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Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12

the metal to be held down for a little
longer. as the New York metal ex-
change is dominated by the United
Metals Selling company, which, In turn
is subsidiary, or rather affiliated com
pany of the Amalgamated. That the
figures put forth by those interested in
the Amalgamated cause must be receiv-
ed with Il grain of salt is pretty er-
fectually demonstrated by the history
of the past two or three years, for In
1901. when stocks of copper were piling
up at an unprecedented rate, Amalga-
mated interests continually gave out
the information that the market situa-
tion was all that could be desired. In
fact, there are some people that cop
per" all information that comes from
Amalgamated sources, and it is a
rather remarkable and not altogether
insignificant fact that such parties
have profited by translating all Anal
gamated statements and prophecies
out of the dream book. it being a fact
well known to those learned in such
matters that dreams i5ariably go D.
contraries.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
KINGS ASSAILANT
IS A LUHAT!C
Alfonso Was the Least Disturbed of
all by the Incident

Madrid. January 11.-Feito the ma II
who fired pistol yesterday at the car
riage in the royal procession in which
the Duke of Soto, the mayor and granc
chamberlain were supposed to be rid
Ing, was examined again today. His
bearing confirmed previous reports thar
he was suffering from monomania. A
careful official inquiry has shown that
Feito was not connected with the an
archists. IT was at first reported tina.
Feito attempted to assassinate King
Alfonso. When Feito fired at the car
riage the duke. the queens mother and
the infanta were very much alarmed.
The king was very cool, however, and
inquired if anyone was hurt After be-
ing informed to the contrary he chat
ted with the civilian governor VINO
walked alongside the royal carriage,
giving his majesty the details OF the
outrage.
Upon arriving at the palace the king
Immediately repaired to the balcony to
watch the excited populace. The queen,
in the meanwhile, was so upset that q
physician had to be called to attend
her. IT now transpires that Feito was
confined for nearly a year in a iunatie
asylum at Buenos Ayres
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12

Washington, January H. (SpeciaI)-
Commercial India in 1902 is the title
of a monograph prepared by the treas
ury bureau of statistics, which will
appear in the next Issue Of its monthly
summary. 1t shows that the commerce
az India in 1902 is larger than that of
any preceding year in it's history, and
that its exports have grown from s79,-
Ooo,OOO in 1850 to $274 200, ,OCO in 1875 and
1892, 600, 600 in the fiscal year ending
March 81, 1902. making India the sixth
country today in the list OF worlds
exporting nations.
India is one of the comparat lively few
countries Of the world whose exports
exceed imports, the exports of India
In 1902 exceeding the value of its i'm
ports by $127.0O0,o0O which is a larger
excess of exports than that of any
other country, except the United States
The value of the imports in the fiscal
year 1902 was 1854, ,0O0, 900, of which 60
per cent, or practically two-thirds, was
drawn from the United Kingdom and
81 per cent from all Europe. The ex-
ports, as already indicated, were 1892, =
100000, of which 25 per cent went to the
United Kingdom and so per cent to all
Europe. OF its exports, $47. 900, 0O0, or
l. per cent, was sent to the United
States, and Of its imports $500. 900, or
per cent was drawn from the United
States. OF the exports. rice, hides and
skins, jute, cotton, tea. opium. and oil
seeds are the principal items. their rel
ative value being in the order named
The value of the rice exported amount
ed 10 over $4,000, 600. hides and skins
nearly an equal sum: cotton and jute.
about $4,000, 900 each: opium. tea and
oil seeds, about $4,000, 900 each: manu-
factured jute, about S25. .0OO 600: and
manufactured cotton $3.O0OOO0 The
principal imports are cotton manu-
features. which form more than one
third Of the total; metals, hardware
and cutlery, sugar. oils. silk, raw and
manufactured; woolen goods and ma
chinery of various kinds. OF cotton
manufactures alone, the total value of
imports is in round numbers s1OO. COO
COO, nearly all of which is drawn from
the United Kingdom. as are also most
Of the metals, hardware and machin-
cry, and large proportion of the mis-
cellaneous merchandise imported
British administration in its present
form In India dates from 1858. when
at solemn durbar at Allahabad was
published a proclama ton that Queen
Victoria had assumed the government
of India. and many comparative state
ments of conditions in India date from
the year preceding that event The
commerce OF India in 1857 was: I'M
ports. S72,000.OC0. exports. SIPS coo. 600:
against imports 1884 900, 600, and ex-
ports. $392, ,OOOOOO. in 1902. The rail
roads in operation in India in 1857 were
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
BOYS KILLED EAGLE
AFTER HARD BATTLE
Swooped Down on Hunters and. Sank
Talons in One.

