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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-24
GLOBE VISITED
 BY DISASTROUS
Flood and Six People
 Are Drowned.
Property Damaged to the Amount of Several Thousand Dollars.
 Several Narrow Escapes.

The Silver Belt gives a thrilling account of the flood which wis ited Globe last week and says il proved to be the greatest disaster that the camp has ever sustained, especial Iy by reason of the appalling loss of life.
 When the great torrent of water came laundering down the channel, with irresistible force, it swept over the railroad track, and in a few minutes the entire embrankment gave way and the houses on the low ground west of it were submerged. The Epleys' cabin was the first to fall, and Uncle John was carried away with the debris and not seen again until his body was recovered last night in the Maurel orchard. Deceased was Sl years of age and was born in Marion, Ohio.
 All of the other victims were in the Mitchell boarding house, on the opposite side of the railroad track from the Mountain View house. When the flood set in there were eight per sons in the house. Two of the men, who were boarders, made their escape before the flood reached its height and Dick Mitchell followed them for the purpose of securing ropes with which to rescue his parents and the others remaining in the house. He went to the shelter after ropes, but before he got back the house and its occupants had been swept away. While there was yet time to escape they were en- treated to leave the house, and later were urged to climb large tree with in easy reach, where they would have been safe, but apparently they were insensible to the danger which threat ened them until escape was impossi- ble.
 W. R. Mitchell was the first of the party to lose his life. He had waded waist deep into the water back of the kitchen, to save some stove wood, when be lost his footing. He grasped a floating plank and succeeded in gaining the kitchen window, into which he attempted to climb when the kitchen parted from the main building and Mir. Mitchell was carried with it, and quickly lost to sight in the mad current.
 An attempt was made to save Josie Moody, who was cripple, by setting her afoat on a cot, which carried her safely on the swift current until reaching the low railroad bridge below the slag dump, against which she was dashed and, in all probability, in- stantly killed.
 Charles Syme is believed to have lost his life in the same manner. He jumped into the seething torrent when the house began to move, and man. aged to keep afoat until he reached the railroad bridge above mentioned, where he was lost sight of.
 Mrs. Ella Hurd, when the Mitchell house broke from its fastenings, at tempted to jump into the water, but her foot became entangled in a wire and she was carried under and drowned.
 The house having cleared all ob- structions, swiftly rode on the crest of the food, Mrs. Mitchell being seen at a window wringing her hands in mute appeal for help, which it WIS impossible to render. Pete Hutton, shelter foreman, standing on the edge of the high dump, saw the house swept against the slag dump in the channel and completely demolished, and Mrs. Mitchell disappeared.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-24

During the big rains on Monday noon the waters cohrsed down the western slope of the Sierra Prieta mountains in a veritable river, filling the shaft of the Derby mine with water to a depth of about seventy feet. The men were at dinner at the time otherwise it might have been at- tended with serious results. SupeIin tendent Geo. U. Young says that he never saw the rain come down in greater volume than it did. It carried boulder weighing almost 100 pounds and rolled it down the shaft. 1t will take a couple of days to get the water out of the shaft Mir. Young says there were three separate storms on the summit of the mountains where his camp is located, and an idea of the amount of rain which fell can be obtained from the fact that an open tank six feet in diameter, which had just been placed in position con- tained three inches of water when the storms were over. He says this is as good a weather gauge as those furnished by the government.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-24
SUMMER TRIALS.

Three things there are in summertime That make one fret and stew; A smart mosquito bite is one, Tight shoes the other two.
 Buffalo Express.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-24

FIVE ROOM HOUSE-MODERN IN EVERY RESPECT. GOOD LO- CATION, FOR RENT. APPLY AT THIS OFFICE.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-24

FOR SALE-Two five-room cot tages, in pleasant part of town, and convenient to depot. Bath, electric lights and modern in every respect
 Will be sold reasonable and on easy terms. Name of owner given on ap- plication to this office. 8-28-t If
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-08-24

Try the Prescott steam laundry with your flannels. Ix13xtf
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
........ ...s l.a.s.

