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Williams news., 1904-10-15
FAST PASSING AWAY
Old Veterans Now Dying at the
 Rate of 100 a Day

Washington, Oct S.-The quar- terly statement of the pension bu- reau was given out today by Com missioner Ware. It shows that the veterans of the civil war are dying at the remarkable rate of 100 a day, from sunrise to sunrise.
 The great and increasing mor- tality among the old soldiers of the war of 1861 to 1865 has resulted, it is said, in the filing of many wid- ows' and minor children's claims. There are also large number be- ing filed under the famous ''order IS" and for increases. It is esti- mated that an average of 700 new claims are filed every working day.
 The mortality among soldier pen sioners of all wars and classes last year was 21,72S deaths, of which 30.O71 were volunteer soldiers of the civil war. Commissioner Ware estimates that there are from 10000 to 1SO,OOO soldiers of the civil war who are not on the pen sion rolls. These he has designat- ed as the "unknown army" It is said fully 3s,OOO civil war veterans (pensioners and non-pensioners) died last year. These, the pension bureau officials say, emphasize the name disappearing army" which has been given to the fighters of the sixties, whose ranks are being so rapidly thinned by death.
 Commissioner Ware estimates that the death rate among pension CTS of all classes at the close of the present year will approximate 47,- GOO.
Williams news., 1904-10-15
Tax Collector

It is said that after thirty years of experimenting, involving nearly dozen failures and the expendi- ture of $15O,OOO, William H. Hoff- man, who resides at Buffalo. New York, has ready for immediate adoption steam engine occupying one fourth the ordinary amount\of steam and coal. This new engine, according to the inventor, can be- driven at 2OOO revolutions per min ute without vibrations. and is capa ble, it is claimed, of pulling a train from New York to San Francisco in day and night. Mining and Engineering Review.
Williams news., 1904-10-15
PRECINCT OFFICERS. Justice of the Peace, E. N. CRAWFORD.
 Constable.
 CHARLES ADAMS.

one member of the council and three members of the house of rep resentatives; Yuma county, one member of the council and one member of the house of represent atives.
 And there shall be elected in each county of the territory one probate judge, one district attorney, one sheriff, one treasurer, one recorder, one surveyor, two members of the board of supervisors. In the sev- eral justices precincts of each coun- ty, one justice of the peace and one constable shall be elected in each precinct; but in such precincts hay ing population of 5000 or over, two justices of the peace and two constables shall be elected. There shall also be elected in each county of the first class one county school superintendent.
 And I do hereby offer a reward of fifty dollars for the arrest and conviction of any and every person violating any of the provisions of Title W, Part I, of the Penal Code; such rewards to be paid until the total amount hereafter expended for the purpose reaches the amount of one thousand dollars.
 In witness whereof, I have here unto set my hand and caused the great seal of the territory to be hereunto affixed Done at the cap- itol, at Phoenix, this 18th day of September, AD., 1904.
 SEAL ALEXANDER o. ERODE, By the Governor:
 w. F. NICHOLS,
 Secretary of Territory of Arizona.
Williams news., 1904-10-15
Notice!

To the Taxpayers of the Town of Williams:
 You are hereby notified that the duplicate assessment roll of the town of Williams for the year 1904 is now in my hands, together with warrant commanding me to col lect from the persons named there in the amounts shown to be due, and that the same are payable at my office in Mrs. Harrel.'s store on or before the 1st day of November, 1904, or 5 per cent will be added thereto as penalty.
 Said office will be open every day excepting holidays from October 1st to November 1st, inclusive, between the hours of 9 and 12 am. and and pm.
 lSigned E. G. DUBoIs,
 Tax Collector.
Williams news., 1904-10-15
This Is a Big One.

Perhaps the largest bet that has been made so far this season on the result of the presidential election was recently made in Silver City, N. M., between V. c. Place. general manager of the Pinos Altos Gold and Silver Mining Co.,, and Charl M. Shannon, of the Sentinel. MT. Place bets the new mill recently erected at cost of $4O,OOO and all the company's mines and property, including the mercantile house, against the Hughes and Shannon property at Clifton. The necessary papers have been made out and placed in escrow pending the result of the election. The Hughes and Shannon property at Clifton is valued at $60O,OOO, the present owners having once refused $4OO,- 900 for it. The property of the Pinos Altos Gold and Silver Min ing Go. is in a fine condition, and is producing regularly monthly shipments of gold bullion. This is undoubtedly the largest bet that will be made on the election this year.-PIescott Herald.
Williams news., 1904-10-15
SOON READY FOR ENTRY
Prescott Land Office Awaiting h.
 structions From Washington

