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circumstances of the case are set forth
IN letter from the Secretary OF the
Treasury, transmitting the medals:
Story of a Rescue.
About $3.50 p. m, of December H." he
says. THE train master Of the New York
Central Railroad. at Charlotte, New
York. received a telegram requesting
him to notify Keeper Gray, Of your sta
ton that vessel showing signals OF dis
tress lay at anchor about three miles
OF Lakeside. twenty-thTee miles from
Charlotte, and upon receipt OF the infor-
nation, the keeper instantly prepared
20 go 20 her relief.
The harbor tug was frozen in the ice
uD the river. and. therefore, could not
tow the surfboat to the scene, while TO
undertake to pull twenty-three miles
against a heavy sea on a winter night
and with unmIstakabIe omens OF a
storm at hand. would have been use
less and foolhardy. Therefore, the keep
er wisely resolved to proceed by rail to
Lakeside. and thence, II possible. reach
the vessel. He promptly secured orders
for a special train at Windsor Beach,
and a gang Of shovelers set TO work 10
break out two fiat cars. standing on a
snow and other obst ructions Il was
nearly two hours before the life-saving
crew could get to the depot with the
wagon carrying surfboat, and 1t was
an hour later when the train was ready.
To Encourage Wrecked Crew.
AT 1850 p. m. the shore was gained.
and while the boat was being removed
from the sleds the keeper proceeded to a
blum. and burned a red Coston signal,
with the hope that il might be visible
TO the crew OF the distressed .-essel. and
encourage them Before emtarling, he
also obtained from the person who sent
the telegram as good an idea OF her po-
sition as he could give, Then launch
ing the boat the crew pulled outside into
the heavy sea. but the weather was bit
ter cold. and the air was so filled with
thick VapoT covering the water that,
after making an offng of about a mile
the keeper found It impossible TO see
dozen yards ahead.
Nevertheless. he kept on by com
pass until about o'clock I'm the morn
ing and for about three and one-half
hours fruitIessly continued the search.
burning several COston signals. Finally.
however, the bewilderment proved so
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Story of the Rescue, Single-Handed, Of
Ten Men From Wreck Off Hatteras,
When the Surfman Ten Times
Ventured His Own Life.

THE making Of an empire republic
has developed the latent heroism
i In many manly breast. and the
daring exploits Of our soldier boys
across the Pacific have been heralded
from one end Of the land TO the other.
But here at home we have an army
Of fighters IN the service OF Uncle Sam
who have performed deeds OF valor call
ing for a degree Of courage equal TO
that OF a Funston or a Hobson. They
know nothing of the mechanism Of a
Krag-Jorgensen: they have been drilled
In the use Of the only gun designed 90
save life, instead Of TO kill
Most TreacheIous Foe.
The enemy they face is more teacher
Gus than a Moro, and incomparably
more formidable IN attack and
defense. The Victories they have
won - the lives they have rescued
from their foe. evidences a quality OF
herolsm that has never been outdone by
the boys In blue. Now and then, stories
of their achievements find they way into
the newspa pers and magazines. but
many Of their most daring deeds never
come 10 the ear Of the general public.
This little army of 1000 men patrols
the ocean and lake coasts Of the United
Etates. keeping vgilant watch for dis
tressed mariners, under a. system Of dis
cipline as rigorous as that maintained
IN the army, and they have been IN
strumental IN saving thousands upon
thousands Of lives from the sea, and mil
lions upon millions Of property.
One Of the most noteworthy rescues
Of recent years was made by Surfman
Rasuus 5. Midget, OF the Gull Shoal
station, coast Of North Carolina. at the
wreck Of the barkentine Priscilla OF
Baltimore. bound for Rio dc Janeiro
with a cargo Of general merchandise,
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THE ART OF LIBEL

