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The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-25

Notice is hereby given that primaries
for the election Of delegates to said
county convention will be held in each
precinct in Pima county on Tuesday,
August 26, 1902. The primary for
the precinct Of Tucson will be held un-
der the auspices of the executive COM
mittee of the said County Central
Committee, and. will be opened at 8
a. m. and closed at p. M, while the
primaries of all other precincts In the
county will be held under the auspices
of the local member of the County
Democratic Central Committee. and
will be opened and closed at such hours
as will best accommodate the Demo-
Gratis of each precinct.
All credentials must be signed by
the inspector Of the local election
board E. O'KEEFE, Chairman.
Attest: C. o. ROUSE, Secretary.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-07
STEAMERS IN COLLISION
The City Of Venice Run Down and Sunk
OF ROndeaa, Canada, by The Stsuin.
THREE WATERMEN LOST LIVES
Cause of Accident Has Not
Been Ascertained.
PASSENGERS AWAKENED BY CRASH

Cleveland, o., Aug. ). -As the result
of collision on Lake Erie between
the steamer CITY of Venice, ore laden,
and the steamer Seguin,a steel lumbar
laden vessel, of Rondeau, Canada, last
night, the former vessel was sunk and
three lives gere lost while several
other persons were seriously injured,
Drowned Peter Simondson, fireman,
Brooklyn, n. Y; Thomas Flanagan,
deckhand, Buffalo: George Weir, watch
man, residence unknown.
Injured John Sullivan, Chicago, con-
fusion of back, will probably die; J.
4. MeDougal, Sheboygan, Wis, chief
engineer Of the City of Venice, arm
injured and body badly bruised, Louis
Hubecker, Sbehoygan, head and back
badly bruised.
The cause of the collision is not
known. There was no fog whatever,
and the night was fairly clear. The
lights of the City OF Venice were burn
ing brightly. To this the crew and pas
sengers will all testify, saying they
could see the lights on the Venice as
she was sinking. The second mate of
the Seguin, W. A. Layigne, who was
on watch, refuses TO give any informa-
! tian in regard TO the cause of the acoi-
dent. THE less said about it the
better,'' was the only statement be
would make.
1t was about midnight when the &C.
cident happened. The City Of Venice,
4 laden with l, GEO tons of ore, was bound
to Buffalo, while the Seguin was going
| north to Perry Sound, from Ogdens
burg. On board the Seguin all were
! asleen, save the second mate, w. A.
Layigne, and the watchman, who wa:
With him in the pilothouse. The frs
mate Of the Venice, Sullivan, was oil
! watch aboard the boat that went down
How the collision happened cannot b.
ascertained, as Sullivan is lying in {
hospital, probably fatally injured, and
Lavigne will not talk.
Inc first that was known that any
thing had happened was a terrible
crash, which brought both boats almost
to a standstill. The Seguin had strucl
the Venice fairly amidships and plowet
her way half through the boat. Tn
crew and passengers aboard both boat
heard tearing OF timber, mingled
with calls for help from those alTead.
on deck. All those who had been sleep
ing rushed out on deck, and there wa
frightful panic for time. Tn
Venice, which had been cut almost il
two, was sinking rapidly. Capt. Brod
erick OF the Venice ran on deck in hi
sleeping robes, and Immediately called
to the men to man the lifeboat. Tn
members of the crew who had not bee
) hart rushed to his assistance, and i
FIVE minutes they had the Iifehoat il
i the water Several men, fearing tina
the ship would sink before they had q
opportunity to escape, threw themselve
! overheard. They were picked up, how
ever, BY the lifeboats from the Seguir
The City of Venice went down in dee
water in less than Is minutes after th
; collision occurred. After standing b
for an hour, the Seguin headed fc
Cleveland with the survivors, arrivin
here early today.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-07
me Value Of Punltolty.

