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 s-a, anl Manager l.. IT. Monahan, of Bisbec This organization will greatly facilitate the booking of en- gagcnients for Arizona houses. It i7 a movement that will be greatly dp- preciated by the large theatrical man agers Of New York City.
 Al least S1.5OJ,O1O the biggest price ever paid for an undcveloped mining property in the history of the Warren district. will be the amount that will be turned over for the Cochi-c Copper Mining compauy'- lands if thc plans of Neal Rogers. of New York. culmiuate successfully. and there Is every prohu- bility that they wiil Mr. Rogers feels quite confident that he will sue cced in pcrfec'iug inc deal without any further difficulty. lie already has a large majority Of the stock Of the company and tnc amount still in the hands of individual shareholders will most likely be transferred -oon.-Iu- tornatioual-Amcricau.
 The Benson Press i- the authority for the statement that Mrs. Bales. who died there sunday last was probably ihe oldest person in Arizona. The deceased wa- Mr- Bales, native Of Mcxico and she Vas III years of age. The funeral wa- held from the Catholic church this forenoon. When one stops aud thinks of the great age of Mrs. Ballc-, they will find she wa- a girl nine year old when Washington died, and was twenty years old when Mexico cried out for freedom from t.e Mexican yoke All of the great in- vcu'iou- or the past century were made after she had become what We usually call aged. \ son of he de- ceased lives at Tucson, and he was here to attend the funeral His mother Was aged 70 years at his birth.
 Resident, Of B'u-.n now say tn, pro posed shelter at thut place k to have 300 tons daily capacity instead of loo. a- at first planned. The coming Of the PhocniN and rt-t.~n ~oad, late in inc year. i- expected 10 open mp an i'm mru,e mineral field from which euor- nous shipments ot -meltinS ores will bc made. A branch railway is to be built from tho Phoenix and Eastern line, near Florence, to the property Of tho company, in the hills about 70 miles to the uorthwarl. The Superior Company already htd S3,ooo0o0 worth of copper ore blocked for ~toping. The surrounding district k considered one of the richest in the territory, though little developed thus far. Adjoining the Superior claims are several owned by James C. Goodwin, ol Tempe, that are considered by local miners welt worthy Of comparison with the better developed adjoining property.
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W akeful Children.

For long time the two year old child Of MU. D. L. McP 59 \. Tenth St., Harrisburg, Pa, would sleep but two or three hours in the early part of the night, which made it very hard for her parents. Her mother concluded that the child had stomach trouble, and gave her half of one Of Chamberlain's : Stomach and Liver Tablets. which quilted her stomach and she slept the whole night through. Two boxes of these Tablets have affected perma. nent cure and she is now well aud strong. For sale ny ail H-ai-r- In medicines.
The copper era., 1904-03-17
Attempted HOId-Up Ends in Murder.

The Bisbee Review Of the 18th gives the following particulars O: murder which occurred there tEe previous night:
 Last night at 9:lO o'clock, Frank Spiken, highly rc-peetai miner, em- ployed at the Pittsbu~g X Duluth mine, was shot down in cold blood by d highwayman. who demanded his money or his lifc-he took the latter
 Shortly before 9 o'clock Mr. Spiken and J. c. Luxon. who had been spend ing the evening in Bisbae, started for their homes in Lowell They arrived at point about hund'ed yards be- low the ice plant. when man sprang from between two cars and comm anded them to halt and throw up their hands. Mr. LuXon immediately began to run, and Mr. Spiken. with the eXclama- ton, Don't think I will" opened fire on the highwayman, and in d moment had disch arged five shots from 3z- calibre revolver at the robber. The thug returned the fire, and Mr Spiken fell mortally wounded. a bullet having passed through his left arm, pierced his heart and lodged under the skin on hi, back.
 The robbcr also was eviden tly sounded. His revolver was found at the point from where the shots were fired, and bloody footprints Of his hands as he searched in the darkness for his gun.
The copper era., 1904-03-17

The territorial supreme court, through Judge Frank w. Parker. ha- handed down an important decision de- tining the status Of the 10000 Pueblo Indians in New Mexico. The opinion is in the case of the Territory of New Mexico ys. the delinquent tax payers of Be~naliilo county, and decides that the Indians can b. compelled to pay taxes. that they are citizens Of New Mexico, having the right to vote and tha: they can dispose Of their property including their lands.
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Well Again.

