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Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
A BURNING
 TRANSPORT
Three Lives Lost on the
 Meade
A RumOr That It Was Intended That the TrOOpship Was to be Destroyed at Sea.

San Francisco, Feb. 1.-Three dead and fifty-eight injured mostly by suffocation, is the record of a fire that ragged on the United States transport Meade as she lay at the Folsom street dock early this morning.
 Tor three hours after midnight the forward hold of the big troop ship was roaring furnace from which firemer, were borne in an almost continuous stream. Relays of men promptly step- ped forward to take the places of those who were carried out unconscious
 Tons of high explosives were loaded in the after part of the vessel and the heroic fire Iaddies worked with the possibility ever before them that the flames would reach this compartment. Had this occurred the whole city would probably have been shaken by a ter rife explosion and no man aboard the ship would have escaped.
 Owing probably to the fact that an internal machine was found in the bunkers of the transport Thomas on her last voyage, a rumor was circu- lated that a fiendish plot had been laid to fire the Meade at sea, as she was to have departed for Manila today Major C. A. Devol, chief of the trans port service, is Investigating this theory with great care. He is having the cargo taken from compartment No. 2, where the fire started, with a view to discussing the real cause of the dis aster The flames did not spread from compartment No. 2. Dock Captain Dunn gave it as his opinion that some of the officers had packed matches in their trunks and that these were ig- nited in loading.
 It is impossible to estimate the loss sustained by the different officers Over a thousand pieces of baggage were ruined. Trunks, boxes and bar rels were watersOaked or consumed in the flames. Wearing apparel and household furnishings were ruined ana until an exact inventory is made, the amount of the loss will not be known.
 One officer places the damage to personal effects at from s5O,O0O to S200, 900. The vessel is not very ser iously injured and will be ready to sail for Manila next Saturday.
 The dead are: Fire Captain Dakin of Engine Company f; Third Officer Wallace of the Meade. and Hoseman Hennessy of Company 4. Among dog en or more injured are Captain Wilson of the Meade, Battalion Chief Fernan- dez of Fire, Dept. $. other firemen of the city department and several mem bers of the Meade's crew Those who lost their lives were overcome by smoke in the hold There were acts of heroism by the firemen and crew of the vessel in going into the hold to rescue those who were overcome by smoke while the firemen fought the flames under great difficulties.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02

 DISRUPTED
Little Hope of Avertinq a
 Great Strike
The Miners Have Set About the CreA. tiOn of a Strike Fund of SIP, 100000.

Indianapolis, Feb. 1--The rejection
 of the counter proposition offered by
 the coal operators of the central com petitive district by an almost unani- nous vote of the national convention of the United Mine Workers and the adoption of a resolution offered by Secretary w. D. Ryan, placing the miners on record as a unit in refusing
 to sign an agreement for any district until an agreement was signed for all districts under the jurisdiction of the United Mine Workers has created a situation which, in the opinion of the officials of the miners organization will result in disruption of the joint agreement and possibly one of the
 greatest strikes of organized labor the country has ever known.
 The action was taken during a call ed session of the mine workers na- tional convention. which was called to order immediately following a short session of the joint conference of
 miners and operators, during which the joint scale committee reported that it had been unable to reach an agree ment on any of the principal questions involved and after F. L. Robbins of Pittsburg, floor leader of the opera
 tors, had replied to President MitchelTs
 question that the operators had no further proposition to lay before the
 miners, concluding his remarks with the statement that if there is to be an Interruption of the joint agreement, he wished the responsibility for such d severance of relations to be placed on the miners. The counter proposition submitted by the operators, which
 was said to be their ultimatum provid- l cd for the signing of the present wage scale for another year, with certain
 notifications to reimburse the Illinois operators for expenses incurred under acumulating a strike fund of S6 GOO, 900 | the 'shOt firers' bill now effective in that state.
 Immediately following the rejection of the operators proposal, the conven- i tion set about to provide means for accommodating a strike fund of S6,OOO,-
 in addition to a like amount on de- 1 posit in the international district and i subdistrict treasuries of the miners. | To provide for an emergency Secretary | Wilson moved that per capita tax oe | $1 a week be voted and that all dis | tricts take care of the dependent
 miners within their jurisdictions for
 a- least siX weeks. He said after that i tune he Ec1jfVed the international or 1 ganiZation would be in a. position to | take care of the miners After the motion had been amended to substi- l tute ten weeks for six as the time | during which the districts should care for their dependents. the matter
 vas referred to the international ex- 1 ecutive board with power to act. The convention adjourned until tommorrow i morning. In the meeting of the first 1 conference which is scheduled for 8
 o'clock tomorrow lies the only hope for | 2 settlement of the strike. F. l.. Rob- 1 bins of the Pittsbur congress said to night that the operators will not re-
 Cede from their ultimatum deliver ed l this afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
MOSTLY SMOKE.
The Property Loss Turns Out to Have
 Been Trifling.