Speaking with srecial reference TO
the protection OF the people against
unjust and illegal combinations Of CAPT
tai. Hon, Abram S. Hewitt, on his s1th
birthday anniversary, said Publicity.
inspection and discussion are the great
safeguards which the public can apply
in order to correct abuses ard avoid
conflicts and disastrous losses.
Here is great truth, foroefnlly ex-
pressed. Publicity is the potent pro-
factor Of the neople's interests, as has
been demonstrated time and again.
Ii was publicity that led to the radi-
cal reform Of tho manifold abuses that
had orspt into the local government Of
New Castle COUNT. The evils were ex-
posed in the public press, and tho re
form followed.
Publicity is having its effect ever
upon our iacat ahie and ignorant cit
government. For years the members o
City Conncil used to indulge in an an
nual junket at the public expense
under the guise Of attending the SEES
sions of the League of American NUM-
CAPABILITIES. With the greatest stfronter
the participants on their return woul
declare that they bore their own ex
penses, but last yeat it WAS discoyere
thas their plan was to surrSptitiousl
and illegally draw the money from tn
city treasury. Their scandslOus schem
was publicly exposed, and this yea
/ they are in quandary as to how TO in
dnlge in their annual treat at tho CT
psase OF the people. They can no longt
make usa Of the underhand and illegi
process, and if they attempt to vote tn
money openly thay may be crioined.
So mtch for the value OF publicity.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-07
OvERTAKEN BY STORM.
Thrilling Experience of Two Chester Men
on the Delaware River.

Thrilling Experience of Two Chester Men
on the Delaware River.
Chester, Pa, Aug. 5.-Aftsr having
had thrilling experience on the Della
ware River during the storm on Sunday
evening, Walter Fetzer, secretary of
the Glover Club, and Charles Traub,
clerk for George Mullen of Third and
Edward streets, arrived at the wharf
of the Keystone Plaster Co. yesterday
morning.
Messrs. Fetzer and Traub had been
enjoying week of camp life at Angus
tine Park. On Sunday afternoon about
4 o'clock they left the site cf their
camping grounds and started on the re-
turn sail TO this city in 22foot skiff.
Everything went we'll during the first
part of the storm, which occurred about
8 o'clock, but later a gale caught the
two sailors so suddenly that they barely
had time to make preparations to keep
their boat rightside up. At the time
the storm struck them the boat was in
the middle of the Delaware River al q
point almost directly opposite Fort
Delaware. The sail was torn and
although lreefed close, the boat sped
was at the tiller and both he and his
companion were fearful lest they would
not be able to keep the craft up.
After an exciting half hour, Traub
finally succeeded in changing the
course of the boat, and heading her
toward shore. was soon within short
distance of land. He and his eompan
ion then allowed their boat to drift up
the river with the tide, and they put
in at New Castle, Del. There they re-
manned until yesterday morning, when,
at an early hour, they resumed the TRIP
to this city.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-07
II.sh watar Mark tor panslons.

Figures % tho Pension Department
SHOW tnat high water mark WIS reached
Jt!y lst Of this year, when the total
number Of pensioners on the rolls was
g9a, 4iG.
This numLer has been reached by a
gradual growth, and tie best-informed
non about the Pension Office believe
taat it will not be exceeded, although
the last Congress was unprecedented in
its linorality in PENSION legislation.
This, it is said, was because Of the
death rate among pensioners is very
great, tine annual death rate being esti-
mated for the next year at about 40,O0a.
Tne last Congress passed 100 special
pension bills, and Iassed two acts
which, within u months, it is believed,
will add 10. 600 pensioners to the rolls.
One Of these acts is to pension the sur.
vivors Of the Indian wars and tbs
other is to pension those veterans who
served in the Confederate service prioi
/ TO their entrance in the Union army.
1t is believed by some officials at tbs
Pension Office that the liberality o
/ Congress toward pensioners has don,
much toward lessenlng the attacks Oh
the Pension Oflce, which were formerl,
OF such common occurrence.
1t is this Congressional action tina
has increased the net number of pen
sioners from sol, $40 in 1890, to a99, "A
at the end OF the last fiscalyear, althoug
) this period was one in which the deaf
rate among aged pensioners was yer
large. The increase between these tw
dates was gradual From a9l, $40
: 1899 the number increased to $50, 5.
: in 1850. to a9T, 735 in 1901. ana T. 300, a
3 in 1902.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-07

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
Newark. Aug A.-Ths lirst days reGistra-
ton marked much activity among the Re-
pnbiicRns, especially IN the Western precinct
OF the Ninth Representative district. Every
negro had bsen looked up, and the dollar
registration fee seemed no drawback. Out
If total of about 70 registered, il Is esti-
mated that more than half of them ara
negroes. The registration in the Middle
preoinct, within the town limirs. was not
so heavy but the greater proportion were
Republicans. The Democrats seem indif-
ferent about tine matter, and do not appear
ia be organizing for the approaching cam.
paign. The rumor is current here, and
there seems some foundation for it, that for
several days mnn has been doing political
work among the negroes, and the early
heavy registration on the first day would
seem to Justify it. Some hint that the Adj
dicks barrel has been tapped, and that /;
will be no hardship to raise the dollar regis
tration fee,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-07

