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WHAT HAPPENED TO ARIZONA

WHAT HAPPENED TO ARIZONA
 Arizona has once or twice in the last seventeen years had the misfortune tC see republicans in control in the terri. toriaI legislature and to see a republi. can elected to represent the territory in congress. In 1888 the republicans had the majority in the council. Under the law then as now the leg islative session of Arizona was linn tied to 8 session of sixty deys. When the time limit was reached the repub- icans in the council refused to sd- journ and prevailed upon two recre- ant democrats in the assembly to re. main and answer to roll calls to count so-oalled quorum. The req son for this overriding of law by the republican members of the legigsla- tuTe was to hold the legislative ses- sion until one Wolhey. who had been appointed governor of Arizona. could be confirmed by the senate and reach Phoenix. If the legislature adjourn ed. ss the law plainly said it should do then the democratic territorial officials who were holding under the appointment of Governor Zulick could not be ousted by the republican governor, as all appointments made by the governor must be confirmed by the territorial council. If the council adjourned before the nsw re- publican governor arrived the cemo- crats would remain in office for two years, so the law was Aagrantiy over ridden solely for the purpose of get ting these offices. While continuing the illegal sessIon awaiting the ar. rival Of the republican governor a number of laws were passed and signed by wolffey on his arrival wolfey finally arrived and the appoint ments of territorial officials were mad, and confirmed illegally by the repubIi can council which had become power less to do any act legally by the limi tation placed on its term by the sta tutes-
 The democrats refused to surrender the offices on the advice of the best attorneys in the territory. woIfey re fused to recognize any of them ans finally starred them out. as it were, bl unlawfully causing the funds collected to be turned over to his illegal officials Afterwards what was known as thu shold orer'' laws were all declared t' bs void in the trial suits brought undei them. The cost of this illegal Iepub licna .'hoid over" legislature amount ed to thousands of dollars to the ta' payers of Arizona, because of the dis position of the republican Iegislaturi to ride rough sbod over the democrat of the territory and to tissrantiy dis regard 6 plain law.
 4 few years later the deuocrat' of sbe territory listened to the siIer ssatehood song of the republicans and helped elect Oaks Murphy as thu delegate to congress from Arizona It was then claimed. as now. thai the election of a republican to con
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gres from Arizona would insure state hood to the territory. It is history what Mir. Murphy accomplished in congress. He did not get statehood !; he introduced a bill for the admis- sion of Arizona as a sta te, but he was never able to get the bill report ed to the house from the committee on territories to which it was referr- ed. But Mir. Murphy did some thing and what he did do cost the taxpayers of Yavapai and Pima counties nearly three-Quarters of million dollars. Yavapai and Pima counties had in the early days of the territory been induced under ter ritorial statute to issue railroad bonds to railroads which it was proposed to build in these counties. The road was  built in Ysvapai county and after be- ing operated tor a few years was aban- doned. The road in Pima county was never built at all. Rails and ties were laid about ten miles out on the mesa toward Globo. to which point it was proposed to build narrow guage rail road from Tucson.
 The railroad companies secured the bonds, but when it was made plain that the people were never to receive any value for the bonds the board of supervisors of the counties refused un- der the advice of their attorneys to further recognize the legality of the bonds or continue the payment of the interest on the bonds.
 4 suit WAS brought against Pima county by the holders of the illegal bonds and on trial in the federal courts it was decided that the act of the Arizona legislature authorizing the bond issue was in violation of the organic act of the territory and therefore that the bonds were void. This decision was confirmed by the United States supreme court and the bonds declared to be void and of no binding effect. The same decision. of course, rendered the Yavapai bonds of no value. This was the con- dition of these bond issues when Mr. Oaks Murphy went to congress. He introduced and passed what was known as funding bill providing for the funding of outstandinng indebtedness of the territory and the counties of the territory. In that bill a provis- ion was made for the rehabilitation and Iegalizing of these outstanding railroad bonds which had been declar- ed to be void by decision of the su- preme court of the United States. Both Yavapai and Pima county fought this Iegalizing act to the last ditch. spending thousands of dollars in suits in court but both were finally compelled to acknowledge the debts and provide for their payment
 Ber4 is recital of some facts which will show those who have not been always in Arizona what has happened to Arizona when republi- cans have been put on guard over the welfare of the territory.
 Mr. Murphy always claimed that the IeFalizine of the Yavapia bonds was righteous aot, but on the stump four years ago. when he was g can- didate for congress. he stated that it was never his intention that the law which he passed shOuId make valid the Pima county bonds, but Pima county had to make good and pay the bonds all the same. whether Mr. Murphy So intended or not.
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FOR coUNctL-sTEvE RoEMER OF BENSON FOR ASSEMBLY N. E. BAILEY OF WACO, CHARLES LOWELL; ALFRED PAUL, OF DOUGLAS stERFF-STEWART HUNT OF Bis5EE. PROBATE JUDGE-FRANK GoODBoDY, TOMBSTONE. TREASURER-J. N GAINES, OF TOMBSTONE. REcoRDER-FRANK HARE OF TOMBSTONE. ATToRNEY-JOHN MCGOWAN, OF FOR sUPERVlsoR-c. A. TAYLOR, OF DOUGLAS; RIGGS,
  FOR COUNTY sURVEYoR-H. B. FRY OF TOMBSTONE. FOR SCHOOL sUPERlNTENDENT-ALLE HOWE, OF TOMB STONE.
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Celery Beauty Cult En- London

