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Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
IDAHO SHEEP POISONED.

Boise City. Idaho. October Is,-A special to the Statesman frcm PIyC-Je. Idaho. says:
 D. w. Tindall returned from Indian valley, in Washington county. whcre his sheep have been ranging He re- ports very heavy losses sustained hy himself and others by poison. apaar- ently put out for the purpose of ds- stroying the sheep. Mir. Tindall says he has lest eco head; F. V Curing 500; w. 4. Ayers. 800. and several others from 100 to 25O. The sheep own CTS do not seem to have any idea who put out the poison. It is understood a very searching investigation is being instituted.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
OLD DOMINION
 SUES FOR STOCK
Action Brought to Determine Tech
 nical Questions.

Boston. October 19.-The Old Domin- erating at Globe, Ariz., has brought two suits in equity against A S. Big elow, its former president. An attach ment levied on his property has been released by the filing of a bond for $500,000. The suits which are brought in the supreme judicial court and are returnable Nov. 3, are brought to re- cover 30,o00 shares of Old Dominion or the proceeds thereof which it is all leged were wrongfully delivered to A. s. Bigelow and the late Leonard Lewi- sohn, director in the company, in ex- change for deeds to four mining claims which have never been worked and which the present management claims are of doubtful value.
 Recovery of 10000 shares, which were turned over to the same parties for promoters fees and expenses in con neotion with the organization of the company in 1895 is sought also. It is understood that the suit is based solely ifna legal grounds. there being no dis pute as to the issue and disposition of the stock as set forth in the bills. The only question is as to the authority of the directors SO to dispose of it and whether the company received value thereof.
 When the company was organized the constituent properties were bought at a cost in excess of S100O. 900 and $500,000 in cash was put into the treas ury. Against that the syndicate took S2,000 shares of stock and 10000 were taken by public subscription at par value of $ 25per share. The 500OO shares in dispute were taken by insid- CTS it as aIleged
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
ALABAMA RACE WAR.
Eight Negroes and Three White Men
 Killed

Birmingham. Ala, October 19.-Three white men and eight negroes are re- ported to .have been killed in a race riot at Littleton. Ala, a small town twenty-five miles southwest of this city tonight. The number of wounded has not yet been ascertained. A special train carrying Sheriff Burgin and ten deputies left for the scene of the riot at II o'clock tonight.
 The riot is said to have been caused by a crowd of negroes attacking white woman White citizens began a search for the woman's assailants. The ne groes refused to deliver them and armed themselves. When the posse ar rived the negroes opened fire, killing three of the officers. The deputies re- turned the fire, killing eight negroes.
 Owing to the large number of ne groes. the posse was forced to retreat The negroes are reported to be in com plete possession of the town fsd have entrenched themselves. They captured powder magazine and are strongly fortified.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20

for the grand jury on charge of man slaughter.
 Farrell testified at the coroner's in- quest that he forgot an order gwen him. The circumstances attending the collision are much similar to those oi the Park avenue tunnel accident in New York several months ago.
 Farrell was a green engineer and his first work was to take a special train loaded with excursionists from Water bury to the Danbury fair grounds and return. In the excitement of the trip and the numerous other special trains he lost his head
 Farrell was released on bail
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
EMPRESS HITS FREIGHT ENGINE
Narrow Escape From a Serious Acci-
 dent on the New York Central.

Yonkers. N. Y, October 19-Two en- zines, mail and an express car were smashed today on the fatal Ashburton avenue crossing of the New York Gen. traI, but nobody was injured.
 The switching engine was backing train of freight cars from the south bound track into the freight yards when the Albany express came in sight The place is at a sharp curve. and the express was within 200 feet of the freight engine before the engineers saw the danger
 Before the speed of the express could be checked it had crashed into the freight engine. The engine of the ex- press was smashed and the sides of the express and mail cars were splintered.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
OHIO DEMOCRATS ARE HARD UP.
Mclean Men Not Enthusiastic for the
 Johnson State Ticket.


