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Arizona republican., 1905-06-20
REPLY 10 KING OSCAR
The Storth;ng Adherex 10 les Aetioa
 Splitting the Peninsula.

Christiania. Norwas-. June 1s--Thr Storthing today adopted a reply to the long letter which King Oscar sent oit June IS to NJ. BerEer. its president in the form of an address 10 the king and the Swedish people The reply, while expressing the utmost good Will adheres to the action taken by the Storthing in dissolviug the union The text of this reply will be published to- morrow.
 A great meeting of repreSentatiNe3 of Swedish residents of Norway was held here today. IL adopted an Ina pressive address to King oscar. re- ouesting him to use every influence to
 secure a peaceful settlement. with a view of maintaining the friendly rela- tions of all the Scandinavian people
 The address points out that the Sweacs residing in Norway enjoy the best 1 treatment at the hands of the NoryNe- gian people. and says that the vast interstate interests involved demand an amicable adjustment of the differ | ences between the two countries It is believed here that am eNtrlor- | dinary session of the Riksdag, Co hc held on Wednesday next. June st. wti
 take action looking to the preVentiot'
 of a further rupture.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20
EARLY IN AUGUST.
The Japanese Conferees Will Reach
 Washington.

washington, June 19.-I<og)ro Taxa 1,i,.a Japanese minister, called at the White House today to inform the presi- dent that the Japanese plenipotentiar- ies would be able to reach Washing ton the first part of August if it was deemed desirable for them to be here by that time The personnel Of the mission has not yet been announced. When the president returned to the eX- ecutive office after receiving MT. Taka-
 hira he found Count Cassini. the Rus
 sian ambassador. awaiting him. The
 information brought by the minister was communicated to the ambassador, who is cabling his government tonight 4o find out when the Russian mission will arrive. When this is known 1t will be possible to decide upon the date for the conference, he general belleL Is that it VII convene about the middle of August. As it has been reiterated Tn i these dispatches Japan will not ask toI an armistice insisting that the initia- five must come from Russia. The oo- timistic reports of the last few days received in St. Petersburg from tho front have greatly raised the hopes o the Russians that land victory Is neal land the war party is opposed to th' sending of 9 request for an armlstic' at this time. Japan is not at all de
 sirous of temporary cessation or nos
 tilities. for between now and the De s-innine- of the rainy season in AuGus Ovama is expected to accomplish grea
 eoY,iever7ents in Manchuria. However
 after the pIeipotentiaries have been aD I Doiuted an informal discussion or a , arnistice will be resumed and in cas
 line president takes the initiative l |, suggesting d limited truce both belll s gerents will give the matter serlou . consideration.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20

terms of peace. according to an inter view had by the correspondent of the Novoe Vrcyma with a member of the Japanese embassy at Vienna, Will Drove to be more moderate than had been expected and will be based on the propositions made in the Japanese note on the eve of hostilitles, with the addl- ton of an indemnit! covering the cost of the war
 Japan will not insist upon humiliat- ing terms such as the cession of the island of Sakhalir, the disarmament or Vladivostok, or the limitation of Rus sia's naval rights in the Pacific but
 will insist upon guarantees against a renewal of the war for half cen tury at least.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20

It is of course well known to the and to the people general ly that the reclamation service has al ready expended and under it's present | undertakings will be required to eX- l pend from the reclamation fund an | amount of money many times in excess | of the part of the fund derived from the sale of the public lands within the ter ritory Section of the reclamation act provides that subject to the existence of feasible projects. the secretary or the interior shall expend the money derived in each state or territory within such state or territory, and the recla- nation fund has up to the present time been allotted in accordance with this provision of section g as governed by the proviso therein.
 The demand upon the fund for the construction of projects in the various states and territories is in excess ol the amounts available and it has there fore become necessary to scrutlnize with great care all propositions for ao- ditionaI expenditures.
 ] Another consideration of vital i'm portance is that the success of the re- cIamation project in Salt River valley
 depends upon the proper judicial deter
 mination of all vested rights to the use | of the waters of Salt River. Dy some means that shall be just to all inter ests, and conclude all claims. All the dealings of the reclamation service with
 the people of the valley and the Water Users association have been based up
 on this fundamental idea and the In terests of the government require proper adjustment of these rights be
 fore any new expenditures are under
 taken in the valley or any stored wa
 ter is furnished for irrigation.
 The question of the construction O.
 a permanent masonry diversion dan twill be investigated and the advisabil , tity of undertaking the work will b
 promptly determined after the neces sary preliminary investigations hay
 been concluded.
 , I suggest that you call upon the Wa ! ter Users association and tke people t
 take immediate steps for the adjust . ment of the existing water rights, l
 order that the government may pro 6 ceed without delay or uncertainty. F Very Truly Yours, + (Signed) F. H. NEW ELL, - Chief Engineer.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20
FIGHTING AT THE FRONT.
Linevitch Reports that He is Having
 the Best of it.