West End greengrocers have been
considerably astonished of late by a
prodigious demand which has suddenly
sprung up for celery.
The explanation is a curious one. A
large section of smart and pretty So
ciety women, together with an equally
large section who are not so conspicu-
GUS for their good looks, have created a
celery beauty cult.
Experts have declared that no drug
IN the world has the potency OF celery
for-produeing-a clear complexion and
bright eyes.
1t must be eaten raw, say the ex'
perts. 50
Itis not only beatiiier, according to
its devotees, but it promotes health IN
variovs ways, and also inspires energy
and good temper.-London Express.
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ID, of III, Reception

The reception which Mr.. and Mrs. A.
NJ Phelan rendered the members oil
the Degree OF Honor at their elegant
home on Wednesday night, Nov. "a,
put in eclipse anything in this line
which has ever been done before, and
probably surpasses anything that will
be attempted in the future. AS Mark
Twain said of Scotty Briggs funeral,
this event will be spoken of for all
time to come by way of comparison
with other and lesser events OF the
same kind.
The rooms were artistically and pro-
fusely decorated with the choices of cut
flowers, among which carnations and
roses predominated.
A we'll arranged program had been
prepared, and mid music and song the
hours did not lag. Indeed, so fast did
they fly that the hour of midnight ar
rived before the guests were aware OF
it. Mr.. and Mrs. Phelan are univers-
ally known as entertainers on an elab-
crate scale. The banquet was served
in the spacious parlors of the hostess.
The table has never been surpassed in
tasteful decorations and in the umber
of courses. The foods embraced every
thing obtainable. So great was the
spread that there was no need to serve
the last course. 1t was beyond the ca
pacity of mortal man. After the BAN
quet few songs were sung by the host
and his gracious wife, which was fol-
lowed by song and chorus in which
the entire company joined, after which
the company departed to their respect
i've homes wishing Mr.. Phelan and his
accomplished wife years of happiness
and prosperity. ~. " o. ~
The guests, among whom were the
following, are from the creme de. la
creme of Leavenworth society:
Mr.. and Mrs. Botsford, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerlick, Mr.. and Mrs. Goerger and
daue liter, Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs
Bloom and son, Mr.. and Mrs Glozier
Mrs. Martin, Miss w. Martin, Mrs
Shell, Mrs. Doyle, Mrs Walker
Messrs. John Laden, Luke Laden, Jas,
Buchonen, Tom Colyer, A. Sheridan, B.
johnson, Mrs. Del Mccoy and Mrs
Springer. ~,.- So j; 3 A'rf "h"i
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Tho Opening of the Opera Isar

