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Baltinore's great tire makes peril.
ment a review OF the great fires Of his
tory. First was thr burning 81 Rome.
81 \. d., when the imperial city was
devastated by II sea OF flame for eight
days. History AYERS tim. Emperor
Nero set the city afire for the mere
pleasure OF seeing it burn, and that he
enjoyed the sight immense.
Londonis great lire" occurred III lCC6.
1t lasted three days. II laid waste
about i3G acres and destroyed 1920
buildings, Tie loss was estimated at
$50 900 900. The tire started in Il wood.
en- building in Pudding lane! only
six lives were lost.
In 1872 the Russians. in presence Of
Napoleon's advancing army, set Moscow
ON tire. The ilamcs lnsted three days
and all Moscow was destroyed. More
than thirty thousand buildings were
consumed. The loss was reckoned at
$3.50, OOO, 700.
New Yors had a memorable fire in
December, 1885. 1t began i'll the bust
ness part Of the city aud $50 buildings
wore destroyed. An area Of more than
% acres was laid waste and a thousand
mercantile houses lost their places of
business. The total loss was 3l5, 600. 900,
While the city Of Hamburg was in Il
state OF anarchy in May, 1912, one.tifth
OF the population was made homeless by
II fire in which leo persons lost their
lives and 4,2l0 buildings were de-
stroyed. The total loss was s35, 600, 900
Ia May, 1919, the city OF Quebec had
a four million dollar fire, in which one.
third OF the population was made home
less and 1854 houses destroyed.
In July, 1852, in the city OF Montreal,
fire devastated a space one mile in
length and ms ha'f mile in width, Ieav.
10000 people destitute. In this tire
12.00O was houses were burned and the
loss sj,00O.O .
Pera. a suburb OF Constantinople oc.
cupied 10y the foreign population nnd
native christians, was swept by a tire in
June, 1870. The foreign legations were
destroyed aud more than 1000 buildings
laid IN ashes. The loss was sIl. 900, eco.
The greatest tire Of molern times, or
for that matter, in all history, occurred
in Chicago, Oct. ST., 1877. !; began
III n barn and spread over NJ, area Of
1924 acres III the heart Of the city,In this
Tire 80 lives were lost. qS.j 10 people
were made homeless mud l7.430 build.
ings consumed. The loss WIS sl95. OO0,.
600. This WIS one half Of the vnluc OF
the buildings OF the city. Tic entire
district WIRE rebuilt within four ycars.
Chicago holds the record
Nov $40, 1872, the richest quarter OF
Boston was burned. The area burned
over was more than g. acres. nnd TIC
buildings filled with merchandise were
destroyed. Ht n loss Of SO. 0OO.0OO
The city Of St. Johns, New Bruna.
wick, was destroyed by fire in June.
1877. AZ urea Of 300 acres was burned
ever and 10 miles OF ST rects laid waste.
IN this lire 1000 buildings were destroy
cd and IL lives lost. Tho loss WIS 32j,.
100000.
In February, 1902, there WIS Il great
fire in Patterson, n. J. nnd the property
loss WIS estimated Mt s~l2.C0O,0g0 \ few
,cars ago fire fairly swept Jacksonville.
Fla. mi of existence Tor u tine at least.
Within fcrcnt weeks ihcru WAS a fire
in Aalcsnnu. Norway. thu, lcft 1900
people homeless mud destroyed property
valued at si,t0n,0@0
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California Cath, haired.

Governor SPARKS OF Nevada Thursday
received the following telegram fpm
james Wilson. Secretary Of Agriculture:
WASHINGTON, d. C, Feb. II, 1904.
-tIis EIcellency, the Governor, Car.
son City, Nevads. II IL represented by
governor c. California that cattle in
guaranteed section are starving on
account Of droutb. He desired that per
mission he granted to chip some Of these
cattle into your state. This depart
ment would inspect and d o everything
possible to exclude infected animals. but
could not guarantee freedom from in
tection without dipping. 1t would be
necessary for the proper officers Of your
state to keep such cattl. under super
VISION To prevent their leaving your
state for ninety days after arrival. Are
you willing 10 receive them? Please
wire answer.
JANIS WILSON,
Secretary nt Agriculture
In reply Governor SpIrks sent the
following telegram:
CARSON CITY. NEv FEB. IL. 1901.
TO james Wilson !:rcretary. OF AZ.
riculture. Washin.ton u. C.. DO not
feel warranted III takruc tie risk uf al.
uniting cattle from infected districts.
when 10y such admission We are com.
PEELED to hold them within the boun-
daries Of this statr for ninety days.
"JoHS SPARKS, Governor"
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Mr.. Joe. Li,tl"fclh 10 prepared 10
make estimates Tor foundations, cellars
and other stone masonry. Write or call
at New Bargain store. .
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NhRitIts

