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Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
WHO ZEIGIER WAS

Lancaster. Pa, Jan. 27.-Harry c.
Zeigler, who shot a woman, purport-
ing to be his Wife, and then committed
suicide at Chicago today. was a native
of this city. and lived here until three
years ago. He was then &c years old
and i son of William G.. ZeiEIer. sta
tion master of the Philadelphia &
Reading Railroad company. Young
Zeigler served term or the school
ship Saratoga, and three years ago
enlisted in the regular army and was
sent to the Philippines. The last heard
from him was q year ago. when his
father received a letter dated "Luzon. -
in which he said he had entered the
hospital service = circumstance that
accounts for his title OF Doctor
Zeigler was married about five years
ago 10 Miss Harriet aker OF this city,
who is now at her home, and from
whom he had been divorced.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
COMPACT OF DEATH
BOTH LACKED NERVE
The Husband, Though, Is a Corpse
and the Wife Likely to Be One.

Chicago, Jan. 17.-Dr. Harry j. Zieg-
Ter Of SIS West King street. Lancaster.
Pa, fatally wounded his wife. Anna.
and then killed himself a the Yelling
ton hotel \ note ieft by the physician
stated that ne and his wife had decided
TO die, and as he lacked the nerve, Mrs.
ZieSlcr had promised to commit the act.
Mrs. ZieSler confirmed the contents OF
the note. which showed that the nus
band lacked at first the detarminati ton
to carry out their plans. But she. too
failed, and eventually her husband shor
her and then, thinking that she was
dead. turned the weapon upon himself
She was removed to the Sauna ritan hos
pital. where it was said she could not
live.
Mrs. Zeiglers father is Samuel p.
Adams, of this city. VINO is said to be
wealthy. When taken 10 the hospital
it was thought Mrs. Zeigicr could not
recover. After an opera ton, however.
she showed more signs of life, and al
though her chances are Slim, hope is
entertained for her
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
FAREWELL TO SCHLEY
LAST DAY IN CHICAGO
Filled in With Elusive Expressions
of Admiration of the Admiral.

Chicago. Jan. 27.-The last day of Ad-
miral Schley's soiourn in Chicago was
full OF interesting incidents. Reception
followed reception and it is estimated
that during the day the admiral shock
hands with more than 5000 persons,
men, women and children.
The first item in the distinguished
visitors schedule was a visit to the new
w. 5. Schley school building. The ad
miral entered the building through two
lines of boys holding palms over his
head, while the children sang. See, the
Conquerins Hero Comes" After being
introduced he made a short speech, in
which he said that honor and honesty
are handmaids of valor. He said, too,
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28

Washington, Jan. 27.-An animated
and prolonged discussion was precipi-
tated Ia the senate today over the
right of army officers to criticis,. the
utterano es made in the senate or else
where en- the conduct of affairs in the
Philippines. Rising to a question of
privilege early in the session. Senator
Dubois, OF IDAHO had read an AssoSi-
ated Press dispatch from Manila, in
which General Wheaton was quoted as
critlcisinS some of the utterances of
Professor Schurman in a speech de-
livered in Boston.
Mr.. Dubois thought the president. in
the circumstances, would be war
ranted in reprimanding General Whea
ton for mis- utteraRces. He declared
that such comment upon the action Of
the senate was outrageous and inde-
cent" and that the minority had had
quite enough of threats and blackmail.
The debate thus precipitated took q
vide range.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28

