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Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Figures That :. Tell a Tale

The Phoenix Republican says: "Tle joint statehood papers of this terri tory and those of New Mexico have heen assuming that the Mexican vote of this territory will be cast for joint ure aud they have assumed that the Mexican vote is about 40 per cent Of the whole vote of Arizona. As 1t Is quite pr 'bable that a greater percent
 ge of the vote O. the MexIcans will be cast for jointure than that of the su-call-d American vote it is a matte of importance what the ratio of the Mexican vote is to .he America an vote But to illustrate the insccura"y of the joint statehood assertions and calcu- lations some figures showing { e vote of the territory have been collected It is found tnat the registered Mex ican vote instead of being 40 per cen of the whole vote is only l2.66 pc ] cent"
 The Mexican registration fgur
 collected by the Republican were ob tained by counting all Spanish names
 The total number of names thus col
 lated aggregate 4,041, of which Co
 chise county is credited with POT only
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Ravishing. Work of
 The .Salton Sea

Railroad men of the Yuma Los An geles division tell a psthe ic story of the destruct on of ranches in Coac hella Va ley by the spreading waters of the Salton Sea, says the Yuma Sun.
 About l50 yards from the eastern whistling post at Mecca is a small farm owned by an industrious young couple who settled there four or five years go The place is noticeable for the neat and tidy appearance of the houses and fences. and the well culti- vated fields and carefully trim ne d orchs d, everythlng showing evideuc, of thrift and successful farming. Be- sides other stock they have fooS oi three or four hundred turkeys. Riding to and fro over the division the railroad men have noticed how the water has erept nearer and nearer to the farm. A fw weeks ago the margin of the sea had reached the edge of the alfalfa, and then the green field grew narrower and narrower, unti now the water is only ten feet iron the farmhouse.
 | Yesterday the young people wer' moving out their household goods they must move heir house or lea it to The mercy of the water.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Has It Ever
 Occurred to You

That the serensding qusrtette is popular organization whose serensd,- are full of harmony and genuine melody, aud heartily appreciated.
 That Tombstone mosq ,itoes are becoming more blOodthirsty than ever.
 That Al. Howe and Harry Raffert, will have swift sojourn at l. Angeles.
 That the Tombstone hose team gre getting the time down pretty fine, having made the run last evening in P seconds. You shoul get the money boys.
 That Jim Mars had a birthday Wednesday Jim never mars a good opportunity by failing to tell an inter est,ng story and his istes: are always on tap. Have hIm tell t.
 That Ole Walker and Paul Murphy will shortly bloom forth with another monster sign ou Labor Day.
 That the road overseer of the Tomb stone distrIct get the chain gang busy on the streets SO as to have them in good condition for the day of the celebration.
 That it would be well to have Tombstone decorated in gala attire or Labor Day. A prize for the mos artistically decorated business plac, would bring out some very handsom' designs.
 That the Tombstone branch oi thu E r. X $. w. is doing a better bus; ness now than ever before in it history.
 That some people after casting crust of bread on the waters thini , they should get bowl of milk toas in return That there are few empty residence Tombstone. Local cap tai coul find good investment here i the erection of small residences.
 That in a few years Cochise count will be recognized as one of the bee agricultural and fIuit owing section of the West.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Territorial Tax Rate
 Fixed at 75 Cents