 Cincinnati, Ohio. October 19.-The democratic campaign committee is in sore straits financially, and it has been given out that executive committeeman will be lucky if they get S5 apiece for precincts on election day. No effort has been made by the committee tC get the democratic vote registered this fall, while the republicans have flooded the state with postal cards urging regis t-ation.
 It is hinted that the John R. Mo Lean men on the democratic cam paign committee do not care if the democrats fail to vote for the Tom Johnson ticket this fall. The Johnson people. however, are not depending upon them to any great extent. but have an industrious committee of their own, which is doing propaganda and
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
A STRIKE BROKEN.
Chicago Federation of Labor Orders
 Men to Work.

Chicago. October 19.-The Chicago Federation of Labor went on record as "a strike breaker" today when, by an almost unanimous vote of the dele gates, the striking members of the wholesale grocers employees union were ordered to return to work pending q settlement of their troubles by arbitra- ton.
 This action was brought about by the fact that the executive board was a party to an agreement between the wholesale grocers and their men which was drawn up in September. The pa per contained provisions for the ar bitrati of all difficulties, and the strike was called on Friday before any such arbitration had been attempted.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
OF TEXAS COTTON.
Picking Has Made Rapid Progress and
 Bolls Are Opeing Well.

- 4sf
 Galveston, oetobey 1s s.-The wsskly crop report of the Texas section of the United States weather bureau:
 Cotton picking has made rapid pro- gress during the week. and but little of the staple now remains in the field. In some sections bolls are opening fair ly well, while in other sections cotton is not opening satisfactorily.
 "Flattering reports of prospects for a top crop of cotton have been received from scattered points in the northern portion of the states. Reports from ali other sections practically indicate that there will be a very light yield from the second growth.
 "Weevils continue to inhict considera- ble damage and in scattered sections boil worms are numerous.
 "Ccmplaints of rotting caused by the recent heavy rains indicate consider able injury to the unpicked cotton dur ing the preceding week."
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
KILLED BY AN EXPLOSION.

Memphis. Tenn, October 19.-Two persons were killed and one fatally and three slightly injured by an explosion that partially wrecked the tugboat Fred Nellis of St. Louis, near Mound City, Ark, early today.
 The dead are Mrs. Josie Hill of St. Louis and William Phillips of Mem phis. second engineer.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20

New York Surety and Trust company. was struck by trolley car this morn- ing in front of his home on West Eighth street.
 Mir. Fairchild tried to leap out of the way. but was caught by the fender and brushed off the track. He fell and rolled out of the way of the wheels, but his knees were badly bruised and there was a slight cut on his face. He was not seriously hurt.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
STRUCK FOR HIGHER PAY.

Petersburg, Va, October 19.-For some days past the Virginia Passenger and Power company have had 500 or more mon at work near this city felling trees and clearing land for the widen ing and deepening of their canal for ! distance of four miles. This morning this force struck for an advance of pay They were receiving s1 per day and de- manded S1.25. Their demand was not acceded to.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
STRUCK SALT VEIN.

Syracuse N. Y, October 19.-On the farm of John Head. near Attica, we'll was sunk in the hope of finding gas. A vein of fine salt, forty feet deep, was struck at a depth of 1,50O feet. Experts say that 3oo barrels may be produced daily.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
A NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
Capture of a Shanty Boat By a
 Sheriff's Posse.

Vicksburg, Miss, October 19.-A sheriff's posse reinforced by a gatling gun squad late this afternoon effected the capture of w. C.. Hull, his son R. G. Hull and his daughter. Mrs. Vaughn of Arkansas. They were aboard the sblnty boat Hazel, also said to be a whisky boat, from winch shots were fired on Sheriff Frank Strong and posse of Chicot county, Ark, yesterday. re- sulting in the wounding of the sheriff and three of his men.
 The elder Hull says he had no idea that he was firing on officers of the law yesterday. The Hulls were sent to Jackson for safety. Reports are current that mob is on the way from Arkan- sas to lynch them.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
LOW PRICE FOR WOOD.

Springfield, Mass, October 19.-Coal dealers predict that wood will sell at the lowest price on record within a few weeks. Thousands of acres of wood- land are being devastated in Western Massachusetts to increase the wood supply which already exceeds the de- mand.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
KILLED BY HIS OWN GUN.