San Francisco, Feb. l. The sur prising fact developed late today that the property loss amounted to Ony s25. This was the estimate made by Major Devol. When the water had been pumped from the hold and the de- bris removed, it was ascertained that the fire had been confined to a space of about six feet square. There was very little flame, the fire being of a smothering variety that emitted great volumes of smoke. There were Tears that some of the officers effects had been destroyed, but investigation show ed these goods to be safe.
 It is believed by some of the officials that the fire was due to spontaneous combustion of gun oil and cotton. Ri fles were in the vicinity of the fire and it is is thought that after cleaning the weapons the men had caTelessly tossed the oil soaked waste into heap. A board of inquiry has been appointed to make an investigation. It consists of Captain w. l.. Simpson, quartermas- ter's department; Captain A. E. Will Hams, second infantry, and Lieut.. Campbell, fourth infantry. The Me4de will sail Saturday for the Orient.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
THE HOUSE UNBOTTLES
 THE COTTON FIGURES
The Estimate is not to be Held Up Another
 Month
Mr. Sibley of Pennsylvania Finds in the Proposed Rail road Rate Legislation Tendency Toward the Vaga- ries of Bryan and Hearst.

Washington, Feb. l. The house to- day called for the estimate of cotton yet to be ginned, which the director of the census has compiled. but which he has no authority to make public until March. This action precipitated a lively discussion in which petuance was expressed that the house should participate in furnishing information for the benefit of speculators. On the other hand there were numerous mem bers who stated that the substantial interests of grower, spinner and mer- chant made it imperative that such in- formation should not be allowed to be bottled up. There was TO opposition to the resolution on its passage.
 The discussion of the railroad rate bill was taken up and prosecuted with vigor throughout the day. So many speakers have come to the front on this measure that the house agreed to meet at II o'clock hereafter until the de- bate ended. The feature of the debate was the lengthy speech of MT. Sibly of Pennsylvania. who arraigned the legis- lation with arguments of varied char acter all of which tended to give his
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
LIVE ST0CKMEN
 EJECT OFFICERS
Resolutions in Favor of Raising Rate
 Regulations.

Denver, Feb. 1-The organizat -ou uf the American National Livestock asso- citation was completed today by the election of the following officers
 Secretary, T. W. Tomlinson. Of Den yer; treasurer. w E. Hughes. of Den yer; attorney. Sam H Cowan or Fort Worth, Texas
 At tOday's session railroad rate leg islatiOn was discussed by the deIegates- The executive committee reported res olution endorsing the Hepburn rate bin now under discussion in the house of representatives and urging representa- tives and senators to support said measure, ito the end that duty which the government owes to its citizens to protect them against unjust. unreas- enable or discriminatory rates. regula- tiOns and practices of the great rail- roads of this country. will be perform ed by a comDetent and expert body of men, without leaving it to the hope less task of litigation
 Other resolutions reported by the ex- ecutive committee and adopted demand an extension of time in which cattle may be held in cars in transit without unloading from 2S to $ hours. thank ing Secretary Wilson for advocating such an extension. and denOuncing the excessive commission charges at Mis- sOuri river and other points
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
VOL. XVI. NO. e5s