Mortimer Menpes, the artist, in his book on Whistler, says: Sometimes we visited dealer who owed him money, aud Whistler would receive a check. Ouce the check was not handed to him in what he thought sufficient ly dlgniAea manner, and be said to the dealer: 'Thls is careless of you, You push this check toward me, and you do not reS.lze what n privilege it Is to be able to hand 1t to the master You should offer 1t on rich old English salver ant in a kingly way Once a dealer borrowed a gorgeously embossed silver salVar for the occasion, and when the master arrived for his check-he was very Punctual-presented 1t on the salver wlta q carefully worded and elegant nstle speech that he had taken some pailB to reEearse. The master was pleav,d. This said he, Is as 1t should ba.'"
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
aunInt Cures of Old.

For epilepsy wear a ring made from A coffin ring and take seven drops of blood from the tail of cat These remedies are equally efticacIJus either separately or In conjuncEon. For toothache carry In the pock't the tooth of a soldier killed in battle or eat mouse nibbled bread or trh.I your nails on Friday. To cure wars, rub DO tato and give the potato 10 a pig, or rub them with a piece O. chalk, then nut 1t in a little bag and t.row 1t across cross roads. Holding tts affected in ger in the ear of a cat fr.c half an hour was reckOned an excel mt remedy for a felon.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
HIGH TEST
Municipal Water System
 Has Siroug Pressure

The municipal water system which is now in full working order, has devel- oped power that is highly satisfac. tory to those who have had charge of it's construction. Tests were made by J. R. NauCleye, chairman of the select cumlttee, which has had charge of it's construction, and Elias Ruud, the con sIuctiug superintendent, and it was discovered that the pressure per square inch on the city system is from four to four and a half pounds greater to the square inch than the pressure OO the old system. The comparative tests were made all over the town where the sys- tems are c'oSe together and where neither was given au advantage over the other and every lest resulted in favor of the municipal system.
 The select committee will probably turn the water plant over to the city council tonight. How it will be man aged will probably be determined at the meeting.
 The council will also act upon the re- SiynatiOn of Frank Page as fire warden and street cOmisSsOner tonight.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
Oyster Cocktails

ar Chamberlain's and Popcorn nous Olympia oyster cocktails
 rved al the Totem saloon
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
A Curious Freak of Lightning.

The old udage that lightning never strikes twice in the same place has often been disproved. Here Is an in stance in point: In the summer of 1884 the farmhouse of Henry AXtell, in Chemung county, x. Y, was struck by lightning three times in one day. First 1t split the chimney from top to bottom, ruined stove and pipe and bored sever al large holes in the floor. An hour later a bolt struck the same house and tore a milk bench, upon which sey- eral cans of milk were setting, all to pieces. The same evening third flash entered the roof and tore the legs from A bedstead.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
Lend Me Your Ear For a
 Moment

If YOU are in the market for dia- moud l will sell you one lJ 2D per cent. less than the same stone can be bought for today by any ieweler as have quite a number that were bOugh. three years ago. before the advance in diamonds. IT you want a watch l will be please. Co sell yOn Ooe at factory prices. lf you want Indian cIriOs you cIn have them at just what paid the noble SiwaSh t'r them, have a law rugs left and other goods which I wish tO dispose Ui | have three safes for sale. My house which Jived in is for rent furnished wish 70 close out everything by the 3sJ Ot March and l do not expect to put in another dOllsT's worth of goods m Skagway.
 Eee,ur, the Jewele'
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
NIP TIN THE BUD.
First Appearance of DandruR a Fore
 runner of Future BaIdness.

First Appearance of DandruR a Fore
 runner of Future Baldness. That such ls the case has been con- clusive,y proven by scientific research. Prof. Unna, the noted European skin specialist declares that dandruT Is the hurrowed-up cuticle Of the scalp. caused b. parasites destroying the vitality in th' hair bulb. The hair becomes lifeless. srI in time. falls out This can be pre- vented
 NewH~7's Uarpicide kills this dlndrunr To--0. and restores the hair to its natural sGftrCss and abundancy.
 Herpiciie Is now used by thousands os re0ple-au satisfied that it is the most wonderful hair preparation on the mar Set to-day.
 Sold by leading druggists Send 1oc in st1-ps for sample to The Herpicide Co., Gr.-oit Mich.
 Wm. Britt, Special Agent
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
The Best Doctor

Rev. B. C. Horton, SulUbur Springs, Texts, writes, July I9,h, 1899: "I have used ;u my family BAllard's Snow Lini- .ueu; and Harehound Syrup, and they have proved certainly salisfact lry. The iurment is the best we have ever used tor lac daches and pains. The cough ,y-up has been our doctor for the last eight years" 25c. 5 c, St.oo. Sold by Kelly Drug Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
Ours Winter Cough

