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Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-05-08
CONFIRMED DOPE FIEND GETS
A "FLoATER "
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With little Improvement noted IN his
condition aud still laboring under the
hnllucination that he was being pur.
sued 10y a number of men bent upon
robbiug and numbering him, Walk
Woods, who was arrested Tuesday af
tcrnoon in the MOntezumn hotel, ia "A
dcncntcd condition. was arraigncd yes.
,crday afternoon, at o'clock, in the
justice court, and given "A ninety Jay
" floatcr' sentence, which he took adj.
vantage of last nigh, by leaving on the
sOuthbound train for Phoenix.
Woods IL "A "dope" iend Of the
most depraved kind. lie uses about
$3.50 worth Of cocaine daily, in addi.
ton TO several doses Of morphine.
When denied the drug in liberal doses
he becomes violently insane, threatens
those about him with personal violence
and talks Of self destruction.
When questioned yesterday by Jus.
ticc MeLane he admitted that he had
never made any effort to break the
habit, and didn't intend to.
"Then," said the justice, 81 will
sentence you to solitary confinement
in the county Jail for the next ninety
days, and conflne you to a strict bread
and water die, and will allow you no
dope. -
I1l never serve it. IN COMM,
suicide first declared Woods. "Lifc
Is not worth living without cocaine.
Ninety days like that. Not for me-"
Further questioning Of the court de.
vcloped statements from Woods that
he was nntivc of Peru, South
America, and was carriage painter
and trimmer by occupation.
After Under Sheriff Neagle had
asked the court to bc lcnicnt with
Woods. he was allowed bis freedom on
the promise that he would leave town
and never come hack He left.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-05-08
COURT KISS SAVES FINE.

BLOOMINGTON, H., May 3.-Be.
cause he kissed his wife In court, after
she had obtained his arrest on n charge
OF disordcrly conduct, Squire McGurk
dismissed the case against the husband,
u coal miner Of the vicinity. Tho hus
band wished TO demonstrate that he
bore his spouse no III will, and the ex.
Ambition 20 impressed the Judge that he
RENTED the Ans aud costs.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-05-08
HARD TO Oct CARS.
(From Saturdays Daiiy)

II. G. Hefelman, the Mayer mcr.
chant, was in town yesterday. lie has
recently returned from trip to Gal.
lup, y. NJ, in behalf Of the Treadwell
Mining company, which Is having con.
siderable difficulty in securing a sup.
ply Of coal. The Iron Queen and the
blackberry mines are supplying the
iron ore which the -meltor il using for
flux. and unless these mines can con.
tinue operations, the smcltcr would be
obliged to shut down. Mr.. IIcfrclmnn
experienced no trouble to arrange for
n supply OF coal at Gallup. bu, he found
IL difficult 10 obtain the necessary
transportation facilities Of the railroad,
which Is short Of motive power
Men with the butt.in habit like to
pose ~ peace makers
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-05-08
rHOENIx VISITORS HARD LUCK
STORY.
(from Fridays Daily)


Weighted down with large suit
ease and heavy ovcrcoat, his manly
brow covered with Precipitation, and
r,gretting the fact that he was not
more familiar with the ways of the \.
T., L. a l.. passenger officials, I'd. J.
Carmody foreman of the general de.
livery department, of the Phoenix post.
Office, and known 10 wide circle Of
acquaintanccs and friends Ia the Salt
River valley ms "Judgc," arrived here
yesterday nj noon, having walked from
Iron Springs, where. he was put of the
southbound train because he failed TO
exchange his excursion coupon here for
railroad ticket before he boarded the
train for home.
81 thought knew IL ALL" said
Judge" as he moppcd his brow. eye.
ing hcrcely the meanwhile his overcoat
aud suit ease, "but after this | am
willing to be told something new every
day. Conductor Brown treated me the
best he could under the circumstances
but although ] am considered a pretty
good talker down in the valley, | could
not prevail on him to carry me any
farther, and he put me of.
'Imagine my feelings be said.
dolcfully, "when I learned that | coull
not exchange my coupon for ticket
Mt Iron Springs, but would have to
walk back 10 Prescott. There was some
consolation in the fact that it was
down hill. ] started, aud it was not 10
bad until ] left the railroad and me,
a large steer ON the wagon road, who
did not appear 10 have any more con.
sidcration for bolcatcd Phoenix cx.
cursionist than had Conductor Brown.
] waved my coat nj him and he waved
his tail nj me. ! waved the coat again.
and with a loud below he started on
n gnllop in my direction. dropped
coat and suit ease. and sought safety
on the sunny side of a near hy bnrhed
wire fence. This appeared 10 curagc
The beast. and h. tricd To push down
one ~ the fence posts. Fearing that
he would break through, | climbed n
friendly tree, and waited there many
weary moments until the cnrngcd 0ni-
nal left, when crawlcd down aud
made n run for my oycrcoat and then
for the suit ease. which got over the
fence in jig time. foun, the rail.
road again as soon as ! could, and tried
no more short cuts 10 Prescott Gee,
ain't IL hoti"
Carmody exchanged his excursion
ticket for regulation ticket last night
and boarded the southbound train
again. "This is my first visit to Pres.
cott," he said, as he took firm grip
on the little piece of pnsteboard. 81 IN
going 10 try 10 get bnck TO Phoenix on
this train, and IL get past Iron
Springs ! may succeed. I've been away
from homo once or twice before, but
I never knew ] was real 'Rubc' until
] landed in this city YOU say is mile
high.
"Whcn | get back TO that dear Phoe
nix you bet III post all the jays about
this coupon gag, for your altitude here
is altogether too high to make walk
ing n pleasure for us Phoenix fellows,
much less to do quick stunts away from
cnrnged steers and climb trees to view
the scenery"
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-05-08

