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Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
YOUNG WOMEN DROWNED
They Went Swimming in an Idaho
 Slough.

Boise, Idaho, July IA special to the Statesman from Caldwell, Idaho, says: Miss Bertha Masterson and Miss Ida Shuey were drowned in slough near the home of G. w. Shuey, about two and half miles from Caldwell today. The bodies of both have been recover ed. Miss Sh ey, whose home is in Alton, Kansas, was here on a visit.
 The two young women went to the slough to go in bathing. Just how the drowning occurred. is not known. When they did not return, a search was instituted. Their clothes were found and immediately a search was mad 2 for the bodies, which was successful in a short time. Miss Masterson was IF years of age, and Miss Shuey 19.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
Is Steadily Rolling North
 ward Over the Peninsula
THE FLEET Is IN TOUCH
The Immediate Objective Believed To Be New ChwanS, Followed by the Drawing of Japanese Line Across Northern Lia Tungo.

Yinkow. July 11.-Japanese vessels have been seen off Kai Chou. It is be- lieved that they are keeping in touch with the advance of the land forces and that if the Japanese take Ia Tche IIiao which is thought to be their ob- jective. it is believed that landing will be made simultaneously at Yinkow.
 The Japanese began to push their ad- vance north at dawn cn July after taking kaI Chou and since then they have proceeded steadily. They kept their artillery well to the front and shelled and occupied Pint Zan. seven miles north of Kai Chou at noon July e. It is now reported that they are in close touch with Ia Tche Kiao.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
PACKERS PREPARE TO QUIT.

Omaha, July 1.-The packing house managers of South Omaha have noti-- fled the commission men that there will be no live stock market on Tuesday on account of the threatened strike of 4,O00 packing house employees. This notice was given early today, in order. that the commission house men might noti {. " the shippers to withhold shipments of live stock So this market until the threatened trouble was settled. It is understood that local packing hous, men have received orders to strike at noon tomorrow. This order, however, is conditioned on further instructions from Chicago where negotiations are in progress.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
KANSAS FLOOD SITUATION
The Worst Is Over but the Damage
 Has Been Great.

Topeka, Kas., July 1.-The Kansas flood situation shows improvement to- night. At Junction City, the Smoky Hill river is at the highest point of the year. It will commence to fall tomor- row. At Salina, the Smoky Hill is fall ing rapidly.
 No change for the better is noted in the condition of the Cottonwood and Neosho at Emporia and this evening both streams were rising again on ac- count of the heavy rains of Sunday.
 Harvesting began today in several Kansas counties. The fields are wet but farmers expect conditions to be fa- vorable to harvesting within a day or two. Reports from most counties in the wheat belt say the loss to>wheat is very heavy especially in the lowlands.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
MEAT SUPPLY IN DANGER
A General Strike of PackinG. house
 Employees Impending.

Chicago, July 11.-A general strike of the employees of all the big packing plants throughout the country was or dered tonight by Michael J. Donnelly, president of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butchers Workmen of America. Unless the packing com- panies offer some sort of compromise to the demands of the union. the 49.- 500 workmen affected by Donnelly's order will quit work tomorrow au noon.
 The strike involves the following companies, which have branches in Kansas City, St. Joseph, St. Louis, Omaha, St. Paul. Ft. Worth and New York City: Armour and company. Swift and company, Nelson, Morris and
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
MAY HAVE THE PENINSULA.
kuropatkin Will Not Dispute the Ja-
 panese OccupancY.

St Petersburg, July 11.-Kuropatkin, according to private dispatch from the front, will not make a serious at tempt to hold Ia Tcho Kiao, midway between Kai Chou and Hai Cheng where the railroad conencts with the new branch from New Chwang. Keller's force, which was a little southwest of Liao Yang. has apparently moved fur ther southward to stay the advance Df the Japanese direct from Feng Wans Cheng, by the Hai Cleng road. There is now seemingly nothing in the way of the Japanese occupation of New Chwang and the completion of the Japanese line across the head of Liao Tung peninsula.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
Democrats Arranging for the QuadrenniaI Struggle
WHO WILL BE MANAGER? :?
The Selection of a National Chair man Will be Made After Consulta- tion With Parker but Opinion In- clines to Thomas Taggart.

