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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13
SENSATIONAL SUICIDE OF HJ.ALLEN
At HIS RANCH THIS MORNING
In Fit of Dependency, Over Unappreciated
Services, Sends Bullet Crashing Through
Brain, Resulting IN Instant Death.

This morning an effort was made to
communicate with him over the tele-
phone line but it was not in working
order and later, Thos. E. Campbell
and the man from the New York
office, drove down to the ranch to see
him.
Just as they arrived in front of the
house Mr.. ALLEN stepped out on the
porch, and watched them while they
we're alighting from the buggy but
without speaking to them. When they
had hitched their team and started
towards the house, without saying
word, Mr.. Allen threw his bead back,
placed the six shooter to his head,
pulled the trigger and sent bullet
crashing through his brain, dropping
dead in his tracks before the two hor
rified men.
Intimations are given out that his
friends anticipated something desper-
ate; that when he was taken to the
ranch yesterday by his son-in-law I.
E. Campbell and DIR. Wood, that he
was not known to have any weapons
on his person or about the ranch.
Whatever faults Mr.. Allen may have
had, and who has not faults, it can
never be charged against him that he
was recreant to the trust reposed in
him by is employer, as he was untir-
ing in his labors and resourceful in
his methods for promoting the in
terests of Senator Clark.
He was we'll known all over the ter
ritory and was very popular generally,
although like any man of the positive
and unyielding nature he pos
sessed, he had his enemies also. But
he never permitted friend or enemy
to stand between him and the inter
ests of his employer.
Financially, he was we'll fixed, and
no one for a minute has suspicion
other than that the accounts OF the
company over which he had control
are all right, and the only motive
that can be ascribed for the commits
sion of the terrible deed is his pride
and the feeling that proper apprecia-
ton of his services had not been
shown by his employer.
Deceased leaves a wife, a married
daughter, Mrs. 7. f. Campbell, a
single daughter and a son to mourn
his loss.
The inquest was held this afternoon
at the ranch where the deed was COM
mitted, after which it was brought to
Jerome, but the arrangements for the
funeral were not learned.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13
Official an Artist.

General Baden Powell, of the Brit
ish army, can use both of his hands
with equal dexterity. During the
South African war, when he was at
Pretoria, a school girl at Durham had
the temerity to write to him, and,
knowing that he was something of an
artist, asked him for "a tiny drawing
which she could put into her scrap
book" Her friends phophesied that
she would not receive an answer, and
her delight can be imagined when
letter was received from the defender
of Mafeking. 1t contained "a picture
of a scarecrow, clad in "a shabby torn
coat, with a few hairs standing up
right on his head, seated on chair at
table, a mass of correspondence
around him, writing busily with his
left hand. Beneath it was written,
1.-THE above is a portrait of me, and
shows you that l am too busy to draw
you a picture. r. S. S. Baden-Pow-
ell. success.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13

lished by the Badger on the trip from
Yokohama to Honolulu two Sundays
appear. The speed made during the
voyage averaged from 2S6 to 304 miles
per day. The little paper has lots Of
reading which is quite interesting to
any one who is interested in our navy.
After celebrating forty Eve min
utes yesterday New York jury found
Former Congressman Edmund Fl.
briggs guilty of accepting money to
procure a contract between a private
company and the government while
serving as a member of congress.
The jury recommended mercy.
A telephone message was received
today at the sheriff's Office from Dep
uty Sheriff NevIn, at Jerome, stating
that a robbery was committed there
last night in which an old man was
held up and robbed of $50 by three
Mexicans. The robbery was promptly
reported and the three Mexicans we're
arrested there today. They we're to
be examined this afternoon before
Justice of the Peace st. James.
The month of December was the
record breaker in freight receipts at
Prescott since the S. F. P. i P. rail
road was built. The side tracks and
freight depot platform have been so
crowded that it was nearly impossible
at times to move the goods. Freight
Agent West informs the Journal Miner
that the receipts for the month of
December aggregate $4,000 more than
the previous greatest months business
for the road, October, 1902, having
been the record breaker previous to
that time The thing that is agitatlng
the company at this place now is the
erection of large new freight depot,
and the question having been settled
that new depot must be kbuilt the
only thing that now remains to be set
tied is where to locate it. 1t is GER
tain that new depot will be erected
in a very few months. The proposition
to locate it west of the Prescott Elec-
trio Light company's plant has been
strongly talked of but it has not been
definitely settled as yet. The growth
of freight business has been steady
every year since the road was finished,
but it has never grown in such bounds
as of late. This is one the best indi-
cations of the growth and prosperity
of this section.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13
Establish New Roads.