Men with the butt.in habit like to
pose aa peace makers.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1907-05-08
NATURALLY.

wriion Space Did the last story you
wrote have n happy epdingi
Ruytors Kmmp No; unhappy. Tho
publishers turned IL down.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-15
DEATH STOPS
THAWS TRIAL
One of the Jurors Left a
WidOWer
The Case Adjourned to Next
Monday and the Jurors
Allowed to Separate.

New York. Feb. 14.-Another tragic
chapter in the Thaw-Whi-e case was
written today, when death stepped in
TO halt the famous trial. The wife of
Juror Joseph Bolton died this afternoon
soon after her husband had reached
her bedside. He had been summoned
from the courtroom where the trial had
been in progress less than fifteen min
utes. Formal announcement OF Mrs.
Bottoms death was made in court
shortly after the hour set the afternoon
session. Justice Fitzgerald Immediate
ly ordered an adjournment until Mon
day. The court also ordered. with the
consent of counsel that the other
eleven jurors be given their liberty. He
admonished the jurors to be guided by
honesty and their oaths, and not read
newspapers or discuss the Thaw case.
The death of Bottoms wife had de-
pressing effect on evryone connected
with the trial. The prisoner seemed to
feel the matter keenly, when brought
into court to hear the formal announce
ment OF the postponement. The fact
that the jurors were kept in close con-
finement and that Bolton had been al
lowed to visit his home only three times
during his wife's illness lent a pathetic
aspect.
Mrs. Bolton suffered from pneumonia.
Her condition became serious this
morning when the session of the trial
was abandoned TO allow the juror to
visit his home far uD in the Bronx.
Bolton was accompanied by two other
jurors while two court officers were
escorts.
DR.. Evans, superintendent of the
New Jersey Hospital for the Insane,
was called as an alienist to continue
the direct examination. He was asked
to detail the conversations he had with
Thaw in the Tombs. He had already
declared these to be essential features
in his conclusion that Thaw was Of
unsound mind at the time of his first
three visits to him. Jerome had with
drawn his objections to the statements
Of Thaw going into evidence and
Evans was about to detail the events
Of his first visit when the summons for
Bolton came.
He hurried to his home where Mrs.
Bolton was being kept alive only by the
use of oxygen. She died soon after her
husbands arrival. In releasing the
jurors. Justice Fitzgerald took pains TO
state that the rule of keeping them
together had not been adopted on the
separate recommendation Of either side
but was the result Of an agreement
based on reasons which appeared ex-
cellent alike to the interest of the de
fendant and the people. 1t was intend
ed not as the slightest reflection on
the jury in any way.
In announcing the adjournment JUS
tice Fitzgerald expressed a hope that
the trial might eventually proceed. He
realized however that that would de
pend largely upon the condition in
which Bolton should be at that time.
II he feels that he can put aside all
personal considerations and continue to
act the trial will be resumed. If he
feels that the condition Of his mind or
his personal affairs is such as to pre-
vent his whole attention to the case
during the ramaining days of the trial
some other solution must be looked for.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-15

