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Arizona republican., 1903-11-04

IL was moved that the report be ap- proved and that it is the sense of the association that it favors the plans proposed by the joint committee, and respectfully urges congress to enact the proposed Dill enabling the towns Of Mesa City and Tempe and the City of Phoenix to issue their bonds in aid of construction of the proposed road.
 The committee appointed the day be- fore to raise money for MT. Fowler's expenses presented the resolution passed by the road committee and board Of governors, to the Water Storage commission. requesting them to appropriate $500 for MT. Fowler's expenses. The commission laid the matter hefore the district attorney who rendered an opinion that it could nOt legally make the appropriation. The finance committee therefore will have to devise other ways and means. MT. Fowler, however. will not wait for the result ot their efforts but having faith in them will proceed at once to Washington. He cannot, however, get away this morning as he had intended but will probably leave tomorrow morning.
Arizona republican., 1903-11-04

Beeman & Hendee. of 3s7 So. Broad way, Los Angeles. are receiving many of their Eastern purchases, and have included several new lines. Among them are Arnold's knit goods for in faI-s and children; Rubens shirts; an exquisite line of silk bonnets. and dainty little silk, cOttcn and wool hose. We also manufacture the Beeman Gc E5Idee shirt waists. See our novel, ties in waistirgs. Our lines of decora- tive needle work and Christmas novel, ties were never more beautiful
Arizona republican., 1903-11-04
BOARD OF TRADE
Appoints Committee to Investigate
 Methods Verde Water Q Power Co

The regular monthly meeting of the directors of the board of trade was held last night and was devoted to the consideration of sGbiect for which a special meeting had been previously called and postponed. The subject re- ferred to was in short an, investica- tiCn of the methods of the Verde Water and Power company. better known as the Rio Verde canal enter prise. The board of trade has during several months past received numer- ous communications from non-rGSi- dents induiring about that enterprise and asking for statements respecting its merits. Not being fully informed in the matter. it has hesitated about mak- ing reply to these queries till a care ful investication could be made So numerous have these letters been that the board was forced to take up the matter. and at former meeting in strUcted Secretary Van der Veer to in Vite President A. C. Sheldon of the Verde company to appear before the board and make any statement he might desire in the premises. What follows is-therefore seIf-eNpianatory;
 Phoenix, Ariz.. Nov. 9. 1908. 'To the Board of Trade:
 ''I beg leave to now report that. in pursuance to your direction. I present. ei to Mir. A. =. Sheldon, reputed to be president Of the Verde Water and Pow CT company. On Saturday. Oct. S1. 1903. that being the earliest opportunity I had Of so doing. the following invita- tion in writing:
 "October q, 1903. MT. A. c. Sheldon. City:
 Dear Sir.-The directors of the Phoenix and Maricopa county board Of trade instruct me to invite you Co meet them for discussion CS matter or mu- tual interest.
 The meeting will be arranged to suit your convenience either. tonight or on Monday, if you will favor me with an immediate reply so that the meet ing may be called. Very truly yours.
 "CHAS. A. VAN DER NEEE.
 Secretary"
 This invitation delivered personal ly into the hands of NIr. Sheldcn on that l6Gy. Yours truly.
 ''CEAS. A. VAN DER WEIR.
 Secretary"
 A1r. Shel6on appeared before the beard last evening and submitted a statement in writing as an answer Co the invitation. At the conclusion of it's readirg it was-moved that. in view of the fact that the statement did not attempt tc discuss the merits of the quesicn and did not afford any nfor- nation. and it appearing that contin- ued applications were being made tQ the board for Information concerning the Verde Water and Power company, that the president appoint a committee of three 10 investigate into the mtn- her and purposes of the organizatiol Cf tine Verde Water and Power com psny. the reliability and the validity cf its advertised claims. and report at it's earliest convenience. Thereupon the president appointed F.. B. O'NeiH, TT. T. Powers and J. -A. Marshall
Arizona republican., 1903-11-04
'COPYPlGhT.&

Cor. 1st Ave. and Jefferson. Tel. 24O1.
Arizona republican., 1903-11-04

The cfteuer a woman gets married the surer she is that her first husband was not the kind she vented. but a better kind than those after him. New York Press.
Arizona republican., 1903-11-04

