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Williams news., 1904-01-02
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 The hay about Mesa this year, while not exceptionally heavy is a good crop.
 The population of Prescott is slightly in excess of 5000; Phoenix has about 5000, and Tucson about 10000.
 The Bisbee Miner estimates that $3O,OOO of the taxpayers money has been wasted on the men who got away from the Tombstone jail last week.
 The maintenance of the county poor farm is heavy expense to Maricopa county. About fifty per sons are supported by the county at present.
 The jury in the ore salting case of the Val Verde company vs. Grove and Sharpe, last evening brought in a verdict for the defendants, on every count.-Prescott Courier.
 A train load of eastern capitalists will shortly arrive in Bisbee. There is over one hundred in the party and all from Michigan. They will make a side trip to Guaymas.
 Tempe's condensed milk factory is nearing completion, and it is expect ed that by the first of the year con- densed milk will be shipped from the Arizona factory in quantities.
 Burt Mossman, ex captain of the Arizona Rangers, is in hospital at McMillan, New Mexico, being laid up with an arm which was broken in two places by being thrown from a horse.
 It is expected that the railroad now building out of Prescott will reach the Crown King mine by March 1, two miles of tedious and expensive work remaining to be completed
 The Arizona board of managers of the St. Louis exposition have ap- pointed Miss Jessie Drais, of Pres colt, hostess of the Arizona build ings at the exposition. Miss Jessie is daughter of L. K. Drais, of the Florence hotel.
 California draws largely on Ari- zona for her beef supply, and each week train loads of cattle. beef from the ranges of the north and south, are loaded and shipped to Los Angeles, the principal market.
 It is stated that the Santa Fe is putting its trademark, blue Greek cross, on a white background, on all of its buildings from one end of the line to the other. This emblem has heretofore appeared on the cars on ly.
 The output from the Gold Road mines, in Mojave county, for the last month was $5O,OOO, with great ly decreased expenses. The mine is now on a splendid paying basis, under the management of J. D. Spargo, and the big mill in every way success.
 The mines of the Cottonwood dis trict are creating considerable ex- citment in Yavapai and Coconino counties, where many of the locat- ors reside Several of the mines are producing rich grade of ore, while many of the others are show ing big bodies of milling grade ore. Miner.
 A. A. Anson of the firm of Anson & Holman, who are constructing hotel for the Santa Fe at Bright Angel, Grand Canyon, spent Christ mas with his family. Mr. Anson says that the new hotel is gradually taking form and will be ready for occupancy by the middle of the approaching summer. Albuquer- que Citizen.
 s. J. Holsinger, the forest bureau expert, has returned from an inspec- fo l. l
Williams news., 1904-01-02
PROFESSIONAL.

PROFESSIONAL. x N. sTEEVEs
 ATTORNEY AT LAW Will Practice in all Courts of the Terriorty. Also Before the Land Department. WILLIAMS, ARIZONA.
Douglas Island news., 1904-09-28

and an immense amount of it for de- velopment purposes. The soil is very deep and money is necessary and in- dispensible. If sufficient capital goes in it will develop very rapidly. But no more men without cash should go up there at this time. There are, in my opinion, more than 800 men out of employment in the district"
Douglas Island news., 1904-09-28
STRAINS.

s. A. Read, Cisco, Texas, writes; Mar. 11th, 1901; My wrist vas sprained so badly by fall that it was useless; and after using several remedies that failed to give relief, used Ballard's Snow Lin iment, and was cured. l earnestly rec commend it to anyone suffering from sprains. 25c soc S1OO. For sale by J, Heubner.
 DON'T HEADACHE YOUR LIFE Away when a c. & w. Headache Wafer will give you instant relief. Keep box in the house. Take them with you when travelling. Worth their weight in gold. Price 25c. For sale by Douglas Phar- macy.
Douglas Island news., 1904-09-28