J. M. w. Moore, receiver of the land office in Prescott, is daily ex- pecting an order from Washington to have about 10000 acres of fine agricultural lands on the Colorado river surveyed and prepared for entry by homesteaders.
 The ground lies just south of old Fort Mohave, and on the Arizona side of the Colorado river. It is almost opposite to Needles, being in the form of a narrow strip in Mohave county.
 Though the lands have never been surveyed by the government there are now several families hold ing quarter sections under squat ter's rights. Their interests will be protected when the ground is finally thrown open.
 One half of the 10000 acres will go to the railway company, and will be placed on the market by them. The distribution of the lands to the railroad company will be made immediately after the sur veys have been completed. Later the railroad will fix a figure per acre at which they will dispose of their valuable holdings.
 As soon as the order comes from Surveyor General Frank s. Ingalls, three or four contracts will be let for the surveying of the ground. This will take probably two months. Two months more must be added for the approval of the surveys. It is not likely that the ground will be thrown open to homesteaders much inside of six months.
 Parties who have seen the ground state that it is level and covered with a considerable growth of small brush. At almost any point water can be obtained inside of twenty feet.
 Already g company of Chicago capitalists has constructed an irri- gating ditch, which takes it's water out of the Colorado river several miles above. The company is pre- pairing to irrigate the whole strip if necessary.
 Farmers fortunate enough to get quarter section or more will have a ready market for hay, grain, fruit and vegetables. They will have all the towns along the Santa Fe from Barstow to Williams, as we'll as all the Mohave county mining camps. Prescott Herald.
Williams news., 1904-10-15
PROCLAMATION OF ELECTION

WHEREAS, Under the provisions of Title xxx, Chapter 1, of the Re- vised Statutes of Arizona, entitled Elections" it is provided that there shall be held throughout the territory, upcn the first Tues day after the first Monday in No vember, AID. 1902, and every two years thereafter, a general election for a delegate to congress, members of the legislative assembly, and county and precinct officers; and,
 Whereas, It is further provided, that at least thirty days before each general election, the governor shall issue a Proclamation of Election. under the great seal of the territory, and transmit copies thereof to the clerks of the boards of supervisors of the counties in which such elec- tions are to be held; such procla- nation to contain statement of the time of the election and the offices to be filled, and the offer of a reward in the form prescribed.
 Now, Therefore, I, Alexander O.. Brodie, Governor of Arizona, in pursuance of the duty enjoined upon me, do hereby order general election to be held on the first Tues day after the first Monday in No vember, AID. 1904, and the offices to be filled at such election I do herely designate to be as follows, to-wit:
 One delegate to the Fifty-ninth congress of the United States.
 Twelve members of the council of the legislative assembly of Ari- zona. and twenty-four members of the house of representatives of the legislative assembly of Arizona, ap- portioned agreeably to existing laws as follows:
 Apache county, one member of the council and one member of the house of representatives; Coconino county, one member of the council and one member of the house of representatives; Cochise county. one member of the council and three members of the house of rep resentatives; Gila county, one mem- Der of the council and one member of the house of representatives; Gra ham county, one member of the council and two members of the house of representatives; Maricopa county, one member of the council and four members of the house of representatives; Mohave county, one member of the council and one member of the house of representa- tives; Navajo county, one member of the council and one member of the house of representatives; Pima county, one member of the council, jointly with the county of Santa Cruz, and three members of the house of representatives; Pinal county, one member of the council and two members of the house of representatives; Santa Cruz county, one member of the council, jointly with the county of Pima, as afore- said, and one member of the house of representatives; Yavapai county.
Williams news., 1904-10-15
GENERAL NEWS NOTES
Interesting Items PurIoined From
 Numerous Exchanges

