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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-08-12

but the touch of abundant water TO
spring into life. The waters Of the riv-
ers which flow through these valleys
annually renew the cultivated soil, re-
storing it to the elements that have
been taken up by the plant life, thus
Obyiating the necessity of artificial fer
litigation. Nowhere else can be found
soil SO uniformly rich in the elements
required by plant life; nowhere else can
be found soil so easily cultivated and
so prolific under irrigation.
Climatic conditions in Arizona are
also highly favorable to date propaga-
tion. The Persian gulf region. where
most Of the dates that are imported to
this country are grown, is one of the
hottest places in the world. The Their
mometer registers from one hundred to
one hundred and twenty degrees. The
hottest months are August and Sep
TENDER. In southwestern Arizona the
temperature during July and August
ofttimes ventures as high as ane hun
dred and ten to one hundred and fif-
teen, and at Yuma has been known TO
reach one hundred and eighteen. Dates
mature much mora quickly in such a
climate. and possess a finer flavor.
The date as a food is especially suit
able for hot climates, and has long
been the chief dependence Of men,
horses and. camels in the desert regions
of Africa and Arabia. It has long been
a popular article Of food with the Mex
leans of Arizona. A thorough investi-
cation of the food value Of the date and
its adaptability to the formation Of
foods for our hot summer season should
be made. The date is now used in the
United States as a seeond-class confec-
tion, and it is more than possible that
it might be utilized as a basis of a nu-
tricious new food.
The experiments thus far carried on
would seem to indicate that the Persian
varieties are best suited for culture in
Arizona. However, it will doubtless be
several years before the best varieties
for this country are finally determined.
1t seems to be the unanimous opinion
among those who have watched this ex-
detrimental work that it will result in
the establishment of a new and profita-
BILE agricultural resource In hitherto
unproductive region.-J. H. Cole in the
Country Gentleman.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-08-12

petence OF the men in eontrol-poor
boilers, incompetent engineers, urgent
owners. They were from explosions
and fires alone. OF thirty-two disas-
tiers, twenty-five were due to careless
ness"
In two hundred and thirty-three dis
asters, 1853 lives were lost and 2,097
persons badly wounded. The river lists
read "tthree hundred and forty-four
boats Worn out, two hundred and thir-
ty-eight snagged, sixty-eight burned,
seventeen lost in collision" etc.
In 1860. two hundred and ninety-nine
steamers were destroyed on the Missis-
sippi. One can take any year in the
halcyon days of Mississippi river
steamboating and trom the lists of
steamers in trouble gather disasters be-
cause of racing, carelessness, incompe-
tence. changed channel, snags, ice and
what not.
At least two boats were burned on the
river only last winter, and the ice de-
stroyed thousands of dollars worth of
barges and small boats, At every land
ing one finds are warehouse keepers
telling stories of river disasters.
The maps of the river have marks to
show wrecks. The reports of the Mis-
sississippi river commission tell how
the dredges had to start new channels
occasionally because the one they We're
at work on was obstrueted by forgotten
wrecks. In hundreds of these wrecks
lives were lost by the dozen.
The United steam crast of the inland
waters Of the United States have much
to answer fora close second to the
railroads, over which they held the re-
cord for many years.-New York Times.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-08-12

oLD-FAsHIoNED NAMES.
old-fashioned names Cor girls are in
favor again, after these years Of Gwen
dolen and Eloise, Marguerite and AL
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-08-12

Burnett's Vanilla Extract is the fixed
standard of excellence. It has outlived
criticism. It is the finest and purest
vanilla extract that can be bought. AL
ways ask for Burnett's Vanilla.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-08-12
RIVER BOAT ACCIDENTS
MISSISSIPPI NAVIGATION COST
MANY LIVES.

