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Arizona republican., 1904-07-11

reared a family, but who is unfortu- nate in that his home is situated ever so short a distance beyond the boun- dary lines cf School District No. 1, quite different treatment is accorded.
 The foreign patrons of the schools pay no taxes whatever in the terri tory, while the permanent resident pays all included in which is the mon- ey which goes to the school fund, but be he a noD-T esident of School District No. 1, he is compelled to pay tuition of $100 for each child he may send to the Center street school for more advanced instruction than may be obtained in his home district.
 Is that justice? Is it right? Or is IL bare faced discrimination against our own people-those who support our schools and other public institutions. am strongly in favor of the last sug- gestion and while, as citizen of Phoe- nix, am justly proud of our schools and other public institutions. l am as a taxpayer, deeply conscious of these be- ing very expensive luxuries and strong ly favor placing all those within ou boundaries, whether of a permanent or floating nature, on an equality.
 Class legislation Is eliminated in the framing of our laws as unconstitution al. Why should not the public schools be placed in the same position?
 TAXPAYER.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-11
RANGE TRAGEDIES
Pitiful Sights in the Sun-Blasted
 Grazing Sections.

Though oft repeated, the story of men | perishing on the desert for want of water, is always of narrowing interest,
 but little attention is paid to the thou | sands of cattle that die in the same
 way in Arizona, in every year of pro- | longed drouth, except the comments of
 the cattle owners and the business men who speak of such things usually in commercial way, as so many thou sand dollars of loss. But to any | one of sympathetic nature, whose at tention is called to the facts, there is a humanitarian view of the case that arouses deeper regret than the mere loss of money, and that is the actual physical suffering endured by the un- fortunate cattle before they finally suc- cumb to the inevitable. For surely a COW suffers no less physical torture in a death of thirst, than does a human being, and where one human being gives up his life thousands of cattle perish.
 Most of the dry ranges are in the back country, away from the sight of all except the cowboys and the occa- sional traveller or prospector. But there are ranges crossed by railroads over which many peoLle travel and where there is plenty of water for all of human kind but none for the per- ishing stock to be seen around them in every direction. And that situation makes the observation of the range tragedies seem even more horrible. Such a range is the country lying be- tween Congress and Skull valley, and the preceding observations were sug- gested by conversation vii member of a freight train crew employed on the s. F. P. & P.
 In a wet season there is plenty of water at frequent intervals all over this range, but this year the springs and water holes have nearly all dried up and even the few wells are dry or furnishing a very limited supply of water.
 The cattle on these ranges by instinct seem to know that wherever men trav- el among them there must of necessity be water in some quantity, and the way they haunt the railroad track, the bridges and stations, and approach ev- cry nalting freight train, in their search for something to alleviate their awful thirst, cannot but have a de- pressing effect on every properly con-
Arizona republican., 1904-07-11

| stituted train man. The widest sort of | range cattle, tanned by weakness and | thirst, approach them with a pleading
 that can be plainly understood with
 out the slightest knowledge O. the bovine language.
 The train man referred to said that | every time his train stopped to fill the | barrels that are kept on the bridges | over dry arroyas, as protection against fire, the cattle seem to know the purpose of the stop and any who are in the vicinity will run below the
 bridge and with heads up and tongues extended, try to catch the few drops
 of water that slop from Che barrels or the hose to the ground below. When a stop is made for any purpose at Q country station or a siding the cattle flock around the train, vainly search ing for water. Often they get on the
 track in front of an approaching train and pay no attention to the whistling of the engine. Some of them perhaps are too weak to get off the track, some
 no doubt, like human beings are crazed of thirst and oblivious to danger and no man can say of a certainty that some of them do not deliberately con- template suicide. But whatever the reason it is a fact that in times like these many are killed by the cars that in ordinary times would be frightened from the track by the whistle.
 The gentleman talking on this subject said that often when his train would stop for a while at a siding he would see cattle already down and all bat dead with thirst, and he has taken a bucket from the caboose and given them water. It might have done no good for the same animals probably pershed hefore they met another Sa- maritan, but it did the railroad man some good even if it did not save the animal he tried to help. On one occa- sion when he tried to do humane act of this sort other wild eyed long horns ran up to him and almost licked his hands in their pleadings and he hadn't the heart to proceed till he had given the whole bunch a saving taste of the precious fluid He said that without exaggeration he had more than once after such incidents sat down in the caboose and shed tears of sympathy for the unfortunate animals.
 One may know that cattle are dying by hundreds in the adjoining county, out of ones sight, and pass the matter with the philosophical thought that But in the presence of such suffering. it takes an iron heart to steam away from the scene of struggle between the powers of life and death. and with the going, award to death the victory.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-11
SPECIAL NOTICE

