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Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
IRON AND STEEL
 CREATIONS
Cause of Their increase Wiih-
 in thH Last Two Years
Notwithstanding the Home Produc- tiOp has Grown Greatly it has not Kept Pacs With the Unprecedented Demand.

Washington, January 4.-The uneX- ampled demand in the United States for manufactures of iron and steel, to which allusion has frequently been made c: late, is illustrated by the sta tistics of the importation of iron and steel manufactures just issued by the 1 treasury bureau of statistics; these fig ures cover eleven months of the year. | 1902, and show that the importations i during that time are more than double ! in value, those of the corresponding months of the preceding year and in- | dicotc that for the full calendar year | 1902 the total value of iron and steel imports will be fully $40. .0OO0 900. or more than in any year in a full de- cade.
 1 The iron and steel manufacturers of | the United States have prided them selN-s upon their ability to fully sup ply the home market and produce a considerable surplus for exportation. { That they are making great gains in | this direction until the exceptional de-
 mand of recent years, is evidenced from ' the fect that imports Of iron ard steel
 Hdnuiactures which amounted to S67. 70 | 0CO.OoC in 1882 and $53. .OOO. coo in 1891. had 1 steadily fallen since the latter date un- l til they were only SIP. .00O 900 in 1892. In ! 1900. however. there was al slight i'm l crease but the figures of 1902. as all ready indicated, will exceed those of
 any year since 1891. This increase is
 1 the more remarkable in view of the fact ! that the pig iron production and the { iron and steel produotion generally in the United States was far greater in { the year 1902 than in any preceding year. the total production of pig iron 1 being estimated at fully F. .50O. 900 tons ] against 15,S7S.OOO tons in 1901. which was the highest figure ever recorded prior to 1902.
 ] The increase in imports occurs in practically all classes of iron and steel ! manufactures. Pig iron increased from
 < a million-and-a-half to nearly Sg. .OOO GOO | in value; ingots, blooms and bars from a little over million to over S7.O0O. GOO and machinery from S2. .TIs.OCO to S3.- SSl0O0. In a single item. tin plates. there is a reduction; the vaIus or tin plate imported in the eleven months being $3,6OS426 against S4.5s4. 7sC and i the quantity 1z0,OO0Co0 pounds in 1902 against l5O,OC0,O0O in the same months
 of 1901
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05

Washington, January 4.-CSpeciaD- The great work which the national government is just enbarking upon of the subjuS3tion of the American des- ert is being discussed by the entire western half of the Cnited States. and was brought into particular promin- eace by tho recent National Irrigation congress held at Colorado Springs.
 The west has so long striven for some assistance from the government that its people can hardly realize that congress actually did make an appro- priation of about $6.OO0,OO for con uCting irrigation reservoirs, and provided furthet that the proceeds from the sales of all western public lands as received year by year, shall be used for such development. Even western senators and congressman. who. it might be thought would have known the temper of congress on this subject have expressed the greltest as tOnishment that such bill should have received the votes cf a majority of con eress. They had not reckoned however rp1n the change of sentiment in the east as the question became better ur- derstood. and the support which east ern men have been giving tine irriga- ton movement the past few years since the captains of the great manufactur- ing centers have considered the poesi- bilities oi arid America and have ac- lively forwarded the proposal plan to reclaim the western deserts and thus create new home markets for the sale Of their goods.
 The eastern agricultural opposition. loo. it seems. has largely disappeared since it is seen that irrigated products will not come east to comUete with eastern farm products but will find a market in the Orient and that when the eastern manufacturer sells additional goods in the west he will have to en1- ploy more factory hands and that east ern agriculture will be stimulated to feed them. Trade is the life of the land and the motto suggested by sDea kers at the recent irrigation congress that
 Trade followos the irrigation flag" i7 appropriate and automatic.
 Now the great question is to save these irrigabie lands from specuIator While the people Of the country are complacently sitting back. waiting for the national irrigation act to go into operation and populate the deserts. the land Srabbers and spectators are ab- sorbing. by fair means or foul. and as rapidly as possible. every acre of good land which there is any possibility of irrigating.
 The national irrigation act is as well guarded against speculation as it was possible to frame a law under the exist ing conditions; but the men who have had the interests of the west and the nation at heart pointed out, at the time of the passage of the act. that to safeguard the public domain and in-
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05

