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Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30

reach to disarm him, fred second
shot, piercing hiAown body in the re-
gion Of the hkart, from which he
died almost instantly.
Besides the bartender, McGrath and
Huck, there were only one or two other
eycwitnesses to the tragedy.
sheriff Lowry was Immediately mott.
fed after the occurrence, repairing to
the scene on the early morning train.
A coroner's jury WAS impanellcd during
the day, which returned q verdict Of
suicide in accordance with the facts
above stated.
The deceased, before leaving FOR
Humboldt n short time since, had
been resident Of this city at various
times during the past few years. lie
worked for short time in Fred
Refs barber shop ON Cortcz street,
and later went into business on his
own account In the Scopcl block, and
was generally considered n good barber.
lie was n man Of m exceptionally ge-
NAL disposition, generous TO fault,
and his friends here were surprised 10
hear Of his rash act, for which there
is practically no cause assigned.
His remains were taken in charge by
=. Nevin, the undertaken, aud brought
TO this city for burial.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30
FIRE DESTROYS HOME Of
GEORGE BARNES 1t
CROWN KING

Late on Thursday evening last the
residence 81 George 7. Barnes M
Crown King was destroyed by IRE,
the cause of which - unknown. The
entire building with 10 contents wis
wiped out ~ existence, aud II was only
through the prompt and sironnous ~.
forts Of the neighbom that tho hamos
were kept from spreading to tho al
Joining huildiugs and the store Of tho
Crown King Mines comrany in tho
immediate vicinity
Fortunately, no lives were lost h.
could not Nc learned ni lnio hour
last cyeWnR whether the hos was soy
cred Nv Insurance
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30
LEADING REBEL
IS REPORTED
ALIVE

MANILA, May 25-Datto Ali. the
leading Mindsnso ipsurgent, who was
reported killed in October last, II
declared on good authority TO be still
alive. II ~ said that he In now with
the Dattos Enok and Mopak, organic
ing nm insuSseetion, buying rides and
ammunition. The Sultan Of Ganassi
confirms this report, and declares that
he has communicated with Ali, who
escaped desperately wounded, rolled In
mosquito netting. while a man re-
sembling Ali was buried by the sol
diers.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30
DEMENTED MAN
SHOOTS HIMSELF
After T akins Three Shots at Man In
A Humboldt. Saloon. Teddy Huck. A
Barber, Turns the Pistol on Himself
With FaSarR Result.
His mind evidently unbalanced from

His mind evidently unbalanced from
an overdose Of morphine, Teddy Huck
after being pkened from a ambe,
Friday morning after 3 o'c in
q saloon at Humboldt, shot ma kill.
ed himself after firing three shots from
q revolver ut a man named McGrath,
who escaped with slight injuries.
II appears that about the time men.
TONED, Mr.. McGrath, who was return.
ing homo from his worksssalksd into
the place, and noticing Teddy asleep in
n chair, reused him from his slumbera
in n joking why, at the same time ask.
ing him for some medicine.
Huck rs soon as he arose, drew a
pistol ind commenced shooting at Me.
Grath, firing three shots Mt him, one
striking in the Aeshy part Of the
thumb Of the left hand, the other graz
ing the upper portion Of his chest, and
the third shot going wide Of its mark
McGrath, IL seems, while lluck was
shooting nj him, was busily engaged In
lodging the bullets, and in an effort t.
escape fell over u chair near the piano
stand. Seeing McGrath fall, and be
lieving that he had killed him. Huch
turned the weapon upon himself, and
Cred n shot through his stomach, and
before the bartender Of the place could
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30
HIRED SOLELY
To KILL OFF
RIVALS

CLEvELAD, May 25-Georgc L..
Lane, nm employee Of the STANDARD Oil
company previous TO 1901, testified nj
the Interstate Commerce commission q
hearing this afternoon that his business
for several years for the Standard was
to drive out independent dealers, and
kill them OF, and he was told that II
he could not do the job, somebody
else would be sent TO put the Stand.
ards competitors out Of business.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30
VERDICT OF ACQuIrrAL

The jury in the case Of Joe Goodwin
charged with criminal assault, brought
in verdict Of acquittsl yesterday NJ.
ternoon, after being out for twenty
minutes. II is understood that the
jury was led 10 believe that the pro.
Sccution Of the defendant was prompted
by family differences.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30
NEW ROAD IN ARIZONA.

