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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-23


 Anderson, A F Berg, Leonard Breen, c Boutwell,, Jas Bloomfield, J W Bowen, Willie Buntrock, John Carpenter, F II Chapazato, A Cam.'r!l. Ms Clay, Mrs Sarah Camp bell. R r Cougle, Miss N Courtright, k Dillingham;, l. Dexter, G Delaney, Mrs M c DeForest, Ed Duncan, Miss \ Dougherty, F Garrett, Clyde Goldman, G W Harrington, J c Johnson, Van Jenkins, w King, W H Kiel, Chas W Kiuffin, E c Langford, Charles Lane, l. H Lamson, Capt Larson, D F Lingsay, w G Lupes, H C Maxwell, NJ Near, Geo Mierecbe, Miss l. Mauris, Miss 4 McCutchen, w Pistle, E R X Co Poulson, \ Sandusky, Capt Smith, F D Smith, Miss J Sisk, Winning Taylor, W T Trappman, Joe Wills, W E Tomilinson, T l. Wiley, R [
 Zwerfel. Harry
 SPANISH. Llaimas, T Moreno, Jose Ortego, Bitoria Bamres, E s Ramues, R Yocobsom, Mrs c Parties calling for any of the abov letters will please say advertised.
 A. l.. Smith, postmaster
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-23

Mrs. Carrie Nation threatens to go on the stage. Won't somebody ax her not 10.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-23
LETTER LIST

The following is list of letters re- maining in the postoffice at Prescott, Arizona, for the week ending Sept. IA 1QO2.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-23

For choice wines, hquora and cigars % 10 Kearney's, Courier building If
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-23

Entered in the POstoffice at Prescott, Arizona, as SecOnd-CIass Matter.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-23

THE DAILY JoURNAL-MINER Is published | every day in the year except Sundays and legal Holidays
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-09-23

THE WEEKLY JOURNAL-MINER is puSI,s ned
 | every Wednesday, at PRESCOTT, the County Seat of Havapai County.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20
Inviting Rum and Disgrace.

Within the last week or two several
large defalcations have been reported
of bank officers or managers of trust
funds. In Boston the custodian of a
preachers aid fund embezzled several
hundred thousand dollars and is now
fugitive from Justice. AT Newbern,
N. c., bank cashier absconded leav-
ing behind him shortage of 1925, 900.
At Circleville, o., bank cashier is
missing and the books show a short
age of SIS, 900. In each of these cases
the defaulters had stood high In the
estimation of all who knew them and
their downfall was due to one and the
same calse-speculating in stocks or
on the grain market. That sort of
thing is sufficiently dangerous when
one speculates with his own money;
but whoever begins it with other peo-
pies money invites ruin and disgrace.
indianapolis Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

Smallpox Shows Marked Decrease Com.
pared With Last Yer.

The monthly bulletin of the State
Board of Health for July says:
1.-The public health In July iu Indl-
ana was not so good as in June, but
was sllgntly better than in July of
1902.
"Smallpox shows a marked decrease
as compared with the corresponding
month last year, the figures being,
July 1902, 5O2 cases with Is deaths in
As counties; July, 1908, 104 case with
four deaths in % counties.
"The number Of deaths was 2,765,
an annual rate per 200 of 1919. In
the same month last year there were
2.607 deaths, rate Of 1875. OF the
total q mber of deaths SAL, or 2O.7
per cent, were IS and over. The deaths
from filth and food poisoning diseases
were: Typhoid lever, So; cholera in
fantum. dysentery and diarrhoea. 313
Cancer caused 10S deaths, violence
1919. consumption 315, influenza IL,
diphtheria Is, measles 6.
''The murders numbered l3, and of
these ten were from mob violence and
three by skulls being crushed. OF the
uicideS, 80 in number, % were males
and females. -
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20
Why Wheat Advanced.

