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The Coconino sun., 1903-09-12
Summer txcurslen to Coast.

Summer excursion rates to Pacific coast July, August and September to Southern California points $3l.00, San Francisco $5O.O0 round trip. For full particulars call on Santa Fe Agent. GEO. E. SULLIVAN, Agt.
The Coconino sun., 1903-09-12
Eastern excurslens.

Round trip excursion tickets will be sold from Flagstaff to principal east ern citys on certain dates during the summer. Call on Santa Fe Agent for full particulars.
 GEO. E. SULLIVAN, Agt.
The Coconino sun., 1903-09-12
SIS REWARD.

The above reward will be paid by sss oi ssfisss1ss sss Sss ss As as here shown - on right thigh. Also one sorrel, yearling horse-colt same brand on right thigh.
 38 GEORGE MCCORMuC.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17
A TEXAS FIRM RECOVERED
ON COTTON TRANSACTION AGAINST
A NEW YORK HOUSE.
Case Decided in the Federal Court ano
Several Important Issues Were
Settled by the Decision.
lspecial TO Tho Post.l

New York, January is In December,
1899, NJ. H. Thomas & Go. were bankers
aud brokers Of Dallas, Texas dealing in
stocks and bonds. J. s. Buchc & Co were
their correspondents IN New York and were
handling large line Of cotton for Thomas
& Co. which they had agreed TO hold for
them at 81 a balc morgln on tho morning
Of December is they held for them IS 400
bales of cotton. on that morning tho
price OF cotton declined They wired
Ihomas that he must dispose Of some Of
The cotton On their hands. lie responded
hy giving them selling orders on 1880
bales Of GOTTEN. They executed these or
ders aud demanded that lie put MP mora
than a dollar Il bale margin on the cotton
sdll left M their hands 2%,9nO bales. They
called him for a margin Of about 81 n bale.
Thomas replied that his contract was
dollar bale and they could not squeeze
htm that way. and that II they sold n bale
OF bis cotton without orders he would
hold them personally responsible. They
proceeded 10 sell out and hquidatc his rs
600 bales OF cotton without orders and
claimed that Thomas Sun owed them
balance OF about $500. Thomas refused to
pay this aud told them that he refused to
recognize thcir sale and would Sun con-
slider them holding the cotton for him.
The defendants nadc another call on
Thomas for margin during the day and
sent telegram at If 80 and began TO sell
his cotton at 1901, leaving eight minutes
Tor the telegram to be delivered to Thomas
and for them ~ make arrangements to dc.
post $4,000. Plaintiffs coutended that
they had an unreasonably short time. de.
PENDANTS coutended OF the trial that their
delivery to the telegraph operator was a
delivery 10 Thomas and plaintiffs commended
that chat was only presumption aud
could be overcome by the evidence. As n
matter Of fact, they could not hold Thomas
responsible untn he had actually received
the telegram.
Tho price Of cotton went up again and
on January g. 1900, he ordered them to
sell the Is. 800 bales. They refused saying
fhnt Il bad been sold on December IS. The
difference In the price for which they had
sold It and the price at the time that
Thomas ordered them 60 sell was $4,000
and Thomas brought suit for this amount
Suit was brought I'm the Federal court
in New York aud the trial hogan on Tues.
day aud lasted until Friday and resulted
IN verdict IN favor Of the plaintiff for
So 600.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17
THE APPROPRIATION INADEQUATE.
General Ludington Recommends Larger
Amount 10 Secure Headstones.

General Ludington Recommends Larger
Amount 10 Secure Headstones.
Washington, Jsnuary lG Secretary Root
today forwarded TO the senate military com
mittoe memorandum prepared by Quar-
terrnssteT General LudinEton, In regard TO
the bill introduced by Senator Foraker 70
provide for the appropriate marking OF the
graves Of soldiers Of the Confederate army
and navy, and directing the secretary OF
war to ascertain the location ana condition
Of tho graves OF such soldiers who died I'm
Federal prisons and military hospitals IN
the North during the civil war and were
buried near the place Of iinpri sonment
General Ludington says 30, 49, Confed
crate prisoners ~ war were buried In
eighty-nine localities throughout the cOun-
try, many having been buried In trenches,
az IN the case ~ the remains or the Con.
ffderates remoTed from Fort Delaware and
Patch island. Pennsylvania 10 me Films
Point National cemetery, New Jersey. He
saws IL would be impracticAbe to identity
individual graves Notwithstanding rhA
names OF persons may be found on record.
He also says the appropriation OF 500, OO0
made by the bill Is inadequate for the pnr-
pose, the heaoktones costing So II each AZ
me place OF manufacture, 10 which 81 81
approximately shonld be added lie says
tie appropriation should be $4,000.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17
COAL STRIKE INQUIRY.
Erie Closed and Scranton Took Up At
tack on Miners