nificant lack of strength, especially in
the officers among the reservists, many
of whom were old. and the majority
heavy, clumsy or under sized" The
narrative is a dismal retrospect Of un-
preparedness, disOrganization and
cross purposes. Regarding the gen.
eral cause of the retreat OF the Man
churian army KurOpatkin. reporting to
the emperor, summed up as follows:
The prepOnderance Of the Japanese
forces, their incOmparably better pre-
paredness for action in a mountainous
country and in hot weather. their
greater youth. lighter equipment and
plentiful mountain artillery pack
trains. extreme patriotic spirit. ener
getic, capable officers and finally the
insufficient warlike spirit Of our troops
and in consequence the Obscurity of
surrounding objects We're the causes
Of defeat in the war"
General Bilderlings tactics at Lao
Yang are severely criticised. Hts
troops are described as raw, ineXpe-.
rienced and untrustworthy, and they
met constant failure. General Orloft's
force Of 1900 men simply bolted the
field in wild disorder and a splendid
position was lost. What was lacking
throughout the fighting at Lao Yang.
KurOpatkn says was greater effort on
the part of the troops and more capa-
BILE handling by their leaders.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-15
BROWNSVILLE WITNESS
ADDS new TESTIMONY
Though II Was Important He Said He
Had No Opportunity to Give II Be-
fore.

Washington, Feb. 14.-Samuel c.
Harley. who was acting first sergeant
Of company c. 25th infantry when the
shooting occurred at Brownsville today
testified before the senate committee on
military affairs. He said he was
awakened by the conflict and firing of
guns. He tCld of hearing later of the
breaking of racks and of noting at the
time they were sent for repairs the
damage done to them. He said he
heard one Of the commissioned Of
ficers say that the men might as well
have clubs as rifles on account Of the
character Of their ammunition.
The cartridges he said were of the
reduced range type and We're ineffec-
tive. Although the firing had almost
ceased when he reached the parade
grounds he said he heard the whistle
of one bullet over his head and that he
was Of the opinion it was not fired
from a Winchester. When asked why
he did not tell of the broken racks and
a whistling bullet when he was before
Col. LOvern he stated that he was in
structed only to answer questions and
that he was not asked either question.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-15
1t Developed Yesterday the Support of
Thirteen Members of the House
The HOpelessness of Passing the Council Conceded
by Its Friends--The Repeal of Immigration Commits
sion Bill is RecOnsidered.

was that in certain Of the older states
such a fare had been found to be sat
isfactory to the peopse, and profitable
to the roads. He thought the time had
come when Arizonians should be able
to travel about like civilized people.
Already. he said. the man of means
could ride in Arizona for three cents
a mile and if he was a man of great
means. that is. if he could rake enough
together 10 buy a 5000 mile book he
could ride for two and a half cents. Ii
was the duty Of the Legislature now to
fix things so that everybody could ride
the same as the man with money.
Said Mr. Crenshaw. though he probab-
ly meant something else, Il do not
want it known that | am fighting any
corporation"
Mr. Bell who had begun an address
earlier in the proceedings, but had de-
sisted at signs of impatience among
the members, again renewed the de-
bate. He had said the time for forbear-
ance was past and that the members
would have to go through the ordeal
Of hearing him at once. He sought 10
placate the crowd with great chunks
Of humor of the brand which Senator
Tillman recently fOreswore after his
first effort. The density Of the gloom
increasing, Mr.. Bell reverted to the
subject of Texas. where as has been
stated. all good things like railroad
commissions exist. Mr.. Bell reveled
in oratory and figures from the inter
state commerce commission and he
undertook 10 show by supreme court
reports that there was nothing that a
legislature might not do to railroad; /;
that it was always fair game without
a closed season. The cases to which
Mr.. Bell referred however. had gone
up from states where the Interstate
commerce commission has nothing to
Arizona republican., 1907-02-15