At a recent session of the board of
supervisors the following claims were
audited and ordered paid:
John Snyder, out door relief, $50.
Felix Gadbois, Iout door relief,
$3.50.
d. O'Connor, out door relief, $40. 80.
J.C. Fitzgerald, out door relief,
$3.50.
j. Fl. Robinson, our door relief
Mrs. Hill, $40.
j. H. Robinson, fees advanced, s25.
H.. L. Jaycox was appointed overseer
of road district No. 3.
New county roads we're established
as follows: Beginning at a point on
the Upper Verde or Mesa road about
three miles south of Junction of Cot
tonwood road with said road, said
point being the junction of new road
with Upper Verde road; thence about
one mile southwest to another inter
section, said intersection being juno
ton of Equator Mining and Smelling
Co. IS smelter road with road to mine.
From this intersection the road to the
right follows a gulch up to the Equa-
tor Mining and Smelling Co IS mine
and also Copper Chief mine, being
about three miles in length. Also
from the above mentioned intersection
the road to the left bears further south
and then west up the gulch to the
Equator Mining and Smelling Co. IS
smelter. This road is about two and
a half miles in length.
Commencing at a point on the
Bradshaw railroad at a point about
eleven miles from Joe Mayors called
Turkey Creek station, and running
thence in an easterly direction via
Franke's mill to a point on the Black
Canyon road, a distance of about six
miles.
Commencing at Cottonwood, YavaPai
county, Arizona, and running thence
via c. D. Wizards ranch, E. W
Hawkins ranch, Humbert's ranch
and Fl. J. Aliens ranch to a point
where the same enters Deception
Gulch.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13
Harrisburg Mining News.

Harrisburg, Ariz., Jan. 2.-The
holidays we're spent here in the usual
frontier style. Turkey, cranberry
sauce and eggnogg we're dispensed to
the guests of the Hotel Martin, and
we're duly appreciated.
Mr.. Mcdonald and Ed Enos the
genial superintendent and manager
respectively of the Belle Crown Gold
Mining company returned from Phe-
nix in time to partake of the New
Year dinner and each declared the
spread could not be beaten even in
Phenix.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin gave a card
party to few of their many friends
on New Years eve and promptly at the
appointed hour the card games we're
abandoned and all Joined in the cere-
mony of firing the old year sout and
the new year in. Among their guests
we're Mr.. and Mrs. B. j. Quinn, Miss
Weatherford, DR.. P. F. Youngling
and many others too numerous to
mention, and the general jollificatiOn
was participated in by all. Even the
Sonora Town addition stayed up all
night and celebrated.
John Ambrose, of Phenix, arrived
here yesterday and let a contract to
sink shaft 100 feet on his property
adjoining the Socorro.
John Witherly, large owner of the
Socorro, accompanied by Mr.. Arthur
Hendy, of Jerome, are nov at the So
zorro and it is expected that the long
delay in operating this great property
will soon be thing of the past. The
renewal of operations on the Socorro
will do more for this section than any
renewal of operations outside of the
Old Bonanza mine, which has fair
prospects of again being worked with
in a short time. and as this famous
property has a record of having pro-
duced over four million dollars in its
early days and the vertical depth of
its old workings are less than three
hundred feet, it is reasonable to ex-
pect repetition of its old record.
Mr.. Small of the Woods Investment
company is working that property
and expects to do considerable devel-
opment. They have a wonderful
showing of copper gold ore. II. W.
Elliott has just completed the surveys
for a patent on the Yellow Bird group
of mines and left for his home at Yu
ma on the 3lst.
Harry Carter has made quite a dis
covery near the Guadalupe" 1t is
said to be from one to ten feet in
width and averaging $50 per ton in
gold. The quartz shows much coarse
gold.
Wheeling and Buster also have a
fine showing in the same section and
are working a placer claim which pays
as much as 50 per yard. Many other
properties throughout this section are
worthy of mention. And about our
greatest need here is a good railroad
which would give the desert section
quicker transportation and assist to
bring capital to develop many meri-
torious prospects now lying idle.
N. G.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13
LAND SCRIP.

With so called land scrip title is
obtained to government land without
cultivation or residence. Only give
description and show land to be OF
the proper kind. We do the rest. By
reason of exhaustion of a limited sup
ply price is advancing. Have 6
small amount yet for sale, fully guar.
anteed. Early buyers can make pro
ftable purchases. Hugo Seaberg,
llx4x3mw Springer, n. NJ
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13

cess the mouth of the hose is run over
the surface of the car, the seats, the
carpets, curtains and bedding, and the
suction draws every particle of dirt
out and deposits it in a closed recep-
fanIa
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13

A miner named Clam put some powder
On top of a blast, to sound louder.
But the powder got lit,
Aud the miner he quit,
And the coroner called him Clam
Chowder.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13
EOR SALE.