The many friends Of John Blount will be pleased 10 learn that he has entirely recovered from his attack oT rheumatism. Cham berlain's Pain Balm cured him after the best doctors in the town Moon, Ind. ! had failed to give relief. The prompt relief from pain which this liniment affords is alone worth many times 1t. cost, For ssis Ny eli dssl.rs h medicines
The copper era., 1904-03-17

  FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CLIFTON
NEKS OF THE TERRITORY.

Tue H,cla Mining company, which iu th" pa-t tvo s.lr- ha- paid plt two and a quarter millions 0, a1lA~7 in dividends, L4- been mad tl- 1e'eud- ant in a suit for a receiver. The suit was brought by John Todd, who al- lcges ina, the company i7 insolvent, and thal a scheme to make certain in- debtedness P eferred 10 the disadyant- age Of the minority stockholders Is being pernrtf~--
 Arizona is To have a theatrical trust. Manager Stechan is organizing
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COr0nOdo Railroad

Passenger seryIce.-In effect Nov ]. i1sc Train No leaves clifton 2. q a. m arfIFse iOngfellow i5 a. m Netcalf @-gJ m. Nu. I leaves Clifton 30 2. rn arrives LOugfellow [ Co D. ID Mctcalf ( E ?. rn
 Train No 2 leaves Metcalf Q % ID arrives LouEfeliOw 20 a. m. Clifton S m SO. C leaves Metralf % D. ID arrives IougfcllOw Q D. m. Clifton SJ D. n.
 FARE>. Clifton Co LongfcllOw 2jc. round trip 85c. LOugfeIlJw 70 Metcalf D. round trip 15C Clifton to Neicalf 35c. round trip 5Dc TICKETS sold at all Arizona Copper Co Stores conductors sell tickets one wuy only
 JANEs COLQUHOUv. Pres. F.. 5CHUMASS. -upt
 GEO. WAGsTAFF. Asst supt.
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Thin. stop on .lsnal
y N't ah atAt
 PASSENGER RATES.

Clifton to o.-%orth siding DpC. south Siding sOc: Guthrie 7pc. Coronado. -ors Nheldeu. si.s5. Duncan. is5 Thomson. e. e.. summit. s3 70: Veitch @ @. LordsburR sist E0hcrt s4 s. Brockmau. $50 Baker Sl-ij. Hachitn. g. 5j
 Children under l0 half price. Excess bag gage lC per iO0 lbs per mile. ld0 lbs baggage carried free with each full ticket. T5 lbs free with each half ticket s'HTNA~-
 ALEX. NEiTCH. Superintendent
 lst V-Prcs. and Gen -uPL
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Legal Blanks for sale at ERA Office.
Stops the Cough and Works off the

Goid.--Laxative Bromp-Quinine Tab lets sure cold in one aRTi Hu Cure sr Fa@i ttise 9 .sr.sl
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Morenci Southern Railway.
EianiarI Time

Standard Time
 Train leaves MOreuci 700 a. m arrives st Guthrie s.37 a. m. Train leaves MOrenei | 30 D. m: arrives Guthrie O. 10 D. m.
 Train leaves Guthrie g .3O n. ID. arrives Mo renci il 90 m. Train { leaves Guthr rle 5S5 D. ID; arrives hOrUnci '. % r. rn JSo. BrENs . rfti- Nen-Yrr -~r-fi'''.'.,is
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
Gale Stops Operations on Sea.