Minneapolis T thursday reached the
dollar mark wheat, an advance there
of cents and up about 10 cents this
week. This spectacular incident con-
tributed more to the wheat advances
In the other markets than anything
else. There is the possibility that Min
neapolls will be down to a COM
plete exhaustion. 1t is expected it
will be down to 100000 bu-
shells today: and another week. with
no larger receipts end equal consump-
ton, would put the -four mills at the
bottom of their wheat bins. This situa-
tion is SO sensational as to furnish bulls
everywhere with a buying incent-
i've. 1t is possible the cash premiums
which have been created this week,
will start up the receipts. But SO far
this season the advances i'm prices have
had the effect OF causing farmers to
hold rather than to SELL
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

A huge, throbbing lump of fish
flesh, estimated to weigh nearly ton,
and resembling an elephant in all but
shape, was fought to its death in the
channel and hauled up on the beach to
amaze the summer thousands at Ava
lion, California. 1t was a giant SUM-
fish.
The capture of the creature coosti-
tutes one of the most remarkable and
interesting events ia island history
history which is crowded with extra
ordinary piscatorial events. The catch
astounded pioneer fisherhman and
summer newcomer alike, for no fish
anything like the one caught was eyer
seen in these waters before. There
have been vague traditions of sunfish
weighing half ton having been seen,
but such reports have been generally
discredited. The fish taken eclipses
the stored ones, and establishes new
record.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20
The Pennsylvania 5 Double Track.

On Tuesday morning three and one
half miles of new track was opened to
traffic on subdivision d, of the Penn
sylvania western division. The stretch
of new track lies between KIN tower.
three miles west of Plymouth, to Dom
aldson. This track, by special order
of officials, will be used temporarily as
passing siding for trains running in
both directions. 1t will be used for
freight trains until the roadbed is suf-
ficiently settled to permit of the high
speed of passenger trains. With the
opening of the new piece of track
there is left only seventeen miles to
be completed, between Bourbon and
Chicago. This comparatively short
distance will soon be completed, as eff
forts are making in that direction by
the maintenance of way department.
From Bourbon west to Chicago. dis
lance of ninety-five miles, seventy
eight fmiIes, of new work has been
done. Shortly more double track will
be placed in the service and before the
end of many weeks the entire line
from Bourbon west will be a .ouble-
tracked road. Warsaw Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

A few days ago the Macedonian in
surrection looked very much like a
case for the police to look after, but
now, since the murder of Turkish
soldier has given the Bear an oppor-
tunity to put his paw in the trouble.
the situation has suddenly become one
of great Importance to every European
Cabinet.
While the eternal, relentless pur-
pose of Russia to possess CONSTANT
nople and the Dardanelles exists, with
Turkey ruling over lot of Christian
subjects, this Eastern questioH" will
remain box of gunpowder, likely to
be ignited by the slightest spark: and
with a lot of Bulgars in Macedonia
chatting under Turkish rule there will
always be sparks in plenty.
Behind the whole situation stand
the clashing interests of Russia and
Great Britain. The history of Russia
has been expansion toward to sea.
The Russian dream of centuries has
been the possession of Constantinople
TO make her i'm fact as well as in claim
the successor of the Byzantine or
Eastern Roman empire. And in time
this dream has become a commercial
and military necessity.
The Black sea is a Russian lake. but
at its outlet frown the cannon Of the
Turk, commanding and controlling
absolutely the narrow passage known
as the DardanelleS.
The leviathan is .cribbed, cabined
and confined by an apparently puny
enemy. But behind the feeble Turk
is the whole power Of the British em-
pire, bent upon keeping open the road
to India at any cost.
For this is the reason of Gibraltar,
of Malta. of Alden, of British occupa-
tion of Egypt and British ownership
of the Suez canal. And because the
Turk happened to hold an advantage
Gus position on the road to India is
the only reason he has not been kicked
back into Asia long ago.
For more than half century now
this has been the great question of
European politics. The Crimean war
did not settle it, nor did the treaty of
Berlin, after the Turko- Russian war.
Nothing will settle it while the Brit
fish and Russian nations remain pow
erfuI, and the pity of it is that the
geography is such that, il war comes,
nealy every nation of Europe will be
drawn into Indianapolis Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20
Our Interest in Russia.