The Phoenix Gazette says in fixing the territorial tax rate at D cents on the hundred, as was forecasted in Mondays Gazette, raising the mining assessments over four and half mii- lion dollars and making the terri torisl tax roll about fifteen million more than last year, the territorial board of equalization this morning finished up the most important work of the session. Adjournment will not be taken, however, until tomorrow and possibly the session may continue over the next day.
 The only raises made were in the counties of Cochise, Gila, Mohsve, Yavapai and Yrma. The percentage of the raise in each of these counties was: Cochise, 4u0 per cent: Gils, 2DO per cent; Mohave, 50 per cent; Yava pal, B l-3 per cent and Yuma, 100 per cent.
 The exact amount of the raise in each of these counties in dollars and cents is: Cochise, s3,l74,07s 56; GiIa $9l7 300; Yavapsi, s53o, ,7S4; Mohave s64 ,675 .76; Yuma, $3s. 100; total, $4,. 725, 1882.
 The returns from these counties be- fore the raise were: Cochise. s7a3,. 5l9 64; Gila, s45s, ,75O; Mohsve, sI27, ,. 35l-52; Yavapai, Sl. .592 ,352; Yuma $3s, 900; total, s6.O47,943 Thi. makes total for these counties after the boards raise of Cochise, S3,976,. 59s 20; Yavapai. s2,l23. .l36; Gila, sI, 376,25O; Mohsve, sl94,O27.2s; Yuma SIG, 200.
 The mining returns from the other counties of the territory follow: Ora, ham, g ,372 ,5s0; Pima, $39l 39O; Sant,, Cruz, *l49,OOO; Pinal, $s7,s5O; Mar copa, BPS, 100; Coconino, $6.sOO; max |. ing the total mining assessment of tn. territory as it now stands, $l0,773,. 0Sl AS.
 The assessed returns last year were $4S.OOO,OOO approximately and the board by boosting the mining taxes placed them at $57, 100000 but tha, did not stand and the valuation as it stood on the books was $4S, 900, 900.
 This year the returns were about $57 900, 900. very little lees than what the board sought to make them last year. and the action of the board at this meeting places them at approxi- mately $63. .OOO, 900.
 This years territorial tax levy is 75 cents.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Paying Tribute to
 Col. w. C. Greene

Arizona in general and Cochise iu particular is pregnant with many
 possibilities Undreamed of possibil
 ,ties do not surprise us when devel- ped into realities. We have men who
 are capable of directing the affairs oi
 the nation, fact recently observed by
 a foreign paper when casting about
 for suitable pres dential timber for the
 one to succeed Roosevelt, and nstur-
 ally enough the distinction falls to Cochise county. The Cananes (So- nora, Mexic) Herald says:
 Arizona and New York may some day unite in producing him, and his name will be W. c. Greene. Abra- ham Lincoln came upon the Ameri can vision at time little more trying than the present in the United ta'es. He came as the rail splitter, the pro duct of the frontier. History would repeat itself in putting to the fore in the next great political crisis, now close at hand, smother product of the frontier, a prospector, inured even as yell as we'll as the rai' splitter of the western frontier of the early years of ls00 to the dangers and the privations which bring to men of right heart which make great leaders and direc- tors of affairs of the world.
 Certain it is that with W C., Greene handl ng the reins of govern nent at Washington there would b.. , lively rsttling of bones, q heap of | pay ned flubdubbery turned out to pasture and a mighty flow of good red blood set pulsing through the veins of he country to purify the body of the 'ankers and running sores which have upon it."
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
New Ruling Affects
 Arizona Traffic

Of much importance to rizona is the Lew interstate 'mmerce law
 which will s in fec August 2S o
 this year. Acco ding oits provisions the cemmissi 'n has jurisdiction yer shipments between any two points in the same terri ory
 In the old law, which was first framed in 1887, the comm ssion had no jurisdiction over shipments be- tween two points in the same .tate or territory. This will be the first time it's authority extends to th.t limit.
 Perhaps of greatest interest is the provision that ma es it impossible to make an 'xcarsion rate and put it in- to effect under thirty days after the first notice is given.
 Should a circus come to town send- ing notice but three weeks ahead, it would be impossible for the oc roads to run excursions from an Of the nearby points at a reduce rate. They could run special tra ns, but the rate would have to be the regular one.
 A co ding to the law when a rail- road proposes O make any change n it's passenger or freight rates, even hough they be but temporary, thirty ays' notice must De filed in Wash ngton DC, before they can go into fleet. Heretofore the limit hss been en days and then only for rates from me state to another, |
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Will Wage War Against
 the City of Prescott
A Prescott dispatch says:-

Prescott dispatch says:-
 Before Prescott gets the muricipal electric-lighting plant, for which pro- vision was made at a recent meeting the people here look forward to one of the biggest fights ID the history oi any Arizona city. Frank L. Wright who practically owns the Prescott
 :lectric Company and the street car system, is sad to be preparing to wage war on the saloons and gambling houses, which he holds chiefly respon- sible for the sentiment that has been stirred up in favor of a municipal lighting plant. Prescott is one of the few Arizona citie- permitting women m saloons, and Wright is reported to be laying his plans to get this pro- hibited as we'll as to close up all the gambling.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Central Committee
 Will Meet Saturday