Parties holding my coupons must positively call and have their sittings made on or before the 17th of July. 1904. F. A. FAREWELL.
 Those who have not secured coupons may do so by calling upon F. O. Mer- kle, No. % s. Second St, Phoenix.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-11

Mrs. Meadows-Yaas. Hiram go. rid O thet brindle COW that useter steal her own milk.
 Mrs. Korntop-Dew tell? s'pose he tue most anything he could get for her2
 Mrs. Meadows.-He Jest got double wat he paid fur her: sold her to the1 new man from c5sy ez a self milk er."-Philadelpnia Press
Arizona republican., 1904-07-11
FIREMEN ATTENTION

The regular meeting of the Phoenix Fire Department will be held Monday evening at the Firemen's hall, July II. 1904.
 C. R. PRICE Secrefar-v
Arizona republican., 1904-07-11
Home Savings Bank and Trust
 Company.

Report of the Condition of Home Saw ings Bank and Trust Company, st Phoenix, in the Territory of Arizona at the close of business June 50, 1904
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-20
FARMERS HOUSE
is UNDER SIEGE
NEGROES HAVE NOTIFIED J. e.
BENNETT THAT #HE Is A
MARKED MAN-HoJsE HAS
BEEN FIRED UPON.

Augusta. September ia special from
Savannah TO the Chronicle says:
The house of D. h. Bennett. prominent
farmer two and a half miles from Sore
ven in Wayne county, was fred into by
negroes and one of his nephews received
a bullet in the crown of his hat last
night. Sheriff Oyerstreet with two blood
hounds spent the night in the vicinity of
the Bennett home and made an effort to
catch the marauders, but failed.
The home of Bennett Is virtually in a
state of siege. He has been warned that
he is marked man. and his neighbors
have been called upon to aid In protecting
him. Last night wagon loaded with
negroes was driven to within a short
distance of Mr.. Benefits home
The negroes dismounted and fired sew
eral volleys at the house. The shots were
returned by those in the house and the
negroes withdrew. The negroes have
grievance against Mr.. Bennett for sending
a negro preacher to the chain gang. The
negro pushed young son of Bennett s
off foot log and was prosecuted for 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-20
JUDGE JONES MAKES
IMPORTANT RULING
he H0LDs THAT sEeeEMEH IN
FEHloH COURT ls NOT ooNsTl-
TvTloNAL BY pIeMlsslNe CASE.
GENERAL NEWS.

hessemer. September s.-(speeiai')-
Judge D. Clay Jones Of the Dessemer eity
court rendered a decision today THAI VIII
probably affect all the eases that have
peen decided by the BesseneF Inferior
court since It's establishment by the leg
islature. 1t was the ease Of Reuben II.
Sims, negro miner, charged with tres
passing. The negro was tried BY Judge
william jackson In the inferior court and
nned so. The case was appealed to the
city court and Judge Jones today dismiss
ca At on grounds that the Inferior court
was Unconstitutional, and therefore had
not the legal right to try cases.
When the case was called in the city
court today Frank s. White, Jr., for the
defendant asked that the case be dismiss
90 on the plea IN Abatement or In other
words that 1t be dismissed because OF
laek of Jurisdiction. Judge Jones sus-
tanned the objection In behalf of tho de-
Tense and the case was dismissed. This
decision is equivalent to ruling that the
ection Of the inferior court is contrary to
the constitution. Solicitor Estes In behalf
OF the state gave notice Of an appeal to
the supreme court
Several weeks ago the constitutionality
or the Bessemer inferior court was tested
before Judge Ferguson OF the Birming-
ham city court who ruled that the aci
establishing the court was unconstitu
ttonal, the grounds being that the bill
which was a.local act was not sufficient
ly advertised, as provided by the consti
tuition.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-20
WILL SUPPORT STRIKERS.
Iron and steel Workers at Youngstown
Determined to Win Flight.