St. Petersburg. June 19.-General Linevitch under date of June IT, tele- graphed to the emperor as follows: From ? a. m. until a. m. on June It our force engaged in the neighborhood of Liao Yang Wopeng a Japanese force consisting of infantry and two batter ies of artillery which approached from the south to about five miles of Liao Yang Wopeng. Our detachment south ward checked the offensive movement and the Japanese retired.
 At about a. m. a turning move ment on ou~ left flank executed by battalion of Japanese infantry and three squadrons of cavalry was also reported. Our right flank was turned by q regiment of infantry, several squadrons Of cavalry and some aruI- i lcry. The commander of our detaeh- ment consequently was forced to eva cuate Liao Yang wopeng and the Jap auese infantry thirty squadrons of cav airy and four batteries of artillery 1 Three Japanese squadrOns occupied | Sinliaochen, but our detachment forced
 them to evacuate the place.
 At dawn today a company of Jap
 anese infantry resumed the offensive eastward of the railway but were dislodged Ecy detachment of volunteer l sharpshooters. According to reports | from Korea the enemy is advancing 1T
 the direction of Kongohen and Nun
 san
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20
NOthi rg AGditiUdI De yeIOped in Washington
AN AUGUST CONFERENCE
The Names of the PlenipOtentiaries not yet AnnCunced-Tke Reported Moderation of the Japanese Terms. Stro us,Russian Anti.PeaCe Party.

Washington, June 19.-Practically no new developments were observable to- day in the negotiations for peace be- tween Russia and Japan. President Roosevelt for a day or two has been deeply engrossed in other matters, ana {; while he has not for a moment lost 1 sight of the arrangements for bringing ! together the far easterl belligerents' he has realized fully that the next move in the great game of diplomacy now being played was to be made Dy the contending nations themselves That move is the selection of enVoys to represent them at the Washington conference.
 Both Minister Takahira of Japan and Ambassador Cassini of Russia called on the president this afternoon. Shortly before o'clock Minister Takahira drove to the White House and was re- ceived by the president in the Blue Boom. Hc. remained with the president for nearly a half an hour, but declined at the conclusion of the interview to discuss the nature of his conversation with him.
 Soon afterward Ambassador Cassini drove to the executive residence and was received by the president in his ot- flee. His call vas brief. As he was leaving he said that negotiations were moving freely. He added that he had not named the names of the Russian plenipotentiaries to the president and had not received from him the names of the Japanese plenipOtentiaries.
 While the same reserve that has hlth- erto characterized the personal eX- changes which have taken place was manifested about the interviews of Am bassador C;-ssini and Minister Taxa hira. it is known that they were no of great importance. Each of the d1plo matists presented to the president Of ficiaI advices from his government eX pressive of the satisfaction felt at botl St. Petersburg and TokiO over the SC lection of Washington as the seat O the peace conference. The presiden had already been advised by Ambassa dor Meyer at St. Petersburg. and Min ister Ciriscom at Tokio of the cordla feeling felt toward Washington aby-th Russian and Japanese government; The personal assurances of that feelln conveyed to him by the representative of both powers served simply to accen tuate the official advices received froi his government officials.
 Whether the conference VII actu ally sit in Washington or not has nc been determined of course, as that Is
 detail which will be left +" -N7 enVoJ themselves by their respective goVerr
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20

was being taken by condemnation pro- ceedings, and shall place a separate valuation upon each of the classes of property herein enumerated as one to seven inclusive and the aggregate val uation shall be as of the date of the report by said commission. It is un- derstood that this appraisement is to be made with a view of said property being taken over by the United States government as an integral part of the irrigation system for said valley if the government shall hereafter elect to do
 SO but that the government is in no way obligated to make said purchase. Respectfully submitted, SALT RIVER VALLEY WATEH
 USERS ASSOCIATION,
 By B. A. Fowler, President ARIZONA WATER CO.,,
 | By Hiram R. Steele, Vice President
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20
AS TO PRIORITIES.
D. C.,


