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The Lamar register., 1902-06-18
CLAIM FOR EAMAGES
GOVERNMENT LANDS ROBBED.
Amount of Coal illegally Taken Esti-
mated at $62o.oeo Worth-large
Quantity OF Timber Cut for Tele-
phone Poles.

mated at $62o.oeo Worth-large
Quantity Of Timber Cut for Tele-
phone Poles.
Denver, June l3.-Thc government.
in two suits filed in the United States
District Court. lays bare what 1t al
lcgcs to he the greatest theft ever per-
petrated upon the mineral lands in the
public domain Of the state. The
amount sued for in the principal suit,
S63O0O. represents the largest claim
for damages made by the government
against individual trcspnsscrs in this
district of the federal court
United States District Attorney
Cranston has been securing evidence
for several months. 1t was by accl-
dent that the discovery wis made that
for five years In the wilder sections Of
southern Colorado. IN the vicinity OF
Durango. the mining OF coal has been
carried on, without molcStntion. Fuel
to supply Durango ana other points
has been secured from the rich beds
on government land. The defendants
named IN the suits are wcll-lnown bus
mess men and contractors of southern
Colorado.
The principal Slit is entitled "The
United States of America against the
Ute Coal x Coke Company. Chlunccy
w. 1lowScr. Charles A. Mcndcnhall,
Herbert J. Ross, Frank w. Stubbs and
Lewis C.. Jnkway,' the two latter be-
ing associated In business under the
firm name of Stubbs " Jakwny. The
suit is brought on the alleged trespass
upon the public domain ana the con-
version of coal land To the defendants
own use. The amount named is SG3O,-
O.U and interest and costs.
II 10 all l,nt I'm I
the government was the owner Of and
In possession of the following described
! lands: Lots .. q and I, in section IL;
lots q. Z and $. In section IL. and tho
northeast quarter of section IL. also the
northwest quarter of the northeast
quarter. all in township b north, Of
range II west of the New Mexico prin-
cipal meridian. The avcrment is made
that, through several mines, 2l9,G3O
tons Of coal have been extracted.
In fixing the price per ton, the dis
trict attorneys office has been guided
by the prevailing cut price on Ignite
coal in Denver. 81 per ton. as the fair
market price. retail. Had the suit been
brought before the coal war the
amount represented by the 21o,030 tons,
which. II Is claimed. have been mined,
would have been $50. 100, figuring at
81 a ton, the former price.
The second suit is entitled "rhe Unit
ed States against the Colorado Tele-
phone Company. Fiank w. Stubbs.
Lewis C. Iakway and the firm of
Stubbs X Jakway." The complaint is
that the contractors furnished all the
poles for the telephone cOmpany's new
line between Durango and Sllverton,
from the choicest timber on govern-
ment land. From April /, 1901. to Au-
gust, 1901. the defendants are alleged
to have entered and trespassed upon
the land belonging to the United States,
the hills, gulcles and canons, along tho
Animas. river between Durango and
Silvcrton, cutting rcd spruce trees and
other timber sufficient to make 800
telephone poles of not less than twenty
five feet in length each, to the damage
of the government in the sum of S2,ID.
The Lamar register., 1902-06-18
Moving Picture of Storm.

Denver, June ia telegram from
the summit of Pixies Peak last night
says: .Thomas Nash of Chicago late
this afternoon succeeded in getting
wonderful moving picture of storm
Just below the western crest of Pixies
peak. For nearly two minutes his
camera was swapping on wonderful
exhibition of natures struggle. The
storm was purely local affair. and
was confined to two heavy, black
clouds, which came together with bril-
liant flashes of lightning. The struggle,
apparently, was about 500 feet below
the summit, so the pictures were made
from above. The brilliant flashes of
lightning showed each seam and crew
ice in the united clouds. During the
brief periods of rest all was inky black
ness below, but surmounted by seeth-
ing pillows that caught the rays of the
sun like surf at the seaside. The dis
play lasted about five minutes, but only
the. most brilliant portion was photo
graphed on the moving picture film.
H II. Buckwalter of Denver made sew
eral regular negatives of the display.
which was said by those on the peak
to be the most brilliant storm ever seen
there. The moving picture film is the
first ever made Of a storm from above.
The Lamar register., 1902-06-18