Roanoke, Va. October 19.-James Jonathan of Roanoke county. started on a hunting expedition on Saturday. In attempting to slipsinto a small river canoe his gun. loaded with buckshot. was discharged. the entire load enter ing his breast. He died today.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
ANOTHER STRIKE.
Ended by the Good Offices of President
 Roosevelt

New York, October 19.-The strkie begun some time ago among the wood carvers employed by a New York firm having a contract for the carvings at the White House has been declared off. The strikers demand that the carvings shall be dressed by hand and not by machinery is granted It is said that President Roosevelt exerted his good offices to bring about an end of the strike.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
JAMES YOUNGER
 COMMITS SUICIDE
Despondent Frcm III Health and
 Separation From Friends.

St. Paul, October 19-James Younger, formerly a member of the notorious band of outlaws which infested the western country a quarter of century ago, committed suicide today by shoot ing. He left a letter to the press in which he gives as the reason for his act despondency over his continued i'll health and separation from his friends. Younger, since his pardon from the state penitentiary in July of last year, had led an exemplary life. He was Ji years of age. On a bureau in his room was found long envelope, on one side of which was written. "To all that's good and true I love and bid farewell
 JIM YOUNSER."
 On the other side were these words: "Oh, lassie, good bye All relatives, just stay from me. No crocidile tears wanted. Reporters, be my friends, Burn me up.
 JIM YOUNGER"
 The letter contained a packet of let ters that passed between Younger and a lady with whom he is said to have been much in love. The lady, who was prominently connected, is said to have reciprocated his affection and it was reported one time that they were to be married The ladys relatives raised strenuous objections to the wedding. and a further obstacle was the fact pointed out that the paroled prisoner could not legally contract a marriage. An effort to overcome this by securing 2 full pardon failed. and this. it is thought, had much to do with Young er's determination to end his life.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
Total Exports

other work in the interests of the ticket Neither side, however. is EavinS marked success in collecting funds. as is indicated by the fact that the chairman of the democratic committee was compelled to pay the rent for the headquarters out of his own pocket
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
ANTHRACITE DELEGATES
 ID THE CONVENTION
Gathering at WiIkesbarre to Settle the
 Strike Question Today

There Is No Indication That President Roosevet's Prop osition Will Not Be Accepted Mining Will Probably Be Resumed on Thursday There Is Element However Which Will Strongly Insist That Places Shall Be Made for All Returning Strikers-That Is the Only Difficult Problem for the Convention.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
STARTED IN COTTON.

Hamlet. N. C.. October 19.-A fire which started at a cotton compress here today destroyed property value, at $2250O0 and caused the death of J. M Wilson of Clarksville. Ga. book keeper for the compress company.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
ACCOUNTANT

Upto-date, labor-saving systems of bookkeeping installed for large or small concerns; mining company books ad- justed; annual closing of books ar ranged.
 Phoenix, Ariz. Tel. 3731.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
SEPTEMBER EXPORTS
 GREATEST ON RECORD
Except for the Same Month Two Years
 Ago

Export Business for That Month Had Almost Doubled Within Twelve Years-Causes of Punctuation Within Recent Years-The Effect of the Corn Crop Failure Last Year-The Report of the Treasury Bureau of Statistics Shows That the Tide Is Again Rising After an Ebb of One Year.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
PORTUGUESE STRIKE.

Lisbon, October 19.-A movement in favor of a general strike is gaining strength throughout Northern Portugal.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
LAUNDRY WAR IN ST. PAUL.
Costs Only Six Cents to Get Shirt
 Washed Cake of Soap a Gift.

St. Paul October 19.-Some of the laundries have started a rate war that for the present at least means two clean shirts a week for the frugal householder. If the radical competition continues four shirts may be the rule, with handsome prizes.
 The most remarkable cut in laundry prices came when one Sixth-street firm
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
WEATHER TO-DAY.

Washington. October 19.-Fcrecast for Arizona-Fair Monday and Tues day.
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
c. s. FA1RcHILD INJURED.
Former Secretary of the Treasury Hit
 by a Trolley Car.

New York. October 19.-Charles & Fairchild, former secretary Of the treasury, who is now president of the
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20
GREEN ENGINEER TO BLAME.
Caused the Fatal Wreck to Danbury
 Fair Train by Forgetting Orders.

