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Arizona republican., 1904-12-25

the leading democratic paper of the northwest:
 '"Fhis bill ought to be pushed through congress in the face of all opposition. As long as these territories remain territories, their citizens are denied some of the plainest rights common to us all As long as they are territories there will be constant pressure for their admission as states, with the probability of repeating our disastrous experience with Nevada. There will be no end of agitation until all the territories are wiped out and the only desirable end, the only end that would not involve actual misfortune to the country. is that contemplated by the bill to admit the territories consoli- dated into two states It ought to receive the unanimous vote of both houses of congress-"
 Not only congress, but the public, is tired of the statehood agitation. There is a general desire to bring it to an end. and it is felt that the pending biH will justly meet the requirements.
 A radical change of sentiment may develop in the senate afrer the holi- days. but at present nothing indicates that there will be any change.
 Happily, joint statehood must crnss two high hurdles after ir leaves the track. It must secure the approval of the president, and it must secure a majority vote in the territories affected. And protests from ma- bc more effective with NIT. Roosevelt than they have been with the Rouse and senate.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25
For Safety in RalIroadIng.

In a decision rendered, by the su- preme court Of the United States the other day it was practically held that
 all cars, including locomotives, should
 be equipped with uniform automatic
 couplers. Summarized, the decision says:
 First-the couolers on railroad cars
 will couple automatically and so save
 employees from going between cars, through absolute uniformity is not re- quired.
 Second-A car, though empty and on a side track, may be engaged in inter state commerce.
 Third-That for the purposes of the safety appliance law locomotives are cars, and they are required to be equip ped with automatic couplers.
 The accident ort of which the suit grew occurred at Promontory, Utah, in brakeman on a through passenger train between San Francisco and Ogden, was directed to couple the locomotive to dining car which was standing on Q sidetrack. The engine and car were equipped, respectively, with the Jan ney coupler and the Miller hook. but they did not work together, and John son was compelled to go between the cars, with the result that his hand was so badly mangled that amputation be- came necessary. He brought suit for damages, but both the circuit court for the district of Utah and the circuit court of appeals for the Eighth circuit decided against him. The opinion of the supreme court reverses both these Judgments and orders a new trial.
 in announcing the courts view Chief Justice Fuller said that it's purport was TO require that cars should be equipped with couplers coupling automatically by impact, and which can be uncoupled l without the necessity of men going be- tween tie ends of the cars. He held l hat the act requires that locomotives | should be equipped with such coupIers. | notwithstanding it's additional require | nent that locomotives also should be | with power driving brakes, | adding that 'it was as necessary for | ke safety of employees in coupling and | Incoupling that locomotives should be | with automatic couplers as it | vas that freight and passenger and | lining cars should be, perhaps more | 70, since engines have occasion to make couplings more frequently. Manifest y, the word ear was used in its gen .ric sense"
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25
A TOUCH IN PASSING

A touch and smile as she passed
 along; 4 glimDse-a Word-and in the throng She was lost to sight, but my heart grew strong
 Because of her passing there. My face wes turned, and had not
 known A friend was near, till she had gone. And left me feeling less-"alone"
 After her greeting swift. Such a little thing it was quite forgot By her who gave it, J question not But it marked for me the brightest
 spot
 Tn the hours of my day. I wonder, how oft in life we stand Close to some hungry hearts demand. That we might answer with touch Of
 hand
 If we but looked fer such. Iris the thing of all this great world
 nccd-, Far more than doctrines, forms and
 creedJ The helrfulness cf kindly deeds
 In hearty friendliness. Iris the most we can Go. after all you
 Incw.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25
The Ominous Feature.

