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The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-19

Miss Alice" said the neryy young
man, Il think will marry you"
Indeed! Two very remarkable state
mcnts. sir
"rwu, How twO%"
"One that you will marry me, the
other that you think" - Baltimore
News.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-19

ORNDORFE }. II. Curry. e. J.
Gates. VIM. Adams. Naco; b. Hirsch-
field. New York; Edward Grunsfeld.
Albuquerque; c. r. Woodward and
wife. Cairo, H.. f. NJ. Drake. Center
Vile; J. L. Sawyer and wife, Center
vIlle: MIS- +. j. Harding, San iran
cisco; j. NJ. Taggart Rochester.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-19

Mot Like Other Men."
The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-19

WINDSOR, V. Gilmore, Eel Paso;
II. A. Spear. Hoston; W. h. Priesinger.
st. Louis F. A. Dietrich, Lancaster;
Arthur .orales and wife, Mexico; G.
w. Allen Huacnuca Mrs. T. G. Pax
ton, .os Angeles; NJ. Hogan, Marsh
field.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-19

mot 1Aks Other Men"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-02-19
T0teI Frrivab

PARK VIEW--H w. Wood, Chicago;
Dan Hauley. Mammoth, j. w. GARD
ner, San francisco; Patrick Sullivan,
Cananea W. Il. Parks, san Francisco;
Vim. Adams, wilcox; f. Heilig; Camp
Conodr; Joe Zapate Mammonth; u T.
MINER, Denevr; r. w. irwin, New
York: f. H.. Swiney, Mrs. Isable
Clark. Spokane; S. II. Lang, New
York; b. Whipp,e, New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
WE EAT MORE BEEF
Likewise There Are More Cattle in
the Country Now Than
Ever.

Kansas City. Feb. 6.-George NJ.
Rommel. expert in the animal indus
try of the department of agriculture.
addressing the annual meeting of the
Central Shorthorn association here,
made tile statement that Americans
are now eating more beef cOmpara-
lively than ever before and less pork
and mutton. Continuing he said there
were more cattle in the country now
i'm proportion to the population than
ever before, and that the supPOsitiOn
that the number of beef cattle is grow
ing smaller has been based upon eSti-
mates that must have been very far
from correct.
Rommel said that the number of
beef cattle. not including dairy stock,
had shown a steady Increase for the
past fifty years. a fact that was a
cause of great surprise to the depart
ment of agriculture. In 1850 there
were. he said. 491 beef cattle to every
1.OOO persons, while now the proper
ton was 6II to ZOO.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
STORMS IN MICHIGAN
Blizzard Takes Hold of State and
Makes Much TrOu-
BILE.

st. Joseph. Mich. Feb. 6.-The worst
blizzard in years has ragged in this sec
tiOn for more than twenty-four hours.
Traffic on all railroads is seriously i'm
peded and the country roads are cont
pletely blocked by heavy drifts. A
Pere Marquette freight train broke III
two in cut just south of this city
and Il collision resulted which blocked
the main line. South-b bound trains are
held in this city and north-bOund
trains at StevenSville awaiting the
clearing away of the wreck
y South-DOUnd milwaukee,, Benton
Harbor and Columbus passenger train
was stalled for several hours in 4 six
foot SNOW bank near BaintonShill. Il
few miles north of buchanan. The
nOrth-bound passenger train on the
Three | system due at st. Joseph iues-
day morning. was held in twelve-fOot
walls of SNOW near Glendoral. Mich,
for hours. The locomotive buried it
self in the drift and only the top of
the cab could Ice seen. The snow
wedged in under the engine and put
out the fire. \ freight engine finally
brought the train to st. Joseph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
rure Food company Soid.

Battle Creek. Mich. Feb. 6.-The
Battle Creek Pure Food company has
been sold to the Malta-Nita Food COM
pany. The capital of the new COM
pany is $5.000.UOO. paid up. Besides
\. G. Wisner and y. $. Phelps. the
largest stockholders. the following are
the heavy investors: ]. NJ. Studebak-
er South Bend. Ind; Samuel w. Al
lerton. II. y. HiginbOtham. Frank G.
Lowden. Edward \. Shedd, l.. q. Fish,
er. Frank Il. Tobey. !. B. Kiser. Ira
h. Cabe. John \. Lynch and II. H.
Gross. all of Chicago: \. V. Bauman,
Ohio; l.. c. Cole. Bowling Green. O.
The officers of the new company are:
II. " Higinbotham. president: a. c.
WiSuer vice president: y. :. Phelps.
treasurer and manager: II. y. Keys,
secretary. The negotiations We're con-
summated by Fl. II. Gross and Will
lam F. Williams. of Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
VIA THE NEW ROUTE
ative to Isthmian
Canal.