In the Busy Times Along the River but
Little Attention was Paid to the
Safety of the Passengers.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20

Fidelity Trust Company, of Newark.
1t seems strange, however, that this
transaction had to pass throug h an
other financial institution first and
that there were no direct bid when
the city offered the city bonds for
sale. That the credit of the city is
equal to that of any city in the State
is evident from the fact that while
the assessed valuation Of the city is
So, 600, 900, the bonded debt is 1929, 300.
Iu considering this, however, the
sinking fund holds bonds of the city
which is an asset and reall y reduces
the actual bonded debt to much less
than 500, 900. Last year the water
department earned $18. 900 alb owe the
expenses; besides the continual in
crease in valuations throughout the
city. That Perth Amboy bonds are
gilt edged there is not the slightest
doubt. No city i'll the State of twice
its size can surpass it.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
KILLED His BLIND CHILD.
~Chnuncey HOtailinE Jailed For MUIR
der Mt B~inghamtOn, N. Y.
Truly yours.
S. b. GREACEN.

der Mt B"inEhamtOn, NJ. 4.
BINGHAMTON. n. Y. June 90
Chauncey Hotailing, aged forty years,
has beer jailed here. charged with
the brutal murder of his three-year-
old blind son, whom he had always
ahhorred because of his infirmities, and
the attempted murder of his wife.
Hotailing lived in the town of Yes
al, near here. Early in the morning
q burned down the house in which
The child was and supposed until V
nral hours later that he had also kill
I'd and burned his wife.
According to- Mrs. Hotailing's story,
Hotailing came home partly drunk
,oon after midnight. He had always
misuscd the child and made the moth
n keep the boy out of his sight. Mrs.
Hotailing says that he soon became
lbuSive and said: zone of us three
has got to die tonight. Which shall it
Net'
Mrs. Hotailing then ran upstairs and
1arricaded herself in her room. Her
husband followed and knocked out the
loor panels with an aX, after which
ne shot three times mt her. She shot
It him with her revolver. after which
she escaped by climbing from a win
dow and down n ladder.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20

NEW YORK, June 20.-Samuel Hoff-
man shot his wife through the heart in
their home in n Broome street tenc-
ment. Their five-year-old son was
asleep in bed at his mothers side when
she was killed. Two other children
were asleep in another room. When
the police reached the Gene Hoffman
still held in his hand the pistol with
which he had slain his wife and was
searching for the three children. who
had taken refuge On Il fire escape. He
was disarmed after n hard fight and
placed under arrest. He says that he
intended to kill his entire family and
himself because he was out of work.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
LAKE ERIE IN
THE YACHT cHERUB
Continued from page /.

clean boiler tubes before starting fire.
While we were Mt that dirty job some
eight different steamships passed us,
showing that some of the vessels are
moving. We have passed by several
large barg es loaded with timber in
tow of large steam lumber barges
which, when they reach the Erie
canal, will do somthing towards nov
ing the fleet of canal boats idle there.
The sail up the Detroit river is some
thing long to be remembered as tho
land OH both sides is well built up
with towns and villages and as the
shores themselves are we'll wooded be-
tween the building and everything is
fresh and green, it makes a most
beautiful picture. AS we arc nearing
Detroit l will have TO close in time
for the mail boat which receives and
delivers letters while you arc under
W y.
Truly yours.
9 r GREACEN
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
Steamer AuntrnEin wrecked.

MELBOURNE, June 20.-The PENN
sular and Oriental liner Australia, in
ward bound. struck on the rocks al
Point Ncpcan. ut the eastern entrance
to Port Philip bay, Victoria. ut ,
O'Clock yesterday. The bottom of the
vessel was stove in. and it Is feared
that she will be n total loss. The pas
seneers and crew were safely landed.
The Australia. commanded by Captain
Cole, sailed from Colombo, Ccylon, on
Junc 5.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20

PHILADELPlIlA. June 20. Th'
wedding of Miss Mary Eernnlotte Ma
cauley of New York to Chcvalier En-
ried Gargulio. n member Of Il wealthy
family Of Italy. in the Church of The
Gesu ut noon yesterday was II OF Tx
quIeteSt and least transformations OF in
ternational marriages. Miss Macnnley's
father. who died recently, is said to
have owned much real estate in New
York and valuable mines in British
COlumbin.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20

JACKSON, Miss. June 20. j. Il.
Mills. treasurer of Summit and a
prominent citizen of south Mississippi,
has committed suicide here, having
come to Il local hotel for the purpose.
He left notes to several persons eX-
planning that he had not the courage to
commit the act at his home and declar-
ing that it was done because he was
embarrassed financially. 1t was learned
that his accounts as treasurer of Sum
NIT are all right and that his financial
difficulties were personal. He was
about sixty years old, a Confederate
veteran and prominent in secret or
derS.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
EDITORIAL