Last Saturday night was set for the
opening of the Opera Bar. 1t passed with
hilarious eciat, as such events usually
do, with the exception that this one
was not married by personal difficulties
or disorders of any kind. A most
bountiful lilnchlwas spread, which in
Guided pig barbecued whole, crab and
shrimp salads and many 0thefl temps
ing morsels. --'c f"1i 7ilI
Many visitors, old friends of the pro-
prietors, from neighboring towns and
cities were in attendance, and all, it is
said, had right royal good time.
Every bibulously inclined friend of the
firm of Tholin & Smith, and even some
that were not 50 inclined, dropped in to
pay their respects and compliment the
firm for their enterprise in putting in
an establishment that is not exceeded
by any of its kind in the state: In
round figures ten thousand dollars were
put in the building and furniture.
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Town Improvement

Recently we mentioned the fact that
Gus Rjork. and Mr.. Brown had got busy
and built n sidewalk in front of the
Bjork block. Now it appears there are
others. Captain Mcdonald, with the
assistance of Doctor HoxseY as super
vising engineer, and H. M. and Jack
Smith as plain men-of-all-work, the
past week closed the long-existing gap
in the sidewalk between the postoftice
and the new opera house. The Mer-
camille Go, also closed the gap between
their store aud the City drug store, SO
that there is now a wide, substantial
walk from one end of the block to the
other. Mr.. Ralston also extended the
walk up to and opposite the Clifford
rooming house. Now if the Mercantile
company will put down a walk long
side of their building, the business por'
tion of the town will be pretty well Gov
cred with good sidewalks. Let the
work of town improvement go on. II
makes good impression on visitors
when they see us keeping up with the
spirit of the times
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DEED H. MAYAR. Editor and Proprietor.
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to California, and from Lake Superior
to the Cult of Mexico, and~ set it down
in the middle OF Siberia without touch
ing anywhere the boundaries of the
latter's territory; you can then take
Alaska and all the countries OF Europe,
with the exception of Russia, and fit
them into the remaining margin like
the pieces OF a dissected map. After
having accommodated all Of. the U. S.,
including Alaska, and the whole of
Europe, except Russia, you will still
have more than 100000 miles of Siber-
ian territory to spare. In other words,
you will still have unoccupied in Siberia
an area half as large again as the En-
pire of Germany. Success.
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The Pitcher Went 10 the Well and
Was Broken

There lives man in these parts
whose name might have been Brown,
Jones or Smith, but happens to he
Wilson who attended the Tholn &
Smith opening last Saturday night. He
has always been looked upon as a pat
tern of sobriety and correct habits. Mid
all the surroundings of free and easy
life on the frontier, where he has spent
the greater part of his years, he had
never fallen from grace. Or, II he ever
did, was on account of one of those
little slips that have occurred to the
very best OF men. and which are held
among the sterner sex not to count
against him.
Now, his wife has had the utmost
confidence in him, as the good wife
should have in her husband, but when
he got ready to go to town after the
evening meal she asked him, "are you
going to that opening" mo-" he re-
piled. II an going to town on little
business, but may drop in before
start home to see If any of the boys are
there, and bring them home ii | find
them.
His boys have long since passed the
knee brooches age, and would resent
the idea OF chaperon.
With the parting admonition from
his wife that the boys were all right,
but to keep awayfrom theepening him
self, he left. a'!'S Z.
In this relation we should state thai
this staid and heretofore proper citizen
lives between half and mile. from
town. His wife usually waits his re-
turn before retiring for the night, ano
as the hour was getting late, and the
BOYS were all at home, the good wife
was getting disturbed in her mind
She had read about the grand opening
and knowing something of the weak
ness of human nature and the tempta'
tions which affairs Of this kind present
with their appetising viands and &C
companying refreshments, she final,
decided she would send two Of the boy:
after their father.
1t is said they brought him home, too
but it was way along in the small hour:
lpfthe morning.
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a Children's Party

