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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-18
Michigan Lumber King Dead.

MUSKEGON, Mich, January 1S-William
H. MeKillip a prominent Michigan lumber
man. died last night. aged eighty-three
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-18
CARNEGIE TO HELP STUDENTS.
Fund Donated for Their Specific Assist
ance at Oberlin.

OBERLIN, Ohio, January 1s.-Oficials of
oberiin College expressed the belief today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-18

Mr.. B. H Warner, chairman OF the cor
mittee on civic organizations today dete
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he secured but five strike-outs is no reason that he did not have tine boys guessing all the time. He lost his game, but record of To is nothing to be ashamed of and the visitors can feel assured that the Clifton people will give them credit for be- ing ball players from the very first letter.
 Do you think he will make good? was the question asked about MT. Weisbecker before the game yester- day afternoon. Well, the boy came a long distance to show what he had under his sleeve. The balls he threw looked easy, but what a mystery they were when the Albuquerque boys swatted at the atmosphere. Weisbecker not only secured nine strike-outs and held them down to six hits, but he fielded his position well and led the team on hitting, his hit bringing in the winning run. With the addition of Weisbecker. Clifton now has three pitchers and when Clifton gets through with the visitors they will know that they have played ball.
 Those who want to see ball games should not fail to see the games Saturday and Sunday. The game now in progress between MorenCi and Albuquerque is a hot one. The fol- lowing is the record of Wednesdays 0ame.
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NEWS OF THE VALLEY.
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From our Regular Correspondent.
 Miss Maud Cochran is down from Morenci visiting friends.
 The irrepressible Tobe Lacy is now being entertained at the county jail.
 Judge Doan is expected here to- ward the end of the month to render his decision in the water cases tried last spring.
 Chas. F. Solomon will go to Phoe- nix on Saturday to attend a meeting of the territorial board of equaliza- tion. Mrs. Solomon will accompany him as far as Tucson.
 Sheriff Parks is advertising a big land sale for August 26th. The list includes farming land. ranches and town lots in all parts of the county upon which the taxes have been de- faulted.
 Solomonville is without protestant minister. Rev. Evans, of the Presby- terian church, has gone east for his vacation and Rev. Check, of the Methodist church, is sojourning tenn porarily in Prescott.
 Joseph Campbell, the well known attorney, is lying at the point of death from the effect of an overdose of chloral. Last Sunday afternoon MT. Campbell was suffering with a severe headache and took d dose of the drug to allay the pain. ReCeiv- ing no immediate relief he took the second and soon after the third dose and sank into stupOr from which he could not be aroused. Tuesday morning he was still unconscious, but showed some indications of reviving.
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THE board of equalization was created for the purpose of equalizing taxes throughout the territory, but so far it seems to have entirely neglected the business for which it was created. The ERA has repeat edly called attention to the dis Crepancy in the values of railroad property in the territory, and also as to the assessment of bank stocks and mortgages. In regard to the valua- tion of patented mining claims there seems to be even a greater dis crepancy, and as in all other cases the valuations in Graham county are much higher than in other counties. The minimum valuation of patented claims in Graham county has been placed at 5000, while in other coun- ties it ranges from Sl00 per claim to as high as $750, according to class. In Santa Cruz county the minimum is $500 per claim. In Yavapai county the minimum valuation is S750, with fractional claims at pro rata valuation. In Cochise county non- producing patented claims are valued at B per acre; producing but non dividend claims at $25 per acre; claims producing and paying divid- ends at $37.50 per acre. In Graham
 
 for full-sized patented claim, but the dividend paying mines are as- sessed at from Sl0,000 to S50,0OO, ac- cording to their output and value, while the same class of property in Cochise county is assessed at only $50, which presents a range of values in favor of the mine owners of CoChise county of from S9259 to S49, ,250. In Cochise county the patented mines numbering 634 are re- turned at 1896, ,965.48, while in Gra- ham county 234 patented mines are returned at $1,228, ,2S2.66. From this it will be seen that the mines of Graham county are being unjustly taxed in proportion to the mines of other counties in the territories | While it is possible that the terri torial board of equalization has not the power to appraise the value of | mines, it clearly comes within its province to equalize the taxes of mining property of the same class throughout the territory. Either the valuation on mines in Graham county should be reduced or the values of mining property in other counties should be increased so as to correspond with values in Graham county. With the values S placed on the properties of Cochise county it is little wonder that the agricuf- tural interests of the territory are making such a howl.
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THE NEW YORK WORLD.
Read Wherever the English Language is
 Spoken.