Reading. Pa. January 1.-Chcster
Dcysher and Walter Sheeler, two high
school pupils. killed a large eagle while
cunning near Wyomissing today after
a thrilling battle
The boys were hunting for small
game when they spied the huge bird.
Sheeler fired, the shot struck the birds
wing and he flew helplessly to the
ground. The boys rushed up eagerly
to dispatch their quarry but the eagle
was not to be so easily taken. 1t flew
up and attacked Sheeler. sinking it's
talons deep into his hands.
Before the eagle could renew it's at
tack, Deysher fellcd ii with his rife
as 1t rose again to claw Sheeler A sec
ond shot ended its struggles.
The boys brought their trophy home
and intend to stuff it and place it on
exhibition in the High school museum.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12

275 miles in length, and in 1902, over
25,CO0 miles, the exact figure for 1901
icing 25,035 miles. In 1857 the number
of postoff.Ces in operation was 1000.
and in 1900 30.645, handling annually
52l, ,664,146 letters, newspapers and pack
ages. The number of miles of tele-
graph in operation in 1857 was about
LOCO, and in 1900, $1,000, with 17O666
miles o; wire and transmitting during
that year 6,237, ,3O1 messages. The ir-
rigation works, most of which have
been constructed since 1857, irrigate
about 100000 acres, and the value of
the products of the area thus irrigated
often exceeds in a single year the en-
tinc cost of the works, which agggre-
gates up to this time little more than
SlCO,COO,OO0. The railways and irrigat-
ing works have been constructed large
ly with money borrowed by the Indian
government, but the receipts from the
canals and railways are sufficient to
fully meet the interest on the cost of
construction.
The United States is a large pur-
chaser of the products of India. our
importations from India and the Brit
ish East Indies generally having grown
from $4,000, 600 in 1892 to S4S, 900 OOo in
1902. Up to this time our exports TO
India have been small compared with
the imports from that country the
total exports from the United States
TO India and other British East In
dies being in 1892, s5,e74.3 307. and in 1907.
S4,621S16. The principal imports into
the United States from India are IN
manufactured juts, $4,000, 900; and
hides and skins, $6,0GO00e The pun-
cfpal exports from the United States
to India are mineral oil. about 81 ,500,-
eco annually. iron and steel manufac-
lures, S2,coe,oCo. aad cot:oa cloths. $780,
O00
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
W0MkN'S JOKE SENT
GIRL INTO HYSTERIA

Sharon, Pa, January IA victim of
a practical joker, Mary Martin, 10 years
old, is on the verge of nervous prostra-
tion from an experience last night.
A neighbor woman, who frequently
plays jokes on her friends attired her
self in a long flowing black robe, COW
cred her face with a black veil and put
on a mask. Going to the door she
asked for the girl. She did not lift her
veil until the girl came to the door.
Then she suddenly raised it. Miss Mar
tin fell back into the hall and became
hysterical. A physician was called and
he says the child's nervous system is
shattered.
Her father threatens prosecution.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
BOWEN'S DEPARTURE.
Mark of Appreciation of the United
States Minister.

