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The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02
SIDE LIGHTS ON HISTORY.
Curious Letters by u Harvard Man
Who Served Under Washington.


Who Served Under Washington.
Some curious side lights on history, as
| valuable in their way as the more seri-
Gus studies. are found in little collec-
| ton of letters from a Revolutionary
soldier which are preserved in the Har-
ward library. They were written to
relatives and friends in New Hamp-
shire by one William Weeks, a Har-
yard graduate. who was an officer in
Washington's army.
| Homesickness must have been severe
at times. though in one of his letters
from Valley Forge this soldier seems
to have had a hard struggle between
| his natural pleasure at the honors
which he was fortunate enough to be
accorded and his nostalgia. "This
Day." he writes, Il must be at Gen'l
Suntvan's to take Dinner with him. the
other day l had as great an Honour
confer'd upon mel had the Honour
to take Glass of Wine with Gen'l
Washington & his Lady-But at the
same time I should count as great an
Honour to have the satisfaction of see
ing, conversing & taking a Glass of
Wine with my-Friends at Home"
There is q curious indication of the
state Of mind in the Continental army
at times during the war in another
letter, where Mr. Weeks says, IF my
Wages were not higher than expected
when at HON | would by no means
tarry, but as they are rais'd. and for
the Love l have for the Country, | car
by no Means think of leaving the
Army"
That the manner of obtaining a Her
ward degree has changed radically in
the last hundred years appears in
paragraph written at Valley Forge in
i119. Weeks had taken his A. B. three
years before that, but evidently was
anticipating an \. N. ''As the cam
paign is coming on" he wrote, Il have
but little expectation of coming home
for my degree" But it appears that in
consideration of the $40 which his fam
ny forwarded to the college in response
TO this request the desired honor was
conferred.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02
County

The Territorial committee recon-
mends that proxies be recognized by
said convention only when held by
residents of the respective counties
from which said proxies are sent.
The Territorial committee unan-
imously recommends to the respective
county central committees of the sew
eral counties of the Territory that IN
selecting the method by which candi-
dates for the respective county off,
GERS are to be chosen. that they >lect
to have such candidates chosen in ac-
cordance with the primary election
law of the Territory, as provided by
paragraphs 2436 to 2443 Revised Statutes
Of Arizona.
By order of the Territorial Demo-
cratic Central Committee.
E. E. ELLTNWOOD, Chairman.
FRANK P. TROTT. Secretary.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02
Natural to Hiun.

"Your husband" said Mrs. Oldcastle
as she again avaied herself of the
privilege of inspecting the splendid Ii
brary Of the new neighbors, seems to
have particularly hne taste for arti-
cles Of vertu."
"Yes," her hostess replied. II know
1t. But, then, it's only natural he
should have. Johns one of the vir
tuousest persons-for a man-that (
ever seen."-Chicago Herald.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02
The Orange In spnin.

1t is considered Il very healthful thing
to eat an orange before breakfast. Blu,
who can eat an orange we'll? One
must go to Spain to see that done. The
senorita cuts off the rind with her
silver knife. then. putting her fork into
the peeled fruit. she detaches every
morsel with her pearly teeth and con
tlnues to eat the orange without losing
drop of the juice and lays down the
core with the fork still in it.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02
r BEWARE OF THE KNIFE.

No profession has advanced more
rapidly than surgery, but in cases of
piles it is seldom needed. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve cures quickly I'm
equalled for cuts, burns, bruises,
wounds, skin diseases. Il was so
troubled with bleeding piles that lost
much blood and strength" says ]. C..
Phillips, Paris, Illinois. 'DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve cured me-" Bells
pharmacy.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02

The Northern Arizona Normal school
opens today for new term. There is
prospect of an increased attendance
over any preceding year. The same
faculty as last year has been retained
and as all are instructors with years of
experience. it insures a successful year
for the students who attend
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02
Satisfied.

Senator Grab-A man called on me
this morning and offered me $1,000 for
my vote on certain measure. but / re
fused 1t.
Political Purist- Bravo! You ought
to have the approval Of your conscience
Senator Grab-I have. We finally
agreed on $1,000 Boston Post.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02

Ground has been broken for the &C -
struction of a street railway in Cana
rca, connecting the old town with
Mesa, the new town. Most of the COM
panys employees will reside at Me sd
and the cars will facilitate their travel
to and from work.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02

The Democrats in convention at
Prescott are in deadlock over the
nomination for sheriff Ten candi-
dates were in the field at the start.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02
HRIz0Nh NEWS
VIEWS AND GOSSIP.