George E. Roberts. director of the United States mint, who has been in vestigating the gold dust output of Alaska for the past nine weeks, has
 returned to Washington. He reported that mining at Nome is unusually quiet. Lack of activity is due to the limited water supply of the present year. There has been little rain and the snow last year was not heavy enough to make up the deficit. 'Iu the Nome district" said Mr. Roberts, "this has been a particularly unfavorable season on account of the lack of water, resulting from light snowfall last winter. There has been but little rain, and the lack of water has seriously handicapped all camps. There was very heavy freeze-up last winter and but little snow. As a consequence when I reached Nome in July every thing was held back by the hardness of the ground. When left, however, the rains were beginning, and there is some prospect of things picking up before the season closes. I was, however, very favorably impressed with the camp and have great belief in its permanency. Mining is being done there under great difficulties, and the country is handicapped by lack of capital. There is now considerable money going in, though. Expensive dttches are being dug, arrangements are being made to carry on hydraulic mining there some what on the scale it has been carried on in California. This will result in a more economical method being institut- ed, so that good claims not heretofore paying on account of expense of oper- ating them can be worked on a profita
 bIe basis. Nome is destined to be a good town for many years to come. The trouble has all along been not that the claims were not rich, but that the methods of working them were so cost ly that they did not pay. Given differ ent conditions and the Nome district would have proven a marvelously rich one. But the people there, with all faith in the camp, are reinvesting the money they take out in the same camp and it is bound to get ahead" About the Panama Mir. Roberts is enthusiastic, but he states that it is not a "poor mans" camp, and it is an injustice to endeayor to get moneyless men up there at this time. He said: "The valley of the Panama has as much gold in it as California ever had, and is a splendid country. But it needs capital,
Douglas Island news., 1904-09-28
THE GREAT .TENHEEE SULPHUR SPRINGS
BETTER KNOWN AS THE Famous HOOnah Hot Springs.

n anlyses has been made of the Springs FAand it is proven beyond doubt that
 they are the most beneficial medical springs west of the Mississippi river. The water contains magnesia, iron, sulphur and many other curative properties. Tenakee has postofice, and general store compet- ing with any general merchandise store in Alaska.
 A First-cIass Restaurant has lately been es- tablished, fish and game served-both kept for gueStS-ppiceS moderate. Hunting un- excelled, bear and deer are plenty, grouse, pheasant, geese and ducks in season, climate mildest in Alaska, scenery grand, wide beach and no surf. Rooms, cottages and cabins for rent-everything furnished except bedding. six days. For further particulars write
 ED. SNYDER, TENAEEE, ALASKA.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-23

Peoria. Aug 23-"Bird Center"
comedy by Glen Marlborough after NC
Cutcheon's cartoons, delighted Peorl-
ans to the limit at the Grand opera
house last night. 1t was the first pro-
duction on any stage of this piece
The audience was unusually responsive
and when the familiar characters APP
peared the patrons applauded ana
cheered.
Lew Fields. of New York. and Glen
Marlborough. the author: Mrs. Harry
l.. Hamlin. Delaney NJ. Halbert and q
delegation of Bird Center devotees
and brother artists of McCutcheon
from Chicago Witnessed the perform
ance.
Such slight story as the new play
possesses revolves around the G.. A. X.
veteran. Capt. Roscoe Fry. His daugh-
ter. Kate Fry, is the cashier in the
bank of Cyrus Hornbeck, who hap
pens to be counting the same wealthy
widow that Capt. Fry is pursuing with
assiduous attention. Kate Fry is short
in her accounts at the bank and her
financial predicament gives Hornbeck
the upper hand over her father. He
loses no opportunity to revenge him
self upon the old soldier, but is ulti-
mately thwarted by the sudden ap-
pearance in Bird Center of myster-
ious stranger. who comes to the cap
tain's relief and cXtricates him from
Hornbecks Vaccinations. Most of the
episodes are. however, of a purely
comic nature, and the playwright has
taken full advantage of his chances to
extract humor in satirizing the good
folk of Bird Center and their social
functions Among the amusing scenes
are a wedding party. a masquerade
ball. an auction sale and a picnic.
George Richards, Edward J. COnnel-
", William Burress. Charles Wayne,
Louis Payne. Eugene O'Rourke. Sam
ueI Colt. Clayton Legge and the di-
minutive Will Archie make their char
acters as funny as McCutcheon intend
ed them to be. Actresses of the cali
5re Of Mabel Strickland. Rosa Cook
Estelle Mortimer and Blanche Chap
man seemed TO revel in the task OF
embodying the female types of the
Bird Center community.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-23
HOME FOR SWEDISH WOMEN
Plans Are Under Way to Establish
One at Rockford.

