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The Washington times., 1906-12-16

for the torture of men. the crucihxion of
women. and The murder OF children ia
the WiIds OF the Congo.
1T was the early part Of the summer
just past" said DF. Guinness. last night.
that Sir Alfred Jones. the Congo con
sui general to Great Britain. called an
me in London. Ffe was accompanjed
by Sir Ralph Moore, a former COVER
nor of Nigeria in The Congo Sir Al
fred stated 10 me that the King Of Bel
giyn. Leopold. mad authorized him to
offer me a directorate free OF charge
and a position that would bring me
large income in a company he wanted
to form 10 conduct q rubber business
in the Congo.
Message Of the King.
The King" continued Sir Alfred,
wants a British company 10 do some
of this rubber operating. and for this
purpose he has offered to give us the
80. OoO-square- mile tract IN the Congo
known as the Ibia. We place this be-
fore you from humanitarian stand
point. We Will have free trade and
good treatment OF the natives"
DR.. Guinness is Of the finest type of
Englishman. His face lights up as the
various thoughts brought up by his con-
VerSatiOn fash through his mind. He Is
dramatic in his gestures and In his talk
and, above all else. he is earnest and
full of high resolve.
The offer" he continued his eyes
wide with his memory of the insult.
"astOunded me- / was speechless for
the moment. Finally. l said:
% In other words Sir Alfred. you and
your King seek to gag me and my mis-
sion by making me party TO the muir
der of natives because they do not give
the company the enormous amounts OF
rubber that viii be demanded OF them
II is monstrous-monstrOus for tWo rea-
sons.
d" First, you seek 10 involve me in a
monopoly OF the rubber business IN that
section, the Ibia- / ask you now IL II
wouldn't be a monopoly.
e. Well he said. L guess it would
e Then. said ]. you would want me
to break the terms of the general act
of Berlin of 1885 which provides that
there shall be no monopoly dealing IN
rubber in the Congo. That act was
refuse to be a party TO making my
country responsible for an infringement
OF the act If you have a monopoly, az
you admit. you can have no free trade
Butchery and Torture.
" Secondly you know the natives VIII
not be treated well. They are not
treated except with butchery and tor
ture by the companies connected with
the Belgian king / refuse the offer
q" Then, said Sir Alfred. you're very
foolish
That company" continued DR.. GUM
ness. (which was to have been formed
merely to mako EnglishmeE a party 10
the Congo atrocities, was never ftoated.
! saw to that much of it
The Washington times., 1906-12-16

It Is a current and commonly accepted
statement among department executives
and legislators that there has been no
readjustment OF salaries in Jhs Washing
ton executive departments In dfty years
the same position today pays the same
salary generally speaking. that IL did
before the civil war. Watcher this
statement is literally correct, il Is ap
-roxina sely so.
From a g >llsrs ss0n, Washington has
become o great ciFY. II Is aoseriously
one OF the most expensive places IN the
country in which to live. commonly
placed second only to New York IN this
respect.
Average Government salaries in Wash
ington being the same as for many years
past. II is necessary on the one hand
10 determine how much average incomes
In the country at large have increased.
end on the other how much the cost OF
living has grown. There are no Gov
ernment computations on this subject
which antedate the year 1s9O
Labor Bureau Figures.
The hgures Of the Bureau Of Labor are
used IA support of the case Of Govern
ment department workers, whose wages
l-have not Increased
The last report Of this bureau shows
that retail prices in the country at large
we're IN 1905 higher than ever before since
1850 The bureau admits that the ad-
vance in 1906 has been probably greater
than In any other single year Of the
period covered-a record breaking and
astounding advance.
In 1905 prices were stated as p per cent
/ higher than for the average Of the pc
riod from 1880 10 1885. They we're Il per
cent higher than in 1886 They were 10
per cent higher than in 1887.
Prices have steadily and regularly
mounted upward for ten years. Wages
have remained statlonary-W ages, sHal
Is, or Government employees
In other emplOyments than the Gov
eFnment service, II Is urged, there has
been increase OF compensation which
/ has in large part Offset this advance in
cost OF living Not so In the Govern
ment employ. The year 1906 will be
marked by the most general and eX-
I tensfVe advances in wages the country
has ever known
They Feel Injustice.
But the full injustice by which Gov
eminent employees feel they are op-
pressed is not by any means wholly ex-
posed in this statement. reaching back
only to 1890. Projecting it back thirty
years before that date. they urge the
living power represented by Government
wages Is probably about one-haIf what
It was when the present scale of Gov
ernment salaries was fixed
And what about the quality OF service
rendered? Is it better or worse than
under the old conditions?
There is general testimony thai the
Government worker is more competent
than he used TO be; The plan of selec-
/ ton by merit, under the civil service
! law. is said to have brought this about.
These are in brief the central argu-
ments advanced by the advocates of
better salaries for Government en-
picves. Their friends in Congress are
I pressing the demand with more earnest
ness this session than ever before
The Washington times., 1906-12-16

