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Arizona republican., 1904-06-29
WHEN THE RAILROAD COMES
 THROUGH TOWN

THROUGH TOWN
 Mamie Hadsen, Q little girl Of Buck eye. contemplating the early future of that already prosperous region has been inspired as follo,-s: There will be a boom in Buckeye
 When the railroad comes through
 town. That will make the Phoenix Big Bugs
 Go way back and sit down. When the depot is in Buckeye. And the railroad track is nigh. And the engine puffs and rumbIes.
 And the cars go rolling by. l There will be a revolution
 That will gladden. every man. And will change the ways of business
 To a more progressive plan. | The farmer and the cowboy 1 Shall shout a loud "HooraTi" For they will have the railroad To haul their stock and hay. The freighter and the bee men | Shall join the jubilee, From those hot and dusty rides They shall ever more be free. When the railroad comes through Buckeye.
 No matter what you say, The stage shall be no more.
 And we'll get our mail each day. The gardener and blacksmith.
 +I.- Shall lead the busy prosperous life
 That honest men enJoy. The folks themselves shall greatly
 change,
 And changed shall be the town, And social life shall altered be.
 When the train comes rollinc down. Wagons, buggies, surreys, Shall fill the busy street. And stylish carriages and carts
 We everywhere shall meet. The fad of Buckeye then shall be, Railroad excursions up-tc-daia. No wheeless hay racks then we'll have That make cur parties all so late. Just imagine our chief terapla- With a horseless carriage wide. 4 promenading up and down With nice girl at each side. Or think of our Miss Robert tson A riding in a car Avoiding all the dusty roads
 Because she goes so far. The Jones boys then may come to
 lodge
 Tc rejoin our happy band. The lodge they've missed fo~ many
 weeks,
 Because of dust and sand. When the railroad comes through
 Buckeye
 And Johnson's stores increased, His awkward way of driving
 Shall ever more nave ceased. For instead of horseback riding Beside his future bride, Hell find room within the car For his Mary by his side. Our grocery stores shall he so large And dry goods pc so cheap That they'll rival Phoenix bargains. And be cutie radr to beat. Telephones and water works. Street cars and electric light. And all detailed convenierces- Shall greet cur wandering sight. Just picture the main business street. With stores upon each side, And buildings. many stories high. And sidewalks paved and wide When the railroad comes through
 Buckeye. And the whistle we shall hear. A fire department. up-to-d2te. And an ice plant shall be here Our grammar schools and high school.
 too. Shall be our city's pride, These institutions for our good. Shall work faithfully side by s.le. Yes. thcre'u be a boom i1 Buckeye When the railroad cars come down. No one then can laugh and tell Us II That we haven't g-t a town.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
MAX COHEN, AERONAUT, DEAD
lie Had Intended to Compete for the
big Prize mt the Worlds Fair
This Summer.

st. Louis, July 29.-Away from
home and friends, stranger In q
strange city, when success and for
tune seemed about to smile on him
when, as he thought, he had put aside
fatigue, failure and disappointment
forever and was just ready to stand
forth In the limelight OF fame and
success-Max Cohen, aeronaut, scien-
tlst and competitor in the airship con.
test, died at the Baptist sanitarium
after an Illness of only few weeks.
Cohen came to st. Louis few
weeks ago from Milwaukee and
brought with him a working model of
his airship, with which he intended
to compete for the prizes offered In
the coming contests. His body has
been sent home and the public admin
istrator has taken temporary charge
of his airship model.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
MAY AGREE TO ARBITRATE
Manufacturers Will Consider De-
mands of Textile Workers
Employees Say rhcy VIII strike,
Rather Than Accept ~ f-2
Per Cent. Reduction.

Fall River, Mass. July 23.-Through
the good Offices and prompt action OF
the state board of coneiliation anI ar
bitration. there seems to be a ray OF
hope for an amicable settlement OF
the controversy between the cotton
mill manufacturers and their en-
ployes. who. on Wednesday night, vot-
ed TO go on strike next Monday
morning, rather than submit to a 12h
per cent. reduction in wages. Such a
strike would involve more than 10000
operatives.
The secretaries of the flve unions
and representatives of the manufac-
turers met In conference with the ar
bitration board Friday afternoon. Rep
resentatiyes of the operatives said
they want abandonment OF the pro-
posed wage reduction. The mill Off
cials stated eonclsely why the redue
tion was necessary from a financial
point of view.
The arbitration board then con-
ferred separately with each commit
tee, and later the two bodies met In
joint conference again, and threshed
out the whole matter
This last continued well into the
evening. At It's conclusion, President
Howland of the arbitration board said
that.the demands of the textile work
ers would be considered by all the
manufacturers at a meeting to be held
at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Mississippi State News
The Negro Census.