NJ. J. Cunningham, chairman of the democratic county central committee has issued call for meeting to be held at s o'clock Saturday evening August IS, at the Copper Queen Hotel m Bisbee
 The purpose of the meeting is to ix the time for holding the primarie: throughout the county for the cleo ton Of delegates to the regular county convention, and for the further pur- pose O! elrcting delegate to the dem- ocratic territorial convention to b' held at Bisbee on September 6.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Phoenix May Be on
 the Main Line

Failure to control the Salton seq by turning the Colorado river back into its regula- channel, would in all probability give Phoenix all the Southern Pacific main line trains.
 Just now a story 's goins the rounds that the Southern Pacific are about to nter into an agreement to use the Arizona & 0 lifornia road, which is now under construction, jointly from \ ickenburg to Bagdad, California.
 This means that all Southern Paci- fic trains would leave the main line at Maricopa, use the Maricopa & Phoe- nix ss far as Phoenix, where trains would be transferred to the Santa Fe Prescott X Phoenix, and travel as faI Wickenburg.
 At Wickeuburg another transfer would be made to the new Arizons & California road. continuing to Bag dad, and from there to San Bernar dino over the Sa ts Fe main line At San Bernardino tn Southern Pa fife would get back to it's owr tracks.
 Such an arrangement as this woul, mean the practical abandonment b, the Southern Pacific of It's tracks be tween Yuma and Indio. It woul, take Yuma of the main line, thougl it would make that place an import ant distributing point.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Worthy Exhibit For
 Territorial Fair

The PRosPEcToR offic was made the recipient of bunch of grapes today that would make a worthy exhibit at the Territorial Fair. The grapes are the product of the iioyt ranch below town, are of the Muscat variety and the single bunch weighed nearly ten pound Tombstone Is be- coming famous for the excellence of its home grown fruits. MT. Hoyt also raises q superior grade of strawberries that commands the top prices on the market
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Copper Queen
 to Use Mules

As temporary arrangement, npntil -lectric cars can be installed, theCop per Queen Mining company has de clded to place mules in the Gardner shaft in the 40u and 900-foot levels, tU be used for pulling ore cars to the stations.
 Heretofore ore cars have been han dled entirely by men and one car is All that man can push at a time. It is figured that mule can pull five cars and for that reason it is believed the innovation will be a material saving. Two mules will be plac. ed on the 400 level and two on the 900.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
New Machinery For
 Black Eagle Mine

A car load of machinery for the Old Glory Mining company arrived in in the city yesterday and will he talk en to the BlacK Eagle mine, where it will be installed. The first car of ore from this property, since it passed into the hands of the new manage. ment, was shipped this week and load ed at the new platform recently built erected in the eastern part of the city.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Loving Cups
 Arrive Here

The loving cups offered by the Ter ritorial Fair in connection wi.h the 1000 prize in the miners drilling contest are on exhibition in Tomb stone. These two cups are han lsomely designed and may be seen at the . gre of John Book. Tombstone may have a team to enter in the drilling contests, at d as consequence the cups ar, especial objects oi interest and are much admired.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Tombstoneite Sustains
 Serious Injury

George Lester, timberman at the Tranquility mine, yesterday met with
 an accident that may c.use him to
 iose the forefnger of his right hand.
 In getting ID the cage in g lower
 level his finger was caught in the
 king bolt, when the cage started up and held him fast until th- cage was set on the chairs at the eurlace, All of the bones were broken and the Hesh badly torn. There is some danger of blood poisoning developing. and the next few days will decide whether or not the finger can be saved.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
From Fridays Daily.