Many people in Arizona still insist that there is no probability that the joint statehood bill will pass. We can- not agree with them. It is not a good policy to shut ones eyes to facts sim ply because the facts are not pleasant
 The ominous feature of the statehood situation is that the country is for the bill Almost without exception, The Republicans exchanges from all parts of the United States advocate the pass age of the bill The newspapers re- fleet public opinion, and public opinion rules in this country. The arguments advanced everywhere are epitomized in this extract from the St. Paul Globe,
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25
Little James

Concerning the Spread of Confidence
 in This WOrld)
 Tn worlds a gittin' better an better all tn time an fokes is eittin' more Confdents in everybody, sos it won't be long till tn Line and it's LaInH be layin' down together outside Of each other an tn Millenyum'u be rite onto US before we know it.
 Missus Chadwick she wanted a lot of money to throw at tn Hot Burds an she went around askin' fer it. Tn Bankers at had lots Of Money they ast. You got any Seecority? We don't aclxshully haf to have il an we wud- dent menshun it to you only tn Tirau- icle laws of this Country about Banks makes sich a Onplesant Formaity ncc- essary. We'll be glad to take yer note fer a Milyun but you'll haf to have somebody's name slned to it under yer own"
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25

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 Large, sunny private rooms and wards.
 Up-to-date operating room and fully equipped with X-Ray, High Frequency Electric machines, Violet Ray, Radium and all the latest methods for the sci entific treatment of Cancer and Skin Diseases.
 Each case is treated by the method that will produce the quickest and most permanent results.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25

Mrs. Chadwick she Replize, Whose name must I git?" l Tn bankers they sez, 70. it don't make no diffrence to us. Anybody $ is all rite Jest take a walk around the Block an mebbe you1l run acrost Andy Carnegy huntin' ter a good place to bild anuther Libry. If you don [ happen to encounter him rneobe you'll find J. Peerpcnt Morgan or somebody else comin' along. If you don't find neither of them Captlists telegraft to King Eddard an asst him if he has any objeckshun to you're usin his name fer a few days. We got money here to burn an all we want to do is to get Red of it in a Legle way"
 Not long ago, a Mister Harcourt at needed some Money went to Tooksoon an he found a bizness man at was named Mister Stinefield at had so much welth at it made him Lopsided to carry it. Mister Harcourt he sez, Let me Relieve you of some of your Lode. I'll take F or 13 thousand of it." Mister Stinefield he sez, I'm thankfel fer I'm glad to git it off my hans only l got to folIer Bizness Ira dishuns an inkwire if you got any Clatteral to put up fer to show at can get tn money back If ever want it. I don't think I ever will but if don't get tn Clatteral my frens wont think I'm a Shrude bizness man no more"
 Mister Harcourt he asts, What do you want me to put up?7 Mistpr Stinefiol he sez in reply, Tt don't Really cut no Figger. It's a mere Eormality. Frinstance. plate glass Di- mons; anything you got so's at I can show at I got a cIame aginst you if anybody ever asts me"
 This is why Fokes thinks tn world is gettin' better. Fathe is growth every day sos it can be seen with tn Naked Eye an when Fathe gits strong enUn it can remove mountains an cash LITTLE JAMES.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25

west are excediengly anxious that there shall be no mismanagement or waste Of their money and will heartily second all efforts to conserve their interests, but it has not been made apparent that the Hansbrough bill will give them any better protection than they are reciv- ing now.
 This bill has it's animus in the wide spread hostility to the geological sur vey-a hostility aroused because the survey is not constructing irrigation works where some people want them. The expenditure of millions of the rec Iamation fund for projects in Arizona. for example, has aroused bitter oppo sition in the northwest.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25