Two hundred and seventy-one voting
machines will be used in this years cleo
ton, distributed all over the st ate.
This will cover about one-fourth
the total number of voting precincts,
and rs the returns from these
mach ines will be reported within ten
minutes after the polls close, at Z p.
m, we shall be able to Judge pretty
accurately how the election has gone
by 8 O'Clock. New Brunswick Times.
Reco mt Wholesale increases OF sal
aries and offices by the Passaio County
Board of Freeholders have induced
the Taxpayers Association to request
the court to order-an Investigation of
tho management of county affairs
during the past five years. This in
vestigation should either sustain or
d~isprove the charges of corruption in
the county hoard. Such charges ar
not infrequently based OH iumors and
exaggerations. spread abroad for
pOlltlCul eueUt, ab teCeHtlJ uoLiOh-
strated by a municipal investigation
in Camden. Where ~culpability is
directly charged against public
officials it is no more fair and right
that their records should be expo sed
for public scrutiny Camden Post
Telegram.
The Supreme Court has decided
that cities cannot stop the erection
of unsightly ll-boards, posters, and
other advertising sign. The decision
is to the effect that the municipal
authorities have nc right to pass pro-
hibitory legislation in this particular
on the grounds that they thereby take
private property without compensa-
ton. 1t is unfortunately not within
the province of the Supreme Court to
act in the capacity of an art critic. -
Elizabeth Times.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
quoted are per square yard :

This seems to show conclusively
just what competition will do. Perth
Amboy has no money to throw away.
There is too much work yet to be
done. On another page is an article
copied from 1.-The Cohoes Republi-
can," published at Cohoes, N. Y.
The article was in the issue of March
23, 1904, q copy of which is now at
tho Evening News office and a be
seen by calling there.
Those who are still urging tho
Rector street paving without compoti-
tion claim that they have three-fourths
of the property owners signed. 1t
will be remembered that after the
petition was presented another was
handed in, signed by a dozen or more
property owners. who had signed the
original one asking for competition
and 1t is safe to say that should q
petition be circulated along Rector
street today there would be n decided
change in sentiment. 1t is doubtful
if n majority of property owners could
be secured who would favor asking
for bids without competition.
The Evening News was the first to
bring the bituminous macadam pave
ment to the attention of the people Of
this city. 1t was during the mass
meetings in the city hall last spring.
The News clipped n long article des-
cribing the pavement which had
been published in an exchange. AT
the following mass meeting e. w.
Barnes brought up the subject and it
was discussed to some extent. This
shows conclusively that the News is
not opposed to Unanimous macadam
pavement. but it is opposed to limiting
the bidding to ono company which
uses n patent material in laying it.
The charges are made that this patent
stuff Is nothing moro or less than cold
tar and chemical analysis will prove
it. Be that as it may, the figures
hore quoted and the letter On another
page proves that tho opposition to the
Rector street pavement is solely on
account of there being no chance for
competition. Throw the Kidding
open for all and see how quick the
News and every other person inter-
esteu in the advancement of Perth
Amboy will support tho movement to
pave the street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20

ST. LOUIS, June 20.-Colonel Zach
Mulhall. live stock agent of the st.
Louis and San Francisco railroad and
Il friend of President Roosevelt, has
shot three men here. One of them, an
innocent bystander named Ernest Nor
gan was shot in the abdomen and Is
dead. The other men are Frank Reed,
boss hostler of the Wild West show,
and John Murray, one of the cowboys,
They are being cared for at the Emer-
gency hospital on the worlds fair
grounds. Mulhall, Okla, was named
for the colonel.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
RooscveIt AT valley Forge.

PHILADELPHIA, June 20.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who, with Mrs. Roose-
welt, spent Sunday with Attorney Gen
eral Knox on his farm at Valley
Forge, visited the historic camp ground
of Washington. Later they took a long
drive over the territory, visits being
made to Washington's headquarters
and other places. The president attend
ed the patriotic service held in Wash
ington Memorial chapel on the camp
ground and addressed the meftiug-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
Body Was Cut In Two.

MERIDEN, Conn.,, June 20. - Karl
Schaeffer, aged eighty-one, a well
known citizen, has been Instantly kill
ed by a switch engine near the depot
here. He stepped on the tracks direct
" in front of the engine and, being
deaf, did not hear the shouts of the
trainmen. The body was cut in two.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
t,av Journalist with Broken skull.