St. Louis, July 11.--Nationai Demo- cratic Committeeman, Norman E. Mack of New York, tonight sent the following message to w. F. sherman at New York, making clear the exact stat us of the new national committee and when it will hold its first regular meet ing In order to dispel all rumors that have arisen regarding the organization of the new committee: Senator James K. Jones will under instructions given him by the resolution Casse1 by the convention on Saturday night call a meeting of the national committee as soon as he confers with Judge Altcn R. Parker the nominee of the party for prestdent. and his friends, and learns from them the date fixed for notifying the nominees of their selection by the convention.
 He will then call meeting of the ris- tionaI committee to be held at New York. it being Judge Parker's wish that he meet as many as possible of the na- tional committeeman attending the meeting.
 It is for this purpose that Chairman Jones will first consult with Judge Par ker in order to make the dates cf the notification and the national committee meeting coincide, and thus afford the candidate an opportunity to meet the men who will lead his campaign in the various states.
 "At this meeting the n6 donal c-m- mittee will select a chairman, secretary treasurer and sergeant at arms. The committee will then take up such other matters as may properly come before it at that time. The national commit tee will of couse consult Judge Parker and his friends before organizing
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12

My hope and belief are that in battl- ing for the, people and for such prin- ciples, you will lead the democracy to victory"
 John R. Williams, Illinois: Accept my sincere congratulations and best wishes for your eletcion."
 Senator Patrick Keren, Brooklyn; "Congratulation to the next presi- dent"
 I. M. Page, Jcrseyville, H.: 'It ss better to be right than be president you will be both."
 Former Vjce-President Stevenson. Blooming ton. H.: My hes rty congrat- ulations."
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
CORRAL THE REAL HEAD
The Early Practical Retirement Of
 President Diaz

election of president of the Republic ef Mexico took place today. The elect ors met, transacted their business and announced the election of Porfrio D.az as president and Ramon Corral as vice president.
 The election was received with gen eral satisfaction throughout the cOun- try. The election is taken to mean that Corral will in the near future. be the real president for President Diaz is egeiag rapidly and is going to retire in reality though he will ROminally De president.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
PARTY CONGRATULATIONS
They Come to Esopus From All the
 Democratic Factions.

Esops. N. Y, July 11.-Among the telegrams received by Judge Parker to- day were the following: Former Pres ident Cleveland: "You must permit me to express my gratitude and admir- ation for the splendid manifestation of honor and courage. you have given your countrymen and democracy, in your St. Louis dispatch.
 William Randolph Hearst. "I con- graduate you on the nomination and the expression of democratic principles in the platform on which you stand.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
OLD BUT ACTIVE.
Davis Son Would Rather the Nomina-
 ton Had Gone Elsewhere.

New York, July 11.-John T. Davis, the only son of former Senator Henry G. Davis, the democratic nominee for vice president is visiting in this city. His fathers nomination at St. Louis. he said, came as a great surprise.
 At the same time" he added, "I rather regret it personally. We thought when we dissuaded father from accept ing the nomination for the governor ship of West Virginia, that he would remain out of politics He is an active man and looks much younger than his eighty-one years might indiC ate''
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
LIKES PARKER BETTER
-Bour<e Cochran Sees Signs of Victory
 Ahead.

New York. July 11.-Bourke Cochran, discussing Judge Parker's famous tel cgram to the St. Louis convention, to- day said, in the course of a lengthy in- terview to the Associated Press: "The admirable temper displayed by men who at first flush, might have consid- cred themselves belittled or agrieved by the singularly independent course of their candidate, is one of the most aucpicious features under which the campaign could open.' Cochran ex- pressed the highest praise for Parker for his action
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
NAVAL DEMONSTRATION
The Russian Fleet Sailed Out and Sail
 ed Back Again.

Tokio, July 11.-Four Russian crui- sers, two gun5oats and seven torpedo boat destroyers came out of Port Ar thur harbor on Saturday morning, pre- ceded by numerous steamers engaged in clearing away mines. In the after noon between Sensiku and Lun War Tang they were attacked by a Japan ese flotilla of torpedo boats, and a torpedo boat destroyer.
 Later the Russian vessels retreated to the harbor. Togo reports that his vessels sustained no damage.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
MIR. BRYAN GOES HOME.

St. Louis. July 11.-W. J. Bryan left St. Louis tonight for his home in Lin coin, Netra ska. He said he felt better after two days of comparative rest and that he expects to be fully recovered within a short time. MT. Bryan came to the convention suffering from cold. which was augmented by the exhaust ing ordeal through which he was conn pelled to go.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
MUNRoE THROWN

Bufffalo. July 11.-Jack Munroe of Butte was defeated in wrestling match catch-as.4eatch-ca by Charles Can kee) Rogers of Worcester. Mass, at the Olymptic athletic club tonight. Rogers won the first fall in II minutes and 20 seconds and the second in 13 and 50 seconds.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
THE ST. LOUIS SITUATION.