The white spot" of interest natur
ally fell upon the three-cent fare bill
in the house yesterday, and the prob
ability OF warm discussion, and the
possible final vote on it, emptied the
council chamber soon after the hour
of cOnvening. Though the bill did not
pass. there We're enough developments
10 indicate that it will go through the
house today with thirteen votes. al
ways held TO be an. unlucl1y number.
The bill came up early on a motion
TO send it to the enrolling and engross-
ing committee Notwithstanding a gen.
eral impression that it had been ad-
vanced that far the day before. The
motion was followed by an amendment
by Mr.. Hampton offering an amend
ment to the bill eXempting the rail-
roads exclusively within the territory
from the full operation Of the proposed
law.
The amendment proposed that rail-
roads lying wholly within the territory
and branch lines not more than 100
miles in length. lying partly in the ter
iitory and partly without. should re-
ceive a fare Of not more than four
cents a mile
In support of the amendment Mr.
Hampton said that he had information
from gentlemen in whom he had the
greatest confidence, and who were in
a position TO know, that the proposed
bill would work a hardship on the
roads Of the territory. the so-called
branch lines. The transcOntinental
lines would not be so seriously affect
ed
Mr.. Whitesides moved for the re-
commitment Of the bill and the
amendment, and the trouble at once
began. Mr.. Crenshaw the author Of
the bill. spoke in defense of it but the
only thing To be said in favor of il.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-15
Volumes COnfisCdted by the State Have
Finally Become Accessible
The Great Russian Generals Story is Caustic
Arraignment of the Governments Weaknesses and
the Shortcomings of the Army.

81. Petersburg, Feb. 14-General
KurOpatkin's history of the Russo
japanese war which was confiscated by
the Russian government has become
accessible despite the most extreme
precautions to prevent this CALLING in
dictment from reaching the public. The
work is remarkable for its historic
value as the closing chapter of the
war, from the pen of the commander
in-chief, and for the merciless criticism
Of the men and measures which in
kurOpatkin's estimation swept Russia
and the army to defeat.
1t consists of three bulky volumes
devoted respectivel to the battles of
Lao Yang. of Sha River and of Muk-
den. Voluminous detail orders, sta
tistics reports and other documentary
matter with conclusions" constitute
the most amazing revelations Of disOr-
ganiZatiOn and incapacity and even of
.disobedience of specific and urgent or
ders, by certain general officers en-
trusted with high commands in the
field, notably General Kaulbars against
whom a formidab BILE indictment is franz
ed, saddling upon him the entire re-
sponsibility tor the defeat at Mukden.
kurOpatkin's reasons for the failure
Of the war are based chiefly on a COM
parisOn of the war-like spirit of the
japanese. their preparedness which he
says has never been seen in any pre-
vious war. and their ability to main
tain their numerical superiority when
necessary to assume the offensive. with
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the inadequacy of the single track
railroad from Europe, with command
ing officers diSObrying orders and in
the hopeless state of confusion and
cross purposes, with the low state OF
morals and confidence among the
troops and the continued news from
home of international troubles and of
insults and repTOaches against the
army. The general patheticaIly con-
cludes that if Russia had been united,
ready to make the necessary sacrifices
to safeguard dignity and integrity
The valiant Russian army would have
striven until the foe was subdued."
The Mukden volume opens with a
sketch Of the early events Of the war.
showing that there were divided SCun-
ellis from the ouset over the defenSes
Of Port Arthur. KuropatiIin shows how
efforts To realize preparations We're
checkmated by deficiencies of the
army. lack of transport and artillery
horses. dwelling on the details given
in order 10 show the utter inadeqUacy
of the Manchurian army to cope with
the situation. KurOpatkin admits that
had Kuroki grasped a critical position
H. ID
tunately for us he did not, or he could
have seized Lao Yang as early as the
beginning of June"
Kuropatkin says that in reviewing
the Russian troops he noticed a sig
Arizona republican., 1907-02-15
RAILROADS TO BE SUED.
For a Violation of the 2s-Hour Limit
Provision.

Washington, Feb. 1.-THE depart
ment of justice is about to proceed
against a number of railroads for a
violation of the law relative to the
shipment of cattle. The law provides
that cattle shipped i'm interstate COM
merce shall not be confined in cars
longer than twenty-eight hours without
being unloaded for feed. rest and water
except in cases where the request is
previously made. In many cases il is
alleged that cattle have been confined
fifty hours, in some cases sixty There
is a purpose To insist upon the full
maximum penalty of $500. The rail-
roads to be prosecuted follow: The
New York Chicago and St. Louis; the
Santa Fe in Colorado; the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy; the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul; the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific; the Cleveland,
Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis; the
Southern Pacific in California; the
Union Pacific in San Francisco; the
Lake Shore Michigan Southern; the
Northern Pacific at st. Paul.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-15