Youngstown, o., Setember 1s.-Presi-
dent Shaffer Of the Amalgamated Asso-
citation Of Iron and Steel workers, In an
interview today said the fullest measure
of support would be given the striking
workmen here by the association, even
to going beyond the constitutional pro-
visions.
No condition. he said, should stand in
the way of winning the fight. The pres
ent trouble. he said. between the Car
negie Steel company and the Amalgama-
ted association. is the result Of an at
tempt on the part of the company to
destroy the integrity OF the uniform and
sliding scales. which have existed for
years. and under which corporations and
many independent firms are satisfied to
operate their plants.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-20
GRAND JURY RECOMMENDS I'M
PARCHMENT OF SHERIFF ROD
GERS, CHIEF OF POLICE OYER Z
TON AND MAYOR THOS. W. SAITH
Continued from First Paqel

prisoner was confined. and took no proper
steps to dispense l.le same.
"A He willfully failed or refused to have
a sufficient number of his regular dep
uties present to aid in defending such
prisoner and he willfully failed or refused
to summon any posse eommtatus or spec
ial deputies to aid in such defense.
g. He permitted arson in the first de-
gree to be committee upon the county Jail
of Madison county or did not prevent the
same from being done.
'6. He permitted the lives of prisoners
in his custody confined In the county
jail, to be jeopardized by mob, setting
the Jail on fire or building a smoke there
in, or he did not prevent the same from
being done.
q He willfully failed or refused to fire
upon the mob. or order the same to be
done, when the mob was besieging the
Jail, settiag fire to the building, and as
saultlng the garrison with rocks and mis-
SHES
3. He failed to order or command the
riot or unlawful assembly to dispense.
I'VE therefore recommend that the said
Augustus ID. Rodgers, sheriff of Madison
county, Alabama, be impeached for In
competency, or willful neglect of duty.
Mayor Guilty of Incompetency.
we the grand jury of said county and
state find that Thomas w. Smith, mayor
of the city Of Huntsville. was guilty of
willful neglect of duty or incompetency
in this. that on September I, 1904.
l. He allowed an unlawful assembly of
people. or riot. to throng the city streets
In the vicinity of the county jail, and
gave no orders and adopted no measures
to dispense such assembly or riot
n cd 10 -.
to aid the sheriff in qnelling the mob or
preserving the peace.
3. He failed to adopt any measures to
preserve the peace of the city notwith-
standing arson, murder and breach of
peace were openly committed.
a. He refused to order out the fire de-
partment promptly to extinguish the fire
at the county jail
IS. He failed or refused to send suf-
flcient police protection with the fire de-
partmefIf when 1t was ordered out the
first time to eXtinguish the fire at the
county jail.
g. He willfully failed or refused to
adopt necessary or sufficient measures to
preserve the peace and order of the city.
~. When called upon by the sheriff for
aid to prevent a riot or unlawful assem-
bly, or to dispense the same, he failed or
refused to send such aid.
Il. He willfully failed or refused to adopt
or pursue and sufficient measure to dis
perse an unlawful assembly, or riot upon
the city streets or to order that the
same be done.
1--WE, therefore, recommend that the
said Thomas W. Smith. mayor of the
city of Huntsville. be impeached for in
competency or willful neglect of duty.
Chief of Police Guilty.
\ % nd
state, find that d. d. Overton, marshal
or chief Of police of the city of Hunts
vile, is guilty of willful neglect of duty
or incompetency in this that on Septem-
Der T. 1904,
a. He failed or refused to dispense the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-20
FIRES ON HIS WIFE
AND MOTE4ERIN>LAW
George TIiIey Shoots Wife While She
Was Holding Infant IN
Arms.

