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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-23
V'IR(i.I.lN.I.A
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IS Especial to The Times Dispat ch.)
RG. YA.,, March % n ev. ..
Cook, pastor of the BAPTIST Church at Ann
he rst, has ccepted n call to he pastorate of
tho laurel Hill Baptist Church in Augusta
county. He has been stationed X r. sAnherHtS
senly a ) ear but his congregatlon regret great
NEWPORT NEWS, VA.-sergeant 4 j. W.
Reynolds went to Richmond o-day,9 tc bring
back Nicholas Zaurdi. aged eighteen! years.
who lis wanted here for robbng his father OF
SIS and two pail Of shoes. u The warrant was
sworn out Monday by the elder Haurrlt e and
Detective Tominson made the arrest in
Richmond yesterday sias L. &
81 NORFOLK, V.A.--Tev. G.. Z. D. Parker, OF
Durham n Will come to Portsmouth n s.
the pastor. Of the Fourth. Street tsaMlstl
1;artists Church In Durham. for seven years,
ard the people there are surprised Mt his
resignation NJ 81 SHi K
I WINCH ESTER, Va. Earl ~ o. Rear AMI
sI.oring Cover the small children, and Norman.
Cooper, victims OF n supposed mad dog bite.
who nre now at a baltimore institute for
treatment, are believed to he out Of danger.
Many NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who believed q heir dogs
showed symptoms Of r,lbies have killed them.
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TO GRAND JURY
and DISCHARGED.
Young Man Makes Fortunate
Escape From Serious
Charge.
PATROL. !: AND ID: AMBULANCE IN 81 I; :;
Tie City Will Furnish Them
by Contract Instead Of
Owning Them.
PATROL j. AND AMBULANCE An ID !;
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Especial TO Tho Times Dispatch.)
pETERsBURG, VA. March 2. First
sent on to the grand jury and then dis
missed in tho Police Court was the for
2tunate procedure in tho case OF Forost
III. Smiley. The young man, who is from
North Carolina, was arrested yesterday
on tile charge Of stealing fortY-two dol
lars from o. G. Hayes. n seabcard Ale
Line engineer. III
Smiley wns suspected OF taking tho
money from, the person OF Hayes while
the latter was taking nap yesterday
at the Dunlop Street station of the Sew
board Air Line. The two men were UNI
known to each other Hayes went to
sleep with Smiley beside him, and on
awakcuing found that his roll was gone
Smiley was arrested soon Afterwards
and denied Having more than five or Six
dollars, but was searched and found 70
have thirty-fye dollars hidden IN his
sock. rs VA 5 5 ,s
g HIS testimony was contradic tory but
the Mayor reopened the case and dis
charged Smiley after a statement by
Hayes that he might have lost the money
through hole In his pocket. The money icy
swas returned to Hayes.
i5g BIG CONTRACT. 5
THE Finance and Police Committees o.
the Council have decided to recommend
the furnishing Of wagons by contract = or
patrol and ambulance purposes, instead cad "
purchasing such a vehicle. }s. # 81
Messrsa Wells and Bland have been p
pointed a committee to invite bids for Or
such ascontract. n HI a
It is reported that Congressman swan
son will coon visit Petersburg.
Tobacco sales are unusually rye at al.
the arehouses, and prices are well main '5 II
tained. s as$ Xxi S5S. II ii, Il,
81 a sacred concert BY Richmond musical
talent was greatly enjoyed by q, large
audience at High Street Methodist Epis-
copal Church last night. Another con-
cert will be given during May.
The Hebrew sheltering Aid Society gave
a handsome ball at Library Fla II last
night. ts q
The burial OF Mrs Fannie g. May
whose death occurred In r Roanoke yester'T7
day took place here this afternoon In
the Rod OF ssholom Cemetery. s.IS
Mrs. May was a former si '5 tllt3 sSo Of
Petersburg. g3s3 II hi 4;
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Eddv.-Kurtz.
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Especial to The Times- Dispatch.) II 81
WINCH HIST Err VA. March 22-Mlss
Katherine Graham Kuttz the youngest
daughter OF Captain George w. Kurt,
and Mr.. G. Vernon Eddy were quietly
married at o'clock this morning at the
residence Of tho bride on South Main
Street. in the presence of a few iinne-
date relatives ana Intimate friends. Rev.
DR.. James r. Graham. pastor emeritus
OF the Presbyterian Church. officiated.
There were no attendants. and after
the ceremony wedding breakfast was
served, after winchSthe young people took
tho. 9 o'clock train over the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad for an extended bridal
tour, The groom Is a son Of the late
Eddy Press, oft his city and Is prominent
4ly Identified with the various Masonic
organizations Of Winchester. The bride
is one OF the most attractive and charm
ing girls OF Winchester and Is the great
granddaughterSo Of Adam Kurtz, who, rs
q member OF tho famous Dutch Mess
marched with General Daniel Morgan to
the siege of Quebec in 177b. Her mother
was n Miss Clayton, q descendant OF the
distinguished family Of that narno. and
her FAT her}5w a capta under Stone
vail Jackson during the Civil War. and
is now president of tho Funeral pi-
rectors' a ssociation OF Virginia., and the
executive officer OF the State Board Of
lFillba ming. II III
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@ 5s THE VALUE OF CHARCOAL
Few people Know How Y seful 1T Is 4