It IS reported that eight feet Of the Gold Road mine. at the 500- level, mills $4S in gold.-Kingman Miner.
 It is estimated that the cost of repairing>the Santa Fe's roadbed in New Mexico will reach million dollars.
 A. L. Higgins has been appointed clerk of the board of control, and is now discharging the duties of that office at the capitol.
 Ben Daniels. recently appointed superintendent of the territorial prison at Yuma, took charge of that institution on the 1st inst.
 Unless we are nightly mista ken. Yavapai county will have a stiff damage suit on its hands in the Florence Hicklin case.-Courier. Judge w. F. Nichols, territorial secretary, is making ten days visit at Flagstaff, where he has ex- tensive lumber and cattle interests.
 Henry c. Payne, postmaster gem eral of the United States, died in his apartments in the Arlington in Washington, Oct. 4, aged 60 years.
 Kid" Brooks, Kingman cow boy was run over by railroad train last week and both legs were cut off, death resulting shortly af- towards.
 Wm. G. Blakesley, who is in town from Mohave county, says that the output of the Gold Roads mine is that county is $4O,OOO per week now.-Prescott Journal-Miner.
 Miss Florence Hicklin was re- leased from custody yesterday, hay ing given bonds in the sum of $5OO0. John Kinney and George Rohpeter are her bondsmen.-Pres- colt Courier.
 It is now stated that "cigars may be made from sugar beet leaves" After having tried some of the cam paign samples we move to strike out "may be" and insert "are"- Tucson Citizen.
 Dr. c. E. Yount will leave today with Troop L, Fifth cavalry, as spe cial contract surgeon for Camp Verde, Flagstaff and Grand Can yon, whence the troop goes on q practice march.-Courier.
 Light is breaking for Prof. R. McDonold, principal of the Phoe- nix high school, who has been in jail here for three months past on q charge of embezzlement. McDon- old's brother. H. w. McDonold, is here from Lebanon, Tennessee, to assist his brother in his defense.-x Phoenix Review.
 The winter schedule on the Santa Fe will go into effect Tuesday, No. vember 15, it is announced. On that date the limited will be made a daily train instead of twice a week, as it has been during the summer months. The time of the overland trains, it is understood. will not be changed at all except the arriving time of No. 4, the west bound lila- ited, which will be a few minutes earlier.-Albuquerque Journal.
 Incorporation papers were filed at Santa Fe, Oct. ', by the Arizona x Colorado and the Arizona x East ern railroads. The proposed line runs from Durango, Col, to Cliff l ton, Ariz. It connects the smelters of the Phelps Dodge company of Boston at Clifton, Morenci. Bisbee, Douglas and Nacozari It also opens vast coal fields iu New Mex ico. upon which representatives re- gently filed 10000 acres. Its au- thorized capitalization is $5 ,000, COG. For the present its principal offices will be at Tucson. This road will be 650 miles long It's directors are Epes Randolph, E. A. Mcfarland, Eugene s. Ives, Tucson; Eugene M Clanln Ro, Titnn Iorda h,,.rr
Williams news., 1904-10-15

One hundred and twenty five Bis bee families must destroy their homes and seek other quarters within five days. They are on the land of the Calumet & Arizona. and an officer is serving the re- Roval papers. More than ninety of, the families are Mexicans. Ail of these houses were cheap. It is supposed that the company intends to plat the land.
Williams news., 1904-10-15
Judge N. G. Layton has not been

Judge N. G. Layton has not been out of Arizona in five years. Even the summers have not tempted him to seek the trout of the mountain streams nor yet to hie him to the sandy shores to hearken unto the sad sea waves. Yesterday there came to him a call that he could not silence It was a call from the sunny haunts of long ago and last night he telegraphed his sister in Chicago that he would see her in her Illinois home not later than the latter part of next week. It will be his first visit to her or to his old home in twenty-fou years, and the pleasure with which he now anticipates his visit is like the delight of child.-Gazette, Oct. s.
Williams news., 1904-10-15
REPUBLICAN, TICKET.

Delegate to Congress, HON. B. A. FOWLER. Councilman, JOHN H. PAGE. Assemblyman, JOHN CLARK. District Attorney, EDWARD NJ. DOE.
 Sheriff, HARRY HENDERSON. Probate Judge, A. F.. DOUGLASS.
 Recorder, HARRY c. HIBBEN. Treasurer, JOSEPH R. TREAT. School Superintendent, J. S. AMUNDSEN.
 Surveyor,
 E. E. BALL.
 Supervisors, F. O. POISON, R. H. CAMERON.
Williams news., 1904-10-15
Gov. BrOdie Appoints

Gov. Brodie has appointed the following as delegates from Arizona to the 18th National Irrigation con- gress to be held in El Paso on the 18th and 18th of November:
 D. NJ. Green of Solomonville, Reanor Thompson of Camp Verde, George w. Hance of Camp Verde, George J. Roskruge of Tucson, Ly- man Bridges of Tucson, E. E. Sir rine of Tucson, Mulford Winsor, ST., of Yuma, Capt. Henry Warren of Holbrook, Frank P. Trott of Phoenix, and Dwight B. Heard of Phoenix.
Williams news., 1904-10-15