J.E. Grover, IoI x. Main s., Oita- wa, Kau., writes: Every fall it has been my wife's trl uhls Co C ctIcG a se' gre cold. and therefore tu cough al wioier long. Last fall [ got for her bottle of HDrehound SyrnP. She used 1t and has been able to sleep souud!y sll night long. Whenever the cough ttou les her, two CT three dOzcs stOp' the cough, ard she is able 70 be up and well" 75c, ROC, SI,oo, Sold ty Kt Fly Drug Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
PERSONAL MENTION

Capt. r. W. Pennefather, of the Northwest mounted police, accompan- jed by Mrs Penneiather, their two children, and the formers mother, ar rived on the Princess May and left this morning for WhitehOrse.
 Mrs Anna Evans will leave for the south on the Jefferson. She will visit the worlds fair and her home in Ken lucky before returning to Skagway.
 Mrs. IT. B. RunnallS arrived from the south on the Princess May this morn- ing.
 George R, Dedman will leave for the south On the Jefferson to spend the win ter.
 F. W. White and r, c Copeland, of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, went south on the Cottage City.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
Winter Suits and overOOats

The season of wint3 F suits and over coats has arrived and is the time to place your order ifyoulhave not already done sO. We are prepared with one of rhe best lines that ever came 10 Skag- way Come and see.
 F. WOLLAND, Merchant Tailor.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
Coal Barge John c. Potter Com s
Jefferson Due Early

The Jefferson will be du1 Co arrive at Skagway tomorrow morning. she ar rived at Juneau at l.t5 D. m. today.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
Humboldt Sails

A telegram received by George A. Rosenberg, acting agent ot the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, says the Humboldt sailed for SkaEway Sunday at 9 D. ID. She will be de due here Thursdav.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
Coed House for Rent

Good dve-room cottage, Main street, south Of Second avenue, Cheap. h. quire Oi V |. Hahn at residence. lw
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
Kodak!

A little box to picture FOX, An image made on paper. A button pressed. We do the rest. They call us Case S Draper. 9-S0tt
The daily Alaskan., 1904-10-31
MAY ARRIVES.
Csna+ian Liner Reaches
 Port This Morning

The Princess May arrived from the soutb tbis morning at < o'clock with about a dozen passengers and 10 tons ot freirht. She had no American mail The Princess May will sail tomorrow evening after the arr,val ot the traln'
 Henrietta Brings Livestock
 The barge Henrietta arrived Satur- day evening from Vancouver in tow of The Escort No. with jOu head of live stock and consignment of gasoline and other explosives. The cargo was discharged and the tug and tow lei, yes terday morning for the south. The livestock and explosives are for At'in and NhiiehorSe.
 Georgia ca Winter Schedule
 From this time forward the Ge1UEia will cease the Semi-weCkly trips be- tween Juneau aud Skagway, aud will commence upon the winter schedule Ot one trip every six days. Since May ], the craft has made one round trip be- tween Skagway and S.JSa with an eN- tra trip be.ween this place and Juneau every week.
 The Georgia will sail tomorrow morn tDL llE oA-hA " way V. Ns'taAtAst e-t'NN other points and every six days there after. She will ba due to arrive here this evening.
 Coal Barge John c Potter Com>s
 The John C Potter, formerly an ocean going ship, but now barge in the c0ll trade, arrived Saturday eren- ing in tow of the DunSmujr tug Pilot, with 1900 tons of COmON coal for the ". P.&N. R, making the trip from COmON in seven hours more than i've days. The Pilot left yesterday morn ing for the south It will probably take the Potter all week tO discharge, after which she will be lowed tO Treadwell, where she will load concentrates for Tacoma.
 Jefferson Due Early
 The Jefferson will be duo Co arrive at Skagwav tomorrow morning. she ar rived at Juneau at l:i5 D. m. today.
 Humboldt Sails
 A telegram received by George A. Rosen berg. acting agent Ot the Pacific Coast Steamship Company, says the Humboldt sailed for SkaEway Sunday at 2 D. ID. She will be de due here Thursday.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-27
CHEAPER FOR
EIGN POSTAGE
Mr.. Payne Believes International
Congress Will Establish Domestic
Rafes-increased Business