Erie Closed and Scranton Took Up At
tack on Miners,
Philadelphia, Pa, January 10 More mine
officials today Informed the coal strike COM
mission thst under the influence Of the
union he mine workers restricted the pro
duction OF anthracite coal and interfered
Win the discipline Of the employees The
Erie company closed its case early In tho
dar.
Tho Scranton Coal company which op-
crates, besides its own, tile coilieries Of the
YIN Hnl Coal md Iron COMPANY took up
tho ait5ck 90 the demands Of the miners.
Ths Scrsuton aud he Elk nm companiea
turn their coal over TO me New York, on.
;ario and Western railroad, which virtually
controls thom. Tho witnesses called today
resthod generally that no blacklist existed:
that the contract miners worked on an
average Of from six to seven hours a dsS /;
that the local unions compelled tho men -
load an eqnal number az cars, thus restrict
ing the output that the men were c reless
In obeying ORDERS and that frequent petty
strikes occurred whenever q man was ais
missed for characterization. One inside fore
man In his testimony, said the employment
az check wcighnan Insisted on by the
union, Ind proved 20 he a good thing for
the company because the miners sent 10
the surface cleaner coal.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17

started for home when some distance
from bis ofrce he snw TillmSu walking on
the street. coming in the opposite dlree
tlou. Two men we're vitb him. cue OF
whom was Senator raIbert. the other he
dd not know They we're Walking abreast,
and as the street wss crowded. be would
prohnhly bnve brushed Tillmuu In passing
TO avoid that he walked across the pave.
mcnt, Intending to pass 90 the inside. As
he vss doing ills ril'mSu urcd For >
moment he WAS dazed and greatly weak
cncd BY the shoes Coming 20 hiineell he
leaned against the val OF buildipg for
support AFTER ming N. shot rtllmsr
ss,d Ute done whsl soc told me- and
still slmcd az Gonzales who denounced
him. SAYING "You'te killed mo. you COW
ard: shoot sSpip " tou want
lrllman then lowered his pistol ANA
walked m
ReiuE Questioned shout the report that
Tllmap said - got your message, Mr
Gonzslss snid, most positively. thst he had
sent him no message and that his meeting
with Mr. 1illnan was totally unexpected
and that he was not armed
The bullet fred hv Tiilnan pierced Tho
vital spots ~ Mr. Eonzales abdomen and
pursued course similar to that in tho
case Of President Mckinley There arc
fears that pcritonitis will set in. and death
will then eusuc IN few hours.
In statement to the hospital phyS
claus before tho operation was performed
yesterday afternoon Mr. Gonzales said 81
was unarmcd ana there was no cause for
my assasSinotion' but die q martyr TO o
good cause gladly. have done nothing
but my duty, and have nothing 10 regret
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17
MEETING or THE CABINET

Refused Request Of lndisnoIs Citizens to
Have Mail Sent to Heathmsnn.
Washington January 10. u was stated
~ the conclusion Of tae cabinet meeting
today that no matters n serious csnse-
quence had been under consideration Sec
Rotary Hsy and Attorney General Knox
were absent. Secretary Moody, who was
injured in q runaway accident at Annapolis
several days ago, was able 70 attend the
meeting
Secretary Wilson made statement OF
the action Of some Of the Massachusetts
authorities in arresting officials Of the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17
OPPOSED TO TREATY
Democrats Are Willing TO Accept Re.
SpOnSibiIity for Defeat,
WOULD BENEFIT TRUSTS
But Do Very Little for the People of
Cuba or The United States.
BAILEY PREPARING TO FIGHT
Is Now in New York Having His Throat
Treated ia Preparation for Speech.
The Principle Involved Has Always Had
His Opposition and He VIII AID
His Colleague.


