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The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-29
SPECIAL. MINING EDITION.

The special edition of the Prescott
Prospect devoted to the mines of va
vapai county has just appeared Tom
Schultz, the editor and proprietor Of
this enterprislng paper has been col
locting the material for this special
issue for some time and the result
of his efforts Is the peer of all former
special mining cuItions ever publisn-
ed in the territory. The special ed,
tion of che Prospect consists OF fifty
pages. protusely illustrated with fine
half tones of the men and mines that
have made Yayapai county famous,
TypographiCally it is a marvel; editor
tally it is complete, and the benefit
that the mining industry will receive
srom it cannot be overestimatcd The
business men of Prescott and Yayapai
county gave it excellent support. real
iztug the great opportunity presented
them for judicious advertising. The
edition will nave an extensive circu
latiOn in the east, thus BRINGING the
opportunities of Arizona before in
ycstors and capitalists. We congrotu-
late Tom Schultz and his associates.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-29

lSS head. The destination of the
greater number was California, for
grazing purposes, 7119 out of the to-
tai going to that state.
In addition to the cattle imported
forty-six head of swine were import
ed at Nogales for feeding in Arizona.
South Western Stockman.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-29
THE GOLDEN RISE NINE.

Frank y. Cox and Jahn f. ilurste,
two Nogalcs mining men who recently
lolne.. ,,e local lodge of ElNs have
secured control OF a valuable gold
property in the Patagonia district ana
have organized a company which they
call the Golden Rose Copper company.
The mine is situated about twelve
miles northeast of NogaIcs and is an
extension of the old Providencia mine
owned and worked in years past by
Mir. Il. NJ. Jacobs of this city Mr..
Jacobs is not working his mine now,
The old ProvldenCia mas produced
very rich ore. and would be a big
paying property today if it was work
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where this organization Is so well
known 1t Is not necessary TO add u
the pleas already put forth by those IN
charge of the organization itself and
us noble work. We are glad TO feel and
believe that to call the popular atten-
ton TO II win be quite enough.
In these times, these early days OF a
new century, the man who Is up 10
date Is the man who has--probably ty
stress Of other acknowledgements that
he is alive That Is a fact. The Sal
walton Army never forgets: II is too
busy remembering the living misery
and the miserable living Of the thoug-
nnds, amid whom It labors. The Army
f0rgets neither times nor seasons; Il
Ia mindful just now Of the lngathering
ot the harvest and remembering ot
once the agricultural fertility and the
generosity of this region, II asks for
the harvest festival, which from Sept
q to Oct, II II proposes to celebrate
In our midst, the generous and general
backing of our people-a backing we
al know to be thoroughly deserved,
When II conner to feeding or shelter
irg some 100000 people aGyear there
must be something of an expense bill
10 pay Among a score of good works,
the Salvation Army does this every
year Of it's history, right here among
the people Of our country. When tins
admirable organization makes an APP
peal, then, as II now does IN the cele.
hrltion Of It's harvest festival, II de-
serves the hearty encouragement and
UNFOLDING of every self-respecting citl-
zen,
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their herds have been thlnned out until
the present condition has come about.
The past summer has been dr2adfnlly
dry and they are getting restless and
are likely to break forth at any time.
But that Is something Uncle Sam must
not permit. These Navajoes all live
close together where Utah, Colorado
New Mexico and Arizona join corners
Those in Colorado-the Utes--get as
sistance. Those in the other sections
named do not. They have been on their
own resources and fighting their own
battles for life since 1880, when they
got their last aid. The effort has been
to make them a self-supporting and
pastoral people. The effort has failed,
and / am here TO plead for their better
ment and for our own welfare and
safety as we'll know whereof !
sneak. have lived among them for
the past q years and talk all four OF
their principal languages"
Sheriff Christensen was about TO ap-
neal to the Indian Rights association
but laid the matter before Senator
Rawlins this afternoon instead the
latter Immediately telegraphed the sit
uatIon to the Indian commissioner as
they had been reported to him by sher-
IN Christensen The expectation Is
that the government win Investigate
the matter officially without delay,
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oThlrty thousand Navajo Indians are
at the point of starvation down where
I live said Sheriff Christensen Of San
Juan county to the Deseret News this
afternoon. Six thousand of them are
in Utah, and the rest In New Mexico
and Arizona, and the situation Is des-
perate. Unless something is done to
mitigate their condition pretty soon
there VIII be an uprising that will not
augur well for the whites. There Is no
enmlty between them now particularly.
But the truth is the Indians are in the
worst possible plight. They are practi-
caly without food and winter is coming
on. don't know how they are going
10 do unless the government comes to
their aid. If It doesn't they will help
themselves to what we have got and
then we Will have to clear ou<
Continuing, Sheriff Christensen said;
"The eeplorsble state OF affairs has
bee,l caused by nine years OF drouth.
For that period there has been little
OF no rain. A few years ago the In
dams had plenty--in fact, they were
rich Many, very many of them owned
focks OF sheep. numbering 5000 to L.
900 head. That was pretty good for one
Indian. Not many had as few as 400
or iOO Now the wealthiest Of them
have not got that number while the
most have none at all. Year by year
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u. S. STEEL COMPANY
FILES ITS ANSWER