The directors and chief holders OF
the Lake Superior and Arizona Mining
company of Arizona, all prominent cop
per country men. have organized the
Arizona Mining Railway company, for
the purpose Of connecting the mine nj
Superior, A. r.. with the ella Valley
Globe and Northern. The company Is
organized for ffiy years, and is capt.
allied Mt 100000. II IL estimated
that amount will he the actual cost 81
the construction aud equipment Tho
articles Of Incorporation have been filed
AT Florence. A. r.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30
INDICTMENTS FOUND
IN FERTILIZER TRUST

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May rs The
grand Jury of fhe United States cir
cult court, which has been investigat
ing the alleged fertilizer trust for the
past four weeks, today returned in
dicimen,s against eight manufacturers
OF fertilizers.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30
CRIMINALS PAY
THE DEATH
PENALTY

RATION, n. NJ, May e5-- David Ar.
guello, white man, and John Med.
lock, a black, we're hanged In the jail
yard today. Arguello shot Deputy
Sheriff Garcia, who sought 20 arrest
him for the murder Of Mrs. Dasaart.
The negro killed n coIored woman
with whom he was living AT Gardner
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30
CASES THAT ENGAGED THE AT
rENTIoN OF THE COURT.
From Thursdays DAILY

(From Thursdays Daily
Judge X. T. sloan yesterday sentenc.
ei A. T. Mcsdu, who was recently
convicted of m assault upon Il. T..
Wheeler, the Wagner merchant, to
serve sixty days Mt hard labor in the
county jail.
Oias Case ON Trial.
The ease of the territory versus
James X. Sia~, who IL charged with
cmbezzlement while serving as under
sheriff during the administration Of
J. ]. Roberts, M sheriff, occupied the
attention of the court yesterday for
the entire portion Of the day, almost NIL
Of the evidences on the part Of the pro
seeution being submitted before the
court adjourned. Outside Of the ties
tipony submitted mt the trial Of the
accused ut the November term OF the
court, nothing Of startling nature
was DISCLOSED.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30

LOST A DARK CHESTNUT sOR
rel mare, light tail and mauc,
branded I'M (comhincd), WHEN last
seen wins wearing u now leather hal.
ter; anyone recovering same or civ
ing Information leading 10 recovery
will be rewarded AZ Fashion stables
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30

The journal Miner stands up for
Prescott aud Yaynpai county
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30
Case for Today.

In the afternoon n jury was impnn
elled In the ease Of the territory
against j. j. Clark and !, y. Carter
the hearing Of the ease Ia be eontin
ned this morning This ease is on'
on the charge Of assault over some Ia
Dor troulle IN the town Of jerome.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-05-30

The entire forenoon session Of the
district court was yesterday spent In
the hearing Of the evidence for the
defesse, and the arguments Of counsel
in the Siss ease, the ssatter going into
the hands OF the jury about O'Clock,
which after 10 minsies' deliberation
returned . verdict Of guilty Of EN-
be,zlenenf rs charged in the indict-
ment.
After the verdict was announced ana
the jury discharged, the district attor'
ney moved that the court mise the bond
Of defendant 10 the sum o. t2,500, In
default Of which !. X. Sias was placed
in the county Jail. lie already had
n cash bond Of Ai,700 for his appear
snce on two charges, but this was not
thought 90 be sufficient by the prose
cutting officers after the verdict was
rendered.
II IN said that the ease will be MP
pealc,f to the Supreme Court.
ras> fov TODAY
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-14

St. Petersburg, June la.--Such
shrewd judges Of the situation here
as Prof. MiIukoff. leader Of the con.
stitutionaI democrats, are growing
pessimistic daily. Radical elements
In the lower house Of parliament are
getting more and more out Of hani,
and events In the interior are march
ing so rapidly that people almost
doubt whether the surrender of the
government to the demand Of the re-
sponsible ministry would not now
come too late. Leaders consequently
are preparing for eventuaIities. This
authority of parliament Is growing
constantly in the country. and II the
extreme elements can be held m
check a little longer, leaders hope
that when the crisis comes the gov
ernment will realize the futility Of
resistance. On the other hand the
Agrarian movement which lie now en-
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-14
uncle OF PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT IS dead
Attorney and Newspaper Man,
He Was Prominent in Politics
For Many Years.