DASlELE-M AH:-ln Elko, Nevada, Feb.
18th. 1901. by Il. Il. Morgan. Junicc
OF the Peace MIR. Steven Danielc to
Miss Lea.io NJ. Man. both OF Eureka.
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The leading newspaper Of Flko county. and the t.r oIv,
tising medium in Eastern Nevada
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12
DOWN BELOW.
create more

Marcus A. Smith, may his tribe de-
crease,
Awoke one night from a dream of
peace
And statehood, and saw in his room
arise,
Making it light with his flashing
eyes,
The form of old Nick in perfect dis
guise.
Exceeding success had made Marcus
too bold,
And to his Satanic presence he told
His doings good, and gave him
dose
OF political talk, as on asbestos
Nick wrote. And then with jaunty
air
Mark questioned, "What are you do
ing there?"
l am, Nick said, in voice vrey low,
Writing the names of those who go
below.
Then with laugh and kick of his
heels
The punishment of some Nick surely
seals;
"But," said Marcus, "I'm surely not
there?"
"You bet your life" and Nick van
ished in air.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12
THE C0WAN BILL

There were only four republicans in
the last Arizona house of representa-
tives. Two of these-Lamont and In
gaIls-were on the committee on ter
ritorial affairs and recommended that
H. b. No. II, the Cowan bill, do
NOT pass. This shows how republi-
cans passed the Cowan bill.
The final vote on the Cowan bill in
the house was: Ayes, l6; nays, 3; ex-
cused, 3. One republican and two
democrats were excused, and Ingalls,
(rep. }, the present republican survey
or general of Arizona, voted against
the bill. And Ingalls, was the repub-
lican leader in the house who got the
complimentary vote for speaker.
The Journals of the 22d legislature
will verify the above statements
Courier.
Run over TO the council where the
finishing touches were placed on this
bill, and read the same journals. Had
it not been for the solid vote of the
republicans, Jarvis, Kibbey, Childs.
Corbett and Wood, where would the
measure have gone to? Ashurst and
Moorehead democrats failed to sustain
the Cowan bill. 1t took the republi-
cans as a unit to place the bill on the
statute books. Did you read the re-
cord of the Yavapai members of the
lower house ON this self same bill?
There it stands all the way through.
Barrows, Morrison and Rowe voting
against the Cowan bill as a unit from
first to last. Come again, Mr.. Courier.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12
"MURPHY AND FOWLER ON
ONE SIDE"

The Journal Miner says that it is
Murphy and Fowler on one side and
Smith and Wilson on no side of the
question.
So the cat is out Of the bag at last,
and it is Murphy and Fowler on one
side. Now, the voters should bear
this in mind-that the Journal Miner,
which is the accredited republican or
gan of northern Arizona, has given it
out editorially that it is Murphy
and Fowler on one side. Courier.
Correct. We will take the team of
Fowler and Murphy any day in the
week, in preference to the slow nags
that are eternaily 'from Missouri. !"
1t is not a question of politics in va
vapai or the territory any more ON the
delegate question. Simply a PROPOSE
ton of doing something and deliver
ing the goods. That's all.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12

campaign tour in favor of the republi-
can nominee. Mr.. Maxwell has a re-
putation extending from the Pacific to
the Atlantic as an eloquent speaker
and clear and logical thinker. His
address. will prove features of the
campaign.
The itinerary which has been plan
ned for him follows: Phenix, Octo-
Der 10; Florence, October II; Yuma,
October Is; Tucson, October 10; SAT-
ford, October %; Bisbee, October %.
Mr.. Maxwellswill pass through Pres
colt en- route east, and it is very pro-
bable that he will be prevailed upon
to make an address in Prescott while
en- route. Politically Mr.. Maxwell
attiliates with no party questions in
cidonial TO the arid land or kindred
subject on the political stump. de
is very prominently known through
out tie nation, and has been q con-
sistent advocate of the building of
reservoirs in the west at all points.
For this reason he is with the republi
can nominee only.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12
HIS ONLY QUALIFICATION.