Rockford Republic: A movement has
been started among Standardization
residents of Rockford to establish Il
Swedish Old ladies' home in Rockford
and at a gathering held yesterday at
the cottage of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
Nelson at the Ransom Sanitarium
plans were outlined that may bring
fruit to the eventual establishment OF
the home on the sanitarium property.
1t is the wish of those who are back
ing the scheme 10 purchase outright
the Ransom santarium property north
of Rockford and to make this the site
of the old folks home. The buildings
on the property are just about as
wanted, and the location and other
arrangements are such that the spot
would be ideal for the old womens
home.
The sanitarium property was origin
ally the property Of Swedish settlers
in Rockford and for many years it was
establishment.
Many of the older Swedish-Ameri-
cans wish to see it again in their
hands and the idea OF making it an
old woman's home meets with general
favor among them.
The plans of the promoters Of the
home are as yet only in their infancy,
but before many days it is anticipated
they will take shape that will lead to
a contamination satisfactory TO all
Among those at the meeting yester-
day were Rev. G. Peters. Olive NOrd-
strom. Mrs. Oscar Nelson. Mrs. Eva c..
Nelson and Mrs Thomas Chick.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-23
Advertised List No. "a

Following is the list of letters re-
naming uncalled for in the Rock ISL
and pOstofice for the week ending
Aug. 20. 1904: Byran II. Atwell. Ben
Cosley. c. NJ. Cool. Harry S. butcher.
D. w. Dawes. Albert Evers. Dr. Arthur
ID. Farber. Ben HeTsch. Chas. E Hen
derson. Miss Cora johnson. Mrs. Octa-
va Johns. Henry Miller. Miss Gertrude
Mitchell. Mrs. James J. MumseII. Sam1
H. Seelye. Perry C. Somers CO. The
Tri-City Advertising COMPANY. Rev r.
T Thornton. Foreign-C. y. Wilson.
Theophile Bauman. Esq.
T. II. THOMAS, p. n.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-23
Conviction on Trial.

On Sept. , the grand jury took UP
the case. and an Indictment for will
full murder quickly followed Three
months from that date Mrs. Botkin
was placed on trial for her life. The
detectives were primed with facts. and
the CircumstantiaI evidence adducea
was inControvertible The drug clerk
who sold the arsenic 20 the accused
testified; the writing of the accused on
the package-the mail address was
identified; n noted medical authority
candy.
More than all, the motive for the
poisoning was proved. II was shown
that Mrs. Botkin was the only woman
in San Francisco who was interested
in the removal" of ]. p Cummings
wife Correspondence between the
couple was put in evidence to show
the accused woman had been made
insanely jealous by statements of Dun
ming that he was Supremacy happy
with his wife. The jury was out but
a short time and a verdict of guilty
was the result
Practically the same testimony was
adduced in the proceedings just closed.
Another appeal will be taken. but il
is not thought the supreme court will
interfere again.
In case of a new trial and the ac-
quittal of Mrs. Botkin il was the pur-
pose Of the state to proceed against
her for the murder of Mrs. Deane.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-23
WILL RATIFY THE MERGER

Army CT Loyal Americans and tire
Royal Circle to Combine.
y special session of the National
Congress Of the Army of the Loyal
Americans is being held at the Great
Northern hotel at Chicago today for
the Royal Circle and the organization
named The organizations are frater-
nal insurance societies and have a com
bined membership of $4,000. The new
organization will be known as the 10y
al Americans. In addition to the rati-
fcation of the merger, the charter and
constitution is to be amended and sew
eral vacancies in the Offices filled.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-23
STORIES OF STAGE
Aug. 24.-An AristOcratic Tramp.
Aug. 27.-Two Little Waits.
Aug. 2S.-For Mothers Sake.
Aug. ga Little Outcast."