shipping combine and the Cunard
company.
In restocking the farms of burghers
Of the Transvaal the main difficulty is
to find wheat and cattle likely to thrive.
No great difficulty is experienced in re-
gard to the horses, as the government
is able to dispose of great numbers of
remounts.
De Nedderlandsche Stats Courant,
the official organ, has published letter
from Queen Wilhelmina in which she
conveys her sincere thanks and graft
tude to "all those whose sympathy and
solicitude cheered me during the bad
days Of my illness"
DIR. Paul Serreral of Berlin, in a
pamphlet on Germany's alliances, eN-
presses the hope that the United States
will take the hand which Germany
stretches out. He says the open door
aims in China of the United States
and Germany are Identical.
The corporation of London, the Roths-
childs, the Morgans and Ernest Cas-
sci, the financier, have each donated
$4,000 to the Mansion House fund
for n national coronation gift to King
Edward, which is to be applied to as
sist their majesties' hospital fund.
The Court of Appeals at Albany has
unanimously affirmed the Judgment of
conviction Of Johann Most. who was
convicted of publishing an improper ar
hcle in a paper owned by him, and
who was sentenced to one years i'm
prisonment in the New York penIten-
hary.
The Lamar register., 1902-06-18

retreating Yaquis. The latter left
eighty dead on the field.
The Yauuis had taken up what they
believed to be an impregnable position
at Santa Rosa ranch, in the foothills
of Mazotan. Mountains, thirty miles
south of Ures. They were strongly in
trenched behind brow of hills heavily
wooded with scrub oak and were well
supplied with water and provisions.
Also had god store of arms and am
munitiOn.
Arizona republican., 1902-08-11
Is Mr. hitney Right

Ii the single remark Cn politics which Hon. William C. Whitney dropped in his interview in the World yesterday ii --e was f3ct fer thought. intel isctually, said the ex-seorctary and eT-pc .itician, politics is less interest inS just now t.2Gn usually. The trouDl7 i5 that the democrats have Ho issue and ro nan And when asked if Cubl may not develop into an issue he made tia acute reply: "I don't see how it can, considering the attitude Of Mi. Roosevelt.
 Ardent democrats will dispute AIr t'Eitney's dictum. But if asked to nan,a ''the man"-the dcminatfne leader. the obvious candidate for nraai- dent-what can they say? There are democrats. no doubt. well fitted to fh tha cfiice with honor. but where is tha man who could unite the democratic 'party and secure the independent vote the two essential conditions of sue cc@s?
 The man is ret y-t in sight. r. MT. Cables sound advice were taken. and a number of the strongest democrats ill the country were nominated and elect cd to the next ccneress-not the ordi- nary place hunters or nCtGriety seekers WI" usually get th- nomination now adays, but men Of brains and culture and character-it is quite proba ble that q national leader might be developed bzfcra i91f But at the present time
 is Mir. Whitney far wrong? Does not the party lack "a man? New York World.
Arizona republican., 1902-08-11
UNUSED WATER WAY
Charles D. Reppy On the Subject of
 Government Irrigation.
Florence. Ariz.. Aug, 9. 1909.

