Arizona republican., 1906-11-24

messages a thousand miles over land and water from Guantanamo to Pan- ana. saw the check which the govern ment gave him when the contract was satisfactorily completed. I was also present at dinner at the Waldorf last spring to MT. Walter wellman. the Arctic eplorer, when MT. White agreed 10 equip MT. Wellman's expedition with wireless. furnish an operator for the airship and construct a station at Hammerfest or thereabouts. to receive tie first message from the North Pole. have just returned from a visit to White Park which Mir. White pur- chased from his profits in the recent rise in the Union Pacific and Southern Pacific stocks. It is a magnificent estate. created by the late John T. Nc Call, when president of the New York Life Insurance company. It is said MT Mccall spent a million dollars on the buildings and grounds. and it looks as though the figures were not exagger- ated. Mir. White is reported to have paid half million for it and he got a bargain He is said to have cleared from one to two million dollars in his
 
 exact figures. but I understand the amount remaining after the purchase of White Park was sufficient to en- able him to carry out his long cherisll- ed plan of consolidating the wireless companies of America and England The new company will be capitalized at s20,000,OO0 and MT. White will be president. The other officers will be announced shortly, so I am informed"
 The statement made by a Chicago judge that within the last five years. 45,000 persons have been murdered m the United States, and that during this year more people have been murdered than have died from typhoid fever. is attracting much attention here, among those who make a study or sociology. The statement is especially worthy of attention, as the judge declares this condition arises from our lax method of enforcing the laws. and from the laws themselves. An incident showing the delays that may occur in finally executing the decrees of a court pun ishing offenders. recently occurred in this city. A man was tried and duly found guilty of an atrocious murder. he was called before the trial judge for sentence. There is a formality usu- ally followed. in passing such sen tences. of asking the prisoner if he has anything to say .why such sentence should not be pronounced against him In this case the judge forgot or neg Iected to ask this formal question, pronounced the sentence and remanded the prisoner to jail. Suddenly he thought of this formal question. re- called the accused. asked the question. and on being answered that he had nothing to say. re-sentenced him. No question arises as 10 the guilt of the prisoner no question that he does not deserve the death penalty, but his at tOrney for delay. and in hope he may get his client free. appeals to a higher court and no one can tell how long the delay in properly punishing the criminal will be. With such examples of delay. and of the failure of the courts to punish crime. it is not to be wondered at that the people so often take the law into their own hands and administer cOndign punishment.
 It is evident that things are not so happy in Cuba under Magoon as the country was led to believe. for the sudden recall of Secretary Taft from his inspection tour of the various army posts has had a very ominous look, as it is understood the recall was occas- toned by the condition of affairs in the island republic The members of con- gress who are in the city admit that the Cuban question is one of difficulty and that they are at sea as tO what can or ought to be done by this coun- try. At the present time the annexa ton idea is not very strong among them.
 Americans purchased over $100,OOO.- GOO worth of luxuries from foreign countries during the last fiscal year. according to the department of Com merce and Labor. Forty millions went for diamonds and precious stones. like amount for laces. etc. seven mill lion for natural and artificial feathers;