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Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
DOS cABEzAS MINES.
(Prospector.)


 Cornty Superintendent of Schools J. A. Rockefellow has returned from quite an extended trip through the central and eastern part of Cochisc county.
 While absent he visited the recent strike made by Roberts and Dawson at Dos Cabezas, and considers it she most promising property in that sec tion. for the work done. The ore body is nine feet wide between walls Eff teen feet in length has been opened up to depth of five feet. producius three carloads of sulphide ore that runs eight per cent in copper with cut sorting In foot no waste" was encountered, and the entire bottom is in ore. The claim is called the Ore eon. and lies between the patented Ivanhoe Springs and Emersly lodes The last named is owned by MT. Rob erts.'
 Over on the summit of the Chiri cahuas. southeast of Dos Cabezas en'l about three miles north of Hands Pass and the Hilltop group work is IT progress on the Rink of Lead group This promising property, which has been a producer for several years. be 1ones to the Riggs Bros. but has re gently been bonded to Martin King ot Tombstone. who starts out with 2 good prospect of making million dol lar mine out of 1t. -.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
HAS DALLAS CONTRACT.

Mir. J. M Brown. the contractor who has had the contrect- For paving the streets left On the train last evening for Dallas. Texas. MT. Brown will return to Bisbee in the fall. and expects to bid on the work Of con- structing the sewer. In connection with the paving he said tkat he would not do anything further until after the rainy season. when he expects to hid On any more paving that may be desired by residents of the city.
 At the present time the F. O. Brown Company has tle conrac-s for paving the city of Dallas, and J. M. Brown Will take full charge or tie work there. When the work is finished he will go on to Galveston where his company has some more work, and after finish ing there he expects that it will be time to return 70 Bisbee.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
PERSONAL MENTION.

R. N. Cooley, travelling man for hoist and engine company. left the city on the afternoon train for Cana nea and other mining camps.
 w. R. Thurston arrived in thc city On the morning train.
 Superintendent James Wood. of the Calumet & Arizona smelter, spent yesterday in the city on business, leav- ing on last nights train for Douglas.
 Miss Ella Callahan will leave ia the next couple of days for a visit to the whitehead ranch near Fucker, Ari- zona.
 County Assessor B. J. O'Reilly left last evening for Tombstone where ne gees in his official capacity to appear before he Board of Equalization in regard to the rolls for the present year.
 MT. and Mrs. W. A. Anderson left yesterday for Santa Catalina Island where they will spend the remainder of the summer.
 J. E. Mosher. the meat dealer, left yesterday for Los Angeles where ne will ioin Mrs. Mosher and son and spend a month at Southern California watering places.
 Hastings Shields. the son of Rev. Harvey NJ. Shields, left last evening for the coast to join his mother and sister who are soiourning at the coast for the summer. He will accompany J. E. Mosher as far as Los Angeles.
 Mrs. Erickson, of the Modern mine. west of the city. left yesterday for the coast to spend the summer.
 City Attorney S. A. Merritt went to Tombstone yesterday where he has legal business for the city.
 Homer Prickett. the Douglas hotel man. spent yesterday in Bisbee on business matters.
 D. J. Doran. Paradise mining man, registered at the Copper Queen notei yesterday.
 ". R. Thurston, the Fl Paso mining machinery man, is stopping at the Copper Queen while transacting 0usi- ness for his firm in the Warren dis trict.
 The Wave is in the Allen building. be sure and be there "Wednesday for creams and confectionaries-hah net proceeds go to Baptist church build ing fund.
 Tom Quinn. formerly interested in mining in the Warren district, but now interested extensively in the vicinity of wendendale. arrived in the city last evening from his properties and will remain few days.
 I. Harper. mining man from Calu- met Michigan who has been visitor in the mining camps of southern Ari- zona and Sonora for the past few weeks. left last evening for his Michi- gan home. s -..
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
PHOENIX IS AFTER
 GAMBLING FRATERNITY