says the man who wrote the following
expressed his sentiments: When you
go to the theatre don't kick at every
little thing. Try and be comfortable:
you'll enjoy the play better It's like
the bill of fare at hotel-everything
cannot be good. Maybe what you
don't like will suit the taste of your
neighbOr. Remember, too. the man
ager is doing the best he can to furnish
your moneys worth.
The press agent says: There should
be considerable stirring at the Illinois
tomorrow evening when Kilroy &
Britton will be seen heading the new
success: An Aristocratic Tramp
There's a laugh every minute for the
most cynical. and between the laughs
there's also a chance for the sympa
thetic to drop a tear. An AristOcratic
Tramp contains a sensational auto
mobile race and explosion, and the
most sensational of all train effects to-
gether with lively singing and dane
ing spec:altics galore. These two clev-
er stars have surrounded themselves
with a carefully picked company of
metropolitan players while the scenic
effects are gorgeous in every detail
"Two Little Waifs,' one of Lincoln
J. Carriers best productions. will hold
the boards here Saturday, matinee ana
night The play involves an intensely
interesting story. The plot is built
Int in no a
interesting garb. of mistaken identity
which is treated in an original and
pleasing manner. Prominent in the
plot are twin sisters. unknown to
each other. one of whom is persuaded
by the villain to destroy the domestic
happiness which surrounds her sister.
Working cleverly upon the husband
jealous feelings. she succeeds in this
and the unfortunate mother is thrown
upon the world with her two small
children. The wrong is eventually
confessed and the william brought to
Justice. The company is said to be
one of the best ever gotten together,
and harmonizes splendidly in the pOr-
trayal of the different characters. The
comedy element comes in for share
of the praise and there is clever
dialogue between Richard III. and
Pinkie. which is brought out in an
amusing and quaint style. The scenic
effects of the play are especially OF
note. showing the Hudson river home
the change from twilight to darkness
with the setting sun. the rise OF the
moon. the river and the twinkling
lights of the Jersey shore, and finally
THE Little Church around the Cor
ner.'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-23
Nails Poisoned Candy.

Aug. 4, 1898. Mrs Botkin mailed at
Healdsburg. Cal. a box of poisoned
bonbOns. addressed to Mrs. J. P Dun
ming at Dover. Del. This box OF dealt.
was delivered on Aug. 10. and that
evening Mrs. Dunning, her friend, Mrs
J. ID. Deanc. and several other PEI,
sons partOok of the candy. Mrs
Deane expired the following day and
"a hours later Mrs. Dunning was a
corpse.
Detectives were speedily put 10
work, and they were not long in trac-
ing the source of the poisoned sweets.
for on the night of Aug. %. in the
Windsor hotel at Stockton. Cal. Mrs
Botkin was arrested for the crime. III
her apartments. as it later appeared.
Mrs. BOtkin was expecting and await
ing arrest. When the detectives ap-
peared at her door she greeted them
with a cherry Good evening, gentle
men," and when told of their mission.
evinced not the least excitement; but
her husband was astounded. The ac-
cused was taken to Jail attired in a
natty travelling costume.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-23
Addieks Ticket in Field.

Dover. Del. Aug. 23.-The union
or Addicks faction of the republican
party in convention today nominated
fall state ticket headed by Henry c.
Conrad for governor.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-23
IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE.
Forty-EiEht thousand Dollars Paid
For a Fancy Lot of Tobacco.

The biggest purchase Of high grade
tobacco ever made in the west by a
Wednesday by Frank +. Lewis. Peoria,
Ill, for his celebrated Single Binder
cigar. A written guarantee was given
that the entire amount was to be fancy
selected tobacco. This no doubt
makes the Lewis factory the largest
holder in the United States of tobacco
OF so high a grading.-PeOria Tran.
script, Dec. 81, 1902
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-23
Love Prompts Crime.

