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Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
DIZZY FIGURES
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Turning to the import figures and adopting the same plan of including the merchandise received from Hawaii and Porto Rico, the figures for 1903 exceed one billion dollars for the first time in any calendar year. From Porto Rico the value of merchandise received Into the United States in 1903 was s10,152,9 923. and from Hawaii $29.- a19.7Sl. and those. added to the inn ports from foreign countries in that year, bring the total merchandise re- ceiVed into the ports of the United States In 1903 up to $1.O35, ,119,S29
 The necessity of including the figures of merchandise received from Hawaii and Porto Rico in attempting to com pare the growth of importations is identical with that above outlined with reference to exports, all import figures prior to 1900 having included the mer- chandise received from Hawaii and Porto Rico. The table which follows gives opportunity for comparison of the total merchandise received into the United States Gncluding that from Porto Rico and Hawaii) with that re- ceived in earlier years when those is- lands were Classed as foreign territory.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
sKYscRAPER ELEVATOR FALLS.
Drop of Car Five Floors in Arthur
 Building lnjures Five Men.

New York, Feb. 7.-The falling of an elevator from the fifth floor in the Ar thur building, at No. "A Broadway, in iured five men. According to the super intendent of the building, the accident was due to the carelessness of the elevator man, Hugh Hanna, of No. 221 East Twenty-ninth street, and this was Hanna's first day on the elevator. He was locked up by the police of the Church street station.
 There were several persons in the crowd that gathered in the placement of the building who told the newspaper men that for the last six months the elevator which fell and the one next to 1t had been out of order and had faEen seven or eight times
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
BURNED AT THE SHAKE
Awful Punishment Visited Upon a
 Negro and His Wife.

Doddsville, Miss, Feb 7.-Luther Holbert and his wife. negroes, were burned at the stake here today by a mob of over one thousand persons fol. the killing of James Eastland, a promi- nent white planter, and John Carr, a negro, on Wednesday at the Bastard -lantation, two miles from this city.
 The burning of Hobart and h.s wife closes tragedy which has cost e ght lives and has engaged 200 men and two -'acks of bioodhounds in a four days chase across four counties and las stirred tAis section If Mississippi al most to frenzy.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
NEGROES LEAVE TEXAS TOWN.
Going to Arkansas Cotton Fields and
 Farmers Ear Labor Agents.

New Orleans. Feb. lone party of lOO negro families, or nearly 500 ne- groes in all. left Smithville. Bastrop county. Texas. yesterday to work on cotton plantations in Arkansas. There are only 600 negroes in Smithville and 1.OOo in the county. There has already been considerable negro immigration from there.
 The farmers have determined not to allow any more labor agents to oper- ate in BastroD county. no matter where they come from
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
FIND RADIuM IN COLORADO.
Two Denver Chemists Take Photo
 graph by Its Use.

Denver. Feb. 7.-Positive proof that radium is deposited in Colorado, in shape and quantity to make it of use commercially, has been secured through experiments recently conduct ed by Justine Haynes, a Denver chem ist. and Dr. w. D. Engle, professor of chemistry at Denver university.
 The experiments have progressed so far that last week a photograph was taken with radium. The ore from which radium was obtained came from Paradox Valley. Montrose coun- ty. It is. known as carnontite. From ten pounds of carnontite 1900 of a grain of radium was secured.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
MERCHANT KILLS HIMSELF.
Veteran Cotton Man Preferred Death to
 Possible Failure.

New York. Feb. 7.--Abraham M. Bank, a cotton merchant, committed suicide today because of business re- verses. He was 50 years old and first drank carbolc acid and then shot himself in the heart, in his store at No. IF Mercer street.
 The merchant had been in the cotton business fer many years and supplied cloak and suit houses with cotton goods. It is said that on several oc- casions he told friends that rather than fail in business he would kill himself.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
MESA
A MISFORTUNE.

