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New-York tribune., 1907-03-15
FLOOD WORST IN YEARS
pTTSBURG LOSS sl0,OO0,O00.
Dcnger Still TncreGSing-Big Plants
Forced to Close.
- relerraph . g T-ihune.l }

r,,.+s,,7-g March Is / a. ma: this hour the
-,,.rs at Piusburg have reached the record
-.ro - 81 feet. and a great part Of the dis
.-., city is at the waters edge to watch its
- The United States Weather Bureau fore
..r shortly after midnight said the rivers
- ,assed beyond him. He says that they will
90 over So feet which. will bring the water
,r,o The heart Of Pittsburg. and viii un-
sorbtedv force the closing OF many Of the
.,pn,s best business houses which have been
ssfe fer any part Of a century.
Fifty thousand people are on the river banks
nav, The thousands who came downtown to
.ho theatres which were lucky enough TO be
~. - omen have been stuck for the street
cars are now out Of commission They must
.,,s.r wall for the dawn on the streets or walk
s.u,e The hotels stiu outside the waters reach
-. ened even 10 the halls with distressed per-
sons.
The break Of day viii bring n Pittshurg an
o,ber and grave danger. Two immense ice
porges are racing toward the distressed town.
The ice gorge az Parker. seventy miles above
pit,sburg in the Allegheny. broke at 4 p m'
and is coming down on the crest Of the MOOD.
This gorge is said TO be twenty-five miles long
sns thirty feet thick. on the other hand. the
Gee gorge at Clarion broke al late hour this
evening. and at such time that it will likely
reach Pittsburg about the time the Allegheny
gorge gets in. Even If one should arrive within
six hours of the other. the result will be disas-
sr0Is
New-York tribune., 1907-03-15
n. Y. HEIRESS MISSING.
ESCAPES FROM ASYLUM.
hrs. Deme Leaves Sanatorium to
Which They WouId Commit Her.
GBy Telegraph to Tho Tribune

Stamford. Conn, March l4.-With the assist
ance Of female nurse employed at the sana-
torium. Mrs. Mary Emo Depue. Of New York
escaped from Stamford Hall Sanatorium here on
Wednesday morning at l O'Clock and thus
blocked her relatives in a plan 10 have her
formally committed TO the sanatorium for an
indefinite period. She is now believed TO he in
New York with the friends who, it is claimed
aided I'm the escape.
The escape was so timed that the two women
could catch either a westbound or an east
bound train from Stamford depot. three miles
distant There is reason to believe. however
that they had a confederate and were driven 10
the New York state line. three miles to the west
Once over the line. Mrs. Depue was safe. for
she In the sanatOTium for several weeks
under voluntary commitment and never had
been declared incompetent ny court OF law
Mrs. Depue is a member Of an old and wealthy
Connecticut family. one prominent in the social
affairs Of the state
on March a petition was presented 10 the
Probate Court here asking for her formal COM
mtment It was alleged that she GO addicted
the OF stimulants TO have lost self
control. The petition signed by Henry y.
Whittelsey. Of Pennington. Conn. her step
father: Sarah II. Whittelsey. her mother; Ed
ward T Darlington. OF Pennington her brother.
and Mrs Clarence p. Cook. OF Waterbury. her
HYDE Josyln & Getman. attorneys, % Hartford.
A hearing on this petition was To be held on
March ~. before Judge Lockwood. About the
time the petition was presented. s. r. Lash. of
New York appeared IL Stamford, and said he
had been engaged by a close friend OF Mrs.
Depue to look after her interests.
Mr. Lash tried TO get her out OF the sanatorium
and threatened 10 institute proceedings. He
said her condition due TO domestic troubles.
The friend he represented was. he said
nephew OF J Sergeant Cram. Of New York.
Although still a young woman. Mrs Depue
has had two matrimonial experiences. The first
ended in divorce. Her present husband is un-
derstood here TO be Arthur w. Depue. OF New
York. who. according to Lash is suing for a
divorce.
Sidney r. Lash. attorney for Mrs. Depue. who
has an office at No 25S Broadway. said last
night: Il have been Mrs. Depue's attorney for
some time past. represent her in all her legal
affairs. and was acting as her attorney in the
commitment proceedings.
Il knew absolutely nothing about her escaping
from the sanatorium until had received tele-
gram last Wednesday morning
Mrs. Depue was a voluntary patient. and has
been in the sanatorium about a year. Some OF
her family are trying to have her committed two
years longer. The commitment proceedings
were Instituted two weeks ago. and TO
up March 10.
Arthur w Depue her husband, who Is suing
her for divorce. is now in Bermuda. said lash.
He is n well to do stock broker. and has offices
at No. IL Broadway. l shall represent her at
+ the divorce proceedings. which will come up in
about two months"
100000. from what source It could not be
learned
New-York tribune., 1907-03-15
WON TWO MILLIONS.
alleged Profits of J. Brandt Walker
in the Street "Wednesday.
fBy Telegraph % Tho tribune. ]

Chicago. March N-The profits or ]. Brandt
Walker. the former Chicago broker. who won in
the Wall Street crash Wednesday. will be nearer
Chicago friends
From the way the market has been going am
sure Mr.. Walkers profits will be close 10 S2OOO0OO"
said J. NJ HCrine. manager Of tho brokerage firm
of Walker & Co, OF which Mr.. Walkers brother
IS the head He went into IT absolutely alone.
although recently several brokers have followed in
his wake
report that Mr.. Walker represented pool Of
Chicago brokers is denied.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-15
ARRESTED PERSONS NOT KIDNAPPERs.
Salt Lake City Made Error in Apprehending
Two Women and Man.

