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Arizona republican., 1904-08-21
Port Arthur's Commercial Inactivity.

A dispatch yesterday morning from Chefoo brought the not altogether as- founding information that it was re- ported that commercial business was at standstill at Port Arthur. We had feared as much. From what We had learned in an indirect way of the conditions prevailing at Port Arthur and the adjacent territory it seemed impfoSa bie that there would be the Wonted commercial sc- tivity at Port Arthur. It has been understood that conditions for crop growing on the Liao Tung peninsula, north of that place. have nod been as favorable as hitherto. though probably q greater area of ground has been broken than in any other year.
 The commercial prosperity of Port Arthur depended in part upon the traf- lic oD tine Port Arthur & Harbin rail- road, 3 branch of the Trans Siberian line. but within the last four months the traffic on that road has been almost wholly diverted
 Commerce by sea we have understood has fallen away to a considerable ex- tent and has indeed dwindled down to the unGbtrusive introduction of vege- tables in Chinese junks. Prices have been good and are likely to be better for some time but the volume of busi- ness nF~st have been greatly reduced.
 SO many Of the inhabitants of Port AFtSVT went away early in the season and fs0th what can be gathered more are GoiGE. Commercial life depends to 3 grent extent upon the population, as the EnsFchHhts of Phoenix can testify. TAe SISnuseFs here are apt to be dull and usUAily are so. Therefore it is easy to imagine without the aid of that ChsFOO dispatch. that trade at PoFt Arthur Is languid.
 There SFn really very few persons there 0F thsVea bouts to do business @iih bUR the Japanese. There Is not good prospect of an early picking up of business. The merchants there woHtd be Justified in shutting up their shops aud dlScontinuing the payment of rent Uhttl the boom returns.
Arizona republican., 1904-08-21
SONGS THAT NEVER DIE.

There are some songs that will nev- CT die, said the musical enthusiast.
 gues that's right" answered MT. CumroX My daughter sits down at the piano and tries to kill a few of em every evening. But it's no use"
Arizona republican., 1904-08-21

The Japanese in front of Port Arthur are engaged in heaping coals of fire upon the heads of the Russians by sup plying them with fresh beef.
Arizona republican., 1904-08-21

Democratic salutation: Good morn ing. Have you come out for sheriff this morning?
Arizona republican., 1904-08-21

grows the clearer he sees that suffrage laws. like sumptuary laws, "depend for their execution largely upon local sentiment"
 Charles F.. Smith. formerly postmas- general. advises the negroes to de mand both the one thing and the other their own admission to the polls on equal terms and the cutting down of the south's representation.
 Editor William Hayes Ward of New York advises the negroes to contend for the elective franchise in every pos sible way-through the courts where it is feasible, and especially individual ly." In reply to the other half of the question he writes: AS to the reduc- ton of representation in the south. l do not regard it as worth fighting about it Is beset with too many prac- tical difficulties"
 Dr. C. H. Parkhurst of New York advises the negroes to make them selves worthy of the franchise, and to leave "any fighting that is to be done in the hands of their white friends"
 The advice of President Eliot of Har- ward will displease many of the ad- vised, but it's sound, practical advice from a real friend and a wise one. The negroes" he writes should try and secure the franchise on the same terms as the whites. and these terms should include an educational quail fication and a property qualification" ,"
Arizona republican., 1904-08-21

HOENIX, ARIz.. AUGUST 21, 1904
Arizona republican., 1904-08-21

It is mentioned in the dispatches this morning that the Moorish pretender sent band of eighty-three horsemen to do his courting for him: to ask a neighboring chief for the hand of his daughter. The envoys were murdered, whereat the pretender will be left to infer that the father of the young lady did not desire a family alliance.
Arizona republican., 1904-08-21

The New York Sun has been looking over the names of more than eight hundred young men and young women of its city who, having passed the nee essary examinations, are now eligible for appointment to teachers desks in the public schools. It reports that a majority are Jewish names-"more es- pecially of those receiving the highest marks for proficiency"
Arizona republican., 1904-08-21