Former Am baSSador White declared
recently that Russian performance
in Manchuria is best for the interests
os the United States. This is fully
borne out by the statistics Just issued
by the department of commerce and
labor. Our exports to Russia during
the past year doubled those Of 1901
and are so per cent in excess of those
of the year 1902. Their latest ag-
gregate exceeded ST, 900, 900, the
largest in our record with Russia.
Nor is it difficult to account for this
increase. The excess of railway ex-
penditures this year in Russia over the
receipts is $50, 900, 900. Much of this
has gone into Manchuria and most of
it represents imports from the United
States.
Russia deserves credit for awaking
the dormant east with the locomo-
tive. She alone of the oriental powers
has the courage, the credit, the capital
and the faith required for bringing
the old world into harmony with the
new. 1t is a slow process and all her
WAYS are not admirable in carrying i;
on.
AS buyer of our cottons, agricul-
tural implements, iron and steel man.
ufactures and flour Russia deserves
our distinguished consideration, es-
pecially as what she buys from us con-
tributes TO peace and progress.-Ch
cago Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20
The Picnic at Culver Wednesday.

The picnic of the Sunday schools of
the German church and the Church OF
God held Wednesday was an enjoyable
affair for all who attended. Over $50
tickets were sold and the Vandalia
kindly furnished three extra coaches
so that no crOwding was necessary.
On the arrival of the train at Culver
the picnicerS went TO the boat land
ing where arrangements were made to
give them all boat ride.
First they stopped at the academy
grounds to witness the naval race on
the lake, after that another trip was
taken around the lake on the steamer.
After other sight seeings the crowd
returned to the 6:44 train well pleased
with their afternoon outing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20
Currency Legislation.

The subcommittee of the senate
committee on finance is holding con-
ference at Senator Aldrich'S home in
Rhode Island to discuss currency Leg
islation. The subcommittee consists
of Senators Aldrich, of Rhode Island.
Platt, of Connecticut, Allison, of
Iowa. and Spooner, of wisconsin.
This is an able committee, well bal
anced geographically and otherwise.
Its conclusions may not be made pub
lie at present, but it is safe to assume
they will be wise and conservative.
Senator Aldrich stated few days
ago that the subcommittee would
probably frame bill. which, after
being formally submitted to the full
finance committee, would be introduc.
ed in the senate on the first dav of the
extra session to be called on the 9th
of November.
1t is probable the subcommittee will
embody in the measure it will present
the principal features of the Aldrich
bill, which failed in the senate at the
last session.
That bill did not affect the present
banking system at all, but it provided
that the public money derived from
customs revenue should be deposited
in national banks, instead of being. as
the law now requires, locked up in the
subtreasuries and thus withdrawn
from active circulation.
The practical effect of the Aldrich
bill would be to increase the circula-
lation by adding to it considerable
sum which is now locked up This
sum varies from year to year. but it is
always large. 1t is doubtful if the
committee will 60 much further than
this and it is entirely safe to predict
that it will not favor any radical
change in the present banking system.
Indianapolis Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

No spectacle in present-day Switzer-
land is more assuring than its public
schOolhouses, and of none are the peo-
pie prouder. The best sites of the
town,.on parks, water fronts and
commanding elevations-are chosen,
and some of the monumental struc-
lures recently erected do peculiar cred
it in architecture and attractiveness
to democratic institutions. The
"turnhalle," or gymnasIum-an adj
jacent structure harmonious in motive
lis feature of all up-to-date build
ings. The playground, ample in size
and surfaced with very fine water
worn stones, is another feature. Then
the entire school plant is likely to be
embellished more or less generously
with bordering trees, foregardens,
vines and gay flower space and finally
the school garden, cultivated in part
by the children, may be part of the
grounds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

There is no foclishness in treating
yinlators of the law at indianapolis.
A. S. Griswold was charged with con-
verting his saloon into a "wine room''
before Judge Whalton. On the charge
of keeping an evil resort Griswold was
fined 500 and costs and sentenced to
serve $50 days in the workhouse; for
allowing minors to loiter IN his place
he was fined 500 and costs and given
ninety days, and for harboring chill
dren at an indecent performance he
was fined 800 and costs and sentenced
TO thirty days in the work-house.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