sure its reservation for actual settlers the desert lard law and the commuta- ton clause of the homestead law must be repealed. The activities of the land sharks since the passage of the irriga- ton law shows the necessity for their repeal forthwith. Under these laws millions Of acres of the nations best remaining lands have been. during the past year. absorbed by big concerns, and fraudulently acquired at that
 A strong effort will be made at the present session Of congress to secure the repeal of these laws. Several bills looking to such an end have been in tIoduced and they will be urged. Need less to say too they will be urgently opposed by those interests which wish no interference with their schemes for gaining control of as much land and water in the west as possible.
 GUY Y. MITCHELL.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
PLAN OF THE ENEMY.
To Crowd the Appropriation Bills For
 ward.

To Crowd the Appropriation Bills For
 ward.
 Washington. January 4-NaSv scna- tors who left Washington for t.; Christmas holidays are still absent ara the present indications are that when business is resumed at noon tomorrow there will not be 2 very full attend dance. Before the week is far aG- vanced, however. the senate again viii be in regular working order and there will be little cessation of work before the fourth of March
 During the present week and for some time to come the omnibus state hood bill will be the chief topic of dis cussion on the floor but under the unanimous agreement by which the bill was made unfinished business u canuo5 be taken up any day before 2 o'clock.
 It is the purpcse of the friends of tine bill to press it's COnsideration and no; allow the bill to be sidctracked unless under very great pressure. The pres eat purpose is to give way only for the appropriation bills. but there are now no appropriation bills on the senate calendar. The purpose of the senatorial leaders, especially those who oppose the statehood bill, is to press the approprI- alton bills to the front if such fs possI- be.
 The debate on the statehood bill will be resumed at o'clock tomorro 7y Nelson of Minnesota will be the first speaker He is a member of the com mittee on territories, and in addition tC the opposition to the admission Of tha territories of New Mexico and Arizona he is . staunch advocate of the admis- sion of Oklahoma and Indian territory as one state, which was reported by q majority of the committee as q sup stitute for the omnibus bill. He mas 2 carefully prepared speech, and it's de- livery probably will require the greater part of two days.
 Burnham will be heard next He will probably speak two days or more. Other republican senators have agreed to speak in opposition to the bill. and 1t is expected that there will be no fewer than fifteen anti-statehood speeches before the consideration of the measure is concluded Some speeches in support of the bill are
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
EVIL OF LADR0hISM
 IN THE PHILIPPINES
Annual Report By the Commission
 Report By Gov. Taft.

report of the Philippine commission and the separate report of Governor Taft was made public at the war de- pertinent today. It gives a review of the results during the years work of the commission and contains recOmmen- dations for legislative action by con gress deemed essential to the welfare of the islands.
 Governor Taft says: The bane of the Philippine civilization is Ladronism and the present conditions are most favorable for it's growth and mainten- anCe. It is not certain whether in the depressed state of agriculture, with temptations to Ladronism. the consta- bUlary will be able without the assist ance of the military to stamp it cut.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
CHANGED BEDS.

Seattle, Wash. January 4.-White river ovcrfowed it's banks near O'Brien station, fourteen miles below Seattle at three o'clock this morning. People were awakened by the water in many cases creeping into their beds. 4 re- lief train from Seattle on arriving with boats found several families huddled on chairs and tables to keep from the water, more than two feet deep on the floors. All were taken to places of saf- ety.
 No lives are reported lost, but much property is ruined. Tonight the floods are subsiding. Not since 1869 have there been such floods in the White River valley. The present one was caused by the recent nine-days rain and Chinook winds which melted the heavy snows on the mountains.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05

surface hull filled with cellulCse acting as mere float to give vision, ventila- tion buoyancy and seawOrthiness.
 By the separation of the two huils not only are the lower hull and vitals placed well out of the reach of shells. but the displacement is halved, so that the necessary speed can be obtained: and the upper hull made low and al- most invisible at a distance.
 A heavily armorcd coming tower rises from the lower hull through the hollow fin slightly above the surface null. This armored coming tower from which the navigator steers the boat is proof against all small guns and is too small a target, in motion, for large guns 10 hit.
 Air IS continually supplied to the lower hull through the armored con- ming tower by means of an ordinary blower. so that the ventilation is ample and gas engines are enabled to be used by which the requisite power is ob- tained to drive the boat at sixteen knots.
 The lower upper hull and fin being divided into compartments. which are. Tn war tme, completely filled with wa
 