Colonel Bryan is q long way from the poorhouse, even il he doesn't get the expected 5O,OOO from the Bennett es- tate. He has accumulated a comfort able property; he has his weekly pa per; his services as a lecturer are in demand and are well paid. His farm may not be a great income-yielder, but at least he can raise vegetables on it for the family dinner table.
Arizona republican., 1904-08-21
PRESCOTT BUSINESS FIRMS. Hotel Blu rke
AMERICAN PLAN.
ARIZONA
PRESCOTT,

PRESCOTT, ARIZONA 105 rooms. All modern conveniences. A strictly frst-class and modern hotel Sample rooms for commercial men
Arizona republican., 1904-08-21

an carries tn solid party vote in his vest pocket. A Man around which tn Young Peoples Democrat society would rally its Fragmence like a lint Snaik pullin itself together agin.
 Sich a Man is Captin J. G. Evans
 Little James.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-22
THE SIClLlAN PRINCE
STILL FAST AGROUND
She VIII BE Lightered i'm order to
Float Her.

New York. Nov. 2l.-With her nose
poked fast in the sand off Long Beach,
L. L. the steamship sicilian Prince to-
lisht is being liehtered so that at the
mood tide tomorrow morning she may
oe moved into deep water and brought
70 her dock in this city.
Efforts to get the big ship free from
me treaeherous Long Island sands
we're futile to-day, and after several
attempts word was sent to the city
o"u arrangements made TO begin i'm
mediately the work of taking out her
eargo' The Prince Line officials. real
i~ing that the task Of getting their ves-
SCI on to-day was remote. sent down
U'rses and tugs, and all the passen i.
gers were brought up TO the city and
@ @ie immigrants. to the number OF 541
sent TO Ellis Island.
raio-Inght the reports from Long
th,ch thach say that there Is no sea on and
10 the vessel is lying easy.
APT Hanks and his crew OF seventy
are still on the ship.
s,ayyVut one hour before the vessel
o,'' Yesterday a child was born 10
''e OF the Italian passengers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-22
WANT THE COMMISSION
TO FIX THE RATES.
Important Conference Held mt the
white House.

washington, Nov. 21.--Interstate
transportation matters. with specific
reference TO the fixing Of railroad
freight rates, formed the subject of an
important conference at the White
House to-day.
BY previous appointment, Gov. Sam
uel r.. vanSant OF Minnesota, Gov. A.
j. Cumnnns of Iowa. r. p. Bacon OF
Milwaukee, chairman Of the Interstate
Commerce Law Convention: Frank
Barry Of Milwaukee. secretary OF the
convention, and r. w. Higbie of New
York, an official OF the National Lum-
Der Dealers Association, called on the
President TO urge him 10 use his inhu-
ence to secure the enactment OF law
which would confer upon the Interstate
Commerce Commission power to fix
railroad freight rates in the commerce
between the states The President did
not indicate, however. what his per-
sonal views were, contenting himself
with giving careful hearing 10 the
statements made.
II was suggested before the confer
ence was held that, on account OF the
presence In the delegation OF men who
have expressed an interest In reclpro-
city and tariff revision, those subjects
might be taken up in the course OF the
interview. but IL was stated explicitly
by Mr.. Bacon and by Gov Van SAINT
that neither OF those matters was al
luded 10 in any way.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-22
WANT A BODY
TO MAKE LAWS
so THE zEMsTvo DECLARE.
NEW FORM OF RUSSIAN GOVERN
MENT PROPOSED.