 Mir. B. A. Fowler, President.
 Salt River Valley Water Users Assn
 Dear Sir: I am in receipt of yours of the 9th inst. in regard to the matter of the construction of a permanent mas onry dam for the purpose of d1verting the normal flow of the Salt river and also the water stored in the Roosevelt reservoir, into the canals on the north and south sides of the river to replace by a permanent structure the Arizona dam and the several smaller dams which have recently been washed out by the floods.
 I appreciate the urgency of the situ- ation as presented to the water users, and in considering this matter and de- ciding upon the course to be pursued by the reclamation service, 1t has been necessary to take into consideration a number of questions to which the attention of the Water Users association and the people in tFe Salt River valley should be specially called
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20
MR. HITcHcocK's LETTER.
Department of the Interior, Washington. D. C.. June 1, 'O5

Department of the Interior,
 Washington. D. C.. June 1, 'O5. MT. B. A. Fowler, President,
 $. R. V. w. '. Association,
 Sir; In a letter of the 23rd ultimo to the department you enclosed form of contract for the sale by ,he Arizona Water company of it's property to the Salt River Valley Water Users asso- ciation subject to my approval
 In answer you are informed that on consideration of the natter l have concluded that the interests of the gov ernment will be best subserved and the situation much simplified by the pur- chase of the property of the Arizona Water company directly by the United States. provided that such property can be acquired, including all outstanding i interests controlled by the company | for a satisfactory consideration l It is distinctly understood that this proposed action has no significance oI effect beyond the entertainment of the value of the property controlled by the Arizona Water company with a view tC such further action in the premises a. shall be deemed advisable.
 ! I will therefore on your request ant that of the Arizona Water company ap point a commission of three disinterest ed engineers or experts to appraise tn property of the Arizona Water com pany with the end in view as above SC forth. l have in a letter of today en closed to MT. Steele, vice president O the Arizona Water company, copy o this letter.
 Very Respectfully,
 CSigned) E. A. HITCHCOCK,
 Secretary.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20
CLASSES

In penmanship, typewriting' spelling and all English branches during the Special Summer Course of The Lam son Business College.
 You may begin any time and quit any time. Take a week or a month and pay for just what you get.
 Now is a good time to take your English course and prepare for the stcnographic or business course in the fall or for the teachers examination or college entrance. Sessions from S a. m. to F m. Positions guaranteed.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20
ANTI-PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
The Position of the Chicago Civic
 Federation.

Chicago. June 1S.-The civic fcder- ation of Chicago today adopted a spr- cial report mace by the executive committee, advising against municipal ownership. The report adopted com rnits the organization against either operation or ownership Of public utu- ities by the city. the reason given hs- ing that the city's operation of Chi- cago's water works system has nod been successful enough to warrant the belief that the city could successfully operate a street car system or otheE public utilities.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20
A BARGAIN: \

A BARGAIN: New brick cottage of four rooms and bath and frame kitchen on corner lot 1OOx13715; cellar city water both in house and around lawn; wired for electricity; large front porch and good bis attic with venulator' "ih- dows. doors and transoms well screen ed: good barn; very good fences and gates; no sick people. This is cosy home on south First avenue and cost s170O Everything is in very best con dition. For sale for S1S5O. Investigate this offer.
 RENNITT. 16 N. Center St.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20
JAPAN's TERMS.

The Principal item Guaranty Against
 Another War.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20
AeREEABLY ARRANGED.

