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Arizona republican., 1903-03-03
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Mrs. T. G. Norris Of Prescott is the guest of Mrs. G. ". Gage.
 S. C. Prunty who opened an assayirg office in Tempe some months ago and has been absent for the past six weeks returned here yesterday.
 w. D. Conseridentified with the New York store, is on the sick list
 Dr. C. H. Jones made a prOffesi0nai trip to Mesa yesterday.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-03

Remember that Teeter Bros. are at the front with fresh and tender meats and prompt service.
Arizona republican., 1903-03-03

If you want good coffee at fair price try our 25c Chase and Sanborn. Goodwin Bros
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
Telegram NerHfies
His Dream ofDeath
Parents In Des MONIES Believe Son Was 51urdered.

DIES MONIES. Iowa, Aug. 29.-Because
he awakened from a horrible dream in
which he had seen his son killed by two
men in a railroad yard. only TO receive
a telegram announcing that the son had
been run over by the cars between De-
troit and Durand, Mich, and killed. j.
]. Scanlon, of Fort Dodge. has departed
for Detroit for the purpose of showing
that his boy was murdered and that
robbery was the motive.
Mrs. Scanlon declares she heard pecu-
liar rappings about the house on the
same afternoon, and that she had Wis
ion in which her boy was running out of
a lumber yard bleeding from numerous
wounds with two men pursuing him and
demanding his life. This happened be-
fore receiving the telegram announcing
the death.
Detroit officials believe the boy had
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
ONLY DISTRICT CORNERSTONE
NOW COVERED BY LIGHTHOUSE
Marks Spot Where Marine jurisdiction Ceases.

Washingtonians passing along the
river front of Alexandria notice the
lighthouse on the point which marks the
lower edge of the town. This lighthouse
is built above the stone which marks
the southeast corner of the ten miles
square. which formerly constituted the
District of Columbia. and is. indeed. the
only cornerstone of the District which
was laid with pomp and ceremony.
On the 18th of April, 1871, Daniel
Carroll and David Stewart arrived in
Alexandria. and supervised the fixing of
the first cornerstone of the District of
Columbia. At o'clock the mayor and
commonalty gathered with the Free Ma
sons at Wise's Tavern, and after toast :
Ing the new District, moved to Jones'
Point, and there the master of the lodge
and DR.. Stewart placed the cornerstone
with corn, wine and oil, and the Rev
James Muir. pastor of the Presbyterian
Church. offered prayer. and delivered an
address
This cornerstone still constitutes the
south extremity of the water portion of
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

the District, although the land has been
receded to Virginia since 1s47. line
drawn from IL to the east stone marks,
at its crossing of the river Potomac. the
line where the Jurisdiction of Captain
Sutton and his police boat terminates.
That section of our sister city has
not entitled thereto. He also states
constitutes the south margin of the first
ward of Alexandria. which is said to con-
tain more newspaper men than all of the
rest of the town combined. Notwith-
standing the intelligence of its residents,
portions of it are still considered I'M
healtbful. as chills and fevers, il is Said
sometimes shake the whole community
on its lower margin.
The shipyards are there as are all the
railroads, which run through Alexandria
east and west. The point on which the
lighthouse stands was formerly known
as Fort Columbia, which was erected
during the war of the Revolution, and
some of the guns which manned il are
still sticking up on Alexandria's street
corners.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
SHIPS SUNK BY GALE.

MOBILE. Ala, Aug. 29.-Advices from
Grand cayman. British West India. state
that the recent hurricane destroyed 100
houses and twenty-seven vessels. At Lit
tie Grand Cayman great loss of life and
property Is reported.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30

saved up money and was starting back
TO his home. which corroborates plans
outlined in a letter previously received
by the parents. No money was In the
boys clothes when his body was found
.Scanion will take up the search for his
sons slayers at Detroit Sunday
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
CONNECTICUT WOMEN VOTE.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Aug. zs--For
the first time in the history OF this STATE
women voted today IN a borough election.
They took part in the election at Wood
mont. where United States Senator
HawIey spends his summers.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
The Famine.

