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Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
EDUCATIONAL INCIDENT
With Which Life in Western Texas
 Has Been Enlivened.

Fl Paso, Tex, May 21.-Particuiars reaching here of a tragedy at Sander son indicate one of the bloodiest affairs in West Texas. Pools of blood are on the ground in front of store and in the rear, and the floors are stained from front to rear. Hardly a foot of the plank entrance at the rear door but is bespattered. The trouble dated back several weeks.
 The cause seems to have been the election of a school teacher at Sander son for the next term. Deputy Sheriff McMahan is a school trustee, and H. s. Biggs, a school teacher and maeis- trate, was a candidate for reelection as teacher. McMahan made a fight on Riggs. Biggs had written to Fort Stockton to a trustee asking his sup port. This letter to the Fort Stockton trustee was sent to McMahan. Me Mahan became enraged, and swore he would drive Biggs out of town, and sent word to Bigss that he would kill him on sight. On Tuesday night they met for the first time after the alleged threats. Ed Bell was with McMahan and it is claimed hit Biggs. Biggs shot Bell through the body. Bell fell dead anu hCMdndn then LOOK a. nanQ. A duel was waged between the officer and Biggs. Biggs fought pluckily. using all his cartridges, though mOrtally wound ed. Four bullets entered both sides of his breast, in the lungs and through the heart. Most of Biggs' bullets went wild. One seveIad a large artery in McMahan's left arm. McMahan con tinued to pump bullets into Biggs until exhausted by loss of blood. Professor Biggs, after using all his ammunition, drew a knife and started after Me Mahan to cut his throat, but he was weak and fell dead before he could reach his enemy. McMahan was so weak from loss of blood that it was thought he would die; in fact, he was reported dead. McMahan may recover. The nearest magistrate to Sanderson, at Fort Stockton, is ninety miles dis tant. He is expected to arrive tonight. The inquest will be held tomorrow.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
SOUTHERN HEROES
Confederate Reunion Game
 to An End Yesterday
Committees Report That Enough Money Has Been Raised for the
 Beginning of Work on Home.

New Orleans. La, May 21.-GeneraI S. D. Lee presided at the opening ses- sion of the Confederate reunion today The committee on credentials reported total of 1929 camps represented at the reunion, with 2423 properly accredited delegates
 The report of the Battle Abbey com mittee was then offered by General Evans. He had read but a few words when General Joseph Wheeler entered the hall. The delegates cheered a vel cC1ne ,o the little commander, and Gen. eral Wheeler, after reaching the ros- trum, made q short address of thanks for the welcome. He urged upon his hearers the necessity of providing for the needy and aged soldiers.
 General Evans then resumed thu, reading of his report, which showed cash in hand and in immediate prospect of $2O4 All. The committee recommended that as $20OOO0, the minimum amount desired for the erection of the abbey. had been secured. the time had arrived for the commencement of the work. The report was adopted.
 Dr. NJ. H. Tichenor, for the Southern Memorial association, reported that the fund for the erection of a monument to Jefferson Davis had been finally se- cured. The announcement was receiv- ed with tremendous applause The committee on resolutions reported fay orably on resolution. reported by Gen eral $. D. Lee, expressing the apprecia- ton of the Confederate Veterans to congress and to Secretary of War Root for the offer of the national govern ment to prepare a roster of all the sol diers of both sides during the Civil war. General Wheeler spoke strongly in fa vor of the resolution, saying he had the assurance of the secretary of war that all original documents sent to the war department would be copied carefully and returned. The resolution was adopted
 The selection of the place for the re- union of 1904 was left to the executive committee. All the present officers were reelected by exclamation and the reunion adjourned sine die
 General Gordon was reelected com mander-in-chief and all the depart ment commanders, Generals Lee. Walker and Cabell, were reelected. All the elections were unanimous. The next meeting will be held in Louisville or Asheville.
 The last feature of the reunion will be the great parade tomorrow. sche- duled to move at D. m. It is expect ed to surpass anything of the kind ever seen in the south. It is estimated that fully 20e00 men will be in line
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
COMING THICK.