Five room house, South Prescott,
two 5O-foot lots on corner, good well
of water. windmill and tank, fruit
and shade trees. Price $1,000. In
duire OF r. II. Frederick, at BIB.
Store. S-l9-dSWti
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13

WANTED trustworthy gentle
man or lady in each county to manage
business for an old established house
Of solid financial standing. A straight,
bona fide weekly salary of SIS paid by
check each Monday with all expenses
direct from headquarters. Money ad-
ed envelope. Manager, 800 Caxton
Bldg, Chicago. go low
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13

Erwin Baer, LaHler block. Tel.25S.
Mining photographing speciality.
1x6xtf
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13

Bate does general viewing work. If
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13
THEJANUARY AMERICAN BOY. ="

THE JANUARY AMERICAN BOY"
The American Boy for January con-
tains five complete short stories,
namely: 1.-The Defender of Aracena,"
by William Murray Grayden-a New
Mexican Indian story; 1.-THE Boy of
Many Tongues by the author of
"Dickey Downey-''a school story;
can Adventure With Wolves" by
Tom Chapman-an animal story; GA
Real Pirate" by George II. Coomer-
story of the. sea; and "My First
Steeple Chase" by T. E. Donaldson
an English story of sport. 1t also
contains further chapters of Kirk
Munroe's fine story, '"The Blue
Dragon and the editors '"Three
Yankee Boys in Ireland" Games and
Sport, are represented by the follow
ing titles: "How to Become Strong
by the Use of Dumb Bells" ga Sea-
son on the British Cinderpath, - by
an ex-captain of the University OF
Pennsylvania crack team; 1.-THE Draw
ing Room Magician - Chow to Make
the Kicking Donkey" "a Link Pa
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In addition there are such titles as
"Boys' Books Reviewed." Stamps,
Coins and Curios;" 1.-The Boy Pho
tographer :" Boys in the Home and
SCHOOL, Boy Money Makers" The
American Boy Lyceum;" American
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and scores of sub titles. This number
contains seventy five illustrations
each one of interest to boy. Sub
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fishing Co., Detroit, Mich. A year
subscription will be sent free with
cash subscription to the Weekly Jour
nal-Miner.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13
When Taxes Are Delinquent.

Just at the present time the provis-
ions of the delinquent tax Law are Of
special interest to many, and partic-
ularly those who are unfortunate
enough to be represented on the de-
linquent list. The law was approved
March 10, 1903, and provides as fol-
lows:
Section SO.-All real estate upon
which the taxes remain unpaid on the
second Monday in December, an
nually shall be deemed delinquent
and the tax collector shall proceed to
enforce the lien of the territory there
on, as required by this chapter.
Section 81 provides that the tax col
lector shall levy upon, seize and dis
train personal property and sell the
same for the tax due thereon.
From Section 99:-All taxes here
after, after March 10, 1903, becoming
delinquent shall bear one per cent in
terest per month from the time they
become delinquent until paid, and
shall also be subject to the same fees,
and commissions charged as in this
chapter provided for taxes now delin-
quent. In computing interest under
this section a fraction of a month
shall be regarded as a whole month.
Section SO allows four per cent of the
original tax for collection. The clerk
of the board of supervisors shall re-
ceive % cents per tract, city or town
lot on such lots, etc, from 1888 to
1902 inclusive and on 1903 and subse-
quent years the sum of 10 cents per
tract, city or town lot This is the
clerks fee for transcribing the assess
ment into the Back Tax Book. "
Sixty days after the second Mon
day in December, 1903, the tax col
lector shall commence suit to collect
such tax, interest, costs and penalties
including % per cent of the tax added
as costs for attorneys fees for bring
ing the suit on all delinquent proper
ty from the year 1888 to and includ-
ing the year 1903.
STAKES for 1888 to 1902 inclusive
bear 10 per cent per annum from Jan
uary l, 1901.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13