For the autumn season now at hand the most valuable paper to you will be the New York Thrice-a-Week World, because it offers you more at the price than any other paper pup lished anywhere in the world.
 This is a time of great events. We are having great wars, and other changes of stirring kind are occur ring both at home and abroad. The Thrice-a-Week World comes to you every other day, except Sunday, with all the news, fully, accurately and promptly told.
 The Thrice-a-Week World is fair in its political reports. You can get the truth from it's columns, whether you are republican or democrat, and that is what you want.
 The Thrice-a-Week World always has a serial story running, and it is always a first-class story by first class author. The Thrice-a-Week World publishes better fiction than any other newspaper in the United States. Special attention is also given to markets, and there are many other valuable features.
 THE THRICE-A-WEE WORLDS $ regular subscription price is only Sl per year, and this pays for 156 pa pers. We offer this unequaled news paper and the COPPER ERA together one year for $2.50.
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JERRY SIMPSON, who became fam Ous a few years ago as the 'sockless congressman" from Kansas, is now dying at his home near Roswell, N. M. Jerry Simpson was an honest man, and withal a man of brilliant parts. That "sockless" story, as a matter of fact, was a fake, and was put in circulation for the effect it would have on the boys at the forks of the creek. Jerry had socks-sev- eral pairs of them-and knew what they were for and how to put them on. After retiring from congress he located in New Mexico and engaged in ranChing. He tried to align him. self with the democrats of New Mex ico, but his populistic record was against him and they would have noth. ing to do with him in a political way, though as citizen he stood high in the community.
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BASE BALL.
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 The game last Sunday between Clifton and Morenci, which was ex- pected to be the best game of the season, resulted in a victory for Mo- renci by a score of 9-l. Merckle was in the box for Clifton and outside of the first inning he was not hit to amount to anything, but his support was unreasonably rotten. Hardly a man was in the game except the big Chief, who made some of the finest catches ever made behind the bat on the Clifton, diamond. Hughes, who covered the second bag, had an off day, and Longwell on short failed to make good. Dudley on first had an off day and did not field his position very we'll. With these three excep- tions the locals played we'll. Bruba- ker behind the bat and Ashley in the box for Morenci, played their part well and had things pretty much their own way. Support in the in- field and outtield was almost perfect and the few errors that were made cost nothing. It was only by a vic ious effort that Merckle scored from second base on line drive by Danen- hauer. Randolph walked away with the only home run of the day. O'Brien pulled down an impossible ball one inning that saved Clifton from SCOT ing. The chances are that the next time Merckle goes against the Mo- renci bunch he will make a much better showing. He is fine pitcher and there is no question about him making -pO0d.---
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COPPER IS steadily advancing in price, and from all reports it will continue to advance for some time. It has been predicted by no less authority than George Walker that it may go to IS, or possibly 20 cents a pound. The steady advance in the price of copper during the past year, together with the wonderful success of copper mining companies generally, has attracted the attention of capitalists everywhere, and copper investments are now in grant favor. An era of rapid development in cop per is now on. Already it's effect Is being felt even in this district. No doubt all of the newer companies, which have been idle for some time past, will soon find it an easy matter to place treasury stock and resume operations. Some good things are in store for the district in the near future. The ERA has always believed that the Clifton Morenci district would yet lead the world in the output of the red metal, and while it's development during the past two years was not as rapid as expected, it has, never theless, made a most wonderful show ing, and with prices now current on copper it's development will be much more rapid than ever before in its history. A real old time boom would not hurt this district, as it would be the means of bringing out number of big and permanent producers
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statement is unquestionably true. The valuation of the railroads was fixed by the territorial board. Some of the roads were assessed at a fair valuation, while others were simply ''let off for quarter or a half of what they should have been assessed. The Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma papers have not mentioned this fact even as matter of news. One of the Phoenix newspapers last week announced in apparent seriousness that the mining companies last year paid dividends amounting to S8,000,- 900 and paid taxes on only S1 ,000, ,000. The ERA does not know upon what amount the mining companies paid last year, but it does know that for many years past Graham county companies have returned more than Sl,000,000 in property for taxation. It has been stated by the Bisbee papers that the return of the Copper Queen for this year was more than S2,O00, ,000, while the