Brideport. Conn. October 19.-In con sequence of Coroner Doten's finding of criminal carelessness on the part of Engineer Thomas M. Farrell. whose train smashed another passenger train on Thursday night at Sandy Hook on the Highland division of the New Haven. causing the death of Miss Mamie Quinlan of Naugatuck, Conn, and injuries to a score of others, Far rell was ordered held on bail of $500
Arizona republican., 1902-10-20

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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-07-31
MUST HAVE THE SWORD.
I'm Article That Is Necessary to the
Completeness Of Naval
Surrender.

Naval red tape is as stringent as
that existing in the army. and some
times the enforcement OF the regula-
lions leads to ludicrous results. Some
years ago, when the late Admiral Skier
rett was a captain, a IN officer who had
been charged with an offense and or
Tered under arrest presented himself
20 be arrested. III regulations pro-
vide that on such occasion the officer
shall be in full dress and weara sword
The officer wore his uniform. but ha d
10 sword.
Il can't arrest YOU" said Capt. Skier
EFT, locking for the missing sword
unless you come prepared to submit
your sword to me-
The officer explained that he had
aot received his sword from home
although it had been expressed to him
well, you'll have to get one," was
the reply.
So the officer skirmished about in
he navy yard for someone who had a
sword to lend. Finding one, the Of
lender returned to Capt. Skerrett and
was promptly and regularly put under
arrest according to regulations
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-07-31
COUNTRY IMPROVEMENT.
Cultivation Of the Beautiful Now
Goes Hand In Hand with Guilt.
walton Of the Useful.

There are places in the coun-
try that will not admit of the word
Improvement, but as we travel about
tnlona the f;iri,is we are compelled
10 acknowledge that town improve
ment societies are very much needed.
At Idaho Falls, in Idaho, one of the
largest clubs in the state is the Vii
lage Improvement society, entirely
composed of women. The object of
these clubs should be to make the
streets clean and beautiful, to en-
courage private owners to keep their
lots and farms beautiful, and their
homes teachers Of refinement. The
women of Clinton, 4. Y. have placed
boxes in the streets to receive waste
papers and similar rubbish: The
Rural Art society, of the same town,
is planting linden trees, laying out
small parks and looking out for SIM
liar enterprises, which, while not OF
little value, are not of much cost. In
one of the Ohio towns l notice that
two rival clubs are in the field. This
is perhaps a good idea, for competl-
ton in doing good works as well as
in business affairs. The present out
look is for rallying of all enter
prises for the public welfare around
the schoolhouse as center. 1t this
can be brought about town organiZa-
tion will mean something very diff
ferent from the present disorganlZa-
ton, which gets the state charter. 1t
| will place intelligence at the frcnt
| and tend to disable the saloon and
similar influences.
Meanwhile civic improvement goes
| forward on parallel lines with coun-
| try improvement. 1t seems to be ac-
| cepted as an assured fact that cities
are to spread out hereafter over a
| very much larger territory. The ex-
ecutive board of the American league
for Civic improvement met recently
| at Springfield, O. The league is to
hold a weeks convention at Chau-
tauqua for discussing all sorts of mu-
| nicipal reforms. 1t is believed that
| political reform and physical reform
| must go on together. The Spokane
| Floral association, which is COM
| mittee of the State Federation on
| Forestry and Outdoor Art, issues a
year book showing how best to adj
| vance the study and the work of civic
Improvement, especially in the way
of planting flowers and trees. There
really is no way any longer of keep
| ing civic art and rural art separated.
We believe the day is not far off
when every farmer will consider the
cultivation of the beautiful just as
much part of his business as the
useful. Then our farms will be con-
nected together with long lines OF
ghways-mostly trolleyways-all
| of which constitute extended public
parks.-E. P. Powell, in N. Y. Trib.
une.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-07-31
GATHERING OPIUM.
CultivatOrs Go Forth in the Evening
with Lances ana in the Early
Morning with Pots.