1t tore great gorge in the street.
demolished the temporary buildings
and Il part of the superstructure and
sent a mass OF earth splintered timber
and twisted iron high in the air. Much
OF ii went battering against the front
Of the Murray Fliu hotel. and although
the walls and main structure of that
building stood the shock, nearly every
room in the front of the house was
wrecked.
The Manhattan Eye and Ear hos
pital, on the east side OF the avenue,
Jared nearly as badly and had to be
a abandcned by the management. Ths
Grand Union hotel lost all it's windows
and glass partitions, and practically
every front window in the Grand Cen
tral station was shattered. The great
clccks on the front towers were blow.l
from their cases. Thousands of Win
duws. some Of them seven blocks from
the tunnel and shaft. fell in fragments.
It was the shower of broken glass and
falling debris that injured the greatest
number.
quantity CT explosives that blew up are
4 rot definitely known. Several causes
! are advanced. one was that 4 fire was
started near the powder room and that
Master Mechanic Thomas Tubbs lost
/ mis- life in desperate attempt tc
quench it before it reached the deadly
| fuel. Another was that It started from
sparH produced by d stray current OF
] electricity. The third places the blam=
upon q blast in the tunnel. Still another
gave q gas explosion from electrical
I contact with the trolley conduit in the
/ electrical subway. 1t will take an Off
{ cial examination to reveal the true ex-
piana ton.
Mayor Low said tonight that he
would write 70 the Rapid Transit COM
/ missiorers. requesting that they ascer-
/ tain the sub-contractor's method oi
/ handling and storing explosives.
District Attorney Jerome visited the
scene and made an Investigation tc
I guide him in an official inquiry and the
possible criminal prosecution that vii
/ follow
Ira =. Shafer. engineer in chief ii
charge of the work at Park avenue
John Brackan, foreman, and Martin
McGrath. assistant foreman wer,
placed under arrest. charged Will
homicide.
The damage may exceed $1,000 COO
The Murray Hill hotel has been aban.
doneu as unsafe. If the building i.
condemned the loss on it alone will ap.
prOach $10CO.OG0.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
ESCAPED BURNING
LOST HIS EARS
The Indian Way of Treating Men Who
0utrageously Assault Women.

Guthrie, Okla, Jan. 27.-Fred Timer.
a fuil-blood Shawnee Indian. alleged
10 have outraged three Shawnee
squaws Oh last Thursday. was tied to
q stake TO be burned to death by the
members Of his tribe, men and women
lie was first cruelty tortured. His face
was pommeled out of shape, his ears
were torn nearly off by the squaws AMI
other horrible tortures were being ap-
piled when Deputy United States Mar
shal DAVIS arrived from Arbeka, l. 7.
Re quickly took in the situati held
the mob back with 4. gun and single
handed cut the thongs, backed away
from the crowd with his prisoner and
safely escaped TO Wewoka, where Timer
was jailed on Sunday.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28

New York. Jan. e7.--A reserve supply
OF high explosives stored in the PARK
avenue shaf Of the Rapid Transit tun-
mel, now in course Of construction, blew
up shortly after noon today. The giant
blast killed six persons, injured a hun
dred others and seriously damaged all
the properly reached by dying debris
and the vibration Of the shock
The irregular square formed by the
Murray Hill hotel on the west, the
Manhattan Eye and Ear hospital and
the Grand Union hotel on the east and
the Grand Central station on the north
was the scene of the explosion. Tho
buildings named sustained the greatest
dama ge, but the area extended for sew
eraI blocks in four directions frcm the
center.
The killed We're:
CYRUS ADAMS. cigar man at the
Murray Hill hotel.
JAMES CARR, 81 years old. waiter
employed at tlse Murray Hill hotel.
LAWRENCE HINE. 20 years old,
Ansonia, Conn.
j RoDERICK- ROBERTSON. Mel
SON. b. g. guest oi the Murray Hiil
hotel.
RALPH THOMPSON. assistant en-
gineer Gail outside reports seem TO
agree as TO his death. but his body has
not been reported b. the police or b.
the hospitals).
THOMAS TUBES. master mechanic
fer the contra tor. Ira \. Shater.
The list of injured is an exceedingly
long one, but Most OF those in it have
only cuts and bruises caused by fyfns
glass.
j. Roderick Robertson Of Nelson, +.
G. was killed by debris hurled with the
force of artillery into his room at the
Murray Hill hotel. He was general
manager in Canada for the British c.
lumbia Gold Fields company, Ltd,
and a prominent citizen in the com
munity where he lived. He was a
Scotchman and leaves a widow and
four children.
The sunken approach to the street
railway tunnel used by the Madison
avenue lines cut through Park avenue
and the shaft Of the Rapid Transit sub
way was run down beside it at the in
tersection of East Forty-ffrst street
The street railway approach was
housed ever with a superstructure used
for the operating of the plant Of the
Rapid Transit contractors. Temporary
buildings for storage purposes were
thrown up against the superstructure
at the mouth of the shaft. and there
the explosion occurred.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.

