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The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
CAN THE KAISER
WHIP UNCLE SAM?

New York. Feb. 15.-Poultney Bige-
low. war correspondent, lecturer and
good fellow well met" with the Ger
man Emperor, told members of the
League for Political Education, yester-
day, that in the event of war between
the United States and Germany "the
Americans would get licked out of
their boots before they got their
wind"
Germany" he said, could land a
force of 100000 men on this side Of the
water and the unpreparedness OF the
United States would bring to this
country disaster and ruin which it
would take years to overcome
Bigelow discussed the subject, THE
Coming Struggle for the Markets of
the East"
''The German Emperor knows more
about warships than any man living"
he said. He could reproduce any
cruiser or warship in the United States
navy.
Imagine nation thoroughly con-
WINGED that its future lies in the way
OF breaking through the wall of the
Monroe doctrine. that it must get col
onies in order to find an outlet for the
energy OIL It's people. II we have a
war with Germany, we will not at
tempt to land an army at Bremen. or
along the German coast, or to send our
navy there, and Germany will not at
tempt to land at Coney Island, or at
the mouth of the Potomac river.
The scene Of war will be at Vene-
zuela Now Germany, on a minutes
notice. could ship an army of 10000 or
1OO.Oo0 men. You remember how long
n TOOK us to get $4,000 men over to
Cuba and how that dsorganized band,
under that helpless and useless man.
Sseneral Shatter. crawled over the hills
20 meet the highest degree of polite
hess in the world
Should war be declared and the
hattle ground fixed at Venezuela,
thsre would be problems to stagger
the gigantic and Nepoleonic intellect
of our friend, General Corbin."
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
CARNEGIE OFFERS
AID TO VENEZUELA

Washington, Feb. 1G.-Moved by the
spirit of which Herbert w. Bowen has
conducted the peace negotiations at
washington with the representatives
OF the allies. and anxious that his mis-
sion should succeed. Andrew Carnegie,
upon hearing of Germanys action in
demanding cash payment of S34O, ,OO0
instead of the s275,0O0 previously
promised her. sent the following mes
sage to Mr.. Bowen, dated February
18th:
Il shall be glad to hand you over al
once s34O.OOO to meet the German de-
mand if Venezuela desires it."
This fact became known tonight
after the last of the addenda to the
peace protocols had been signed at tho
British embassy.
Mr.. Carnegie, it is said, has been
watching with close interest the prog
ress OF the negotiations here. Tho
message was sent as soon as the news
of Germany's demand was published.
Mr.. Bowen dispatched grateful re.
ply to Mr.. Carnegie, thanking him fol
MS generous offer. which. however, il
was not necessary to accept.
In announcing Mr.. Carnegie's offer
MIR. Bowen said that many banks and
financial syndicates had all along been
anxious to lend money to Venezuela
ana had sent Representatives to see
him with this end in view, though
these were, of course. of business ma
ture, whereas the offer of Mr.. Carneeie
was made without any reservation or
mention of security for the return of
his money.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
STRENGTHENING
ANTITRUST BILL

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Senate
committee on judiciary yesterday
concluded consideration of the Little
field antitrust bill and decided to re-
port 1t to the Senate with a number of
very important amendments.
The most important changes were
made in connection with sections and
of the House bill. for which the Sen
ate committee will recommend COM
plete substitutes:
The business of any person or cor
poration engaged in the manufacture,
production or sale of any manufac-
tured article that may be the subject
OF interstate commerce, which by rea-
son or ownership or control of lands.
growing timber or other vegetable pro-
ducts, or containing coal, oil, iron or
other minerals or metals used in the
manufacture of such articles or by rea-
son OF ownership or control of the in
strumentalities Of manufacture, pro-
duction or sale, shall have the power
to control or affect, in whole or in
part, the process of said articles
throughout the United States, so as to
prevent. forestall, stif1e, destroy, or
hinder such competition, Is hereby de
clared to be monopoly within the
meaning of this section. The forego-
ing definition shall not be held to in
clude business founded on a secret
process. so long as the secret is con-
fined to one manufacturer or pro-
ducer.
Any person violating either Of the
provisions of this section, or aiding
abetting, assisting or counseling any
other person or corporation to violate
the same. shall, on conviction. be pun
1shed by fine of not more than $1,000
or by imprisonment in the penitentiary
for not more than FIVE years. or by
both such fine and Imprisonment, at
the discretion of the court"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
THE PHILIPPINES
CURRENCY BILL