jim Lowry is being referred to as
"Poor JIM" "LoDg JIM" "Honest
jim" and "Hun@,y Jim" and it is
cited that he care out of office a
poor man, after two 'rrms and there
fore he should be ris.sed for third
term. Now, honor J. ut, brother
democrats, does this lad of a man
appeal to you a. 70 good man for
sheriff? The off of sheriff is the
best Office in the county, and did it
ever occur to you that man who had
held two terms, and who comes now
appealing to you in charitable way
to re-elect him for third, is safe
man, simply because he is poor? As
a business proposition would you en-
ploy this kind of a man, or would you
seek the energetic successful man;
the man whose career bore the stamp
of frugality and business success.
The people are entitled to the best
they can get for the money and the
candidate for office should be weighed
in the same scale that the business
man would consider the applicant
for position, and the safe man is al
ways the man who cares for his own
as we'll as that of others. Lowry has
been derelect in either one or the
other of these great principles, and
the only way to be safe is to stand by
the man who has honestly and sue
served you, and re-elect Joe
Roberts for a second term.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12
ROOSEVELT IN THE LEAD.

The announcement it made that
the Roosevelt button in the east is
selling five times as fast in quantity
as the Parker emblem This does
not surprise anybody. Non-partisan
manufacturers make the statement
that this ratio prevails in the north
ern states in favor of Roosevelt, while
in the southern states the gain is in
favor of Parker on the same ratio.
There is no politics in the line of
manufacturing these emblems, and
the above figures are given publicity
5nerel y as matter of news from man
ufacturing sources. In West Vir-
ginia, Roosevelt is three times as pop
ular as favorite son Davis, and six
times as strong as Parker on the but
ton appraisement. Indiana, Tom
Taggert's state, gives long lead to
the republican over the democratic
candidate on the sale of these little
campaign emblems.
No surprise will be expressed by
any intelligent democrat when the
news of Roosevelt's victory is flashed
over the country on the night of No
Yember 8. 1t is just what any Par
kerite of any sense looks for. There
was week or two Immediately after
the st. Louis convention when Parker
stock was high in the eastern and
middle western states. His gold tel
egram, tricky and dishonest as it.
was seen to be, gave some hope to
the eastern democrats that their can
didate would be able to arouse the
enthusiasm Of his party, and thus
make an active canvass against
Roosevelt. This feeling evaporated
quickly. The speech of acceptance
killed most OF what little enthusiasm
remained at that time, and the rem
nant of it was finished by the accept
ance letter.
Parker will be the worst beaten
presidential candidate since Greeley,
will be Endorsed by many other pa
pers before election day.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12
THEY ARE CHANGING.

There is no question but that
the sober and intelligent people of
this section of the territory are re-
viewing the past on congressional re-
suits accomplished. Men who think
and are familiar with the conditions
that are Haunted regularly IN their
face on this and that issue of fiimsy
partisan nature are beginning to be
of a manhood that ties them not
to the shrine of political idolitry, but
to the avenue that practically accomp-
fishes something. For this reason
there is no doubt but what the vote of
this class in Yavapai the coming
election will be an entirely different
expression from that which has pre-
vailed heretofore. The reason is plain
also. Mr.. Fowler In this campaign
has established the fact that as a per-
sistent worker he can accomplish
something for the material good of
the territory, and even if such service
has been localized to one section and
performed through individual efforts,
it is nevertheless a matter that should
be creditably weighed in his behalf
and in a broad sense also. The ques-
ton OF accomplishing something or in
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12
AN AWFUL ADMISSION.

Mark Smith says that he passed
the omnibus bill through the house
three times. 1t finally was hung up
in the senate. That il where it is
right now. "Wilson at Work" did the
businessEtoo. Smith now wants to sas-
Ghetto with Wilson as a partner in the
same dance. And yet Mark wants to
buck ths senate on a fllibustering
proposition. Arizona to elect a man
for that purpose solely? How prepos-
ferrous is such an open threat. His
ammunition is running low with such
a platform. And this is after all what
Mark terms single statehood. 1t is a
single individual broncho proposition.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12
GOOD OLD DAYS CHESTNUT.