SYRACUSE, n. V. June 20.-Made-
line Banks. a handsome woman of
twenty-one years, said to be n journal
list, is at st. Joscph's hospital with Il
fractured skull, the result of a fall
Her money and valuables are missing.
She had registered at a hotel rs from
Birmingham, Ala, but efforts to 10
cate her relatives have failed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
IMPROVING TaE STREETS.

That the str6ets of Perth Ambov
need to be improved there is not a
shaaow,. of. doubt. That there is now
a decide movement on foot to havo the
streets pavedlis equally certain. The
Evening News Inns boon one of the
earnest advocates of this advance.
mont. The News took up the crusade
for better streets early last spring and
it was not long before mass meetings
were being held i'll the city hall to
discuss ways and means of accom-
plishing the desired result. Those
who head ell the petition to nave
Washington street have been kind
enough to give the Evening News
much of the credit for winning their
fight in tho face of a remonstrance
and a strong opposition. Tho News
fought hard for the Washin gton street
pavement, ms its files will show, and
tho fight was won.
Other petitions for paving have como
up and the News has taken hold and
pushed them along. This paper has
stood fox Improvement all along the
line. The News has no favorite pave
ment, it advocatos no special kind,
only pavement, Give the city pave
ment and improve the streets.
There was not a petition but what
had tho support of the News until the
Rector street matter came up. A
petition was presented asking for a
bitulithiomaterial which can be sup
piled byconly on company. 1t was
with regret that the Evening News
found itself compelled, in the interest
of the taxpayers, to oppose this.
Having stood on the policy of "any
pavement, but pave tile streets" it
was hard not to support the Rector
street petition, nevertheless, the News
saw in this Il movement to place the
whole matter into the hands of a
single company thereby sitting com,
netition. This In tho face of the fact
that n company, which has n pay roll
amounting into tho thousands of dol
lars, every week right here in u own
city, wanted an equal chance to bid.
The argument was advanced that
the people knew what they wanted
and were willing to pay the price,
even without competition. This
sounds we'll, but as long rs the whole
city has to bear part of the expense,
the cost of n pavement becomes tho
business of every taxpayer. To be
sure, the city's share is only one-third,
hut suppose, all over tho city, the
same argument was used and O
pensive, patent pavements were laid
without competition and with one
company fixing any price it desired,
the city's one-third would then be-
come n pretty big item and the tax
payers as n whole, would feel the ex'
pense. But. if the precedent IS once
established with Rector street, Other
property owners could demand tint
same thing. 1t is for just such caseI
&c this that the Board of Aldermen arr
Elected to look after the interests o,
he whole city. Tho News still
maintains its policy of ''giye us pave
ment and improve the Streets. bu.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
KILLED a Rather with bullet.

SHAMOKIN, Pa, June 20. Miss
Katie Klinger, n young schoolteacher,
saved her mother from Il rattlesnake
on Goss hill by killing the snake with
Il rifle at twenty-five yards. Miss
Klinger a year ago won a gold medal
in q shooting match.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20

SHANGHAI. June 20.-The British
torpedo boat destroyer Sparrowhawk
struck an uncharted rock off Saddle
islands, near Hangchow bay, and is a
total loss. Tho guns from the vessel
were saved and no lives lost in the dis
octnts
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
Every s:uildinu Destroyed.

PRESQUE ISLE, Me, June 20.-A
large portion of the business section
of Mars Hill, a small town, has been
destroyed by fire. Twenty buildings
were burned, entailing a loss estimated
at $4,000. Among the buildings de
stroyed were several stores, a small
hotel and the Bangor and Aroostook
freight and passenger depots.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20

ROCHESTER,, n. Y. June 20.-At
the Forty-siXth district senatorial Re
publican convention, held at Portage
High Bridge, Hon. Frederick G. Ste
vens of Attica was nominated to sue
coed himself in the state senate.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
rotnI "a. weII ExpIosion.

KITTANNING, Pa, June 20. By
the explosion of gas from a new well
on the Henry Farster farm, in Wayne
township, near G%oheenyille, two men
were killed and n third will die, while
a fourth is seriously injured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
Grand Excur Ion to Mauch Chunk and Gle
0nekp. July 4th, via lehlgh
Val ov Raj road.