 Duoyancy however perforated with shot; and as only a small part of the supper hull suffices to sustain the low CT hull, it is evident that a great DOT ton of the upper hull could. if it were Fosslole, be shot away without disabI- ing the boat.
 In compartments in the middle of the upper hull, surrounded by ceIlulose. are located a stateTcom for the command e:' galley, and quarters for the crew having natural light and ventilation. and hatchways leading to the lower hull in war time these compartments may also be filled with celIulose. and the quarters in the lower hull alone used.
 Mir Burger has this to say for his hoot: The gun-prcof. 16-knot. sub-sur- ;aoe torpedo boat is as much more val rable than the vulnerable 25-knot sur face torpedo boat. as the armored lG- knot Oregon is better than the 22-knot Columbia.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
4 VENEZUELA-I PANIC.
Run on the Government Bank by Small
 Traders.

WiIlemstad, January z-There was a financial panic in Caracas yesterday afternoon. A large number Of small traders and private depositors went to the office of tEA bank of Venezuela for the purpose of exchanging the banks notes for silver.
 The bank refused to exchange more than two dollars worth of notes for any one person and at four o'clock closed it's doors. The panic continued. The bills of the bank are now selling at 80 per cent of their face value The leading firms of Caracas have not pre- sented notes for redemption as they are interested in supporting the bank.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
MOROCCO WAR
 COMES TO AN END
The Pretender's Rebellion has Moth
 ing to Haug Upon.

Tansier, Morocco. January 4-Ac- cording to official news from Fez the adroit sultan in bringing his brother. Mulai- Mohammed, to the capital at tained the desired object oi depriving the pretender to the throne of his pres tige, and the latter has retired. dis credited. to Laza.
 He has been deserted by a number of local triEes. The pretender. having claimed the intention of enthroning Mulai- -Mohammed, his rebellion no longer has any reason to continue, as the sultan has publicly reconciIed himself with his brother.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
LEFT THE RAILS.

Birmingham, Ala, January "A pas senger train on the Southern railway. bound from Atlanta to Birmingham, left the rails last night near Weems station. The baggage and mail cars rolled down an embankment and were demolished. Engineer White was killed. Twenty-seven passengers were slightly injured
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
scHwAB ORDERS STATUES.

Paris. January 4.-CharIes M.Schwa0. president of the United States Steer corporation, has commissioned NJ Ger ome, the sculptor. to execute two bronze statues. above life size. TOT his new mansion in New York
 One of the statues is that of a draped female representing metallurgic exc cutiOn.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05

promised, but the indications are some what against the deliveryof anyof them during the present week though it Is possible that Foraker. who is an earn est advocate of the omnibus bill. may be heard some time within the next few days.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
AGGRESSIVE REBELS.

Washington, January 4.-Aggressfve movements of the Venezuelan revolu- tionists are being watched closely here. Late unofficial advices indicating great activity of the rebels, report menac- ing movement toward Caracas and give an impression that President Castro's position is critical
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
TO PAINT THE CARNEGIEs.
Alexander Roche Comes From Scotland With an Interesting Commission.

New York January 4.-Alexander Roche, the Scotch painter, who. it has been announced, comes here to paint the portraits of Mrs. Andrew Carnegie and Miss Carnegie. arrived on the steamship SaXonia yesterday.
 Mir. Roche is a member of the Royal Scottish academy. Several of his paint ings have won medals in the Ears salon and at other exhibitions. One of them, Peggy" was bought by the Per m1nent gallery of Pittsburg in 1898. Another "The Window Seat" won | medal there in 1899.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
POSSIBLE RECONCILIATION
Of the Crown Prince of Saxony and
 His Wife.