May today he happy Christmas for everybody
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25
The Job in Samar,

| The outbreak of hostilities in Samar
 promises a difficult job for our army
 ir the Philippines. Old soldiers who
 have had to deal with the Apaches will 1 learn new lessons in treachery and cunning. A writer in Lippincott's magazine describes in an interesting manner the system of defenses which these savages employ.
 It appears that most of their fortih- cations consist of three lines of de- lenses. They are surrounded by wet meats from ten to thirty-five feet in depth and from eight to forty feet wide. On the inner side of the moat is a wall of earth from ten to twenty feet high. pierced with loophoIes. It is impene- trable by rifle fire or shrapneL The method of entrance is by a single hole. cut so low that a man must enter bent over almost on his hands and knees. The only means of crossing the moat is by loose bamboo pole thrown from bank to bank with a light hand rail alongside. These can be destroyed or drawn in at a moments notice by the SdIElSOH-
 Inside the door, screening the en- trance, is 2 traverse, so that on enter ing you are obliged to turn to the right or left. Some cottas have in addition on one side trap, where, in a hidden mudhOle. a man sinks to his shoulders and can be cut up at leisure by the de- lenders. The second line consists of another embankment, and within this are several smaller keeps, each ditched and walled and IoophOled for fire and spear thrusts. The entire interior is thicl1ly planted with bamboo, which affords 9 cover impenetrable to the sharpest eye. The cottas are always well supplied with grain for sustaining a prolonged siege. Crooked passages only large enough for a child to squeeze through tunnel under the walls to the moat for water.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25

Mark Twain has just sold his country estate in New York for s120,000. This is good news for the admirers of the most popular living author. A few years ago MT. Clemens found himself bankrupt, through the failure of his house, and he personally as suned debts amounting to nearly cf a million. The earnings of h1s rrn paid everything off, and he is again in comfortable circumstances.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25
PROFESSIONAL
ATTORN NEY- -AT-L.AW.
AssAYER AND METALLURaIsT.
LESSONS IN ELocUTIoN.

HRS. MAY FRENCH COOLEY-Reader and Teacher Of ElOcution, OratOry aud Physical Culture Studio, 427 North Fifth Avenue.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25
cHIRoPopY.
osTEOPATH
MUSIC LESSONS.

MISS AUTH E. BLANCHARD instructor in piano, harmony, viOia Hnd other strjnged instruments, 6O3 N. F r. St.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25

A passing touch-and on we 70 Then why not give it often so,
 In warmth of heart and hand? Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 15, 04.-N. R. B.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25

Some automobiles are called runa- bouts and others should be known as topabouts.--Chicag News.
Arizona republican., 1904-12-25
FACIAL. TREATMENT.
VOICE CULTURE AND SINGING.

MISS CHRISTINE FARNESE,
 Graduate Of he Royal Conservatory of Music Weimar, Germany, and certi idcate1 pupil of Mime. Mathilde Marchesi. Paris, Address a49 N. 3d Ave. Telephone. Red ft5i-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-25
Chicago Grain and .'rovisions.

CHICAGO, Feb. 24.-A large decrease in the worlds visible supply of wheat caused an ad- vance to-day of 21z in the price of the May delivery. Strength in English markets aided in the upward tendency. July closed at a net gain of 2%. Compared with last nights fig ures, May corn finished hc up. oats lhc and provisions l2lhc to 57h.
 Wheat opened strong. Higher prices at Liv- erpool in the face of the severe break here already taken as sufficient inducement to buy. The initial quotations on May were to I& higher at SI .o5 to $I .o5%. July was up $ to lc at 93% to 94h The advance brought out liberal realizing sales. The leading long was reported to be selling freely. For a time gen. eral liquidation ensued. resulting in May de- clining to SI o4h and July to 93h. On the break the principal bull operator apparently changed tactics and became an active buyer giving especial attention to the July delivery Prices started upward and soon recovered all the early loss. Bradstreets report of the that for the week there was decrease of g., 644ooo bushels compared with an increase of i.326, 900 the corresponding week last year The strong cash situation ad- ditional bull influence. During the final hour there was an active demand from all sources Offerings, however were light and in conse- uuence the market became exceedingly strong May advanced to s o6%. and July to 96h The market closed firm with May at SI .o6Iz 800 bushels against 532, 500 a year ago Minneapolis. Duluth and Chicago reported 69o cars, against 299 last week and 245 a year ago
 The feature in corn was heavy purchases by several of the principal bull interests There was considerable corn for sale early The sell ing was mostly by small holders. The com parative hrmness in foreign markets had A strengthening influence here. report from Nebraska claiming that the movement from that State had practically stopped also was a bull factor. The demand was of the best possible character later, and closed prices were practically at the top. May opened K to lsc higher at 56 to 56h. declined to s5M ad- vanced to 57% and closed at STA July ragged between 54% and 55 S and closed IkGp I4c higher at 55%c. Receipts, 4se cars. six contracts.
 Oats also sold higher in sympathy with wheat, The buying of one house had sufi- cient influence on the market to cause very light offerings. The close was at the top May opened hq&c higher. at 45h to 45Ac, sold between 44A and 46. and closed at the top July was sc higher at 4I%. Receipts 266 
 Buying for investment account was the fea- ture in provisions. May pork received the most attention and the advance was 57hc There was scattered selling early on the break in grain prices. Later, however, offerings be- came light and the market readily responded to an improved commission house demand Al ter selling between 5.7o and 1928. May pork closed at the top. May lard closed I2A9 Sc higher. at oog5 o2h. and ribs up 3oq 32h at 2 .s7h97. 90.
 Estimated receipts tomorrow: Wheat 20: corn IFS; oats 90; hogs, 40 900 head.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-25
MARKETS FOR FUTURES - HEAVY DEALINGS ON NEW
 YORK EXCHANGE. Active Months-Rally Towards the Close on Demand from
 Spot Interests,

