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Arizona republican., 1906-04-03
FREE FREIGHT.
On Food For the Starving of Japan

New York, April 2.-The latest ad- vices received from Japan have shown famine conditions in Sendai and the northern provinces to be so serious that the New York state Red Cross has determined to raise not only money, but food in this country for the relief of the starving Japanese This decision was reached a the meeting of the Japanese famine com mittee held today
 The committee decided to accept the offer of F. H. Hartman. president oI the Union Pacific and Southern Pa cific railroads, to transport 2,0O0 tons of food from any of the freight sta tions on his system to the Pacific coast and thence by the. Pacific Mail steamship line to the Red Cross of Japan.
Arizona republican., 1906-04-03
IOWA DEMOCRATS
 HAVE LOVE FEAST
Governor Folk Furnishes the Intel.
 lectual Pahulum.

Des Moines, April 2.-Governor Folk of Missouri was the chief speaker at the Jefferson banquet tonight under the auspices of the Iowa democratic club. Democrats of prominence from all parts of the state attended and the gathering was one of the most notable ever held in the state under the aus pices of this party.
 The banquet was preceded by an in- formal meeting of the members of the democratic state central committee but it was decided to take no action until after the republican state convention.
Arizona republican., 1906-04-03

in an automobile through Haverford, a suburb, today. E. O. Gowing was killed and his wife was so seriously injured that her death is expected. MT. Gowing failed to observe a rope that had been stretched across the road near a building operation. The ma chine ran into it, then swerved and crashed into a telegraph pole and up set, crushing its occupants. MT. Cow ing was formerly Philadelphia mana ger for Swift & Company.
Arizona republican., 1906-04-03
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
Bought a $25o.0oo Home in. Southern
 California.

Los Angeles. April 2.-The Express today says: John D. Rockefeller eX- poets to make his home in southern California. He has bought the Carme- lita property in Pasadena, for which it is said he paid $25O, 900, and has ar ranged to eXpend more before ne en- ters upon it's occupancy.
Arizona republican., 1906-04-03
NO JEWISH MAssAcREs.

Washington, April 2.-Baron ROsen, Russian ambassador. received a dis patch today from St. Petersburg an nouncing that the rumors of probable anti-Jewish uprisings in Russia are unfounded.
Arizona republican., 1906-04-03
A RAILWAY ELECTION.

New York. April 2-The ahnuaI meetings of the stockholders and di- rectors of the Panama railroad com pany were held today in this city Sse- retary Taft was present at both meet ings. T. P. ShOnts was re-eIecte,I president and John F. Stevens was elected vice president and general manager.
Arizona republican., 1906-04-03
FOR SALE

Ten acre ranch, miles east in aI- falfa and garden, good house. water ir Salt canal, $500.
 Four room brick dwelling with acre of ground. suburban, near car line, $500. Very cheap.
 Three lots with stone warehouse. First avenue and Madison strees, S6.00O. Snap.
 Seven room frame dwelling near car line, suburban, S17OO. Snap Bargains in beet, orange and desert land. Large and small tracts
 E. J. BENNITT Real Estate, Loans and Insurance,
 Surety Bonds.
 is and 18 Nc-th Center St
Arizona republican., 1906-04-03

council the $1.OOO license is expected to remain; otherwise it is believed the ordinance will be repealed and the old figure of $500 restored.
Arizona republican., 1906-04-03

A PHOENIX MAGICIAN Burbank's banished cactus s3ines; The world shouts, You've done
 srandly." But, 3hev~! That Donofrio Man Grows cactus that's pure candy.
Arizona republican., 1906-04-03
WEATHER TODAY.

Washington, April 2.-Forecast for Arizona: Fair Tuesday and Wednes- day.
Arizona republican., 1906-04-03
MIR. NEWELL'S WARNING

+ 4+++++4 + +
 Washington, D C., March 29- H. Kibbey Arizona
 
 letter has eived. havea in of already letter mp be crossing
 Very truly
 H.. NEWELL,
Arizona republican., 1906-04-03
AUTOMOBILE TRAGEDY.

Philadelphia. April s.-while riding
Arizona republican., 1906-04-03

FOR SALE-A six-roOm, new. mod ern brick dwelling on North Second avenue with bath. screen room, toilet, electric lights and gas. E. E. Pascoe, no North Cente" St.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
VAST COAL LAND PURCHASED.
Millions Behind Deal of Noted Rail
way Men.