Few People Know row lOserul s3it rs IN
Preserving Health and Beauty.
Nearly everybody knows :: that charcoal
IA tho sa fest and most efficient disinfec-
i,nnt and purifier In nature, but few
rra l,zc its8yalue when taken into the hui
ma = system for the same cleansing pur-
pose. q Z, u II ,sSs & Z.
< 4 IA E az 1T the better; II is not drug
at all, but simply absorbs the gases and
limpurities always present IN the stomach.
and intestines and carries them out 1T
the system. , IL
M Charcoal sweetens the breath after
smoking, drinking or after eating onions
and other olorous vegetables.
Charcoal effectually clears and improves
tho complexion, 1T whitens the teeth and
f,,rt ,erSncts as natural and cminently
safe cathartic. ls5 Gjg{ it
IN absorbs the injurious gases which col-
Loot In the stomach and bowels; 1t dis
infects the mouth and throat from the
poison of catarrh, III Ks S5 &,
All druggists sell charcoal In ono form
or another, but probably tho best char
coal and tho most for tho money is In
stuart's Charcoal Iozenges; they are COM
noscd OF the finest powdered Willow char
coal coal and aot her harmless tantiseptlcs in
tablet form or rather In the form of
large, pleasant tasting, lozenges. the
ain rcoal being mixed with honey.
6irhe daily use of these lozenges will
soo,, tell in a much improved condition
or tho general health, better complexion,
sWeoter breath and pure blood, and tho
beauty of At As, that no possible harm
can result from their continued use, but
n'the contrary. great benefit, III
"a A buffalo physician inGspeaking OF the
beneflts lof charcoal, says:i II advise Stu
All 4 \ Charcoal III .ozcnges to all patients
suffering from gas IN stomach and bowels,
md y to- clear the complexion ard purify
Tie the breath mouth and throat; also boz
iieye tho liver Is greatly benNtted by
tic daily use of them; they cost but
4 twenty five 4 cents y box at drug stores.
aration, yet / believe / get more and pet
tor charcoal III, stuart's Charcoal LoSenges
than III any OF the ordinary charcoal tab
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LICENSES REFUSED.
Young Man Inagines Himself -i1r 5',l
Spirit and Goes Insane. 8
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aOpl4 49, 1AbSA
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NEWPORT NEWS. VA, hlarcl, 20: e
Judge Tyler, in the Circuit Court OF 5Npa =
wick county to-day. refused TO sFa any
lcenses for saloons located along 5-t y y
waterfront just below Il this, city. TINS
n,ea ma that the saloons neares the WI va
terfront now will be those In the old Bar
1Iarborg district, at the foot; of Washing
The Judge granted only five licenses for
Bloodflcld, turning down nearly q do1en
applicants. ys3s &, y$3 " 7, u, !.
THE Anti-Saloon League made a tiGnt
against the granting OF any j censcsl N
The lower end of the county, claiming
that tho section was SnOt properly po-
llccd The Judge refused to make any
sweeping decision, however and took the
applications up one "a a time.
III Is understood that Policeman I.
Jones. Of this tcity, who has been so g
OF tho most active agents OF thei league
lis to be made chieftofS police OF Blood
field. This would be a terrible blow 9
the lIuuor element In that yictnlt as
we'll as to ting present authorities. .
A commission of. lunacy has adJudgcd
Simon y, Hershberg Insane, The young
man was arrested on the street several
DAYS ago and since that time he mas
been raying imagining himscl t to 4 be
spirit, Daniel Hershberg, Of the firm
Of Smoker and Hershhurg. of Norfolk,
is thc ,lrisoner's father lie says that
Ills son was at one time In tho asylum
ut Stnunton, having Injured himself by
violent bicycle riding. BE- # II !, fsl3
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-23
88.5 METHoDIsTsj MEET.
Baltimore Conference at Win
chester-Bishop Duncan Presides