Toxic, Feb. IA heavy storm
spared the Russians from a desperate
torpedo attack at Port Arthur on the
morning of Sunday, the 14th instant
During the preceding night the Japan
ese tiotilla of torpedo craft were part
ed by the force of the wind and waves
in binding snowstorm, so that only
two of the larger destroyers succeed
ed in forcing their way through the
fierce gale to Port Arthur When
they arrived there they attacked sep
arately, and one Of them is confident
it succeeded in torpedolng Russian
warship. The destroyer Asargiri in
charge of Lieutenant Commander Ish
akaWa, arrived off Port Arthur about
3 O'Clock the same morning and was
tress and ships acting as scouts. The
Asargari discharged several torpedoee
at big warship, but the result is un
known, and fought the scouting yes
seis with guns until they withdrew.
The destroyer Heyatory, Lieutenant
Commander Takenouchi, arrived two
hours after the Asargiri and ran UP
close to the mouth of the harbor,
where she found two warships, names
unknown. She fired torpedo at one
and the torpedo exploded.
lshikawa is certain he hit the ship
Admiral Togo, in reporting the at
tack, says although the results are
unknown, he feels sure the moral eff
feet upon the enemy will be excellent
Commander Nagai commanded the
entire torpedo fotilla The number
Of the craft engaged and the point oi
their departure is concealed, the sim
pie statement being made that they
left their base of operations on Jan
30.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
MEDICAL DISCOVERY
Radium Used to Convert Rain Water
into Mineral Water.

into Minefat water.
Chicago, Feb. ia dispatch to
The Tribune from Ann Arbor, Mich.
says:
The possibility of using radium to
convert ordinary rain and well water
into mineral water, more highly me-
dtctnal than any known natural min
eral water, has been demonstrated at
the University of Michigan in series
OF experienments covering the last
three weeks.
In searching for a method by which
radium- could be applied to the interl
or OF a cancer without any danger OF
the terrible radium, or X-ray, burns,
it has ben demonstrated that the i'm.
mersion of sealed tube pitcher dis
titled water for "a hours produces
radioactive water, of powerful effects
Injected into cancers, this water
stopped pain in ten minutes.
Patients now under the radium wa
ter treatment includes one with a can.
Ger OF 18 years standing, and some OF
the ordinary nose and breast can.
GERS. The 18-year cancer has had six
weeks of water treatment, and from
the first five minutes after applying
the water, the pain has been almost
wholly absent. In each of the other
cases the pains stopped Immediately,
and several sufferers were released
from the morphine habit, which had
been forced upon them.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
TELEGRAPHIc RREvlTlEs.

A hot campaign is expected in In
win county, Georgia, where the liquor
question is the issue on which candi
dates are taking their positions.
The Mississippi senate killed the
bill which sought to exempt per cent
loans in that state, on the ground that
only foreign money lenders would prof
it by such legislation.
A sensational feature OF the Swayns
hearing was an attack on the late
Banker O'Neal, of Pensacola, by Unit
ed States Commissioner Tunison.
Great crowds witnessed and particf
pated in the mardi gras festivities al
New Orleans, Mobile and Natchez
Brilliant balls were features.
Tuesday being the last day allowed
by the Coast Line officials. those
strikers in the maintenance OF way de
partment who did not return to work
lost their jobs.
At Baltimore applications have been
made for the appointment of receivers
for the Baltimore Fire Insurance com,
pany and the Home Fire Insurance
company OF Baltimore.
Western railroads have cut the tar
III on grain, from Missouri river points
to the Atlantic seaboard to 15 cents
per hundred pounds and a big rate
war is promised.
w. Cameron Forbes has accented
the office OF Philippine commissions,
vacated by the resignation of Cover.
nor Taft and the promotion of Gam,
eral Luke Wright.
Judge Adams overruled the deunur
rer filed by Senator Burton. of Kan.
sas, and the trial Of the Kansas san.
ator on a bribery charge is SET for
next month.
great gale ragged in Baltimore
on Tuesday. blowing down many tot.
tering walls. The dynamitinK OF wall.
continues.
The Dominican rebels have tnered
the United States consulate at Sauna.
ma and taken out two refugees. The
outrages committed will probably lsad
to intervention by the United States
William Redmond caused a scene sr
the house OF commons in resentfnr 8
statement that the Irish are rssnon as.
bic for corruption in New York,
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
REBELS ROUTED.
Government Forces in San Domingo
Repuse Rebel Attack.