II was an act of high courage for a
new viceroy 10 undertake twelve re-
forms; IL was an act OF higher courage
to carry them out without faltering TIE
great famine of 1899 nearly threw him.
Day by day" he said, "as we have
contemplated sky of brass and an I'M
clouded sun. we have longed bitterly.
and would have sacrificed much for the
sight that met the watcher upon Car
mel-of the little cloud no bigger than
a mans hand" Every man. woman
and child" he said later, who has per-
ished in India in the present famine has
been burden upon my heart" And
actions followed words. In the crushing
heat OF summer all India witnessed the
new spectacle of a viceroy ranging far
and wide ever the stricken plains.
In spite OF the almost inevitable mis-
takes, distress was never before so
quickly or so thoroughly relieved. the Of
hcers OF the government never gave
themselves with more whole hearted de-
votiOn in the service of the people Upon
that great crisis in the history of the
Indian people is stamped deep the name
Of the man who led the rescuing forces
and the imprint will abide.
The Sort of Man.
The viceroy of India has carried
through his reforms with marked sue
cess. He has been like General Wood
though under quite different conditions
the restorer OF a province" This rec
ord he has accomplished by hard, uu-
renting work The amount of detail
this man accomplishes is enormous He
works fourteen hours a day. He starts
in the early morning, works till half
past one-or lunch time; he gives an
hour and a half TO the numerous guests
he has; then he works again till dinner
time; at half-past ten he leaves his din
ner guests, goes TO his study, and re-
mains there till O'Clock in the morn
ing. He seldom spends more than an
hour and a half in the open sir eacn
day. And he works at this high pres
sure wherever he may be-on board a
steamer, on a railway, or when resting
at one of his temporary dwellings during
his tours And yet those who meet him
as his guest can scarce realize that lie
is so terrible a worker.
Yet, says Ian Malcolm, NJ. p, an in
innate friend No one who has en-
joyed the hospitality of Government
House would guess, by his manner. tina.
he was more than an ordinarily occu-
pied English gentleman
That is the kind of man George Cur
zon Is. lie has done his work. and dopa
il well. More remains to do. He is still
young man; already the world knows
him for a good man who has achieved
satisfying kind OF greatness.-Boston
Transcript.
The Washington times., 1903-08-30
The Civil Service.

Five years ago the colonial civil ser
vice in India was being weakened By
frequent official transfers, and by the
abuse of accumulated leave. BY ha5ty
transfers a valuable continuity, basel
upon local knowledge and personal in
terest, was lost. Under the old leave
rules civilians were taking the oppor-
tunity afforded by the conditions of
modern travel to run home on their
three months accumulated leave. Hence
further official dislocation. Lord Cur
zon kept administrators where they had
become effective or discharged them. To
meet the second evil he introduced a
rule that. after taking accumulated priv
ilege leave. Of over six weeks, an Off :
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Why He Succeeded.

But the browning expression of ap-
prevail has only recently been given. The
British government has asked Lord Cur
zon to remain another term as viceroy.
and with a devotion not unlike that OF
Governor Taft in Manila, Lord Curzon
has accepted the governments task,
amid the general enthusiasm OF his In
dian subjects. What. then. in the light
of the unpleasant impression Lord Cur
zon made in London five years ago and
the astonishingly agreeable impression
he is making today. is the lesson afford
ed BY his career?
The lesson, we think, is not very diff
serent from that Afforded By the career
The Washington times., 1903-11-21
A New Pie Problem.

The New York papers have reported that
owing to the unreasonable heat Of recent
Monday 10000 pies were thrown away by
luneh-room keepers in the city Of New York.
These pics spoiled on the lunch-rooin keepers
hands. and the pie trust would not take them
back.
Pics used to be retunable. but When the PIE
trust was formed it issued edict that 10 PIE
that was once put into circulation would Dc
taken back Before that, when pies deteriorated
On the lunch-roOm keepers hands they were e.
changed for new pies Of later edition
What the pie bakers did with spoiled pies Is
not known. Maybe they broke them mp, melted
them. aad had them reeast; but, at any rate
they took them back But since the bakers
have Joined the trust il has been different
Ten thousand luneh-sooIn keepers n Sfe2ieF
View York object 20 the change They protest
against having the responsibility for the con
duct Of the pie trust pies thrust upon them
Not being seventh sons, they cannos tell how
many pies they need On given day, ner Whist
the weather via be, nor whether the pies VIII
keen. Nor can tssey einbalm their leftover pies
and 90 nreserve them, for embaluled pies are
not good
It is the irony Of The situation that when TAG
weather is warm and pies don't keep les pc
are eaten. but the lunch-roon keepers can
nqither dictate nor foresee what the wcstlIei
win be. They have formed the United Lunch
room Keepers Association. and propose eishei
10 compel the pie trust TO take back the I'M
haired pies or to bake for themselves -iiar
ner's Weekly.
The Washington times., 1903-11-21
The Horse Show.
The Good 1t Does the Horses and the
Amusement 1t Gives the People.