Special train leaves Perth Amhoy at
Z 40 a M returning leave Glen Onoko
5 30 p m. Tickets for round trip 81. 80
for adults, 75c for children.
6687 GLIB to 1-2 cod
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
CREDIT is UNSURPASSED.

The city is to be congratulated upon
d~isposing of the winter bonds to so
strong a financial institution as the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20
yorn CIR, Dead In London.

LONDON, June 20.-Janet, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Wilson Of
New York. is dead here at the Hyde
Park hotel after a short illness.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-06-20

let it be done along the line of fair
competitive bidding.
The Newark Daily Advertiser re.
Gently published u table sh owing the
paving bids in differen mt cities with
and without competition. A few of
the comparisons are hero given to
prove that the stand the News has
taken in demanding competition is
in the interest of the taxpayers. The
figures quoted are per square yard:
Holbrook argus., 1904-05-14

Cochise county has the only duly organized and accredited Chinese mining incorporation in the United States. The Dragoon Mountain Mining Company is a strictly Chinese corporation un- der the laws of Arizona, with a capital stock of $30O,OOO. 1t is a copper proposition and the exploration and development of the mines on an extensive scale with American labor has al eady begun.-Florence Tribune.
Holbrook argus., 1904-05-14


 Mexico City, May 6.-The Mexican government has taken preliminary steps toward grant ing to Judge Seymour Thurmond and Patrick F. Garrett ofEl Paso concession for q tract Oftimber land embracing 3,0OO,OOO acres situated in western Mexico. In return for this grant the concess- ionai'ies bind themselves to sur vev for the government a stipu. lated amountof public lands. Mir. Bar ett is United teScollector of customs at Fl PasO.
Holbrook argus., 1904-05-14
Notice for Publiction.

Land Office at Prescott, Ariz., Apr. 20, 1904. Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before Clerk of the Court at Holbrook, A. T., on July 1st 1904, viz: Senobio Santistevan. for the E # of N E N Section 10. Township Il N. R. 22 East.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his residence upon and cultivation of, said land, viz: Gregorio Marques, ofSilver Creek, Navajo CO.,, A. T., William A. Shumway, of Shumway, Navajo county, A. T., Antonio Griego. of Silver Creek. Navajo county, A. T. and Eugenio Lobato. of Silver Creek, Navajo county, A. T.
 FEN s. HILDRETH Register. First Publication Apr. 20, Last May 14.
Holbrook argus., 1904-05-14

Senator Deliver, in his speech in the Senate on the Tariff and the trusts, said the Republican party inherited it's historic faith from our fathers and traced the line of inheritance as follows:
 When Vim. Mckinley died he left it as a rich legacy to us who followed him in the great tri- umphs of his public life 1t was not d S ovlry of his He go. it from Abraham Lincoln, who got it from Henry Clay, who got it from Alexander Hamilton. who got it from Benjamin Franklin; so that our titel is clear, our ab- stract perfect, without lien or encumbrance, running straight back to the original sources of American common sense.
Holbrook argus., 1904-05-14

The investigations of the geo. logical survey have brought to light facts about the enormous quantity of underground water which are calculated to astonish the ordinary reader. Below a depth of about six miles it is be- lived that no water can exist in the rocks because the pressure probably closes all pores; but above that level the amount of underground water is estimated TO be equal in quantity to one third of all the water contained in all the the oceans. If poured over the land surface of the globe the underground water would be sufficient to cover it to a uniform depth of from 5000 to $500 feet. M. and E. Review.
Holbrook argus., 1904-05-14

The Santa Fe will discontinue the daily California limited the last of the present month for the summer season and during the summer the train will run but twice week between Los An geles and Chicago. No. 4 will leave Los Angeles on its last reg ular run on May 30 and No. 3 will leave Chicago on Friday, May 27. The train will be put back in daily service in Septem. Der.
Holbrook argus., 1904-05-14

Gov, Brodie has received from the ordinance bureau an invoice of two gatling guns, which have been shipped for the national guard of the territory There are also in the invoice two me- tallic carriages and two limbers, besides all the other parapha- nelia. The guns are of 3-1O cali Der and will have a acapacity each of from 1000 to 1,5OOO rounds a minute.-Arizona Republican.