The census bulletin on the negroes
of the United States, which was re.
Gently issued by the government, is
being made the subject of SO much
comment, the assertion being quite
frequent that it is by no means ac-
eurate on account of the slip-shod
manner in which the census was TAX.
en- in the South, contains some inter.
esting figures relating to the negro
in Mississippi. 1t is quite evident
that the statistician in endeayorlng
10 furnish campaign material for the
Republican party, overlooked Missis-
sippi's tables in juggling his figures.
The total population of this State,
according to the 1900 census, was
1,551, ,270, of which 907 $50 were ne.
groes. In other words, the black
race formed nine-fiftcenths of the
total population. In 1890 the GEN.
sus figures gave Mississippi 1885,
600, of which 742, ,559 were negroes,
or seven-twelfths of the total. The
negro proportion to the total has in.
creased just one-sixtieth during the
past decade.
OF the total negro population in
1900 the total number over 10 years
of age was 63S, ,646, and of this num-
Der 313,312 were illiterates. These
figures are absurd. The government
undertakes to assert that two-thirds
of the negros in Mississippi over 10
years of age can read and write,
which no sensible person acquainted
with race conditions in the State
will for a moment believe. The
falsity of this is doubtless due to
the fact that the average negro will
tell the census enumerator that he
can read and write, whether he pos
sesses these qualifications or not, and
as the greater portion of the census
work in the South was performed
by negroes, they did not undertake
to prove the truth or falsity of such
assertions.
A critical examination Of the ne
gro census bulletin shows that it is
filed with many glaring inaccura-
cies, and inconsistencies, such as one
would naturally expect from GEN.
sus taken by negroes who accept
statements from members of their
own race without any attempt at
notification
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
RUNAWAY ELECTRIC CAR.
Chicago Fire Department Given 9
Merry Chase By Hun
way al" Car.

Chicago, July 23.--Blazing ilercely
from wheels to roof, runaway motor
car on the Metropolitan electric ele-
waited railway Friday whizzed by hun
dreds of waiting passengers, and led a
fire engine chase of more than a
mile, and was not stopped until 1t had
reached the crowded loop in the down
town regions used by the four elevated
roads of Chicago. The car was brought
to stop by the temporary shutting
of of the power at the supply station
the engineer Of the power house hay.
Ing been advised that a runaway cal
was speeding down town.
When the car was first found TO be
on fire 1t was detached, and was run
past the Aberdeen street station, SC
that neither tho rest of the train moi
the station might catch fire. The car
was left alone and fire engine was
called.
For some reason, Just as the flremen
we're making ready for the blaze, the
car suddenly started. With no one on
board, and leaving trail of fire and
smoke behind 1t. the runaway began
the wild race down town. When tie
car stopped at the loop entrance the
fire engine, distanced In tho first part
Of the chase, came up and put out the
fire, but not before the car was q
charred wreck.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
MANIAC CLIMBS
STATUE ON DOME
Eludes His Guards By Sitting on
Figure $50 Feet In Air.
HUNDREDS SEE PERFORMANCE
Sister of the crsxed Man Finally
Per.updes Him 90 Come Down
aud He q. Then Re-
captured.