Salina. Rans-, May 1.-The third cy- clone in Saline county. within the past twenty-fouT hours struck Assyria Jo- night. Two were killed and a dozen or more injured. The dead:
 WILLIAM A. OLSON. I3 years old
 PETER OLSON.
 Of the injured. none are fatally hurt The house in which tha Olsons lived was demolished completely and the body of the boy was found thirty rods rom where the house stood Peter Ol- son was so badly hurt that he never regained consciousness Tine other members of the family escaped with slight injuries.
 The wind carried the farm house oc- cupied by Nels Olsonburg. a distance or five rods. Miss Christine OisOnburg saw the storm coming and escaped from the house a half minute before it was carried away A terrific rain storm followed. the cyclone. At Bridge- port. in this county. hail fell continu- ously for twenty minutes. doing inn mense damage to the wheat.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
DAY OF WRECKS
Cyclones Chased Each Other
 Through Kansas
FREQUENT INSPIRATIONS
One Section of the State Was Ravagsd Three Times in Twsnty-four Hours
 Only Two Fatalities Reported.

Ashland. Kans.. May 2l.-This place and a large portion of the country was laid waste this evening at o'clock by- cyclone. The damage will be irrs- mense and it is considered miraculous that no lives were lost SO far as it is known tonight. nobody was killed and none in Ashland were injured severely. IL is reported from the country dis tricts that some were fatally injurel The indications are that the storm Was worse in the country than in town This country is very sparsely settled. however. and no particulars are Ob- tainable tonight Of the extent of tha damage done
 The business section of Ashland vas not damaged to any great extent. The residence portion suffered most. AS many as fifty houses are partially de- molished. J. P. Campbell. NJ e. Stew enson and W. l.. AiEswOrth were intur- ed when their houses went down A large number of cattle are killed It is reported here tonight that other vil- lages in this vicinity suffered bur noth- ing definite can be learned.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
HYDRo-cARBoN EXPLOSION.
One Life and Disastrous New York
 Fire Followed It.

New York, May 21.-An explosion of five barrels of hydro carbon in the New York Central railroad yards at 155th street and Sheridan avenue today caus- ed disastrous fire and resulted in the death of one man and the serious in- jury of several others.
 An erroneous report to the effect that eight men had been burned to death was sent to police headquarters. but it was shortly denied. Joseph Careno 35 years old, lost his life. and John Wey- Ter, 42 years old, and Leonard Stoker, q years old, were severely burned.
 The fire spread to three gas tanks. the machine and repair shops and sev- eral freight cars. The explosion of the gas tanks caused a great deal of con fusion, and for a time it was feared that it would be impossible to save the hundreds of cars lying in the yards
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
MACHEN'S LEAVE
It Will Continue to Be An
 Indefinite Stay
FIRST WORD OF CRITICISM
Uttered by Postmaster General of Gen. |. Supt. of the Rural Free Delivery
 Service-A Big Deficiency.

Washington, D. C.. May 21.-Congress next session to make an appropriation to cover deficiencies in both the regu- lar delivery service and the rural de- livery service of the postofiice depart ment. Postmaster General Payne to- day announced that this deficiency now aggregates exactly $224. .46s, of which $1O5,0 ,0O0 is in the free delivery branch. The postmaster general said he very much regretted the existence of the deficiency, ard for the first time publicly criticised the administration of A. w. Machen, general superintendent of the free delivery system, who is now on an indefinite leave of absence.
 This is not the first time that a de- ficiency has occurred in the free de- livery service" said MT. Payne, but I regret it's existence. At the opening of the last congress MT. Machen pointed out that without additional appropria- tions no more routes could be estab- lished beyond those ready to be install ed January l. He said, however. ii congress appropriated S5O0.OO for the purpose the work could be continued during the rest of the fiscal year. This
 
 it was exhausted. Despite this fact, the office Ohe free delivery ofice), was going on increasing the deficiency and if We had not taken steps to curtail the expenditures and suspend the es- tablishment of routes until the begin ming of the next fiscal year the deficit would have been much larger. II was Tot a good administration"
 MT. Payne tonight in discussing the big deficiency in the free delivery ser vice said
 Tt is very reprehensible for a bureau officer to have deficit of S200, coo rolled up on the first of May. It was bad. very bad administration A bureau officer should not incur deficit with out consulting his superior officer. the postmaster general. I cannot stand for that kind of an administration and I do not approve of it. An official must be held to a more strict accounting do not say that there was anything cTiminal or anything wrong in Mir. Machen's action, but it was certainly a loose administration and he should have had his business more in hand. [ believe, however, that congress will quickly vote the money to cover the de- icit" Mr. Payne said A. w Machen the general superintendent. would be given an opportunity to be heard on the subject.
 The entire may work of the rural free delivery service has been suspended and no more maps will be made before the beginning of the next fiscal year funds for this purpose being exhausted
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
NEW CONSUMPTION CURE
Which Is Attracting the Attention of
 the Army Surgeons.