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Philip
pine currency bill passed yesterday
prescribes that the unit of value in the
Philippines shall be the gold peso of
12.9 grains of gold, nine-tenths fine,
said gold peso to become the unit OF
value when the government in the
Philippines shall have coined and
ready for circulation not less than
100000 of the silver pesos provided
for in the bill. The gold coins of the
United States, at the rate of one dol
lar for two pesos, shall be legal tender
In the islands. The bill also provides
Tor an additional coinage Of $4,000 900
silver coins of the denomination of one
peso, which shall be legal tender ex-
cept as provided by contract. Coins of
the denomination of fifty centavos,
twenty centavos and of ten centavos
are also provided for, all such coinage
to be under the authority of the gov
ernment Of the Philippine islands in
such amounts as it may determine,
with the approval of the secretary of
war. The bill also provides for the
issue of certificates of Indebtedness to
maintain the parity of the silver and
gold pesos such certificates to be lin
tied at any time to $10,O0O,OOO or 90
100000 pesos.
The Mexicon dollar and the Spanish
coins heretofore used shall be receiv-
able for public dues at a rate to be
fixed from time to time by the civil
governor of the islands, preference,
however. being given to the Philippine
coins and certificates. The option is
given for the coinage of the silver
pesos either in Manila or any mint in
the United States, which coins shall
bear inscriptions or devices expressing
the sovereignty of the United States.
The act making any form of money le-
gal tender after December 81, 1903, is
repealed.
The Patterson amendment providing
for an international conference to fix a
commercial exchange was adopted by
the Senate.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

a foot covers the ground. but every
where is mantle of white, dotted here
and there by the branches of an espe-
cially tall clump of sage brush or the
tops of fence posts.
Railroad men say that never before
have they noticed wild animals along
the railroad in such large numbers as
at present. Wolves. coyotes and rab-
bits can be seen scattered along the
right-of-way fences on either side of
the track. taking advantage of the linn
tied shelter afforded by the snow
fences and the posts of the right-of-
way fences. These animals are espe-
cially numerous in the Red Desert
country, between Rawlins and GEnfg-
er, and Old-timers point to tSiS as
an indication of the severity of the
storm and the bitterly cold weather
that followed closely upon its heels.
The Red Desert has always been re-
garded as the ideal winter range, flock
masters turning their sheep in there
by the thousands with no hay to feed
and depending upon the supply of sage
brush to keep the animals alive in
case the grass was covered with snow.
But this winter, for the first time in
the history of the stock business in
that section. the Red Desert grass and
a large portion of the DEMONSTRATING
sage brush is covered with snow that
is dry and hard. Flockmasters are ap-
prehensive OF heavy losses in the event
the present cold snap is prolonged a
few days. or should other severe
storms follow closely.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
PRESIDENTS SIGNATURE ADDS
ANOTHER CABINET OFFICER

work of organizing the department ba
entered upon as soon as practicable.
Many important details will have to
be worked out before the bureaus al
ready in operation in other depart
ments are transferred to the new do
partment The transfer of the exist
ing bureaus will take place. formally
un,il the close of the present fiscal
year, June Goth.
Coincident with the qualification q
Secretary Cortelyou as the secretary
of the Department of Commerce ana
Labor, William Loeb. Jr., will entW
upon the duty of secretary to the Pres
ident. Mr.. Loeb is at present first as
sistant secretary to the President. For
several years he has been private sec
retary to President Roosevelt serving
him in that capacity while he was
governor of New York and vice presi-
dent 1t is understood that few changes
will be made in the White House force
other than those indicated. b. F.
Barnes, now assistant secretary to the
President Will take up the duties now
performed by Mr. Loeb. and the Presi-
derA will designate another, not yet
settled. to take Mr.. Barnes places
AS soon as Secretary Cortelyou be-
gins the work of organizing the new
department he will take up with the
appropriation committees of the House
and Senate details of the legislation
necessary for the maintenance of the
department. The new department will
add another to the long list of big sup
ply bills to be enacted yearly by Con-
gress.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
FARMING MATTERS.