| ference. ATlZ.. Aug. y. I!t--
 TO the Editor of The Republican Sir: Allow me t0 contribute q few drops to the flood of irrigation litera- ture that is now inundating us. As regard it. the most potent facts tha exist in the Newlands bill. which is now the law Of the land. are these:
 |. Irrigation from this time On is ! matter of public ownership. and cor porations or individuals dealing II water under government storage reser- ,voirs may as well prepare to go out of business. The sooner this is recognized the better it will be for all concerned There can be no divided authority ir the control cf water.
 2. The government merely advances the money to construct the reservoirs. while the people will be required to pay the cost c1 the same. Land held in private ownership under the Casa Grande valley canal, which for more than four months this summer has not carried drop of water, will be as much benefited as the widest of desert land and it can hardly be possible that any land owner in this valley would object to paying his pro rata Of the ex- pense of building the San Carlos dam- Certainly it will not be expected that the new homesteaders will bear the entire expense Of this great improve ment which is destined to make our valley the garden spot of the west.
 3. The law recognizes all prior rights to the use of water. but the rights Of 2 company which has virtually aban- doned it's property by a failure to clean cut it's canal CT even pay it's taxes for a long period of years has q very ques- tionable right. tc my way cf thinking. This is the condition in which the Casa cirande T1Iley Canal company finds it. self. And when it comes tO q c5nden- nation of the property. as provided for in the new law. there will bc no eXtrilv- agant estimate Cf it's value if the ap- praisers are selected in this section. It is dead failure, as ninety-Hi1e out of every hundred private irrigation e12- terprises have proven to be. T. the owners of this streak Of dampuess - which has not even been damp for nearly six months out of the past twelve, look to the government to make good their losses then We shall expect 1t to dc likewise for those Of our esteemed fellow farmers who have gone 10 the city and purchased bogus gold bricks. Uncle Sam is rich enough to buy us all farm" but he expects Us to pay for our own farm this time. Even 2s it is he is lind old gentle man to loan us the money for ten years without interest, and we cannot he ton thankful. C. D. REPPY.
Arizona republican., 1902-08-11

company and appropriated funds be- longing to the company.
 Nil. Centers was given preliminary eTamina tion at Bisbee before Justice Brown. and the case against him was dismissed. as it was shown that the charges were gr0undless.
 Immediately after the dismissal of the case against Mir. Centers the latter swcre to a complaint charging MT. Harlan and F. w. Howard. whc insti- tuted the charges against him. with crimnal conspiracy. They Were re- leased under $500 bonds to appear for trial Saturday.
 ,Ir Centers said that the charges against him were grounGlese. and that it was q conspiracy to force him out Of the company as it's president.
 Fir. Centers had an interview n the Bisbee Review as follows:
 T have shown to the people," said MT. Centers. that there was rc ground for tI:e charge made against me. Had there been any reason for any such charge as this I would gladly have aC- ce9ted the consequences, out 1 had nothing to fear. This case has been dismissed without the first thing shown against me. and I have yet to learn for what have been arrested.
 The business people Of BisOee have expressed themselves greatly pleased with the outcome of the matter. I am glad the matter came to an issue lcst as il did. fer il must come sooner or later the way things were drifting. ! It is plain to see that il WAS simply q sc heme to get advantage of me, and ! tkcir game was beaten easily, and noW they must suffer the consequences The Modern vii! go on just the same without any trouble nov. and the best results will be cotained.''
Arizona republican., 1902-08-11
N. R. HARLAN ARRESTED
Ttrritoria! 0rganizsr of the Noderns
 Is " Trouble.

Ii. F. Har1an f this city. teritorial organizer oG the United Mcdesus and the agent of the Modern mine. located near Bisbee. was arreste. at I3i<bee Friday last cn a charge of cr.-1:i,lcl conspiracy.
 The arrest was the outooIre Of :: charge that lad been preferred against Y. l. Centers, president f the Modern Mining company. it being alleged that he doctored the books CT the mining
Arizona republican., 1902-08-11
AMUSEMENT A g
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 Tonight the Curtiss Comedy com plny will present the ever popular ana pleasing drama East Lynne" and also bs gin their farewell engagement. Mir. CuItiss and his admirable company will leave here next Thursday rnorG- ing for Denison, Texas, where they fi!l q tiree weeks engagement al CT. ~t the largest parks in the state. Dutir5 the balance of the engagement three Ver% strong bills will be presented. T. night East Lynne" Tuesday night Struck Gas" and Ca Wednesday night, which will be the final perform auCe. the entire company will appear in the pleasing comedy drama ''T:le Little Deteltive." and or Tuesday and Wednesday nights the final dances Of ths seaSon will be given. h the f--=- iTS away Of the Curtiss company f.arl OUT midst the public loses one If the best features that has ever ;allen to the god let cf our people. and their man; g; ;aunch friends will 2nNi5usly await their return next season. During th. conpanY's stay here they have won the highest esteem. not only as arli ts ia thair respective lines, put also as ladies and gentlemen. Mir. Curtiss de- serves all the praise that i.s bestowed Gn him. His untirin~ efforts tc please the public have given the aT.useneat ,.V--s class e. cntertai.nent that h"s never been ctu2lel here The three nights remaining for the com nar> to appear uid be ga!a uiaht. Ior the company and the public The the5ter-g9ers should make special ef- .crts to make the final performances eclipse anEtIiag in the theatrical line. and send the company on it's tour with the he@Itiast gocd wishes Q. every nl T. Vo-naE and child in Phoenix
Arizona republican., 1902-08-11