Especial to The Times Dlspat ch.)
sa8 WINCHESTER. "a, March 22.--,r The
one hundred and twcnty-firs st Baltimore
Annual Con ference OF the Method list 5pis-ss
scopal Church, South, convened In Brad
dock Street Church this morning, with.
two hundred ministers and one hundred ed
lay delegates In attendance.
In{the a bsence of Bishop Wilson, ~ is
iii In Baltimore, Rev. Dr. Collins Denny.
or Nashville, Tenn, presided until i he
arrival at noon Of Bishop Wallace Dun Dun
can, of spartanburg, S. g. Bishop Can m
5dler, OF Georgia. was una BILE to como pc
Z ca use of illness an his family. AMI
81 Rev. DR.. Jarnes F.. Armstrong. OF Sa le11'
Va, was elected conference secretary for
the eighteenth term. Reports made by
various districts and uxillar SO ocie ties
showed satisfactory increases, and me.
conference organ. The Baltimore Sout ~. "
ern Methodist, nine months old mas Ia.
arly seven thousand subscribers RS. IS free
from debt. with over one thousand san dol
lars surplus. yii5l5
This session OF the ference vii see
( Z, !. NJ cha ngcs. as twenty-six ministers
have served the limited time. 4 81
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HIGH LICENSE TAX
ADVERSELY REPORTED !. /
ca ) IN.


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PETERSBURG, VA. March 2222-The'
Finance Committee will report nfayol'ta-
bly, to the Council on the proposed si IN
crease inFtile liquor license tax from, one
hundred and twenty-fivc dollars to five
hundred. This decision was made at q
three hour session this evening, when Inc
whole license tax ordinance from A to
u was carefully reviewed and the liquor
question especially discussed. H
The mayors other Recommendations
that, saloons be closed at 10 Q, clock and
women be riEidly excluded under penalty
OF arrest and fine, Will be considered Mt
another meeting. M 81 VII
These suggestions were contained in a
letter from the mayor TO the Board of
Aldermen at its last meeting.
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THE / FIRST WILLARD
CLUB IS. ORGANIZED II |. NJ .[:|!
Democrats Of Prince George
County Endorse His
Candidacy.
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Especial TO The Iimca-D Dispatch {s,55
CITY POINT. 81 "a. March THE!
Joseph Z. Willard Democratic Club Of
Prince George county. was formed at
prince George Courthouse last nj ht u VI
der the brightest prospects. with avery
large membership. Officers were cleo
as follows: Horace IL Smith, Of CITY
Point, chairman; Benjamin Fenner, OF
Prince George Court house. secret "a ". IN NJ g
club passed resolutions, pledging them
selves TO support Willard for Governor
OF Virginia In the primary this fall and
that each mainbcr Will use his in fluence
in his Interest and for the growth of the
club. They endorsed his plat form chi
bodyIng the use of convict la Dor on the
public roads. single text list SC lool books
higher ed,lcnton and be tier sen COL acii-l
tiles. The club proposes to have during
the campaf En spicn!cs and fish fries in the
different districts in the county. There
are no dues or fees.
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dist, Church here: Major w. S. EnnbreY
and w. II. W. p. Conway. delcga ties. have
CONC to Winchester, to attend. the Balli-
more Conference Of tho NJ. ~ Church.,
South. az Il sis
The property on Prussia Street. be-
Pittinan. was sold Mt auction here yes
torday and purchased by Mr.. j. Edwnrd
Tltnberlake. 4
Mcssrs W. j 4Brockman and a +. Har-
low. Of Louisa county left for West Vir-
ginia a few days ago to engage In railroad
contract work, and carried with them,
thirty laborers from that county.
Mr.. Thomas Murphy has sold to Or. w.
N. Cfinn, his farm known as Lee Hail.
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Rodgers-Rosser.
Special 10 rhs rImes. plspatet