La Guayara. January 11.-United
States Minister Bowen left Caracas this
morning at o'clock for La Guayra on
the way to Washington. President
Castro, all the members Of the minis
try, the leaders of Caracas society and
all the German residents of the city,
the British colony and other. foreigners
assembled at the railroad station to
bid him farewell. There was also a
large gathering Of the general public.
The English residents presented Mr..
Bowen an address thanking him for
the services he had rendered the COM
munity.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
OHIO HAS ANTI-MERGER CAS-
Suit Talked of Against Company Oper-
ating Five Roads

Columbus, o., January ia suit
will soon be begun against the COM
pany which is operating the Hooking
Valley. the Kanawah and Michigan,
the Toledo and Ohio Central. the Zanes-
vile and Western and the Norfolk and
Western under the antitrust laws &C
the state, which provide that the same
company cannot operate parallel lines
in the state with a view to controlling
the business of any particular section
of the state.
1t is claimed that all of the roads
mentioned are owned and operated by
the same company and that the only
reason that they have not been consoli-
dated before this is that such an action
would be i'm violation of the antitrust
laws.
1t is also claimed that the roads are
operated in just the same manner as
though they had been consolidated
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
THE CHICAGO COLD

Chicago, January 1.-THE tempara-
turc at Chicago today dropped "A ,le-
grecs in less than two hours au,l to-
night it IS lowering around the zero
mark. The cold wave was precedCI
ty the first heavy snowstorm o. thN
season. There is much suffering among
the poor. The coal situation remoins
unC hanged
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
HAPPILY HAPPENED
A BULLFIGHTER KILLED
A Bauderilo Made a Mistake at Ell
Paso

El Paso, Tex. January 1f.-Fivc
thousand spectators witnessed a bull
fight in Juarez which resulted in a
fatal injury to Francisco Matillero. IA
nous on the continent as a banderillo.
Four -fifths of the audience were
Americans. An enormous bull pinned
Matillero to the ground. Many women
were overcome and tainted. Matillero
was carried from the grounds with both
legs broken and in a dying condition.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
ROADWAY BLOWN UP.
Gas in a Williamsburg Subway Caused
Explosion, Injuring Several.

New York, January lin an ex-
plosion, supposed to have been due to
an accumulation of gas In n subway Of
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company,
in Division avenue, Williamsburg, be-
tween briggs avenue and Roebling
street this morning. more than dozen
persons were injured, the roadway
was blown up. and hundreds of panes
of glass were shattered.
Tons of earth were sent high into the
air. A manhole cover in the center of
the block was blown fifty feet high.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
SOUTHERN OHIO COLD.

Cincinnati, January 11.-Dispatches
from different points in the Ohio valley
indicate almost zero weather and seri-
Gus sleet storms. At Peru. Ind, snow
IS n foot deep. The supply of coal IS
ample at points along the Ohio river.
but at almost all points in the interior
there is suffering
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
NEBRASKA FRIGID.
A Prominent Lawyer Found Frozen to
Death.

Omaha, Neb., January 11.-Today
was one of the coldest of the winter.
One degree below zero was registered
this morning and tonight the thermom-
eter is still lower with a maximum for
the day of 4 degrees above. The colG
wave extends throughout Nebraska
and parts of Iowa and South Dakota.
William de Beckett, prominent law
yer Of this city, was found on the road
side five miles east of this city early
today frozen to death.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
ABRAM S. HEWITT
BELIEVED TO Be DYING

New York, January 11.-Abram S.
Hewitt, former mayor OF New York
city and distinguished as a philanthro-
pist. politician and student. is dying.
Mr.. Hewitt, who - in the eighty-first
year of his age has been confined to
bed since Thursdy suffering from OBJ
StructiYe iaundice.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
MEXICAN EARTHQUAKE.

Laredo. Tex, January IA special
from Oaxaca, Mexico. says: It has been
learned here that a severe earthquake
shock was felt at Jamiloptee. Consid-
cradle damage has been done property,
but there is no loss of life. Subterran-
can rumblings have been heard there
for some time.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
MEXICAN CENTRAL's MOVE.
Belief Here Is the Road Is to Invade
the United States.

New York, January lit is believed
the Mexican Central will invde the
United States, as it is understood a
road to be built by an independent COM
pany from the Mexican boundary to
San Antonio. will leave the Central at
point near Torreon on what is known
as. the San Pedro branch and cross the
Rio Grande at San Enrique.
The report that the Mexican Central
has acquired the Rio Grande and
Eagle Pass road is not confirmed, but
II is believed to be true.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
PLAGUE AT HERMOSILLO.

Hermosillo, Mexico, January IL
Two deaths have occurred here, said TO
be from the bubonic plague. The peo-
pie are greatly alarmed and all possible
efforts are being made TO put the city
in perfect sanitary condition.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
BRITISH WINTER.

