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Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
BANKERS NARROW ESCAPE,
He Fell Between the Moving Cars But
Rolled Off the Track.

Reno, New. Oct. 1S.-ColoneI J. n.
Powers of Louisville, KY. president of
the United States Trust company, was
seriously injured at Reno. The special
train in which he and a number of
other bankers were travelling on their
way to San Francisco to attend the
bankers convention broke in two just
in front of the depot.
Colonel Powers was stepping from
one coach to the other and fell between
the cars He retained his presence OF
mind, and though a portly and elderly
man succeeded in rolling off the track
just as the wheels following grazed his
shoulder. His injuries consisted of Il
severe cut on the left leg.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
AN ENlARGING FIELD
william r. Hearst Will Start Morn.
ing Paper In Los Angeles.

There viii be a Hearst paper at Los
Angeles very SOON which will almost
certainly disarrange things in the
newspaper circles in that town. Mr..
Hearst's intention was made known
to a reporter for the Republican by Il
member of his party closely associated
with the Hearst papers.
There have been reports and counter
reports of the purpose Of Mr.. Hearst
in respect of Los Angeles. Some time
before his arrival on the coast Mana
ser r. T. Williams OF the Examiner
visited Los Angeles for the purpose
of obtaining figures at which one of
the morning daiiies could be bought
An offer which was regarded as a lib
eral one was made fer the Herald but
was not accepted.
Mr.. Williams returned to San Fran
cisco and reported the result of his
mission to Mr.. Hearst who had intend
ed to visit Los Angeles but did not do
SO. 1t was reported that he would put
in newspaper there, but the fact
that he did not go there led to denials
of the report.
Hitherto gentlemen who have tried
to start democratic morning newspa-
pers in Les Angeles have failed to
make il stick There is little doubt
though that Mr. Hearst will succeed
and viii greatly disturb his neighbors.
He has done that in every field he has
ever entered. His entrance into Chi
cago Within a few months produced a.
cataclysm amopg the newspapers. Ac-
cording to Printers Ink the business
of the Chicago Tribune fell off so per
cent. All of the Chicago papers suffer-
ed. though the Record Herald was the
least affected
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19

New York. oct. 1S.-John Alexander
Dowic, who called himself Elijah th4
Restorer. faced his first New York au =.
dience today and although Madison
Square Garden was thronged at the
afternoon and evening meetings, and
thousands were turned away from the
doors, he found himself confronted with
what he called a new experience when
thousands having evidently satisfied
their curiosity threw the meetings into
confusion by their sudden exodus be-
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
A HOPE OF STATEHOOD
The Optimism Of Mr. Lawrence Of the
Hearst Party.

Mr.. Andrew NJ. Lawrence. the man
aging editor of the Chicago American
and a member of the Hearst party, ex-
pressed greater confidence in the pas
sage of a statehood bill at the COM
ing session of congress than the other
members of the party. Mr.. Lawrence
said that there could be TO doubt of it's
passage through the house. That body
was Overwhelmingly for the omnibus
bill and the members OF the new house
that would support a statehood bill are
in still greater majority. The difficulty
as everyonS realizes will be to bring a
statehood bill to q vote in the senate.
1t is the plan OF the friends of state
hood. said Mr.. Lawrence, to bring the
bill into the house early in the session
and pass it on to the senate. There
will be nine months in the long session
and it is hoped that the majority in
the upper house will be able to bring it
to a vote within that time.
Mr.. Lawrence does not share the be-
lief generally held that the opposition
In the New England states. the east
and the middle west is based on poll
tics or jealousy of the west The oppo-
sition lies wholly in the senators of
those regions themselves and in their
opposition they do not represent their
constituencies, which for the most part
have no feelings whatever in the mat
ter.
The senate of the United States. Mr..
Lawrence said, is curiously the most
exclusive legislative body i'll the world.
The members Of it are IL Ore careful in
the selection of their associates. If they
could be assured that the men who
would be chosen to represent the new
states would be men with whom they
would be willing to associate most of
the opposition to statehood would be
overcome. And. he added, it will not be
Wholly overcome until such assurance
IS given. 1t must be made known to
the ohjectors who the first senators, at
least will be-
MIR. Lawrence naturally favors the
popular election of senators so long
advocated by the Hearst newspapers
When the senate, ne says, is made a
popular body it will be robbed of it's
foolish exclusiveress and that him
GRANGE 10 useful legislation known as
senatorial courtesy. Said he: I'VE are
accustomed to hear of the simplicity
OF our fathers and their intense demo-
cFacy There is a more democratic
spirit in the United States today than
at the time OF the formation of the
constitution. The fact that the senate
was not then made a popular body
shows us that there was still in the
young republic tendency toward ar
istocracy.''
Mr. Lawrence believes that the next
statehood bill must be an omnibus bill.
He does not think it would be possible
to pass a single statehood bill There
must be a comhina tiGn of effort among
the territories.
Mr.. Lawrence was for long time
managing ecitor of the San Francisco
Examiner. but on the establishment
Of the Chicago American he was trans
ferred to the head of that paper. He
was the private secretary % Senator
George Hearst whose term began i'll
1875
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
WENT THROUGH LONG BRIDGE.
A Serious Accident to a C. & o. Train
Last Night.