Chicago. Jan. 27.-An the pits or the
board of trade went wild today. y
stampede in May oats. forcing liquida-
tions in all the markets, pressed prices
downward in a paniclsy fashion and
within a half hour from the opening
May oats dropped 5lsc, May wheat 12sc
and May corn 134c. Provisions were sore
hit. Good support and heavy short
covering brought back some confidence,
however and the close saw a net loss
in May oats of only Il. Ml7sc, May
wheat sc and May corn &c. Provisions
closed 10c to 57iac lower.
May oats started at 44Ac to 4ic, went
up to 442sC. struck bottom at 39Ac,
quickly jumped back to 431lc and closed
al 421S@42Ac.
May wheat opened at 7shc to 7sasc.
dropped to 77c. recovered to 777sm7Sc
and closed at 1724c.
May corn opened at 611&c to G17sc, sold
up to G21sc, dropped to 6Ossc and closed
= t 60&4 Gi6O7sc.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
THE SiNEWS OF WAR
FOR. STRIKING MINERS
q System of Assessments Adopted Yes
terday by United Mine Workers.

Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 27.-The Uni
ted Mine Workers took today, what is
regarded by the delegates, as an ir:-
portant action of the convention, when
they adopted q resolution from Indiana
district No. IL, providing that the con-
vention should levy an assessment on
all members of the organization Suffic-
lent for the purpose OF carrying to u
speedy and successful termination all
the strikes now engaged in by the en-
tire organizat ation. \ resolution leay-
ing the amount OF the assessment to be
determined by the national executive
board was passed after some discus
sion. as some of the members thought
the board should not be made to as
sumo the responsibility Delegate
Reese, of Iowa, then moved that the
board be instructed to report to this
convention. This WAS concurred in.
Before the noon adjournment Presi-
dent Mitchell. who is the head Of the
executive board. had an understa ndinS
with the convention that the levy vas
to cover only such strikes as have the
endorsement OF the national board.
1t is the purpose of the miners to
fight the operators to the end in ali
these strikes. the principle OF
whether or not organization is to be
recognized is at stake.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
THEDANIsH TREATY.

Washington, Jan. 21.--The senate to-
day in executive session received the
treaty with Denmark. transferring the
West India possessions OF that country
to the United states. The exact con-
sideration specified in the treaty TO
be paid by this country is s5,oC0, coo
The senate ratified the extradition
treaty with Servia and ne-trade mark
treaty with Guatemala, Senator Gull
lom, as chairman of the committee on
foreign relations, first explaining that
both treaties we're after the usual pat
terms in such cases. and had been fa5
vorably passed upon by the committee.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
POLICING RESERVES.

Washington, Jan. Pr representative
Tongue of Oregon called on the presi-
dent today ana presented a long -peti-
ticn, signed by the members of the
coui IS of his state, the members of the
legislature and prominent citizens gem
orally, protesting against what is un-
derstood to be the new policy OF the in
terror department as to policing the
forest reservations The petitioners in
sist that tbs forest rangers now en-
ployed, who are well acquainted with
their duties and perform them faith
fully. should be retained and that th,.
rClicing of the parks should not be
turned over to inexperienced men,
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
CATrLE AND SHEEP.