PHOENIX, July 1T.-Having raised the saloon license in Phoenix to q 9oo per year from s200 per year. the city council is now turning it's attention to the gamblers. The license on all manner of gambling games, including Chinese and o,ner iotteries and old fashioned draw poker. has been raised from $50 per quarter to s150 per quar- ter. Policy games are affected more than the other lines. Not only must they pay $150 a quarter for operating. but each and every branch office or solicitor must pay an equal amount. Owners of such games say they will cut out all branches, discharge their solicitors, and confine their business operations to one particular place. Poker games will probably go in Phoe- nix, for the owner of the place in which they are conducted must pay $50 into the city's coffers each three months. Few poker games do enough business to justify the payment of such high license.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
GOVERNMENT AIDS.

The government has come to the aid of the people of the mining camps of Mogollon and Cooney on the Gila forest reserve in building a telephone line to Silver City. In the appropria- ton of the reserve during the presen- tation of s19,400 for the administra- tion of the reserve during the present fiscal year is included an item of s1 900 by the department of agricul- ture for building the line over the 50- mile gap still remaining to be con- structed between the Gila Hot Springs and Mogollon. connection having been granted by the owners of the line be- tween Fierro and Gila Hot Springs and the line from Silver City to Fer TO- The poles for the line will be cut in the reserve and the rangers will build it.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
news Of tbe City in Brief Form

Dr. Bridge of the Copper Queen staff of physicians. returned last even ing from Tombstone where he has been on business.
 James Wood. superintendent of the Douglas smelters of the Calumet X Arizona at Douglas, was business visitor in the city yesterday.
 Amos Kindred, former Bisbee alderman, but now with the Copper Queen smeiters at Douglas, spent yes terday in the city.
 Mrs. George NJ. French, wife of the lccai representative of the Pacific Mu- tual Accident Insurance company. ieft yesterday for Los Angeles and coast points where she will spend the re mainder of the summer.
 Manager Tom Grady of the Warren Laundry left yesterday for santa Monica to spend his summer vacation. Grady is the owner of beautiful home at Sawtelle. suburb of Santa Monica.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
FEMALE ON wARPATH.

A recalcitrant female. loaded on booze and with penchant for "noii ering her head off was brought before Justice Hogan at Lowell yesterday. She tried to explain away the occur renee which made her an unwilling guest at the office of the judge. but Hogan could not see the situation from her standpoint. While he is ponder ing on the best course to pursue in the case, he has placed her under cash bond of s15 for her appearance tcday to answer to the charge of being drunk and disorderly.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
DIED IN JAIL YARD.

Monday forenoon the body of John Glynn. a pioneer of Nogales, was found in the yard of the jail in Nogales, Sonora The old man was arrested for being drunk in the Mexican town the day before and at what hour he dsed is not known The body was taken in charge by the George b. Marsh company and was burier in the cemetery on the American side.
 John Glynn came to Nogales more than a score of years ago. and here established a bakery. For many years past he lived alone. in little caoin near the round house. and was much given to the use of intoxicants. He was over eighty years old and is said to have two sons in California and daughter in Nevada.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
RICH PIcAcHo STRIKE.

A big strike of high grade ore was reported at the Picacho last week, the information being received from R. K. Clancy. The values run high in both gold and silver. assays of select. ed samples going as high as s55000 to the ton. The strike was made in the last workings of the mine. The road between the Picacho and Orc Maximo has been completed. Develop. ment is going ahead rapidly. N. L. Clancy. treasurer of the company. a-' rived in the city Tuesday for a stay of several days on business.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
IN LOWELL COURTROOM.