Washington, Oct. 1s.-The Chesa
peahe and Ohio train, which left here
at HOP o'clock tonight for Cincinnati
met with d serious accident on Long
Bridge. which spans the Potomac river
and connects the Virginia shore.
About One-third of a mile from the
Washington end of the bridge is q draw
$50 feet in length. Tonight as the train
was passing over this draw the north
ern half of it gave way and precipitated
the tender and dead baggage car i'm
mediately following it into the water.
a huge girder which formed part of
the draw fortunately jammed up
against the mail car following the dead
baggage Car and helped to keep it and
the remaining cars OF the train from
going into the river. No one was
killed
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
IT BEAT LANGLfY'S.
A San Francisco Flying
Machine That Flew.
1t Carried the inventor Beyond the
Shore Line and Let Him Drop Into
the Bay.

San Francisco, Oct. 1S.-Dr. August
Greth, who for a year past has been
uncstentatiously working on an air
ship, today surprised the residents of
San Francisco by sailing over their
heads for two hours, directing his ma
crime almost at will and demonstrate
in many osserials he has solved the
problem of aerial navigation.
The ascension was made from d lot
almost in the heart of the city and DR..
Greth attempted tc encircle tower
ing newspaper building about mile
eastward but found the high currents
too strong for his power and Their turn
ed in an opposite direction. The winds
carried him oceanWard, and for a time
he hovered over the vicinity of the
Golden Gate, making various success
full trials of his steering gear.
The currents threatened to take him
out over the Pacific and he decided to
make a landing on the parade grounds
Of the Preside military reservation,
but made the mistake of letting out too
much gas and he landed in the bay
about 200 feet from shore. a crew from
the life saving station in the neighbor-
hood rescued the aeronaut and his fly
ing machine. which sustained very lit
tie damage by the unfortunate termin-
alton of the voyage.
The balloon of Greth's aerial contri-
varce is cigar-shaped and has a capa-
city of $4,000 feet of gas with a lifting
capacity of 1900 to 1000 pounds. The
car of the balloon is similar in con-
struction to that used by Santos Du-
mont and weighs about 500 pounds.
The engine is IA u horse power gaso-
lire meter ard the total weight carried
skyward. including that OF the invent
or and 200 pounds CT ballast, was about
1.40G pounds.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
GETTING THE UPPER HAND
Health Offices Slowly Oyercomins
Yellow Fever at Laredo.