Washington. Feb. 6.-At the conclu-
sion of routine business in the senate
today Scott (rep. w. Na.) called up
and had read a resolution which he
offered several days ago providing
for the appoi. tment of commission
of experts to examine what is
known as the San Bias. or Mandigo
BAY route. for the Isthmian water
way, and to report to the senate the
cost of construction of the inter
oceanic canal by that route. He dis
claimed any intention to obstruct
consideration of the canal bill or de-
lay the building of the canal itself.
but he was convinced that the San
Bias route met practically every re-
quirement of the proposed waterway.
and urged the adoption of the resolu-
ton.
The Scott resolution was referred
to the committee on inter oceanic ca
mails.
\ bill appropriating two and Il half
millions for postoffice building
at New York City PASSED. Hansbor-
ough '(N. d. addressed the senate on
the bill appropriating the receipts
tain states and territories to the CON
struction of Irrigation works for re-
clamation of arid lands. He claimed
the proposition was sectional one,
and said it would provide homes for
many now homeless. At the conclu-
sion of Hanborough's speech the ir-
rigation bill was ordered to be un-
finished business until the Philippine
tariff bill was disposed of. The
Lamer bill was then taken up.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
THE BABCOCK IDEA
His Proposed Tariff Reform To Be
Submitted to a Repub-
Iican Caucus.
RUSH FOB WAR REVENUE REPEAL
Petition Against Cuban Reciprocity
Proposed Annexation of the
'IsIand-Capital Notes.

Washington, Feb. 6-The pro-
gramme for considering the war rev.
enue reduction act was the basis for
numerous conferences among house
leaders yesterday, and an informal
canvass of sentiment was made to
learn whether memberS-particula
those of the majority-would favor a
special rule bringing the bill to a vote
without an amendment. The purpose
of such rule would be 10 avoid an
amendment similar to that of Repre-
sentative BabcOck In the ways and
means committee, reducing the rates
in the iron and steel schedule, or
amendments from the minority in the
line of general tariff revision.
Caucus to Decide on BabcOck's Idea
1t is stated that the result of the
canvass has shown Il majority of the
house favorable to such a special rule
In making the canvass the view has
been presented TO Republican members
that tariff revisiOns such as those pro-
posed by BabcOck might be left for the
determination of a Republican caucus,
subsequent to the passage of the war
revenue reduction bill. Those fully
advised as TO the canvass say it has
shown a sentiment favorable to such
caucus consideration of all tariff
amendments. thus leaving the war rev
enue reduction bill to be passed as re-
ported.
Petition Against Cuban Reciprocity.
The petition of members of the
house of representatives addressed to
the ways and means committee. ask
ing that no legislation on Cuba be
framed which shall injuriOusly affect
United States industries has now re-
ceived seventy-tive signatures, mainly
of Republican members. The MEM
bers of the Michigan delegation, whose
constituencies embrace large beet
sugar industries. first circulated the
petition, and within the last few days
Representative w. y. Smith. of Mich
igan, has had the matter in hand, with
the result Of bringing the signatures
up to the total stated.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
RESPONSE MADE BY GERMANY
Reply to the Statement of Lord Cranborns
ReaItive to Intervention.