|. New York. Feb. 24.-The cotton futures
 market opened firm at a decline of 6 points on April but generally unchanged
 to, points higher and following the call
 ruled firm for the first half hour or 70 on active covering and New Orleans bull support. March sold up to l3.52; May to t14.S9 and July to 14.S0. these being net
 gairs of 27GI32 points but the local bui. leader appeared 10 be selling lberally
 presumably' for profits. and soon the mar
 ket began to work lower. Just before midday stop orders were reached and there was a rapid break of something over half a cent At the decline room covering and buying on the reaction the
 ory caused Q partial reaction Of 20at.5 points, but this attracted heavy selling by New Orleans bull houses and the mar ket later turned very weak again with March selling down to 1855; May to I3. .SS afidSJuly to 1880; break of full cehi a pound on the active months and a net decline of 6SGp72 points. The market was very active and excited on the downturn and it appeared that the reports of trOu- ble among financial houses abroad ;lpl some influence as well as reports that tl,e advances had restrie ted dem1nd for spo- cotton in the South. particularly for cx- port There was an idea that the big bulls were willing to make a better bay ing level, at the same time shaking out tratiers and by stimulating export de-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-25
WALL STREET. REVIEW
MOVEMENT IS HALTING AND
 IRREGULAR.
Moderate Gains Established in Earlier Part of the Day .Subse-
 quently Are Lost-Advance
 Attributed to Covering.