SAN FRANCISCO February 12-E. H.
Hartman. Epes Randolph and their asso-
ciates, who are interested in an Arizona
and Colorado railway enterprise that will
eventually become a Southern Pacific
branch, have bought a vast coal land area
near Durango Col, and have just paid
down a part of the purchase price. 1t Is
said it will require 100000 to complete
the deal The Porter Fuel Company and
the Boston Coal and Fuel Company's coal
lands are included in the purchase, also
thousands of acres of adjoining coal lands
John Mcneil negotiated the deal for the
Hartman Randolph people.
Surveyors have been at work for months
past between Durango, Pueblo and Clifton.
Arizona. on the line of the Southern Pa
cihc. which means that the company pro-
poses to get into Pueblo for the benefit or
eastern traffic and for a share of the busi-
ness of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany. The Utah Coal and Fuel Company,
which is owned by Gould and other stock
holders of the Denver and Rio Grande
road, has also been buying coal lands
around Durango in competition with the
Hartman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
GOV. FOLKS TAX POSITION.
An Explicit Statement Issued at JEFF
ferson City

CHICAGO February PA dispatch to
the Record-Herald from jefferson City, No,
says: Governor Folk last night issued an
explicit statement of his convictions con-
cerning the abolition of personal taxes in
Missouri and the shifting of a large part
of the burden upon big corporations. He
Said
1T is asserted by some persons that the
removal of state taxes from personal prop
corporate monopolies the burden of gov
ernment, would benefit the rich at the ex-
pense of the poor.
ION the contrary, in proportion TO prop
erty, the personal property tax-and by
personal property Is not meant corporate
franchises and privileges-falls heaviest on
the poor and the honest
THE abolition of this tax and putting 1t
on corporate privileges cannot be 10 the
advantage of the rich as against the poor
for the poor man has no monopoly priv
ileges and no corporate holdings.
Every farmer under the present system
pays on every cow, horse and hog, every
widow or orphan whose estate must go
through the probate court must pay in full,
while too often the man of wealth, having
his personally in such shape it cannot be
reached, pays practically nothing.
Some persons object to corporations ana
real estate bearing the burdens of state
government. But the state gives to corpo-
rations which are artificial creatures of the
state, rights and privileges which the ordi
nary citizen does not enjoy, and 1t is only
iust that the state should receive full re-
turn in the way of revenue for the powers
graz ed -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
JiA M AICAN N EGROES
A REPUTATION OF MIR. BIGELOW'S
Ie STATEMENT.

The White House today gave out the
copy of g letter received by a New York
man few days ago from friend of his
on the isthrnus The letter is as follows
Just line to give you a little Item of
interest. Bigelow in his article in the In
dependent. stated that jamaican negroes
were leaving here by the hundreds on ac-
count of i'll treatment and not carrying out
the promises that had been made to them.
That the steamer that carried him from
Colon sailed with about 400 of these men.
That these would be followed by another
batch of 400, who could not get accomulo-
dations on his steamer This is the sub
stance of his statement and quoted from
memory.
up to about the 1st of December we had
a labor agent located in Jamaica, who paid
the passage of all negro laborers to the
isthmus. About that time, the Jamaican
government insisted that head tax of
about $500 each, be deposited for every
laborer leaving the island. This the COM
mission declined to do, and withdrew their
agent.
''On Sunday, the 2Sth instant, a Royal
Mail steamer arrived at Colon from Kings
ton, having on board $50 Jamaican ne
groes. These men had paid their own de-
posit and their own passage to Colon from
Kingston, Jamaica, and are, as a matter
of Fact. the returning laborers who went
home for the Christmas holidays on the
steamer referred to by Mr.. BigeloW, This,
in my opinion, speaks better than any argu-
ment as to the treatment of the jamaican
negroes, they returning at their own eX-
pense and paying head tax for the
privilege of returning. incidentally, on the
Both of this month 500 Colonrbians will
land on the 31st 500 Cubans, and on the
Sth of February 500 additional Cubans.
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MR.. ROOTS PRECAUTIONS.
Believes It Best to Be Prepared for
Trouble in China.