Charles Kreuder left today for Bis bee. It is probable he will be sent home in bandages as the Elks have designs on him.
 The electric light plant started operations last night, the lights ap- bearing in the business section and favorably commented upon. A large arc light at the electric plant on Ere mont st.eet illuminated that section of ,he city.
 The Fl Paso Herald says a persist ent rumOr has been current in railroad circles for several days to the effect that A. Schumacher, formerly traffic manager of the UnIon Pacifi had been made traffic manager for the Fl Paso X Southwestern. l The bus '1c-s ci t-r Southern Pa
 cific east of El Paso is still seriously
 hampered by the floods. and trains
 are yet ru ming into Fl Paso over the
 tracks of the T. X P. No one seems
 to know when the present state c.
 fairs will cease, AS they cannot get the
 tracks in any repair. l J. 0. Anderson is in the city from
 Lowell on a few days visit to relatives
 and friends.
 Col Herring, the well known Tue
 son attorney. is in the city on matters pertaining to his extensive mining
 holdings in this district. ' Theo. F. Metz of Bisbee was busi- ness visitor in the county seat yes terdsy.
 w K. Meade was an outgoing pas senger on .his mornings train on . . | brief business mission. District Attorney Thomas E. Elan nigan left this morning for Douglas ,u official matters.
 A. Kresse of Guaynss, Mexico, is q . Tombstone vi-iior for few days On ?. usiucss matters. Mir. Kresse former. resided in this city. 2 Richard Dekuhn is a visitor in the '' city from Prescott and is registered al j. the Arcade Hotel. Mrs. A. L Lawrence arrived 1T
 Tombstone yesterday from Tucson anC will remain Eere for few days visit ! ing friends.
 Probate Judge Goodbody and wifi, returned last evening from a brie <, visit to Bisbee. rs Frank Smith, the genial brakeman It on the Tombstone branch of the E. N x $. w., cOntemplates taking 8 tril , back East about the middle of Sep v- tember to be absent about thirty days d Frank says he will tell the "city folks Id back there the reason why we objec s, to joint statehood with New Mexico u F. E. Rich, of San Diego, California
 Is a Tombstone visitor for fev ). days.
 II The Peerless is the name of the nev to saloon to be opened by James Hagar
 this evening. The Peerless is mos IS inviting resort and a genuine hous,
 l warming ia tO he had this eyenin Q g which will be the opening night 4 ,e cordial invitation is extended to tn, ,t public to participate lt
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
This Is One of the
 Latest Swedish Jokes

An envelope was received at the Phoenix postofice few days ago in which was second envelope ad- dressed to party in an Oklahoma town. Tine inclosed note. winch is self explanatory. follows: Post master: Please take the inside let. ter from the outside one and male it to my sister for I want to play q yoke on hur and make hur think am at yor postcfice in place of bean near to hur. Be Oblige,-,"
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19

AWashington dispatch says the fol- lowing Arizona ppstmasters have b en appointed: At Basis, Les ie A. Gil- lett, vice J. P. Holman resigned; Cedar, Wm. P. Carr, vice I. N. George re- signed; Portal, Chester F. McCord
 vice E. F. Epley resigned; Supai, W. H. Harrison, vicsC. L. Wood re igned.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
Return From An
 Extended Trip East

Dr. Bacon and wife returned today from New York and eastern cities, where they have been on visit of about 6 mouth. Dr. pacon, while away, visited some of the largest hospitals and surgical institutes in the East. He also returned with ad- ditional appliances and modern de- vices to be added to the equipment ot the Dr. Bacon Hospital and Sani. tarium.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19
From Thursday's Daily.


 The bridge gang of the E P & s W has. completed repairis s-%he-eee. plat. forms, and the same are now in good condition.
 W. H. Bliss of Cananea is in the city on business m.sslon and is reg istered a, the Arcade Hotel.
 R. E. Sampson of St. David was a visitor Tn the city today on a brief business trip.
 J.. q. Laponite of Naco was in town today.
 Recorder Frank Hare left this morning for Bisbee on a business trip.
 J. A. ROclfellow left last evenip g for Pima county Tn the vic 'nity of 4ed ock, where he goes to make some urveys of several mining claims tor patent. He was accompanied b, C. r. Borrowdale and Allen Benedict Mrs Mark John and daughter re- turne to Lowell yesterday, after s visit Of fortnight here with friend, and relatives.
 Mrs. Norman Barr left yesterday fol Douglas to join her husband, who il employed in the machine shops q the @. smelter.
 Harry Rafferty will leave this eve ming for California on a months visi to relatives and friends.
 Probate Judge Goodbody and wifi were outgoing passengers this morn ing for Bisbee tu spend the day visit ing relativ s.
 A large consignment of desks fo use in the Tombstone public schoul was received yesterday. and vi materially help to relieve the congesl ed condition, which existed durin the past school year. Mrs. A. Rahl and Mrs R. F. A guilt of Benson were in the city todd,
 Joseph Mckinney, of Cochise, wh was recently made member Of ti Cochise County Democratic Centr Committee, was in the city today r newing old scquaintances and mal ing new ones. He is very enthus astic oser the outlook for the demt cratic party this fall and especial over the defeat of the joint statehoC proposition.
 The editorial solitude of the PRO RECTOR was agreeably broken into la , night when 8 quartette of revele broke forth in ecstatic melod, ju underneath the reportorial windo It was vocal intrusion to be appr c;ated only by one fortunate in ha ing such loyal friends as Vernon al Harry Kendall, J. E. Needham al Oscar K Coll. each of whom posse an excellent vol e. We are thank
 for the unlooked-for disturbance.
 Plew Arthur left this morning
 Canon City, Colorado, where he W
 remain for a month on a visit | relatives.
 Persons desiring furnished roor -most conveniently sit ated-whe
 arrangements are had for light hou. ' keeping, would do we'll to call at t - office of c u. Johnston, on Fremo |, street, between Fourth and Fifth.
Tombstone epitaph., 1906-08-19