Fl Paso. Tex, May 21.-Dr. William T. Baird is experimenting on a new cure for tuberculosis at Fort Bliss, near Fl Paso. It is liquid which is inject ed. Its composition is yet secret except to surgeons in the army throughout the country. The attention of the physicians of the United States mili- tary sanitarium was attracted here by the case of Lieutenant Tombs of the marine corps, who came here from Fort Bayard and under Dr. Baird's treat ment is practically cured.
 Dr. E. N. Sinks of Fort Bayard is here making a study of the new cure in order to introduce it at the United States military sanitarium.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
CATTLE AND sHEEP.

Chicago, May 21.-Cattle-Receipts 7,O00 head; stronger to higher; good to prime steers, $4.90G5.10; poor to me Gium, $4.OO@4.9O; stockers and feeders, S3.OOG3.65; cows. S1.5O6460; heifers, S2. 2.OOa4.40; canners. $1.5OG2.75; bulls, S2.25G425; calves. $2.5096.65; Texas fed steers, $4.OOq4.6O.
 Sheep-Receipts, 10000 head; sheep steady; lambs steady to 1Oc lower; good to choice wethers. $4.7545.5O; na- tive lambs. 4.50@5.0O; western lambs. $4.5OQ7.O5.
 GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
 Chicago, May 2L-wnea> was weak throughout the session. closing prices being near the low point, July showing a loss of 16I11sc.
 Corn opened at steady but soon felt the influence of wheat prices and closed about steady at decline for the day of 1k@9sc.
 Oats showed a loss of hc to + with provisions weak. 71zd12hc lower.
 July wheat opened at 74ssc to 741sG 74Ac. sold up to 74H@743sc and dropped to 7S!sc and closed at 733sc.
 July corn closed at 443sc after rang ing between 442sc and 45c.
 July oats closed at 32B@32Ac after selling a shade lower.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
PRESIDENT IN OREGON.
He Lays the Cornerstone of the Lewis
 and Clark Monument.

Portland, Or, May 21.-President Roosevelt travelled through the fertile Willamette valley today and arrived here this afternoon. At Salem the capital of the state. a stop of three hours was made and the president de- livored an address on Citizenship at the capitol building. The only stop made during the day was at Oregon City. All along the route the president was given an enthusiastic reception.
 In this city he made two speeches, one at the laying Of the cornerstone of the Lewis and Clark monument and another at the banquet given in his honor tonight by the citizens of Port land. The president spent the night there and at 9 o'clock tomorrow will re- sume his journey to the state of Washington.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
WOES OF WILLIAM N. AMoRY.
All Sorts of Things Happen to Him
 Despite Strenuous Objection.

New York. May 21-W. N. Amory of the Metropolitan Street Railway company investigation fame. complains he is dogged by private detectives. that his telephone wires are tapped by in duction, that his mail is tempered with that private detectives try to corrupt his servants, and that his demands for redress have met with no response.
 As proof of his claim concerning his mail. Mir. Amory says he arranged with J. Coleman Drayton that they should mail each other special delivery letters at a certain hour of the day. His letter to Mir. Drayton was delivered promptly, but the letter sent by Dray- ton to Armory tock tweGty-four hours to go q few blocks.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
INVITED DEATH.
A Negro Who Was Being Tried in a
 Mississippi Court.

Corinth. Miss. May 21.-After an ex- citing battle, Mcse Hart, "a negro, was shot to death by a posse or citizens. Hart was arrested for carrying con cealed weapons and when on trial be- fore Mayor Young used insulting epi- thets.
 Marshal Bell was directed to keep or der, whereupon the negro drew a re- Volver and fired upon Bell. Hart broke from the court room and escaped to a house near by. The house was fired and the negro riddled with bullets.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
SNOW AND GRAssHoPpERs
Tn League for the Undoing of the State
 of Montana.