The progress Of the Horse Show
annually affords the American public
much entertainment; what with the
accounts of the horses, the accounts
Of the gowns, and the fun which is
poked at the whole exhibition for the
benefit of those who never get 4
chance to see it. 1t is no doubt
slightly ridiculous for large number
of wealthy people to put ON their most
gorgeous raiment and go and sit IN
boxes. apparently for the express pur-
pose of being stared at, while the
horse, the ostensible object of atten-
ton, is hardly noticed by the average
spectator. Bat, after all, 1t IS very
innocent amusement.
The only real harm Is probably
done by the dressmakers and milf
pers who are said TO constitute large
part of the crowd, and who are there
for the purpose Of taking home to
Harlem and Jersey City the ideas of
the costumes worn by the wives of
millionaires. When "a woman with ar
income which ought naturally TO
elothe her IN muslin. wool, and an oe-
casional silk gown, IS so influenced by
the reports of the gowns worn by rich
er women that she blooms forth IN
chiffon and imitation lace, IN a shod-
dy copy of the fashion of tie four
hundred, there Is Ieason for protest.
That SORT of thing i; not only absurd,
but dreadful.
The Horse Show, however, cannot
be condemned on the ground of cruel
( ty to animals, for it does nothing to
the horses but to improve the breed.
end they are not worrying over the
fact that a lot of unintellectual peo-
pie are more interested in clothes than
in them. 1t cannot be condemned OH
the ground of being a public nuisance.
for to the general public it Is a joy
There have always been shows of this
kind, for the benefit of people who
wanted TO show CT sheir fine feathers
end other people who wanted re see
1 them, and they 1--we never, probably
been taken more Sss5Slsly than they
deserved. Let the Horse Show -four
lish. 1t Is a Great american lnsttu
ton.
The Washington times., 1903-11-21
Earlv,s Raid.

What organized bodies defended Washington
city when General Early was making his famous
raids in Maryland and tried TO capture the city
in July, 1854? Please obHge W J. l.
Ben Perley Poore in his "Reminis-
cences" says: General Lee, wishing 70
force General Grant back TO the defense
OF washington, ordered a corps under
General Early to attack the Union CAPT
tai. which was thought to be guarded
only by a few regiments Of heavy artil-
lery and by a home brigade OF quarter
masters clerks. improvised by Quarter
master General Meigs. On the 18th OF
July. 1864, the advance. guard Of the Con-
federates. commanded by General
breckenridge. came within the defenses
Of Washington, where they We're 10
their great surprise, confronted by the
veteran Sixth Corps under General
Wright. and after few volleys had been
exchanged they retreatAd and hurriedly
recrossed the Potomac
The Washington times., 1903-11-21

and manufacturing that kind o.
goods, but toward convincing them
that they want what he has TO sell
Sometimes he succeeds. Human ma
ture Is prone to buy new things mere
~ as an experiment. But human ma
ture Is sensible to a certain degree,
and it Is more prone 10 buy new
things If ftey happen to meet a real
need.
The other thing in the way Of ex
tending our trade with these countries
Is carelessness in packing it is re-
ported that furniture shipped to
South America from this country ar
rives in the form Of kindling wood.
while that which comes from Franc
end Germany is intact. Of course, If
the furmiture-makers of this land
want to make expensive kindhng
wood for the inhabitants of South
American republics, there is no law
against their doing il, but it seems as
Is there would oe more sense in their
putting a little extra care into pack
ing the furniture
There is altogether too much Of that
sort of American business enterprise
which consists in making grea.
quantity of ugly and himsy things
and forcing people to buy them when
they really want something different.
1t no doubt indicates great business
ability in a commercial traveller, when
he induces a possible customer to IN
vest in something against his viii, but
it would indicate more of that quail
~. as we'll as more sound sense and
far-sightedness, If he found out wbai
the man really wanted end gave hin
a particularly good quality of that
one thing. In short, the commercial
genius which is il the long run of real
benefit TO the country, and to the man
utacturer as well, IS not the klho
which forces people TO waste theii
money. We do not need any more
decorated cooking stoves, and ugl.
carpets made of shoddy, and soaE
dishes ornamented with wreathi
of impossible flowers; we do neeC
good, substantial household furnitur'
Of artistic design, which will last a
least until there is money TO buy sons
more. As things are now, there Is al
together too much of tnat sort 0.
household stuff which a young eoupl
buy at the time of their wedding, anC
have to replace before their secon'
wedding anniversary comes around.
The Washington times., 1903-11-21
Robert Emmett.