London. January 1.-THE recent per
iod OF unusually mild weather has
given way to q return of severe cold,
and gales and snowstorms are prevail
ent over Great Britain. In the north
of England and Scotland the fall Of
snow has been very heavy. trains have
been embedded in snow drifts and loco
motives have been derailed. Much
damage has been done by the floods in
Ireland
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
THE SULTAN DEFEATED.

Paris, January 11.-A dispatch to the
Journal from Tangier says a Moorish
courier who LETT Fez January brings
news of battle between the sultan's
troops and the rebels, in which the for
mer was defeated.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
HEAD INDEPENDENT BREWERY

st. Louis. January 11.-Otto F. Stifel.
president of the St. Louis Brewing as
sociation, the English syndicate, is re-
ported to have resigned to become prep-
ideat of the Union Brewing association.
Mr.. Stifel's salary as president Of the
syndicate breweTies was S25. 900. He
succeeded Ellis Wainwright. Tho
Union will be an independent brewery,
and will be a strong competitor or tho
British syndicate.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
EVACUATING FEZ.

London, January ia dispatch to
the daily Express from Tangier, Mo-
rocco, says all Europeans at Fez have
now left that place and foreign con-
suls will follow Immediately.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12

Detroit, Mich, January 11.-(Special)
The Free Press Of this city contains
the following interview with Mr.. f. NJ.
Murphy of Prescott, Arizona: F. NJ.
Murphy of Arizona, a cousin of Simon
]. Murphy of Detroit, president or the
Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix raIl-
road, and of the Development Company
of America. in which many Detroit
capitalists are interested, and of which
Senator r. a. Alger is a director, I5 in
the city en- route to New York. He IS
one of the prominent men of Arizona,
of the territory until year ago. When
asked whether the sentiment in the
territory is for statehood, Mr.. Murphy
replied en'phatically that such is the
case, declaring that the majority of the
people hope the bill, providing FOR
statehood, now pending in congress.
will pass. Said he:
The citizens of Arizona are practi-
calIy unanimous for statehood-partic .
ularly is this true, since those opposing
admission have seen fit to misrepre5ent
the territories. 1 would nc. gay that
all opposed TO the omnibus bill have
made false statements; but those most
active in fighting the bill have-aud
the territories will suffer not little
thereby.
I am not one who thinks that Ari-
zona is going to the nation bow
vows, if she is denied the privilege Of
joining the sisterhood of states-a priv
ilege rightfully belonging to her: how
ever, 1 do not hesitate to say that the
development Of the territory's vast
and, l might say with propriety al
most unlimited natural resources, at
this time so well under way. has re-
ceived a severe shock, requiring much
hard and patient work on the part OF
friends and residents of the territory
in order TO minimize the damaging ef-
fects sure to result from the SANDER
Gus and willful Misrepresentation o.
facts given wide circulation by men IN
high position. -
Some senators arc evidently allow
ing themselves to think that they are
justified in resorting to unfair and
do not think l am going too far when
/ say in some observation-disclosures
methods. In indulging the insane idea
that if Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Arizona are admitted to statehood, q
great injustice will have been heapeu
upon the older and more thickly popu-
lated states, possessing, as these older
states do, in addition to population, 4
vast amount of developed wealth in
excess of that at this time shown tc
be available for taxation in the terri.
tories. careful investigation of the
true condition of the territories viii
disclose the fact, nevertheless, that
they-particularly in Arizona-have IN
developed wealth, rapidly being maze
available, much greater than is now be
ing enjoyed by many OF the older
states, whose representatives are, nj
time. slandering these inoffensive and
owing to lack of representation in
the senate-in degree defenseless ter
ritories.
UNJUST WARFARE.
While it is true the southwest has
many staunch and true friends IN ths
senate, who are proving themselve.
loyal supporters of the rights or tnesr
territories, it is hardly to be expected
that they will sacrifice the interests or
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
ARIZONA DESERVES
STAR OF STATEHOOD
An Opinion Expressed by Mr.. F. M.
Murphy

In Interview With The Detroit Free Press There
Been Gross Misrepresentation of the Territory-An
Element Which is Largely Responsible is Trying To
Put Shackles Business Antitrust Scare
Mr.. Murphy Says is Object of Amusement
in His Part of the Country
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
COMMERCIAL india
WORK OF LAST YEAR
A Remarkable Increase of Business in
a Half Century

)ne of the Few Countries Whose Exports Exceed Their
Imports. An Interesting Observation on the Subject
of the Irrigation Works of India Which are in Many
Cases Paid For in Single Year by the Products of
the Land Watered by Them-The Railways of the
Country.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
MR. TONGUES DEATH.