Postmaster General Payne left Wash
ington on Sunday for Wisconsin to look
into the Republican fractional troubles
there. This Will he Mr.. Payne'S first
visit to his home State in two years. He
declined to discuss politics except in Il
general way. but talked freely about the
business of the postGliice Department.
Few persons rcHliZe." said the Post
master General. the enormous increase
in the aggregate amount of business in
the department.. Even during the three
years | have been Postmaster General
the gross revenues have increased from
S1O0,O0OO0O to $4,000, 600. The rural
free delivery system has increased from
5000 routes to $4,000.
The department is about to issue Il
pamphlet that will be of great public
utility.
"A reduction in postage on letters be
tween the United States and foreign
countries is contemplated. The present
rates are > cents half ounce on letters.
> on postal cares ana on ncwSpaprrs II
cent Oh each two cuncCS. This reduction
can be secured lNly 10y treaties. There
is every prospect that at the next meet
Ing of the Postal tau"r, -. in March,
We shall be >urc, .~ful. ~ we have the
cooperation of EIgland ana Germany.
We now hav" four-dny >.liingS. ANA we
are confident that by arrangements with
the great lines we shall have >iX-day
mail carriage. We have greatly facili-
tated the international POSTAL service by
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-27

places leaves the stones bare. which, to
an active man. affords an easy means of
escape.
And they would further recommend
that the petit jury room, in the north
west corner of the Court House. be en-
largcd by removing the partition at the
north side. and taking i'll the passage
which, usually containls quantities of
wood, ShavingS paper and wooden
boxes filled with ashes and Goals. en-
dangcrng the Court House with all the
valuable papers it contains. rS we'll as
the surrounding buildings. They also
recommend the filling up of the doorway
between the ahove named room and the
grand jury room. whereby the delibera-
tions OF the grand jury may be more
private. They would further recommend
that for the convenience of the petit
Jurors there be one dozen chairs furnish
ed for each petit jury room. and other
necessary repairs ana also good desk
for the grand jury rCoIii
And they further state that owing to
the failure of Justices of the Peace to
recognize witnesses to testify against
persons charged with violation Of law.
those p,r>oL> often escape: that when
we entered Oh cur duty there Were Soy
cral prisuLcrS in the Jail against whom
no witnesses could be procured. and. for
want Of testimony, the public peace and
safety are curiangCred: they would.
therefore, respectfully suggest that such
change be madr-by legislation, if ncc,S-
SLry-a$ will, i'll future, prevent the evil
complained of. They woull respectfully
ask the lloE,rabc Court to take such
action as may be deemed necessary to
prevent. in the future, the sending away
or withdrawing from the control Of this
Court Of amy ana all papers bearing ON
or containing proofs against any person
a." persons charged with the commission
of crime. whereby said persons may be
screened from the punishment due to
their crimes.
The grand jury cannot close this report
without commenting to the public the
Importance of the better preservation Of
the valuable public papers and records
belonging to the office of the County
Commissioners The building of a new
iirc-plOof office Oh the public lot. for the
accommodation of the County Commits
,irIcrS. with Il suitable vault for the
Preservation of their papers, would be n
valuable public improvement. the cost
~f which would he but tritiing compared
with the loss tnow 50 imminentI of those
Invaluable papers. while the removal
If the commissioners office from the
Court House would leave the room now
| occupied for that purpose for the ac-
pmnlndation of the jurieS.
All ',f which j. respectfully submitted.
SignedI +. ID. McCLENAHAN.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-27
THE ELK NECK ROAD.