Justice Hogan had busy day al the Lowell dispensary of justice yes terday. Three Mexicans were up be fore the magistrate, charged with be
 ing drunk. disorderly and in fighting mood, much to the damage of the peace of Don Luis. Each of the trio win scrap out their differences for the next eight days in the Lowell cala. boose, or else patch up truce that will lead them to more peaceful frames of mind.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18

If there is a more satisfactory con dition of affairs anywhere around among our neighbors over thu line, a situation more promising for the gen. eral welfare of the people here and those with investments either in stocks or ground in the district. the Herald would be pleased to hear of it. Cananea is in the lead and if there are points where she falls behind she wants to know it and take the neces- sary steps to get beyond them-Can. anea Herald
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
CLANCY TO DETROIT.

N. L. Clancy. of the Clancy broth CTS, owners of the Gro Maximo mines rear Cananea. spent yesterday in the city en route from the property to his home in Detroit. Mjchigan. MT. Clancy is enthusiastic with the showing at the Orc MaXimo He will return TO this section in a few weeks.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
OVERALL KID FINED.

John Tisdale appeared in Judge Murphy's court this morning 10 nave judgment passed upon him, having been convicted by jury yesterday in that court for vagrancy. His fine was fixed at fifty dollars, and MT. Shelley gave notice of appeal to the district court.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
TO HAVE slssEs ARTICLE.

W. J. Homer. proprietor of the Ari' zona Magazine. who spent the past two days in the city in the interest of his publication, left for Douglas last evening. Mir. Homer is delighted with this, his first visit to Bisbee, and he promises that an article taking up Bisbee and the Warren district will appear in the September issue of his publication.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
FATHER oE WiTHERElL.

The father of Harry Witherel ar rived in the city last night. from Chi cago. The condition of the young man was so serious several daEs ago that his friends decided to telegraph his folks. This was done and the father started immediately for Arizona. On arriving at the station MT. Wirherell was met by team from the Beatty ranch in Sulphur Spring Valley. where his son is. and was immediately driven to the ranch The boys condition has been growing rapidly worse. and ii is feared that he will never be able to get up again.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
VIRGINIA TOWN IS
 A MASS OF FLAMES

NORFOLK. Va. July 16.-Tbe May or of Franklin. Va. in a message to the chief of police here. says the whole town is threatened by fire and has ask ed for assistance.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
DRUG STORE TO MOVE.

The drug store now in the room for merly occupied by RhineharI, will be removed on Friday to the room form erly occupied by the Cosey Corner saloon. The room is now being reno yated and will be ready tomorrow for occupancy
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18

woodmen of the World meets in Medigovich Hall the 1st Thursday of each month Visiting brothers invited to attend. VIM. MORRIS. c. c.
 c. N. THOMAS. Clerk.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18

We thank you in advance for patron age at the Wave Wednesday-excei- lent creams and other confectionaries. Half proceeds to Baptist church build ing fund
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18

Come and see the Wave Wednesday and get cream and other confection- a:ies; one half net proceeds go to the Paptist church building fund.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18

Queen Laundry will be closed ali this week on account Of death of J. A. Beaton, proprietor.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18

T. F. Arborn appeared in Justice Murphy's court this morning, charged with disturbing the peace. He was fined ten dollars.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18

By the kindness of the Wave makes it possible for you to get the best goods and help the Baptist church building Wednesday.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18

PHONE 330 for Howard Blunt. halter and cleaner; goods called for and delivered.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18

Fabst beer on tap all the time at The Maze.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18

Good help for laudable enterprise will be the Baptist church day at the Wave "Wednesday.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
WEATHER REPORT.

J. G. Pritchard. local weather observer, reports the following local temperatures for yester- day, the observations being taken at o'clock yesterday evening:
 Maximum temperature, S4 deg. Minimum temperature, 62 deg. Mean temperature, 73 deg.
 These figures indicate the temperatures for the twenty four hours preceding 6 p. m., the hour at which Observer Pritchard makes his report.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18
AReoRN PAYS FINE.