Washington. January 11.-Rpresenta-
tive Thomas II. Tongue of Oregon, died
suddenly at his residence in this city
this afternoon of heart failure. follow
ing an attack of indigestion.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
WEATHER TO-DAY.

Washington, January 11.-Forecast:
Arizona-Fair Monday and probably
Tuesday
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12
UNJUST WARFARE.

While it is true the southwest has
many staunch and true friends In ths
senate, who are proving themselves
loyal supporters of the rights or tnesn
territories, it is hardly to be expected
that they will sacrifice the interests or
their own states. as they may be COM
PEELED to do, if they refuse 10 sur
render to the dictation of those VINO
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-01-12

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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-03-11
Uncle Joe's" Finish.

In his speeches on the floor of the
House Uncle Joe" Cannon is not
governed by any rule of metaphor,
and does not hesitate to mix his
SMILES if by doing so he can make
a point.
Recently he was arguing against
the proposition to allow the Penn
svlvania and Baltimore Ohio rail-
roads $1,000. 600 each for the csGs
struction of union STATEN.
"The railroads have been before
the Senate on their knees praying
and praying and praying" said
Uncle Joe, in his preacher-like
tones, and then, stopping mo-
ment, and looking about the House,
he concluded to finish with an ex-
preston the: might better appeal
to the understanding of many
members, and added: "And. gem
tlemen, let us call their hand. -
Philadelphia Press.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-03-11
introduced II, 500 Bills and Pass
ed 1000.

The number of bills introduced
during the Fifty-seventh Congress
aggregated 1880 of which 3,9lS
were reported and more than 1000
passed. The House calendar is
clearer at the close of this Congress
than it ever has been before, only
seventy-eight bills remaining un-
disposed of. In the Fifty-ffth
Congress 2,2l4 bills were reported
and 1,473 passed; in the Fifty
sixth, 2,7S7 were reported and
1904 passed. The nearest ap-
proach to the number of bills in
troduced in the Fifty-sevenJh was
an the Fifty-sixth Congress, when
1889 were brought in and the
greatest number reported was in
the Forty-ninth Congress, the ag-
gregs.e being 4,iSi.
The number of private bills pass
ed by this Congress have been ex-
ceedingly large.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-03-11
HendersOn's Scotch Story.

Speaker Henderson is a born
Scotchman, and he tells Scotch
stories better than anybody else in
Congress. In his room recently he
told the tale OF the Blairgowrie
man who married the woman from
Kirkcaldy. Years later, when the
wife was dying, she said to her
husband;
"John, I've been guild wife to
We an L want to ask ye ain particu-
lar favor"
"Weel, oman, what is it?"
"Weel, John, it's jist this--that
yell bury me among my ain folk at
Kirkcaldy."
"Hoot, 'oman, it Gamma be; / tell
you it Gamma be-"
"Weel, John, if We dinna tax me
to Kirkcalky I'll haunt ye; me
speerit will haunt ye.'
"Aweel, if it comes to that,
oman, I'll haze to do it; but I'll
try We in Blairgowrie first. New
York World.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1903-03-11
Prosperity Has Struck The Buck
sters.

A war between the Armour
Packing Company and the Ohio
Valley Produce Company for the
purchase of chickens, turkeys and
eggs has been inaugurated in West
Kentucky. The Ohio Valley Pro-
duce Company has over 100 agen-
cies. Its principal branches are at
Princeton and Msyfe!d, and it mas
been spending about $75, 900 year
in Graves county alone. Lately
the Armour company decided to To-
cate opposition agencies at many
points and buy over the Ohio valley
people. Each concern is seeking
to outbid the other, and as a result
the hucksters and farmers are pros
pering.