Government Forces in San Domingo
RepuIse Rebel Attack.
New York, Feb. ia savage at.
tack on the city of Santiago has result.
ed in the complete routing of the rebels
by the government forces, says a Her.
aid dispatch from Puerto Planta, Santo
Domingo. Many were killed and
wounded on both sides.
For some time an attack has been
expected. On Tuesday, the revolu'
tionists entered the city unmolesteo
until they reached the government
house. Then the government forces
opened fire. The rebels answered and
the battle ragged for several hours
Poltn Espaillat, one of the rebel
leaders, fell with a bullet wound
that broke his leg.
Panchito Perez and many other rev
olutionists were killed, and seeing that
their attack was futile, the rebels fed,
closely pursued by the government
soldiers
Espaillat was left on the field
battle and was made prisoner by thT
government troops.
The government losses are not stat
ed, but two officers are known to have
been killed and several men wounded.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18

Victoria, B. c., Feb 1.-THE three.
masted schooner Emma Utter, with
100000 feet of lumber from Gray's
Harbor to San Francisco, which clear.
ed Aberdeen Feb. T. was sighted on
the rocks at Barclay entrance. Cap
tain Henson and five of the crew
abaned the vessel on the 11th instant,
leaving Seaman Henry Byndall on
board. Byndall was rescued by two
Indians today. Nothing has been
heard of the captain and the other
men since they quit the schooner. The
Utter is breaking up and will be q
total loss.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
RUSSIANS CALLING
UPON AIM GHTY
In the Meantime Japan Rush
Soldiers to the Front.
ALExlEFF ISSUES PROCLAMATION

Heavy Seas Prevent Japs from Attack
ing Port Arthur-6o, 900 Japanese
Troops Concentrated on East Coas
of Korea.
Port Arthur, Tuesday, Feb. 16.-The
text of the order of the day issued te
the Russian troops by Viceroy Alex
Jeff today follows:
"A heroic army and feet have beer
entrusted to me by his majesty, the
emperor, and now, when the eyes OF
the czar OF Russia and of the world
are upon US, we must remember thai
1t 10 our sacred duty to protect ths
czar and the fatherland Russia Is
great and powerful and If our foe il
strong, this must give us additiOna.
strength and power to fight him. The
spirit of the Russian soldiers and sail
ors Is high. Our army and navy
have known many renowned names
which must in this hour serve as an
example to us. Our God, who has
always upheld the cause that is just
is doing so now. Let us unite fol
the coming struggle, Let every man
be Of tranquil mind in order better
to fulfill his duty, trusting in the AL
mighty and let every man perform his
task, remembering that prayer tc
God and service to the emperor are
never wasted.
Long live the emperor and the
fatherland!
God be with US!
"Hurrah!"
Troops are arriving here continu
ously and the mobilization of forces
is making excellent progress. The
fortress is now thoroughly prepared
to withstand a siege and is regarded
as inaccessible.
General Sstoessel has issued a re.
assuring proclamation to the popula
ton.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18

Vlous landing or Japanese Iorrcs rh
Korea and elsewhere are said to have
been small compared with this stimuli.
taneous sailing of three divisions, ag.
gregating approximately an army OF
10000 to $4,000 men. The Japanese
authorities, it is added, had taken
every precaution to prevent informa.
Llon from going out concerning the EN-.
barkation and the destination of this
army. 1t is believed, but it is not
sure, that the destination OF this force
is point near the mouth of the Yalu
river or a spot in the Liao-Tung pc.
nlnsula tianking Port Arthur.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
ASSASSIN FIRED ON JONES'.
prominent Young Man of Laurens
County May Die.