A very enjoyable time was had at the
home of Mrs. J. A. Martin last Satur-
day evening by as merry lot of chill
dren as ever met. They were the boy
and girl friends of Willie D. Martin,
who was hostess on this occasion, as
sisted by her mamma and Miss Bertha
Phelan. There is always the charm OF
the Unconventional about children's
party. There Is no affectation, no re-
strain. Every action is just the natural
act of child. 1t is a pity that when
these boys and girls grow mp that 50
much of the naturalness must give way
to affectat'on and shamming.
There was no eight but delicious
lunch" no elaborate spread" neither
did anybody hear the 'tables groan I'M
der the weight of good things" There
were no salads, gorgeous and indigesti-
BILE cakes. to put tho boys and girls out
Of action the next day, but there was
cake, lemonade and candy. just the
things. that boys and girls enjoy. And
then, TOO, they met nj sensible nour,
thoroughly enjoyed two hours and a
half OF fun and frollck, and went home
before the hour that their fathers and
mothers usually start to an entertain
ment. The following were present:
Harold Turner, George Dye, Fred
Botsford,; Sanay Olson, Clyde and
Verney Shoree.Julian Magyar, Charles
and Ls,msn Durand, Tommy Davis.
Roy Cassidy. Bertha Phelan, Myrtle
| Wall, Margaret Poage,' Elsie Ander-
son. Gurtic Hanssp, Phil lipina Bartz,
Airline Farmer, Maude Wall, Bessie
Walker. Laura Botsford, Minnie
Woldenberg, Rose Georger, Jessie
Hansen. Madilene Mccoy, .Loas Ruth
and Grace and Snoda Smith.
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The Leap Year Hall

The ladies OF this town will do the
handsome thing by their gentlemen
friends on Monday night, Dec. -
when they will give leap year ball, &c
which all the gentlemen are invited.
BY conforming to the rules it will not
cost gentlemen anything, but should
any inconsiderate gentleman ask a lady
to dance with him, or go out between
the acts after liquid refreshments be
will be fined % cents for every otfense.
A word to the wiss should BE- suffi-
cient.
The ladies purpose giving their gen.
tlemen. friends some points on conduct
ing ball. 5.4,-~~
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The size Of siberia.

We have recently heard several dis
cussions relative to the size of Siberia.
All who have studied geography know
that it is very large country, but very
few people realize the vast extent OF
the territory included within its bor-
ders. The following diagram by Geo.
KEENAN, gives one an exdellent idea OF
its size by this comparison.
You can take the whole of the
United Suites of" America, from Maine
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WATER FOR FIRE PURPOSES

Messrs.. Bloom, Bliss Bros.
and Geo. L. Hoppe and other
citizens received several sec
tions of hose for fire fighting
purposes this week, and on
Tuesday made a test of the
water pressure. A three-quar-
inch stream was easily thrown
on top of the Bloom building.
This is about as high a building
rs there is in the town. The
test demonstrated the great use
that the water and hose would
be in case of a fire. Within the
past ten days the water company
lave-=4aiitt airline of four inch
mains the entire length of Front
street.an put III four. fire hyd:
rants, each having, two connec;
tions, making in all eightstreams
of water that could be used in
the event of fire, provided there
was hose sufficient to reach to
it. This is an all important
matter and should receive the
attention of the property
owners.
r. There is an infinite source of
satisfaction in knowing that the
town is not entirely at the mercy
of the elements, as was the case
in the three disastrous fires last
spring, when we could only look
helplessly on and see the work
of years 60 up in smoke in a few
hours.
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The irrepressable people of
Wenatchee are agitating the
building of free wagon bridge
across the Columbia river at
that place. The advantage that
atbridge would be to the bust
ness men of Wenatchee is almost
incalculable. We trust the
movement will be crowned with
success. In "a scheme of this
kind they, ought to get some aid
from the state.aand the Great
Northern railroad company.
The state can we'll give $25. 900
to an enterprise that would be
of so much benefit to the people
Of central Washington, and the
railroad company, from selfish
interest, could afford to give the
freight charges on all material
needed.
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E. S. Gates, after several futile at
tempts, finally succeeded in catching a
train. and departed Sunday afternoon
for a visit TO his old home in the east, a
small town near Clinton, Iowa. the
beaming countenance Of Ernest will be
missed from the social realms OF Leav-
enworth for over a month. but what
will be our loss will be Cedar Rapids
gain. II the reports of Dame Runner
are to be credited, and the young pan
meets with the success he con,emp'at. s,
he will not returc alone.
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nerforming the ceremony.