Johnstown, N. Y, Herald quoted MT. Knox as follows regarding the aerial war ship:
 Every detail of naval warfare has been carefully considered and f. is be- lieved that the plans for the ship pro vide against every possible continEencv that may arise and will make it not only formidable antagonist of iron clads. but an actual annihilator Of the finest and most complete war vessel that can ever be devised. At first thought this would seem to be an irn- possibility, but the very simplicity Of the scheme is what the inventor de- bends upon for its success The gas bag will be constructed in compart- ments, which will be so arranEea that in the event of one becoming disabled by a shot or otherwise it's loss vrHI not interfere in the least with the nav igation of the ship, nor put it out of action.
 It will also be provided with double motors of great power. so arranged that they can be operated sinEly or in connection with each other. This 1t is thought will give the ship a much greater rate of speed than has as yet been attained by any naval vessel and at the same time make it's r.s,pture absolutely impossible. The motors will be so distributed that a chance shot cannot disable both at the same
 time, and if one is destroyed will leave the other so that the ship can stiil be operated and controlled by the aero naut. The ship will of neces<sSv b.,
 built for offensive and not defensive
 warfare, and will depend upon its own
 fighting qualities for its protection. Its armament will consist of torpedo tubes operated by compressed air and sa arranged that they can be dep-eSse5 at any desired angle. The plan of at tack will allow the operator to take a position directly above the vessel to he engaged and in such a position as ts be out of range of any of the guns in use at the present time while from ifs ! own tubes, which can be depressed at any desired angle. torpedos can he i dropped directly downward upon the vessel in the water and annihflate it. The ship will also be provided with 1 flash lights and wireless telegraph in- struments so that the crew can be On touch with the shore and other snfrz | of it's kind. and thus be kept con stantly informed of any danger thai may menace it.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
CHURCHES RESIST
 INVENTORY TAKING
The Enf0ecement ef the French Ssp-
 aratisn Bill.

Paris, Feb. 1.-Everywhere in Francs the actual putting into operation of the clause of the church and state separa- ton bill which provides for the making of inventories of the property of the churches has aroused a storm of pro test.
 In several pOvincial parishes. Catho- lies have gathered in the churches and made such strong resistance that the government commissioners were una ble to enter the edifices- In Paris today violent scenes took place in several An inventory of the property or the church of St. Roche has not vel been made owing to the opposition of tho congregation. but the defenders of the church of St. ClOthilde succ cumbed be- fCre the encT getic assault of an armed force. which acted upon the avowcd intention of the government to use every means at its disposal to compel obedience to the enactment
 Ir the chamber of deputies this after noon. Premier ROuvier's reply to an inter erpellatiOn upon the subject by a socialist deputy. NJ Allard. was given amid great uproar. The government however. secured a vote of confidence by 3S4 against 166. after the premier had ipsuer the chamber that the gov ern.nent was desirOus of using tact and moderation in carrying out the law. bus that it was fully determined 10 perform its duty no matter what the cost
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
AN AERIAL FLEET
 10 VISIT PHOENIX
A Beginning of the Construction of
 Air BattIeships.

According to letter lately received by the Republican, Phoenix will be visited in the course of the summer by a. fleet of air ships in charge of Cap tain George T. TomlinsOn, the in ventOr and Charles B. Knox, who has made millions out of the manufacture of Knox's Gelatine and is investing it generously in the solution of the prob lem of the air. Captain Tomlinson. whose home is at Syracuse, N. Y, is now at Los Angeles preparing for the construction of the ships. He will be joined there by MT. Knox When the ships are completed the journey home will be made through the air by Cap tain Tomlinson. Mir. Knox. however, states that his enthusiasm in the air ship business has not yet risen to such a point as to induce him to desert the regular lines of travel. His journey by rail will be arranged so that he will meet the air ship fleet at various points.
 It is intended by both men to lay the foundation Of an aerial navy. The
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02

wood company was in operation dur ing the time the indictment of the packers was returned. Other witnesses were Louis F. Swift president of the Swift company, and Jesse P. Lyman, of Boston, former president of the Nat lonal Packing company. The testi- mony of both was unimpcrtant MT. Lyman was still on the stand when the court adjourned for the day.
 Louis F. Swift, president of Swift & Company was a witness but his evil derce developed nothing. He was fol- lowed upon the stand by Jesse P. Ly- man, Boston, former president of the NatiOEal Packing Company. Attorne y Morrison objected to MT. Lyman being allowed to testify because he was not a party defendant in the case
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02