Judge Silas Hare, of Washington, D.
c., aged 70 years, and Mrs. Mary L.
Kennedy, of the same place, aged 63
years, eloped recently and were mar
ried in Baltimore, the giddy young
people. The elopement was to get
away from their friends and they stay
ed in hiding for several days. Judge
Hare was formerly congressman from
Texas. After serving two terms and
while candidate for a third term
one of his frieGds in congress asked
him: "'Hare, have you any opposi-
tion?r "Not much" said the judge,
confidently, there is young fellow
named Joe Bailey who has announced
himself, but he is fresh from Mississ-
ippi, and Texas amt importing con-
gressmen. The result was painful
surprise to Mr.. Hare. joe Bailey
carried every county in the district
except Grayson, Mr.. Hare's home
: county.
Robert Cornell has placed the
Journal Miner under obligations fol-
copies of Honolulu papers and two
copies of the Badger, very interest
ing little paper published on board
the Battleship Wisconsin. One of the
t latter was published at sea Dec. 9 il
, latitude % degrees north, longitude
16O degrees east, and the other wai
3 published on Christmas day in Homo
D lulu harbor just after the arrival Their,
( of the Asiatic squadron, consisting O
{ the battleships Kentucky, Wisconsin
z and Oregon and the Cruisers New Or
b leans, Cincinnati, Raleigh and Albany
J all of which arrived there within few
t hours of each other. In the log pub
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-01-13

Alfred A. Knapp, of Hamilton,
Ohio, the confessed murderer of five
persons who is now in the penitentiary
awaiting execution for the murder of
his wife has been granted a new trial
by the supreme court on the grounds
of an alleged error in allowing a writ
ten confession to be read to the jury.
The Journal Miner was shown sew
eral pictures today taken by P. c.
Armitage showing the new mill at the
Home Run mine. The views show the
mill both outside and inside, and are
certainly very fine pictures. Mr.. Arm
itage is doing a large amount of work
of this kind and he is turning out a
line of work that is unsurpassed.
Geo. Giles has been feeling very
poorly for several days but was taken
suddenly very bad yesterday and has
been in a semi-conscious condition for
the past thirty or forty hours, and is
said to be critically ill this afternoon.
Dr. Day has been with him almost
constantly since he was taken bad, and
while he says he is a mighty sick mar
he hopes for his recovery.
An alarm of fire was sounded about
nine o'clock last evening but no fire
could be found any place. The at
mosphere at the time seemed to b,
unusually heavy and the smoke from
the heating furnaces of the two banl
buildings settled down over the roo
of the knights of Pythias hall giving
it the appearance of that building be
ing on fire. The whole town seemed
to be enveloped in smoke for a shOr
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severed and the incipient fire was put
out, so that the firemen did not have to
bring their apparatus into play after.
their quick arrival
There was considerable amount Of
smoke rising over the roofs, which
made the hundreds OF all nationalities
gathered inside of FIVE minutes think
they We're going to see a big fire. 1t
is a very bad place for fire if ever
one should get a start there. For ev-
cry building front on King street in
that locality there are probably ten
or twelve structures bordering narrow
alleys at the back. It is par of the new
Chinatown that sprang up after the fire
OF 1900
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FIRST HEARD OF
THE WAR HERE

With every passenger on board eager
to learn the war news the steamer
Doric entered port yesterday afternoon.
When the vessel left japan the war
had not actually begun, or at least no
news had been received at Yokohama
concerning the naval battle of Port
Arthur which opened the struggle. On
February 18th dinner was given on
board the vessel in celebration of the
accession to the throne of the first
japanese emperor, 1850 years ago. At
this dinner Mr.. Hfoki, a member of
the Japanese embassy at Washington,
presided and a merry time was had.
The Doric is scheduled to sail for San
Francisco at seven o'clock this morn
ing
For Honolulu the vessel had two first
class passengers, L. K. KentweI, a
well known Honolulu business man,
and Maj A H Heneage, a. British
army officer from India who is to make
a short stay here. For this port there
We're also $50 steerage passengers and
1,055 tons of freight, made up of 1864
packages. The vessel carries a valu-
able through cargo, which, includes a
shipment of gold amounting to $1,025,-
900.
Among the through passengers Of
note are the following: N. S. Clark,
of the w. & J. Sloane Co., New York,
and Chicago; r. I. Fearon, agent for
the combined Oriental steamship COM
panies at Shanghai; r. Greig, of Greig
& Co., Chefoo; F. A. Carl, commits
sfoner of the Imperial Chinese Gus
TOMS en- route to St. Louis; Messrs.
D. Percebois, A. Berthet and L. Y.
Fong, of the Chinese Customs; P. A.
Crowthwaite, A. Bianchi, and E. Ed
olson merchants of Shanghai and Yo-
kohama; A. L. Piccardo, agent at Yo-
kohama for the Trans-Siberian rail-
way; T. Kadoya, manager of the New
York branch of the Yokohama Specie
bank; Misses Dalgeigh and Ward,
army nurses; Geo. W. Jones, the con-
tractor, who has been engaged in
building the breakwater at Manila;
and tourists and missionaries.
Among the freight carried on the
vessel is 544 tons of Chinese exhibits
which are being forwarded to the St.
Louis Exposition.
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DUTIES ON COAL
FOR TRANSPORTS