Vienna, January 4.-Reports are re- ceived from sources closely connected with the court Of SaXony of a possible reconciliation of the crown princess of Saxony and her husband. The family Of the crown prince is especially con cerned in the future of the princess unborn child, desiring that the birth
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
RIOTING FEARED.

La Guayra, Venezuela, January 4.- Half the clerks of the custom house here and all the members of the coast guard service at La Guayra have been discharged. About eight hundred clerks are without employment and rioting is feared
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05

occur under conditions permitting proper Identification and to prevent d possible substitution, which it is sup posed the princess might attempt if the crown princess family attempted to claim the child.
 The crown prince is reported to be unwilling to abandon the belief that the unborn child may be his own.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
RUssIA's FLEET IN THE FAR EAST

St. Petersburg, January At is said that early next year Russia will in- crease her torpedo fiotilla in the Tar eastern waters to twelve destroyers, two torpedo cruisers and two torpedo transports. The additional vessels will carry 1,300 men,
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
THE HOUSE.

Washington. January 4.-No complete programme has been mapped out in the house for the first week of the new year. The leaders are very anxious 10 force the appropriation bills ahead as rapidly as possible.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
RESCUED IN MIDOCEAN.

Antwerp, January 4.-The Holland America line steamship Rotterdam, which arrived here from New York to- day, rescued the crew of the Canadian schooner Pioneer. which was abandoned in the Atlantic
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
CREEPING NoRTHwARD.

Laredo, Tex, January "A special from Hermosillo. Mex. says: Two cases of bubonic plague are reported at the little town of Ahome, in Sinaloa. nor flr from the Sonora border.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
Reading Railway to Make It's Elm ployes Carry Standard Timepieces.


 ployes Carry Standard Timepieces.
 Philadelphia. January 4.-On January 1 the Philadelphia and Reading Rail way company started l watch depart mc-t. It's head is John Miller. an cx- pert on watches and clocks. and his task is that of maintaining a uniform standard of time among the watches Of the employees and the clocks at the stations throughout the system.
 TO make this task possible the com pany will insist that each engineman, fireman. conductor, brakeman. des- patcher and station master in it's em- phoy shall own a watch Of a standard grade The company will sell these watches tD such employees as do not own them on the easy-payment pIau. The watches. it is said, will cost about S35. The men will be allowed to pay for them at the rate Of Sf per month.
 The department which Mir. Miller heads will sell these watches, regulate md repair them when necessary and maintain the standard time from which they will be set. It is Droba- ble also, that a branch department will be established at Reading Mr Mliler's assistant, it is believed, will be placed in charge there.
 Thousands Of men will be affected by the orders to be isseued. The new de- partment will be on the fourth floor O. the Terminal building. Here MT Miller will hold monthly inspections with half dozen expert watchmak- CTS. These men will he iI the com pany's employ and will be ready at all times to regulate watches or make repairs for employees.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
ID SAVE PUBLIC LANDS
 FROM THE SPECULAT0RS
National Irrigation Has Made a
 Change of Land Laws Necessary

Strong Effort to Be Made Says Guy E. Mitchell at the Present Session of Congress to Safeguard the Public Domain by Repeating the Desert Land Act and the Communication Clause of the Homestead Law so That Only Actual Settlers Will be Benefited
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
BREATHING SPELL OVER
 STATEHOOD FIGHT IS ON
An Impression at Washington That
 Beveridge Will Be Beaten

Combination of Friends of the Omnibus Bill Which Will Be Hard to Beat This Week Will Be Taken up With Speeches Against t-The First Will Be Two Day. Effort by NelSon-It is Possible That Senator Foraker May Be Heard Before the End of the Week Favor of the Measure.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
CARNEGIE OFFERS s65. GOO.
Will Give That for a Library at Liver
 pool if IL Is Wanted.

Liverpool January 4.-Andrew Car ncgie has intimated his willingness to donate El3OCO to the proposed addi- tional library here if it is desired
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
WEATHER TODAY.

Washington. January f. - Forecast for Arizona-Fair Monday and Tues day.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05
MINISTRY ENDORSED.
By French Senatorial Elections Held
 Yesterday.