Cnaracterizing the new policy in augurated as political rate making and business by lawsuit" MT. Sibley said it had received the high official endorsement of Bryan and Hearst as a distinct advance toward government ownership. Why should the govern ment not also fix the price of bread, he asked. Tn Washington" he said
 We are not without a striking exam pie of a government engaged in man ufacturing and business. In the gov ernment printing office, he continued, the prices average from two to three times higher than the same work done
 by individuals, firms. or corporations. At our navy yards the cost of build ing vessels had been greatly increased, and the product was of a greatly in terior character compared with that of contract work"
 Tt would seem" said MT. Sibley,
 that we have at present in the Pan- anna canal an object lesson of suffic-
 tent magnitude to afford cause for de- liberation" Cleaned from conversa-
 tion with members, he asserted. it was
 the settled belief that the canal must
 be built by private contract Revert
 ing to the rate question he granted that there were abuses to be corrected.
 but he asked how men could be held Eo stricter accountability than under
 the Elkins law against rebates. of
 there is a dereliction at present" he asked. how will this measure prevent
 or cure future evasion of dutv'
 At this point MT. Sibley dictated a
 measure which he suggested could in ten lines cure the rebate evil. He would strike out all after the enacting clause in the Hepburn bill and Insert: That any corporation, which shall give secret rate or rebate to any indi- vidual, firm or corporation rendering 10 him or them d service on different terms or conditions than rendered to any other shipper under similar con ditions, constitutes Q crime; and that
 any official or employee who has guilty knowledge of such preference given to a shipper shall be regarded
 as a party to the crime and that for such violation of the statute there shall be d fine of not less than SiO.O0
 nor more than $100,OOO and not less than two years in the penitentiary nor
 more than ten, and that any firm or individual, firm or corporation, or any officer, employe or individual reCeV- ing such rebate or preferential, or hav- ing knowledge thereof shall be equally guilty and punishable by the inflictiOn
 of the same penalty; and that one half of the fine exacted by the govern ment shall go to the informer."
 MT. Sibley did not regard the hill as a worse measure than the Esch- Townsend bill. That Would be m- possible he added. "The one objec- tiOnable feature to me is the granting of power to fix prices to a political commission rather than a judicial de- termination by the established courts of law"
 He gave notice that he should offer an amendment increasing the com pen- sation of the president of the present commission to S25,O0O and of the com
 missioners to $15,OO0 a year. He hoped that this would be adopted so that the president would have it in his power to select from the highest and purest those qualified by wisdom and integ- rity to discharge the burdensome du~ ties"
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
DELEcArE FOR ALASKA.

Washington, Feb. 1.-The senate to- day passed thirty or forty miscellane- ous bills and gave several hours time to the consideration of the shipping bill Among the bills passed was one providing for a delegate in congress from Alaska and a number providing for light houses. revenue cutters and fish culture stations The greater part of the time devoted to the shipping bill was consumed by MT. Penrose in a set speech in support of the measure.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
GRAIN.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-Lively foreign de- mand and the forecast of a cold wave throughout the wheat belt caused q firm wheat market today. At the opening the May option was S4A to 845s. Highest point of the day was touched at SAYS. Market closed firm at S45s. May corn opened at 44H, sold up to 441a and closed at 442s.
 May oats opened at 503s to S015, sold up to 445k and closed at 3O5s.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
METALS

New York, Feb. Cooper was un- changed at e7S los for spot in Lon don market, but futures were a shade higher at s77 5s. Locally no change of importance was reported. Lake and electrolytic are more or less nominal at $1S.OO918.5O and casting at SIS.
 Lead was unchanged at e16 5s in London and at s5.6O05.SO in New York
 Spelter was unchanged at $615d e 6.25 locally, but a decline of 5s was re- ported in London market, where spot was quoted at &26 17s Sd.
 Silver 65; Mexican dollars 50%.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
GREAT NORTHERN WRECK.