Liberty, Mo, July 2S.-Alonao Has-
gard. an insane man, escaped from his
guards in the court house here Friday
morning at 1880 o'clock, and climbed
upon the high dome of the building.
Haggard is subject To epileptic flts.
they coming upon him frequently.
Five men were required to control
him when he was taken In charge
Friday. He seemed quiet Friday
morning when taken to the sheriff's
Office in the second story of the court
house. While the guards were at the
door he made a dash up a stairway
leading to the attic. From there he
escaped through an opening TO the
roof. When the guards reached the
roof they saw the crazed man rapidly
climbing the dome on skeleton lad
der used by painters.
On reaching the narrow level space
at the bottom of the dome. he ran
around 1t until he saw another iron
ladder used by painters.
He was then at the base of the God.
dess of Liberty, and pulled himself up
the figure. part of the way by the
lightning rod. He swung around the
high figure in most dangerous way,
$50 feet from the ground.
Sheriff Wymore climbed up neal
him, and tried to induce him to come
down, but he merely stared at him,
He lay down on fiat space 1S inches
wide as II going TO sleep. From there
down to the roof OF the court house Ia
a distance of 40 feet.
A struggle with him here would
probably have meant the death of the
unfortunate man and those who should
try to capture him. Therefore he was
left alone, great crowds in the mean.
while watching him from the streets
About two o'clock Friday afternoon
he climbed the Goddess of Liberty
where he seated himself on her shoul
der. The statue is Is feet high, and as
he chung to the lightning rod people
on the streets turned their faces away
expecting every minute to see the 70,
| give away. He got all right, how
| ever, and amused himself by playing
with the weather vane on the rod. La
ter he descended and sat in his old
place on the coping.
Haggard was recaptured at 3:4t
o'clock in the afternoon by Sheriff
Wymore. He was induced to come
down by his sister, who was sent from
the attic by a trap door in the roof
She pacified him, but he kept close to
the foot OF the ladder leading up the
dome, ready to run up il anyone else
appeared. While his sister held his
attention. the sheriff went out on the
roof from the opposite side of the
dome. and slipped up behind him be.
fore he could run back up the ladder
The bees In the statue stung Hag.
gard several times He was sent to
the asylum at st. Joseph.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
PROHIBITION CANDIDATES
DR.. Silas c. Swallow and George w.
Carroll Formally Notified.
rhey Are, respectively, Candidates
for President and vice-Prest-
dent of the United states.

indianapolis, Ind, July 23.-Dr. Si-
las C. Swallow. of Harrisburg, Pa.
and George w. Carroll. of Texas, pro-
hibition candidates for president and
vice-president of the United States,
were formally notified of their nomi-
nations Friday.
A. G. Wolfenbarger, OF Lincoln.
Neb.. chairman of the recent national
prohibition convention, delivered the
notification address to DR.. Swallow
and Homer L. Castle, of Pittsburg, no
tilted Mr. Carroll. Responses we're
made by both candidates, and national
Chairman Stewart delivered the clos
ing speech. The occasion brought
many prominent prohibitionists of the
country here. The meeting of the ma
tional committee to discuss campaign
plans was also held here. Among the
prominent members of the party here
are James A. Tate, of Pennsylvania;
A. G.. Wolfenbarger, of Nebraska: A.
A. Stevens. of Pennsylvania; Homer
Castle, of Pennsylvania; DR.. ]. p.
Hartman, New York: A. w. Wilson,
state chairman Of Illinois; William E.
Johnson, of Chicago; o. w. Stewart,
chairman of the national committee:
Charles Eckhart, Indiana; J. B. Gran
fill Texas, and F. J. Sibley, oil Ariz.
nna
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
DISSATISFIED WITH AMOUNT
Heirs of Louis EtzeI Say That Ia
demnIty Paid by China liz
Not Enough.

Washington. July 23.-Heirs Of Louis
Etzel, killed by Chinese soldiers near
New Chwang, are dissatisfied with the
amount OF indemnity (s25,0c0 Mexi-
san) paid by the Chinese government
on account Of the affair, and have
complained TO the state department
The department has replied that in
view of the facts in the case, the un-
premeditated character of the killing
and the general practice Of the Amer
lean and other governments In fixing
indemnities on account OF death, par
ticularly in allowing for foreigners
killed in this country, the indemnity
In this case is regarded as sufficient
TIE promptness OF the Chinese gov
ernment in settling the case without
any pressure Is officially commended.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
MORE BOODLERs SENTENCED
Jerry j. Hannfgsn and Charles j.
Denny Must Serve Two Years
I'm Missouri Penitentiary.

st. Louis, July 23.-Jerry ]. Hanni-
gan and Charles ]. Denny were Fri
day morning sentenced by Judge Tay-
lor to serve two years each in the
penitentiary for their confessed par
ticipation in bribery during their terms
as members of the house of delegates.
They were Immediately placed in
Jail. 1t is expected that they will be
taken to Jefferson City Saturday morn
ing to begin their sentences.
The two men received their sentence
In silence and practically alone. They
were attended in court by their attor-
ney. Thomas e. MulyihAl. and by
Hannigan's brother, but aside from
few friends wh<-n they met in the
-Four Courts corridor, they say no SYM
pathetic faces.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
VEST IS SLOWLY SINKING
His Condition IL Such That Physf-
clans Hold Out No Hope
for Recovery.