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

Delegate to Congress, HON. MARCUS A. SMITH. Councilman, J. E. RUFFIN. Assemblyman, CHARLES A. NEAL. District Attorney, HENRY F. ASHURST.
 Sheriff, A. T. CORNISH. Probate Judge, HI. JONES.
 Recorder,
 G. N. BATY.
 Treasurer, THOMAS DEVINE. School Superintendent, HARRISON CONRARD. Surveyor, VIM. POWER. Supervisors, JACOB SALZMAN, GEO. BABBITT. PRECINCT OFFICERS. Justice of the Peace, J. H. HUDSON.
 Constable. WILLIAM SPENCER.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
RUSSIAN SQUADRON
BUSY ONCE AGAIN
Sails out of Port Arthur and Fires
Few shots.

Sails out of Port Arthur and Fires
Few shots.
St. Petersburg. Sept. 3.-Advices
from Port Arthur, dated Aug. 81, an
nounced that Rear Admiral Ouktom-
sky's squadron went out Aug. 29 and
shelled the japanese positions. The
squadron consisted of the battleships
Retvizan and Peresviet, the armored
cruiser Bayan and the protected cruis-
er Pallada
This is the first intimation that re-
pairs on the Bayan had been completed.
The vessels put to sea at 6 o'clock in
the morning, under cover of the batter
les, and returned safely, after accom-
plishing their mission.
The message adds that the Japanese
are bombarding the fortress daily and
nightly, but are not causing serious
damage, the inhabitants seeking refuge
in the bomb proofs.
This message. which was sent from
Che Foo, declares the Japanese con-
tinue 10 provision their armies from
Wei-Hai-Wei and Che Foo, loading
steamers outside those ports.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
WAYCROSS WON AFTER
HARMON WAS HURT

Brunswick. Ga, Sept. 3.-After Wey-
man Harmon broke his arm pitching
here to-day the game was finally con-
tinued, but nearly half the people left
the grand stand through respect for
the injured player. Hopkins was put
in the box to succeed the great south
paw and later Walker went in. The
game was finally Won by Waycross,
by a score of 8 to 2, and was another
fast and interesting one.
Waycross will remain over and play
another game here Monday, Labor
Day special train will come from
Waycross, bringing about 400 people
Walker will pitch for Brunswick and
Anderson for Waycross. Harmon has
consented to remain over and witness
the game, in which he was to have
played. His many friends in all sec
tions of the state will regret to hear
of his accident here to-day, as he was
not only one of the best pitchers in
Georgia, but was an all-round good
athlete, and will be missed greatly in
sporting circles.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
LEARNING THINGS.
We Are All in the Apprentice Ola,

We Are All I'm the Apprentice Glass.
When a simple change of diet
brings back health and happiness the
story is briefly told. A lady OF
Springfield, Ill. says: After being
afflicted for years with nervousness
and heart trouble l received shock
four years ago that left me in such a
condition that my life was despaired
Of. l could get no relief from doctors
nor from the numberless heart and
nerve medicines ! tried because /
didn't know that the coffee was daily
putting me back more than the doc
tors could put me ahead.
Finally at the request OF a friend
] left off coffee and began the use OF
Postum and against my convictions /
gradually improved In health until for
the past six or eight months I have
been entirely free from nervousness
and those terrible sinking. weakening
spells Of heart trouble.
My trouble an came from the use OF
coffee which ] had drunk from child
hood. and yet they disappeared when
] quit coffee and took mp the use OF
Postum Name given by Postum Co.
Rattle creek Mich
MANY people marvel a. the effects
~ leaving m coffee and drinking Pos
tum but there ia nothing marvellous
about lt-only common sense
coffee ia destroyer Postum II a
rohuildrf That's me reason
Lnnk in each package f0r the a.
nous little hook The Road 10 Well
Nlllf"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
Explaining the ''Leak."

Washington, Sept. S.-The depart
ment gave out an authorized state
ment explaining how it might be pos
sible for some persons, after the fig
ures were officially published, to re-
ceive the information slightly in adj
vance of others. The statement is as
follows:
THE department has ascertained
that the Savannah Cotton Exchange
is not one of the exchanges that have
arranged with the Western Union or
Postal Telegraph companies to furnish
them with the official government fig
ures by direct flash. Savannah re-
ceives the figures by way of New
York or New Orleans.
THE Savannah dispatch in to-day's
papers states that Savannah received
the official figures about 1879; it was
therefore open to anyone, after the
figures became public property at lis
to telegraph or long distance telephone
some person in Savannah who would
thus receive the figures fifteen or
twenty minutes ahead of their being
received through the usual channels,
but not ahead of their official pro-
mitigation
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
A Shooting at ORLANDO.