What has become OF the gentle art
of suing for libel? In business circles
articles go about from paper 20 paper
which years ago would have shocked
whole communities at a stroke. Here
is the wall Street Journal telling
about the Anaconda mining property
and complacently remarking that IL
is said the managers OF the AmaIgamat-
ed Copper Company bought the ma
jority OF the Anaconda stock at SS5
per share and picked Up more than $50
and then turned IN tha entire 500 600
10 10000 shares at $50 a share TO the
company for which they were trustees.
This would mean profit OF from $40 20
SIS a share on 500 900 shares, or say
s15 600 900 TO 500. 600 600 made by the In
siders by purchasing from themselves.
Can such charges be met with silence
and has business reached the point
where such assertions are received as
matters Of course? We would be glad
TO publish an answer TO the remark
able story.
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which threatened momentarily 10 go 10
pieces. On the beach was u single life
saver, Three miles through me heavy
night was the station, from which II
would take more than an hour 10 sum-
mon assistance.
If a rescue were to be made. 1t would
have TO be done quickly. There was,
perhaps, only one chance In fifty that
Midget could save the poor fellows.
He decided to take the one chance
Rescue Accomplished.
Hallooing to the men TO be ready when
ne gave the signal. he ran down 10 the
wreck on the heels OF an outgoing
wave. UP t. his waist In water and
called for one Of them to jump over.
Clutching the man who responded. he
half carried. half dragged him up the
steep bank out of reach OF the surf.
Some idea Of the celebrity necessary 70
accomplish this feat may DO had from
the fact that 1t had to be done between
the outgoing Of one sea and the incom-
ing OF another Delay would have been
fatal The waves were rolling twenty
feet high, and had they overtaken the
surfman he would have been carried
out and drowned by the powerful I'M
deTtOW.
AS in the first instance, be assisted
seven sailors to safety. There were
stul three on board so exhausted and
bruised they could not help themselves
as their shipmates had done. To get
them over the side Midget had 20 climb
up on deck. hold on until sea passed
over them and receded, then lower his
man and drop after him. Three times
he did this. each time struggling back
with nearly lifeless form in his arms,
Wreck Broken Up.
Fifteen minutes after the last man
was rescued the hull went 10 pieces.
Up on the beach. however. out Of reach
OF the hungry sea. lay ten men. batter
ed and bleeding and stripped of nearly
every vestige or clothing, but saved
For this heroism Surfman Midget was
awarded a gold medal.
An incident no less heroic and pic
turesque than the above was the rescue
effected by the life-saving crew Of
Charlotte, New York. who saved four
men and one woman from the wreck OF
the schooner John r. Noyes, lost on
Lake Ontario, December 10. 1902. The
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Ing the south patrol from his station,
approached the scene Of the disaster.
While picking hts way on horseback
across gullies and through the surf.
which inundated the low beach far back
from the normal shore line. he discov-
cred floating objects which he took to
be cans or buckets.
A short distance on they became
thicker, and he dsmomted and picked
up two or three Of them. Farther. he
came across boxes. barrels and other
wreckage piled up on the beach.
His experience as a surfman told him
what his discovery pOrtended. and
mounting his horse he hurried on as
rapidly as possible in search Of the
wreck which he was sure ne would find
not far on At length he heard a cry
Of distress, followed by a chorus Of
-
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and having on board a crew OF twelve,
the captains wife and son.
The Priscilla left Baltimore August Y,
1888, and proceeded on her voyage with
out mishap until the 18th, when she
encountered a violent gale which carried
away her lower topsail. mainsaiI and
main stay-san. In this disabled con-
dition she drifted for twenty-fOur hours
20 the southwest. and finally struck
bottom off Hatteras Shoals.
The wind was blowing a hurricane
when she stranded, and the seas swept
over her with awful fury, smashing the
cabin. sl1ylights and carrying away the
masts and washing overheard the
captains wife and son and two OF the
crew. In a short time the hull broke
In two amidships. Fortunately those
sim on board found themselves on the
after portion, which, although Il con-
tinued 10 pound with terrific force. did
not careen when the parts separated.
AS daylight approached the gale
abated somewhat. and the broken hull
rested easier. But the weather was so
thick that the hapless sailors could not
ascertain their whereabouts although
| they knew from soundings taken that
the shore was not far distant They
were without means Of signaling. Even
II the necessary material had been at
hand it is doubtful # they could have
used II. Waves were continually break
Ing over the wreck, and IT required all
their strength to keep from being
washed away.
Cries for Help.
At intervals they sent up cries for
help. The terrible buIeting Of wind and
wave, however, was telling heavily upon
| them. II seemed inevitable that In a
short time even the strongest must give
up his hold.
The castaways were IN this pltlable
! condition when Surfman Midget, max.
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Promised to Try.

one Of their number called to know
II he was a nfe-saver. Midget shouted
back:
'Yesr
Then came the cry:
"Can you save us?'
The reply Of the surfman was:
Il will try"
A hundred feet out in the laundering
surf were ten men in a position OF ex-
IRENE peril clinging to a broken ship
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Voices Not Far Of.