Sweet Springs Mo, July 25.-
George Graham Vest, for 30 years
United States senator from Missouri,
was no worse Friday, though very lit
tie better.
His physician, DR.. J. S. jarvis, will
not say that he has hopes of recovery.
1t would seem, from the best informa-
tion to be had, that his long career OF
useful public service is slowly draw.
ing toward quiet and peaceful close.
Alexander Vest and Mr. and Mrs.
George p. B. Jackson, son-in-law and
daughter OF the senator, arrived in
Sweet Springs Friday morning. They
were called from st. Louis by the
alarming condition OF Senator Vest.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
SAVED NEW BATTLEsHIP
New Jersey, Now Under Construc-
fion, Came Near Being
Destroyed ny Fire.

Quincy, Mass, July 23.-The prompt
response to private fire alarm by the
workmen at the Fore river ship yards,
Friday, saved the battleship New
Jersey, now under construction, from
damage by fire.
The watchman at the yard discoy-
cred flames among the timbers di-
rectly beneath the bow of the battle
ship.
Every workman employed by the
company answered the alarm, and
with several powerful streams of wa.
ter, extinguished the flames before Sc.
rious damage was done. The origin
of the fire will be investigated.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
EDWARD 7. FARISH.
Death of One of the Oldest MeH-
hers of the st. Louis Bsr
From ApopIcxy.

st. Louis, July 23.-Edward T. Far
lsh, for years well-known citizen and
one of the Oldest members of the st
Louis bar, died. Thursday at his home,
at the age of 10. Just so years ago
In 1S54-be was admitted to the bar
Two weeks ago he was in court con
Quoting a case A day or two later he
suffered a stroke of apoplexy, which
resulted in his death.
Just prior to the adoption of the
scheme and charter, Mr.. Parish was
city counselor, during which he draft
ed the enactment which separated st
Louis from st. Louis county. Thii
was the only public Office he ever filed
Some 20 years ago he conducted tn,
famous prosecution against the Mis-
souri, state lottery. After a long ant
bitter struggle in the courts, the anti
lottery law was upheld.
Another prominent case was ths
litigation over the looting OF the Cen.
tral savings bank of 100000 of 1t,
funds by the cashier, who afterwards
committed suicide. Mr.. Parish de
Tended the hank directors.
Mr.. Parish was born at Woodyille
Miss. He came to st. Louis as a boy
In 1914, and graduated from the old st
Louis university. His law training he
received in the Office of Judge I. T.
CAN'T, one of the early judges of the
United States district court. Mr.. Far
ish was lifelong democrat and a
southern sympathizer during the civil
nnrnH
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
STRICT SECRECY OBSERVED
the Movements of Mrs. Flor
ence Maybrick.

Paris, July 23.-Concerning the
movements of Mrs. Florence May
brick, the strictest secrecy is OBJ
served. Reports are current that, ac
companied by her mother, the Bar
oness De Roques. Mrs. Maybrlck ar
rived in Paris, Friday. with the inten
ton of taking the boat train to Havre
and embarking there on the LaCham
payne for New York.
1t is believed, however. that Mrs
Maybrick is still with her mother a
Rouen.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Weather Unfavorable.

The weekly crop bulletin of the
weather bureau says:
The mean temperature for the week
ranged from l to degrees below nor.
NAL. Moderate to heavy rains occurred
daily in the southern, central and west
ern portions of the State. while over
the extreme eastern and northern
counties there were only light scat
tered showers. The following table
shows the rainfall in inches and hun
dredths at twelve stations:
Brookhaven. 1.20; Greenyille, Las;
Greenwood, 1.41; Hazlehurst, ZIG;
Jackson. BAT; Kosciusko, 0.Ss; Lake,
LOS; Meridian, 0.3S; Natchez, 45S;
Port Gibson, 172; yicksburg, 2.34;
Yazoo City, 2.40.
Over the southern and western por-
tons of the State the weather has
been very unfavorable for cultivation
and grass and weeds are menacing
crops, but elsewhere cultivation has
made fair progress, especially on up
lands. Lowland crops have been in
jured considerably in many localities
as a result of overflow and rank
growth of grass and weeds. There Is
much complaint of too rapid growth of
cotton, plants becoming stalky and
not.fruiting well. except on thin up
lands, where the crop is growing and
fruiting nicely. While there are a
few reports of shedding, none are Sc
rious. Laying by is generally pro-
crossing slowly.
Early corn is about made and the
crop is unusually good over the greater
portion of the State. Late corn, al
though foul in some places, is gener-
ally quite promising. Peas, sugar cane,
sorhgum and sweet potatoes continue
to do well Melons are making a
splendid yield. The wet weather has
caused fruit to rot in some sections,
but a splendid yield of peaches has
been secured in good condition. Gar
dens and pastures are improving.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Miss Walker Dead.