TO CURE COLD N ONE DAY Tsko Laxative Bromo Quinine Tables. Al. druggists refund the money if it sIls to cure. E.W. Groves signaturs over each box. 25c.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-26
J, p. MoRGAN's COLLECTION
OF RARE MANUSCRIPTS

New York, Oct. 26.-Professor
Smikoyich, Librarian of Columbia Uni
rersity, today gave a private view of
Mr.. John p, Morgan's manuscripts
and rare Madiaeval treasures 10 a
number of literary men. The colIec-
ton in the Columbia library reDre.
sents only a small part of the Nor
gan collection, but is characteristic
of its age. representing 1000 years OF
The art of Illuminating MANUSCRIPTS.
The fourteenth and fifteenth centu-
ries are especially well represented.
me volumes being not only interest
ing TO antiquarians. but extremely
beautiful. Those who had a taste for
Christian art in earlier ages, found
such examples as the Evangelical
Quarteur of the eight century and
The Life of Christ France about
llOO) with thirty full page minia-
lures Among the twelfth and thir-
leenth century English works, the
most remarkable are the Hunting
field Psalter, written about 1850; an
English Beostiary, written about
1850 Illuminated with los miniatures
representing birds and beasts, some
OF them OF very fantstic nature.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-26
Expenditure of This Amount
Will Extend Through the
Next Eight Years.
ISLAND EMPIRE ASPIRES
TO Be NAVY WORLD POWER
First Time in History Japanese
Prince of Blood Visitor to
the Court of China.

Yokohama, Oct. 26.--The diet to-
day voted $135,00O,000 for a pro-
gram of improvement of the navy.
the extension to cover period of
eight years $12,000,000 of this sum
will be used to repair present vessels,
among them being the former Rus
sian vessels captured and raised.
Many vessels in the service are now
to be replaced. The new program
provides for battleship squadron of
eight vessels representing the strong
est and neweststypes, two armoured
cruisers squadrons of eight ships.
each and three fast cruiser squad
rons of four ships each. The govern
ment has now under construction, or
about to be laij down, three battle
ships, nine armoured cruisers, and
ten fast cruisers which will be added
to the proposed program. It is in
tended that two battleships shall be
of the Satsuma and Aki class (now
building) of 10000 tons each and four
of the Kashima and Katori class of
$4,000 tons. OF the captured battle
ships but two, the Gree and Retyivan,
are considered competent to take
place with the new style warships.
The minister of the navy in demand
ing the appropriation said his opin-
ion was that the naval policy should
be based upon the national burdens,
which were heavy already, of course,
always arranging that the nations
naval efficiency be not impaired.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-26
COAL REPORT SHOWS
SHIPMENT BY RAILROADS

New York, Oct. 26.--In his report
published today entitled "the produc-
ton of coal in 1906" Mr. Edward w.
Parker of the United States geo
graphical survey. has a chapter on
the shipment OF coal made by rail-
roads that is in the nature of a de-
parture from the usual contents of
this annual report. From the produc-
ers reports, tables showing the
amount of bituminous coal loaded for
shipment, have been compiled. The
nrst table shows the tonnage origina-
ling on The lines of the great inter
state systems and other roads.
amounted 70 the gross total of 255,-
200 tons. The report states that over
l9,OOO,OW tons or over 30 per cent
of the total came from the Pennsylva-
MIA district. Baltimore and Ohio dis
tricts totalled 20,00O.000 tons or
about . per cent. The Frisco system
of lines which includes Chicago and
eastern Illinois dealt with something
over 10000 .000 followed closely by the
Norfolk and Western with nearly
lOO0O.0OO the Illinois and Central
Ohio with over $500, 900 tons, Mr.. Par
ker estimates that 305,O00OOO tons of
coat were mined in the United States
during the past year, the total value at
The pits being $432. 100000