Dublin, Ga, Feb. 17.-Otis Jones, a
young man about grown, was fired on
by some one in ambush Saturday night
near his home in this county, on the
eastern side of the Oconee river, ano
he is not expected to live on account
OF the wound received.
The assassin shot at him with a
pistol and the ball lodged in his head.
Jones was in critical condition whe-
last heard from. Saturday night ne:
groes had frolic at house near
Jones home and became involved in
fight. The noise attracted the
young mans attention, and, with a
party of friends, he started for the
scene of the disturbance. On the way
to the negro house the shot was fired
at him
Jones is son of Mrs. Emanuel
Jones, and is popular with all who
know him.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
ANCIENT GREEK CHARIOT.
Now at Metropolitan Museum in New
York,

Now at Metropolitan Museum in New
York.
New York, Feb. 17.-Although not
specifically mentioned, it is supposed
the Greek archaic chariot, the sale o1
which to Americans has been the
subject of interrogation in the italian
chamber Of deputies, is now in the
metropolitan museum of art in this
city.
1t was unearthed by peasants dig
ging foundation for farm house al
the foot OF II Capitano Hill, beneath
which the road from Monteleone leads
to Norcia, the ancient Etruscian city
of Nursia, IA miles from Vitrobo.
President Rhinelander, OF the Met
ropolitan, said:
The 'biga' or chariot, is one of our
most valued pieces of ancient arti
sanship, and thought to be the only
specimen of that early period in ex
istence"
Jacob Rodgers, the millionaire loco
motive manufacturer, purchased it for
the museum shortly before his death
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
Valuable Records DESTROYED.

New York, Feb. 17-All the minutes
records and schedules gathered since
the beginning of the American Ath
letic union in 1888 have been de
stroyed by fire which gutted Holbert's
restaurant building at 16 to 18 PARK
Place. Besides this matter, whiot
probably cannot be replaced, Secre
tary Sullivan lost a valuable lot oi
curios, photographs and books collect
ed during 40 years by the late Will
liam B. Curtis, father of American
athletics, who was frozen to death
while attempting to scale Mount
Washington.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
FORTUNE IN RAILROAD BONDS.
After Searching IL Years Securities
Are Found by Heiress.

After Searching IL Years Securities
Are Found by Heiress.
New York, Feb. IA fortune in
high-class railroad bonds has been
found by the granddaughter and heir.
ess of Thomas Wilson, of Westchester,
after a search Of II years
When Wilson died, no trace of his
wealth could be found although he
was known to possessed OF a consid.
cradle fortune accumulated in build.
ing. Miss Lizzie Pell, his grand.
daughter, instituted immediate search
but without success, until a safe depos.
it box was found in his name in a
Long Island bank. 1t contained $26,.
500 in bonds of high grade and papers
showing the investment elsewhere OF
large sum, estimated by some per.
sons at 100000.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
cHIcAGo's PNEUMONIA EPIDEMIC
Physicians All Busy-HospitaIs FILLED
to OVerfloWinq.

Physicians All Busy-HospitaIs FILLED
to Overlooking.
Chicago, Feb. 17.-Pneumonia, inf1u.
enza and bronchitis are keeping Chi
cago physicians busy.
Nearly every hospital in the city
has one or more cases of pneumonia
while the less serious disease are even
more prevalent. Added to these are
the far greater number of cases treat.
ed at homes, making the list of suffer.
erS long one. The situation Is com.
plicated by the fact that nearly every
one of Chicago's big hospitals is fill.
ed and unable to take any more pa.
tients.
At the county hospital there are 949
patients leaving but one vacant bed
Conditions are similar in the other
large hospitals.
Of the 661 deaths reported last week
by the health department report, II
were from pneumonia, while 81 were
from cases of bronchitis and inf1u.
enZa.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
la Grippe---La Grippe.
CHICAGO, ILL.,,
CHICAGO, ILL.,,
MR.. A. B. GIRARDEAU,
Savannah, Ga.