~ Especial to The Times DIspatch.) y ne
LtjRAY, VA. March %. Mr.. Walter
N. Rod GERS of Leaksvillc, this county,
and MISS Maude Virginia Rosser. daugh-
ter Of ex-Sheriff{3W. II. Rosscr. of this
county, were married at tie home Of the
bride, In Luray, this evening ut go
o'clock. Rev wv. IL. II. Joyce, Of the
Methodist Church. Officiating. The at
5tendants were Mr.. j. NJ. 5Rosser a brother
of the bride, and Miss sudie Bumgartner:
of Washington, and Mrs. J. T. Tusing. Of
New Market, and Miss Olive Rosser. a
sister or tho bride. The couple left inl-5
mediately after the marriage for WASH.
Eington. where they will spend some time.
county. where they will reside. Miss
Iva r osser. the twelve-y ear-old sister OF
the bride, rendered the wedding march,.
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UNITED BRETHREN.
Too Unwell e Make Make his his
Annual Address.
4 to The Tlmes-D ispatcl,

(Spccial to The 'Times-i)lsPa..cc i ~,
~ ARRIsoSBIIRCi, A. March 22--Un g
h,inirct md sixth session Virginia Annual !
Conference limited Brethren In g hrs l, II 3Mel
y Rishop Mills. OF I'cnnsyl yania. read the
70 pc fx q
nnss from which he Is now recovering.
Y George p. Holt was elected secretary ;lIy
About scycnty-fivc ministers and dele
gates are present, DR.. Weekly. general
sshurch1 erection secretary. and Professor
SHoenslct principal Of Shenandoah a, In 4
siitutc, we're introduced. IVY. a. 3D.. Will
son was received 3into4membership from
Allegheny in conference
semitic Rev. j. y. Donovan Martinsburg,
Nv. Va, and TO Rev Ida Judy; !, Western,
Rev, Nv S. Rau, Elk Garden, w. Va,
who Is detained at home by affliction In,
4 + Piresdinyg Elder Gruver, Of Winchester
District and iHammnck, or Shenandoah
District presented rer2rts which We're
five hundred conversions on the district.
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Gray-Goodwiin. 4

ias Special 4 to The Times Dispatch. !.
Bethel Baptist Church, ut Paige. Ca ro-
line county, NJ iss Annie Goodwin daugh-
te.of w. p. Goodwin. was married to Mr..
James Long. past Or Of the church. Miss
Carrie Goodwin was maid Of honor and
Mr.. Henry " asilington best man. 81 d5 Il Il,
p M essrs. Clarence Goodwin. Robert WOOL
fork, 4 T.. N. Crittenden and Everett 6 ood-
Y win acted as lIshers.is 3 sS
q The bride and groom took the north
bound train forYg an extended northern
trip they will reside near Nvoodslane.
in this% co unty.s Ak ~ e 5f$Si
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Gave His Life for Others

Especial to The Times Dispa tch) III
ItSNCHBuRG. VA. March 22--The remains
5of Mr., u. w. Henson, son of Mr.. j. IIel,son,
holEes3of his father to-day for. burial Mr.
.1lcnsol..y who was thirty years OF age. was
one OF the, party OF rescuer's who lost his life
a. day or two ago In attcinptingSto rescue the
Sinirers who We're imprisoned by the explosion
IN the. Rash Run mine, West Virginia. and he
lost his If in the second xplosion in which
fourteen persons, Including Mr.. Henson, We're
Killed. sl 54 IL 49, 4 b 81 p . 5ifI
n TIE young n,an's parents are Frustrated with
grief over the sad end Of their son. 20
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Reid-:..Wea;yse:.r1.