Bozeman, Mont, May 21.-One sec tion of Montana'i is eaten up by locusts while another lies under three feet of snow. Professor R. A. Colley of the Agricultural college, has received word that a district forty miles square sit uated east of Forsythe. is pestered by the Rocky mountain grasshoppcr which has eaten up everything. Cattle have to be removed from the infested dis trict, as there is nothing for them to feed on.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
SUBMERGED SANTA FEE.
There Is a Watery Trouble on Southern
 Kansas Division

Topeka, Kans., May 21.-The Santa Fe is having trouble with high water on the Southern Kansas division. It was reported at the general offices to- night that it began raining yesterday, rained all night and is still raining. The rivers began to leave their banks Q short time after the rain commenced and are now so high that the trains could not run.
 The water is reported to be the high est between Chanute and Grand Sum init and Walnut and Frontena. The track was washed out at several places near Elk City. about sixty miles southwest of Chanute. A severe rain storm is reported from all portions of the state.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
A DEADLY SWEETHEART.

Fl Paso, Tex, May 21.-In a quarrel about sweetheart claimed by both, Clement Villegas shot Juan Dorans in the stomach and fled to Mexico. Dorans will recover Each was aged IS and both were prominent in a Mexican so- cial club.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
THE U. P. STRIKE.

New York May 21-There was am other conference today between Presi- dent Burt Of the Union Pacific railway and representatives of the strikers at Omaha. As a result of today's meeting it is understood that a settlement will be reached before the end of the week. President Burt declines to discuss the matter for publication.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
THE COMMERCIAL WORLD
Copper Went Off Slightly in the Lon
 don Market.

New York, May 21.-There was a short sharp conflict between the con- tending clements in the stock market this morning with very feverish fiuctu- ations during the first hours. The pres sure to sell carried prices below last night. Half the days total transactions were done i'll the first hour. After ward there was a slow but increasing upward movement, and the market closed firm and was quite active at the top level
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
STOCKS

Atchison. 7e; do pfd. 95&: c. 6, O.. 4115; Big Four. STA; C. & S., 2l; do pfd. 63; do second pfd, BIZ: Erie. 34b; Great Northern pfd, 1885; Manhattan, 1SS7s Metropolitan. 1301a; M. P. 10S%4; N J. C.. 17O; N. Y. C., 126lz: Pennsylvania. 1271s St. L. 6 s. F.. 7516 do pfd. IS; do second pfd, G; St. Paul, 1545s: S. F.. SIS; U. P. SIS; Amalgamated Copper. 631a; Anaconda, 90; Sugar, 1237s; C. s. Steel 8; do pfd, S22s; w. IT., S4; san ta Fe Copper, 2.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
TOUCHED TEXAS

Oklahoma City. O. T.. May 21--A special from Amarillo. Texas. states that the Panhandle country was visited by a severe storm last night The home of NJ. R. Wilson. near Hereford. was blown to pieces. killing Mrs. Wil- son and children and fatally injuring MT. Wilson. Considerable damage was done to property in the vicinity of Amarillo.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
AN OKLAHOMA HAIL.

Guthrie, O. T.. May 21.-A very de- structive hail and wind storm is re- ported from Granite. Okla. where ice stones an inch in diameter played hay oc with crops anf property in general. The wind did extensive damage also. There were injuries to people, put no fatalities are reported
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
METALS.

New York. May Chopper was easi- CT in London, losing about 5s with spot quoted at f62 IS 6d and futures at f61 15s. Locally copper was quiet and nominally unchanged at S14.75 for lake. electrolytic and casting.
 Lead was 2s Sd lower in London where it closed at f11 los but remained quiet here at s4.S71&.
 Spelter closed unchanged in London at f2O IFS 6d. and was also unchanged in New York at $5.75.
 Bar silver. 5419c.
 Mexican dollars, 43c.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
THE KANSAS QUARANTINE.

Topeka, Kans., May Ex-Governor Bailey late this afternoon issued a proclamation fixing a quarantine against cattle in a number of western Kansas counties on account of the Texas itch. This disease has been alarmingly prevalent among the cattle in western Kansas
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
SETTLED BY PIECEMEAL.
The Long Strike at Omaha Slowly Dis
 integrating.

Omaha, Neb., May 1.-Two large de- partment stores took back their old drivers today at the old schedule and a number of smaller places also settled with their teamsters.
 One hundred deputies were discharg- ed by the chief of police today. but 2 large number are retained for night duty. The chief says that the strike is being settled piecemeal and that he does not anticipate any further trouble.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
MEXICAN CATTLE OUTLET.

Fl Paso, Tex, May 21.-An exodus of Mexican cattle to Canada has begun. Nine hundred and seventy-five cattle went through here this morning en route north. Two thousand more pass ed through en route to Colorado ranges. and goo to California
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
STRIKE TO BE SETTLED.