The limited express on the Penn
sylvania ran into an open switch at
Van Vert. Ohio. Friday afternoon.
The engine struck fiat car and went
entirely over it, the first mail car was
piled on the engine and the other mail
cars were almost reduced to kindling
wood.
B. w. Healy, of this city. is head
mail clerk on this train. He received
bad cut in the back of his head and
was badly jammed and bruised. First
reports received here made his friends
fear that he was very seriously in
ured, but he came in on the $40 a. m.
train Saturday and was able to walk
from the station to his residence.
Eight other postal clerks were more
more or less injured, some having
broken limbs and others receiving cuts
and bruises.
The engineer, Charles Eaton, OF
Fort Wayne, was instantly killed ana
bis fireman A. w. Boggs, who, it is
reported was former resident of
Marshall county, was so badly crushed
and scalded that it was thought he
could not live, but he was taken to
his home at Fort Wayne and his re-
cOvery seems probable.
1t is said that the crew of freight
train left the switch open. The fast
express was running at the rate of As
miles an hour when it ran into the
switch, and 1T is fortunate that the
passenger cars did not leave the track,
as the passengers we're saved from
anything more serious than a general
shaking up.
The hundreds of friends of Mr..
Healy are thankful that he came out
of the wreck not worse hurt. The
life of postal clerk is dangerous
one. 1t is said that the per cent of
clerks killed or wounded every year is
equal to the per cent of soldiers killed
and wounded in battle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20
Still Hunting For a Wife.

81 know exactly what kind Of wo-
man 1 want for wife and i can't be
imposed on by any gold brick scheme.
/ I'm too old to be in a hurry but FRA
getting anxious to settle down and
have it over with. I'll give bunch
CT money and half beef to the man
that finds me what l want"
Thus spoke Daniel Overmeyer, an
elderly and well-to-do farmer who lives
down on the line between Fulton and
Pulaski counties, and who has been
advertising for wife. He means bus
mess and has had responses to his ads
from many states and from many can
didates, but is still single man. He
owns 200 acres of good land, well i'm
proved, and considerable stock and
grain and is OCT of debt, his standing
is good among his neighbors and there
is nothing queer about him except a
little inoffensive eccentricity. Seen
at his farm home he spoke freely of
bis matrimonial hopes and described
the woman he is seeking.
"She must be young enough to
cackle and too old to lay" he said,
sand she mustn't be afraid to work
nor too tired to spruce up bit and go
to a picnic with me once in awhile. /
like them Sunday excursions, too, and
| don't want to drag no dead woman
around with me. She must have good
sense and suit my eye for looks
Overmeyer is good looking fellow
of about fifty. dresses neatly. has a
pleasant home and raises fine stock.
He declares that he is sound in mind
and limb and can do stunts in farm
work with the best man in the county.
He has eleven heirs and will divide his
property and give his accepted wife
her share in "cold coin" at the we'd
ding.
81 am a good provider," he says,
land will contract to kill three young
beeves and five hogs on the place every
year. If any lady wants TO look me
over for a week l will meet her at the
train and send her back with all ex-
penses paid if she is not satisfied
Warsaw Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

The most northerly railway in the
world was opened few weeks ago.
For its whole length it lies within the
Arctic regions. The greater part of it
is in Swedish territory, and only a
small part cuts through the narrow
est portion of Norway until it reaches
the Norwegian harbor OF Naryik. The
chief object Of the line, which now
connects the northern Baltic with the
Atlantic. is to open up the rich min
eral resources Of North Sweden and to
carry them Oh ely TO NarviK. The
new railway, which will, be known as
the Ototen line, Is about 140 miles
long and cost about one and a half
million pounds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

The descendants of John Alden and
Priscilla at their reunion in Duxbury,
Mass, started a subscription for a
fund TO buy the old Alden homestead
in that town. The house, erected by
John Alden's grandson and now $50
years old, has been held by the Alden
family through all its history, and is
now occupied by John w. Alden and
his wife, Mr.. Alden being direct de-
scendant from the original John.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20
Suicide by Slow Torture.