St. Louis- July 11.-All the big dress ed beef. pork and provision plants in this city and East St. Louis, including Armour and company, Nelson Morris. Schwarzchild and Sulzberger, Swift and company and Cudahy Packing company will close their plants at nooa tomorrow if the union butchers who have threatened to strike persist in their demands. In the event of a strike here approximately 2.5OO butchers and meat cutters will be out.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE.
The House of Michigan Mining Su
 perintendent

Ironwood, Mich, July 1.-The home of Earl Walton, superintendent of the Brotherton and Sunday Lake iron mines at Wakefield. was destroyed by dynamite today. A portion of the veranda was carried 200 feet from the main building. Superintendent Wal ton has no idea as to the identity of the perpetrators of the crime or of their motive.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
CHANGE OF POLITICS
The Chicago Chronicle Today Joins the
 Republicans.

Chicago. July 1.-The Chicago Chronicle, which has been generally re- garded as a democratic newspaper, will announce formally in its issue tomor- row that it will hereafter appear as republican newspaper.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
FuhuToN's BETTER JOB.
lie is Given Command of the Depart-
 nicnt of the East

Washington, July 11.-By an order issued from the war department today, Brigadier General Frederick Funston has been detached from command of the department of Columbia and plac- ed in command of the department of the east Brigadier General Williams, now stationed at San Antonio has been ordered to the command of the department of Columbia.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12

company, Schwarzschild and Salzber- ger, Cudahy Packing company and N1- ton Packing company. In chicago alone these companies employ more that 14,O00 men. all of whom will quit work at the same time the packing employees outside Chicago
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
MURDERoUs CRAP SHOOTERS

Memphis. Tenn, July 11.-In a raid by five deputy sheriffs on a crap gam bling house on DeSoto street tonight. Deputy Houston Mitchell was killed and Deputy Thomas J. McDermott wIs mortally wounded by inmates of the blaze.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
WILL BE FOUGHT IN AUGUST.

San Francisco. July 1.-The board of supervisors today granted a boxin. permit for the month of August to the Yosemite Club. This club IS handling the Jeffries- Munroe match and the is- suance of the permit today means tho meeting of the heavy weights on August 26th.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
FIRING AT PORT ARTHUR.

Che Foo, July 11.--There was heavy firing at Port Arthur from midnight until o'clock this morning.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

A Kansas City: Kansas City, 2; To- ledo, 4.
 At St. Paul: St. Paul, 4; Louisville, g. At Minneapolis: Minneapolis. 5; Co., lumbus. 4.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
WEATHER TODAY.

Washington, July 11.-Forecast: Ari- zona, fair Tuesday and Wednesday,.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12

FOR SALE-Nice room modern brick cottage Small payment down, balance in monthly payments. like rent. E. E. Pascoe, loans and notary public, no North Center street
Arizona republican., 1904-07-12
ON BASE BALL FIELDS
Results of League and Association
 Games Yesterday.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

PITTSRuRG. 10: BOSTON. L
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EXECUTORS SEEK COURTS AID.
Can't Divide Hoagiand Estate Until Court
Construes Queer VIII.


George Leaks and Thomas H. Hoagland,
executors and trustees under the will OF
the late Hudson Hoagland, fled suit In
the Supreme Court yesterday against
Mahlon Hoagland, q brother Of the teetator,
and the other heirs at law, to obtain from
the court a construction Of the thirtieth
clause of the will executed by Mr.. Hoag-
land on Nov. /. 1908. The testator died at
the Union Square Hotel on Jan. 80. His
personal estate was recently appraised at
81, 1853
BY his will the testator left 500, 900 to the
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Insti-
tute at Hampton. Va, He bequeathed
$4,000 to the Presbyterian Church at Spring
requests the testator left legacies to his
many nephews and nieces. He left no
widow and no children.
By the thirtieth clause Of the will, which
the executors have called upon the Supreme
the residue and remainder Of my estate
and property-that is to say all not herein
before disposed Of give, devise and be-
queath to my nephews and nieces to be
divided between them In the proportions
which the respective gifts made to them
In their suit filed BY their counsel, Dough-
erty, 0lcott d Tenny, the executors set
forth that after the payment OF the specific
legacies,. the debts and the transfer tax,
there will be a large amount Of property
to divide between the nephews and nieoes.
They say that the thirtieth clause Of the
will caused them much perplexity and
doubt, as they are undecided just what
legal construction should be placed upon
1t and especially whether the testator in
tended that the descendants of any OF
his nieces and nephews should share In the
distribution where nephews and nieces
died after the death Of the testator. There
ere other like questions which the court
will be called upon to decide when the case
Is reached on the calendar.
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ARMY OFFICERS DISMISSED.
Sentences Of Heuts. White, Smith and
Collins Approved by tho Persident.