John 2. Moran, postmaster, at White
Plains, n. Y, died Sunday, aged Al years.
Since the outbreak of cholera in tine
Philippines there have been n, A0s cases and
IL, l05 deaths. The epidemic is said TO be
abating in Manila.
Elizabeth Darstow Stoddard, wife of
Richard Henry StoddaFd, writer and poet,
died Friday In New York, at the age Of
so. Mrs. Stoddard was writer Of some
prominence.
Alfred Wise, aged "a years, for many
years president of the Second National
Bank, at Freeport, ILL.,, died suddenly sun
day. He was brother-in-law of Gen.
John NJ. schoheld.
The Postoffice Department has awarded TO
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing the
contract for printing postage stamps and
stamp books for the four years beginning
November LIST next.
The monthly statement of the national
debt shows that at the closc of business July
3lst, 1902, the debt, less cash in tina
Treasury, amounted to ss73, 80 1851, which
is an increase, as compared viii, July LIST,
OF 81, +53, 126.
Joseph Hardesiy was killed and his four
sons ware seriously injured Friday by the
explosion of boiler at his saw mill, on
| Wolfe Greek, q. Mr.. Hardesiy's body was
blown 20 feet in tho air. The mill is q
total wreck.
| Two brothers, Joseph and samuel lflte
lost their lives on Thursday in well on thu
| fafm of their father, near Westminster, Nd.
l while Iescning their brother. Edward, vhS
is in a serious condition, Thsy were over
come By gas.
A call has been issued for a Stat,
/ Convention of the Illinois People'i
party, to be held in Springfield, Angus
] 26th.
The Italian government has ordered
that the Marconi wireless telegraph ap
paratus be established on all its war
ships.
Fire in Belleyille, Miflin county
Pa, Monday destroyed the bank, post
office, hotel and fire houses, entailini
loss of SIS, 600
Former Senator j. Donald Camera
was severely injured in the groin Mon
day by being thrown from his car
riage while driving in Scotland,
The historicsl building in Frankfort
in which the old German Emperor
we're crowned, is beginning to crumblt
and braces will be placed to save il
A proposition to accept a wage re
duotion of % per cent made by th
/ American Tinplate Co. 10 its workmer
| was rejected Monday, the oompan
. thereby failing to get a foreign orde
or /, 500, 600 boxes of tin,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-07
i. is NOW a National Question.


Abiding to the recent efforts TO
secure compromise Of the Delaware
senatorial Fight by the election OF
Addicks and Regular Republican to
tho Senate, the Providence, r. l.,
Journal, a leading Republican paper
OF New England, says;
Whistler tho acceptance Of the plan
hy the Delaware Regular Republicans
will cost them prestige, thereby harm
ing the party permanently in the State,
is a question. Senator Quay's sue
cess does not dissolve the faith o.
Pennsylvania respectable Republicans
in the utility Of their party's victories
in that commonwealth. The better
class of Republicans in Delaware may
think that il is better TO have two Re-
publican Senators at Washington, even
II one Of them is Addicks, than none,
and better to yield to a compromise
than TO let the State 60 10 the Demo
Gratis this fall on the Senatorial issue,
with the result that two Democrats 60
| TO Washington. That the compromise
| proposed viii be harmful 70 the Rspub-
! iican party in the nation Is much more
/ clearly evident Tho Addicks question
I
I ever was, but 10 is national one even
more than it ever was. II such man
as be can go 10 the Senate the party
which is responsible makes . mistake
in allowing il. Despised as Senator
| Quay IL, he is mucn more respected
/ than Addicks can be, and the Ponnsyl.
| vania political boss 10 the Senate IL
1 NOT 50 suspicious q sign of the poten-
| tial compatibility OF that body a:
Addicks' occupation cf seat IN i
\ would be
The I'ravidence Journal is correct III
its conviction that the senatorial issus
in Delaware is no longer one that con
Germs Delaware alone. but one o.
national importance. While it |:
probable that certain elements woult
rejoice at the triumph of Addicksisn
in this State. there are other elements
by far the more reputable AMI
numerous. who would look upon it a
national calamity and as a reproacl
to the great hpdy Of the Republican
party.
Under those circumstances it is no
conceivable that President Roosevelt
as the acknowledged head Of his party
will ever consent TO the recognition q
Addicks ann his elevation to tn
Senate Nor can it he expected tina
ths respectable and potential sentimen
OF Delaware Republicanism will tax
issre With the President in this matter
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-07
a costly PrLn.lng otfIee.