Washington, january i6 Many CONFLICT
ing stories regarding the probable fate Of
the Cuban reciprocity treaty are m e,i.
dence today Senators Lodge. Aidrich aud
Spooner told the president thi, forenoon
that the convention would undoubtedly pc
ral6ed, bus they weakened tho force Of
their declaration by sddius that II rauhco
ton was prevented the democratic party
would have 20 take the blame. An of the
republicans ARE IN line they claim and
viii vote for the treaty, hut opposition Is
expected from the senators from Texas,
Louisiana, Georgia aud other Southern
State aud this opposition may spread 10
such an extent as 60 make 1t impossible 10
secure the vote necessary 20 ralify II
treaty II ls likely that the democrats
Will BE- entirely willing to take the 10
sponsihllity Of defeating the convention.
II It IS defeated, for, while It provides for
lower duties. IL VIII have the crcct NJ
giving whatever benefit may be derived To
lue sugar trust and not 10 the people OF
either Cuba or The Uuitcd states on ths
one poiu, alone the democrats VII. he Just-
lied iu voting not 10 ratify, and iu addition
;hcy are backed up 10y The contention OF
those who, like senator Bailey, believe the
constitution gives no warrant FOR the
negotiations OF reciprocal trade relations
through treaties. The treaty viii be takcu
up In executive session on Monday and the
republicans will probably try 10 secure a
vote as early as possible. senator Bailey
who, with Senator Foster OF Louisiana
win lend the opposition is now IN Now
| York having his throHt treated ipGordci
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17
TO PROCURE ADDITIONAL REPORTS
Mr. Sheppard's Bill Provides for Statistics
on Number OF Crops,
Especial 10 The Posll

iNHtAlNl ~ III NNl"l
Washington. January 16 Representative
Morris Sheppurd today introduced BIZ,
the purpose of which IS 10 enlarge and
strengthen the division OF statistics n the
department Of agriculture and to protect
cotton ralsers from false and misleading
statistical reports made by spectators FOR
their own benefit The bill provides that
in addition to the products now being in
vestigatcd and reported by the division
there shah be Included eugnr, rice fruits.
vegetables and All other agricultural and
horticultural products Of commercial inn
portance The stnte agents NJ the division
Of statistics are 70 bc required to give All
their time TO tho service Of the division
and are 70 be paid cach $1,000 TO $500 per
year. m" exact amount 10 he liked by the
ststisiician AMI 10 he based on tho amount
n work they DO and the territory they
>ovcr In addition 10 the reports nw be-
Ing issued II Is provided that tho division
shall Issue special b.wcekly reports con.
taining all available statistical information
regarding cotton, corn, wheat and oats.
These reports aro IN he sent to postmastcr-
IN the districts interested n he posted for
the information Of me public, and are "a
he given whatever other publicity may be
deemed advisable
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17
LAsT cAsE ON pocKEr.
Supreme Court Heard Argument in Case
INVOLVING Ownership Of Mines.

Supreme Court Heard argument IN case
Involving Ownership OF Mines.
Washington, January 16. The last case
on the docket Of the United States supreme
court affecting a. land grant tried by the
court Of private land claims. was under ar
gumcnt IN that court today. rho case ia
that of Mariana Sena vs.. the United States.
and It involves $4,000 acres Of land in Sam
"a Fr county New Mexico en- which ara
located the famous turquoise mines OF that
Territory.
Special Attorney Matthew Reynolds. who
has charge OF the governments interests
riucc the creation of the court SAYS that
eases affecting FAB grants and involving
HL0Ooo0D acres OF land, have been tried
ana TINT an of this area, except about
2o0O.oo0 acres, has been saved TO the gov
ernmont
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17
STARVED HERsELF no DEATH.
Novitiate's Sacrifice FOR Those Ad-
dirtcd 10 The Drink Habit.

