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Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
AN AUTOMOBILE
PARTY LEAVES
Prescott This Morning
For Tucson.
Automobile Tournament Will Be
Held There Next Week-First
In the Territory.

The Yavspai automobile squadron,
under the command of Admiral Ait
ken, weighed machines on the b. B.
company's scales this morning and
rolled out of town, their objective
point being Tucson, which port they
expect to reach on Sunday afternoon.
Those composing the party here we're
Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. AitkeD, Mr.. and
Mrs. o. A. Hesla, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Foster, of Prescott, and Walter G..
Miller and Alex H. Loyns, of Jerome,
the latter couple arriving here last
evening. Others we're expected to
accompany the party but dropped out
at the last moment.
Their route from Prescott was via
Iron Springs, Skull and kirkland
valleys, Yarnell Stanton, to Wickenburg
where they expect to remain tonight,
and will roll into PbenIx tomorrow
forenoon, barring any mishaps on The
way. LII. DChhClNs az VI
Congress was to have Joined the party,
but telephoned last night that he was
unable to do so. The original route as
planned was to go via Congress, but
on account of DR.. bennett abandoning
the trip the party viii go direct from
Stanton to Wickenburg.
The procession of machines as they
left town attracted large number of
people on the streets. The machines
used is Cadillac by Mr.. Aitken, the
others all being Oldsmobiles.
The party will spend Saturday after
noon and night at Phenix and will be
Joined there by several couples, and
on Sunday the entire party will go
through to Tucson, expecting to arrive
there early in the afternoon. Tucson
automobiles have arranged to give
the visitors good entertainment, trips
to surroundings points and a ball be-
ing among the number. The Prescott
party expects to return in ten days
the schedule being to take three days
each way for the trip and to spend
four days in Tucson.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
Running Fight With an Outlaw.

a telegram from Tucson dated
April Is, says:
Billy Stiles, the outlaw, has sue
ceeded in giving the Arizona rangers
the slip when they we're right on his
heels.
In flying fight with Rangers J. J..
Brooks and Tom Stamford, Stiles was
endorsed, but succeeded in escaping
through the thick brush of the Aqua
Verde Canyon, where the battle &C.
CURED.
Brooks is the newly appointed lieu
tenant of the Ranger troop and feels
the defeat keenly. He and Stamford
we're out on an expedition along the
line, and thinking they might posi-
bly, run across Stiles.
The outlaw had little warming, but
succeeded in reaching his horse, hob
bled near by, and flying fight fol-
lowed, but the bullets from the
rangers rifles went wide of their
mark, although the rangers kept close
to the outlaws heels.
While Stiles was turned in his sad
die to fire at the rangers his horse ran
into the barbed wire fence of an old
corral, stopping it suddenly and
throwing the outlaw over its head.
The rangers refined up their horses
to prevent them from running into
the fence, while the outlaw, who was
evidently unhurt, made his way
through the thick bushes and was soon
out of sight.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
Successful With Cases.

District Attorney E. S. Clark re-
turned Monday night from a two
weeks absence in Mohave and Coco
nino counties where he had been re-
tanned in a number of cases before
the courts of those counties. He was
very successful with the cases which
he represented at Kingman. He was
retained to assist Hon. j. c. Herndon
in carrying the case of T. W. Smith,
who was convicted of murder up to
the supreme court. At the term of
court held at Flagstaff last week, he
was retained to defend Joe Tanner,
charged with unlawfully branding of
cattle, and succeeded in clearing his
client after hard fought trial. He
also defended and succeeded in clear
ing Milton and Levi Farrell, who
we're charged with holding up an
officer and assisting a prisoner to es-
cape. Another client, John Scott was
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon but the jury returned a YER
dict of simple assault. This is one of
the best records ever made by any one
attorney at one term of court in Flag.
staff and is high compliment to Mr..
Clark's ability as an attorney, and to
the high esteem in which he is held
in that city where be resided for a
number of years.
The criminal calendar in Coconino
county was one of the largest they
ever had and indeed was so large that
it crowded nearly all the civil bust
ness over until the next term of court
There we're nine criminal cases, six
of which were tried and three plead
guilty. One was a forgery case, in
which young man by the name of
Henson was found guilty and given
three years at Yuma. Two we're for
gerry cases against Murray and Harris
and they we're convicted and given
two years, and two years eight months
respectively.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
Gertrude StuII Is in Trouble.