healtiNe To intervention.
Berlin. Feb. Ga new phase has
been put on the dispute as to who was
Uncle Sans friend over here just
previous to and during the Spanish
American war, and statement
which the German foreign office con-
firms as to its substantial accuracy
makes ont England to have been just
what Lord CranbOrne stated in the
commons a few weekS-ago she was
not-in favor of n vigorous united pro
test from Europe. This German state
nent is important because the foreign
office says it is substantially correct,
and because it is printed in the KreuZ
Zeitung and is probably the work of
Professor Schiemann, professor of his
tory at Berlin University. who enjoys
special official sources of information.
The statement is to the effect that
the German government informed
Spain in March, 1898. that il was
not in a position to prevent the war.
Then followed several attempts to
win Germany 10 Intervention. all of
which were failures. until finally Ger
many agreed to consent to that which
all the other powers agreed upon.
This resulted in the note that was de-
livered to the president April Z. 1898.
The important part of the statement
comes next: Diplomatic circles. how
ever. entertained no illusions, and
England. April II, through
her ambassador, proposed new col
Iective note. in which the powers
should declare that Europe regarded
Americas armed Intervention in Cuba
as unjustifiable."
After declaring that this step failed
because Germany would have none
of it. the statement goes farther in
the direction of accusing England and
says: "Afterward, i'm June and July,
while the United States was making
great progress in the Philippines. Eng
land tried TO induce the Spaniards'
commission in England to ask for
peace proposals. for to no power was
the American encroachment in the Pa
cific more annoying than to England.
The above is the historical connection
of events. We hope that in giving the
same we have thoroughly exposed the
absurdity Of the English legea.S
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
SAVED BY ACCIDENT
Repetition of the st. Louis Bath
House Tragedy Narrowly
Averted.

Milwaukee. " is.. Feb. "a tragedy
similar TO the one in which y. Dean
Cooper. OF st. Louis. lest his life re-
Gently in Il Turkish bath house was
aVerted ut an early hour Tuesday
morning simply because the head of IL
slcdge hammer slipped from the han
die as William Schulz was bringing it
down on the head of Edward Meyer.
the janitOr Of the Niagara flats, on
East Water street.
Schulz is now confined at the police
station, where he gave himself up aft
er teeing from the basement of the
building with bullets whiZZing after
him from a revolver operated by the
man he had tried to strike while
asleep. He admits having made the
assault. but cannot give any reason
able explanation for his conduct.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
The Trunks Part OF the Play.

PAL diplomatic enOrt or Spain was
brought to bear on the central Euro
pean pOwers-and more particularly
Russia. 1t was not thought that Eng
land would take the, initiative in its
favor. but being convinced-and as il
appears justly so-that England would
not dare to stand alOOf from common
action undertaken by Europe TO bring
about peace. Spain thought, before
everything else, to win over Russia
TO her cause.
France and Germany were at first
well disposed to the Austrian proposal,
and an accord of the continental pow
ers would undoubtedly have been pos
sible had Russia given her support"
The French eX-ofiicial then said that
the Spanish ambassador had con
vcrsation with Count Muravieff. Rus
sian foreign minister. The step TAX
en- by Austria" [urging European in
tenventionl, said the eX-official. zap
peared to he utterly unknown to the
Russian minister of foreign Affairs.
When he was made cOgniZant of it he
did not seem to attribute any great eff
ficacy to it. If such Il step said
Count Muravieff. is confined to a sim
pie council, it viii have no result. and
il it implies anything resembling
threat the result obtained will be con-
trary to that desired
This reply quickly undermined the
friendly disposition that France and
Germany had at first shown toward
Spain. and the pacific action of the
powers. instead of being exercised col
lectively and of great moral authority,
reduced Itself to individual advice.
counseling Spain to make concessions.
England w;ls not. therefore. called
Upon to declare itself. The sympathy
of certain tatesmen Elm the COnserva-
tive cabinet were certainly for the
United States. but they were not re-
quired to display them. They after
ward insinuated that their role had
been to hold Europe in check to the
advantage Of the United States. AS is
seen from the foregoing they did moth
inc of fhp kind 4"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
1T WILL NOT DOWN
Legislation to Permit Man TO
Wed His Late Wife's Sister
in England
COMES UP AGAIN IN THE COMMONS
men Showing Anger Against
the Cecils.