Trenton. y. j., Aug. 21--The United
States Steel corporation today filed in
the court 0f Chanccry, an answer 10 the
amended BIN OF complaint Of j. Aspin-
wall Hodge. Bernard Smith and VIII
Ham II. Curtiss 20 restrain the pro-
posed conversion OF S20D001,000 seven
per cent preferred stock into s2O00N0 600
I'VE Der cent second mortgage bonds.
The answer denies that the books OF
ihe corporation show Curtlss to be the
owner OF any stock OF the concern.
smith. IL Is averred did not own any
stock Of record until June q. 1902. after
The plan Of conversion had been adopt
ed and that the stock now recorded In
smiths name was voted In favor OF the
plan. Hodge, IL Is admitted owns 100
shares OF stock but IL Is alleged that
he was not present at the stockholders
meeting when the plan was submptted
and that his stock was not voted
either by himself or by proxy.
II Is denied that Is or more OF the
directors Of the steel corporation are
membe,s OF the syndicate through
which the preferred was to he conyert-
"a into bonds. II Is admitted that some
Of the directors are members OF the
syndicate but that this fact was COM
municated To- every stakeholder In the
circular Of April u. 1902.
The answer says the directors in the
syndicate are a minority In the board of
directors. but that they are large stock
holders and favored the conversion
plan because they believed Il would be
advantageous 20 them as stockholders
1t Is denied that any stockholders had
been offered special terms In connec-
ton with converting their preferred
stock into bonds IN order 10 secure
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perience Of eight years IN the nayoraI.
ny has brought me face to face with
the state and Its servants as well az
win the great companies and
their officers; / am referring 20
the arbitrary acts OF great
organization; TO unreasonable sched-
ules and rates Of charges; TO higher
prices ana poor services, to everlasting
greed, profits and soft snaps II II Is
true that an individual or a firm Is en-
Titled TO only what is fair as return
on business Investment, II Is equally
true that great corporations which ex-
lst by the license OF the state and are
the creatures entirely Of the law, have
no Inherent right to receive more than
what Is right and Just.
Great public utility monopolles are
fertile IN resources and learned In
trickery. The field being granted To-
them ostensibly to protect the people
from the ultimate results Of competitive
warfare, the supply Of water being
shrink 10 figures Aminally respec,a.
BILE, the bond issues being foated and
all the machinery and devices for con-
cealing assets having been set Ia mo-
ton the state IN its wisdom createjlts
boards and bureaus to restrict, regu-
late and control
And the quality OF this supervision
IL poor; the size and strength Of the
states arm when raised In behalf OF
the people Is weak, in the words of the
song, You can hardly notice It az ALL
II do not urge municipal ownership
as a club to extermlnate, but rather az
a means to a remedy and solution
With # you can light y@lr own civic
household and ride In your own streets
and ways and control electric wires
wherever electricity has duty to per-
form.
81 charge no corruption upon the
agents Of the state, the fault Is In the
system; they are not by the tenor OF
their appointment subject to any con-
troll Of the city; they come In daily COM
tact with the companies and their rep
resontatlves and they learn to think as
thqir visitors think they lose their
Identity as citizens themselves and
have come TO regard the peoples voice
as too brazen and out OF tune.
Give us home rule for cities, in place
OF the state In matters of purely local
concern. freedom from guardianship
and the right TO do as we will with our
own"
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their affirmative votes for the plan. II
Is denied that the S50.000,0O0 OF add
tional capital which was proposed to
obtain was needed for the purposes
that were chargeable to the earnings OF
the company.
The answer then takes up the line OF
argument made In the affidavit OF
George w. Perkins. chairman OF the fin-
ance committee. fled last week. In
which Mr.. Perkins claimed that this i'd
ditional S5O000000 was needed 70 pay
for improvements and to give the COM
pany larger surplus. 10 permit II TO do
a cash business and be protected against
p money strngency IN the event OF q
business depression. The answer says
the earnings OF the corporation for the
year ending March 81. 1909. were SILL
5o3.054 for the month OF April. 1903,
Sl2.320. 766: May. slS 1909 June si2.-
220. 1862: July. estimated. sli,90O000. or
at the rate OF si50OO00 900 a year. Ar
inventory is filed TO show that the com
panv's property Is worth Sl.40O. 100000
more than the combined par value OF
the preferred and common stock. II Is
stated also that the company surplus Is
row sG5000.O00. The answer emphasizes
the point raised by Mr.. Perkins TO the
effect that the conversion would re-
duce the fixed charges OF the company
and be advantageous to all stockholders
both preferred and common.
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FROM THUNDER MOUNTAIN.
Gold Buttons Taken From Ore at
BIaeksmitlfs Forge.