Laredo, Texas. October 1S.-While
there are still many cases of yellow
fever IN the city. the work being done
by the marine hospital service and the
state health department is beginning
to show results in the decrease i'll the
number of cases.
The official bulletin for the past "a
hours issued tonight shows: New
cases. 20; deaths. 6: total cases, 400
total deaths to date, 81. The deaths
which occurred were among the poorer
classes of MeXicans. The deaths are
attributed to cooler weather
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19

fore the ceremonies had fairly begun.
Commands to close the doors au1
prevent exit were u1lavailing, and the
prophet gave vent to displays of much
petulance on finding that 1t was one
thing to gather great New York au
dience but quite another affair to COM
mand it's interest after the first de-
mands of curiosity had been satisfied.
The house to house visitations by the
hosts of the crusade meetings will be
inaugurated to morrow.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
OF A MYSTERY
The Nan Who Wanted to Recover a
Treasure for haricopa County.

The threatened mandamus suit of H
J. Bennett against the territorial board
OF equalization to compel the assess
mcnt of the Santa Fe. Prescott and
Phcerix railroad furnishes d solution
Of q mystery i'll which 4 mild curiosity
was felt three months ago. but which
long since has been divested of all in
tcrest.
It will be remembered that a man
whose name was not given out sub
mitted an attractive proposition to the
board of supervisors of this county.
He said that he had discovered a treas
ure OF $500 belonging to the county:
that nobody but himself knew where
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
hit BY A TIDAL WAVE
The Rough Experience of the Gun.
arder Etruria.

London. Oct. 1S.-The Cunard Line
steamer Etruria. from New York Octo
Der Z. which arrived at Liverpool today.
reports having been struck by a tidal
wave on the day she left New York
Several persons were injured. in
Guiding Mrs. w. w. Hall, d saloon pas
5erger, who had her ankle fractured
and her hip dislocated.
W. w. Hall. her husband who suf-
fered with weak heart, died on Octo-
ber 10 from the shock. The port side
of the captains bridge and d number
of stanchions were carried away by the
wave.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
INDIANA TOWN BURNING.
Telegraph Operator at His Post Till the
Station Was in Flames.

Kokomo. Ind, Oct. 1S.-The town of
Galveston is burning. At l a. IN. the
station agent there wired the news of
the blaze. which is of incendiary origin.
and then broke off his message with
the words: Cant send any more; sta
ton is already half burned
Galveston is a town of 1000 inhab-
itants. The Kokomo fire department
has been sent there on special train.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
THE CHINESE WIRELESS,

Pekin. Oct. 1S.-The Marconi system
of wireless telegraphy was inaugurateG
today between Pekin and the coast
Several Chinese officials attended the
sending of the first message.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
SNOW IN NEW YORK.

Plattsburg. n. Y, Oct. 1S.-Northern
New York had its first snowfall of the
season today. The mountains about
Lake Placid. Loon Lake, Chateaugay
lake and Lake Titus are white with
snow
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
HEARST PARTY GOES SOUTH.

Tucson. Ariz.. Oct. 1S.-The Hearst
congressional special arrived from
Phoenix this morning and left for
Guaymas. Sonora. at 11:30. thus chang
ing the itinerary which would have
taken them through New Mexico today
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
WANTS HONORABLE PEACE.

Yokohama, Oct. 1S.-Japanese Minis
ter of War Lieut.. General Trauchi-
XII, denies that the army is desirous of
war, and he says the cabinet is unani-
nous in wishing for peace with hon
Cr
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19
WEATHER TODAY.

Washington. Oct. 1S.-For New Mex
leo and Arizona-Fair Monday and
Tuesday.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19

For Sale.-2A acres alfalfa with
brick house, barn, chicken yard, flow
ers, lawn and shade. Close in on car
line. r. f. Pascoe 110 North Center ST.
Arizona republican., 1903-10-19