One of the most severe storms that
has ever visited Jerome burst over
that camp a few days ago, causing over
$4,000 damage to the United Verde
company and to G. w. Hul1s works in
Walnut Gulch. There was an immense
flow of water came down the two mar
row gulches which meet above the
smelter, and when they met and turned
into the United Verde ground they
became power which swept every
thing before it.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02
9. a. IA M Z. 6
TEACHER OF

TEACHER OF
Voice Culture.
Sight Singing. Piano,
Violin. Coruet, Guitar, Mandolin
and Orchestra Instruments,
DR.. william Mason Touch and Technie
Lebert IL Stark
Taught for Artistic Piano Playing.
Studio So GoWsoH Se.
TUCSON ARE%.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02

Senator Clark of Montana is said to
be seriously considering the construc-
tion of a railroad from Jerome to some
point on the Gulf of Lower California.
The proposed line has been partly
mapped out, and if built will run
through some of the richest mineral
and agricultural sections of Arizona
and northern Sonora.
| The Greene Consolidated Copper
Mining company employs between 5000
and 5000 men, and the little town must
have fully 5000 inhabitants.
The people of Buckeye country, it is
reported, are going into the dairy blsi-
ness on an extensive scale A big
cream separator has been purchased
and the farmers are buying large num-
bers of cows, and will engage in dairy
ing on big scale. The Buckeye val
ley has large acreage of alfalfa. and
being long distance from the rail-
road, the people have not found the
business profitable for years. They
think the dairy business will be more
profitable.
A prominent sheep man, who
razes his fiocks on the Hualpai Indian
reservation, says that the agent had
served notice on all the stockmen that
hereafter grazing fee per year of one
dollar per head would be charged on
the reserve for cattle and twenty cents
per head for sheen
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02

The monthly expenditures at the
Cananea mine exceeds 100000. Some
months have run as high as 100000.
This includes pay roll and other ex-
penditures.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02

The big camp at Jerome is at stand
still. The mine and smelter are closed
down as a result of the fire, and 1000
men are out of work Nearly all of
the miners have left the place, and the
camp looks deserted.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02

The Democrats of Santa Cruz have
endorsed Colonel Bob Williams. of
Nogales, for councilman from Santa
Cruz and Pima counties.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02

The Woman's Club of Bisbee are to
take hand at newspaper making, and
one days issue of the Bisbee Review
will be conducted entirely. under their
auspices.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02

One of the recent additions to the
Copper Queen mines are the rotary
pumps that are to be used to pump
back to the tanks from the cooling
watts, from which point the water is
used over again for the furnaces.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-09-02

The ownership of mining claim of
individual interests by two people does
not make them partners. Partnership
is matter of agreement Co-owners,
by an agreement, can form a mining
partnership.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13
ONE GENT POSTRGE in SIGHT MEXICO IS BRINGING OUT
Officials OF the Department B6Il6V6 We Gan
B60In in q Year.

WASHINGTON, October 13.-When
Congressman G. w. Smith of Illinois
was urging the last congress to favor
ably consider his bill providing for
the reduction of letter postage to 1
cent, he was assured that the post
master general, Mr.. Payne, would
make recommendation in favor of
the plan as soon as the receipts of the
postofflce department equaled the ex-
penditures. There are strong indica-
tions now that Mr.. Smith may call up
on the postmaster general to make his
promise good within the next year.
The report of Mr.. Castle, auditor of
the post office department, for the
yearending June 80, 1902, shows a de-
felt inthe postal revenues was about
81, 100000, Last year the deficit was
more than $4,000, ,O0O,and it has been
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13

reduced very rapidly since 1896, when
1t reached the enormous total of $15,-
100000. Mr.. Castle predicts that there
will be very small deficit, If any,
at the end of the present fiscal year
nextJune. This prediction is made
in the face of the fact that the post
office expenditure have been increas-
ed by many millions.
Some of the officials of the post of
flee department are disposed to believe
that the credit for the reduction OF
the deficit should be given entirely
to the reclassification of mail mat
ter, by which many publications
which had been carried as second-rate
matter, iwth newspaper rates, had
been classed as third-rare matter.
Mr.. Castle does not believe that the
reduction has been due altobether or
in large part to this reclassification.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13
Delegate to Congress Reviews His
Trip to Europe and Tells Of Home
Conditions.
STATEHOOD DEPENDS ON
MAINTAINING PRESENT STATUS ELECTION WILSON