Fashionable hair drassing, manicur ing, hair goods. toilet articles and shampooing. Mrs. Fife Horstman, Holmes building, 40 N. 1st avenue.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
Gossip from Washington

since the return of Mir. Payne from the pleasant jaunt he had last winter on a Government yacht in the West Indies that 1t would take volumes to narrate it all.
 He left First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne in charge of the depart ment, telling him to go ahead and look into certain irregularities that had been noted. Then the main trouble was with Beavers and Machen. Mr. wynne did go ahead and with results almost beyond comprehension in both the quantity and quality of scandalous things, big and lit- tie. So when MT. Payne came back to his post from the balmy airs and sunlt seas of the tropical isles. he found him self confronted with a mess of conditions Of which he had never dreamed in his sorest moods of apprehension. Having made the mistake-for they all regard it mistake of judgment-of letting whole companies of keen newspaper men exam inc and cross-examine him. no wonder MT. Payne anon is shaken from his se- renity and answers the boys grossly. But they take his pettish moments quite good naturedly, content enough with the op- portunity afforded them to get as close as they are permitted to the true insldes of things
 The writers about these things well enough afford to keep cool and placid 1t means richness of opportunity for them. while to the harassed ofice-holder ''Meteors fright the fixed stars of heaven The pale-faced moon looks bloody on the
 earth
 And iean-looked prophets whisper fearful
 change;
 Rich men look and ruff1ans dance and
 leap,
 The other to enjoy by rage and war"
 After all. there is reason for public clemency toward this labyrinthian off, cial obliquity. It has been going on for years. The accused, many of them no doubt unjustly, have, in their efforts to clear themselves, brought to criticism the names of others, and. like as not, the shafts that strike regulations got with out merit wound those who have deserv- ed no punishment. There is no sort of way of telling what the end will be, ex- cept that 1t Is ripening all into fertile field for congressional cultivation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27

Washington, May 26.-tSrecial.)-It is a remarkable spectacle that is daily pre- sented In one of the great departments tacle that occurs twice a day. [
 At noon and at { o'clock in the after noon Postmast aster- General Payne gives au- dience en masse to ,he newspaper re- porters and correspondents who happen at the Department in quest of the latest developments in the scandals, and to hear what the department chief has to say.
 Nothing like 1t has ever occurred be- fore. It is something more than grant, ing of audience to the newspaper men. The Postmaster General sits in his easy chair in front of his circle of inquisitors and tells them what he thinks best to divulge. It has been noted that Mir. Payne's moods on these unique oeca- sions are somewhat variable. Generally he is quite affable and sometimes even Jocular. Again, he is curt, reluctant and even bluntly regardless of the feelings of those whom he has invoked to interro- gate him. There are usually from a dozen to twice that number on the ques- tion firing line, and the situation Is more or less agitating to all concerned, for no one knows just in what temper his response is coming from the Postmaster General.
 It is funny under the circumstances to hear the comments of the press gang af- ter they leave the cabinet officer whom they have been subjecting to examina- ton. Now they say he is very courteous ana good to talk as freely as he does, and again they remark they can't see why he should be so rough house to his in: vited guests. The Postmaster General has way of leading an interrogator along and suddenly Joiting him with the assertion that he has asked an imperti- nent question when the interrogatory is entirely logical and consistent with the tone and scope of what has preceded.
 Certainly the ordeal must be trying to the nerves of the chief sufferer. He is well aware that his department is out of joint with Irregularities" and he Is con- stantly seeking to convince his auditors as well as inqusitors of his own probity of intention. So numerous have been these developments of Irregularities
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
THEY WOULDN'T DARE.

TheAfinneapolis Journal asserts that the Republican Party. wouldn't dare do any thing else" than nominate Roosevelt in 1904, and The Journal is probably correct. There are m my Republicans who would like to see another man nominated, and there are great many who will not sup Hort him, if the Democrats act sensibly, but as the Republican Party, with all its jobs and offices, now belongs to Roose- welt 1t is hardly possible that they will have the nerve to turn him loose.
 After all, We see no reason why our Party would not as lief have Roosevelt to fight as anybody, provided as We said the Democrats act sensfbly and nominate a good man on a sound platform. It is absurd for any RepI5licaa to assert that there is no dissatisfaction with Roosevelt, for it is not true. He lacks very much of being the universal favorite with his party that some of his partisans would have us believe. There are many and strong Republicans who are not by any means enamoLred of his Philippine policy. and the fact that there are decided dif- ferences of opinion on the tariff Is too we'll known to need discussion. On at least these two points there is a decided lack of harmony au,ong Republicans, and whether those differences are such as to endanger his election is a matter for the decide.
 But whether Ko Isevelt or some other man is nominated makes little difference unless Democrats take advantage of ex- isting and possible conditions and put up a man, with a platform 10 sdit of a char. acter to command the support of the many thousands of votes who are not irrevocably bound to the Republican Party, but wh, really want a good ddp,in- istration, and whose pride of American ism Is stronger than their partisanshlp This class of citizens contains many strong and influential men. who are in love with good and stable government, and who would willingly support a Demo- cratic ticket if they were satisfied with it.
 The ticket to win this class of voters hSON HUI S0"1e'i " "uFu UT sehteIce that is not good Democracy It need not omit a word or sentence that Is good Democ- racy. All that is necessary is Q make d good Democratic platform and put on it d man who can command the support and confidence, not only of all good Democrats but of the many thousands of other good citizens who are dissatisfied with Roosa- welt and with some of the policies of his Party, but who will not go near a Demo- cratic ticket that smells of Populism.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
SWELLING PENSION ROLL.
Sixty-five Thouand Claims Presented
 Since War With Spain.
Washington Special to Philadelphia Rec