A Mexican living near Mesa cane in- to town yesterday, reporting that his Wire d!ed at 6 Q. m. and that his two children were sick and he did not have a cent The unfortunate man was ad- Vlseu to see Supervisor Hunsaker and ask for assistance. The Mexican did not return, and it is believed sat.sfac- tory arrancements were male.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08

free gold in abundance. He has a large body of this ore in an old property that was worked twenty years ago. The old owners of the property threw this ore over the dump and worked other ore coming from the same vein. It is quite probable that they never made a test of the ore MT. Schilling now has, other wise tiEy would rot have abandoned the nrOnertV.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08

medium. They were mae of pure gold. and, while they had not the elegant finish of the gold cons minted by the government in these days. many still remember them as the hanGsorlest coin they ever saw. Many neeDe now would consider them hand some on account Of the $50 in them Portland Ore-onian.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
A KENTUCKY STORM.

Louisville, Ky, Feb. "A storm ac- companied by rain, hail thunder and lightning swept through Kentucky on saturday causing damage which will run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
 Hornishville. Carlisle. Fairview. Pcins Lick and a score of other towns report losses.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
JEALOUS WOMAN KILLS A GIRL
Wife of Negro Barber Shoots Down
 White Rival.

Somerset. Pa. Feb. 7.-Minnie Fried line. a white girl aged 22 years, was shot and killed today by the wife of Frank Simpson, a negro barber. Miss Friedline was a clerk in the Boswell postoffice and was entering the post office when she was met by the Slmp- son woman, who drew revolver from under her shawl and fired bullet into the girls brain. It is alleged that jealousy was the cause of the crime.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08

A study of the above tables shows that imports in 1903 tincluding, for the sake of comparison. merchandise from Hawaii and Porto Rico) show an in- crease of over 120 per cent compared with those of 1870. and that exports show an increase of over 270 per cent compared with those of 1870. The total increase in imports from 1870 to 1903 (still including, for the sake of com parison, the figures of Hawaii and Porto Rico in 1903) was s547,0OO000 md the increase in exports during the same time was 1,105 millions.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
ABEEL ON BAIL.

New York. Feb. '7.-James N. Abeel. who it is alleged. courted Miss Eleanor Anderson under the name of ! Ogden Goelet and who was brought here from Canada, to stand trial on a charge of forgery, was released on Sj,cO0 bail to- daV
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
BREEDING UP.

Vim. Ross and J. I. Coffin. of Mesa received by express yesterday morning three thoroughbred silver laced Wyan- dotte chickens, the former a IoOEter from ElsnOra, Cal. the latter a rooster and hen from Illinois. They are large, fine looking birds.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
DODGE HELD TEXAS TOWN.

Houston. Feb. 7.-Charles r. Dodge, wanted in New York in connection with the Charles w. Morse divorce case. will be held here until next Friday, when the habeas corpus proceedings will be heard. He is the former hus- band of Mrs. Morse.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
MESA ADVERTISEMENTS.

s75o buys 40 acres, cleared, with right-of-way for Mesa water a crop of grain will pay for the place.
 $500 buys 40 acres, 30 acres alfalfa. 10 acres grain; water rented for year Good location.
 $246o buys 40 acres with one share Mesa water, one-half share rented for year highly improved. all up green with good well and buildings.
 MONEY TO LOAN.
 Bargains in city and ranch property on tEe south Side. Call or write.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
TWO LITTLE GIRLS cREMATED.

Justin. Tex. Feb. 7-The residence
 of MT. J. D. Mayf1eld was burned to- night and two of his little girls were burned to death. The mother is not
 expected to live. Several other women were badly burned
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08

Wig~--Has your actor friend eyer done 'Hamlet?' Wagg-I suppose SO. He's done about erybody.-PhiladeI- phia Record.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
BANKER COLGATE DEAD.

Yonkers. N. Y, Feb. 7.-James Col gate, the banker died at his home here today after an illness of several months. aged S6 years.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
SHEEP MEN REJOICING.