Chicago. Jan. 27.-Cattie-Receipts
q. .oCo, including $50 Texans; westerns
steady to 1Oc lower. Good to prime
steers. $6.5OaS7.40; poor to medium. $i@
Sc; stockers and feeders. s.. .256I s.. So;
COWS, s1.25@S5; heifers. 81. .5Oas5.5O: can
neTs, $1.20nS2.30; bulls, s.. 500 s.. so ,
calves, S2.500s6.25; Texas fed steers. 81
MS5.75.
Sheep-Receipts. %. 600; stead to
strong. Good to choice wethers, 81. 300
50; fair 70 choice mixed. $3.75ms4. %:
weston fed sheep. S40S5.25; native
lambs. S.50eIS5.90: western fed lambs.
s5@$5.SO.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
JACK FR0ST'S BREATH
BLOWN IN MIDDLE WEST
The Coolest Weather of the Season
Shows Signs of Moderating.

Kansas City. Mo. Jan. 27-Last night
and this morning was the coldest ex-
perienced in this part OF the south
west this winter. With the following
temperatures reported: Clinton. Mo,
Il degrees below zero; Lawrence. Kan,
i6 below; Abilene. Kan. u below: Kan
sas City. below. At Clinton the ther-
mometer fell fOrty-nine degrees within
twelve hours. Today the weather in
all parts OF the southwest moderate
greatly. and the indications are that
the severe cold is at an end.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
HE WAS A FRIEND OF GRANT.

Salt Lake, Jan. Ell. L. Nicholas,
formerly a receiver official for the
United States government on the
Union Pacific, was stricken with con-
vulsions this afternoon and his re-
CoVery is considered doubtful on ac-
count OF his advanced age. - years.
Nicholas was an old friend of General
Grant. His son. Professor Nicholas,
occupies the chair of ancient and mod
ern history in the University Of Colo
rado.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
A VERY SICK AUTHOR
WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE

Emporia. Kan, Jan. PA telegram
received at his home here today from
William Allen White. the author who
is at Colorado Springs for his health
says ne is no better.
Mr. Whites condition is Thought
to he more dangerous than is generally
known. He is believed to have over
taxed his strength and IT is now stated
that few days before he left for Colo
rado he tainted twice.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
ABATTNG IN KANSAS.

Topeka. Kan, Jan. 27.-Eansas has
been experiencing some severe weather
during the past twenty-four hours.
This morning was the coolest OF the
winter thus far. the thermometer read
ing all the way from ten to seventeen
degrees below zero. Last night il was
very cold, but fortunately the cold was
accompanied by very little or no> wind.
and consequently there was compara-
lively little damage among stock. The
weather throughout the state tonight
is about at zero. with practically no
wind. and with prospects of warmer
weather tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28

passed a bill 10 provide for the com
puisory attendance of Witnesses be-
fore registers and receivers of the gen
eral land Office. y bill to appropriate
100000 for the establishing of homes
for the teaching OF articulatei speech
to deaf children was defeated The
house adjourned until Wednesday.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
BAY CITY coNFLAGRATIoN.

Bay City. Mich, Jan. IA fire in
West Bay City tonight destroyed the
plant of the Crump Manufacturing
company, including 81 three-story fac
tory. warehouse and lumber sheds and
15,GO0 feet of oak lumber owned by
Capt. James Davidson. The loss is
100000.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
a MAYOR FINED.

Ogden. Utah, Jan. 27.-Mayor Glass
man. who was charged with having
violated the public health laws by in
vading the pest house and ordering the
release of q smallpox suspect. was to-
day fined so by Judge Howell. Mayor
Glassman will appeal the case to the
district court
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
EJECT IN NEW YORK.

New York Jan. 27.-The sensational
5-cent break in May oats in Chicago
promoted energetic liquidation in tha
local markets. wheat and corn declining
cent per bushel. with some rally near
the close on covering Since January g
wheat lost : cents a bushel while dur
ing the last forty days corn has de-
clined about cents.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
THE RANSOM PAID.