St Paul, Minn., May 21-The strike of the iron moulders. which was decid- ed on Monday, will be settled by arbi- tration. International President Campbell, who went to Minneapolis last night, arrived at the meeting of the holders just in time to prevent them ordering a strike.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
THE RELIANcE's PERFORMANCE.
She Administered the First Defeat to
 the Old Defender.

New York, May 21.-By a combina- ton of good luck and splendid sailing qualities the new cup yacht, Reliance, today inflicted such defeat upon the former cup defender, Columbia. as she never had suffered. leading her over the finish line of a twenty-mile course off Gleen Cove by IA minutes and 43 sec onds, official time. The Reliance con- vincingly showed --erself to be the bet ter boat.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
DESCENDANT OF BOONE.
A Former Arizona Freighter Dead at
 Kansas City.

Kansas City, Mo, May 21-Linville Hays, a descendant of Daniel Boone and well known freighter in early days, when he directed the movement Of large wagon trains to Salt Lake, New Mexico and Arizona. died today, aged S2 years.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
A SPANISH EXPLOSION.

Madrid. May 21.-Two persons were killed in an explosion which took place today in a manufactory in the town of Reus. Eight workmen were seriously and a number of others slightly in- jured.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22

At St. Paul-St. Paul. 1; Columbus, 2.
 At Milwaukee-Milwauk Indianap- oils game postponed on account of rain.
 At Kansas City-Kansas City-Louis- vile game postponed on account of wet grounds.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
ANOTHER POINT. OF ATTACK.

Blaine, Kans-, May 2l.-A cyclone passed through here at o'clock to- night. The Commercial hotel was de- molished and many houses dana Sei. Nobody was injured. The storm form ed mile south and was more severe in the farm districts than in town.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
WANT UNIONS INCORPORATED.
Brooklyn Employers to Make This Car
 dinal Principle in Hiring Labor.

New York. May 21--The Employers league of Brooklyn. which will be fully organized tomorrow. besides insisting on the abolishment of the walking dele gate, will demand that each tradc union be incorporated before the league will do business with its representa- tive. The employers will make this the cardinal principle of their organiza- tion, in order that the unions may b. held legally liable for broken con tracts.
 Another point that will be insisted upon by the league is that wages of the strikers shall not be paid for time lost.
 The meeting will be held at the Me chanics' and Traders Exchange. and a permanent organization will be formed.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
TO FIX CLOTHING PRICES.
Southern Association of Manufacturers
 to Meet Again in New Orleans.

New Orleans, May 1.-M. A. Rory. president of the newly organized Southern Clothing Manufa cturers' asso- citation, denies that it is a combine, or intended to force up prices, but ad- mits that it is organized for the pur- pose of fixing a standard price for clothing and preventing the cutting of rates.
 The association already includes so per cent of the southern manufacturers of clothing. It will meet again in New Orleans in a few days.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
WEATHER TO-DAY.

Washington, D. C., May 2l-New Mexico and Arizona-Fair Friday: Sat urday, fair. warmer. WyOming-Fair and warmer Friday and Saturday.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
FOUR FATALLY HrRT-

Topeka. Kans-. May 21.-A cyclone was reported at Wright. Kans-. tonight. Four were fatally injured.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
BONDS.

L. s. ref. 2s, reg. and coupon. 1O574 3s, reg. and coupon. 1O714; new 4s, reg. and coupon, 1S514 old 4s, reg. and cou- pon, 11O2l; 5s. reg. and coupon, 1O213.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
WYOMING BLIZZARD.
It Has Been in Progress the Greater
 Part of a Week.

Salt Lake. Utah. May 21.-A special from Granger, Wyo., says snow has been falling almost continuously in that part of Wyoming since Saturday night. accompanied by a high wind. So severe has been the weather that many sheep herders have been obliged to abandon their focks to seek safety and the fiocks have drifted before the storm. Uintah county, in which the storm was the heaviest, was the feed ing ground for immense droves of sheep and the loss especially among the lambs will. it is feared. be very heavy.
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
TRoLLEYs TO BE TIED UP.

Bridgeport, May 1.-Bridgeport is on the verge of a strike, which threatens to tie up tomorrow all of the city rail- way lines, and those extending to Der by. Ansonia, Shelton, Stratford. South port and Westport. The men demand pay at 221a cents an hour and the re- instatement of discharged motorman
Arizona republican., 1903-05-22
MIR. HARTMAN IMPROVED.

New York May 21.-Mr Hartman continues to improve. his temperature and pulse tonight being normal.