Mark Smith on Monday night was
strikingly of the Hassayampa order
and he wanted the country to retro
grade back to the "good old days. :"
Probably be had reference to the
good old days when he successfully
hoodwinked the voter on his cant
dacy. The idea of candidate today
wanting to go back to the slow and
tortuous methods of punching a burro
from Santa Fe to Prescott, and skin
ming mules from San Berdoo to the
same destination. And with railroads
running all around us. Is Mark on
the mental decline? 1t looks that
way.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12
SMITH AND JOINT STATEHOOD.

The Phoenix Enterprise sneers al
the idea that Mark Smith wired Ives
to have Council Concurrent Resolu-
ton No. Is adopted and sent to him
and adds that it is all Stiffness
Other democratic sheets insist that
there was nothing against single
statehood in the resolution, and still
other organs of like political belief
contend that it only provided for
veto power, and was eminently
proper.
All this constitutes a wonderful
change of opinion since the adoption
by the democrats of the Council of
this joint statehood measure, all the
republicans voting no." and the
subsequent indignant reputation of
the same by the democratic house.
Council Concurrent Resolution No.
13 as adopted by the council, Feb
ruary q, 1903, is as follows:
Resolved, by the council and house of
representatives of the Twenty-Second Legis-
lative Assembly, that it is the sense of such
body that while the people of Arizona are
opposed to admission as a state jointly with
New Mexico, and believe themselves as
matter OF justice and right entitled to ad-
mission as a separate state, still, if the pur-
pose and intent OF the congress of the United
States is to refuse them admission as a sep
arate state, then that the people of Arizona
will accept the joint statehood with New
New Mexico on the condition that the Ena-
bling Act of Congress provide that the con
stitution of the proposed state shall not be
effective until adopted by majority of the
votes of each of the present territories vot-
ing separately, and that Arizona shall have
equal representation with New Mexico in
the constitutional convention.
Be it further resolved that the clerk of the
council be instructed TO send copy of this
telegram by WIRE to the Hon. Marcus A.
Smith at Washington.
This resolution was adopted by the follow
ing vote:
Ayes: Ashurst. Burson, Morehead, Rice,
Whiteside, MIR. President.-6.
Noes: Childs, Corbett, Jarvis, Kibbey,
Woods.
Excused: 1.
The same day the measure reached
the house and thereupon Mr.. Webb
presented the following resolution:
Resolved that the chief clerk be instruct
ed to procure from the council the original
telegram received from our delegate in con-
gress upon which was based Council Concur
rent Resolution No. 49,
The resolution was adopted and
the record continues;
&c. c. R. No. 13 was passed for the pres
emit in order that the president of the council
could show the members of the house the
telegram he had received from our delegate
in congress-
Thus far this democratic legisla-
tive record should convince even a
Doubling Thomas" that the demo-
Gratis in the house knew for a GER
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12
MAXWELL ON THE STUMP.

A telegram has been received from
George H. Maxwell, chairman of the
executive committee of the National
Irrigation association, of which Mr..
Fowler is member, that he will come
to Arizona next month and make
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12
WHIPPLE, NIT.

Sir. Smith says that be passed more
bills through congress than any other
man. He also passed Whipple at the
same time.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12
For Delegate to Congress
BENJAMIN A. FOWLER.

For the Legislative Council
ERNEST A. HAGGOTT.
For the Legislative Assembly
LEROY ANDERSON.
f. Z. BILES.
MARK BRADLEY.
For Sheriff
JOSEPH l. ROBERTS.
For District Attorney
E. S. CLARK.
For Recorder
FRANK E. JORDAN.
For Treasurer
W. A. CLINE.
For Probate Judge
W. K. FLORA.
For County School Superintendent
ELI s. PERKINS.
For Supervisors
A. S. HASKELL.
BARNEY SMITH.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-10-12
Republican Ticket
For President
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.

For Vice-President
CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
SCHOOL MATTERS.