Special 10 The Times Dispatch.) u Ei
Il FRONT ROYAL,s3 "A, March 22.-'rhe
marriage Of Miss Ella Weaver to Mr..
Mark e. Reid took place at the home
of the Bird on Blue Rid &c Avenue, last
eldest daughter OF the late M. Scott
Weaver. Mr. Reid is the eldest SON OF
Mr.. Walter Reid, OF " Belmont. {f 3; 59
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Mr.. White, Of Methodist Church.
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Hick1n.a;n-White,

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i5 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES .sYA., March o2,--ii
Mr.. H. S. HiGkman,S&of Baltimore, and
Miss Susie White. of Essex county; were
married recently at Upper Essex Baptist
Church, Rev j. I. .8 Haley officiating.
Z Miss Laura Carneal was the maid Of
honor. The couple will jreside in Baltimore
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INTERMONT AFIRE.
Roof Burned OFF the Kitchen
and Hotel Threatened.
Special 70 The Times Dlspatch.)

Especial 10 The Times Dlspntch.) z
VA, March 4 - "A ~ fire
caused considerable damage at the In
.tcrmont Hotel to-day about 2 o. clock. It
burned the roof off the kitchen and adj
1oihing rooms. For as&time&t the Whole
building seemed doomed, nut the eff
ficIent work of the fire company resulted
In saving the hotel. FL fFj 81 Il
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Alg;er-MeadoWs.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.) 5
i55S LURAY,f5VA., NJ arch 2222.---Mr. j ohm Alger,
of M adison county. and Miss Josie Mea.
Shenandoah 5District,Hsthis county, were
married at the home OF the BRIDE to-day.
Mr. and Mrs. Algers will reside In Madison.
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Thrift-Luttr

Special 10 The Times Dlspatch.)
FRED Az March l22 -
Mr.. Charles Thrift and Miss j ulia L.
sLuttrell. both of Richmond county, were
married last week Satee the resid ence. near
Il Farnham.S o Il Roy. * bert VIII hanson,
who performed the EcereInony. 55{{8
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Sykes-.-RaWle.s.

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NORFOLK. VA. 1arcf % Will lam II.
Sykes, aged .2s,i a merchant in Isle Of
Wight county, and Miss Lula May Rawles,y
Rawles, obtained a license to marry here
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MERRY HUNTERS
At MECK[ENBURG.

At M|ECk (, { |
~, Continued from First Page.)
the Mecklenburs,l}llo Hotel tonight for, fox
hunting week .55
me Mecklenburg Hounds, Colonel w. 4,
Hughes, NJ. FIJI. "
Ell Chase City Hounds, Ia NJ. Fettus, NJ
II. II, &.
B Henderson,, N. c., Hounds. Sidney T.
Cooper. M, r. FL
Norfolk Va. Hounds, DR. N, Jackson.
Boydton Hounds, Edwin OVERLY, M.
Il. II.
Deep Rim Hounds. George Cole Scott.
II Keswick Hounds, Allen Potts.
South Boston Hounds, II. w. Elan.
Lynchburg Hounds, DR.. r. w, Martin.
Danvillc Hounds. Judge a, NJ, aiken. #
& Chesterfield county Hounds, Mrs Y. g.
Moody. M H q d. ,ss.l Is ",
!. Wake Forest. N, c,, Hounds, Q, *.
Holding 5sI
& Buffalo, Va. Hounds, Matt Elan,
scottsville, Va, Hounds, NJ, D, Dunklcy,
The following packs Of hounds are in
the kennels tonight:
Il Tho Mecklenburg pack, "a.
IVY V1SIN'
Henderson pack, 6,$l II
&, Buffalo pack. IL, i
South Boston pack, 10.
d Raleigh, N. Ct, pack. 5.
.Roydton pack, So "
q Wake Forest pack. 70. M i5 1t
Scottshurg pack, fA
Making a total number of hounds ~
Kennel, 1856. 1t is said that N number Of
other packs will Join tho hunt on Friday,
Grand Ball, ssS n
IL Thursday night a grand hunt ball Will,
be held at I he Mecklenhurg Hotel, The
arrangements are In charge of that ever
popular gentleman, Colonel A. ", Ar
Cher, manager OF tho hotel.
THE patronesses Will che Mrs. II. 3.
Hartman. Mrs. Renjamin Icrump,S Mrs.
Archer. 81 81 . N
\ Dr, FLEMING, of I4ouishnrg, N, c.. and
Miss Morlng, ot Raleigh. viii lead he
german, @ E, u tp
Thursday morning ut s. o'clock the el,-
tire pack OF Il hundred and I hirty-one
hounds will he i taken out. mud II Is COLI
8ndontly expected that one or more foxfs
will BIO killed. 5!ss II Y " VI.
NJ A drag hunt will he held Thursday saf- s
Eteriloon near tho hnte !, so that the large
number. or ladies who have assemble
for heshunt ball will pc enabled to- en-
10y the sport ALLEN tie POTTS. sl : !,
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There's a distinc tiven1cs
srior to mary rcady-nnade
viidual,ty that suggests the I
and military effect Of the 81
form a collection that sanot
Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-27
CONNEXIONS AT PHOENIX.