sayyille, l.. L.. June ~. Robert u,
Roosevelt. uncle of President Roose-
welt. died early today. He has heen III
for several months
Was q Dersecfs.. .....,. =
Roosevelt was sessssts.sis years oid
He was lifelong democrat. He prac'
ticed law for twenty years retiring In
1871 TO devote himself To literature
and state craft. For several years he
was editor Of the New York Citizen
an alderman In New York City and q
member Of congress from 1885
chairman Of the executive committed
uf seventy In the fight against th'
Tweed ring. United States minister
to the Netherlands. 1sss-a0 and was
treasurer Of the national committee
at the time of Cleveland's second elec
tion.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-14
RUSSIAN LEADERS FEAR ~.
GOVERNMENT WON'T HOLD

tending In all directions. threatens
the parliament as well as the govern
ment and IL is increasingly manifest
that the troops which come from the
villages are siding with the peasants
from whom they were recruited.
cossacks Repining.
Even the Cossacks are bginning e
rebel against the odious work Of hold
ing the people In subsection. A Cos
sack member of the lower house
claims to have received a thousand
letters from cossack soldiers sayins
they are tired Of playing the role
Of oppressers Of the people and add
Ing that the time honored name Cos
sack" formerly synonymous will
brave protectors 81 the colnts.
AGAINST ravages Of the savage hordes
on the border lands. n now anathe
matized and they desire To right ths
wrongs they have been compelled z
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-14
STRANGE FATALITY ON
GOVT. rifle RANGE
z -
~ s.~s.. ~
Steel Pelkt Strikes Talse, Frame
and Fatally Wounds Negro
Marker. i
Il ~

81, Louis, Mo-, June f4.--AlbeFt
Terrell. a negro private. Of troop /
vas probably fatally wounded while
acting as marker during target prae
tice at the Arcadia. No.. rife range
today. f'he steel pellet flew on The
belrs eye, struck the lower horizontal
round Of the steel frame supporting
the paper target and bounded down
wards, Terrell was standing III con
crete pit behind the butts. staring np
ward to watch the striking point d
the bullet. Ii penetrated his breast
and lungs. The accident. II u sail
IL probably the first Of Is Kind fl
the history or the army rife range
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-14
PENNIES PAID FOR FOSTERS
STATUE noNE By j. /. ROOT

Louisville. KY. Jnne IL The prom.
tnent feature OF this. the second day
~ the Old Home week celebration
VAS the unveiling Of q statue of
stephen Collins Foster. the author 81
the song. 'tMy Old Kentucky Home
The statue was paid ,or by the pen.
nies Of Kentucky school children and
was designed by sculptor L. Root.
Foster was NOT 4 native of Kentucky
but wrote his famous song after Z
visit 10 tie Blue Grass state on 40
count Of his health IN 1859 The sta
tue is life sized and shows the com
poser seated IN chair Later the
statue Ii 10 find permanent place
In the new state capitol now In course
of construction az Frankfort.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-14
The Signature Was Good.

The story is told Of how the late
Ex-Governor Joseph A. Gilmore Of
New Hampshire, when he was superin'
tendent Of the Concord & Claremoni
railroad, once wrote a letter to one
Of his section bosses who had done
something to displease him. All the
man could make out was the date and
Superintendent Gilmore'e signature.
Sometime afterward, being In Con.
cord the man went to call on the
superintendent at his Office.
Hello. John. how do YOU DO" said
Mr.. Gilmore. Wen, what are you DO
ing now." g..
why. I'm up here at the same
place on the section. Mr.. Gilmore
replied John. %S " ass
What" said Mr.. Gilmore, "didn',
you get letter from me?" naming
the date. J. S~..s..ss.zzs - - :.
why, yes, certainly, answered
John. s -. -
We'll, didn't Won know that tha,
was a letter of disnffssal?' J.
Letter OF dismissal?" cried the as
tonished John. mo, j couldn't make
| II out, except that II was from head
quarters and signed by YOU. sir. But
after some study concluded 1t was a
pass. As none OF the conductors or
the road could read II. they all &C
Icepted my statement that 1t was a
pass from Mr.. Gilmore, and 4 have
been riding on II ever since"
John kept hissplace on the sec
Ition.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-14
STARRY BANNER
IS HONORED
Philadelphia. City of It's Birth.
Pays Homage to
The Flag.
FLAGS COUNTRY over
Hundred and .Thny-Ninih Ann
vesay Cekhsies Memory
d Odd Put"