 Washington Special to Philadelphia Rec
 Over p per cent of the men who en- listed in the army for the war with Spain have thus early applied for pensions.
 This is shown in brief special state ment just prepaIe ed by Commissioner Ware. The statement shows in detail that the number of applicants under the head of ''invalids' is 75.O46. and those un- der the head of widows and dependents Is $500. There have been allowed 9,SS1 invalid pensions and 3,l6O of the widows and dependents class. A total of 1S,1& claims have been rejected, leaving 34,21O claims pending on May l. the date to which Commissioner Ware brought down his figures.
 New applications are coming & daily by the hundred and the indications are that at the end of the year nearly 50 per cent of the men who were enrolled on the army lists during the war with Spain will have applied to the government to have their names enrolled on the pension list. Greater precautions were taken in the mastering out process of the volunteer army in 1898 and 1899 than ever before to guard against just condition that is now threatening the pension bureau.
 Wherever it was practicable surgeons of the regular army were detailed to make examinations of the men mustered out. and these surgeons were extremely careful to state the exact physical condi- tion of the men examined, with the view of preventing too-ready and indiscrim- mate resort by discharged soldiers to the usual methods of pension-seekers. ut 1t appears from the number of claims already made that greater proportion of men who wore the uniform of the army between the spring of 1898 and the summer of 1901 has determined to ask the ia ha service rendered than any other army ever raised by the United States.
 At the close of the year 1S72-eleven years after the beginning of the civil war, and seven years after it's close-only about per cent of the soldiers who served in the Union army had filed claims for impaired health or disability result ing from their period of service.
 More than two-thirds of the men en- listed for the Spanish war were mustered out in the fall of 1898. Very few of this number saw any actual service. A few volunteer regiments participated in the Santiago campaign with Shafter and only one of these-the Presidents Rough Rlders-had the chance to do any hard fighting.
 The volunteer organizations that were kept in the service after the Paris treaty of peace was agreed to in December, 1898, were sent to Cuba and Porto Rico for garrison duty. This service kept them on the army rolls until the spring and sum- mer of 1899. A few of the volunteer regi- ments were lucky enough to be assigned to the Philippines and they saw hard service there for more than year. It seems that & smaller proportion of these men have applied for pensions than of those who never got out of the camps of instruction in this country. or who went to Cuba and Porto Rico, when the war was over, to do garrison duty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
Made Him Change His Hotel.

NoW 1OTk bNeuIHb fOSl.
 Everybody will sympathize with the troubles of Lieuterant-Governor Higgins The poor man went to Syracuse to at tend the meeting of the State Fair Com mission, fondly presumng that. as the second officer of the State and an Ameri- can citizen, he could select what hotel he pleased. But no sooner had he got fairly settled in the hostelry of his choice than he was informed that the Barbers' Union was in trouble with the management thereof and that he would have to leave. This was mortifying tC the Licutenant- Governor, but, of course he had no alternative. Labor had exer- CiSed its liberum veto, and a mere elected official had to yield. He merely trans ferred himself and the headquarters of the Fair Commission to another hotel not under the ban of the barbers Our chief cause of regret Is that the Union was not considerate enough to tell MT Higgins in advance just what he had to do. It is awkward to assume the air of being your own master, and then be cruelty reminded that you are not. The next time our brave Lieutenant Governor leaves home, the Union shrould provide him with full travelling directions, tell. ing him just what railways and trolleys are not ''scab." and just what inns are unionized. Then he can at least keen up the appearance of being a free man though in reality a slave.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
MRS. JoHNsToN's OLD AGE.
President Buchanan's Niece Broken
 in Spirit and Health.
New York Sun.

