arizona republican., 1901-11-18

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