Druggist John A. INLAND Of Denver
Is back from Thunder Mountain where
he went May ] last, aid called on
sccy. Harris OF the Commercial club
,his morning Mr. INLAND was one Of
the pioneers who broke through the
SNOW via the Ketchum route into the
Thunder Mountain district and were
- DAYS IN travtllug 40 miles. Shovel
'ig snow was the order OF the day
most Of the way. Several OF the party
wi @ had been In Alaska declared the
experience beat anything IN the klor-
like country Mr.. Uhland located sew
iai goods claims from which he will
realize something. lie says the district
ar general thing is a low grade pro-
position. though he has seen veins yield
c5unks Of ore from which good sized
buttons Of gold We're taken at the near
csi blacksmiihs forge,
Mr.. INLAND says the rush Is all over
chat is the rush IN. The rush out
has been going on for some time, ard
many people have gone from the dis
,,lct disguised. AIR INLAND says the
rewey mill Is handling an immense
emount OF rock. and the stock OF that
company Is way UP.
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EXPECTS TO BE KILLED,
What Young Indian Who Murdered
His Father, Believes.

Sheriff Dan Cronin OF Juab county
came in from Tooele last evening.
bringing with him Ibapah, the young
Indian who killed his father at lbapah
on Aug. 10. The prisoner was landed
In the county jail over night and was
taken to Nephl this morning by sher-
IN CronIn, where he will remain In Gus
tody until his trial.
When the sheriff of Tooele county In
formed the young Indian that Sheriff
Cronln had come to take him to Juab
county, he reluctantly turned TO the
latter officer and asked; "You going
to kill me. now? Where you take me
10 kin me?"
He was Informed that he would not
be killed off hand, but would have a
fair trial and might not be killed at
all. This information did not meet WIN
any display OF satisfaction IRON the
prisoner who made no response what
ever. He gave Sheriff Cronin no trou-
be al all on the train and was not
even handcuffed. He displayed mhch
interest in the scenery en- route ana
spent most OF the time looking out the
window. II Is expected that his prelim-
mary hearing will not come on uhtii
September Is. as It win take consider
able time 10 get witnesses In from the
scene OF the murder.
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Chinese Crew Must be Detained.