The correspondent Of the New York
Evening Post shows up in striking
manner the exceeding cost Of that most
expressive item Of government favoritism
kauan as the Government Printing
office.
The general government, says the
correspondent has built printing
Office, at cost CT several million dol
lars. having seven acres of floor space,
which it gives rent free TO the public
PRIMER. II furnishes him tbs capital
and credit Of the United States govern
ment with which 10 do business. 1t
exempts all bis stock in trade, ma
chineEy, and equipment from local taxa
tion. And yet private concerns, bor-
rowing money from the banks to get
along. and paying taxes, and hiring
buildings, can undevbid him always
by % per cent. The controllers
opinion was that the Secretary Of the
Treasury, or any other cabinet officer,
eouid not hare his printing done any
where else than By the public printer.
This was the decision of Congress re-
garding the Census Office, and 1t
doubtless cost the taxpayers not far
from million dollars.
In these days Of agitation in behalf
of government ownership of railroads,
tsisgrAphs, &c, of government building
Of warships in the navy yards. Of ex-
tensions Of the postal service through
parcels posts and postal banks, should
4 not the advocates OF these various
sseps rise TO explain why the govern.
ment conducts such business as it now
does AZ tremendous losss They should
also explain what advantage it is to the
svsry day taxpayer. who in his con.
sumption Of sugar, beer, tobacco, and
distilled spirits, largely supports the
Federal government, to pay twice 3:
much for things made by the govern
ment as for those which il can buy
outside. And yet the special champions
II the common people in Congress an
always on the side of the government
work. The Government Printing Ofios
Is subject of frequent laudation il
kbBEitcottuhl dtDANc- ~ 10
rs the greatest printing Office in tn
world, when in reality it is monu
mrnt to the retrogression OF tn
printers art, under the lethargio in
finence Of politics and patronage, in
GLIDING in these the necessary submits
sion to trade nnionism. If the popula
magazines OF the day had to be printet
at the Government Printing Office the
could not be sold Mt ten cents cop
or anything like it. rypesstting i
done by hand there, and all sorts q
sophistries are devised for explainin
the necessity Of laborious methods in
stead of those which are in sagu
everywhere elss. The private bushes
man is constantly seeking methods (
economizing cost production. The GOV
eminent manager, under the implie
thseAfs Of the labor unions, is seekin
methods of avoiding, or at least d.
laying and postpohlng, economics
methods.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-07
JOKED WITH BOTH ARMS GONE.

The Remarkable Fortifude Of = Man
Frightfuiiy injured.
Philadelphia, Pa, Aug. 5.-Simon
Watkins, Jr.. aged 81 years, Of 1929
Westfield avenue, Camden, may die
from wounds sustained yesterday by
being caught in some betting. Both
arms we're torn off at the elbow, his
right leg was broken and one eyebrow
was badly cut -5.-5sy;s
Young Watkins is one of the mott
remarkable patients ever taken to the
Hahnemann Hospital His fortitude
and endurance are wonderful. Not
withstsnding the frightful mangling
which he had undergone, he retained
consciousness and ioked With fellow
workmen who cared for him pending
the arrival of the patrol wagon TO take
him to the hospital.
he was a press feeder, employed in
the printing establishment of Lehman
& Bolton. SIS Arch street. Shortly after
o'clock yesterday morning he was
perched on . platform. Below him was
another workman engaged in lacing a
belt. In some way the belt suddenly
went out of sight and Watkins
mangled body fell to the floor.
Fellow workmen were at his side in
less than minute. Watkins was
conscious, and gave directions to be
taken to the Hahnemann Hospital He
also told where his father was en-
ployed in the vicinity of Eleventh and
| Locust streets, and asked that he be
summoned. While others were doing
all they could for the injured man he
called them by name and ioked with
them. Turning to one, he held W
tine stumps of his arms, and said
Look at that, Harry. | wouldn't be
much use as soldier nav, would Is'i
The wound over his eye seemed tt
bother him some, but having no hands
he could do nothing for himself. With
the blood streaming down his face be
calmly asked one companion to put his
hand over the uniniured eye, saying
Il think l have been blinded in thai
other eye. Let's find if can see. y
His companion did as requested
when Watkins said: ''Oh, that's al
right can see through it. I'll b
all right
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-07
PRAGTICED WITH WRONG GUNS.
Coast Crews, It - Said. Did Not Expeei
General Inspection.