Miss Searles is the daughter oil a
prominent resident of the Lake We
natchee locality, and is a charming
young lady. Mr.. Yocom is''a' young
man who has made his home about
Wepatchee for some time and is highly
spoken of by lhosewho are acquainted
with him. The Echo. extends the con-
gratalations that-.are customary on
such occasions and wishes Tor the
couple Just starting out in life the best
of good luck. .i = ss'1. ~ 'sss sl:s &.
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Now mind, we do not say he was un-
der the influence of anything stronger
than the glamour of grand opening.
The circumstance has not affected
his general standing and reputation in
the community, but his wife says her
confidence has received severe shock,
while the boys only smile as If it was g
GOOD Joke IN the old man,
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1904

Both Wenatchee and Cashmere
are in the throes of a. municipal
campaign. There has been
much caucusing and the result
will be from three to four tickets
in each town. May the best men
win is the only comment this
paper has to make.
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Mr.. Taylor Yocom of .Wenatchee and
and Miss Mabel Searles otLake Wenat-
chez were married at the Congrega-
gational parsonage last Wednesday,
Dec. !. at II o'clock, Rev. w. S. BiXby
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-02-05
JOHNSTON WANTS
ANOTHER TRIAL,
Case Appealed on q Pauper
Affidavit.
WAS GIVEN A LIFE SENTENCE.
But Files Bill of Exceptions and
Carries Case to Supreme Court
Johnston Killed Ledbetter at Negro
Dance Here Last Year.

A bill of exceptions has been fled in
the case of George Johnston, nnder
life sentence here for the murder of
Jim Ledbetter at a negro hopfest in
June last, and the Supreme court will
now review the testimony and decide
whether johnson gets new trial.
The case was tried in Superior court
here at the recent term.
Johnston was convicted of the murder
OF Ledbetter, the jury recommending
life imprisonment in lieu of the galIowe,
but now Johnston even scorns this
evidence of their liberality.
The case goes up on the usual pau
per affidavit and the clerks are now
busy copying the testimony
Johnston, it will be remembered,
shot Ledbetter at a negro fandango
because, it is said, the music sawed off
ere he finished the cotillion. The
usual gun practice ensued and was
followed by Ledbetter's faneral soon
thereafter, Johnston jumping the game.
After months Of search the fugitive
was located in st. Louis.
Chief Feagin went after Johnston
and he was brought back and declared
guilty of the murder of Led better after
a lengthy trial, Judge Littlejohn giving
him life sentence in the pen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-02-05
TRIPHAMMER LICK
WAS DELIVERED,
Bruin Punched Poor Taurus
Terribly.
COTTON TuMRLED TWO CENTS
Break Yesterday Was Unexpected
and Little Lambs Had Their Wool
CIipped-Market Down 223 from
Highest Level Reached.

A thuuderclap on bright May morn
ing never caused greater surprise than
did the tornado which swept the cotton
market yeste rday, coming as it did
when the little lambs, thinking the
storm over, were grazing again.
It fairly took their breath away, and
their ''f sece" with 1T.
All but the wise ones believed that
the thorough shakeout of the day pre-
vious had cleared the atmosphere and
put the market in healthy condition
for q still further advance.
Acting upon this belief rot a few
risked their coin on "the king" and
these wi wear seersucker suits next
winter unless their bank accounts can
stand the strain put upon it by the
tumble that followed
This came just at the close and
proved triphammer blow.
Wholly without warning the market
slumped a half hundred points at a
single clip. The news could scarcely
be credited, and the telegraph Offices
were asked to verify it
But it was only too true, and erst-
while besming countensnces lengthen-
ed visibly. It was horrible shock to
the youth who was flirting with May
for she gave them the marble heart,
the ICY stare and the frigid foot.
May went down the pike to the 10. 20
post, or a fall of 223 points in two days.
The fall was from II 40, the his he st
point of Tuesday.
And the highest point yet reached in
the recent bull campaign.
This means q sheer loss of $l1 per
bale in cotton values this week Yes
terdRy's terrific slump put quietus
upon the Americus market and trading
ceas ed almost entirely. Nobody wanted
cotton under such conditions, while
holders are hoping for reaction.
At some of the warehouses cotton
samples were raked from the sales to-
BILE and put away.
Somebody shot a JAP" was the
opinion of one prominent buyer, who
attributed the slump to q probable
declaration OF war. Bot the MelIican
man as we'll as the Jap got hurt yes
terday.