Ordinary hcasehold accidents have no terrors when there s bottle 0f Dr. Thomas F,clectiic OH in the medicine chest. Heals buGn9. cuts. bruises. spraIns. Instant relief.
Arizona republican., 1902-08-11

he was toe good for any other girl- so eho married him out nf sh .ar symp2- thy.-G hicar0 NoNs.
Arizona republican., 1902-08-11

Summer Resort E0ardoT-t'1n you do anything here except swim?
 l'roprietor-Yen. Yer can sink.-N2W York Times.
Arizona republican., 1902-08-11
HER MARTYRDOM.

Syivis--Ts surprised to haar that lsabel married young Dashingtoa after deol7finS that he wasn't good enough for her.
 Phyllis-Yes, but later she declared
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

Speaking about Mr.. Humphrey being
the strongest candidate that has yet
been mentioned for Congress from
King County prompts the Pie-maker to
give his observation of things concern
ing his candidacy. Will Humphrey is
not Objectionable to that faction of
Republican politicians that is known
as the Wilson people in King County
He is strongly backed by that faction
of politicians known as the Humes peo-
pie. He has a great many strong and
personal friends among the Ankeny
people. And let it not be forgotten
that Will Humphrey is not without a
strong following Of his own. Taking
all of these forces together, it is plain
to be seen that he will show more
strength in the county convention than
any of the other candidates, and being
backed SO well at home will naturally
bing him great deal of strength from
the other counties of the state Briefly
stated, this is why the Pie-maker
thinks it best for King County to go
to the next state convention indorsing
the candidacy of Will E. Humphrey
for one Of the congressional nomina-
tions for this state.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30
SPOKANE POLITICS.


SPOKANE, May 27.-The prediction
made in these columns two weeks ago
already seems to be coming true.
Senator Preston is meeting with ex-
actly the opposition from his home
town which was expected Further, it
is the opinion of the west-side politi-
clans who have drifted this way dur
ing the past week that Mr.. Preston is
in tight place and will be forced to
make concessions to the railroads be-
fore he can secure the senatorship.
The merchants have gotten after Mr.
Preston even sooner and more vigor-
Ously than was expected. The fact
that they are doing so at the behest of
the railroads does not make his danger
any the less. And if in order to secure
the support of the King County delega-
ton, that is, it's real and enthusiastic
support as we'll as it's nominal support,
it becomes necessary to make these
concessions to the roads, then Mr..
Preston's usefulness to the people of
Eastern Washington has stopped, and
he will be able to make no claim for
support from the wheat counties. TAX
ing it altogether, the attack which is
being made upon the Seattle candidate
by the railroads through the mer-
chants of his own town is creating a
sympathy for him which did not exist
before. But the feeling is growing
here that the man from King has more
troubles ahead than any other aspirant
for the senatorship. 1t is generally
regretted that this is so, for it is the
opinion of the public on this side that
Mr.. Preston's fight for better treat
ment from the railroads for the farm
ers arose from worthy motives rather
than from any selfshness on his part.
The counties of Eastern Washington
are disposed to return both of the
present congressman. Both are credit
ed with being good men, who have had
their usefulness increased by two
terms at the national capitol and who
well represent the state. There is not
much disposition to turn aside Mr..
Cushman because there are other as
pirants from the Southwest, or to leave
Mr.. Jones at home because there are
others in Eastern Washington who as
pire to congressional honors. This
leaves King County and the Northwest
to settle the question of the third man
and Eastern Washington is not dis
posed to interfere. Of course, if there
are indications that King County is
to receive the senatorship, there may
be entirely different arrangements
made by the next Republican state
convention. The people are willing
for the west side to have Mr.. Cushman
and Senator Foster, but they will
never consent to the west side adding
| to this delegation second senator and
a second congressman to come from
King County and the Northwest, leav-
ing Eastern Washington with one rep
resentative, to four for the west side.
Oh, no, that will never do. The east
side will insist on two members of
congress if there is any likelihood of
Seattle getting the second senator. It
will not submit to be outvoted four
to one by the delegation in Washing
ton City.
At the present time it is not known
in Spokane whom Col. w. NJ Ridpath
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30