MIR. EDITOIt-Iour Elk Neck cor
re lHtdrnt is evidently in Il rage ut me
calm" the attention Of the public to the
proposed bridge ut Elk Landing. and is.
| ann willing TO admit, very frlicitou>.
in the use of abusive epithctS. He is
much mistaken however. if he thinks
the taxpayers of Cecil county are 80 jolly
green us to swallow the impatient asScr
tons of anyone 80 deeply interested in
II pecuniary way rs he happens to be.
in the opening of the road and erection
of the bridge.
The last Board of Commissioners spent
81 900 extra in improving the Elk Neck
road and it is now in as good condition
as any road in the county: and yet your
correspondent talks. with an air of in
jured innocenSc. about the rights of the
citizens of the Neck and their desire to
be placed on AN equal footing with those
of other sections of this county. No
doubt that he and some of his co-adju-
torS. who are 50 busy in obtaining the
signatures of beardlcSs boys to their pc
tit;oaS for the road ana bridge, feel ter
rihly aggrievcd because any one should
dlrc to say Il word against their scheme
for enhancing the value Of their proper
ty ut the expense of the taxpayers gem
crlly.
Your correspondents statement ahCnt
the travel over the Elk Neck road being
fully equal to the travel on the North
East and West Nottingham roads COM
| hinrd is too absurd to notice. ANA his
| twaddlc about the injustice and neglect
| the Elk NcckerS have so long suffered
will be properly appreciated by the citi-
ZrnS of all the upper and the lower dis
| tlctS. who are asked to remain silent
and see several thousands of the public
money expended in erecting n bridge that
not one in every hundred of them will
| cross once in Il lifetime.
Our county treasury is not quite pie
thoric enough yet for us to throw away
Il few thousand dollars on an uncalcd
for bridge ana read. for II few men,
about thrcc-cighths of a mile. And we
very much doubt ii half II dozen disin-
tcrcetcd intelligent men can be fouEl
out of itlk Neck. who will not douuuncc
the project of building a bridge at Elk
| !AILing, one of the most impulcnt
things ever attempted hy Il set of men
| LAYING claim to common sense and hon
'Sty. T..
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-27
REPORT OF TIE GRAND JURY.

The i1tc grand jury at the close of lie,
laholiCIS session made the following
communication to Judge of the CCurt ::
To His Honor. John II. Price, Judge of
the Circuit Court for Cecil County ::
The grand jury having completed their
labolS beg leave to submit the following
report
That on Friday, january Goth, 1858,
they visited the county Jail. where they
We're Hospitality entertained by Mr.. Bar
clay Reynolds, Sheriff of the county.
The prison is clean and we'll kept. and
the prisoners express their satisfaction
with their treatment which we believe
TO be a. good rs the dilapidated coad-
ton of the prison and the great number
therein confined will permit.
The wall enclosing the prison yard
needs some repairs to make it secure
place Of confinement for prisoners, the
clustering having fallen off in many
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-27
WARE COLLEGE
NEWARK, DELAWARE.
Session of 1904-5 Begins Septem-
Der 18th, 1904.

Entrance examinations will be held at
any of the following named places, on
June 18TH and 18th, 1904, if notice is sent
to the President: Newark, Middletown,
Smyrna, Dover, Milford, Georgetown,
Lewes, Seaford, Laurel.
Examinations for entrance will be held
in the College on September 18th and
18th, 1904
Candidates should present themselves
for examination i'll June, as they will
then have opportunity to make up at the
examination at the College i'll Septem-
Der any deficiencies that may be dis
covered
Tuition free to all students from Del
aware.
For any information about the College
write to the President. Catalogues sen t
upon application.
GEO. A. HARTER. President.
apr I6 5mos
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-27
Business Affairs

The chief difference between the pres
cnt monetary situation and that at this
time in each Of the last five years is
that the outlook for money has refer
cGrc now mainly to prospective opror-
tunities for bankers to loan their funds
to advantage. while in previous years
borrowers were interested especially in
the outlook for money as Indicating the
probabilities of securing the loans which
they needed The situation is not entire
ly new There was very similar one in
the first six months of 1898. But the sur
plus in 1898 began to diminish after July
!. and declined from So ,206,250 on
June % to S33, III, $50 on August IS
and to 4,24O, 400 ON September II. This
year the surplus increased from $685.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-27
III ED.

AMSDEN.-r'cII asleep in Jesus, JAN
marry 10th. at Perry Point, Cecil county,
Md. after a lingering illness, Miss Eliza
l.. Amslen. aged - years formerly Of
Norwich VT. and daughter of the late
Joseph Amr>tlen, of that place.
Miss AmSdcn came to this county Is
years since. During that period she has
been an acceptable ana successful teach
cr of youth.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-08-27

w. J. Jones' ESD. States Attorney,
has received letter from Doctor Fon-
erdon. of the Maryland Hospital, stating
that John Gillespie f,Ind insane at the
late session of the court, cannot be ad-
united into that Institution for want of
ToOm. There are two PERSONS there now
from Cccil-MartIH Shaw and Isaac
Cox. lth of whom nave been there a
number Of years.