dicted to the Drink Habit.
San Antonio, Texas. January 10
Miss Nora Carl novice at the con.
vent OF the Holy Ghost on Nolan
street. died this afternoon At (
O'Clock Of starvation, SIX weeks ago.
Miss Carl decided she must do extra
peusncc Tor the salvation OF tho
people addicted to the drink habit.
From thar time until her death she
existed on = scanty diet of broad
and water Al cntreaiios of the sis.
ters a. tho convent tho bishop Of
tho dincese and her attending physi-
clan to change hcE mode " living
were ~ no avail she faded a*sv
90 mere shadow of herself. death
resulting from hamilton. She was
native ~ ireland and came 70 tho
United states year ard hale ago
with number NJ other rnung ladies'
who were 10 enter the order Of the
Holy Ghost Fairly in her girihcod
she avowed that drop Of liquor
should never pass her lips aud that
she would always preach against
drinking,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17
GONZALES IS ALIVE
But There Is Small Hope That He Will
Survive for Many Hours.
HAS MADE A STATEMENT
In Which He Says He Was Irving TO
Avoid The Man Who Shot Him.
TILLMANS VERSION OF AFFAIR
Says That lie Expected to Be Fired UpOa
by the ditOf When They Met.
PRAYERS FOR RECOVERY OF GONZALES
Offered in All Parts Of the State and the
Chaplain OF the Senate Added
His Sunpoation.
TILLMAN'S VERSION OF AFFAIR
Says That lie Expected to Be Fired upOH
by the ditOf When they Met.
PRAYERS FOR RECOVERY OF GONZALES
Offered in All Parts Of the State and the
Chaplain OF the Senate Added
His Sunplioation.

Columbia $ c.. January lG The condl
lion Of Editor Narcisso Gencr Gonzales.
who was shor yesterday by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Tiliman on the most Travelled street
Ia the capital Of south Carolina IS crlt
ical, and a bulletin issued by the physicians
at 1880 o'clock states that the symptoms
IRE very grave and the crisis is expected
before daylight
The best doctors In this part OF South
Carolina hold ont little hope Of his recov.
cry, though Gonzales has had strong con
sutuuon excellent habits and a rcso!ute
viii.
His condition and the details Of the TRACE
dy are almost the only topics Of converse
ton in South Carolina kilograms came
throughout the day from all parts OF the
State and from many places beyond It's
borders, expressing sympathy and asking
for the latest news as to his condition. An
day long sympathetic crowds gathered
around bulletin board on Main street aud
expressed ardent hopes FOR the recovery
OF the stricken man All the information
obtanable was the bulletins the physi-
clans posted on the boards No one. not
even members of his family. was permitted
to see the patient
his morning, IN the city schools, ana at
the South Carolina college, prayers were
offered fox Mr. Gonzales recovery. and
even In the senate chamber, where Lieutcn-
| ant Governor rilman had presided shortly
before the shooting tho chaplain prayed
TINT the Almighty would save the life OF
! the stricken editor
While there is great deal of feeling over
the affair. It can he said With positiveness
that It Is the wish Of Mr.. Gonzules and
his friends that the matter should be left
! Tor the courts 10 settle
Gcuz3lcs wound was dressed shortly be.
! fore ! o'clock this morning and Or. Query
announced that the wouuued man was hold
INK his own ana doing as wen as could
be expected, but odds we're against him.
| Al 10 O'Clock bis pulse was no. tenn.
| leraturc 80. and respiration - He rested
well uutu after o'clock. aud tbls gave
some encouragement to the physicians, but
| a period hf rcstlcssness followed At Il
f. m, the wound WAS dressed and found to
be in a satisfactory condition His con
dition the physicians announced. was ex.
trcu ely critical. bur was as good ms they
! could expect under the circumstances
| There bad been no change during the day.
and his condition remained practically I'M.
changed at o'clock. when the doctor said
| his pulse was 10 aud tempernt ure 1867
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17
President Assured Treaty VIII Pass.

Washington January 16.--Presilent Roose-
Welt vas assured today by Senators Aldrich.
Lodge aud Spooner OF their belief that the
Cubau reciprocity treaty would be ratified
by the senate. 1t was stated TINT the
tresty, as amended by the foreign relations
committee. WIS satisfactory, practically TO
every republican senator and that the OPP
position now was confined to the demo
cratic side,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-01-17
TILLMAN In 1AlL