1t Is Also Proposed General AM
in Russian History Marked by the
YemstVo Gathering, wherein Such
Radical Measures Were COnsid-
ered--MemoriaI Goes to the Em-
perOr for Consideration.
st. Petersburg, Nov. 21.-'Tn order
to secure the proper development of the
life of the state 'and the people, 1t is
imperatively necessary that there be
regular participation of national rep
resentatives, sitting as an especially
elected body, to make Jaws. regulate
the revenue and expenditure and con-
troll the legality OF the actions OF the
administration"
The above is the final form Of the
declaration of the Zemstvo representa-
tives in favor of the election of a body,
not merely to participate in legislation
as at first reported, but to be entrusted
with the framing Of the laws OF the
empire.
The meeting to-day also adopted a
declaration in favor of granting gem
eral amnesty to political offenders Inn
prisoned or exiled by administrative or
der.
This completed programme declar-
ing the necessity of the participation
by the people in the government was
signed by 102 Zemstvo presidents, in
GLIDING thirty presidents of provin-
cial Zemstvo committees out of thir-
ty-two who attended the meeting.
This document, setting forth the me-
cessity of reform, is all the more
striking and impressive because the
Zemstvo presidents who signed Il,
while elected by Zemstvo organiza-
tions, are confirmed by the govern
ment The signatories also included
five marshals of the nobility, the cleo
tions to which Offices are also con-
firmed by the government
The memorial will be presented
within a couple Of days to the Minis
ter of the Interior, Prince Sviatopolk-
Mirsly.
The zemstvo meeting will now pro-
ceed with the discussion of the re-
mainder of the programme, which,
although IT directly concerns Zemstvo
work, is of minor Importance. 1t
consists. first, of primary education;
second Of the disorganization attend
ant on mobilization; third, relief smeas-
ures for the families OF those sent to
war, and, fourth. Red Cross work.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-22
"Y0U ARE THE MAN
WHO KILLED ME-
Is what the Police Tried 20 Make
"A Corpse DumbIy Say.

"a Corpse DumbIy Say.
Chicago, Nov. 21.--Ordeal before a
murdered corpse, applied to-day by the
police to wrench confession to the
murder of Natoll Zelefani, whose body
was found IN Lake Michigan a fort
night ago, failed TO secure the desired
result, but 1t is thought that con-
fession may follow later. The proceed
ure was as follows:
The body of Zelefani, which had
been buried in Mount Carmel ceme-
terry. was exhumed. carried to a vault
and placed I'm sitting posture. The
right arm and hand we're propped up
In such a manner that the index fin
ger pointed directly at the face Of any
person entering the vault. The atti-
tude OF the body was made as nearly
as possible like that assumed by a
person in saying. You are the man
who killed me-"
Police Inspector shippy then took 70
the vault Peter Miro. Frank Bell.
Charles Benzio and Joyce Toppin. a
cOlored porter OF a saloon IN Wnicn
zelefani passed considerable time on
the day of his death. One by one he
caused them to confront the accusing
finger Of the dead man and watched
for sign OF nervous collapse.
Benzio and Bell went through the
ordeal without exhibiting a trace Of
emotion. The colored porter was bad
ly frightened, but he did not reveal
anything in the shape Of a clew
Miro refused to enter the vault and
the officers were compelled 90 drag him
before the corpse and compel him 10
gaze upon a. He ala not speak. how
ever and has not said anything since
be returned 20 the police station that
would Indicate an Intention Of admit
ting that ho knows about che natter
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-22
EVIDENCE WAS NOT
MILK FOR BABIES
SAID PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
BUT DIDN'T SCARE PEOPLE AWAY
FROM THE TRIAL.

Great ThronG Appeared to Hear the
Charged With the Murder of Cae-
sar Young i'm Hanson Cab on
broadway - Prosecution Charges
That the Defendants Brother-in-
Law Bought the Revolver.
New York, Nov. 21.-The trial of Nan
Patterson for the murder of Bookmak-
er Caesar Young was fairly begun be-
fore Justice Davis in the Supreme
Court to-day, and when adjournment
was taken Assistant District Attorney
Rand had concluded his outline of the
states case and had examined several
of the witnesses for the prosecution.
The stories that there would be fur
ther delays in the trial were early dis
posed of by the announcement from the
court that Foreman Hendricks of the
jury, who had asked to be relieved,
would not be excused.
Then came Mr.. Rand's opening, in
which he said the states witnesses
would prove that Nan Patterson killed
Young, and that the killing was
planned several hours before the morn
ing on which Young met his death.
Court Was Thronged.
There was not an unusually large
crowd in the court this morning, but
when the doors were opened for the
afternoon session there was a rush to
gain admittance which swept the
squad of court officers off their feet.
The main floor of the Criminal
Courts building was a solid mass Of
people, and those who had business in
the court had to fight to even reach
the vestibule. The crush became Sc
rious in a short time, and police
were called in from the street to aid
in maintaining order.
Mr.. Rand said in his opening that
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-22
CHICAG0,T00,WlLL
HAVE A SUBWAY.
Company Organized With a Capital
Stock of $4,000, 900.