Philadelphia, June fs.-~rfobahis isl
no other city Of ihe country Ii FLAG
Day" 20 generally observed ~ in phl
iadelphia and. quite naturally, Tor aI
vas I'm this city that the flag was
given birth. Congress. assembled q,
Independence hall i2s years ago. re-
solved. That the flag of the thirteen
United States BE- thirteen stripes. A.
ssrnats red and white: that ths union
be thirteen stars. white In q blue
Geld. representing ths ronssallstios."
Al the beginning of the revolution
ary var, and with the formal repntas
sion of the fIaT Of 81. George and the
Union Jack Of England, there was m
American flag under which the I'm
pending battles we're TO be fought
There were conslomerate colonial
flags. and here and there . private
banner ~ some great landed proprie-
tor, but no recognized American Tag
There WIS no little worriment over
this fact, aud the Continental Or Con-
federate congress set about agreeins
upon t~a form, character and general
puFport Of one. Congress accordingly
| appointed Benjamin Franklin. fhon
rs Lynch and Benjamin Harrison ~
a committee To agree upon and for
maily report a flag design.
British Union Jack.
| Near the close of the year afaas
they reported In favor ot adopting the
lHrtiah rnion Jack plus thirteen
stripes rs the flag. The report was
never acted On or at ieast was not
adopted. Washington wanted n 1--we
! pointed star added: others were IN.
eIined To adopt modified for of the
Dutch nag with It's bread red stripes
| Finally, ON June IL. lT77. congress
agreed upon a flag Of thirteen stripes
with thirteen stars ON a blue field,
thus appropriating little mere and 4
little there until the star and the
stripe and the eoIors red. white and
blue appeared upon the banner. and
the STARS and Stripes" became the
insignia Of the republic. or course
everyone recalls the work of Betsy
Ross. who no doubt suggested much
as well as did the sewing Of the first
flag.
At the Betsy Ross house. 2S9 Arch
street. the national anthem was suns
today by school children and addres.
SEES appropriate 10 the day made BY
Representatives of various patriotic
societies. The house has been turn
ed over to the federal government by
the American Flag House and Betsy
II Ross Memorial association and viii
be maintained as public memorial
and museum Of colonial and reyolu'
tionary relics.
# Greeted by Flags.
Washington. June I4.-~Fron, the Al
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-14

Walter J. Barnes, the secretary Ut
The Las Vegas VI N. G. Al. accom-.
panied by his wife and three-yesrpki
son, arrived yesterday evening from
Kansap city, The family y stop
ping AT la Pension until q suitabae
house Ii secured FOR their pcrmahent
home. Mr.. Barnes will at once take
up his duties III connection with the
Y. NJ. c. A work, and everything win
be placed In readiness as rapidly a.
possible for the opening of the build
ins.
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aasbe - the RsesIse ama fsasn -
SsHaG Lakes IN aha 1aaf fhas Esexa.
lnsfs szanFAss wsx greeted b. fsisfas
af fASgs. In gF.stsF nesah~t sna ~sih
aass esFwnaeay shNn II sny cher aay
os The scar. sxesat rsrhans Juls 4
Tsasy Nv faag n@y. fhe iNssh wans
xsEsxEs - he eHsaaios ~ shs sTsssrs
ana Stripes" hs she AmseKscAn eosa
xEess ThtEss.flse years amer ahs
adoption ot The fiag eangrsss axdsfea
that . new star Should ~ saaed for
sasa new State admitted % TIE Enson
There are shirty awo more stars IN
that field now than shsn the flss
was flrxt raised and this nmmher soan
wiil b. increased by the acnaisssoa II
tAa southwestern territories
In Nsmcry u +-oao Put
GsFesnwieh. cana. June is.--unasi
The aaapsces 10 tha nanshters af fhs
American Revolution and In the prec
eaee n a large rashering of ncsaelss
ihs Israel Putnam cottage a. Horse
neck sas formally dedicated today
~ u colonial museum. Governor Rob
er,s. under escort of The famous Pai
nam rhaisnx. was present. ~ wsrs
also other state officials. army offi
eerx - representative of pAtriosie
and historical societies of New Yosk
Hoxsnn. Hartford. Springfield snt
other points, as#
The cottage was for time tia head
quarters cf General Israel Patnam a
l7Ts. and VAS occupied BY nin On the
famous day when be escaped from ths
British BY riding his horse dosn
flighs ~ ~tons steps rnt IN what 4
now kno~n u puts Hill- tn
house h thought 70 b two hundre.
wears old. and records shov that I
sss stsadin. In i7ss. and Il ~as no
sh~n new. In its early DAYS n ~a'
used a. an inn. and there seems 70 "
no doubt that Gen. Putnam was an In
mate of II IN the morning IL Feb. ~
iT7a. when he made his Famous es
cape from n party ~ Tryonss soldiers
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-14

AMERICAN LIEUTENANT
AND CITIZEN klLLED.