I
will eventually
think the greatest in Europe and his life
spared will in the future with his great tutor Bismarck He
soldier
confidence will
in years united
In Engla n
charm native spoken with rogue and the evi
its
of rural England perfect delight to
political visible
in ireland is still successful and add seemingly
tcaly the
there of
the
friend
chief English minister Ireland who by the grandson the
best patriots, Lord Edward Fitzgerald
duty
with the people of Arizona Statehood
paramount question
conditions
ter partisan talk it is officially
Delegate without
Arizona
what involved in this matter had Arizona through hostile
Democratic Arizona
in favor of the Omnibus Statehood bill asked and
that Arizona would continue
its friends Without the solid vote the
simply impossible the Statehood bill through the House the
the somewhat vndfcve opposition
and Republican leaders.
have themselves special guardians of Arizona
Republican Senators to serve notice the leaders of their party
the Statehood bill be considered The
craft" the Senate favor OF the Omnibus bill The Democrats
Arizona get what
majority of the people here voted
Congress Does reasonable think that Arizona registered
pressed with the intehgene and patriotism OF the Arizona eeo that
Smith address his fellow citizens
opera house at o'clock tomorrow night
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13

Smith Delegate of
cratic Arizona returned home last night
He splendid health His bonzed his bright his step
buyant those him long he has looked we'll
for than dozen Mr. Smith met at the depot by num-
his the evening in the genial inter
marked coming from pub
lie duty at the Capital
and memorable speech in favor statehood
balance for
the military service and severely
Arizona
popularity smashed the organized oppos
the omnibus BILL the western Republ
generally from
the ukase the Republican parted
Henderson Daz Grosvenor and the well
Joined with the
Democrats and passed the Omnibus bill
old parliament
Washington the single trumphs
of a century.
absorbing historical
champion
the Carlsbad waters
party
participate commonwealth
take full all the burdens controversies that his duty involves
mmeny said Mr. Smith Citizen
people will that but
waters and myself formally in charge
doctors and the ure reminded OF what Senator Vest OF
s bad but with
death But while will cheerfu admit that the
nsisn good
delight going abroad the return home 1t
European conditions with
makes an American angry sure enough to De aoe ouy
Berlin London all the from 20 to 5
buy home But this the incidents
that he is privileged to growl about when he gets back and the
pride the heather the
aly and ndustray This beyond caV goods are
everywhere England We the sufferers of
which
are able to do because or the pronloe DlhseV enaoeS e
market with their goods largely perhaps at our expense
England better than continental Europe
There prosperity yet great dscontent IN france he De
religious bitter and have been
Notwithstanding intense
opposition anything partnership
opposition to the dominance OF
kingdoms and princpaies especially
Bavaria and saxon there was during days
federal liked the German people They are
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13
FOUND GOLDEN NEST
INSPIRED BY VISION
NrTI Nf4
Strange Finding of a Poi OF Gold
bu a Texas SDlritudliSt at the
Foot OF d Tree.

HOUSTON, Tex, Oct 13.-Inspired
by the occurrence of a vision OF twenty
years ago, Mrs. August Kersten, of
this city, in company with her hus-
band, unearthed a pot containing in
the neighborhood of $4,000 in gold
pieces, from beneath a tree, standing
in the yard of the house occupied by
her grandfather, long since dead.
Mrs. Kersten, then Miss Liverkuhn,
was girl at the time of her grand
fathers death. A few days after
ward, she says, vision came to her
in which she was instructed to dig be-
meath the tree, but she paid no atten-
t1on to it. Recently she has become a
convert to spiritualism and the mes
sage flashed back to her. Then she in
duccd her husband tc accompany her
and dig at he fo.t G. the tree and the
gold was found. They sought to keep
it secret. but the present occupants OF
the old house, who own the property
had seen them digging and investiga-
tion brought the truth to light
'1t was message to me from the
Dead" Mrs. Kersten protests, 'and
the money Is mine; they can't take II
away from us"
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13

KILLED At YUKON
Fate OF T6nd6rf66t Who Had
Some MOn6y in the KIOndlk6
Country Sad and
Bloody.
SHOCKING MURDER
Old Timers Agreed to Take Them
to Destination in Boat and
RuthIesslu Killed Them
For Money.