Although the darkness was still so
great that he could see only q few feet
away, the voices seemed to be very near.
DismOunting and fastening his horse, he
CROPPED his way through the gloom in the
direction whence came the calls. He
soon found himself at the waters edge
on the face Of a bluff considerably
higher than the surrounding beach.
From this vantage point he made out
the lines of Il ships hull rising and
falling with the ocean swell. Against
the sky he family dlscerned the forms
Of several persons huddled together
upon H.
Examining the descent In front. he
cautiously made his way down 10 the
waters edge. Watching a favorable op-
portunity when the breakers receded,
he waded out as near TO the wreck as
in his Judgment safety permitted,
meantime answering the call OF those
on board
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-10-02

S. 1--WE too tickled be aboard worry, however
all turned in hunks fer tn first good nights we'd
had fortnight We woke up mornn' by tn
o. scrahin an chatterin deck when tn capn
Bill an Davy wot up, you heard SIGH
You tn vessel had been boarded by army o. dun
tn night
Arizona republican., 1904-11-02

vThe square peg in the round hOle7 6gJIrGtlvely expresses the use of means uu5uited to the desired end. A great many people whc nave been cured of dyoDcpsia and other diseases Of the stou1- ach and its allied organs of digestion and nutrition by the use OI Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery say: "NYe tried many medicines with only temporary benefit. IL was not until we began the use of Golden Medical Discovery that VIC found a complete and lasting cure"
 S3,GOO FORFEIT will be paid by WORLDS DISPEESARV MEDICAL. AsSO- CATION, Proprietors, Buffalo, Y. X., 1T they cannot show the original signature of the individual volunteering the tcsti- monial below, and also of the writers of every testimonial among the thousands which they are constantly publishing, th.,s proving their gcnuineness.
 ~Is is with pleasure that I tell you what D-. Picrcc'5 Golden Medical Discoverycud Pellets have done for me 9 writes Mrs. T.. Af. Palmer of Peede, Kaufman O., Texas. rTwo years ago was taken with stomach and bowel trcubie. Everything I ate would put in distress. lived two weeks on milk and even that gave me pain felt as though would starvc to death. Three doctors attended iue-onc said mad dys- peusil- two said CatlTrll of thc slcr-cCI aud bowels. They attended me lone at g. tic--cl for one year- stopped taking their medicine cnd tried some potent medicine; got no better and ] grew so weak and nervous my heart would huttcr. could not do any kind ol work Now l can do my house work very well I CH1 CGfziH~ IH Jzesh end StTchgtd, and can eat anything I waue."
 Accept no substitute for Dr. Piorcc's Golden Medical Discovery.
 Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamp5 to pay expense of mailing 0ULy. Send q oue-ceut stamps for the paper covered book, or 3I stamps for tie cloth bound volume. Address Dr. E. V. Pierce, Buff falo. '. Y.-
Arizona republican., 1904-11-02
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PERSONAL.
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The following named were passen- geHs on Inst nights G. e P. south bound tram: Geo g. Hoskings for Imperial, Cal; J. T. Landis for Los Angeles; 4. Burkhardt for Benson: Wm. Gum for Los Angeles: A. AI- Kristovich for Gloae: \. F. Bani- ceivich for Globe; s. c. Kra-5 for St I oJis; D. F. Carroll for Cananea: Mrs. II. F.. Kelly for SoIomo1viUe.
 Those registering at the Hotel Adams yesteTd-y were: F. Nickers0a, BCs-cn; H. Hill. Denver: Ii. 1I Hum Or. st. Louis; Ike New, NJ. Leopold. II. Ross, Chicago; J. P. Gates. Los An Seles; H. F. Arni,aEe. Prescott; J. IT, Jacoss. New Brunswick: Airs. C. M. Gordon. Mrs. Price Kelvin, Arizorl. Those registering at the Ford hotel yesterday were: Jos J. Franklin. ! Kansas City; Martin King, Lester . LoneIgan and wife. Miss Marion Ash worth, Fred Spencer. John Kennedy. New York; David NJ. Murray. Brook l lyn; l. D. Hale. Rocky Ford. Colo.
 The following were messengers on this mornings north bound s. F. P & r. train; J. H. Simpson for Los An geles; Hugh c. Traney for New York;
 sam Bailes and wife for san Diego.
Arizona republican., 1904-11-02
COFFEE Hurrah for the cook !
WATER WITHIN REACH
A Proposition to the Owzers of the
 Canals.