1t would not be advisable to instruct
people in easy ways of killing them
selves: They are altogether too fond
of suicide a. 1t is.
1t really seems, however, that there
is need for popular education in such
matters which will keep people from
torturing themselves to death with
carbolic acid or rat poison. II they
must kill themselves they should not
endure NECESSARY agony.
Carbolic acid has attained surpris-
ing vogue as lethal agent, probably
because it is cheap and easily procured.
1t can be bought at any drug store
and nickel'S worth is sufficient to
kill. Yet it is most agonizing in
strument of death. 1t is a powerful
escharotic-it actually burns and des-
troys living tissue wherever it touches
The man who drinks carbolic acid
pOGrS liquid lame down his throat.
1t corrodes and eats away the lining
of the whole digestive tract. The en-
suing torture is indescribable.
Ratpoison is largely made of arsenic,
one Of the deadliest and cruelest
pOlsons known to the chemist. IL
produces pains compared with which
the fortunes of cholera morbuS are in
significant. 1t excites unquenchable
thirst. gripes, convulsions. Death by
arsenic is horrible in the extreme
Chicago Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20
Third Set of Natural Teeth.

A third set of natural teeth for any
person is an exceedingly rare thing,
but case of the kind is reported in
Bremen. Mrs. William Baker lost all
her permanent teeth, and got the
usual substitute of ssstore teeth. -
Some time ago they began to give her
trouble, as the plates would not fit.
An examination showed that she was
cutting Few teeth. She now has a
complete set Of perfect teeth, and a
set OF artificial ones that would prob
ably be sold at a liberal discount.-Bre-
men ENQUIRER.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

Mrs. Mary d. Erlougher, of Swa-
zee, Grant county, aged 10 years, was
one of the graduates of the G, L. S.
@. at Winona last Thursday. Mrs. Err
tougher is probably the Oldest member
of the class of 1908 and notwithstand-
ing her advancing years, is still STU
dent, keeping up her interest in books
and reading, as is evidenced by the
fact that she has just completed the
four year G. L. S. G. reading course.
Warsaw Union.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

Civilians are apt to regard the naval
and joint maneuvers of the arrly and
navy alc1g our coast as elaborate and
rather expensive comedies. For those
actively engaged therein, however,
these war games are no jokes. In
every other respect than in the alb
sence of bodily peril they have all the
characteristics of actual warfare. The
strenuous rivalry is there and the
strain OF constant alertness, just as If
the participants were really enemies.
Philadelphia Record.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

Prof. Bernard Moses, OF the Uni
versity OF California, who has just re-
turned after serving since April, 1900,
as a member of the Philippine COM
mission and who was secretary of
public instruction in the Philippines
under Governor Taft and and formu-
lated the educational system that
was adopted by the commission, in an
interview, vigorously defends che
policy Of teaching English to the ma
tive children, holding that this is es4
sential IN order that the race may
come into touch with American insti-
buttons. Prof. Moses says that GER
tain amount Of immigration from
China into the islands is absolutely
necessary In order. to supply the labor
market for at least & 'ty years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

Reginald G. Vanderbilt, who has
just returned from a European trip
with his bride. paid SIS, 900 in duty to
the collector Of the port of Boston.
This is the largest collection ever
made from a returned tourist at that
port. 1t is said the examiners check
ed up Mr.. Vanderbilt's declaration
item by item, requiring two hears to
go through 40 trunks which the couple
brought in.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

ghe secret service has discovered a
new counterfeit $40 silver certificate.
1t IS in imitation of the series of 1891,
check letter d. Tillman register, bears
the portrait of Hendricks, and appar-
emily is printed from plates Of photo
mecanical process.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

OJudge Gregory Of the county court
of Albany must be commended for re-
fusing to naturalize foreigners unable
to speak the English language. ri
viii, he said compel them to ans
wer questions regarding their age,
p ace of nativity, when they arrived
in the United States, and any other
questions which / deem essential to
good citizenship, and if they fail to
make satisfactory answers. l will re-
fuse to grant them the necessary pa
pers. When man has beeI in this
country i've years and is unable to
speak our language, he is not, in my
opinion, fit to be admitted to citizen
ship, and l VIII act accordingly
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

The new militia law provides
thorough drilling and five days field
service for the members of the ma
tional guard each year. 1t also pro-
vides that any man with the quaIifi-
cations thus and otherwise to be easily
secured may 60 before an examining
body and be listed to be appointed an
officer of volunteers. From those
ranks any American may rise to be
head of the army.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-08-20

The Lords and Commons having
both maintained their dignity by stick
ing to their amendments, the Irish
land bill is now in the hands of con-
ference committee, where, no doubt,
sufficient influence can be exerted to
bring about an agreement. Leglsla-
tive dignity is great thing, but it
has decided tendency TO delay action.