When Prescott people go to Los An
geles to reside it does seem that a
goodly percentage of them manage to
get themselves prominently, if not al
ways favorably mentioned in the pa
pers of that city. Miss Gertie Scheidt
is the latest subject for a sensation,
having mysteriously disappeared, from
her mother at least. The story is
told in the Los Angeles Times and is
accompanied by a two column life
sized portrait of the young lady. The
story follows:
Yesterday Mrs. Gertrude Stull
thought she had discovered a clew to
the whereabouts of her lost daughter,
Miss Celeste Schiedt, who, the mother
believes, is in the hands of gang of
murderous criminals.
Her attention was caught by a news
paper item about a girl being found
in Arizona, and all day yesterday she
kept the wires hot. The girl, however,
did not seem to correspond with the
description of Miss Schiedt, having
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
Sneak Thieves Are Arrested.

The sheriff's office was notified
yesterday of robbery that had been
committed at Dick Swanbeck's saloon
on Turkey creek Tuesday afternoon.
The officers went to work on the case
and this afternoon a telephone mes
sage was received from Deputy Sheriff
Burns at McCabe that he had just ar
rested the two fellows who are sus-
pected of having committed the theft.
The men who are under arrest are
tin horn gamblers who have been
around Prescott and this vicinity for
some time. They had been around
Swanbeck's place for several hours
aud after they had disappeared the
robbery was discovered.
1t seems that there are three build
ings, one right back of the other, the
rear building being the place nsed as
a sleeping apartment. The money,
amounting to about $500 had been left
in a purse and a little iron bank,
under the mattress of the folding bed.
1t seems that the sneak thieves stuck
a stick through the screen Of the door
and raised the catch. They then ran
sacked through the trunks, drawers,
ETC., finally finding the money under
the mattress.
The officers have little doubt but
what they have the right fell
lows, and it is to be hoped they have,
as there are other jobs of this kind
that have been committed in this
county of late that point toward the
same outfit.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
Death of Good Woman.

Mrs. Hanna WolIenberg, wife of l..
Wollenberg, died last night about
midnight after a protracted illness.
While her death has been expected
for days the grief is no less poignant
to her relatives. Deceased had resided
here with her husband for over a
quarter of century and the couple
have raised an estimable family, the
Oldest daughter being Mrs. A. Blum
berg.
She has been a sufferer from
Bright's disease for considerable time
and went to California and consulted
some of the most eminent physicians
but they could give her no hope. so
she returned TO her home here that
she might spend her last days with
her relatives.
Deceased was 81 years old and was a
most estimable woman, universally re-
spected and esteemed by all who knew
her. A daughter, who died some time
since, is buried in San Francisco, and
in accordance with her request, the
remains of Mrs. Wollenberg will be
taken there for burial, leaving on to-
morrow's train. The sorrowing hus-
band and two daughters aud Mr..
Blumberg will accompany the remains
their last resting place.
t The sympathy of the community
goes out to the relatives in this sad
hour of their bereavement.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
Afternoon of Hearts.

Mrs. A. ". Edwards entertained a
large number of ladies at her beau
tiful residence on East Gurley street
on Wednesday afternoon. The par
lors we're most beautifully and artis-
tically decorated with roses, the sweet
fragrance from which pervaded the
rooms. Progressive hearts, a game al
ways fascinating and full of interest
and excitement was played, heart
shaped cards being used as tally cards.
There we're three prizes awarded.
The first prize was to the lady win
ming the fewest number of hearts, the
second to the lady second on the
list with the fewest number, and one
to the lady taking the greatest num-
Der. The first and second prizes we're
won by Mrs. E. E. Ellinwood, of Pres
colt, and Mrs. Stevens, of Whipple,
respectively, while that for winning
the greatest number of hearts was re-
ceived by Mrs. j. II. Darrah. At the
conclusion of the contest for hearts
delicious refreshments we're seved.
In addition to a large number Of
ladies present from Prescott, several
we're in attendance from Whipple, and
Mrs. Harry Scullin and her guest
Miss Woodward, of Hydraulics, we're
also among the guests, all of whom
we're of one accord in their express
sion, that Mrs. Edwards was a most
charming hostess, and had furnished
them an afternoon of very pleasurable
entertainment.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27