New York. Feb. 2.-The action of the stock market became halting and irregu, lar today on a somewhat decreased sains or business ts l The ,arf fbe day were subsequently lost. The motive pr the early advance was not very clear. but 1t was attributed to covering move Iment I amongst the shorts The borrow pointed to the existence of a considera- ole short interest. This prompted some or the traders to take the long side In the hope of .dislodging the short interest. not wanting yesterday, but in the suspi- clous mood Of traders 1t was believed to be more apareht than real. The profes- sionais were then convinced that the real the borrowing of stocks for temporary delivery in order to hide the character of the selling. There was feeling this morning, on the contrary. that the sell itself. The recovery in prices of Ameri- cans in London helped this feeling. The buying movement was lacking in vigor and the resulting advance was very market was clearly enough due to renew ed aprehenslons over the financial situa- tion at the great money centres on the continent. The reports of numerous banking failures at Berlin, Paris. Vien, na, Lyons and rlmors that there would be further failures at other continental points weakened all the points. There was nothing; in the war news to account for this reaction, but 1t gave rise to natural miseivings that the diplomatic threaten eVeTitualities The sudden re- bound on Monday, while our market was closed from the panicky slump of Satur- day was attributed to more or less arti- flcial measures and the evidence since that necessary liquidation was proceeding undermined confidence anew. In the domestic field the bears on the market had as material to work with the ail- nouncement of additional cuts in grain rates both west and east and threats on part of the trunk lines that lake grain would be carried for nothing if neces- sary in the pursuit of the contention:
 Fears of a coming great strike in the soft coal field are abareo The passage of the Panama treaty by the Senate leads to an explanation of an early call for repayment of 20 per cent. on gov ernnnent deposits from national banks. Discussion is beginning of the date for the spring movement of currency tu tlIe interior, to which point Is given by the fall to a discount of New York ex- change market advanced strongly in response to the passage of the Panama canal treaty, and also presumably on account of the financial diftlculties in Europe The relative firmness of Amal- Ramated Copper was attributed 10 ex- pectation of the dismissal of temporary injunction against payment of dividends mn stock of subsldiary companies owned. Net losses were general at the close, but in only few leading stocks did they ap- proach a point.
 There were some firm spots fin the early bond market. but prices generahy gave way in sympathy. with stocks; Total safes par value $1 ,405, ,0O0 United States bonds were unchanged on call.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-25

II
 mand through a return to a lower leve, l Of spot prices. still further strengthens ing the spot position during the end Uf the season.
 Just before the close the decline to aro md 1880 for July and 13.55 for Marci, attracted good demand from import ans Philadelphia spot interests and while the local bull leader continued, to sell prices recovered about 10 to % points of
 the loss and the market closed especially
 firm at net decline of 70 to 50 points on
 months up to and including. September
 while the later positions were net to b points lower. Sales were estimated at 9Oo.O0O bales Fort receipts while a littl,. larger than yesterday, were small as compared with last year, while the estl- mates for tomorrow's movement w.rc lignt and experts which have :eceniIy been running light, were firmer. Outside buyers, however. gre rendered exceed ingly tiinid by the war. like rumors from abroad and tho evidences of financial iIr ficulties in Europe was reflected by fail ures in Berlin, Paris and Vienna, and prices are readily influenced by the op- erauons Of large profes ssionais who many believe are engaged in scalping the mar ke. rather than in any well defined cam Receipts at the ports today 1s.sss bales, against l1,t61 last week and l9, ,7as Ia at year For the week 10000 against S6. :ns last week and 1927 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans were 6,f24 bales against 4,65E last yesr and at Houston, 2.42 against S,U26 lost year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-25
Caldwell, Ward 6 Co.'S Cotton 1s.t.r.

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Feb 24-since The opening this morning all markets have had a nervous unsettled appearance and though Nev, !oIk advanced some 90 points during fhe hrst hour. Liverpool was very narrow and closed only to points above the opening The unsettled condition in Europe and the report of numerous failures, encouraged a IF s.e oouotfhl feeling and though the receipts nave been quite small. enough to enable inc Dulls 70 handle the market pretty much aa they pleased. the decline to-day of about I00 points mas been without apparent resistance. tnere IS every evidence that the heavy buyers or tne last few days were free sellers to-day. Mhie mere may be no special reason for fur tner depressed prices. The statistical position oI cotton Is VerHrstrong and private advfces rom Texas indicate that the crop of Texas ana the territories will not exceed e26 000 oaies Barring a general European confiict, we expect to see much higher prices And while we can't name the bottomo, we feel that present prices purchases can be made with perfect safety.
 STOCKS.
 This morning was somewhat reassured tv tne comparative steadiness in London. and inc iess disturbing advices from the continent ootn financially and politically DeaInrs were moderate and there appeared no dispo- sition on the part of the bears to follow up agsressiXeiy the selling movement of yester- day atternoon. Even the later announcement oi aooitlonal failures on the continent failed to oisturo the market more than temporarily Tn the late afternoon, after the foreign Bourses closed our prices began to recede under larger volume of business