If the managers of the various ca nals of the valley are really in earnest in their efforts to relieve the water users ard are not engaged in a mere tluf they will pay some attention o the fouwoinS communication received at this office yesterday:
 To the Editor Of The Arizona Re
 publican:
 Sir,-I saw m Thursdays Republ.- can tn Alhau5ra news that the water supply was very short and retarded the progress of putting in s-ain and if -he Mesa Raiumaker could come t0 the relief with a tw0-days' rain it would ease the situation wonderfully want to say to the board of direct ors of the several canals ia this val- ley that I will use my power in mak- ing it lain sufficient to keep plenty ol water -1 the river to raise a gratu -rop. if -n return they will SHOW -leir good faith by signing a contract wieh me. paying me per share according to number of shares in their canal pay ale after they get the wG.e- and their grain crop is made.
 J. 4. WILLIAM MS. Mesa. Oct. 31. 1904.
Arizona republican., 1904-11-02

large owing to the great number of guests in addition to the club member ship.
 The programme was carried Cu- un5er the auspices of the department of edu- cation of which Mrs. Emory Kays is chairman. She has been detained at home by illness in the family for a number of weeks past and Mrs. Walter Talbot as chairman protem had charge of yesterdays exercises. Hap tend the reception.
 The programme of the afternoon was entirely musical and was arranged by Mrs Frank Cox Every number was encCred and responded to gracefully. The first number was by Mrs. N F.. Blystone in two selections; fa) Re quest; Cb) Thou Art so Like Q Flow er," Geo w. Chadwick AIr. Karl Co., chems followed in two vocal selec- tions. (a) "Song of a Heart" Louise TunisCn; Cb) Still Vie de Nacht. DOhm. The next number was by Miss Grace HiIgen who rendered a piano solo, 'Andaute Finale de Lucia di LaUmermoCr," by Leschetszl1y. IL was a particularly difficult selection being what is usually referred to as the sextette, but arranged for the piano and to be played with the left hand alone.
 Mrs. M. P. sBlystone sang another solo, "A Song of Dawn" by Alltsen. after which the members of the club as hostesses served punch and cake. closing a delightful afternoon for all present.
Arizona republican., 1904-11-02
PROTECTED BY THE GUARANTEE.
No DysPePtic Should Hesitate to Try Pepsikoia Tablets on These Terms.

Thousands who were once the vic tims of indigestion and stomach trou- ble are now well and strong through
 the use of Pepsikola- tablets. People Who have suffered the agOuies Of in digestion for years are daily brought back to perfect health. and the pro prietors of this remarkable prescrip- ton have such entire confidence in it's virtue and power that they have given a written guarantee contract to Mir. Bear agreeing to refund the 9 cents, in case the remedy fails to benefit as claimed
 Under these liberal conditions it is the duty of every dyspeptic to ne well and enjoy the rich blessings of perfect health. If you are nervous. despond- ent, careworn and without energy. or If you have dizzy spells. heartburn. coated tongue or sour stomach just make up your mind to try Pepsikosa Tablets and obtain relief.
 The manufacturers are sa sure that FepsIkC Ia tablets will aid ana
 str dgthen your digestion, make the rirh rel hood course through y3lr
 veins and pat new life. new energy. and new vigor into your stomach that they have instructed Mir. Bear to tell all dissatisfied nuIShasers that they can have their money back, cheerful ly and without argument, in case they have not been greatly beuef..rd. l. can be readily seen that if Pepsi kcla tablets would not cure you as claimed they could not be soII under the guarantee contract in possession of Ar. Bear and y0U are absolutely protected against any loss whatever have not been greatly bereftted.
Arizona republican., 1904-11-02

Mesa. Oct. 31, 1904.
Arizona republican., 1904-11-02
THE THOMAS CASE
New Doctrine Advanced in
 Court Yesterday
Could He Be Guity of EmbezzIemeEt of Fund Created for an Unlawful Purpose