London. Feb. 6.-The perennial de-
ceased wife's sister bill reappeared in
parliament yesterday in Il form iden-
teal with that of last year On four
teen occasions the house of commons
has affirmed the principle of the bill,
which. however. has always met with
ipSurmOuntable obstruction. generally
from the bishops in the upper house.
The advocates of. the measure yester-
day brought forward all the old argu-
ments. especially dwelling on colonial
legislation, which is considered to he
an unanswera argument in favor of
the bill. The loyalty of the colonies
during the South African war is adj
vanced rs an additional reason for the
removal OF the injustice which the
present law intlicts on Il large number
Of children who are the fruit of CO.
lonial marriages.
Cecils Are Always Opponents.
The Cecils, as usual. appeared i'm the
forefront of the opposition to the bill.
Lord Hugh Cecil. fifth son of Lord
Salisbury and Conservative member
for Greenwich. and Evelyn Cecil. also
a family connection of the premier aud
Conservative member for Aston Man
or. drew narrowing pictures of the dis
turbance which the passage of the
py relations of man and his sister
in-law. and how the comforts the lat
ter was capable of rendering the huS-
hand when he had lost his wife would
be Withdrawn should a parliamentary
hint be given that such consolation
would be step toward future mat
rimony.
GurdOn Indu.ges in Humor.
Sir William GurdOn U.iberaD re-
minded the CecilS.that the bill did not
provide for compulsory marriage with
deceased wife's sister. and he con-
vulsed the house by reading letter
from n woman friend. telling him of
man who had married the eldest Of
seven sisters What terrible thing
it would be- said the writer. '''if the
bill becomes law and this mans wife
died. He would have to marry all his
six sisters-in-law at once. 1t would
be no better than Il harem.'
Anti-CeciI Demonstration.
Before the vote was declared there
was an angry anti-Cecil demonstration.
Both Lord Hugh and Evlyn Cecil used
every parliamentary trick to delay
reaching vote within the time limits
of Wednesdays. and when they re
turned to the house from the lobbies
both of Lord Salishury's relatives
were greeted with angry cries of
shame "Churlish"' and similar cpl
thcts.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
RUSSIA DID THE BUSINESS
Statement by French Omeial stated To
BE Authentic.

Paris. Feb. 6.-The following state
ment Is made by an official who held
a very high position during the early
days of the Spanish-American war,
and It is undoubtedly authentic:
The Spanish government believed
that Queen Victoria would support any
step taken with view to preventing
the war and coming to the aid Of the
queen regent. 1t attributed at that
time. perhaps. too great an importance
TO the Intervention of the queen in the
councils of the British government 1t
was not ignorant of the fact that Mr.
Chamberlain was in agreement with
Lord Salisbury in the desire to endeay-
or to render the United States a signal
service. but information Of very con-
fidentiaI character which reached it
conveyed to the Madrid government
tile idea that any mission of pacifica-
tion would be well received 10y Eng
3and.
English society entertained the
most hostile spirit toward the United
States. 1t had not been able 10 forget
the Venezuela affair. and in London if
was thought the proper thing to sup
port the SDaniards. Thus the nrinei-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
NEwLANDS THE ANNEXER
Successful With Hawaii. He Now Would
GobbIe Cuba.

Washington, Feb. G.-RepreSentative
Newlands. of Nevada. of the ways and
means committee. who was the author
Of the resolution anneXing Hawaii. yes
rerday introduced Il joint resolution
inviting the republic of Cuba to be-
come 4 part of the United States. first
as a territory. and then as a state of
the Union, to he called the state of
Cuba: also authorizing Il p per cent.
reduction of duty on the present crop
of Cuban sugar. i'll consideration of
Cuba'S granting preferential rates to
the United States. The resolutions
confine the - per cent reduction OF
duties to the period prior to Jan. l,
1903.
Newlands. in explanation of his resO-
luton. said: ''All those who have APP
pcared to voice Cuba'S needs and re-
quirements have indicated that an in-
vftation TO Cuba of annexation would
be accepted. Annexation by force
would not he justified. 1t must be ac-
compliShed. if at all. by the free act of
the Cuban people. At present there is
no machinery in Cuba by which the
popular will can be tested. but the
Cuban constitution has been adopted.
The Cuban congress will meet in
February; Cuban government will be
organized. and the United States will
then leave the government and control
of the island to its people. Cuba then
viii be in Il position to express her
will. and il is only necessary to tide
over the present emergency by tenn
pOrary measure. such as L have intro
duced. reducing the duty on Cuban
sugar one-fOurth for one year and in
viting Cuba to become part of the
Tinted States "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
IOWA AND MERGER
Bill introduced in Hawkeye Leg.
islature That is Caus-
ing Comment.
HAND OF SECURITIES COMPANY
Clauses Which Make 1t Appear That
Railroads Are Adopting
Initiative.