The continued cold weather follJE=
ing heavy snowfall is likely 10 cause
some loss to stockmen whose her,
and fiocks are running ON the open
ranges. The loss. however, will 5e
nothing like what similar weath
would have caused few years a-r.
Every year larger percentage Of
stock is winter fed in Colorado an q
smaller percentage is allowed 10
rustic" on the open range for sHJ-
sistence. Telegraphic. reports to 'La
News indicate a possible loss of fifi stu
per cent of unsheltered cattle in suue
districts. The suffering which accOf-
panies such 4 loss is shocking to tlfuls
of When it is joined to the bush IS
argument of the unwisdom of tai 3
chances with the weather, it wtu.i
seem that stock owners would ac :
crate the tendency to winter ieedag.
When water is frozen solid and The
range is covered with snow, topr.d
with an ice crust, it must be clear 10
the cattle owner that he is bound 10
suffer heavy loss. His unshetered cat
tie cannot procure food or drink, an
few days suffering ends with their car
casses left prey for coyotes.-Den YER
News
Under ordinary conditions in years
past, storm such as has just swept
over the West would have meant a
fearful loss of stock. There have un-
doubtedly been some losses as a result
of the storm. but the losses have been
comparatively light to what would
have been expected in former years.
The reason is that stockmen are TAX
ing better care of their cattle. When
steers were worth only IS or $40 per
head, the range men could afford TO
lose few head, but now the loss OF
one animal means too much money,
and stockmen can afford to buy feed
and go to some expense to carry them
safely through the winter The time
is not far distant when the range loss
will be little, if any, greater than oc-
ours or farms. The reason is that cat
tie are worth too much to be allowed
to take chances with the weather Only
few years ago twenty per cent loss
on the range was simply an incident
Now it would be a calamity Newspa-
per reports of losses can always be
safely discounted from seventy-fye to
one hundred per cent, and with the
strenuous exertions all western range
men are making to bring their stock
through the winter it will be found
that losses will not be nearly as great
as feared.-Denver Record-Seockman
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
root and Mouth Disease Auain.

Washington, Feb. 16--The foot and
mouth disease has become serious
again in Massachusetts and DR.. Sal
mon, the chief of the Bureau of Ami
MAJ Industry, will return to Boston in
lew days to investigate the situa-
ton. Disquieting reports have reached
Secretary Wilson regarding fresh out.
breaks of the disease near Boston
where most of the cases recently have
become concentrated and there is
much anxiety over possible spread
of the disease.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Clear Creek Miners Strike,

Denver. Feb. ia Republican spe-
cial from Idaho Springs last night
says:
Ono hundred men employed on the
Little Matte mine were called out bv
the Western Federation of Miners at
noon to-day, and the thirty men at the
Big Five tunnel were called out to-
night, because of a reduction in wages
to correspond with those which had
been in force at the Sun & Moon mine
The men employed at the Shafter mine
will strike tomorrow morning
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
COLD WEATHER HITS WYOMING
AND ENDANGERS LIVE STOCK

Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 15.-The cold
est weather that Wyoming has exper-
fenced in several years prevailed
sections from Friday noon until this
morning. Friday night the following
temperatures were recorded
Cheyenne, 81 below zero Laramie.
25;Medicine Bow, IS; Rawlins. Is; Rock
Springs. 20: Green River 30; Evans
vile, 90; Granger, 50; Opal, 80; KEN
merer, "A.
Last night similar temperatures
were recorded. In the vicinity of
kemmerer and Opal thermometers
failed to register the exact tempera-
ture, the mercury falling so low in
many instances that the instruments
burst
Railway postal clerks and trainmen
coming in from the West last night
stated that the recent storm was the
worst in their recollection, and some of
the employees have been running be-
tween Cheyenne and Ogden and Chey-
enne and Huntington for many years.
The storm did not have the fierceness
OF blizzard, though strong wind
has prevailed for several days. The
snow fell to great depth, however, and
the weather being bitter cold it laid
where it fell and has completely COW
cred the ranges.
From Evanston to Granger snow
covers the ground at an average depth
OF two and one-half feet. In many
places it is over four or five feet deep,
while on some of the ridges less than
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20