Coast Crews, It 10 Said. Did Not Expect
General Inspection.
Washington. Aug. 5-The unpre-
paredness and general ineffciency of
the coast defence system disclosed to
the special board of army officers visit.
ing important seaboard stations, and
the observed inexpertness of the ar
tillerymen in handling the modern
guns. will undoubtedly lead to an in
yestigation OF the method of instruc-
tion afforded by those in charge of the
ordnance and q complete inspection OF
every fertilization post
The revelations of the inefficiency of
the men in loading and firing the guns
displayed not only gross ignorance OF
the guns mechanism and their parts,
out, what was more surprising to the
board, an inexousable indifference on
the part OF the men and several officers
to familiarizing themselves with these
details. Fortunately for the govern
ment, the board, in its inspection of
the few posts visited, found no serious
fault with the design of the disappear
ing gun carriage, nor any defect IN the
emplacements At some of the stations,
it is said, the board found the men
familiar with the working of the guns
uIlh lEoin bnt spt VI bdfAtaSc- -
illustration of this was given when at
one post the guns crew showed such
unfamiliarity With the working of a
gun mounted on an Armstrong car
riage, it is said, as to be almost ridicu-
lous. 1t was found that officers thought
only a certain type OF gun would be
fred by the hoard. and had worked
days in becoming proficient in hand
| ling it, but when the hoard called fol
| the firing of the gun mounted on the
| Armstrong carriage, it is said, it wa:
| plainly evident the men had little o.
no knowledge of its use. The authorit,
of the board was originally limited t.
a recommendation regarding the CUR
carriage, and it was not INTENDED tina
it should investigate the condition Of
the defences. But it became SO eaten
| to the hoard that owing to the de
moralization Of some of the post
visited an intelligent and reliable tes
of the carriage could not be expected
ana that it has determined to animal
vert with considerable yigor upon thu
existing conditions, which to SOM
officers appear no less than deplorable
The fact that publicity has beer
given the findings of the board at tn
stations visited, it is believed, may re
suit in greater energy being displayet
ny officers and men at stations not ye
visited, hut il is not believed tina
this activity would shield any serion
defects.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-08-07
THE SOUTH SIDE FIRE.
Troubles of the Firemen in Fighting the
Blaze.

Blaze.
A few minutes before 10 o'clock Satur-
day night fire broke out in a barn
owned by Mrs, Miller, In Garesche's
lane, rented by William Carr, who lives
in the house nearby, which is also
owned by Mrs. Miller. Mrs. Beck,
mother Of Mrs Carr, was the first To
discover the fire. She called TO Mrs
Carr and the latter ran down stairs ana
then went back to get some clothing.
By this time many people had arrived
and some one sent in an alarm from
box AZ. The Liberty was the first com
pany on the scene, only 70 find that
there was no water. The hose was at
tached 10 the only available plug at the
button factory. Then it was found that
the hose was too short. Director Grant
of the Liberty says be asked the Reli-
ance people for enough hose TO reach
the building, but without success. The
Reliance people say the man of whom
the request was made referred the Lib
erty people to the driver, having no
authority to lean the hose.
All this time the barn and contents
were burning fiercely. The Liberty
hose cart then started to this city for
more hose. but it met the Washington
company's hose cart, which had met
with IN accident Just beyond the
bridge, and got some hose from them.
The Liberty then went back to the fire,
but it could do no good, as the fire had
so much heaiway, BY the time the
Liberty returned the Washington chem.
ical engine had arrived and was In ser.
vice on the dwelling and succeeded in
saving the house from beirg burned IL
I the ground. The loss on the property
/ Is about 1900 and on the stock anc
furniture $40. Two horses were burned
/ to death.