DEAR SIR:--My son, man of 80 years,
was attacked with Ia Grippe, and believe
ing it to be of malarlaI origin, took your
JohnsOn's Tonic as directed for ChilIs and
Fever. The result was he escaped the Fever
which follows the severe aching, and was
able to be at work the second day. | was
taken with the disease. Every bone in me
began TO ache, and my suffering was great.
| was cOmpelIedtO go home and to bed. |
fully expected to be there a week. My son
old IN of his ex perience and urged meto take
JOhnson's Chill and Fever Tonic. | did so
took it with regularity all through the
night--and was agreeably surprised to see
that no Fever came. | continued until had
taken eight doses--felt weak and exhausted,
but no fever, and aching disappeared. Next
morning had a good appetite for my
breakfast, and felt quite we'll, and went to
my business as we'll as | ever was. Since
then l have tried it with like results on two
other cases. Yours truly,
w. w. CALDWELL,
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
British Sympathy With Japs

New York, Feb. 17.-British sympa
thy for the Japanese is manifested in
the remarkable responses to an appeal
recently made for fund for the wild
ows and families of soldiers and sail
Srs. says q Times dispatch from Lon
don. Japanese are accosted In ali
parts OF London by persons desiring
10 contribute to the fund. One LITTLE
girl, sent eight-pence, explaining that
1t was her months savings which she
wished to send to Japanese orphans
An old woman contributed 2S shiL
ings, all in farthings.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
Pronhet Dowie Forced to Flee.

New York, Feb. 17.-John Alexander
Doxie of Zion City, H., has been com.
PEELED to fee in cab to escape a
mob, according to dispatch from
the Sydney, n. w. s., correspondent OF
The America.
Rowdy scenes have characterized
his meetings and these eliminated
when crowd broke up the exercises
and drove Dowie out of the hall. He
escaped in a cab, but bowling mob
of 5000 followed him to his hotel.
The police were unable to check
the crowd, and Dowie is said to have
left the hotel through a rear door.
Americus times-recorder., 1904-02-18
10 HAYS NOTE
RUSSIA ACQUIESCES
All Fear of a Hidden Pitfall
Disappear.
REPLY WILL BE MADE SOON
Russians Anxious for Powers to Pre-
vent Disorders in China-Military
Attaches of Other nations cannot
now Join Forces of Russia.


now Join Forces of Russia.
st. Petersburg, Feb. 17.-Russia's
reply to Secretary Hays note on
China probably will be made in few
days 1t will acquiesce in principle,
but with certain reservations regard
ing administrative control over the re
gion in Manchuria leased to Russia
or covered by the Chinese reservation
in order to safeguard existing Rus
sian interests. When the note was
first dispatched to the powers the au'
thoritles here were unden1ably dis
posed to view it with suspicion, ant
therefore, its reception by the other
cabinets was awaited with keen inter
est. The Russian authorities have
chancellors and have seen the friend
ly reception given to the note even
by Russia's ally, the fear that it nigh
contain a hidden pitfall for Russia re
plies OF the remaining powers, includ
ing that of Japan, and it has practical
ly been decided to give adherence in
principle.
Russia explained that she was as
anxious as the other powers to pre-
vent disorders in China, and to pre-
serve it's integrity, but that owing to
Russia's interests in Manchuria diff
culties are presented China must
be protected and Russia VIII make q
reservation on this point This does
not desire her position in this respect
to be misunderstood hereafter, and fol
this reason her words will be explic.
1t. Russia has not yet given per
mission for any military attaches to
join the Russian army in the field
Requests have been received from al
the powers including the United States
and it is understood that Viceroy Alex
Jeff, to whom the question was re
ferred, would prefer that Foreign at
taches should not join in the Russian
field operations until March, explaining
that owing to the unexpected sudden.
ness of the outbreak of hostilities,
is difficult to make arrangements fol
their comfortable accommodation, and
especially during the severe weather
until that time.