Sheep men are feeling jubilant on Sc- count of the rain. They have discov- cred that by feeding corn to the anil mals in limited quantity the sheeo thrive. The corn Is thrown on the ground and the sheep gather up every grain of it. Now that we have had a fairly good rainfall the desert grass will rapidly sp:ing up, and with n twelve or fifteen days will furnish an abundance of feed for the flocks.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08

Miss Alice Curnow came over on the stage today to spend the day in Mesa with friends.
 Mrs. F. B. Hughes is spending a few days in Phoenix visiting
 Chas. Carpenter and wife came down from the Arizona dam today and will remain over night in Mesa.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08

The more wheels man has the bet ter off he is--if they are in his pocket book instead of his head.-Chicago News.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
WEATHER TODAY.

Washington. Feb. 7.-New Mexico and Arfzona-Fair Monday Tuesday fair and colder.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
RUCKSKiN SHOES.

We hold the exclusive agency for the buck skin shoe. They are of two colors, tan and pearl. easy and comfortable.
 RYDER BROS.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08

A telegram to Mrs. S. M. PomerOy from Stafford Springs brings her the good news that her daughter. Ina, had presented her with a new granddaugh- ter. Mother and child are doing wei.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
WOOL BUYERS.

The sheep men are arriving in Mesa today. Word was received that the wool buyers would viS;t Mesa Monday to buy this years crop.
Arizona republican., 1904-02-08
A No. 1 Business for Sale at $6, 900

Will net clear $2.OOO year. will bear investigation.
 Eighty acres of fine land no alkali two miles from Tempe with full privi- lege of water in the Tempe canal, will divide the same to suit purchaser Small payment. balance on long terms. Also a choice twenty acre tract well improved, with plenty of water close to Tempe. Loans and insurance. Call or write
 ANDREW NIELSEN,
 LOANS INSURANCE
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-30
8l26.53 SAVED.

majority the old Massachusetts, Mutuas
dividend returned have only represented
practically
Hyoub
CHAS. S. HASTINGS,
er Agent for Vermont PosTIoFFcE..
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-30
The Electoral College.

Therepublican lose one vote in the elect
oral college because an Oregon elect
or failed to register as voter. A DEM
ocrat takes his place, but the governor
of the state, also a democrat, has
written the democrat elector urging him
to vote tor Roosevelt. Granting that
he votes for Parker and with the Mary
land electoral vote divided, the total vote
in the college will stand al for Parker
and 335 for Roosevelt. This will give
the latter a majority of 1914. This
majority has been twice exceeded-Pierce
beating Gen. Scott in 1852 by 212 major
ity, and President Grant beating Horace
Greeley in 1872 by 223. But in the
majority of the popular vote, which is
after all, the real test, President Roose-
velt leads all his predecessors and his
majority will exceed that given Judge
Parker by about 2, 100000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-30
Capital Punishment.

Hearst's Boston American has been
playing to the galleries the past few
weeks by trying to work up sympathy,
for Mrs. Mary Rogers, the criminal who
is sentenced to be hanged DEzt February
because of the murder of her husband.
Now that the legislature has declared for
the retention of capital punishment the
Boston American hopes to secure the pas
sage of a law changing Mrs. Rogers SEN
tence TO Imprisonment for life. The pa
per has kept a correspondent in Mont
pelier through the session and in the
course of their campaign has interviewed
various ministers as to the merits of capt.
tai punishment. One of the most sensible
replies is this from Rev. John L. Barstow
of Manchester, we'll known and remem-
bered in St. Johnsbury:
The sentence of Mrs. Rogers should
not be changed simply because she is a
woman. That fact makes her crime even
the more dreadful; and the carrying out
of the sentence might be a detriment to
other women OF her own vicious charac
ter.
II life Imprisonment could be guarded
against the possibility of pardon-and
the criminal knew that life sentence at
hard, toisome labor surely awaited him
it might be even more effective than
the pre- sent law.
But the whole question should be de-
cided on it's own merits and not be asso-
ciated in any way with the tnaudlin SEN
timent which is sure to be awakened in
the case of this poor woman.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-30
People You Know.