Chicago, Nov. 21.-The Chicago Sub
way Company with a capital stock of
s50.OO0,0O0. and composed of men who
represent 90 per cent of the railroads
having Chicago terminals, was organ
lied to-day and took over the $50. 900. 900
company here which has built fifteen
miles OF freight tunnels under the
citT's streets.
The vast tonnage of the railroads re-
presented by the financiers in the new
corporation will be diverted into the
company's tunnels which are already
under every street in the business dis
trict of Chicago. Apparently in con-
nection with the mammoth deal. Sir
Ernest Cassel. the financial adviser of
the King of England, is in Chicago to-
day with Jacob Schiff, head of the in
ternational banking house of Kuhn,
Loeb & Co., who is heavily interested.
Men who will enter the directory of
the new corporation are Edward H.
Hartman, the principal factor in the
Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific
and big factor in the Alton and IlIi-
II,
president of the National City Bank of
New York and a factor in the control
of a large number of great Eastern
and Western systems, notably the
Chicago and Northwestern and the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail-
roads; and Jacob Schiff, New York, a
member of the Wall street firm of
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and a big factor in
the Pennsylvania system.
The subway company has taken over,
it is announced officially, the entire
stock of The Illinois Telephone Con-
struction Company &c 2-3 per cent. of
the stock of the 10000, 900 Illinois Tun-
mel Company, and stands ready to take
over all the remaining stock of the
tunnel company at the terms on which
it acquired the two-thirds.
The Illinois company will remain
the home operating corporation, but
owned by the Chicago Subway Com
pany of New Jersey.
President Wheeler iof the Illinois
Tunnel Company will retain his pres
ent position. He is a director of the
Chicago Subway Company, and his
holdings in the Illinois Tunnel Com
pany and the Illinois Construction Com
pany remain intact.
With the exception of President
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-22
Of the Keys
to DefenSeS of Port Arthur.
SUTTON is ON TRIAL
ON KIDNAPPING CHARGE.
He Must Answer, Too, 10 the Charge
OF Criminal Assault.


Bainbridge. Ga. Nov. 21.-After a
morning spent in hearing motions for
temporary continuance and demurrers
to the indictment, the trial Of o. N
Sutton, charged with kidnapping little
Alice SHELTON, was really begun at
o'clock this afternoon.
The state first called the kidnapping
case, there being two separate indict-
ments, and the case for attempted
criminal assault upon the little girls
person will be called after completion
of this case. After two hours In Sc
lecting jury, the state introduced four
witnesses, Alice Shelton, her foster
parents and G.. b. Brackin, resting the
case after these four were heard and
making out a prima facie case.
The child testified to Sutton forcibly
seizing her from the back porch of
her home on the night Of Nov. 10, put
ting her in a buggy and carrying her
Thirty miles 10 the home OF Ben Rus
sell in Baker courtyi and en- route
making AN attempt III criminal assault
upon her person, teaFing her clothing
in, the attempt. the clothing being In
troduced in evidence. Rigid cross-ex-
animation failed to materially alter her
testimony.
The child is remarkably beautiful and
small for her age, said to be eleven
years, and her testimony was listened
to with bated breath by the large crowd
In the court room. Her father and
Mr.. Brackin described the inding OF
the little girl next day and her JOY
at seeing them when they arrived at
RusseI, the home Sutton had carried
her to.
The state here rested and the de-
fense will open tomorrow morning, It
being understood that the line Of de-
fense will be that the child was III
treated and left home Of her own ac-
cord and by previous agreement. The
case will consume almost the entire
day, and when this case goes to the
jury Sutton will face the more serious
charge Of attempted criminal as
sault.
Sutton's wife is by his side and has
remained steadfast. w. d. Sheffield
of cambridge, Mr.. Geer Of Colquttt
and Arthur Powell Of Blakely represent
sutton, while Solicitor Wooten is as
sisted by Harrel and Hartsfeld, A. u.
Thornton and Joseph Gilpin Of the To-
cal bar.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-22