Paris, January 4.-SenatoriaI cleo lions Were held in thirty-four depart ments of France to select ninety eight senators. The results, confirmed the general expectation that the minister ial majority in the upper house will be strengthened.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-05

DEPARTMENT FOR WATCHES.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11
PRESIDENT CARRIES
A REVOLVER CONSTANTLY
The Elliott Incident Causes RedoubIed
WatchfuIness for His Safety.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct 10-As a
result of the recent incidents at the White
House. twenty uniformed policemen, in
addition to the usual quota of secret serV-
ice men and detectives, We're scattered
throughout the crowd when the president
attended the funeral services In honor OF
the late Ambassador Herbert at st. Johns
church. The president has, according to
the White House familiars. resumed the
practice OF carrying a revolver. Smith
q Wesson bulldog is the pattern, and 1t
is near at hand in his outside coat pocket.
Each of the several alleged attempts of
armed demented men to obtrude them
selves on the president has resulted in
increased precautions. and the insignifi-
cant plain clothes men of CleVeland'S and
Mckinley's days Is now replaced by a
large corps of sleuths and handy mSn.
The White House itself and secret service
headquarters are exceedingly reticent as
to the exact nature of the precautions
No one in Washington, except Chief Will
kie. knows the exact number of men de-
tailed to this duty. Secretary Barnes said
today that the reason for the reluctance
of the White House officials to give de-
tails of affairs with cranks was with the
hope that as little as possible would be
printed about il. The presidents theory
is that the publication of matters Of this
character suggests TO minds similarly af-
fected the possibilities of an attempt on
the president.
proper a minimum of five armed men, a
doorkeeper paid from congressional ap
propria ton two detectives each from the
ecret service Of the treasury and the
district government, and policeman from
the Washington city government. Any in
terloper must pass by all these guards
and then stand the test of an interview
with Secretaries Loeb and Barnes.
When the president goes riding these
days he Is followed by two United States
Cavalrymen from Fort Meyer. across the
river. Since the presidents return from
Oyster Bay, where he was considered to
be in danger from cranks at least twice
last summer. these cavalryInen have been
armed with earbine as well as revolver,
as he often selects for his rides the open
or wooded country IN the suburbs OF the
city. When Mrs. Roosevelt or the chill
dren accompany him on carriage ride
two secret service men follow in bicycles
They are. of course. armed, as is the
driver of the carriage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-10-11
Dick rurpin, but I'm no girl Dick Tur-

Dick Turpin. but I'm no girl Dick Tur-
pin. l know some of the fellows that
take part in rackets, and I've had a
gun and shot it off. too, but I'm not
thief. 1 never stole anything in my
life or smoked cigarettes. I've stayed
out nights, and that's the worst that
they can say about me-
You are a pretty bad girl and I'll
have to send you to the House of
Refuge until you promise to lead tie
right kind of a life" said Justice Ohm
sted.
will I be kept. there until I am
twenty -one?" asked Bride"
''That will depend upon yourself. If
you conduct yourself properly on Ran
dalls island and show that you can be
trusted you will be released just as
soon as those in charge of you are con-
WINGED that you have reformed. Mrs.
Sage will take a personal interest in
your case, but everything depends up
on yourself"
WELL that's a pretty tough DEAL"
said Bride" as she turned away from
the court rail.
There was nothing but defiance in
her words and manner few minutes
later when she was asked about her
self
'TIl do my time all right" she said,
"but I don't want any of this ticket Of
leave business in mine. They can get
dead ones to report what they are do
ing every week, but that isn't my gait.
I'm not dead one.
'If 1 can't go to a dance when 1
please then I'll stay in the Ref until
they can't keep me there any longer.
When am Of age can do as please
and then 1t won't be anybody's bust
ness.
"They got my mother to sign that
complaint, but she can't read writing.
She just put her cross mark at the
bottom of it. This is one on Schmdtt-
berger. If he had got me he would
have wanted medal for sending such
a tough girl as me to the Ref He is
a great cop, he is. with large bunch
of nits thrown in
Some of the toughs who were in the
court room thought the gangs had not
provided for her interests properly.
when they got out on the sidewalk one
of them said:
seWhen the Monk got the collar he
got $1,000 bail and big lawyer, but
when the cops got this girl not even a
scent lawyer was on hand to look out
for her."