A wireless telegram received in
Prescott today stated that Willie Ran
eolph Hearst was jubilsnt over the
receipt of the news in Prescott that
the" hurld" bad come out in support
Of him, and be now considers "his
calling and election sure" and a
check will promptly follow to reim-
burse the paper for its weighty Gin
flooence. By the way, the "hurld"
has made a complete double summer
sault flop on the question of instruct
ing delegates to national conventions,
as it is less than two months since it
was a most ardent bowler for unin
structed delegates first last and all
the time. Now it favors an instructed
delegation. Consistency and cash dc
not always travel over the same po-
litical trail. AS each of these is 6
cash proposition consistency is not
considered
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
A NAVAL PROBLEM.

In these times battle ships cost
about Sc, 1000. 600. In srmor, armament
and speed they fulfill expectations.
But a touch from a torpedo or mine
sends them to the bottom so quickly
that their compartment machinery
fails to work The men in the inter
ior of the ship are almost invariably
drowned. 1t was so on the Maine,
the Petropavlovsk and numerous 9th
ers that have met with catastrophe.
Several have suddenly foundered
through some inherent defect. Serious
accidents are numerous on battle
ships in firing practice, collisions
and groundings. One of the latest
battle ships added to the United
States navy has already been on the
rocks and in a collision, and lost
twenty zine men by an accidental
explosion of smokeless powder. A
modern battle ship is great and COM
pick mass of machinery, a powerful
floating fort and yet far more vul-
nerabIe in some respects than the
fighting ships of a hundred years
ago with their walls of oak.
Wooden ships, of course, are out
of the question in the naval warfare
of the present period. Yet they had
more staying power in battle and
seldom went down with all on board.
They we're immensely simpler and
less subject to disablement. Navy de-
partments are still increasing the
size, armor, speed and batteries of
battIeships. Japan has recently or
dered in England the largest armored
vessel afloat. Yet Admiral Togo has
not disabled the Russian feet with
his heaviest fighters. The torpedo
craft have dealt the actual blows.
While the battle ships have been nee
essary as the reserve and protective
force, they have not been individually
in any decisive action. In defensive
resources against torpedOes and in
safeguards against a long chapter of
possible accidents, the biggest battle
ships leave much to be desired. In
ventors and designers have yet to
work out this matter.-Globe-Demo-
crat.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
A Thrilling Ride.

The Los Angeles Examiner gives the
following account of thrilling ride
given by Charles W. Clark, general
manager of the United Verde Copper
company at Jerome and son of Sena-
tor W. A. Clark, to three of his friends
over the Salt Lake road between Los
Angeles and San Pedro:
To San Pedro in nineIeeu minutes
a portion of the time at the rate Of
l02 miles an hour.
That is the experience that Charles
W. Clark, son of Senator W. A. Clark
of the Salt Lake railroad, gave a party
of friends yesterday. There we're in
the party General Manager Cullen of
the Western division Of the road, G.
S. Holmes of the Angelus Hotel and
J. r. Coleman, an English mining
man.
"Come to San Pedro" said Mr..
Clark to Holmes and Coleman at noon
yesterday. "Come along and I'll
oHO" 9Oh cOAnC cHCCn.
"All right" said Mr.. Coleman, 81
would ike to see how fast you Ameri-
cans can go. Now, in England, We"
but Clark interposed, saying, "I'll
show you something that you cannot
get in England, " and he did.
The best engine on the road was
brought into service-one of the new
ones which can travel at the rate of
$50 miles an hour il roadbed can
be found to stand the strain.
At 80 O'Clock, the train, consist
ing of the engine and parlor car,
started. The twenty four miles was
covered in exactly nineteen minutes
Mr.. Coleman was pale, but he kept up
a smile, and MIR. Holmes found his
fingers blistered from hanging on to
his chair.
The visitors took a lunch and in
spscted the bay, saw San Pedro and
then started back. Clark said to the
engineer: "When you strike a
straight stretch let her go for all she
is worth"
She was worth 102 miles an hour
when that stretch of track was enter
ed. For five miles, Clark and Holmes,
with stop watches, timed the fleeting
telegraph poles, and their count tai
lied exactly with the engineers rec
ord.
Clark has been paying a ten days
visit to Holmes. He has shown great
interest in his fathers railway enter
prise, and among railway men it is
limited that the young mans study
into the railway conditions, and his
particular and new interest in the
Salt Lake system here may portend
his active participation in the com
pany at no distant date in an import |
ant capacity. Mr.. Clark, however, has
said that he knows very little about |
his fathers plans for the road, and |
has declined to discuss the subject in |
any detail,
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27