Wheeler, the other officers in the IL
linois Tunnel Company, it is under
stood, will be replaced by representa-
tives of the new financial concern.
The deal guarantees the immediate
use of the tunnels by the railroad in
terests concerned and promises speedy
relief for Chicago from the present
congestion in terminal roads and down.
town district.
At present the Illinois Tunnel Com
pany has completed about fifteen miles
of tunnels in downtown Chicago. The
bores are six and half feet wide b.
seven feet high, although in places the
dimensions are ten by twelve feet. Two
thousand tons Of freight a day are be-
ing handled.
The new owners will extend and
improve the system and as fast as pos
sible the steam railway freight of the
Harriman- -Stiilman-Schff and other
trunk railroads will be transported
through the underground system.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-22
ON THE PLATFORM
OF DlSFRAN CHISEMENT.
Some One May Make the Race for

Some One May Make the Race for
Governor.
Augusta, Nov. 21.-There is no doubt
about the fact that there will be a
candidate for Governor in the pri-
mary two years hence on the platform
Of disfranchising the negro. 1t was
about this matter that the conference
was had Friday night between Con-
gressman T. w. Hardwick and Hon.
Thomas e. Watson at Thomson. This
much has been made certain by the
receipt in Augusta of several private
letters from prominent men Of the
Tenth district, who are interested in
this matter
The speech of Mr.. Watson at Thom-
son Saturday bears out the statement
contained in letters received here this
morning. In this speech Mr. Wat
son paid several very high compli-
ments to Mr.. Hardwicix for his fear
lessness on this question. Since the
development of the conference bes
tween the congressman and the Pop
ulist leader there is much in the
speech Of the latter that can be ac-
counted for by that conference, which
could not be explained otherwise.
1t is stated that in the event that
Mr.. Hardwick should enter the race
for Governor friends Of Judge Horace
Holden would Immediately announce
him as a candidate for Congress. For
some time IL has been known that
Judge Holden's friends have had their
eyes open with the intention of max
ing him the successor of the present
congressman when that gentleman de-
cldes to retire. There is no doubt
about the fact that DR.. T. j. Kelly OF
Glasscock. the father of the Austria
Ian ballot bill in the last two sessions
OF the Legislature. also has congress
sional aspirations and is working ev-
erything toward that end
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-11-22
CLARK HOWELL HAS
ANNOUNCED CANDIDACY,
He VIII He Among Those Running
for Governor.

for Governor.
Atlanta, Nov. 81 Just before his de-
parture for Chicago with the Peabody
PARTY, comprising the trustees of the
State University, who go to visit West
ern institutions Of learning, Hon. Clark
Howell made positive announcement
of his intention to make the race for
Governor of Georgia in 1906.
Nj. Howell's statement regarding
the governorship is as follows
1.-The fact that two other announce
ments have already been made perhaps
justifies me in saying. even thus ear
ly, that will be in the race. that my
friends may know of my intentions.
The people are just out of one cam
paign. and it is rather early to pre-
cipitate another: indeed, will not do
so further than to say to my friends
and well wishers In all parts of the
state that at the proper time I shall
make formal announcement presenting
my candidacy to the consideration of
the voters of the state.
'The statement make now and any
formal announcement that may after
wards be made will perhaps not be re-
ceived as matter of news, for with
out any word from me. or any effort
to build up sentiment favorable to
my candidacy. the idea seems to have
been prevalent for some time that l
would be in the race. and many Of
my friends have been moving accord
ingly. / suppose this grew out of the
thought that as president of the Sem
ate the suggestion was logical and the
promotion not unreasonable. At any
rate, whatever may be the cause of
it, l am in a position where, in Justice
to myself and to those whose friend
ly interest has been so earnestly mani
tested in my behalf it may be said
that / will at the proper time go be-
fore the people, take the matter up
with them and abide by the result
of the primary"