Ill@JMAN IN JAIL,
Mr. Tillnan spent the day quietly and
calmly In the county Jail. During the day
he had many visitors. including Congress
man George W Croft former Judge O. w
Buchanan aud Coleman L. Bleasc. who
have been retained Ms his counsel
Lieutenant Governor Tillmau is nuartercd
in the corridor room on the second door
Of the county jail He has room to him
SELF This afternoon he had new furniture
brought to the room. and is comfortably
situated
During the afternoon two Of his counsel
brought copy Of statement which
Colonel Ttlman had himself prepared in
response to an oGer from New York
paper that It's columns were open TO him
Il was also requested that statement be
scnt TO the Associated Press II is as
follows:
kind Telegram. ia view OF The facts
that the dispatches sent ont from Co
umbla en'snsted from the state.
editor 30 not DIN n necessary 20
deny ANYTHING sent from that quarter.
can only say that when tho Truth of
tho AFFAIR Is known mv friends. as we'll
az the people AZ the country VIII see
how thoroughly ! was justified IN act
Ing ~ ! did
1'bp statements already published In
the papers are untrue. and nj the prup
ar time / viii be prepared 10 show this
Poroud thjc : do MOI intcud e. mike
anv statement James n Tilman.
| The understanding Is thst Colonel TIL.
mans rnc II defense VII he that h.
thought Mr. Gonzales was armed and that
| hc had weapon n his coat pocket and
! that he bad his hands IN HE coat pockets.
/ ne Is SAID g. contend thar he had every
reason 10 believe that Mr. Gonzales wna
armed and that he ought to have been, even
! u he was not Second that when he aimed
( hts pistol the second time az Mr.. Gonzales
he d,d 90 expecting Gonzales to defend
himself and that he lowered his weapon
because there was no response and not
because Of anything Gonzales said, and he
denies tho reiterated statement Of Con
zales that the latter told him to Shoot
again vou coward
Ttunan viii also II is understood con
tend that he had NOT met Gonzales oefoF'
tho encounter.
! Gonzales friends maintain that be sen'
no message that he was quietly on his
sav 10 dinner, that ne WAS alone; that NJ
was nuarmed that he said nothing u
provoke hostliiteA and that rihman me-
ana promptly cred on him.
ANTE MORTON STATEMENT.
Gonzales has made the following anti
norton statement;
he said he had Just left his ottes an
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-02

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The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-02

watch q spider spin bis web, and !
shah b. surprised r you ever kill a
spider again. Il takes him about an
hour, somewhat less, for he Is a mar
~velOusly quick WORKER. and there f.
something almost terrifying about the
skill with which be works. There Is
his body. 10 larger than a natch's
head yet lncIoaed within that mere
dot n nature. there Is an intelligence
Which j. able first 70 prospect the area
for hls web, then u plan fl ont like a
geometriclan and then ~ carry ont his
plan with workmaulIke precision
Meanwhile. TOO. II must be remember
el be ls not only doing his thinking
and his weaving. tut also spinning the
material for Il all 10 that mite " n
body. But perhaps the u-Dcanniest fea-
tgre u the whole thing IL that the spl-
Der not merely has bis plan clear 10 his
head. but knows when he has made
mistakes, and you can see him break
Ing Of misplaced threads here and
there. making taut slack lines and So
curing Ehaky connections-SucceSs.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-02
Sample Copies Free

Inc Silver state will be pleased
q send sample copies to any address
hat may be handed in, free Of charge
Il you have friends in the east OF
Isewhere that you are trying to in
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humboldt county. let US have theiI
! ames, and We will send them a copy
Or several copies of the paper. They
will get more information from a sin
gle copy than you can give them abou,
ne county and state in a dozen letters
md you are saved the trouble of writ
ng. The more names that you hand
e sent. the better we will like 1t.
The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-02

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The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-10-02

Leopold de Meyer Of Dresden, a bril-
liant and popular pianist OF his day,
was once summoned to play before the
sultan al Constantinople. Going thith-
or. be borrowed a grand piano from
one OF the Austrian secretaries Of lega-
ton and had 1t set up In a large recep-
ton oom AT the palace. There he
awaited the coming Of the sultan, but
when that intelligent monarch entered
the be started back in alarm and
demanded Of his attendants what that
monster was standing there on three
legs.
Explanations followed. bat were in
vain. The legs had 10 be taken off and
the body Of the instrument laid fiat on
the floor. and Leopold de Meyer. squat
ting cross legged on a mat. went
through his programme as best he
could 10 hat awkward attitude and
without pedals. But the commander Of
the faithful was delighted, and when
the last piece was played gave the art
ist over 5000 as "backsheesh."