MONTREAL, Oct. ia dispatch
from Dawson City says that Peter
Fournier, who was arrested by the
mounted police four weeks ago for the
murder of three fellow French-Canad-
ians, has confessed.
Fournier said he had been in hard
luck. and that man named Label, also
a French Canadian, suggested to him
that they murder some 'greenhorns''
for their money. Three newcomers
Beaudoin, Bothillette and Constantin
came along, all from the province OF
Quebec, Beaudoin had just left college,
but had come with Constantin, who
had been in Yukon since 1898, as had
Bothillette. Label had boat, and
they met the newcomers at White
Horse and offered to take them to
Dawson by boat for 'O.c1 apiece. 4
few days afterwar1 theycamped on
an island ten miles below Stewart. The
next morning the thre passengers
were murdered.
They shot Constantine from behind
as he was washing his face and threw
him in the stream and then shot
Fnaulo;n aLd Pothilletta as he sprang
up. awakened by the shooting. They
got $205 from Constatnin, $35 from
Beaudoin and about 500 and a gold
watch from Bothillette. This was
about June 90
The bodies were found about Aug
ust Label who is known to have
been with the party, has not as yet
been found.
Fournier also confessed to murder
ing man named Gilbert Dufor.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13
Commission Sent HDrOdd TO Establish Trade
Relations With th6 Republic.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-Gen,
Powell Clayton, in a recent report to
the state department, called attention,
in his capacity as ambassador. to the
failure of the United States to encour-
age trade relations with old Mexico.
Thestate department has just been
notified that Mexico is going out to do
business with the world and has ap-
pointed a commission to investigate
conditions in Central and South Am
erica.
The. Central and South American
states have been selected as the field
in which the greatest efforts to build
up Mexican export trade will be
carried on, and commercial
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13
Notes From ella Bend
Activity Is hpDdrent

GILA BEND, Oct. l2.-There is a
good deal of activity noticed here just
now. The railroad yards are crowded
with freight and the patient mule and
the big road wagon are very much in ev~
idence.
Stout and Westbrook have bonded
their mines and there is a report that
the prospective owners will begin active
work Immediately in development.
Tom Childs will start up his mill to-
ward the end of this week or the begin
ming of next. This is the supply depot
for the mill and the beginning of work
will make itself felt here in renewed life
and activity.
There is new talk of the erection of
hotel here. 1t seems to be conceded
that this ia the best health resort in
Arizona and nothing is needed to at
tract visitors and health seekers but q
proper place to shelter them when they
come.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13
GOAL SHORTHG6
Affects all Kinds OF Business, and
as the Gold Weather Approaches
Gsheral Alarm is Felt AmOnQ
the Needy.

NEW YORK, Oct 13.-The poor
people of New York are facing higher
prices for bread, as well as famine in
coal. From the East Side come the in
formation today of a material increase
in the price of rye bread, and in other
part of the city an advance is noted in
the price of white loaf and rolls" and
in various otherparts of the city in
"buns."
On the East Side an increase of
1 cent in the scent loaf and cents on
the 10-cent loaf was announced Rolls
that sold seven for five cents are now
selling six for cents. In South
Brooklyn and the eastern district
there is an increase of | cent on bread.
Where an actual increase of price is
not made there is often smaller roll
or loaf.
The situation is so far confined to
the smallest bakeries-those which are
patronized by the poor or persons in
AnQACAoLC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. uG ldISGI
wholesale bakeries have not yet rails
ed their prices.
Where the bread is delivered, Scents
per loaf is charged Rolls, which,
among the working classes, form the
staple of diet at breakfast in the thick
Iy populated tenement districts of
Brooklyn. now are sold at 10 cents the
dozen. Up to a few days ago one
could purchase fourteen of such rolls
for 10 cents.
Goal is scarce and high. So are
flour and eggs ''said one baker, apol-
ogetically. 81 think it will be only a
few days before action will be taken by
bakers here generally to increase
prices on pretty nearly everything
manufactured
Anthra cite is being distributed in
250-pound lots to preferred customers
only at 1-3 cents pound About
one-flfth of the normal quantity Of
soft coal is arriving at tidewater points
Wood is 500 per cord.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13
OnSH HT NOGHLES
SHERIFF and EDITOR
The Santa Cruz Sheriff Assaults
Severely the Editor OF the
Oasis