t A surprise was introduced into the
 Thomas case yesterday by Judge
 Thomas, of St Louis, father Of Bl=sen Thomas, who was brought into court to be sentenced. having been convicted ! of eEbeZzlenent of the fund sent him
 by F. w McDOnncld of Lebanon
 Tenn, to be used in procuring the .i release Of his brother, F. l.. lfcDo2-. ' hold, charged with the forgery Cf \ school orders. The euIbezz,ement con II sisted in having converted thIs fund
 to a purpose different from that ex- | pressed in the letter of transuissal
 which provided that in case the money
 could not be used to pay the criminal
 debts Of R. l.. McDonnOld and in case the proceedings which had been instl- \ tuted again-t him could not be | quashed, the money was 10 be return ed to the sender.
 II Thomas was found guilty a week go
 last Friday and the following Tuesday
 was set for the sentencing of him. at II that time the case was continued un- Y til yesterday in order that his father.
 a famous corporation lawyer of St.
 Louis, might have time to come.
 ] When the matter came up yester- | day morning the defense filed a motion i for new trial based on the following i various grounds: The court had erred in the admission of evidence over the ] objections Of the defense; the count had erred ia refusi1g evidence offered i by the defense; in re using to instruct
 the jury to find a verdict O. not guilty. I because the verdict was contrary to the l law; because the verdict was contrary l to the evidence; because the jury re- l ceived evidence out of court during the ! trial; because the court failed to in- 1 struct the jury not to read the news l papers and because the jury did read in the newspapers unfriendIy and pre- 1 judicial accounts Of the case; because 1 the court generally erred in the in- i structiona and especially in leaving
 with the jury the question of gully 1 intent
 l The surprise sprung by Judge l Thomas was contained in the state ment that there had been no embczzIe- ment and in the circumstances there 1 could have been none. The letter Of l tronsmiseal who-e instructions had l been violated by the defendant propos- l ed an illegal contract and established
 an unlawful: agency for the commission of an unlawful act that is the com ] pounding Of . felony 4 trust had been
Arizona republican., 1904-11-02

Of l-e Carte and che z1--o ana rl- chain Of the Black E-Ele u-le- zt--- tWIueI ro-nf-
 The white Jollru--e- .-1s= 5z 1- visible -nd two Ua-z-ars s-aE= ar- crossed uea- 5-- wa-le over -la ua1-e the Kats=r's crown If -Er-A-z l1r-- had been p-- i-ro -h- Ll=r- E esI cover the entire page. and l-= ElH-al u-a5az-E thought --ll= mas e--l that U-o-cg- l ro i=- r---E-E--r who bad been writing CD -l-u a1 sky blue s-ltio1z-y- Boston EEerafE
Arizona republican., 1904-11-02

To you care to know the style Of no-e paper used by the German Emperor vixen he flvOrs his friend with line2
 l. is of large size, pale blue in color and of imitation linen. A beautiful de- sign jn gold and delicate cOlors Is il Due left corner of the shee- and upon t1e envelope flaps, showing the Eal-a- is not above licking them down like ordinary Hortals- In the centre or the Cesis1- Uhlch We are assured is quite EeE. are Williams initials and the i'm peIi1I eagle with the ribbon Of the Orle-
Arizona republican., 1904-11-02
RECEPTION re TEACHERS
Given by inc WOman's Club YeSter-
 day Afternoon.

Vest terday afternoon was the occa- sion of the Woman's club reception to the trustees, superintendent and teach CTS of the Phoenix public schools, held in the Baptist church. the regular meeting place Of the club. The church was beautifully adorned with roses and the attendance was more than usuallY
Arizona republican., 1904-11-02
Bost Liniment on EartI1.

Henry D. Baldwin, SuDt. City Water Works, ShullS1urg, Wis, writes; "I tried many kinds of Hniment, but T have never received much benefit un- til I used Ballard's Snow Eminent for rheumatism and pains. think it the best Iiniment on earth 25c, soc, s1.OO. Sold by Elvey Ss Hulett.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-03-11
An Exclusive Elevator,

There is perhaps no elevator in tn.
world more exclusive than hat pro-
vided at the capitol for the supreme
court Of the United States. That ele-
vator a be used by exactly eleven
people, and no one else would for q
moment consider entering it except as
a guest of one of these eleven privil-
eyed gentlemen. The fortunate clever
are the nine justices Of the United
States supreme court, the clerk and
the marshal of the court. The elevator
goes from the ground floor of the cap
itol to the main floor, on which is To-
Gated the supreme court of the United
States. 1t is a small elevator, so that
with it's conductor, three portly forms
Of justices of the supreme court Of the
United States would fill it. 1t is one
Of the very latest designs Of electric
elevators, and is finished in magnif-
cent style. The interesting thing about
this exclusive elevator is the fact that
the justices, welded as they are tc
past customs, have not yet got out OF
their habit formed before the new ele-
vator was put in place of going from
the ground floor to the main floor by
means of the senate elevator.