The best beer in town at the Maze
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18

Half the net proceeds at the Wave Wednesday go to Baptist church build ing.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18

The new Maze $ the neatest place in town. Drop in and take look.
Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-18

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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09

Hemstead road to Lakeville road, ths
curve on Willett's road near l.akevllie ahc
krug's corner. Elsewhere L never change
ed speed.
THE course was in bad condition, but
i used anti-skids on my tires and had little
trouble from that source. | had four tire
punctures. two of them in the last lap.
when | feared the delay might enable
lancia to overtake me. Both tires, one
front and one rear. We're changed In less
than three minutes. and | saved the cup
for France. 1t was a nervous three min
utcs. however, and Only the fact that we
had detachable rims saved us. K
IF the race be run in the United States
again next year ! will probably come back
to defend the cup, though / should like to
know first that the circuit will be better
policed. 1t is TOO dangerous. this driving
at ninety miles on hour with crowds on
the road in front of you. If the crowds
arc properly handled i think many other
foreign contestants will be over next year
if the race be held in this country"
The wheel base of tho car driven by>
Wagner is ninety-six inches-the shortest
in the race. The car has a four cylinder
engine of the regular Darracq type. de
veloping 100 horse power. 1t has bevel
gear shaft drive and it's weisht. in rae
ing trim, is 9.2o4 pounds. 1t was the only
car in the race with wire spoked wheels.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09

New York special: ut was the best
GAGE 1 ever drove" said Louis Wagner.
II could nave made greater speed, but l
knew it was unnecessary and L was afraid
of the crowds. / never saw spectators
swarm upon the course so much before,
and it unnerved me. At the corners l was
afraid of striking some of them when my
machine skidded around, and l lost time
on that account.
II made my best time where spectators
were fewest. On the North Hemstead
turnpike, from East Norwish to Bulls
Head, the crowds We're not SO great as
along other parts of the circuit. There l
exceeded ninety miles an hour on every
lap and sometimes l am certain l touched
the hundred mile an hour mark. The road
was pretty fair there and my car was in
perfect tune.
Il lost the time among the crowds and
on the corners. i took the Hairpin turn.
Krug's corner and the Bulls head turn
at only eighteen or twenty miles an hour.
L ran the Manhasset Hin on high each
time around, but 1 lost time there because
my machine was geared too high. / used
fourth speed all the time excepting for
the six worst turns in each lap, when L
came down to second speed. These turns
We're the 'Hairpin,' Bulls Head, Mineola
road into North Hampstead road, North
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-09
a Lsdy,s Letters to Franklin.

In Harper's for September are prints
ed for the first time h letters of a
brilliant Frenchwoman to Benjamin
Franklin, written during his stay in
Paris. The writer was a Nine. de
Brillon. The friendship was a close
and lasting one. Most of the letters
are addressed to INV Dear Papa"
Here is one of Nine. de Brillon's let
tiers:
"see me then reduced to write to
YOU, my good papa, and to tell you that
I love you. 1t was sweeter, TO doubt.
20 let you read this in my eyes. How
am to pass the Wednesdays and the
Saturdays-no tea. no chess, no music,
no expectation of seeing, of embracing
NV good papa! 1t seems TO me that
the deprivation which l experience in
YOUR separation will suffice to convert
me in case [ should be carried to ma
terialis,m. Happiness is SO uncertain,
so filled with mischance. that the in
innate prompting OF being happier in
another life can alone make us over
look the disappointments of this. In
paradise we will again find ourselves.
never again to part! There we will
live only on roast apples; the music
will consist of Scotch airs, all games
will be set aside for chess, that no one
may be angry; the same language will
be spoken; the English will not there
be unjust: women will not be CO.
John will be left to eat his apples in
peace; he will perhaps be v%irtuous
enough to offer some to his neighbors.
What is known, sine there will be a
want Of nothing In paradise! There
will never be n govt or ills of the
nerves; ld. Mesmer will be content to
play the ~harmonica, without wearying
rs with the electric current. A1nbi-
ton, envy. pretension, jealousy, pre-
yention-all will be destroyed at the
sound of the trumpet. We shall be
loved every day to be loved the more
,the morrow. In short, there will be
complete happiness. Meanwhile we
should draw from his low world all
.the possible good.@