Townes, N. D., Feb. 1.-Passenger train No. 9, upon the Great Northern was wrecked three miles north Of this place today and eighteen persons were injured. The accident was caused by spreading rails and every car left the track. William Ridenbaum, a brake man. is believed to have been fatally hurt.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
STOCKS.

Amalg. Copper 1141A; Sugar 14Tss; Anaconda PTS; Atchison 93A; pfd. 1OS%; N. J. Central 225; C. & O.. 59%4 :; St Paul 1878; Big Four 1O4; c. 6, s. 52s; 1st pfd. End pfd 53; Erie 4sA; Manhattan 160; Metropolitan 1211A; M. P. 1O21z; N. Y. Central 1512s; Penna IA; St. L. & s. F. 2nd pfd AS; S. P. 118; U. P. 97; U. s. Steel 46; U. s. pfd. 112H; w. U. 93A.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
RETIREMENT OF cHAFFEE.

Appointment of General Bates as
 Head of the Army.
 Washington, Feb. 1.-The president nominated Major General John c. Bates present chief of staff to be lieut. enant general to succeed Major Gen. eral A R. Chaffee, retired, today. He also nominated Chief Signal Officer Greeley to be major general of line to succeed General Bates. and Col James Allen to succeed General Gree ley. General J. Franklin Bell will suc- ceed General Bates as chief of staff
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
A SICK CONGRESSMAN.

Washington, Feb. 1.-Representa- tive Hit of Illinois is seriously i'll al his residence in this city. Several phy- sicians have been called to the bedside
 Friends are alarmed at his condition
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
RIDICULOUS STORY.
Says Mrs. Yerkes of the Report of Her
 Marriage.

Chicago. Feb. 1.-Charles T. Yerke5. son of the late Charles T. Yerkes de clared today that Mrs. c. T. Yerkes (Nizner) is the victim of a plot and that the publicity given her affairs was the result of jobbery.
 In response to a telegram he sent Mrs. Yerkes he received the following from New York: Story simply ri- diculous" ,S 51z
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
TOOK A WIDE RANCE
The FluctuaiiOn of Prices in Yester-
 days Market.

New York, Feb. Tt is rarely that prices fluctuate so widely and so con- stantly as was the case in the dealings on the stock exchange today
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
BONDS.

U. $. ref 2s. reg. 1OS, coupon 192H {; L. s. 3s reg. and coupon 102A; U. 5. old 4s reg. and coupon 103; L. $. new =s reg. 129H; coupon 12915.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
TOGO COMING.

TO1io, Feb. Tt is -1nnnnced upon reliable authority that Admiral Togo will visit America in April vita two armored cruisers
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
MATERIAL TO WORK ON.

Denver. Feb. Twin thirty million dollars of gold bars on hand awaiting coinage the new Denver mint began operations today
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
WEATHER TODAY

Washington. Feb. 1.-Forecast for Arizona: Rain or snow in north, rain in south portion Friday. Saturday partly cloudy.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02

! missed my car ard will be late to supper but l will aPPease my wife by bringing her a box of Donofrio's Cry stallized Cactus Candy.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02

That mans name will go down in history who first converted the ugly desert plant into such a delightful de- Iicacy as Donofrio's C. c. C.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02
Six Room Frame Dwelling.

With bath, in thorough repair, newly painted and papered on plastered walls 2 lots, on car line, will be sold very cheap if taken at once.
 For sale or exchange for ranch prop erty: Very good six room dwelling, Modern, with a cook stove, good shade and very desirable and reasonable. Sale or exchange price $2.1OO. This in- cludes about $2OO worth of furniture.
Arizona republican., 1906-02-02

FOR SALE-31s00 buys a nice i've room modern brick dwelling. $200 down balance easy monthly payments that anyone can meet F. F. PascOe, no N- Center St.