Love for J. T. Dunning prompted
the crime. He had been Mrs. Botkin's
sweetheart before his marriage, and
she never could forget her attachment
for him. Dunning was a well-to-du
man. with a fondness for travel and
sports. He was away from home fire.
qucntly. and il was while visiting i'll
California that he met his old flame
It is believed that Mrs Botkin thought
that with Mrs. Dunning out of the way
he might again turn his attentions To
her. but the question remained, what
could she do with her own husband?
After Mrs. BOtkin's arrest Attorney
General White of Delaware proceed
ed to California, taking with him the
testimony given at the cOrOner's in
quest. Analysis of the candy showed
that every piece of il was charged
with enough arsenic 10 kill a com
pany of soldiers. Mr.. White made
the statement that the evidence
against the woman was ironclad. He
made efforts to have the case trans
ferred from California to Delaware
but the superior court decided against
him. OF course. the accused woman
made denials. but she made other
statements that hurt her in the eyes
of the community. Here is one OF
them:
Il admit | have led a gay life.
have lived for the pleasures of the
world, letting none-absolutely none
of its pleasure pass me by. | would
stop at nothing to crafty my desires
no. not even stopping at the divorce
court. if necessary. But, to murder
to secure my ends-never!"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-23
CONVICTED AGAIN
Mrs. Bntkin second Time Held Gull
~ of Murder by Poi
son.
SENTENCED TOA' LIFE TERM
Judge Rebukes Jury For Failing to
Make Death Sentence
Possible.

San Francisco. Aug. 23.-Yesterday
practically for the second time, Mrs.
Cordelia Botkin was convicted of the
murder by poison of Mrs. John p.
Dunning. and for the second time she
was sentenced TO Imprisonment for
life. In passing sentence. after deny
ing a new trial, the court declared
that the prisoner deserved hanging
and. in effect. rebuked the jury before
whom the case was originally tried for
not bringing in a verdict for capital
punishment
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-23
shelby Fixing His Fences.

Senator CullOm has not been idle.
lie has been fixing his fences all
through the state. They are in first
class condition. He has been facing
this condition for some time. He has
known it was coming and has pre-
pared for it. The governor has found
great many trochas throughout the
state which protect large reservations
into which he can never cut his way
Blind moats surround other districts
Traps and Notifications protect the
senior senator's preserves everywhere
through the state of Illinois, and the
candidate who gets possession of them
has a task ahead of him.
Attorney General Hamlin. Speaker
Sherman and others are regarded in
the senatorial race to a certain extent
The Yates men declare the governor
will have the power of Deneen as gov
ernOr behind him. On the other hand.
1t is asserted positively that there is
no contract by which Deneen is TO do
anything for Yates to further Yates
senatorial aspirations.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-08-23
YATES FOR SENATE
Governor IL DIrrcIIug Hi- Enrrgi' =
To Capturing 'h" seat of Un-
Gle Shelby CuII"nI.
FITS UP OFFICE AT CAPITAL
Game Warden Gives Him Room in
State House to be Occupied After
His Term Has Expired.

The following bit of interesting po-
litical gossip is found in the Spring
field News:
Gov. Yates IS candidate for the
seat IN the United States senate now
occupied by Shelby Nj. Cullom. lie
has told his friends so and his every
act is now directed to that one point
The game warden has furnished =
room for the present governor of Hi
nOiS. This room IS one of those Occu-
pied and sumptuously fitted up by the
game warden on the fourth floor o.
the state house. 1t is provided witt
desks and other olice furniture. and
from it Gov. Yates viii direct his bat
tie after he leaves the Office on the
second floor
At present he is laying the mines
and all the wires he can possibly la.
to blow up Uncle Shelby's craft and
to bottle up all the others who might
be tempted to strike for the high seas.
Warm on Trail of His Job.
The remainder of his term and the
AN~oA vi Aiio patton Will ne teNOjTG
to this one end. He wants to be sen
atOr. There is no question of that.
Whenever he has wanted anything he
has never been backward about say
ing so.
The dismissals following the state
convention were made. many of them
not because of the personal hostility
Of those who We're let out Many of
these men were regarded as PERSONAL
friendly To the governors interest. and
if they had been free and independent
agencies they probably would have re-
manned in office, regardless of wha:
their counties did. But everyone of
these dismissed appointces owed his
appointment to some one who was
and is 3 friend to Senator Cullom's
interests
The governor knew that however
loyal these appOintees might be per
sonally, there would come 4 time whaI
they would have to line up with other
men.
That's the reason why many of them
were dropped. 1t was not on account
of the action of others to whom they
were more closely allied than they
ever could be to the governor