A special edition of the Chicago
Mining World published recently
contains an exhaustive illustrated
write up of this county. 1t spoiled
what was otherwise a good mention of
this county, by locating the Yavapai
Club. building, the pride of the city
and county, in Phenix instead of Pres
colt. 1t seems impossible for some
people outside of the territory to get
it into their craniums that Phenix is
not the only town in this territory.
OF course the people of Phenix have
for years been giving instruction of
this kind to non residents as we'll as
to residents, and a great many people
have come to believe it. Phenix
would be proud to have a club build
ing such as that of the Yavapai club,
and it can readily be seen wherein
they would be right.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
En- Route TO California.

A. P. Walbridge, a we'll known
resident of Phenix, was passenger on
this mornings north bound train en-
route to Cloverdale, California, where
he expects to reside in future. Mr..
Walbridge has lived in Phenix for the
past twenty five or thirty years, and
his departure from there is not wholly
of his own choice. Mrs Walbridge's
health has not been good for some
time and the change of residence has
been made on her account, the family
having been in California for some
time.
Mr.. Walbridge has purchased a
small ranch of $50 acres in the foot
hills near CIoverdale. Part of it is
timber, part grazing, part grain and
part fruit land, so that he can have
diversity of products. He told the
Journal Miner representative that he
has timber enough for about 10, 900
cords of wood, and any time an Ari-
conan is out of work he says he will
give him a job to cut wood on appli-
cation.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
ANOTHER Big STRIKE HAS BEEN
MADE in THE GREAT PECK Mine

Word has been received in Prescott today Ed Fotz
and Frank Groux who have lease feet of the north
tunnel of the Great Peck mne had made of the richest
strikes during the past days that has been made
the mnea property renowned for the rich which it has
produced.
They encountered body of fourteen inches in width
which goes 1000 in silver They sinking the
body but of have yet progressed far enough
to determine the extent of the ore body.
Both Mr. Foltz and Mr.. eGiroux have worked in the
mine BEFORE and familiar with the location of all the old
ore bodies found in it.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27

gold filed teeth whereas Miss Schiedt
had no nuggets in her face.
Mrs. Stull expresses the belief that
a young fellow around town who was
posing here as Spanish count and
who disappeared the day after Miss
Schiedt disappeared, has abducted the
young lady, is head of a gang Of fio-
titious check men and now holds her
daughter hostage to kill when con-
venient.
What gives her this idea is that she
herself had two fictitious checks
drawn against her account. She says
when she spoke to her daughter about
it, the girl begged her not to say any
thing or "they" would kill her.
Mrs. Stull tells many another wild
and wandering tale.
Other friends of the girl are in.
dignant that any stir should have beer
made over her disappearance. They
insist that her going from her board
ing house was no more tragic thar
most changes of boarding places, tina
as she did not live with her mother
for some reason, it was perfectly nat
ural that she should not inform tn,
latter of her change of address.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27