Raleigh, N. c., September 1s.--Geerge
Tilley, young married man living about
fifteen miles from this city. in fit OF
rage fatally shot his mother-in-law to-
night. and inflicted a serious but not nee
essarily mortal wound on his wife He
then fed from his home. He quarreled
with the Two about some family matter
threatened with an oath to kill Mrs
Lowery, his mother-in-law, then picked
up his gun and shot her twice as She
ran. once in the back OF the head. and
another in the arm, the latter load shat
tering the fCne and penetrating her lung.
He then turned the weapon on his wife
who held young baby in her arms and
fired upon her. wounding her In the
breast. Afterwards he fed He has not
been arrested.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-20
RUSSIAN PEOPLE
SEEM eONTENTED
Wonderful Harvest Throughout the
Empire Helps to Make Pop
uIation Satisfied.

ST. Petersburg. September 2o.-(21o a.
NJ. )-Investigation of the internal condi-
tions of Russia by gentleman who has
just returned from an extensive tour of
the interior discloses much better sit
uation than foreigners generally believe
to exist in this country. The investiga-
tor found absolutely no evidence of an
impending crisis. but on the contrary
found special features in the situation
making for the contentment of the peo-
pie.
Greatest of all of these is a wonderful
harvest throughout the empire.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-20
WILL NOT AFFILIATE.
Brewery Workers VIII Remain With
the American Federation.

Indianapolis, Ind, September ia
letter inviting the International Union
of United Brewery Workmen to affil-
late with the American Labor Union
was read during today's session of the
annual convention of the brewery
workers. A resolution providing that
the brewery workers would with with
draw it's membership in the American
Federation of labor and affiliate with
the American Labor Union WAS over
whelmingly defeated.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-20
MEETING OF HARD
YARN SPINNERS
ARE ASKED TO REFRAIN FROM
MAKING QUOTATIONS PENDING
CONFERENCE AT CHARLOTTE
OF ALL CONCERNED.

Charlotte, N. q, September 1er-An In
formal meeting of cotton spinnsrs was
held here this afternoon, and a call for d
meeting Of hard yarn manufacturers In
this city on the 27th inst issued.
Between sOOO 900 and 100000 spindles were
represented in the meeting, which was
presided over by George B. Hiss. The
following were appointed a committee to
draft the formal call for the meeting to
be held next week;
w. C. Heats of Monroe, George B. Hiss
OF this city and w A. Mauney Of Kings
mountain The committee submitted inc
following, a copy Of which will be sent 10
the Hard Yarn spinners' association MEM
bers throughout the south;
LAS the result Of an informal confer
ence held In this city today, these resoln-
tions we're unanimously adopted:
whereas a deplorable condition OF at
fairs now prevails among those manufnc-
turers engaged In the weaving of hard
cotton yarns, caused largely by the dis
parity now existing between the price Of
warns and the cost OF the raw material;
and
whereas the only apparent possible
way to bring about a change Of exist
ing conditions is for a general conference
of all spinners Interested to be called to
council together; therefore, be 1t
Resolved That we hereby issue call
for a general meeting of hard yarn spin
ners, to be held in this city at the county
court house at Il o'clock Tuesday, the 9th
Inst, and we recommend In the meantime
that all interested In the character Of
yarns mentioned, absolutely refrain from
making quotations.
in view of the conditions existing az
outlined above, you win doubtless appre-
ciate that your interests demand that you
make necessary sacrifices to enable you
to attend this meeting, 1T being believed
that a more opportune time to improve
your conditions has never existed"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-20