Washington, June 1O- MT. B. A. Fowler,
 President of the s. R. V. w. U. A..
 Washington, D. C.
 Sir: The department is in receipt of a letter of June instant, signed by you as president of the Salt River Val ley Water Users association and by Hiram R. Steele, vice president of tnS Arizona Wate~ company, intended to be responsive to departmental letter of June 1st instant addressed to you. Tne contents of said letters have been care fully noted and after full considefa- ton of the same and Of the request therein that 1 appoint a commission or three di=interested engineers or experts to appraise certain property of the Art- zona Water Co. described in your said letter of the 7th instant, I hereby ap- prise you that such commission will be l appointed for the purpose named. This however with the distinct understand ling that the government will be under no obligation whatever to enter into negotiations for the purchase of the property to be appraised. It must be further distinctly and definitely under stood that if any purchase shall 9' made by the government it must oe O property as an entirety
 Very Respectfully,
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20

St. Petersburg. June 1s.-Japan's
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20

WANTED-Vacant lots within halI mile of Washington and Center streets. Will trade equity in a good brick house of six rooms for vacant property A good deal for some one. Pascoe, 1lO N. Center St.
Arizona republican., 1905-06-20

$50 per acre buys 70 acres fronting on ''enter street, if taken at once F. E. Pascoe, 11O north Center St. keai Estate, Loans and Insurance
The leader., 1905-02-18

After a very interesting and
successful session, the Mississippi
Head Camp Woodmen's Circle at
jackson adjourned, and the next
biennial session will be held at
Meridian in March, 1907. This
organization, which is composed
Of the wives and daughters of the
Woodmen of the World, hopes to
increase its membership within
the next two years from 800 to at
least $500, and an effort will be
made to reach the 5000 mark.
There are fortySsix local lodges of
the order in this State, all having
| Ifourishing membership. Miss
EstelIe Morgan, Of Scranton, was
leIected delegate to the Supreme
Head Camp, which holds its meet
ling at Chattanooga in May; Mrs.
j. N. Mccormick, Of Meridian,
alternate. The following officers
were elected to serve during the
ensuing two years; Mrs. A. Lee
Poe, McComb, Guardian; Mrs. Z
IG. Bennette, Meridian, Advisor;
| Mrs. j. E. Watts, Meridian,
| Clerk; Mrs. .. N. Mccormick
Meridian, Banker; Mrs. L. ".
Nipple, jackson, Magician; Mrs.
1 IA. Miller, McComb, Attendant.
The leader., 1905-02-18

the county convention and organ
ize and proceed as originally in
tended.
This is simple enough, and if
all of The county precincts are
well represented, will be aItogeth-
er practicable.
President Harvie Jordan has
been requested to send blanks for
compiling the statistics to the
Chancery Clerk of each county
and also to furnish to the various
newspapers published in each
county; should they fail to arrive
others must be substituted, as an
early canvass Of the farmers of
the county and the obtaining of
the desired statistics is aII-impor-
tant.
The leader., 1905-02-18
Taken BY the Enemy.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. Is. Miss
Anna Fitzhugh Lee, daughter of
General and Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee
and great-niece of General R. E.
Lee, was married today to Lieut..
Lewis Brown, Jr., of the Seventh
United States Cavalry. The mar
rage was celebrated in st. Pauls
Episcopal church. The bridal
party had as maid of honor Miss
Virginia Lee, younger sister of
the bride, and the beyy of brides
maids included society women of
Washington, Richmond and Nor
folk. Bishop A. NJ. Randolph
oficiated, assisted by the Rev.
Beverly D. Tucker. After the
ceremony a large reception was
held at the home of General Lee.
The leader., 1905-02-18
WORK OF THE COTTON GROWERS
CONVENTION TODAY.

] The Lincoln County Cotton
i Growers Convention, called to
meet at the Court House at 2 p.
m. today, promises to be well at
TENDED. Farmers, merchants,
bankers and professional men are
jail likewise interested in the sue
cess of the great movement to Sc
cure better prices for the South's
chief staple and safeguard the fu-
ture of the cotton industry; so all
are invited and expected to par
ticipate in today's meeting.
On account of the failure of the
1percinct meetings last Saturday
and the postponement of the coun-
lty convention from the 10th until
today, the Importance of today's
meeting is increased,
In their address lately publish
ed, Messrs. S. A. Witherspoon,
John McMartin and Walter Clark,
executive committeeman of the
Southern Cotton Association for
Mississippi, called upon the far
mers of each voting precinct to
meet on the 18th and organize by
electing a president, vice-presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer; to
appoint three delegates to the
county convention to meet at the
county site on the 18th, and to
collect the following statistics
from each farmer:
First-The number of acres
planted in cotton for the year
1904.
Second-The number of acres to
be planted for the year 1905.
Third-How much fertilizers
used on cotton for the year 1904
and the amount proposed to be
used for the year 1905.
The leader., 1905-02-18
Fire al Canton.