Collector Stackable yesterday receiv-
ed the following advices from the
Treasury Department relating to duty
on coal brought here for the use of
army transports:
Treasury Department, Office of the
Secretary. Washington, Feb. 2, 1904.
The Collector of Customs, Honolulu,
Hawaii.
Sir: The Department is in receipt of
your letter of the 18th ultimo, trans
hitting a copy of a letter of the same
date addressed to you by VIM. G..
Irwin & Company, Limited, in which
they inquire if under the provisions
of paragraph AS of the Act of July
"a, 1897, a drawback will be allowed
upon imported coal used as fuel on
United States army transports en-
gagged in trade between San Francis
co, Honolulu, Guam and Manila.
The drawback of duties provided by
said paragraph applies only 'to ves-
sells engaged in trade with foreign
countries, or in trade between the At
lantic and Pacific ports of the United
States" As none of the ports men
toned are foreign and none are At
lantic ports of the United States, yes
sells plying between the same are Meth
er engaged in trade with foreign coun-
tries. nor between the Atlantic and
Pacific ports of the United States. The
provisions of said paragraph AS of the
act of July "a, 1897, therefore, cannot
be applied to such vessels.
Respectfully,
(Signed) r. B. ARMSTRONG,
Assistant Secretary.
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INCIPlENT FIRE
IN CHINATOWN

Crossed wires started a fire in The
densely populated alley back of King
street, near Palama chapel, about $3.50
last night. The long blocks of Oriental
stores in front and tenements above
them are lighted by electricity. Some
how two wires came into contact and
some clothes belonging to a Chinese
place took fire. There was a race Of
a score of Chinese and japanese for the
nearest alarm box. The wires were
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PASSENGERS.
Departing.

Per S. S. Gaelic, February II, for the
Orient-C, S. Hustled, Miss NJ. E. Beers,
Miss NJ Yost, and Y japanese and 26
Chinese.
Arrived.
Per S. S. Doric, Feb. IS, from the
J Orient L. K. KentwelI and Maj. A. R.
Heneage.
Through passengers on Doric-o. ].
cambridge. 5sA. Berthet, L. c. Boyd,
Mrs. L. Brignaudy, Mrs. F. A. Carl,
Rev. Roberts Coles, Miss E. Dalgleish,
R. I. Fearon, Mrs. r. Ferrant, L. Y.
Fong, Mrs. A. D. Gordon. r. Greig, E.
Hioki, G. w. Jones, N. Lejeune, S.
Mimekishi and servant, D. Percebois,
Mrs. J. H. Pike, T. Sakurai, G. H.
Shute, Mrs. E. P. Wolf, Mrs. A. Young,
Carl Behn, A. Banchi. L. Brignaudy,
F. A. Carl, n. S. Clark, P. A Crosth-
waite, E. Eddison, r. F'errant, E. Fei-
gel, S. Fukuzawa, Miss NJ Gordon.
Mrs F. NJ. Himrod and infant, Mrs.
c. G. Honshell, T. Kadoya. J. T. Mar
riner. A Marques Oliveira. A l. Pic
cardo, w. H. Pitts, H. Shugio, Miss
E. NJ. Ward, A Young.
ARRIVED t HONOLULU.
Thursday, Feb. IS.
S. S. Doric, Smith, from Yokohama
at 2:30 p. m.
stmr. J. A. Cummins. from Koolau
ports at 7:30 D. m.
Am. schr. Henry K. Hall. sixty-tWo
days from Newcastle
DEPARTED FROM HONOLULU.
Thursday, Feb. IS.
S. S. Gaelic, Finch, for the Orient at
10 a. m.
stmr. W. G. Hall, s. Thompson, for
Hanamaulu and Ahukinf and Nawfli-
will at p. m.
Stmr. Noeau, Peterson, for Honolua.
Kaanapali, Lahaina, Maalaea, Homo
kou. and Kukuihaele at p. m.
Stmr. Kauai, Bruhn, for Eleele. Ha-
napepe, Makaweli, Waimea and Keka-
ha mail and passengers for Koloa at
p. m.
stmr. Waialeale, Piltz, for Eleele at
p. m.
stsnr. Helene. Nelson for Mahukona.
Paauhau, Kukaiau. Ookala. Laupahoe-
hoe and Papaaloa. at 5 p. m.
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Twelfth Infantry Coming

The Twelfth United States Infantry,
Col. Bubb commanding, will pass
through Honolulu during the first week
in March en- route to the Philippines
The regiment is now stationed at Fort
Douglas, Salt Lake City.