While not regarding an anti-foreign up
vis!ng in China as exactly imminent, Sec
retary Root is said to be convinced that it
Is his duty to pursue the course he has
already outlined for the protection OF
American life and property in China. He
has not hesitated to express that view to
his congressional callers and had occasion
to do so this morning. Advices from the
orient are disquieting from the fact that 1t
Is clearly established that the Chinese gov
ernment While not perhaps actually aiding
the development of this anti-foregn senti-
ment has, it is declared, not exerted itself
fully to prevent the spread of the anti
American boycott, notwiths tandin3 the pub
lication of numerous proclamations by the
great viceroys. Having that view, Mr..
Root will continue to urge upon the Presi-
dent and Secretary Taft the adoption of
proper military precautions to meet any
emergency that may arise.
Reports from officers returning from the
east are to the effect that the japanese
do not appear to be involved in this revival
of anti-foreign sentiment in China. There
encouraged the boycott movement, but it
is said they are likely to derive substantial
advantage from its spread, because the
Chinese must buy somewhere, and they
are likely to reap the benefit of the eXclu-
sion OF other foreign commodities.
United States troops are now en- route to
the islands. and 1t was stated at the War
Department today that the department
would be able to take care of them, and
would also have sufficient funds to provide
for the increased force in the Philippines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
QUITS THE WESTERN UNION.
Northern Telegraph Company to Inter
change With Postal.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BANGOR. Me-, February 12-March 1
the Northern Telegraph Company will dis
continue its business relations with the
Western Union and will interchange bust
ness with the Postal Company instead. The
Northern Telegraph Company's lines run
along the line of the Bangor and Aroos-
took and Northern Maine seaport railroads
+. w Cram is president of the company
and the stockholders are nearly Identical
with those most prominently concerned In
the Bangor and Aroostook railroad.
Mr.. Cram says that the relations of the
company with the Western Union have al
ways been harmonious but that their con-
tract with that company expires March l.
and 1t has been decided to make change
He also said he knew nothing of any pur-
chase or proposed purchase of the North
ern Company by the Postal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12

tricts Is assigned the primary cause OF
the famine, and when 1t is taken into con-
sideratton that rice forms the principle ar
ticle of diet for the Japanese people it Is
at once understood what serious matter
the failure Of crop means to the whole
people. A committee chosen by the foreign
community OF Sendai after investigation an
nounced that In a population of SS9.2T9 at
.least 10000 are In extreme distress with
no possibility of saving life without aid.
1t Is declared that the official statements
by the Toxic government reveal only in
part the terrible condition of the people IN
these provinces and the suffering they must
endure not only through the winter but
also through the spring months before new
crops are harvested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
TRYING TO SAVE CLIENT.
Counsel for Condemned Murderer to
Ask for Stay.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. February 12.-On be-
half Of William Williams. sentenced to be
hanged in the county jail here tonight for
murder, Attorney Clark announced today
that an application for stay of execu-
ton would be asked of Judge Lochren, in
the federal court at Minneapolis, based on
a writ of habeas corpus.
The application is TO enable counsel for
Williams TO submit affidavits to the United
States Supreme Court In an attempt to
show that Williams did not have his con-
stitutional rights at the trial before the
Ramsey county district court. An appli-
cation for a stay was refused by the chief
justice of the Minnesota supreme court
Saturday night. Williams was convicted
of numbering John Keller, q sxteen-year-
old boy. April 13 last yeAS.
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MUSICAL sHIvERs.
Declared Not Conducive to Preserving
Artistic Temperament.

CHICAGO, February 12.-Musical shivers,
such as accompany the villain stalk across
the stage, are not conduc I've to the pres
ervation of the artistic temperament The
psychological fact has been discovered by
the Musicians Union. As q balm 20 in
Jured nerves, accordingly the musicians
have voted to ash higher wages In those
theaters where the 'tremolo" nightly is
sues music supposed to produce cold thrills
The union took the question up for dis
cussion and it was the opinion that art
must he safeguarded at the. expense of the
box Office receipts
In eighteen playhouses where melodramas
hold forth, the protest will be fled by the
union within the next two days They
will be offered the alternative of getting
along with ordinary rag time or advanc-
Ing the players pay from $50 70 SIS a
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
MITCHELL WAS SILENT
DECLINED To COMMENT UPON
DoIAN's CAUsTIC UTERANCES