Orlando. Fla, Sept Sam Stewart,
white, hackman. shot George Rainey,
colored, a night Waterman in a livery
stable, last night. The two had fall
len out few nights before at the
railroad depot. Stewart says that the
night before the shooting Rainey came
to him with a pistol in his hand and
threatened his life, and that last night
as he was passing the livery stable,
Rainey, who was sitting in a chair out
side, got up and thrusting his hand
into his pocket said. "I'll get you right
now" but that he pulled his pistol first
and shot. The negro is still alive,
with hole through his liver. Stewart
is under arrest
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04

Think of it, she is the queen of our
camp. She makes more money than
anyone else. She is pretty, she is
clever. Her dark eyes bewitch, her
rosy mouth entrances. Surely $1,000
is little enough. Think of what her
loss means to us. But $1,000 for her
is so small, is it not? Will you not
give it?'
Wait" Lowell told them. 81 will
see my father"
The father, calm, unstirred by the
warm blood of youth, shook his dark
head and said finally. No"
No" repeated young Lowell to the
brothers.
"Pouf." said the brothers, how
foolish! Only $1,000. Now you shall
not have the girl"
She is my wife and will take
her" said the belligerent young hus-
band.
"Oh, OH" laughed the brothers.
"Then come tonight and take her"
And when he went his dark-skinned
bride with the lovely eyes was in Jail
She had committed perjury, the broth
erS had explained to the alderman.
She said under oath that she was q
years old to get the marriage license
in Bloomburg and she is but II. She
! lied. The law must be put on her.
And Queen Dora rested in Jail and
band.
Zone thousand dollars only" said
they, and she is so pretty and such
money-maker. Then you can have
her."
NO." said the elder Lowell.
No" repeated young Lowell with an
aching heart.
And then there came a rescuer, a
bondsman for Dora and once more
she was free 10 ,1,nr,fro
But in the afternoon she was again
arrested. Witchcraft and fortune tell
ing was the charge, and a young man
who wanted to know where his dead
father had hidden his great wealth
and who had paid Dora $11 to divine
the spot was the prosecutor
Again came the rescuer, the bonds
man, and she did not go back to jail.
The next day, Saturday young Low
ell was again approached.
only $1,000" suggested the broth
ers, mo more trouble. You take the
girl. Everybody happy"
mot one cent" Indignantly cried
the young husband.
A few hours afterward he was ar
rested for abduction.
MY girl is not &c." complained the
aged father, John Stanley, and this
bad gypsy ran away with her. He
must go to Jail"
Then the Lovels took a hand in
the use of the law and on Monday
Stanley and his sons were arrested.
The prosecution might have been 60
ing on yet had they not, when the
shoe pinched, offered to make settle
ment.
why fght?" the Stanleys asked.
Young people are young people; in
youth the blood is hot This is one
world, the sky is one roof the sun
is one sun for ALL the moon and the
stars are neither ours nor yours; let
us be friends"
This apparent spirit Of Cancellation
pleased young Lowell and pleased the
elder Lowell too By telling fortunes
and trading horses their tribe has
made great deal of money. And now
the purchase price has been paid.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-09-04
REPUBLICANS WILL TRY
To Carry Some of the Southern Con-
gressiOnaI Districts.

To Carry Some of the Southern Con-
gressiOnaI Districts.
New York, Sept. 3.-According to ru-
NOR, which has been current for some
time, the Republicans intend to make
an active campaign in Southern
states, particularly in some of the
congressional districts. Tennessee
Democrats have informed the manag-
ers here that very hot gubernatorial
fight is on in that state. They say
the liquor question is the main issue
and that it is being used in such shape
as to endanger the Democratic candi-
date for Governor, as we'll as some
of the Democratic congressional candi-
dates.
At Republican national headquarters
to-day Charles w. Scott, Alabama
member of the National Committee,
said that the Republicans would make
a vigorous campaign in every con-
gressional district and would open a
state campaign in Birmingham on
Sept. Is.
E. r. Gundy, who has been nomi-
mated for Congress in the Tampa, Fla,
district, says he will canvass every
county in his district, and he even
talked about being elected on the tariff
issue.