Miss Mary Walker, Of Columbus,
who fell from precipice in the
Cumberland mountains at Mont
eagle, Tenn, few days ago, died
from the result of her injuries the
next day after the accident. The
young lady was member Of one
- the most prominent families in
East Mississippi, and was just bud
ding into womanhocd. Her death
is deeply deplored by large circle
OF friends in Columbus and all over
the State.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Big Increase in Washington.

The personal assessment Of Wash
ington county has been filed by As
SCISSOR S. p. Aiken and shows a de-
cided increase over the assessment OF
last year. The total personal as
sessment, exclusive of all real es-
tate, is for 1904, $2,059, $50, against
$1,750,415 for 1908, showing an in
crease of $300,565 for the year.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Want More Money for Seed.

The farmers around Dexter held
a meeting at that place last week for
the purpose of perfecting an organi-
zation by which they expect to get a
better price for their cotton seed.
A committee was appointed to as
certain the quantity of seed each
farmer will have to sell. They will
then begin negotiations with oil
mills, and hope to enable each farm
er 10 get bulk price for his seed
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Yazoo city Waterworks.

The Yazoo City waterworks sys-
lem has been completed, the mains
all tested and the plant is now in
the hands of the city. The system
covers the entire city, including Lin
tonia. 1t is believed the contractors
lost money on the job, due to caving
in at the plant, where considerable
trenching had to be redug.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Fine Peach Crop.

Mississippi has raised the best
peach crop this season for many
years. In all parts of the State the
luscious fruit has been phenomenal
ly abundant, and the local markets
are glutted with peaches, while many
farmers are making large shipments
to Northern markets. The fayorite
variety in Mississippi seems to be
the Elberta peach, which thrives un-
usually well in this climate.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Ps..enEer Train peraiIea.

Greensboro, N. c., July 23.--A train
on the Southern railway, Friday after
noon, near Franklin, Va, while rum
ming about 30 miles an hour, struck a
car door which was lying across both
rails, derailing the locomotive and
tender. c. A. Hall engineer; w. A..
MiIloway, fireman, and Ed McCalla-
han, fiagman, were killed.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Making Them pledge Themselves.

The people Of Jackson are taking
considerable interest in the opinions
of the candidates for various mu-
nicipal offices as to municipal own
ership. The other day one of the
local papers called on the candidates
for mayor and aldermen to express
themselves. Several replies to this
request have been printd and so far
no candidate has failed to state that
he is in favor of the city owning its
own water plant The question Of a
municipal water plant will have to
be decided by the board of mayor
and aldermen nominated at the Au-
gust primary, hencc> the anxiety of
the people to ascertain how the can
didates stand.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Proving Great Successes.

The Farmers Institutes that are
now being conducted through the
State under the auspices of the Ag-
rieultural and Mechanical College,
Starksville, are being largely attend
ed, and are proving great success
everywhere. The program usually
consists of lectures by the members
of the college faculty or horticultur-
alists from other States, and basket
picnic.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
CARRIE NATION IN TROUBLE
snroonkeeper at EIirLbethtovn, ky-
Puts Her Down and Out
with n Chair.

Elizabethtown, KY, July 25.--Carrie
Nations career was temporarily but
violently interrupted Friday night
when A. r. Neighbors, saloonkeeper,
struck her twice with chair. knock
ing her down and producing scalp
wound. The assault occurred at
Neighbors' saloon, after Mrs. Eatios
had berated Neighbors.
The Scranton chronicle. (Scranton, Miss.) 1897-19??, 1904-07-30
Simpsons Personally Assessment.

The personal assessment roll of
Simpson county for the year 1904,
as filed by Assessor Bishop, shows
total valuation of $730,276,
against $603,542 for the year 1903,
a net gain of $126,734 for the past
twelve months. The roll will re-
main on file for examination until
the August meeting of the board of
supervisors, when it will be received
and approved.