WASHINGTON, Sept. l2.-The sentences
imposed on Second Lieuts. William w.
White and Charles F. Smith, Thirteenth
Infantry, stationed at the Preside Of San
Francisco, who were tried by court-martial
and ordered dishonorably discharged from
the army, have been approved by the Presi-
dent. The President has also approved the
sentence Of dismissal imposed on First
Lieut.. Harry j. Collins, Twenty eighth In
fantry, who was recently tried by court
martial in the Philippines. The specifoh-
tions in the case Of Lieut.. Collins were
alleged Irregularities In connection with the
pay accounts OF enlisted men.
Lieuts. White and Smith were tried on
practically identical charges, the specif-
cations alleging that the two men were
guilty Of intoxication, Of being absent from
duty without leave, and Of having enter
tanned undesirable persons in their quar-
ters.
Gen. Charles F. Smith, who died soon after
the battle OF Shiloh, when he had already
won considerable fame as a strategist and
was coming to be recognized as one Of the
foremost men in the army. Lieut.. Smith
graduated from the West Point Military
academy last year. His father is a Lieu
tenant In the Third Infantry.
Lieut.. White was Captain In the Third
Ohio Infantry during the Spanish-Ameri-
can War, and entered the Regular service
as Second Lieutenant Of the Thirteenth
Infantry in January, 1902. He is native
Of Ohio
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INCREASE OF POSTAL RECEIPTS.
Larger in August Than In the Same Month
OF Any Year In the Past Decade.

OF Any Year in the Past Decade
WARRINGTON, Sept. 12.-Postal receipts
for August OF this year were larger by many
Of any year in the past decade. The Post
Office Department made public to-day
statement showing the gross receipts for
August, 1904. as compared with the cor
responding month OF last year at the fifty
largest offices In the United States. The
total for these fifty Offices aggregates
IS, 1872 1926, as compared with $4,72s0oS In
August OF last year. This is an increase OF
more than SeO4 600, or about 10 per cent.
Nearly one-fifth Of this gain was con-
tributed by the New York Post Office, which,
Of course, stands at the head of the list.
The receipts there this August were 81 ,o7o.-
900. A year ago they were sa4s, 2ls. This Is
gain Of nearly SIPS 900.
were the receipts for the month Of August
lower this year than in 1908, namely. at
Albany, N. Y, and Hartford. Conn, where
a decline OF about per cent In each case
was registered. Columbus, Ohio, showed
the largest increase, with 1887 per cent.
On account OF the fair at st. Louis the
post office there made larger returns by
IS per cent, the receipts increasing from
S2s3, 1872 in August, 1908. to s2as ,4s7 In 1904.
At Chicago the increase was from $74s,292
to 1927 200; Philadelphia, 1905 l55 to 1886 o51;
Boston, S277 ,0e7 to 1901 1854; Brooklyn,
S1xo, BIO TO, sItA,AAi; Pittsburg. s1lA.oes to
II the pace set in July and August con;
ofsoiss say that the I present asoa year
will be the banner year In the history OF
the postal service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-13
. Il IMPORTED d GOLLIES. FIN.
Il. Pierpont MorEan Bnys Fonr OF q
FOREIGN D0kA at Newport show.