returns of the other mining companies of that county certainly swelled the amount to at least S4,OOO,O0O. The mining companies of Graham county, through their mines, plants and stores, have returned S2,OOO,OOO, or almost one-half of the total taxable wealth of the county. In Yavapai the United Verde was raised by the board of supervisors from $500, ,0OO to S4,000, 900, which. with that of other mTu1ng companies of that section, will swell the total amount of the mining companies of that county to at least 5000, 900. This puts the total of the companies of three counties at about S11, 100000. When the other mining companies of the territory are added to the list it will be seen that the mining companies are paying at least one-third of the entire taxes of the territory, which is certainly a very fair showing. If the newspapers that are so anxious to assess the mining companies, would look around little they would find many other companies, and also individuals, that could stand raise on their property without an injustice being done them.
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MINING men of the territory gen. erally will be pleased to learn that the people of Bisbee have started a movement for the erection of suit able monument to mark the resting place>of the remains of George War ren, the discoverer of copper ore at Bisbee, and after whom the district was named. The movement is meet ing with popular favor and no doubt will result in raising a fund sufficient for the purDose
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THE Phoenix Enterprise is waging a red-hot war against the mining companies, and charging them with all sorts of crimes in the way of shirking taxes. The same paper, however, says that it is very difficult matter to arrive at a fair valuation of railroad property. It is a notice able fact that all of the newspapers that have been bowling against the mining companies have not had one word to say in regard to the valua- tions placed on the railroads by the territorial board of equalization, which is somewhat significant. If these newspapers are actuated by purely patriotic motives, and want to see all of the property of the ter ritory equally assessed, then why is it that they do not ask the board to rescind it's appraisement of the rail- roads, and place it at a figure more in keeping with other property valuations of the territory? John Birdno, assessor of Graham county, who is probably the best posted man on tax matters in the territory, re- gently asserted in his newspaper that the railroads and mining con- panies were now being assessed on parity as regards the values of their respective properties. And this
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MORENCI NEWS.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
 Miss Florence Paddock has taken a position in the D. c. store.
 The troop is expected home from the encampment next Saturday.
 Mrs. D. J. Kelly is expected home from Denver about the last of the month.
 Mrs. J. c. Ottman, of Metcalf. visited friends in Morenci the first of the week.
 The first dance of the fall season was held last Wednesday evening in the library.
 Miss Eva Guthrie has returned to her former position as nurse at the D. c. hospital.
 Mrs. V. P. Hastings left last Sat urday for a months visit with rela- tives in Denver.
 Miss Leila Stevenson left last Tues day morning to spend her vacation at Long Beach.
 Ray Thompson expects to leave for an extended mountain trip the last of the week.
 c. H. Hyde is in charge of the Morenci Hotel during the absence of MdndScI. MCOOuiSlS WILL LuC IIOOp
 Archie Merrill, formerly of Mo- renci, but now of Solomonville, was in camp last Saturday calling on old friends.
 Miss Helen Oberer returned to Metcalf last Friday, after two weeks visit with her cousin, Mrs. J. H. Puckett.
 Miss M. Longberg. who has been nursing at the D. c. hospital for some months past, left last Sunday for her home in California.
 O. J. Carlson, the D. c. Co.'S hust- ling mason, ran a nail in his foot while working at the concentrator last Friday and was laid up for a couple of days.
 Jack Farrell has finished his pipe laying contract with the water com pany and is now in charge of the construction work on the addition to the D. c. Co.'S. gas plant.
 Fred Herbst, superintendent of the Warden & Allen Co.,, left for Mil waukee last Saturday, after several weeks spent in overseeing the erec- tion of the steel work for the D. C.. conCentrator.
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THE statement has been made au- thoritatively by the New Mexico newspapers that the Santa Fe rail road will be extended west from Sil. yer City to a connection with the Santa Fe, Prescott & Phoenix, which is now building up the Gila Valley from Dudleyville. If there is any foundation to this statement there can be no doubt that the road will follow the Gila river through the en- tire Gila Valley. A large number of men and teams are now at work near Dudleyville, and it will not be long until work will be commenced from Silver City westward.
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IN A suit brought by J. c. Callahan against the board of supervisors of Cochise county, Judge Doan rem dered a verdict for the defendant. Callahan was serving as under sher- if, and brought the action against the county for salary of S75 per month as jail guard. The decision was to the effect that no under sher- if or deputy could receive remunera- tion as a jail guard at the same time he was performing other duties.
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SANTA FE county. New N