Kindly give me the date Of the birth and
death Of Robert Emmett. the Irish patriot. Also,
any other information concerning him you may
find convenient. ERIN
RoJert Emmett was born in Dublin in
177S. and was hanged there on September
%. 1893. He was an Irish revolutionist
and like his brother, leader OF the
United Irishmen. IN July, 1903, he put
himself at the head of an unsuccessful
uprising in Dublin. He escaped 10 the
Wicklow mountains but returned TO
take leave of his affianced wife, Sarah
clrrs n, with the result that he was cap
ture6 and hanged. His attachment TO
Miss Curran is celebrated In Moore's ia
nous poem, she Is Far From the Land
Where Her Young Hero Sleeps
The Washington times., 1903-11-21
Menelik a Abolutionist.

Emperor Menelik. who claims 70 be
the most bIue-bloOded Of the monarchs
OF the Old World by reason OF his
alleged descent in a direct line from
King Solomon Of Israel and the Queen
of Sheba. has just issued a decree. i'm
posing the most severe and rigorous
penalties for anyone found buying
or selling a slave in Abyssinia He is
bent upon abolishing slavery altogether
in his dominions. aud when one takes
into consideration the fact that slavery
Of one kind or .IH.other stih exists,
not only in the realms of the Turkish
Sultan. of the Egyptian Khediye. of
the Shah OF Persia the King OF Siam,
and the Emperor of China. but even
in the feudatory states Of British India
in the Congo Free State, ruled by King
Leopold: in Zanzibar, which is Vassal
TO Great Britain. and in the colonial
dependencies of France. Germany. and
: Portugal, in Africa, il must BE- admitted
! that Emperor Menelik deserves a great
| deal Of credit for his humanity and
/ progressiveness in honestly endeavoring
/ to suppress the most wicked Of an
I trafic-that in human beings
/ Menelik is far more enlightened
ruler than is generally believed. and has
/ bu little in commcl with his ferocious
! prt decessor. Emperor John. who was
wort 20 slice of the noses Of those who
used snuff. TO cut of the lips of those
i found smoking. and 10 brand crosses
in the hand of every Mohamrr osn who
! fell into his clutches, just gay OF
] converting him into a Christ 3,
The Washington times., 1903-11-21
Blind Progress.

That we all are here through struggle,
though the fruits our fathers won,
Makes Us brothers strong and worthy in the
course stin TO be run
Who snail say he end is useless, or the
mighty labor dons2
systems stiH are blown 20 atoms and the
earth will meet its doom,
In the eve Of all the heavens man Is ever n
his tomb
But we see the smallest blossom still outburst-
ing into bloom
Just alone that man is noble. just alone that
he have worth.
just alone that ne shall ripen What was seed
in him at BIRTH
Is more imperial problem 5han the end q
ali the earth
Human progress still points peaeeward ans
stili further from the brute
Ter the end be hidden from me. let eternity
be mute,
win struggle on and upward as the flower
from the root
D. Oppenheim in Youths Companion
The Washington times., 1903-11-21
Censorship Useless.

OF course. 1t is impossible to attach
any weight TO the authority of an eN-
pert who sanctions scenes which the
playwright himself subsequently feels
to be unpresentable. and the opinion ia
expressed that since according to uni
yersal consent the censorship Of the
stage has been shown TO be useless
as a guardian of the morality OF the
drama. the best thing to do viii be 10
abolish the office, since the fact that q
play, no matter how Objectionable. IS
passed by. the censor. endOws It WITH
the stamp Of the approval Of the crown
The London Morning Post, the
Chronicle" and the various weekly
papers such as the Outlook the
Spectator. and the Saturday Re
view" which denounce the existence
OF a 6 nsorship as an anachronism that
shouIG be abolished, are manIfestly aware
that it is a prerogative Of the sovereign,
and that King Edward is far too busy
reviving those prerogatives Of the
throne that have fallen into disuse to
dream Of surrendering others which are
still in active force And while he is
too sensible and broadminded TO see
any harm in the plays that his censor,
acting on his own discretion, has pro-
hibited. yet the fact that he occasion
ally makes his wishes felt has been
demonstrated by the refusal Of Mr.. Red
ford, in his name. TO license any plays
containing references to the Raging
or hazing scandals in the army until
these illusions had been eliminated.
The Washington times., 1903-11-21
Thanksgiving Joys.