NEW YORK. February 12-John Mitchell,
president Of the United Mine Work
ers of America, who-is in this city TO con-
fer with the operators of the anthracite
mines. said today that he did not care to
discuss the statement given out by Presi-
dent Nolan of the Pittsburg district yester-
day. In this statement Dolan said that
President Mitchell was coming to New
York Ito ask the anthracite operators for
a contract which he has not the power to
enter into, as the national convention has
tied him hand and foot" He also attacked
President Mitchell's conduct of coal strikes
in the past, and declared that every strike
IN the soft coal regions under his leadership
had ended in failure.
What do you think of Patrick Dolans
attack on you before the Pittsburg
miners?" Mr.. Mitchell was asked today.
Il do not care to discuss Mr.. Dolan," was
the reply.
To all other questions Mr.. Mitchell made
81 iD1ila N
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RAILWAYS IN PHILIPPINES,
Bid for Lines in Negros, Panay and
Cebu Accepted.

The bid of Soloman & Co., Cornelius Van
derbilt, ]. G. White & Co.. all of New York,
Charles M. Swift Detroit, with whom are
associated the International Banking Cor
poratlon, III. R. Wilson and HeideIbach
lckelhefmer & Co, has been accepted by
the Philippine government for the conces-
sionary contracts or grants for the con-
strucdon. maintenance and operation of
railroads In the islands of Negros, Panay
and Cebu. Their bid provides for the full
government guarantee authorized by Con-
gress on per cent bonds for a period Of
thirty years on 95 per cent OF the cost of
construction. There were no other bids for
TIE grants for these islands. The lines on
Mgros and Panay viii aggregate one hun
dred miles each, and on Cebu ninety-flve
miles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
DANGEROUS SUSPECT HELD.
italian Arrested After Hard Fight
A Walking Arsenal.

by the police to be an agent of an Italian
secret society. was arrested after hard
fight In the yards Of the Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago railroad last night A
bottle of nitro-glycerine, a bomb six inches
long a double-edged stiletto a foot long
and six walls containing colorless liquids of
unknown composition, were taken from the
man before he was locked up. Three COM
panons of the Italian escaped
In addition to the collection of explosives
and liquids taken from the Italian he was
found to have five 500 confederate bills and
q saw. twelve inches long, made for the
purpose of cutting iron.
He gave his name as Frank Perigrin,
twenty-five years old He said he was from
Mississippi. According to the police he
limited that he was on mission and re-
ferred to the Malta Society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
Mr.. Montagna's Inquiry.

Considerable annoyance is expressed in
official circles at the erroneous reports cur.
rent regarding visit paid by Mr. Mon
tagna, the charge daffaires of the Italian
embassy. when he inquired whether Secre-
tary Root had any information regarding
the reported enactment OF law In HaIte
reducing the interest on Haitian bonds to
correspond with their depleted market
value. At no time In the conversation
which followed was there the slightest sug-
geston or intimatiqn regarding the irnplica-
ton of the United States In the matter. and
the statement is authorized that such re-
ports are without the slightest founda-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
LITTLE BENEFIT RESULTED.
Views Of Heads Of Departments on the
Extra Half Hour

OF great local interest are the answers
now being prepared by the heads of the
executive departments to an inquiry from
Senator Money of Mississippi as to the
workings of the existing order requiring
the government departments to be kept
open until 4:30 pm. each secular day. The
department heads in turn have called upon
theAheads "a the various bureaus for opin-
ions upon which to base their own reports,
and 1t is said to be the almost unanimous
expression that the extra half hour imposed
by the order upon the workers has not re-
suited in any profit to the government,
either in quantity of work or its quality,
there being indeed in many cases notable
falling off in the latter respect
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
DIED FROM FRACTURED SKULL
Colored Peoples Exhibit at the James
town Exposition.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NORFOLK, Va, February 12.-Zacha-
riah F. Lyon, aged ifty-four years, died
at ST. Vincent's Hospital today from a
fractured skull received as the result Of
falling from a high porch, the railing which
gave way with him. Lyon had recently had
one leg amputated. His body goes to Dur
ham. N. c.. for burial
j. c. Dancey. recorder of deeds at Wash
ington. d. c., is here today to assist the
colored people in their efforts to have q
creditable exhibit at the jamestown expo
sition.
Rev. DR.. w M Vines. called to the Bap-
tist Church in Charlotte. N. c., and told to
fix his salary. was today given an increase
by Freemason Street Baptist Church here
of from S3,ooo to $500 per year. He will
likely remain in Norfolk
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
Fatal Clash in Old servia.