This week several important conven- tions will assemble in Phoenix. Most prominent of these will be another big gathering of the Anu-JOint State, hood League. It is proposed also at this gathering to obtain the senti- ment of the delegates regarding the sentiment of their several counties rel ative to sending to Washington rep resentative body of Arizonans to pro- rest against the passage of the joint statehood bill This matter has been advised by several in the territory, and it is the expectation should Pres ident Adams of the Anti-Joint State hood League call for volunteers that no less than fifty to seventy-five of the prominent men of the territory would respond.
 During the week the Arizona Press Association will meet. and it is expect ed that this body will also speak in nc uncertain terms regarding the state hood question.
 The Arizona Cattle Growers Associ- ation will also hold convention dur ing the week, and taken all together, the capital city will be the center of interest from now until the first of rho r,nnth
Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-27
ARIZONA AND STATEHOOD.

The moral wrong of forcing two territories of the United States into an unwilling union as single state is so obvious that there is scarcely need to expatiate upon it. The pres -ent attitude of Arizona, opposing so obnoxious a coalition with New Mex ico. is fully justified by the facts of the situation, by precedent, and by common sense While it is true that the Constitution of the United States does not expressly forbid such un- ion of territories, the fact that jointure is almost unanimously opposed by the people most Sitally cOncerned-the inhabitants of Arizona-ought to de ter Congress from forcing union which would be a notorious and ob- jectionable mesalliance.
 The Guadaloupe-Hidalgo treaty pro vided in plain words that the people of the territory ceded should be lad mitted at the proper time (to be judged of by the Congress of the Un- ited States) to the enjoyment of all the rights of citizens of the United States, according to the principles of the Constitution" While this Ian guage of the treaty is not to be con- strued literally as a promise of sep arate statehood for Arizona, the Or ganic Act by which the territory of Arizona was created and it's bounddr- ies defined, which was peaaes by Con gress on February 24, 1863, jGuriEs 3 Lincoln's first administration. went further and provided that said gov ernment shall be maintained and eou- tinued until such time as She people residing in said territory shall apply for and obtain admission as q state, on an equal footing with the original states"
 This was assuredly a distinc', spe- cisc promise of ultimate statehood for the territory of Arizona, within the boundaries defined by the Organic Act. Although it is probably true that this specific promise, made by Congress in 1863, is not legally bind ing upon the present Congress. there is a moral obligation that it should be held sacred. Nothing was said in the Organic Act, nor in any official act or utterance until recent years, about joint statehood. The latter prOposi- ton is of very recent origin. It vas born of supposed political expediency without much reference to the quas- tions of right and justice
 There are thousands of reasons why the proposed amalganation of Arizona and New Mexico should not be con summated. Most of these are familiar in the West and have been presented in Washington. The vast extent of territory which the new state would cover, if formed, and the unwilling ness of the people of both territories to be united. should constitute, in themselves, sufficient reasons to de-