Tommy Figgjam-Paw, what dc people be
tbsnkful for when the last Thursday in NoYem-
Der comes around?
Paw Figgjam-weli. the dealers in poultry
are glad business is 10 be brisk for few days
and dealers in other food commodities such as
celery. cranberrits oysters, etc, etc, are dltte
But their joy is as nothing compared to that
Of the doctors, who know they have started IN
for their annual harvest from weli-to-do patients
with bad stomachs. Fog l. IS only the people
who can afford doctor bills, Tommy, who can
cord 70 have enough TO ear To make them i'll
Ala there Is general rejoicing over the country
because the football season ends that day. And
r. mat special session Of Congress viii only
adjourn in time, the people, regardless ef race.
color. or D. C., win rise up and sing paesns OF
iov aud gratitude Also, the newspapers are
glad the annual heTlOrhage Of Thanksgiving
.pomas' has been had.-Baltimore American
The Washington times., 1903-11-21
Lady Beauchamp Married.

Lady Violet Beauchamp. who was
divorced by her husband. Sir Reginald
Proctor Beauchamp. in 1901, has just be-
come the wife of Hugh Watt, the mir
Honafre correspondent IN the case. who
formerly represented Glasgow in pariia-
nent. The Beauchamp divorce resulted
in Mrs. Watt likewise obtaining dis
solution Of her marriage, and IL Is the
completion of her divorce, which has
lust been made absolute. that has made
it possible for Hugh Watt to marry
Lady Violet She is the only daughter
Of the late Earl of Roden, and has dur
ing the last few months been much be-
fore the public In connection with pro-
eeedings for Islander brought against her
by the now divorced Mrs Watt
The Washington times., 1903-11-21
Courts and Capitals
Of the Old World
By THE mARQu1sE DE FoNTESoY.
suppTession Of "a 90 Morta.D

~NkfANSsAeA VI Id N-LAa AAuAAa
King Edwards censor of plays.
George A BEDFORD. has again brought
down q perfect storm Of abuse upon mis-
head By prohibiting the production II
Gabrieie d Annunz,o's La Citta Morta
upon the English ssage This is one of
the gleat Italian writer's MASTERPIECES,
with which the American public has
been familiarized by Leonora Duse.
and Mr.. Redford's prohibition thereof
is on line with his barring OF Mater
iincl's play "Monna Wanna and The
Ghosts" the latter being one of the
most profoundly moral pieces ever pro-
dueed on any stage.
At the same time he does not hest
tate 70 license by the dozen the moss
Objectionable Of farces and uusavory
Of musical comedies. One OF the former,
adapted from the French by Augustus
Moore. and entitled 1.-THE Giddy Goats,
was found after having duly passed
the censor, when performed at the re-
hearsai. TO be so questionable in GER
tain passages. that the latter were cut
out by the playwright himself in coz
junction with the management.
The Washington times., 1903-11-21
Put Upon HUaele Joe. .

Now that Joseph Cannon Is Speaker Of the
House Of Representatives.. ii is no more than
right that few anecdotes regarding him be
manufactured and printed. The following story
has a good many advantages over the average
story q great man. Most Of those yarns leave
you in a state OF doubt as to whether they are
true. There need be doubt whatever re-
garding ths one, as it is guaranteed TO be
manufactured ont Of whole cloth. Cannon never
h,.a-d the story himself which wiz make il all
tie more interesting him:
eEts," said AIr. Cannon when he had com
mented fayorably upon the brevity certain
Congressman showed in all his speeches, Il
knew Just enc man who could be briefer than
he He lived out IN Illinois before the war, and
asterward drifted to the wilder West. local
firm with a reputation for stinginess and nose
grinding knew Of the mans reputation as a
hard worker, SO they found his address. wired
him TO come. and in a few days the man was
installed as bookkeePer, shipping clerk time
keeper, payluaster, buyer cashier, bill clerk,
and some other things.
The work piled up, q course. The man
walloWed through il one day. and the morn
ing Of the next. after looking at his mail. threw
up the job and told his employers what he
thought Of them. Before he had time to re-
sign, however. they peremptorily discharged
him.
.The fellow left, and few days sfterward
he showed me his diary With the following
entries:
I