NOGALES, Ariz., Oct. 13.-There
WIS serious alteration Saturday in
front Of the Montezuma House between
Sheriff Turner and Col. Allen T. Bird,
editor of the Oasis. ;
Editor Bird had charged in his paper
that prisoners confined in Jail had been
registered for voting purposes and the
sheriff took severe exceptions to it.
Sheriff Turner resented some of the
criticisms and when the two men met
Saturday evening the sheriff assaulted
the editor severely.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13
TWO AIR NAVIGATORS RR6 KILLED

PARIS, Oct. 13.-DeBraoskey, the
aeronaut, and his companion were
killed by falling from a. dirigible bal
loon today.
After cruising about for an hour and
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13

commission composed of prac-
tical men has been appointed to visit
these countries with samples of Mexi-
can goods, This commission
is already on it's way to South America
by way of New York and Europe.
They will visit consecutively Brazil,
Peru, Ecuador, Colombia. Cost RRica,
Nicaragua, Honduras, Salvador and
Guatemala.
In addition to exhibiting their sam
Piles and establishing agencies for
Mexican goods, thecommission is to
take up with the governments of the
various countries visited the subject
of establishing direct subsidized
steamship communication.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13

a half, the ropes attaching the car to
the balloon broke from some unknown
cause and the car with the two men
were dashed to the ground, instantly
killing both
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13

WHEN YOU GET
So that it takes great big
troubles to trouble you and
little bit of things to make
you happy, then you are
on the right road.
Whites Sayings.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13
gang of grave robbers.

gang of grave robbers.
Seventeen persons are now under ar
rest, including nine negroes, three
white doctors, one colored undertaken
the proprietor of the cemetery and
three watchmen at the cemeteries.
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13
0PERRTION OF GRAVE ROBBERS

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 13.-Four
dead bodies were found today tied in
sacks in the rear of the Central College
of Physicians and Surgeons.
The bodies were identified as some
stolen from different cemeteries by a
The Tucson citizen., 1902-10-13
metal and Moneu Market.

NEW YORK, Oct, 11-Mexican dol.
lars 4O14c; silver, 50sSc. Copper, l1,50
and 11.65
Arizona republican., 1902-04-11

parlor polo, with broomsticks instead of hobbies to ride.
 Do you ever wonder that the "Marys' and Johns below stars must think of our "doin's?'
 Their kissing games are not in it with our nonsense.
 Their rigid moral laws must receive many Q shock from what they see in the upper circles; and we forget con stantiy the obligation our position places upon US as examples for them to follow.
 What triumph for some mind to in vent worthy excuse. intellectual as well as amusing, to bring the various sets together frequently. Ut is to eat Tt is to dance," used to be rational enough to make it worth while to get into a gown and anticipate the worth while.''
 But now t seems for the future it will be necessary for the cards to read bizarre" to insure ones entire lists acceptarce.-Philadel North Amer ican. 4t
Arizona republican., 1902-04-11
IDA MINE UNWATERED.

About three weeks go Messrs, Rais- ton {; Doochang employed J. F. Mah1- ney, now city engineer, to go to Cherry CJcek and pump the water out of tha Bardshar or Ida mine. which mine these gentlemen are now preparing to CT en up on a large ScaIe, says the Courier. They have gone to Chi ago to purchase air cOmpressors. a host and twenty-stamp mill for the prop crty, so the Courier is informed. MT. M2honey worked steadily SIX days and nights to pump out the shaft. in which there was 8 feet of water. Tour feet Of ore of good grade was exposed .n the bottom of the shaft. The water le.crred to shoots cut like a fountail l from the hanging wall. S5 feet from the surface, and flows 600 gallons 2 minute. As Mahoney says he could pump out only 800 gallons q minute. it will he scen that Mir Mahoney had quite q jCb pumping that mine out, with S. feet of water to start on. The owners of the pjroperty offered MT. Mahoney $10 a day to remain in charge Of the mine, but he preferred the posi- tion of city engineer fer Prescott at q smaller salary.