DeS AIoineS. la. Feb. Ga bill was
introduced Tuesday in the upper house
for the purpose of authorizing the for
nation of securities company similar
in many ways to the Northern Securi-
ties company, and which was drafted
under the guidance OF w. W. Baldwin.
assistant to the superintendent of the
Burlington railroad. The bill attracted
great attention for the reason that it
was rumored the measure was made
under the direction of the Northern Sc
curities company as means of escape
should the supreme court decide that
its present position is untenable.
Looks Like Securities Company's Work.
me D1n was introduced by Senator
Hubbard and its title reads: a bill
for an act to authorize and empower
railroads of this state to transact busi-
ness. lease or purchase the stocks.
bonds or securities of railroads in other
states" The bill created much COM
ment in the lobbies. and the fact that
it contained publication clause. MAX
ing it effective from the date of its
publication. was taken as evidence
that the Northern Securities company
had fathercd it and was urging its
passage.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
Nebraska Democratic Editors.

Lincoln. Neb. Feb. 6.-The first an
nual meeting of the Nebraska Demo
cratic Editorial association was held
Tuesday. The following officers were
elected: President. T.. O. Adams. of
Grand Rapids; secretary treasurer, j.
w. Barnhardt. of Auburn. At the
conclusion of the business meeting
members of the association were tax
en- to the home of William Jennings
BRYAN. where they dined with Bryan
and were his guests through the even
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
1aYe Uornered inc PineappIes.

South Bend. Ind. Feb. 6.-Two
young business men of this city have
practically cornered the pineapple
trade of the entire United States. and
during the coming year every piece
that enters the mouth of the american
citizen from New York to San Fran
cisco. will have first passed through
the hands of these men. who have
bought the entire Cuban output. The
men are Charles and Edward Mills.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
SIGNS of Treuble in AfghanIstan.

Peshawur. Punjab. India. Feb. G.
There is considerable unrest at Kabul
and elsewhere in Afghanistan. The
fanatical element is predominant, and
trouble is feared. Haddo Mullah. who
was prominent in the rising which
ended in the Tirah campaign. is
preaching holy war. He is said to
have the ameer of Afghanistan under
his influence
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-02-06
Headed Nations That
Broke Off European
Intervention
WHEN SPAIN ASKED 1T
At the Time Trouble Be-
gan With the United
States.

New York. Feb. 6.-The Associated
Press has been put in possession of
certain dispatches which have never
before been published and which are
unquestiOnably authentic. They COM
prise the circular telegram of the
Spanish government to her representa-
tives at several of the European courts
and excerpts fro mthe replies. The
circular telegram informs Spanish rep
resentatives abroad that the United
States government will permit the re-
port OF the United States naval COM
mission on the Maine explosion to be
brought before congress without pre-
viOusly communicating the same TO
Spain or having the Spanish report
communicated TO the United States
government. thereby taking the matter
out of the exclusive Jurisdiction of the
executive and increasing the prospect
OF war.
Wanted the Help of Europe.
The circular then says: The Span
ish government deems it Il duty. and
considers 1t to be in accordance with
the principles governing international
relations between Christian powers. TO
communicate these facts to that lone
TO which minister is accredited gov
ernment and to request its friendly
offices Ito induced the president of the
United States to maintain within the
jurisdiction of the executive every
thing bearing on the question of differ
ences with Spain IN order to bring
them to an honorable settlement The
circular adds that Spain asks the adj
vice of the great powers land i'm the
last term their arbitration"
How France Took the Suggestion.
The next document is one from the
Spanish minister in Paris. and tells OF
his visit to the French foreign minis
ter and presentation of the circular.
He says: Il told him that as the cri-
sis has reached its highest point and
demands rapid action | thought that,
besides actively cooperating to obtain
a European concert. the most eftica-
ciOus thing in these moments would he
that France should address England.
invoking the traditions of international
politics regarding Cuba from the he
ginning Of the century. and proposing
that both nations act I'm common with
q view to peace. The minister for for
cign affairs accepted this indication in
principle and asked me to give him
time to think and TO submit the mat
ter 70 the council of ministers"