Washington. Feb. 15-President
Roosevelt yesterday afternoon signed
the bill providing for Department CT
Commerce, thus concluding lis enact
ment into law.
The hiN was received at the White
House Friday evening. Next morning,
in accordance with the usual form, it
was sent to the Department of Justice
for examination by the attorney gem
eral. 1t was returned TO the President
ebat afternoon with Attorney General
hnoS's recommendation that 1t be
eigned. Soon afterward President
Roosevelt affixed his signature in the
presence of Secretary Root and Secre-
tary Cortelyou. The signing of the
measure creating what promises to be
tine of the most important departments
u the government was attended W no
ceremony. In due time the formal
announcement will be sent to Congress
that the President has signed the bill
1t is well understood that George B.
CDrtelyou, secretary to the President,
will be appointed secretary of the new
department His appointment will be
pent to the Senate by the President
early next week, perhaps Monday, and
It is likely there will be no delay in its
Dntirmation. 1t is not probable that,
N anticipation of the enactment of the
necessary supplementary legislation.
the President may send to the Senate
very soon the appointments of some
OF the important officials of the new
department. 1t is regarded as particu-
larly desirable that the preliminary
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Strike of Colorado City Mill Men.

Denver, Feb. ia Colorado City
special to the News last night says:
After a meeting of Mill Mems I'm
ion tonight an ultimatum to the mill
managers was given out embodying
the specific demands of the union. Ac-
cording to Wis instrument the de-
mands are. first. that the scale OF
wages as presented be paid second,
mat the company agree not to discrim-
mate against members of organized
labor; and third. that all men dis
charged fG-' no reason other than they
are members of Union No. 125 be rein
stated
General Manager MacNeill tonight
reiterated his position that he will not
recognize the union or Its demands:
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
Frisco Line Surely Comma.

Guthrie, o. T.. Feb, l5.-John b.
Linden, general manager of construc-
tion of the Frisco lines in Oklahoma
who is here. stated TO-DAY that all the
securities have been sold and all the
townSiteS contracted for between
Enid, Oklahoma Territory, and Den
yer, Colorado. on the extension of the
Arkansas Valley & Western CFrisco)
from Enid to Denver.
This extension, he says, will be the
main line to Colorado of the Frisco
extensions now being made northwest
from Guthrie, Oklahoma City and Tul.
sa. Indian Territory. the three lines
converging In one in northwestern Ok
1ahOma
The Grit-advocate., 1903-02-20
New Battleshjp Maine

Philadelphia, Feb. 15.-The new bat.
tleship Maine, built to replace the war.
snip OF the same name, which, five
years ago to-day. sank in the harbor
OF Havana as the result of a subma
rlne explosion, to-day left her dock
at the League Island navy yard and
anchored in midstream. Tomorrow
she will proceed down the Delaware
river on her first official assignment
mat OF joining the North Atlantic
squadron.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-05-20
PASSING OF HARMONY SOCIETY.

All residents of Western Pennsyl
vania will remember the town of
Economy in Economy township,
Beaver county, which was peopled by
an eccentric class of people, known as
the Harmony society. 1t was at the
zenith of its growth and prosperity
about twenty five or thirty years ago
when it was quite an important manu-
featuring center. One of the peculiar
and eccentric features of the Har-
mony society, which founded the
town was that, its members were pro-
hibited from marrying and on joining
the society took a VOW of celibacy.
Its decline was but a natural conse-
quence and from being a prosperous
and thrifty community composed of
several hundred people, today only
six members of the society are alive.
All the holdings of the society, con-
sisting of 26OO acres of land including
the village of Economy, were recently
sold to the Liberty Land company
the purchase price being $4,000, 0O0.
Three blocks in the village and the
cemetery in Economy we're reserved
in the deed, with the use of church
and church lot for five years.
The proceeds of the sale will, by
decision of the United States court
last November, go to the six surviv-
ing members of the Harmony Society,
of which John Duss is trustee, being
the best known.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-05-20
A Prescott Directory.