London, Jan. 27.-A dispatch from
Sofia. Bulgaria, today says the ran
som of Miss Ellen NJ. Stonc and her
companion, Nine. TsiiAa. has been paid
TO the brigands and the captives arc
expected to be released soon.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28

Washington. Jan. 27.-Tne, house to-
day adopted a resolution calling for
documents relating 70 the old training
ship Vermont, which was placed out Of
commission last summer and also
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
new YORK SHAKEN UP
a DEADLY EXPLOSION
Six Lives Were Lost and More Than a
Hundred Casualties Reported

The Destruction of Property Was Great-The Bombard
ment of the Murray Hill Hotel Was So Fierce That
That Famous Hosiery Was Abandoned and May Be
Conference.-The Reserve Supply of Explosives Used
in Driving the Rapid Transit Tunnel Blew Up-The
Cause Not Yet Known.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28

Tinto company is now on his way to
New York, his mission being to pro-
pose working arrangement with the
Amalgamated company, under which
the output of the Rio Tinto company
is TO be reduced by 20 per cent, until
March 81, and oy 10 per cent after that
dare
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
IMPENDING WEATHER.

Washington. Jan. 27.-New Mexico
Partly cloudy Tuesday with rain or
snow in extreme south portion; We'd
nesday generally fair; variable winds.
Wyoming-Fair and warmer Tues
day: wednesday fair; variable winds
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
AN ARIZONA POSTMASTER.

Washington. Jan. 27.-The president
today sent II the senate the nomination
OF Thomas J. Coalter, to be postmaster
at Flagstaff. Arfz
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
CURTAILINC CRITICISM
OFFICERS TO BE MUzzLED
Senator Dubois Wants the Minority in
the Senate Made Sacred

lie Believes That General Should Reprimanded
for His Reported Observations Regarding Professor
Schurman and That Generally 1t Is the Business of
the Military to Do and Die and It's Not Theirs to
Make Reply-Th Danish Treaty Taken Up in Ex-
ecutve Session. .-.s. -
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
PENSIONS FOR INDIAN FIGHTERs.

WGshi1stcn. Jan. 27.-The senate pen
sion committee today reported favor
ably Senator Mitchell's bill granting
pensions to the survivors of Indian
wars that took place between 1917 and
1856.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
PANIC IN GRAIN
WILD IN THE PITS
There Were Signs of Slight Improve
ment in the Copper Situation.

New York, Jan. 27.-There was no re-
|. Lief from the semi-stagnant conditions
of speculation in stocks today.
Closing: Atchison, 75H preferred. 95sz
G. 6, o., +514; c. &; $, 141.: preferred, go;
second preferred, 2S1z: c, G., c. & St
l., 81; Erie, 3S14: Great Northern, 1867;
Manhattan, 1875: Metropolitan. 1875
Missouri Pacific, 1915; y. J. Central
19); y. Y. Central. 16Oik: Pennsylvania
+. 1885; st. L. & s. F.. 60%3; preferred. So:
second preferred, 73H St Paul 1873
Southern Pacific, 5S;4; Union Pacific,
! 1904: Amalsamate1 Copper. 734: Ana
conda, 323s; Sugar, 125JA; l. S. Steel
423s: preferred, 927s:' Western Union
9o7s.
BONDS.
L. 5. refunding Is. reg. and coup.
1OS9s; IS, reg, 1CS: coup. 1OS% new As.
coup. HIS; 5s. reg, los: coup. 1874.
METALS.
New York Dan. 27.-Thera were re-
ports that sales Of copper had been
made for forward deliveries at 1i1I.
While this was not confirmed. it was
known that producers are reluctant to
sell for forward delivery, as they have
sold good deal Of copper for delivery
during the first half of this year. The
closing price was NC fer lake. 1O7sca
lie ;or electrolytic and 1O4i G1O7sc for
casting. RumOrs that lake had been
sold at 11ikc lacked confirmation. The
price for copper in London raised Il.
with spot closing a $50 and futures at
$50. 5s.
Lead was finn at $40 here. while
the London price was Is. Cd lower at
80, rs Cd. Spelter was dull and un-
changed in New York al $3.50. but in
London was -. Cd better at SIC, Us. Cd
Bar silver, 547kc; Mexican dollars,
4iAc.
RIO TINTO REDUCTION.
London Jan. PIT is rumored that
n conner market director of the Rio
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28

EX-CONGRESSMAN COLLECTOR.
Washington, Jan. 27.-The senate to-
day confirmed the nomination of VIII
liam w. Bowers, to be collector OF Gus
toms at San Diego. Cal.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
WOOL AND HIDES.