Canton, Feb. 15.-Canton was
visited by a very large fire last
night. The fire originated in the
store of G. L. Gross, on the south
side of the square and spread rap
idly. It is supposed that it caught
from a defective fiue. The fire.
men responded promptly to the
alarm, but were greatly handicap
ped by the fact that there was no
water pressure. The following
are the losses:
W. I. Priestly estate, building;
loss SIS, 900, insurance So, 1000.
w. j. Moseby' & Sons, drug
gists; loss $4,000, insurance,
So, 900.
c. L. Gross & Co., building;
loss, $4,000; insurance $500.
Same on stock; loss $50, 900, in
surance, $21, 900.
DR.. j, E. Frazier, loss $500; nc
insurance.
Prlestly q J1ggets, physicians
and surgeons; loss $50, covered.
Miss Eva Priestly, damage to
building, $500; fully covered.
E. & A. Hesdorffer, building,
loss $500, insurance $1,000;
same on stock, loss SIS, 900, insur-
ance $1,000.
F. L. Mansel, damage, $500;
fully covered.
The fire is one of the most dis
astrous that has visited Canton in
some years. The buildings will
be rebuilt, and the firms which
suffered are among the most sub
stantial in this section of the
State. The total loss sustained
reaches over $4,000.
The leader., 1905-02-18
Lincoln County Feud.

The case of William johnson VS..
State, from the Circuit Court of
Lincoln county, wherein appellant
was given d life sentence for aid
ing and abetting murder, was
affirmed. The case involves a
neighborhood feud in Lincoln
county which attracted considera-
BILE attention at the time on ac-
count of the cold -blooded charac-
ter of the crime.
A brother of the appellant, Will
liam johnson, had been killed by
a neighbor named Ed. Paxton,
and the evidence concIusively
showed that johnson, in order to
avenge the crime tried to hire a
man named Britt to kill Paxton.
Failing to do so he then employed
a man named Butler, who killed
Paxton and escaped from the
county, johnson furnishing him
with a change of clothing and
money with which to leave the
State. Justice Truly read the
opinion of the court stating that
the malice and motive for the
crime had been clearly shown and
that the evidence fully warranted
the verdict. jackson Evening
News.
Pursuant to the decision of
the Supreme Court, Sergeant
Dodds, of the Penitentiary, came
down Thursday and conveyed
johnson from the Lincoln county
jail to one Of the State farms. He
had been lying in jail here ever
since last May, pending the decis-
ion of his appeal. Need Butler,
the negro who killed Paxton at
Johnson's inssigation, escaped
from the penitentiary soon after
receiving his life sentence.
The leader., 1905-02-18

Fourth The number of bales
made for the year 1904.
Fifth Take the names Of all
persons who refuse to join this
Association and, as nearly as pos
sible, ascertain the number of
acres planted in cotton in 1904
and the number Of bales made by
each.
A membership fee of 25 cents
is charged each person, which is
to be paid over to the precinct
treasurer, and by him to be paid
to the county treasurer.
The business of the county con-
vention, which, according to the
address, was to have been on the
10th, is to elect a president, vice.
president, secretary and treasur-
or, and one delegate to the State
convention which meets in jack
son next Tuesday, Feb. 81.
One-half of the money turned
over to the county treasurer by
the precinct treasurer, is to be
forwarded by him to the treasurer
Of the State organization, and the
other half retained for county ex-
penses.
1t will be the business of those
who attend today's meeting to
carry out the above program in
all points except as to original
dates and the places appointed for
the holding of precinct meetings.
It has been well suggested that
before the meeting permanently
organizes, that the representatives
present from each voting precinct
in the county get together sepa-
rately and elect their officers as
above and also three delegates to
the county convention, and that
the delegates thus chosen shall
then constitute the members of
The leader., 1905-02-18
Price Still Upward.

The price of cotton shows an en-
couraging tendency upward still,
notwithstanding the adverse pro-
phecics of the bears. Prices
ranged from 1875 to 7.35 for spots
in Brookhaven yesterday. AS
high as 7.40 was paid for extra
fine samples.