Pullman sv.- dan
tic express on the On was
wrecked six miles west of here shortly
after 1 o'clock this afternoon by rails
spreading The train was travelling about
forty miles an hour
Three Pullman cars left the track and
the one at the rear of the train rolled over
a fifteen-foot embankment, turning over
three times. There, were thirty-two per-
SONS in this car, six OF wnom were Sc
riously injured, and the rest received
slight but painful injuries. Inc seriously
injured are:
Fred S. Coburn, Woonsoeket, r. L,
overcome by gas and legs bruised.
A. ]. Johnson, Providence, r. l., cut
about neck and head. probably fatally.
George Engle, colored, Pullman porter.
badly crushed about chest
Mrs. II. w Rice, Providence, r. l.,
bruises. serious.
The injured were brought to this city
and will be cared for. The last two cars OF
the train were occupied by the ST Johns
Commandry knights Templar No. 1. and
cavalry commandery knights Templai
No. u, both of Providence. The members
were returning home from the San Fran
Disco conclave.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-20
MOTHER KILLED
BY HER OWN SON
Two Boys Were Drinking, and Each
Claims the Other Fired the
Fatal Shot.

Bristol. va, September ls.-Mrs. Min
erva Graer. a widow SO years of age has
been shot to death by one OF her sons at
her home near Fort Blackman, Scott
county, Virginia.
OF her two sons, Robert and Grover.
it is not known which fired the shot. as
each declares the other guilty of the muir
der 1t is said the boys We're drinking
and in a room adjoining that occupied
bv their mother, firing their pistols. when
she entered and asked them to stop.
One turned his pistol on his mother and
sent a ball into her heart, causing in
slant death. An investigation is being
held.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-09-20
LITTLE DISCIPLINE SHOWN
ON NIGHT OF THE LYNCHlNG
Continues from First Paae)

to kill any time that he gave the COM
mand replied to his sons pleading that
[ would do my duty and order to shoot
to KILL One of the mob shot into the
window, and the glass cut my fingers and
just under my eye.
II don't know who shot at the militia
Before the mob had succeeded In setting
fire to the jail the sheriff ordered me to
go back to the rear door and ask the mob
there to stop trying to break in, but
they paid no attention to me. 1 went
alone.
Boys Stick to Post.
Even after the fire had been started
and the boys We're almost suffocated, they
/ stuck to their posts, and did not leave I'M
til the sheriff ordered us out of the
| jail. As l went out I fell up against the
side Of the Jail, almost completely over
come by the smoke and the fumes. AS 1
was leaning there a body dropp9d to the
ground beside me, and 1t was the negro,
Horace Naples. 1 saw some OF my men
near, but did not order them into line,
and made no attempt to catch the negro.
did not see the mob catch the negro.
neither did l see who it was that dubbed
him on the head as he struck the ground.
The next time I saw the negro he was
hanging to the limb of the tree, and had
been dead an hour"
In reply to questions as to whether he
had ever seen certain sections Of the state
code which define the duty of the COM
manding officer of a company of the Ala
bama National Guard, Captain Hay re-
piled that he had not. Neither had he ever
received any orders to stand an examina-
ton. or had he ever stood one. Continuing
his evidence, he said:
MY first orders about turning out the
fhronp11 NV
brother. l never gave any order 20 load
the guns, but fixed bayonets at the ar
rnory"
Captain Hay was allowed to remain In
court, although the other witnesses were
put under the rule. First Lieut.. Tors
Hay was then placed on the stand. and
his evidence was as follows:
Lieutenant Hay on the Stand.
II met the sheriff on the street and he
told me tho company had been ordered
out by Judge Speake. l went to Captain
Hays office and told him what the sheriff
had said. He ordered me to go out and
collect the men and order them to report
at the armory. / do not know how many
men we had. about fifteen I think. We
marched down and Captain Hay ana
Sheriff Rodgers had a talk do not re-
member what they said We threw out
pickets. l do not remember how many
We have no muster roll in the armory
and no way Of communicating with the
men In a case of this kind. Many of the
men loaded their guns, but I never heard
any orders to load. l do not remember
any of the conversations or any of the
orders except that we were told to throw
out pickets. ! also remember that my
brother told the sheriff that he was there
to do his duty, I was not In the jail dur
ing the attack by the mob, having been
cut off by the rush I saw and heard
shots fired, but do not know by whom
/ they were fired"
Lieutenant Hay was not certain about
| anything except that he heard the assem-
| bly, call when the mob attacked. He
contradicted his brothers evidence at a