Washington. June a. General
Wood cabled from Manila 70 the war
Department under today's date ~ fol.
lows: Yesterdays dispatch from
Brigadierueneral Tasker n. Bltss, re-
ports the murder of Lieutenant Nd
ward c. Bolton and . citizen named
Benjamin Christian. on the night u
June 9Th, about 40 miles south Of Da-
yso." Daso Ii town situated on =
gulf OF that name on the south sida
Of the Island Of Mindanao, about 80
miles from Manila.
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. Is~><~>~>~>~>~><
Especial TO The o,aic.D

Washington. D. C., June 1.-THE
statehood bin has passed The senate
practically unanimously. u is thought
II will pass the house the same way.
Senator Morgan predicted that t5..
700 In cash and sao.ooo.ooo worth
Of public school lands would induce
both territories TO ceept joint state.
hood. Il regret that We cannot have
two states" he said. Senator Money
preicted the same.
Bailey withdrew all previous OBJ
iections. There was moi a vote against
the passage Of the bin
Postmaster and Pensions.
Alice L. Richardson has been ap.
pointed postmistress at Albatross.
Delegate Andrews has secured a pen.
sion allowance for Edward johnson
u Albuquerque. fen te.lars per month
and the president has signed the
Blanchard pension.
Adopted without Division.
Washington. June l4.-At 8: 20 last
evening the senate adopted the con.
ference report on the statehood bill
without a division. II ID expected
that the conference report will come
pu In the house and pass to-day but II
may be delayed until .omo, row.
Papers Were Missing.
Washington, June IA. -- Hamilton,
of Michigan, chairman Of The commit
lee On territories just efore the
house went into a committee Of the
whole today, called up the conference
report on the statehood bin Tawney.
chairman of tfe committee on appro.
priations. who Ii anxious 10 get the
sundrs civil service bin Of. the ways,
asked II The bill would ensender any
extended debate. Hamilton assured
him II would not. Then u was dis
covered that neither the hill nor the
papers were on the speakers desk,
the senate not having communicated
! its action on the statehood bill to the
house and Hamilton, greatly disap'
pointed, was compelled t. postpone
action on the bill until later In the
day.
Rejoicing At Guthrie.
Guthrie, Okla, June IA There was
great rejoicing here last night when
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THEoDoHG p. sHoNTs
ADDRESSES 1000 PERsoNs-

Des Moines, Ia. June lA.--Hon.
Theodore r. Shonts. chairman of the
lsthmian canal commission. arrival
today from WASHINGTON for the
Drake university silver srniversary.
Mr.. shonls Is the son-in Law Of the
late Governor r. NJ. Drake, principal
benefactor Of Drake university and
for whom the college was samed. He
made an address To day IL the uuiver.
ssty 10 1000 persons.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-14

Cases Of Jose A. Baca W browne
q Manzanares company. Aniceto Baca
VS.. Browne Il Manxanares company.
and the estate Of r. Al Mansanarse VI.
Browne 4 Manranares company were
heard in Judge Mills chambers this
morning On i motion 70 consolidato
them. as the iltigafion involved Il IN
three Ii identieally the sasne. Judeo
Mills has taken the matter nnder "a
visement until tomorrow mornlng.
The plaintiffs nre suing " recover
q certain tract o. Lend n dispute,
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inflict upon the nation.
Bryan At Parliament.

itliiGl HW6M ttt HNitHs
Bryan At Parliament.
st. Petersburg, June I4.-~W. j. Brs.
an was an Interested spectator of the
proceedings IN the lower house Of par
lament today, During the Agrarta1
debate MIR. Bryan occupied sesf
the diplomatic box as guest Of Am
bassador Meyer and during the recess
he discussed the situation with some
of the leaders Of the house who ap.
peared anxious TO express their views
10 the distinguished American II
Father Gspcn's Desth.
81. Petersburg, June H--official In,
curry into the death of Father Gapon
resulted IN veidicl that Father Ga
non was murdered By Rulenbsrg. and
two accomplices. The government
has formally demanded the astradi
tion of Rnlenbarg from Switzerland
when he fed from Finland.