do with the interior control of roads.
Mr.. Whitesides renewed his motion to
commit. Mr. Bell expressed a belief
that the proceedings of the morning
were only dilatory. Mr.. Hampton was
on his feet in an instant and Mr.. Bell
said his words had no reference to the
amendment. though they had to the
effort to put the bill back into the ju-
dietary committee. Members of the
committee also said it was no use to
return the bill to them for their eyes
was sot.'
Speaker Bailey called Mr.. Grosetta
to the chair and took part in the de-
bate He feared he said, that his mo-
tive might be misunderstood. II was
well known that he was railroad man
and that his life had been spent in
railroad work. However, ne was not
now speaking from the point OF view
Of one whose sympathies were with the
roads as against the people. but from
the standpoint of one whose experience
Of years gave him perhaps a clearer
view of the situation than any other
member enjoyed. He was familiar
with the history and condition of the
roads Of the territory. and he was pre-
pared to say that the proposed reduc-
tion of fares in the present circum-
stances of increased cost OF maintain
ance would be an injustice to the
branch lines.
One of the speakers for the bill had
alluded to the fact that the s. F. p.
& p. enjoyed immunity from taxation
and that the NJ. & p. had been built
on a subsidy of 100000 by Maricopa
county. That, said Mr. Bailey. was
true: yet the promoters and builders
Of the road had been unable to meet
expenses and had been compelled to let
it go What would be the result now
in the event that the income of the
road was reduced as the bill proposed
Mr.. Crenshaw intervened To sug-
gest that the failure of the old compa-
ny in spite If its subsidy. had been the
result OF attempting TO carry too heavy
load Of watered stock II was not
clear how that fact would have result
ed in the impoverishment of the pro-
motcrs. for watered stock. If there had
been any, would have brought them in
more money. II could not have bgcn
load to anybody but the holders Of
it. There would have been the more
reason why receivers of the subsidy
should not have failed.
Mr. Bailey said that to his personal
knowledge some of the roads Of this
territory were at the present time.
hardly meeting operating expenses. He
knew that there was demand h. the
unthinking that the railroads be COM
PEELED to accomplish impossible things.
He was aware that this opposition to
the bill was an unpopular thing for n
politician. but it was a more important
thing to him to try To secure Justice
for both the roads and the people than
To he politically popular.
There We're some other remarks BY
Mr. Bell which Mr.. Whitesides inter
Continued on Page FIve.)
Arizona republican., 1907-02-15
LITTLE AILMENTS

of the Stomach, Liver, Kidneys or
Bowels, if neglected, will soon develop
into ones Of a more serious nature.
Therefore we urge every man or wo-
man thus afflicted to resort to
Arizona republican., 1907-02-15
THE NAME OF SH0NTS
SENT IN AGAIN
Though he is About to Retire From
the Canal Commission the Formally
of a Confirmation is Desired.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE following
nominations Of Isthmian canal COM
missioners We're sent to the senate to-
day by the president Theodore P.
Shonts. chairman; John F. Stevens.
chief engineer; Brigadier General Pc
ter c. Haines. retired; civil engineer.
MOrdecai T. Endicott. Benz. Harrod.
Carroll W. Gorgas, L. s. n. and Jack
son Smith.
a statement given out AT the war
department says: Mr.. Shonts expects
TO retire on March 4th next. but in
view of the fact that the names have
hot been sent to the senate before. and
it was proper to secure confirmation.
this list was sent in. although a va
cancy will occur after the adjourn
ment of congress in the resignation Of
Mr.. Shonts. II is expected to make
Mr.. Stevens chairman of the commits
cion and the filling of other vacancies
caused i'm the commission has not as
yet been determined upon.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-15
NO LUMBER TRUST,
Says the President of the Western Re-
tail Dealers Association.

Salt Lake City. Feb. 14.-Three hun
dred members of the Western Retail
Lumbermen's association from the Pa
cific states assembled in Salt Lake this
afternoon in fourth annual convention
The feature of the opening session was
the annual address of Geo. Merrill Of
this city. president of the association.
Mr.. Merrill resented the charge that
there is a lumber trust and stated that
the members of the association cOurted
the fullest Investigation. The prevail
ing high prices are said to be due to
the present era Of higher values in all
Industries and the demand for sup
plies is in excess of normal production.
Arizona republican., 1907-02-15
STOCKS.

New York, Feb. 14.-COpper 113L ;
Sugar 1347s: Anaconda 292; Atchison
1885; Pfd 90; G y ] 207; St Paul
149; Big Four SO; c and 1st Pfd.,
81; End Pfd Sc; Erie S5h Inter Met
IS: Pfd 7li2; VI O = S2S; y Y {
12S%; Penna 1873; St. L and : F End
Pfd 43h; : p 94I4; L p 1854; L 5
451s; Pfd 1O4%; w L S2H.