SANTA FE county, New Mexico, may be placed in the hands of a re- ceiver pending the settlement of an indebtedness to bondholders for a sum amounting to S1,OOO,OOO. The bonds were voted in the early sos to aid in the construction of railroads into the. town of Santa Fe. In New Mexico the territory is not responsi- ble for the indebtedness of the coun- ties, hence it is only the county of Santa Fe and not the territory that is responsible for this huge debt. The total taxable wealth of the county is less than S2,OOO,OOO, hence it is not possible for the county to ever pay off its indebtedness.
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GOVERNOR KIBBEY has offered a reward of $500 for the arrest and con viction of the parties who murdered Sam Plunkett and E. E. Kennedy in Gila county two weeks ago. Gila Co. also offers a reward of S200 for the same purpose, which a week later was increased to $55O, the latter amount having been offered by relatives of deceased. The murder was of a most reyolting and brutal nature.
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DISBURSEMENT.
THE Salton sea continues to expand
RECEIPTS.

THE Salton sea continues to expand until it now covers an area of fifty by twenty miles. It is estimated that ninety per cent. ot the waters of the Colorado river are now flowing into the great Salton basin. The s. P. railroad has been compelled to aban- don it's old roadbed, and is now operating trains on a ''shoo fly" which skirts the edge of the newly formed sea. Many people are of the opinion that the sea has come to stay, but the railroad officials still maintain that they will yet be able to shut off the inflow of water, after which the sea will gradually be ab- sorbed by evaporation. The forma- tion of an immense inland sea would no doubt have most beneficial eff feet on the climatic condition of the entire southwestern country. It is claimed that the temperature of the country near the present sea has been materially benefited during the present season. Should the sea con- tinue to increase in size the changed conditions would be far reaching.
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NEW ORLEANS is having an ex- perience with the yellow peril. The city authorities have given up hope of being able to handle the situation. and the general government has undertaken the herculeanean task of stamping out the disease. The city is quarantined from all directions, and it is certainly to be hoped that the dis ease can be confined to the city. The whole country sympathizes with the city in her great misfortune.
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Notice 10 Creditors.

Estate of Robert B. Clark, de ceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned. administrator of the estate of Robert B. Clark, de- ceased, to the creditors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them, with the necessary vouchers, within four months after the first publication of this notice. to the said administrator at his place of business, for that pur- pose, to wit: At the law office of F. B. Laine, in Clifton, County of Gra- ham, Territory of Arizona.
 Dated this May Ist, A. D. 1905.
 ISAAC N. STEVENS.
 Administrator.
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A sad story has been going the rounds ot the newspapers which may suggest things to some minds. A man was left by his family, who went away for the summer, and his only compan- ion was a parrot. When the family returned in the fall one of the ladies said to the parrot: "Has poor polly been lonesome?" To which poor polly replied; "Give me stack of whites.''
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DOES the Stafford Journal wish the people to infer from an editorial which appeared in its last issue that it is in favor of joint statehood, or should the inference be drawn that it
 is opposed to statehood in any form?
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MoRENCI 7-ALBUQUERoUE 3.

In one of the most interesting and fastest games of the season last Tues day afternoon Morenci walked away with the crack Albuquerque. team to the tune of 7-3. As predicted by the ERA, the Morenci boys were in the game from the start and by their perfect fielding and good hitting se
 cured another victory of which they can we'll feel proud. The field work of the Albuquerque Browns could not have been improved upon very much, but their hitting was poor, five of their best batters striking out in the first three innings. Gallegos was in the box for the Browns and Lyons caught, and outside of one bad throw to third and a dropped foul Lyons had a clear record. GallegoS is fast pitcher and has magnificent curves and perfect control, but de- spite this fact Randolph put one over the left field fence and Rankin sent one over center field fence with two men on base. Billy O'Brien pitched and Brubaker caught, and as usual, these two cracks delivered the good: by the bushel in every stage of the game. In the fourth, however, two Browns got on bases and then Weid- man landed a homer to right field, tieing the score-3-3. In the sixth Morenci made four runs, which gave them easy sailing to the end. The field work on the Morenci side could not have been improved on in any manner. Hedrick made the only un- fair play of the day when he ran into the Albuquerque second baSeman in order to prevent possible double. Pollard umpired the game in his usual commanding manner and kept the game clear of all rag chewing, which was thoroughly appreciated by the spectators in the grandstand. The attendance was good and the people felt satisfied that they had received their moneys worth. The following is the score by innings:
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SUMMARY.

Earned runs, Clifton l two base hits, Meyers, Maher; three base hit, Williams; lb. on balls, off Weisbecker 1, off Weidman 2; struck out by Weisbecker g; by Weldman ,: leit on bases. Clifton :, -Albq. :; doubles, Clifton l, Albq. ?; passed balls, Lyon 2.
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DR. RIGGS, of Stamford, Conn.,, has discovered a cure for lockjaw, which in technical terms is referred to as tetanus.
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POSITION WANTED-In mine by man experienced in assaying, survey ing, bookkeeping and superintend- ing. Exceptional references. s. F. Shaw, Phoenix, Arizona.
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ARIzoNA'S first territorial fair, which will be held at Phoenix in December, promises to be a hummer.
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Cromb & Shannon continue to han dle the choicest range and refriger- ated meats. Telephone 2S.
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