FOR SALE:-4O acres alfalfa land,
frame house. corrals and fenced, six
miles out with ten inches stock in Mar
icopa or Salt River Valley canal, $500.
E. L. Pascoe. 10 North Center Street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28

i'm the east end of the exposition build
ing T he men who viii appear in bright
cQlQred tights. spangIes and white kid
slippers and perform the wonderful
teats on the backs Of the horses while
he band is pla wing and the clowns are
following the ringmaster about the
ring, are working on the horses 1t is
work TOO.
There are two white horses. fine look
ing animals. which were bought a few
weeks ago and which must be put into
shape for the first performance. The
premier equestrians and Joe Barris. the
equsstrians' manager. have a school
for the horses every afternoon Barris
Is little man, he is good deal small
or than General Funston. He has been
In the circus business for "a years and
has Travelled all over Europe South
America and Australia and he knows
graduate course He knows how to
handle horses and he is as patient and
gentle and kind with them as nurse
with patient sick with nervous pros
Hello. joe" says sells ana he walks
up To the ring
Hello Billy" replied Barris, for
there is no formality between circus
owners and equestrian managers.
The mechanic there. says Sells
pointing to travelling crane, lis the
greatest help 10 bare back riders that
was ever built. IT'S new thing and
they didn't have them when 1 rode in
the ring"
The mechanic. is crane. attached
10 a pole i'm the center of the ring.
There are Duneys and a rope which
fasrens to belt on the man who is
training the horses The arm of the
crane is directly over the rider. One
man pushes the crane around on its
pivot SO as to keep the end OF the arm
directly over the rider Another man
holds the rope and keeps it fairly taut-
If the rider falls the man with the rope
holds it and let's the rider down easily.
There IS no reason for the rider to fall
except that the horses are green and
the- do not keen the steady gait
around the ring and when they stop
suddenly or sweFve the rider loses his
balance. Then he is hung up ia the air
for a minute kicking and SPRAYING, in
space, until the man at the other end
of the rope lets him down
One Of the men who is to be seen
around the training ring is James Nc
Elroy. the Topeka young man who used
IT, ride bareback ia the ring. He was
one of the best riders in the business
but two years ago while he was with
q show in Vancouver. ne fell and his
arm was broken. The doctor who set
il did q poor job and gangrene set in
and McElroy lost his arm and had to
give UP riding. Now he travels one
day ahead of the circus and makes the
final arrangements for the show TO ap-
pear the next day William sells taught
WCElroy how to ride many years ago
They were chums together and now
Sells remembers his old comrade of the
ring and has him in one of the most
important positions connected with the
circus. AIcElroy knows whether the
horses and riders are doing their work
well and he can often be seen watching
them The horses that are old to the
ring and the performers who know
their business have to work in the ring
every day during the winter to keep in
form
There are other horses besides those
that appear in the ring. They are the
draft horses and all winter Mr Sells
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28

are summoned to be present on that
evening The programme for the
Maundy Thursday service begins AT
7-30 p. m. with the extinguishing OF the
the following Easter morning It IS
followed by the mystic bsnouat." =
very substantial AFFAIR. judging from
the menu, and this is closed by e series
Of toasts-
on Sunday morning the Easter break
fast will be served in the hall at $50
o'clock After that the observance OF
the lighting OF the candles takes plaza
at $50 and an Easter service including
an address by the Rev. John q Navsr
viii be conducted in the red room
Topeka lodge No. A. T. o. O. IT.. ~
considering the purchase Of new
paraphernalia and robes for the officers
AS the outlay required is in the neigh
bOrhoOd OF a thousan- dollars the mat
ter IS given careful consideration. but
it has been decided TO make the nur-
chase IN time for the big celebration to
be held here on April .. the anuiVer-
sary Of the estab lishment OF the order
of Odd Fellows IN America Gar Pen
well of the MuSeoTite temple CT the
Odd Fellows IS considering the a1vis-
ability of issuing a call to the members
sion The Muscovites are an order %
the Odd Fellows about which the pub
lie hears little 1t corresponds 10 the
department OF Shriners IN Masonic lodge
Of fun making. This is about the only
temple west OF the Mississippi ana
meets only occasionally when the treas
ury contains some money In case the
call is issued there viii probably b.
some limitations Of new members.
On Thursday. April IS. Grand Master
R. ". Turner Of the A o. Z. W sent
out from his headquarters ar AIankato-
Kas., the list Of district deputies wler
have the active supervision Of the bust
ness Of the order IN the state
change has been made in the rules ~
the grand lodge, and the deputies VIII
be specially assigned to work instead
of having charge Of districts as for
merly. The announcement is as fol-
lows:
In compliance with provisions OF the
laws Of this order I have this day ~
pointed the following general deputy
grand master Worzmen- W H Miller.
J. P Perkins. z Z. BiEgss c H Alex
Heck. ]. F. Daniels. J. II. Hendrich
Each Of the foregoing appointments -
take effect and be in force from and
after April /. 1898. And 10 be accepted
not later than April Is. by reporting for
duty. It is desired that each report for
duty April 1. Salary viii be computed
from day deputy comnnenees active
work R ". TURNER
Grand Master Workman
J. E Mcdowell. OF Columbus. Ezs..
grand chancellor or the AnlEnlS q
Pythiss Of the state was IN Topeka
Wednesday making arrangements Tor
the meeting OF the grand lodge here in
May. His conference with the conveu-
ton committee Of the local lodges was
only over the preliminary arrangements
and viii be followed with much further
communication and further NEE riuzs-
While here Chancellor Mcdowell visited
the lodges Of the Rathb0re Sisters. tn4
auxiliary Of the X of P, which viii also
take an active part In the rreQa rari1r1
for the assembiage OF the grand Lodge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28