Alex. Dunnett of St. Iohnsbury who
wouldn't accept the governorship If pre-
scented to him on silver platter is now
doing lively two-step for the position
OF district attorney held by Jams l..
Martin of Brattleboro. The St. Johns
bury man is capable of covering good
deal of ground, and he may distance his
competitors, Mr.. Martin and w. L. Bur-
nap OF rlington.-[ Barre Times.
P. ]. Cowles. OF St. Johnsbury, was a
visitor in Bennington over Sunday, Mr..
Cowles is candidate Tor the Office o.
inspector of finance to succeed Fred. 5.
Platt, of Poultney, who has held the
Office for the past six years. Mr.. Plat
has made an exceptionally good official
but there is no reason apparent why he
should continue to hold office indefinitely
The appointment is made by the gov
ernor.-[ Bennington Banner.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-30
A Big Bear Shot.

The first bear that has been killed on
Equinox mountain, Manchester, in many
years was shot last week In Beartown.
for two days and finally found him near
his own house, eating one OF his chickens.
The bear was in fine condition, weighing
SO pounds. Until a few years ago
black bear were often found on the East
and Burritt Bros, now dead, trapped
between 60 and 20, but on Mount
Equinox the bear has been very rare
animal for many years.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-30
St. John de Crevecoeur.

F. B. Sanborn contributed the following
interesting letter to the Springfield Re-
publican of Nov. &c relative to the god
father of this town.
Having recently printed in the Gale
donian OF St. Johnsbury some facts about
the godfather of that town, friend now
writes me from the hourishing Vermont
village which Ethan Allen named Tor his
French friend, as follows:
Mrs. Robert A. Turner, formerly of
this village. and now living at No. 5 Rue
Lincoln, Paris, has son, Robert Turner,
Nj. D., aged about 80, at the same ad-
dress, who was a schoolmate in France
and friend of young Crevecoeur. AS
schoolboys they learned one day that
both had an interest, in St. JOhnsbury
Possibly this Crevecoeur may be able to
add to your knowledge of the French
family.
This is an interesting fact; and unless
some descendant OF Otto, Count Mosloy
has taken the name Crevecoeur, in honor
of his ancestor. the American farmer, the
youth in question is probably descend
ant of Philippe Louis St. John, who, as a
child OF seven was taken by Gustavus
Fellowes of Boston, along with his sister
Fanny, (aiterward the Countess Otto),
from Westchester, N. Y, where they were
wretehedly poor, and orphans by their
mothers death, carried to Boston in his
comfortable sleigh, and there brought up
as his own children, out OF regard for
their father ia France, who had befriend-
ed FIVE Massachusetts naval officers,
escaped from an English prison, during
the Revolution, and sent them home to
Newburyport from Ls'Orient, IN October,
1871. This Louis St. John de Creve occur
was an officer in Napoleon's army OF
Italy under Massena, and afterward
nearly died in the fatal retreat from
Moscow in 1913 He had married
about 1900, and had an only son, Will
liam ALEXANDER St. John de Crevecoeur,
(born in 1902. died in 1870, whose only
son, Robert ST. John de Crevecoeur, born
in 1888, might well have had a son at
school Ia Paris in 1880 or else a grand
son. This Robert was the Geographic oil
his great-grandsire, the American farmer,
and in his family are probably The English
manuscripts of the books which he print
ed from 1882 to 1901, together wit
many manuscripts and letters not yet
printed In the war Office at Paris is a
map of Canada with the English Col
onies from the Mountains OF Virginia to
the Town of Three Rivers on the St.
Lawrence" made in 1853. and said to
S be the work of st. John, while yet an
engineer IN the French service. | am
seeking TO get photograph OF this map,
TO be published hereafter, in connection
and comparison with Rev. Samuel Lang
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-30
An Advertising Thought.