Parker democrats in Nebraska an
nounced their intention sof defeating
Bryan for delegate to the st. Louis
convention, but the Parker demo-
Gratis in New York vetoed the PROPOSE
ton. They say they do not care to
give Bryan the slightest opportunity
of posing as a martyr in the present
situation. So they sent word to the
Nebraska democrats that Bryan must
be elected national delegate; that
Bryan would undoubtedly make a
terrific pseech in the national con-
vention, in which he would express
all his ideas. These democratic
friends of Judge Parker said: at
will he speech, and Dothing more
and Bryan, we believe will be bound
by the action of the convention. I"
Parker's friends in New York should
send similar Instructions to Arizona
democrats in reference to Keane st.
Charles so that be could open the
safety valve of his political steam
chest and let the l6 to Bryan steam
off in the national convention.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
Bob Robertson Found Dead.

About one o'clock this afternoon G.
S. Beggs reported to the sheriff's
office that he had, a short time be-
fore, found the body of dead man a
little ways above Prescott. Sheriff
Roberts, Deputy Sheriff Nevin and
Undertaken Logan left with him for
the place and found the remains of
Bob Robertson, a Swede miner, about
80 years of age, lying about twenty
feet below the steep trail about 100
yards from the road a couple of miles
south of Prescott.
Robertson had been in Prescott for
about a month and had been drinking
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
Mishap to Auto Party.

A gentleman who came up this
morning from Kirkland stated that
the Prescott automobile squadron uD-
der command Of Admiral Aitken, put
up last night at Kirkland instead of
Wickenburg. They did not reach
there until about Z O'Clock. He stated
that they had met with some sort of
accident but he did not learn the
exact nature of it. He did not con-
verse with any of them but simply
overheard their conversation at the
supper table. Among other things he
heard one Of the ladies remark that
the walk they had taken must have
been at least FIVE miles. They had
evidently made the necessary repairs
to their machines as they ordered an
early breakfast for this morning and
said they expected to reach Phenix
tonight.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
SYMPATH|ES ARE
WITH JAP ANESE
AleXief'S Order Causes
Change of Purpose
Among the Chinese-RepOrted That
Chinese Minister to Russia
May Be Recalled.

Paris, April 23.-The associated
press correspondent here is informed
that China has taken quite a definite
pro-JapaDese stand within the last
few days. 1t is said that this may in
volve serious consequences in refer
ence to the relations between Russia
and China.
China's action, it is noted, follows
the report of Alexietf's requested re-
tirement of all Chinese troops from
the Manchurian border. 1t is also re-
ported that the Chinese minister at
st. Petersburg will be recalled. Al
though the latter report is denied,
there is reason to believe that it has
some foundation.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27
Drug Store RemOdeIed

/ W. II. Timerhcff, the druggist, has
just about completed the work of re-
modelling the interior of his postOffice
drug store which he recently pur-
chased from W. P. COvillaud, and the
changes that have been made make
the place look like a new store. The
shelving has been set back against the
walls, the PARTITION and soda fountain
has been moved back several feet and
the room in the sale and display pOr-
ton of the store has been fully
doubled. He has several large new all
glass show cases which he expects will
arrive very shortly and when they
have been installed and the ice cream
tables have been put in place, the
store will present a most inviting ap-
pearance. The stock will be greatly
increased and Mr.. Timerhof intends
to make a strong bid for his share of
the drug patronage CT Prescott and
vicinity. He is very pleasant gen.
tleman and will undoubtedly make
many friends.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-04-27

very heavily. He was seen in town
last night and wac very much under
the influence of liquor at that time.
He had worked some at the Home Run
mine and it is supposed that he bad
started for the mine. and in some
manner had fallen over the trail,
striking his head on q rock which
caused his death. Death must have
resulted instantly as there was no in
dication that he had moved after
striking the rock.
The only thing that was found in
his pockets was a flask of whisky and
a card from Henry Stuthman's saloon
stating that be had watch on deposit
at Stuthman's place.
From all indications he had been
dead for several hours and it is likely
be started out last night and fell, on
account of it being dark and he being
intoxicated.
Justice Talbot was holding an in
quest over the remains at Logan's
undertaking parlors at the time of 60
ing to press.
Nothing is known of the dead mans
relatives or where he came from.