NEWPORT, R. T.. Sept. 12.-The Newport
dog show opened this morning at the Casino
and there was a large attendance all day. 1t
is the largest open air show ever held in the
East, and there are nearly 600 dogs benched.
the show ring Of the horse show being used
for the judging ~,
The greatest interest In the show was,
taken in the classes for oollies. in which sew
eral we'll known dogs were imported from
England to compete with the entries Of Js
Plerpont Morgan. t.. ~
The imported dogs were so suocessful
that during the afternoon'it was announced
that Mr.. Morgan had purchased four Of them
from W. +. Eason to be delivered after the
show For them Mr.. Morgan paid 5000.
Two OF these dogs are Annandale Piccolo and
Psrbold Purity. Both beat the Morgan en-
tries. the former taking four frsts and the,
latter three.
was that for old English sheepdogs in which
there were entries from Frohman and Diline<
ham Mrs Richard Harding Davis and Mrs.
i;eorpe g. Thomas. The women's entries
were successful. Mrs. Davis taking a first
and second and Mrs. Thomas a first.
The Thomas W. Lawson dogs were arst
mended DR.. c. A.. Longest took frst'and third
honors. In the classes for bulldogs the Lave
son entries came to the front.
The classes for French bulls also were
interesting, and in these there were ,n snt5ies
q REGINALD yaRssrSt M rs sSe Su tsTaer
classes, Mrs Burke Roch had . number: OF
entries and her Elm Court Molly Bawn Was
successful az a blue ribbon winner. while
others OF her entries tooe' other ribbons. :,
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MARY ALMAROLTAS ESTATE.
Her Interest in Property Which sne Left 70
Her White Foster Sons Is Very Small.

Her Interest in Property Which Sne Left 70
Her White Foster Sons Is Very Small.
WARRINGTON, Sept. 12.-Papers to be
fled in a suit involving the estate Of Mary
Almarolia, the negress who died here
recently leaving what was supposed to be
a fortune to her two white foster Sons,
Lewis and Joseph Alexander, indicate
that her interest in Washington property
was very rmall 1t was reported that she
was worth $4,000 Lewis Alexander Is
the reputed son of a wealthy Southerner
who served as a United States Minister
abroad.
Most OF Mrs. Almarolia's property was
embraced in a city block purchased by
her father, Michael Sinner, who died In
1880. The papers in the lawsuit involving
this ground show that she disposed Of half
Of it to W. F. Hoffman and one-half OF the
remainder to A. F. Hoffman. Subse-
q,lently there was a Encouragement Of
their respective shares and Mrs. Almarolia
was given title to MISREPRESENTATION
Of the property. Afterward she alleged
that the transfer was secured by duress
and fraud The suit will soon come to
trial.
Charles Grayson, negro, has made an
affidavit alleging that Mary Almarolia's
half-sister was his mother. He says that
Lewis Alexander's father, a fine looking
man, known as Colonel, and whose name
Grayson gives, wenv occasionally to Mrs.
the mother went more frequently. Gray
son says also that Mrs. Almarolia had
daughter by her Italian husband, who
doesn't wish to attain notoriety by ap-
pearing as a contestant in the will proceed
ings.
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THE SLOCUM INQUIRY.
Federal Commission to Meet Here This
Week to Take Further Testimony.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-THE Federal
commission created to ascertain whether
the officers Of the Steamboat Inspection
Service or the laws under which that ser
vice operates were in any way responsible
for the Slocum disaster In New York harbor
will meet in New York city Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock to take further tes-
timony. The hearings will be held, as for
merly, in the Whitehall Building, and will
be continued until Saturday or Monday.
The hearings will be to ascertain from the
inspectors all that they have learned dur
sells in New York harbor, which has been
going on for several weeks.
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MANIAC SCARES CHILDREN.
Lebovitz Became Violent in Park and
Gave Captors . Hard Fight.

Gave Captors . Hard Fight.
The children and nurse girls who throng
about the West Fifty ninth street entrance
OF Central Park were stampeded yesterday
afternoon by a nicely dressed middle aged
man, who bore down on them. swinging his
arms and shouting. He dashed back and
forth among the women and children and
sent the pedestrians along the sidewalk
flying. 1t was plain that he was a lunatic
Policeman James T. Smith happened to
be near by. He started for the maniac,
who ran shouting
Help. They're trying to murder me
He led Smith long chase. When the
policeman finally tackled him from behind
the lunatic put up lively scrap, and Smith
had much trouble in getting handcuffs
on him. DIR. Herman came with an ambu-
lance from the Flower Hospital in answer
TO Smiths call The doctor and the cop
had another lively fight before they put
their man In the ambulance.
Papers in the mans clothes showed that
be was LYMAN Liebovitz OF 8. Mebovitz
a Co. II and IA Market street, a manufactur-
Ing firm
He was taken to the Yorkville police court
and from there committed to the insane
ward at Bellevue. He was getting more
Violent all the time, and though In strait
him.
Members OF his family will send him to
apnvate asylum as soon as he can be moved.
de is 40 years old and had never shown
pronounced symptoms OF insanity. they