New York. Jan. 27.-Hides quiet Wool
firm.
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28
RIO rINro REDUCTION.

London. Jan. Pit is rumored that
a copper market director of the Rio
Arizona republican., 1902-01-28

L. 5. refunding IS. reg. and coup.
1OS9s; IS, reg. 1Cs; coup, 1OS%; new As,
reg. 139: coup, 40; Old As, reg. and
coup. HIS; IS. reg. 1G6: coup. 1874.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-30
WORLDS RECORDS BROKEN
COLLEGE MEMS GOOD WORK.
The One and Two Mile Relay Records
Smashed - Pole Vault Figures
Rnised-Time for 100 Yards Alss
Equnicd-Eight Thousand People
Witnessed the Events.

Philadelphia, April 27.-The world
one and two mile relay records wsrs
broken, the intercollegiate pole vault fg.
ures We're raised, and the worlds fgurss
for 100 yards were equaled on Fnnklin
hsld Saturday afternoon in the carnival
Of relay races and field sports. The quail
ity OF the sport was the finest ever seen
at the annual relay meet OF the University
Of Pennsylvania and mom than 5000 per
sons witnessed the events Harvard WON
the one mile championship in the new fig
ures OF 3:2l 2-5. Pennsylvania captured
the two mile championship and clipped ons
fifth of SECOND from the worlds record
OF s:O5, and Yale took the four mile relay
championship in slow time
In the latter race Wisconsin pushed
Yale hard, but the New Haven runners
we're equal to the occasion and held the
fast western men safe. The 100 yard dash
was run in two heats and a final, and in
eacy of his races Duffy of Georgetown
equalled his worlds figures of 94-5 200
onds.
Gray of Pennsylvania and Magee Of Chi.
cago cleared the bar at II feet inches.
breaking the intercollegiate figures Of ii
feet 4 l-2 inches In the jump off, Gray
cleared II teet 8 inches, but Magee failed.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-30
Americans Won mt Chess.

Boston, April 2S.-The chess match BY
cable between the American universit - of
Columbia, Harvard, Yale and Princeton
against oxford and Cambridge, with six
men on each side, played at the Boston
Athletic club and the British Chess club.
London, was concluded this evening, whea
the Americans had won four games, Lost
one and drawn one, thereby making q
total Of 4 l2 points to their oppoa.
ents' IL.
The Americans will have the Satisfaction
Of getting back the Rice trophy, which
has had a home in England for three years.
England has still the lead over the Amer.
leans by the match and the odd game
While the Americans have only ono to
match, the Englishmen having defeated
them twice, one match being drawn. In
the four matches hitherto contested ths
Englishmen have won 1919 and the
Americans IL 10.
Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-04-30
Heinzc Mines In One Company.

New York, April est is announced
that all the Heinze copper properties Ia
Montana have been taken over by the
United Copper company, and that a syn
iicdte, including HdllgIrlen & Co., bank
lrs OF this city, had taken the proposition
IN hand. The statement also was made
that provision has been made for a larger
working capital ana additional properties
would be acquired.
The capital stock consists OF $50, 100000,
Sj,OO00O0 OF which is q per cent preferred
stock, and the balance is common shares.
The common stock will not be ready for
issuance for some weeks, but arrange
ments have been made to trade in the
shares "when issued"
The Heinze properties embraced in the
new deal include the Montana Ore Pur.
chasing company, Nipper Consolidated
Copper company, the Cobra and Rock
Island group, the Minnie Helly mine, the
Belmont and number Of Others.