1t is sort of garden cultivation, the
poppy plant being grown in little
squares or beds intersected by tiny
water channels for irrigation wherever
this is possible. The growth of the
plants is carefully tended, and at
length the time comes when they
burst out into flower, and the fields
look like a sheet of silver as the white
petals of the flowers glisten in the
morning dew.
These beautiful petals are the first
produce of the crop, for the women
and children Of the cultivators' fami-
lies come forth and pick them off one
by one and carefully dry them, so that
they may serve afterwarty as the COW
ering of the manufactured cakes of
opium. Then the peoples, with their
bare capsule heads, remain standing
in the open field until it is considered
that they are ripe for lancing. The
cultivators then come forth in the
evening, and, with an implement not
unlike the knives of coupling instru-
ment, they scarify the capsule on it's
sides with deep missions, so that the
Juice may eNude. In the early morn-
ing the cultivators reappear with a
scraping knife and their earthenware
pots, and they scrape off the exuded
juice and collect it in their pots. And
this is crude opium.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-07-31
CANALS IN THE NORTHWEST.
Tho Great Developna ent and Incre rs e
of Traffic During the Last
Few Years.

The first locks at ST. Mary's falls
were opened in 1855, in which year
the registered tonnage was 106.296.
The half-million mark was reached in
1868. aud the LOCO. 900 mark was PASSED
in 1873 In 1851. exactly tOinciGent
with the opening of Il new and much
larger lock. the northwest began to
grow by leaps and bounds, and the tom
mage Of the canal rose from 100000
tons in 1882 to 100000 in 1850 and to
16.OG0. coo in 1896. During the past five
wears. two more enormous locks have
been in operation. one of them on the
Canadian side Of the river. and III this
short time the tonnage Of the canal
has leapcd up to nearly 2S:500 eco tons.
This colossal tonnage is simply mani
feStation of the development which
has taken place III the northwest along
with which has come the building of
thousands of miles of railroad, includ-
ing two lines from the head of Lake
Superior to the Pacific coast. says the
Engineering Magazine. If by some cat
aclysm of nature the great lakes
should be dried up. the enormous traf-
fic now carried on their waters would
be divided among the railroads = it
would simply cease to exist. The whole
galaxy of cities from Buffalo to Chi
whelmed in hopeless, irretrieva5le ruin
and the railroads could in no wise es-
cape the general disaster.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-07-31
Cheap Material for Roads.

It has been discovered that burnt
gumbo is a most servieea BILE material
for use on country roads. 1t is not
quite as durable as is crushed stone,
but is far superior to dirt. Its cost is
Slight, as it can be produced without
the use of skilled labor. The burning
of the gumbo removes the quality
that when the clay is wet causes stick
mess. This burnt clay is used for cap
ping the road. The road-bed must be
we'll drained and we'll built before the
top of burnt clay is put on. 1t is
claimed that if people will adopt the
burnt-clay idea. roads as good as those
in France can be constructed in this
country with no additional expendi-
ture over that now being required by
the roads.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-07-31
How to Put Up Alfalfa.

This is the way South Dakota
farmer puts up alfalfa: For stack bot
tom use any old material eight or
ten inches deep, seven or eight feet
wide and as long as you need. Have
some good dry hay or straw ready.
Cut the alfalfa when about half il
bloom in dryest part of day and let it
thoroughly wilt or cure until you can
press it into wad between your hands,
Haul to stack and put layer of eight
or ten inches Of alfalfa; then dry hav
Or straw, then alfalfa foot; hay or
straw eight or ten inches, and so on
until as high as wanted. Dry mate
rial must be eight inches in middle to
nothing at the edge of stack. This
is the scientific and only way to cure
alfalfa, and it makes the best all
around food in the world for all farm
animals.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1902-07-31
COGS REFUSE TO STARVE.
The Clever Little Joke Of a German
Professor Who Was Called @
Columbia University

Some little time ago Prof. Hirth.
who was called from Munich. Ger
many, to Columbia university as Chi
nese lecturer, lived in the same house
with rabid vivisectionist, then prac-
ticing on half Il dozen large dogs.
Hirth's colleague was trying to find
out how long the dogs could stand
being left without food before thew
would fall upon and devour each
other. The dogs were fed on wind
for two weeks, yet looked round and
happy. The vivisectionist couldn't
understand it, says the Washington
Post.
The kennel being closed on all
sides, it seemed impossible for any
one to feed the dogs on the sly.
Still, the fact remained that they re-
fused to starve, even after a months
apparent fasting. Then the vivisec-
zionist watched, and discovered that
late at night Prof. Hirth had lowered
large chunks of horse meat into the
kennel from above. Hirth had al
lowed each dog six pounds of horse
steak and bone day.