San Francisco, Cal. Aug. 27.-The
$50 Chinese intended for the crew o,
the Pacific Mail steamer Korea arrived
here on the steamer Gaelic. Collector
0: Customs Stratton has again notified
the steamship companies that the
Chinese must be detained on the Gaelic
and not even he allowed 10 20 into
the detention shed. pending a final Dc.
C'cion In the case by the secretary Of
the treasury and the commissioner
general OF immigration.
The Sailors Union Of the Pacific
has entered a strong protest against
the transfer Of these Chinese To the
Korea. The union contends that he
Chinese cannot be transferred 10 the
Korea without bringing them ashore 10
be signed before the United states
shipping commissioner and that the act
OF bringing them ashore would con.
stltute a violation OF the Chinese ex-
clusion act.
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NJ SITE CHANGE.
Federal Building Location VIII Not
Be Abandoned for Another.

The big special pile for testing soil
stability at the Federal building site
came near going by the board this
morning, as the platform had been un-
evenly loaded, and II required all that
the engineers in charge could do to
prevent the whole thing form falling
over, and depostng the pig iron in the
trench, Mr.. Ayerill, the special engin-
eer sent here 10 examine the soil says
there viii be no. transfer Of site
There may be- he states. some
slight alterations In the plans but the
cost will be slight compared with the
expense that would be incurred II we
abandoned this location and sought an
other. II hard, dry clay is found a
few feet below the present level the
excavations will be continued and the
foundations placed that much deeper.
In this case the original width of the
foundation wall, 6la feet, viii be re-
tained. II, on the other hand. the soil
grows no firmer with increasing depth,
the method Of pyramiding the founda-
ton wall will be resorted 10, the base
being made about thirteen feet W. d.
This will reduce the pressure on each
square foot form TO ~ tons, and. II
is expected, win completely remove the
danger of settling.
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There will be no new trial for Nor
Jensen, That is the decision of Judge
Morse, This afternoon he oyerruled the
motion made by the attorneys Of the
convicted murderer asking that he be
given another chance for his life. The
prisoner was ylsiby affected and tears
welled 10 his eyes, 1t Is probably the
second time that he has wept since con-
fronted at the police station by James
Sharp and charged with the murder Of
James r, Hay, He appeared TO realize
that the moose was gradually drawing
tighter and tighter about him and
that 1t was now merely a question Of
time till the last chapter in the grim
tragedy would be over.
The only relatives OF the prisoner IN
the court room at the time the motion
was oyerruled were his father at whose
side he sat, and his brother Jesse The
aged father was unmoyed and assumed
a blank and expressonless look while
the brother gazed at the floor, occasion
ally lifting his head to see what was
going on about him.
The crowd in attendance was not
large and the only one Of the jurors
who deemed il worth his while to be
present was Henry Tribe Mortensen
waited somewhat nervOusy for the
words that meant so much to him, Ia
fall from Judge Morses lips. When
they came slowly and distinctly II APP
peared that Mortensen listened es he
never listened before, His head fell. his
eyes filled with tears and a handker-
chief was drawn from his pocket and
used to keep back their flow. But 1t
was when the court fixed next Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock as the time for
pronouncing the death penalty that the
prisoner was most yisibly disturbed
1t was evident that big struggle was
going on within him. II lasted for a
moment only at the end Of which time
he had conquered and was himself
again.
While the Stewards have not definitely
announced what they intend to do 1t is
practically certain they win ask for
stay Of judgment in which to secure
time to prepare an appeal TO the Su-
preme court OF the state.
THE COURTS DECISION.
In rendering his decision Judge Morse
said in substance:
THE motion for new trial IN this
case Is based on fse different grounds:
THAT the trial of defe ldant was
had In the absence OF defendant.
2-That the court misdrected the jury
in matters Of law and refused to give
certain instructions to the Jury as re
Quested by defendant prejudicial to
the rights OF defendant
3-The court erred IN decisions Oh
questions Of law arising during the
trial
1.-THE court allowed acts on the part
Of the jury and counsel for the stats
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making his rounds az an early hour this
morning he happened upon the men In
a box car
He oreared them out Of the car and
they started TO run, whereupon he
(Sulllyanl drew his pistol and fired
with results fatal TO Rogers
John Hafner tells an entirely differ
ent story. He claims that he and Ro-
gers were asleep In the car and were
awakened by a rain OF blows from a
club n the hands Of sullivan Half
da2ed from their bea ting, the men start
ed 20 run. but had hardly got under
way when sullivan fred killing Ro-
gers. Several severe bruises on Half
ner's body tend to substantlate HISTORY
OF a sudden awakening and beating
administered by Sullivan.
Rogers and Hafner who are believed
TO be Of good Darentage, arrived here
yesterday on a Sightseeing tour Of
the country Rogers. according to Hat
ner, was employed by Wels-Fargo a.
Company IN their New York Office as
way bill clerk. and lived on Ninety
nth street IN Fort Hamilton district
Hafner lived on Nlnety-second street
and was formerly a clerk IN the employ
OF Tom Johnson, the railroad man.
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TWENgY.HOUR HOUR RACE,
Manager Schesfki Believes the Record
Will BE Broken.