Al SPAAAb anu A4SetAtAs
 New York Sun
 In her old-fashioned square house on Street, Washington. Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston is in absolute seclusion. The niece of President Buchanan is broken in spirit and in health. With her companion, Miss May Remedy, at her side, she passes her days in great armchair in a sunny alcove. Mrs. Johnston, with the possible exception of Dolly Madison, was the most famous White House woman. She ruled the Presidents abode when the na- tion was on the verge of war. She gaia- ed celebrity when Edward of England she reaped honors from her entertain ments for the Prince. It was a task few girls could have carried out. After the Buchanan administration the aspect of Harriet Lanes life changed.
 She was married to Henry Johnston. Soon after the birth of son the father died and the baby's death followed in a year This double grief almost unbalanced the mind of the brilliant woman, and for years she remained in retirement. At last she listened to the advice of her friends and joined the gay world, equipped with the prestige of Presidents niece. Her home on I Street became a social center. Then followed the engraving scandal !" In her house was collection of extremely rare engravings, each bearing the sigma ture and compliments of Edward of Eng land. They had been sent by him after his return to London. The great value of the engravings gave rise to stories that the gift had been intended for the na- tion, not for the Presidents niece.
 Mrs. Johnston said positively that the pictures had been given to her, but this failed to quell the storm of gossip. Finally she wrote to the English government, with the request that the controversy be settled. The result was her complete vim dcation. But the scandal served to send her into seclusion once more. Never since then has she taken the old interest in pub lie life. True, Presidents wives always remember her when sending out invita- tions, but 'ingratitude" has served to make her heartbroken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
Try It on the North.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
 It is fact easy 10 account for that Southern communities do not like to have negro postmasters and negro letter car sometimes in their efforts to discourage; but all the "outrages" are greatly ex- aggerated. and welcomed by Teddy's ad- ministration as a means of stirring things up politically Postmasters are United States government officers. and the pow CTS that be- al. Washington are not bound to adhere to localities in making their selections. If the President wants to teach a lesson in tine race controversy that will count let him send one of these Southern post officials that are not liked down South to be postmaster at Colum- bus or Akron, or Hamilton. or even at the village of Cleveland.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
TALKING OF sTEws.

The esteemed Richmond ri nes- Dispatch withdraws itself from all the carkine cares of politics and nation-saving and discourses juicily of that famous hash known to epicures as Brunswick stew" Of course the I'D. claims 1t as a strictly Virginian product, but we suspect the only reason for such claim is that there is Brunswick County in that State That is a slender nail to hang a claim on, but it will suffice-for a virginian.
 But our contemporary is not willing to admit an Indian origin for its succulent dish. Not even for a chance to ring in Powhatan, Pocahontas, John Smith and all the rest Is it willing to admit that any but the white men have claim to the dis covery. And yet we are not so sure of it. The chief components of the dish are squirrel meat, bacon. beans, peas, tomatoes. corn. pepper and anything else that comes handy and all of these things, with the exception of bacon, were familiar to the Indians. Then, too, to be as nearly perfect as possible, the compound must be cooked in a pot and in the open air, and this would fit the native habits. The various ingredients which go to make up a perfect Brunswick stew were native to the soil. and 1t would not be a strange discovery to find that the Indians were revelling in these delicious stews long before John Smith cut up didoes along the placid shores of "Jeemes River" This, however, might make 1t none the less a native Virginia product, and The Times Dispatch can still claim it as native to the soil.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
An Amazing Fact.
portland Oregonian.

Portland OreBOnldn.
 The amazing fact has come out that during the session of the Missouri Legis- lature of 1901 the leading lobbyists, en- gagged in procuring legislation by dint of $10oO bills, were given place just back ficer of the Senate, Lieutenant Governor Lee. with screen concealing them from view. Here they were able to watch the ures as they came up-which they sent to their chief agent on the floor to he introduced-and communicate to the chair attended to "the delivery of the goods" they had paid for. and saw that no "mis- takes were made by venal members. All this is testified to by several witnesses, including the now penitent eX-Lieutcnant Governor Lee himself.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-27
Has at Last Tumbled.

MVDIIt IlFKINIFT-
 Mir Bryan has at last "tumbled' to the significance of the Cleveland boom He says 1t is cloak under which David R. Francis of Missouri is to be hidden until the moment comes to spring the Missou- rians name upon the Democratic conven- tion. Hcrcupon Mir. Bryan proceeds to part company with David R Francis and all of his friends. The profundity of MT. Bryans s,Spicion of Cleveland is thus manifested, He does not like even the men that are liked by the man that Cleveland is said to like. Tn this way man can accumulate lot of enemies.