The water that has passed will not
run the mill. The merchant stands upon
shaky foundation who depends upon
past reput alton. Customers do not
ask what one was, but what one is. The
world is marching Oh, and to keep up
with the grand procession one must move
right along with it. The people have
been educated to go to newspaper adver-
tisements tor information as to where to
buy.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-30
WiIIie's Reformation.

Little Willie looked upon
The calendar one day;
"Jimmonay!' he said, said he,
christmas only seems to be
Bout a month away"
Wil1ie's mother called for him,
Did he 1inger? Nay!
Wiliic's mother was made sick
BY the shock-he was so quick
Going to obey.
-TNew York Herald
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-11-30

don's map of 1856. covering much of the
same territory, then very sparsely settled,
particularly in Vermont and mort bern
New Hampshire. F. B. SANBoRN.
Concord, Nov "a, 1904.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-02
FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED.

On this page is a communication
from p. B. Johnson in which he pre-
sents sort of legal brief to prove that
if a railway commission We're created
in this state it would have no consti-
tutional right to fix rates and fares
AS that, by a = ndate of the consttu-
ton, must be done by the legislature
itself. While Mr.. Johnson may be
wrong, his article suggests an explana-
ton of the changed attitude of the
railroad organs of the state toward the
proposed railway commission. 1t is
just possible that Attorneys Grosscup,
Burke and others employed by tie rail-
roads may have given out a tip that
they are confident of making any COM
mission that may be created powerless
through decision of the supreme
court along the lines laid down by Mr.
Johnson.
To guard against such a contingency
- Nouid We iltteSSdIN lOI lHe lcSlSld
ture to pass both a maximum rate bill
and a commission law. it being made
the duty of the commission to see that
the rate law shall be enforced This
double Legislation would block the
game of the lobby
Many good lawyers will disagree with
Mr.. Johnson's opinion as to the con-
sututional power of the legisla ture tC
create an effective railway commits
sion without the fixing of rates and
fares by the Legislature, but as a mat
ter of precaution it might be we'll TO,
the people to have both laws. as it is
not easy to have too much of a gooc
thing.
The suddenness with which the rail.
road organs of the state ceased thei,
opposition to the commission sentiment
was certainly remarkable and Their,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-02
WEATHER..
Tonight partly cloudy; Sunday fai
EXPERTS COME HIGH.

1t cost Walla Walla county nearly
$4,000 to ascertain that clerical errors
amounting to about s2O0 had been
made by county officials within a per-
iod of six years. Competent account
ants at home could have found out as
much at Il cost of not more than 500
The $15-a-day experts, not satisfied
with what they had made out of their
contract, worked the commissioners
for $3.50 more this week by drawing
up plans for blanks to be used by coun-
ty officials. The agent of any blank
book house would gladly furnish these
plans for nothing in the hope of get
ting profitable order, but under the
hypnotic influence of the experts the
commissioners consented to give them
another chance to make easy money
at public expense.
1t is worthy of note that the only
serious shortage in any county office,
that of Clerk Hauerbach, was entirely
overlooked by the experts. The other
alleged shortages are all due to cleri-
cal errors and most of them will be
found to be due to changes in the laws
regarding fees and none of them to be
Intentional lapses from correct official
conduct
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-04-02
New Railway In Wyoming.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 2.-The
incorporation of the Chicago & Pacific
railroad in Wyoming has caused con-
siderable speculation in railroad cir
cles as to the real hackers of the pro-
ject. The announced purpose of the
incorporation is to construct a line
from Casper, Wyo, to Ogden, Utah.
The Chicago & Northwestern line at
present ends at Casper and this fact
leads to the belief that the Chicago &,
Pacific project is a scheme of the
Northwestern to build a connection
with the two new roads now under
construction from Ogden to the Paci-
tic coast and thus become entirely in
dependent of the Union Pacific from
Omaha westward