The coming "a hour race between
Chapman, samuelson and Hopper
promises to be the main event of the
year in local racing circles. Manager
schefsk says he has every reason to
believe that the record made by John
Lawson will be demolished In this race.
lie says that distance Of over 500
miles win surely be covered during the
long and tiresome grind. If Samuel
sons arm is well by the time set for
the start, ne will no doubt go in the
fayorte. still Chapman is known to
have q wonderful amount Of enlur-
ance, and is recognized as one Of the
"headiest" riders In the busineas. lie
1t was who engineered the great aide
made by Billy King last year and all
the riders and officials agreed that but
for Chapman, King would not have won
the race
While II is true that, so far as a "a
hour grind Is concerned Hopper has to
be tried, still II is believed by those In
n position to judge that he viii finish
pretty closesto The winner, If indeed he
does not acfl8ily prove 20 be the dark
hose and carry OFF the big end OF the
purse. The lace Is TO be run on a per
cenmge o2As and the riders expect to
make considerable money out Of the
project,
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POSTAL EMPLOYEES IN
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS.

Washington, Aug. 2L-The part
which postal emmloyes are to be per-
mitted to take in a political campaign
&c outlined in the following instructions
which Acting Postmastear-General
Wynne has addressed to postmaster
who sent a letter of inquiry:
I'm reply to your letter you are in
formed that you are not prohibited
from Joining political club, nor max
ing voluntary financial contributions
outside of government office or build
ipg. nor from acting as a delegate 10 a
county, state or congressional conven-
ton.
you should not, however, serve as
chairman Of a state or county COM
mittee, nor take active part In con-
eLcting political convention nor
mike yourself unduly prominent In
local political matters"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-27
HARVEST FESTIVAL,
salvation Army Issues an Appeal II
Relation Thereto.

~he officers Of the salvation Army
neve issued the following address OF
appeal In relation to their forthcom
ins harvest festival;
To feed the hungry TO shelter u y
rooness. to seek out the abandoned, To-
strengthen the tempted, to upiift the
fa.len--in a word. 10 tighten the dark
iJaces OF the world. that Is the mis-
sion OF the Salvation Army-a mission
that like all others demands both Work.
ors and money. The workers are nol
lacking. though all too few, buy ths
money. the outside help, the materlsl
resistance 20 necessary--these can ohi|
DO derived by ceaseless efforts.
20 II is that the Army appeals 70 VIC
hubble at this particular season py w
harvest festival. In q community
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DEATH OF MISS WICKET.
Well'Known Stenographer Suceumbs
To Operation for Appendicitis.

Miss Nora Wicket died at the Holy
Cross hospital this morning the direct
cause Of death being appendicitis. The
young lady had been afflicted for some
time, and only when it was too late
did she consent to undergoing an oper.
alton, This was attended TO yester-
day but her condition was such that
The physicians gave little hope OF her
recovery.
Miss Wicket resided az 65S south state
street, and was q well known stem
ographer with a wide circle Of friends
for some time she has been employee
~ the Offices OF the Viavi company In
thls city. The funeral viii be an.
nouncsa later.