with four horses. The two in the lead
are steady old circus horses and the two
wheel horses are new to the business
and they are being trained.
..IOW's the new team. BoIey2" shouts
Sells to the driver.
The driver slowly and dehbera tely
brings his horses to q full stop Then
he as slowly and deliberately leans over
and says
body team
When Boley gets his team completed
he VIII have eight gray horses
Running loose in the fair grounds on
warm days can be seen three camels. a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28

has been paying d fancy price for good.
heavy horses that suit him If you are
riding down street with him in his com
Portable phaeton behind the circus spot
ed horses he drives. YOU will all of
sudden be whisked down a side street
after farm wagon that is being drawn
by likely looking horses IF Sells can
buy the team, or one of the horses. he
VIII do it then and there if they suit
him. Good circus horses are scarce.
AS you ride down street you may
meet a heavy circus wagon, empty. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28

musk OK and a Philippine water but
falo- The water buffalo goes by the
name OF Kelly The other day a boy
was sent to lead Kelly, by his long
tether rope. to his stall Kelly started
in another direction and the boy could
not head him off. He tugged at the
rope but Kelly went on stay with
him. let him run and follow him. -
shouted Sells. The last he saw of the
boy for some time Kelly was setting
a pace for him across the fair grounds.
He can't hold him" commented Sells.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28

looking monkey that is the favorite of the
trainer. The trainer has given him his
family name of Green. Joe Green goes into
the cage and calls to Willie Green. The
monkey may not al first be disposed to De
s0cable- Look here. Willie" said Joe.
Billy is here meaning Mr. Sells and i
want you TO come out here Willie chat
ters away and Joe chatters back and soon
the monkey climbs. walks and swings him
self over to Joe Green, rubs his ear. kisses
him and talks to him In the barn are tour
new members Of the menag erie-fOur dou-
bic bumped cameIs- They still have the
taes On Jheru which state that they were
shipped by Hagenbaek from Germany and
Continued on Page Thirteen).
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28

little elephant called BABY but one of
her kin is not enough company. There
is a blind horse there nunching hay
alongside of Queen. Now and then
Queen tickles the horse with her trunk
and the horse straightway kicks Queen
but she takes it all as joke and viii
not be content for a minute without the
blind horse to keep her company
The most interesting cage is where the
mcnkeye. baboens and trained pigs are
kept They get along very we'll ali ex-
cept willie Green" large, intelligent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-28

" gets tired of running he VIII go to
his stall
In the rear Of the Sells home at rs
Quincy street IS large stone barn
where the animals that have to be. kept
warm have been housed during the
winter months. The man in charge is
Joe Green, the keeper, and he and the
animals make I'D q more or less happy
family- Green is happy with the fer0-
cious beasts and some of them. for in
stance the big elephant Queen. seem
to be perfectly conteuted- Queen is
peculiar She has for a companion a