Mr.. Freeman has completed the
enumeration of the city for the new
directory and the work of printing
the same will be pushed with all pos
sible speed, and it is expected to have
the books ready for delivery by June
10. The directory will contain over
300 names and estimating that there
are three residents of the city for
every one on the directory and the
fact that fully 800 persons were not
enumerated, being the lower classes,
Chinese, etc., and that there are at
least 100 residents absent from the
city, would make our population 1900.
This indicates that the population of
Prescott has just about doubled since
the great fire in 1900, as the govern
ment census that year showed a little
less than 1000. Mr.. Freeman will be-
gin the work of canvassing the town
for the sale of the directory in few
days and no business or professional
man can afford to be without one in
his Office as it will be an unequalled
means of reference.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-05-20
All Ready For Work.

Mrs. Iva Tut came in from Los
Angeles last evening accompanied by
er Chief Engineer W. s. Post, Assist
ant Engineer j. G. Palmer and six or
eight other employees ready to pro-
coed to work at once on the prelim-
inaries to putting in the electric pow
her plant at Fossil creek. A shipment
OF supplies have already been sent
out along the line and the engineer
corps will go to Mayer tomorrow and
will commence the location of the
wagon road from that point to the
sites selected for the plants at Fossil
creek. Work will be pushed just as
fast as money and men can accom-
plish the work. 1t is estimated that
it will require from year and a half
to two years to complete the work
and have it in operation. Mrs. Tut
has had very serious spell of sick
ness recently which has delayed her
arrival here for several weeks.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-05-20
SING A SONG
OF SANTA FE

The Santa Fe railroad is getting
considerable free advertising of late
through the agency of a very clever
sonnet written by Vernon Harrington
of Des Moines. The tune is "My
Maryland, and the words of the song
are as follows:
You ask what road l love the best,
The Santa Fe, the Santa Fe.
The fastest trains in all the west,
The Santa Fe, the Santa Fe.
The equipments here are always new;
The engines they are good and true;
The big conductor, we love, too,
On the Santa Fe, the Santa Fe.
The Great Northern, it car not go
With the Santa Fe, the Santa Fe.
The Burlington it is too slow,
With the Santa Fe, the Santa Fe.
The Rock Island will never do,
The Frisco lines gone up the fiue;
If you want train that'l take you
through
Try the Santa Fe, the Santa Fe.
From Chicago to the Pacific coast,
The Santa Fe, the Santa Fe.
To the Gulf of Mexico is their boast,
The Santa Fe, the Santa Fe.
Through Colorado's mountain range
To California without change,
If you want the best trip to arrange,
Take the Santa Fe, the Santa Fe.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1903-05-20
A SAD CASE.

The supreme court Of Kansas has
affirmed the decision of the lower
court in the case of Jesse Morrison,
charged with the murder of Mrs. Olin
Castle. Miss Morrison was in love
with Olin Castle. They worked in
the same store. Miss Morrison wac
several years the senior of Castle. In
the same store was another young lady
about the same age of Castle. He fell
in love with her and married her.
About a week after the wedding Miss
Morrison called at the Olin residence
during the absence of the husband
and cruelty murdered the young bride
with razor. All of this happened
in 1900. Miss Morrison was tried for
the crime of murder and a sympa-
thetic juror hung the jury. Another
trial was had when she was convicted
Of manslaughter and sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary. Her case
was appealed to the supreme court.
That tribunal reversed the decision
and renamed it back to the lower
court for retrial On the third trial
conviction again resulted and this
time the sentence was twenty five
years. Another appeal was taken to
the supreme court and this time it has
resulted in the affirmation of the SEN
tence of the lower court. In passing
sentence Jude Pollock, who wrote the
opinion, said:
Upon the theory of the tragedy as
maintained by the state, the murder
was butchery of such savage and
vicious nature as is rarely equaled,
never excelled, in the criminal his
tory of the civilized world. Search
for parallel so shocking must be in
stituted among the traditions of the
sboriginies 1t was indeed a brutal
deed, utterly lacking in mitigating or
extenuating circumstances, alike ap-
palling to the mind and shocking to
the sensibilities. -
Miss Morrison is the daughter of a
district judge of the court Of Kansas.
She was young. beautiful and accom-
plished, when in jealous rage, she
committed the cruel murder, and now
nothing of life or hope is left for in
this world, the future being filed
only with blackness of darkness for
her, while remorse must forever gnaw
at her conscience.