A meeting of the school board it is
likely will soon he called to secure.
by formal vote, f. j. Brownscombe
as principal of the high school, AS vet
the matter has not been considered by
the board in session. There is little
doubt of the action being taken. On
Wednesday, the superintendent of
schools in Stamford, Conn, was in
the city in consultation with Princi-
pal E. &. Ham relative to the prin-
cipalship of the high school in that
place. AS rather peculiar circum-
stance regarding the above position
comes the report that +. E. Avery,
of Athol, Mass, who was candidate,
with +. j. Brownscombe for the high
school here, is candidate With Mr..
Ham for the school in Stamford,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
SEMINARY CONFERENCE

The affairs of Montpelier Seminary
were thoroughly discussed at the joint
meeting of the trustees and commits
sion, recently appointed by the Yer
mont Conference, held at the Semin-
airy on Wednesday afternoon. The
pledge of the conference to raise $40
per member of the denomination
throughout the conference was dis
cussed and plan formulated for car
rying out the scheme. If this task
is successful the Seminary will real
ize over $l2 900. The plan is as fol-
lows: Three laymen and three min
listers in each district to cooperate
with the presiding elder, and a rep
reseptative of the. school will organ
lie to cover the held.
Prof e. A. Bishop was present at
the meeting and three propositions
were made to him. subject to the APP
prevail Of tho hoard of trustees, look
ing to his return to the Seminary. AS
a result of later conference with
the trustees Prof Bishop has under
considerati on the following PROPOSE
ton: That he shall assume the title
and rank of principal, but his main
work will be in the field working for
money and students for the school.
Prof Bishop will be in close touch
with the school but the management
of the educational and disciplinary
control will be largely in the hands
of an assistant principal. Prof. Bis
hop will give his answer in a day or
two. The trustees would be pleased
to keep Prof. Howe, as assistant
principal, but it is understood That he
is planning to study during the COM
ing year. Definite arrangements will
Doubtless be made regarding both po-
sitions very soon.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
DEATH IN NORTH FIELD.

Northfield, May 26.-George Aver
ill, an cid resident died this morning,
at about Z 80 O'Clock at his home on
Central street. He had been sick for
nearly year, gradually failing until
death came. He was seventy years of
age. Mr.. Averill while in health was
prominent in town affairs and highly
respected by his townsmen. He had
held numDer of offices including
that of town grand juror, assistant
town clerk and selectman. He leaves.
besides his wife, one son, James, and
daughter, Abbie, and brother,
John Averill, who lives here. For
many years Mr.. Averill was passenger
conductor on the Central Vermont
road A member of the Masonic or
der his funeral was under direc-
ton of the local lodge, at the house on
Saturday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02

the Greeks. Greece has literature
long before the time of Christ and
had become perfectly developed
power in beauty and strength of liter.
allure. Homer and Socrates were the
origlnators, in their realms, Virgil
and P alto but imitators. Unlike the
great men of Rome. the Greeks were
developed on all sides. In all branches
of culture Greece contributed largely
to Rome.
Mr.. Atkins, the last speaker of the
evening, brought forth arguments as
follows: Rome was civilizer and
protector of civilization. Rome civil
lied and latinized wherever she went
She worked toward the west, an IN
civilized people. while Greece worked
toward the east where civilization was
already we'll developed. Rome gave
birth to fostered Christ and His
Christianity was spread and finally
established as the State religion The
system of law built in Rome is the adj
miIation of modern scholars. The
Roman empire crumbled but the Ro-
man pretor has influenced all modern
equity. This the debate closed Con-
isdering the nature of the question the
youg men did exceedingly we'll and
made the task of the judges difficult.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-06-02
ALUMNI BANQUET.

The Alumni Association of the
Washington County Grammar School
is making plans for the first annual
banquet to be held during commence
ment week in June. A committee
made up of Mrs. Fred Rowland,
Clayton Boyce, Ralph Putnam and
Misses Bessie Bowers and Alice
Blanchard met on Thursday evening
to arrange for proceedings They
contemplate attending the class day
exercises of the graduating class as
far as possible and to be in attendance
at the graduating exercises on June IS
in body. The selection of toast
master and the other details of ar
rangement will be made soon, another
meeting of the committee being called
for Monday evening Programs of
the graduating exercises at which
the alumni will plan to be present
will be sent to the members soon and
successful opening banquet is
looked forward TO. At present there
are ninety members of the association