| The following article was clipped
from the society columns of the
Spokesman-Review of Sunday last
| The Seattle Republican has more than
passing interest in the article, be-
cause Miss Brown is the correspond
ent for this paper in Spokane. This
should serve as an inspiration to a
great number of young colored ladies
over the state, who have natural abil-
| ity, but not the means to develop the
same:
Two musical events occurring dur
ing the past week were unusually
well patronized by society folk The
first of these was the benefit concert
Thursday night at the Vincent Church
for Miss Minnie Brown, a young colored
woman employed at the Crescent. The
other was the entertainment given by
the pupils of the George Stone Dane
ing Academy at the Auditorium on Fri
day evening. The concert given for
the benefit of Miss Brown was planned
by Fred B. Walton, and, with the as
sistance of the Ledies Matinee Musi-
Gale, was very successful event. The
idea of giving such concert was form
who knew of Miss Browns ambition to
attend some Eastern musical conserva-
tory in order to get a thorough musi-
cal training. Many of the members
of the Ladies Matinee Musicale had
heard Miss Brown sing, and all were
captivated by the sweetness of her
voice. Some of the members talked
with the young woman and discovered
that her great desire was to become
proficient in music, so that she might
go among her people and teach. All
who heard her sing saw that her voice
possessed almost great possibilities,
and so the concert was planned for her
benefit. 1t was one of the best patron
lied events of it's kind ever given in
Spokane. Vincent Church was crowd
ed to the doors. Miss Brown was the
central figure of the program, and as
sisting her was some of the best musi-
cal talent of the city. Miss Libby
played, Mr.. Walton sang, j. Riley
Chase played on the pipe organ, Miss
Jean Terry recited and Miss Jordison's
Mandolin Club gave two selections.
Mrs. Charles Freese and Frank T.
Miles were the accompanies, and al
most every number of the programme
received an encore. Miss Brown, espe-
cially, was unable to respond to all the
encores her delighted hearers rendered
her. She displayed a wonderfully
sweet and strong voice, and it was
plain that training will make her a
singer of far above the average abil-
ity. The concert netted $145, which,
it is announced, will be applied to the
musical education of Miss Brown.
The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1902-05-30
CragweIl's Grand Success.

Since the last issue of the Common
wealth, journal of international fame
CD, published in this city,, the posi-
bility of the American Negro attain
ing the highest pinnacle of success as
citizen can no longer be doubted,
even by such skeptics as Ben Tillman,
as it vividly depicted the triumphant
march of Hon. John F. CragweI from
plantation cabin to the proprietor
ship of a fOur-chair barbershop In a
downtown lodging house. Let the
much-oppregsed Negro of this country
take new courage, Tor when such feata
as that can be accomplished by man
OF Negro parentage there surely Is
some good in Israel, and it can be
brought out by the sons of Ham if they
will but take example from the Hon.
John F. Cragwell, who is proprietor Of
a barbershOp, and who announces In
the columns of "Seattle's only twenti-
eth century newspaper" that Negroes
are not near enough human beings to
be tonsorially accommodated in his
place of business. Just think what
might happen if both of those sweet
little girls who are attending school
in Washington City should drop in that
shop for shampoo and papa would
not happen to be in. Insulted, kicked
and driven out like dogs would be their
portion, and that, too, from their
fathers own place of business, and all
because the proprietor had given or
ders to his fair journeyman that "black
niggers" are not allowed therein. This
strikes the writer as being the same
Cragwell who was named by Mayor
Humes not many weeks ago as park
commissioner, but who was turned
down by the city council after the life
he has lived in Seattle had been
brought to their attention That sweet,
innocent wife in Washington City
would doubtless give worlds, were they
hers to give, for husbands caresses
which are so freely given to others,
now If the county records would show
that her husband owned valuable prop
erty in Seattle she doubtless would
soon not have to depend on others for
her daily bread, but she would invoke
the courts to have her husband amply
provide for her or she would legal
ly seize his property.