BELGRADE, Servia, February PA
serious fight has occurred in Old Servia
between Turkish troops and two Servian
bands near the villages of Nikuan, Brago-
manzi and Chelopek. The Turks, who were
the attackers, lost forty men killed or
wounded The Seryians lost eighteen killed
or wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
CHAGRIN OVER DEFEAT.
British Liberal Has Alleged Bribery
in Recent Election.

LONDON, February IL. - Sir Francis
Henry Evans, liberal, recently defeated at
the Maidstone (kenD election. has petit
toned against tie return of the Marquis of
Londorderry,s son and her, Viscount Cas-
tlereagh, un!ontst alleging bribery and
other ilicgalities against the Castlereagh
agents. Lady Evans, who is a daughter of
the late Samuel Stevens, who was attorney
general Of New York, took part in her hus-
bands electoral campaign and is greatly
clsasrined at his defeat by the narrow ma
jority of 122.
About half a dozen petitions have been
lodged against other elections on similar
grounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
Hurried Call at Wilkesbarre.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, February 12-The
members of the anthracite miners scale
committee were hurriedly called together
today. but for what purpose was not given
out. On Saturday night it was stated that
the committee had finished its business
and would not meet again prior to the con-
ference between the miners officials and
coal operators, which takes place in New
York on Thursday. Todays secret ses-
sion, however, leads to the belief that
some important question arose which re-
quired the immediate attention of the COM
mittee. None of the officers would dis
cusS the meeting.
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Property Loss of 100000 in West Vir-
ginia Fire

CHARLESTON, ". Va, February T.
Daniel Leads was burned to death and a
loss of sG0,0G0 was caused today by a fire
which originated in a room In the Lewis
building at St. Adams, w Va. The Bap-
tist Church. the Lewis building and sew
eral stores were destroyed
st. Albans, a town of 1900 people, was
visited a few days ago by a fire that de-
stroyed most of the business section and
caused property loss estimated at over
$100 GsU
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PoPE's NEXT CoNsISToRY.
Audience at Vatican of Sigsbee's s
Sailors Arranged.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ROME, February 12-The date upon
which the next consistory will be held has
not yet been decided. but probably ii will
be earlier than has been expected. owing
to the recent death of several cardinals.
1t is likely that two French card nails will
be created, as of the present four one re-
sides in Rome and the others are octoge-
narianS.
Arrangements have been made at the
Vatican for the sailors of Rear Admiral
Sigsbee's squadron to be received by the
pope some time next week.
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CHILEAN ROAD 1NAUauRATED.
Line Shortens Time to Buenos Ayres
Six Hours

SANTIAGO. Chile, February 12.-The first
section of the Transandne railway was in
augurated today. The line reaches to the
foot of the Andes. where the tunnel begins.
The line will shorten the time to Buenos
Ayres by six hours The president and the
civil and military authorities We're present
at the inauguration ceremony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-12
DEATH or JOHN W. THOMAS.
President Of Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis Railroad.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, February 12.-Maj ].
John w. Thomas, president Of the Nash
ville Chattanooga and St. Louis railroad.
died at his home here today at the age of
seventy-six. He was a native of Nash
vile. and has been for years one of it's
most public-spirtted citizens. Heart failure
was the direct cause Of his death
He leaves a wife and one son. John w
Thomas, jr., who is general manager of the
Nashville. Chattanooga and st. Louis rail-
road.
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PRISON-MADE GOODS.
Bill Proposed In Virginia Legislature
for Designation.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, February 12-Delegate
Gaines of Norfolk today offered bill in
the house which requires that all goods
manufactured in the prisons of this state
or in the prisons of other states and Of
fered for sale in this state, shall be plain
ly marked ''prison-made goods" A penal
ty of $40 to $50 fine is provided for each
violation of the law
Senator Hobbs today offered an amend
ment to the constitution looking to the
election of members of the state senate
beginning with 1911, so that one-half shall
be chosen each two years.