Salt Lake. March 15.-Two women and a man
were taken from southbound train here to-
night, the police believing that child in their
custody the missing son of Dr. Horace
Marvin, of Dover, Del. At the police station
the suspected persons promptly exonerated
themselves and were released. 1t developed
that the trio had been followed all the way from
Chicago ny private detectives. and that the lat
ter gave the tip which caused the arrests.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-15
DRUNKEN MAN ASSAULTS TON JOHNSON.

IBy Telegraph to The Tribunel
Cleveland. March 14-Mayor Tom L. Johnson was
assaulted by a drunken man at public meeting of
the Twenty-thirG Democratic Club at Jattes Hall, in
St Clair avenue. tonight Mike" McGrath. a po-
ntcal worker, was defying the crowd 10 put him
out of the hall when Mayor Johnson arrived The
Mayor urged McGra4h 10 be quiet.
NO. I'll not be quiet. and no one can make me-"
McGrath shouted. at the same time grabbing the
Mavor by the shoulders and shaking him violently
McCirath then began pounding the Mayor on the
chest until two policemen who had been called ar
rested him.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-15
WHOLE TOWN SWEPT AWAY.

Wheeling. w. Va. March 1.-THE town of
MajorsvilIe Marshall County community OF
sixty houses. was entirely swept away Dy inc
= r,, wheeling Creek. All the houses
,rcre dee,roVed. but the people had sufficient
,t - a. 40 higher ground. Viola. another
~, ,hs ~ water twenty houses being carried of.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-15

ia seaboard Air Line through Pinehurst. Camden
AlyL
New-York tribune., 1907-03-15

rqhe reep al Drs Flint and Macdonald In Chan
70 hook nn sale Putnams. Its Index sheHs Sol
~sats Bhas.-Algt
New-York tribune., 1907-03-15
nAAN,s RESTAURANT RATHsKELLER

PARK Row Bldg. opp. Post ONCE; Refined sur
Tound.ngs f0F ladies' 4oheAeO" - ~'
AGgt.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-15

AFTER ALL. UsHER's THE SCOTCH
hat made the highban famoGs.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1907-03-15

Fridays and Saturdays during March. via Penn
sylvania Railroad Leaves New York 1;z1 p, "
Broiler buffet paElOr cars and coaches. Sec Una
1able.-AdvI
New-York tribune., 1907-03-15

oonslnued On fourth page.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-15
DEPOSIT OF CUSTOMS RECEIPTS

Continued on second page.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
Should Football Be Abolished.

Many teachers and professors last year decided that football should be abolished, but it isn't g.'ing to be sup pressed for the simple reason that there is nothinR to take it's place. Other 2 mes hat not the vim and dash that this one has nor do they appeal so iavorably to the American youth In medicine the same argu- ment can also he offered. Take Hos letters Stomach Bitters for instance Sc rch where you vill you'll find nothing to take it's place when [ comes tocuring dyspepsia, indigestion, cosriveness, poor appetite, belching, blosting, kidney troubles, vomiting, headache, female ills. colds or malaria, fever and sgue Our 5I years record of cures proves our claim and a fair trial will convince you beyond all d ubt. We guarantee every bottle of the genrine to be in accordance with the pure food and drug requirements IDsist on having the genuine.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
Arizona Postmasters
 To Get Busy

An order has just been received by Arizona pos,mssters from the post office department to clsssify every piece of mail entering the local post office from October F to l9. Each piece oi mail matter must be counted and the amount Of postage paid on each class kept accurately each day.
 The order is that the number of postal cards, letters. first-class, second class and third-class paroles, ranked packages, newspaper returns, etc, be kept separately for the week, in which the count is to be made and the amount of postag paid on each class also preserved.
 During October also, besides the regular weighing of malls, there is also to be special weighing of eleven classes into which all mail IS to be de- livered.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
Yuma Orchard Which
 Gave 3 Apple Crops

Three crops of apples harve.ted and the rr spects good for fourth crop is the remarkable record made by :. ? Huss. a prominent orchardist of the Yuma valley. from a cluster of Maiden Blush apple tr es
 The fir-t crop was picked in May, the second crop in August, and the third crop E now about the size of walnuts and il mature in another month Blossoms are again appear ing on the tres for fourth crop.
 It migh, be presumed that in an other year, with the aid Of the warm and sslubrious climate of Yuma county, five crops of apples are not beyond the realm of possibility - Yuma Sentinel
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
From Mondays Daily.

Editor White of the Cochise CouT
 ty Press was A county seat visitor [,
 day.
 Roger fInt, the en'erpri-ing bu-r
 ness manager of West's Minstrels wa
 Tn Tombstone today arranging fo
 the appearance Of his company al
 The Schieffe in Saturday n'ght
 Colonel John Walker. "our own
 court reporter, will return today from
 s tour of he coast oAn IS ehock
 full of "har" stories
 Manager Flemming of the Ame-i- can Type Founders was To.nt- stone visitor today in the interest of his firm. Mir Flemming is an ex perienced type nan and Is we'll and popularly known among the news. paper men of the territory.
 Mrs J Hughes. mother Of Deputy Recorder Ed Hughes, returned to Bic. bee today after brief visit here ~ith her son and daughters, Mrs. McPher- son and Mrs Dalglish.
 A. W. Howe returned to Tucson this morning after brief visit here with his family. He is now connected with the Star on the renetorisl sta9
 Sheriff White returned today from | Bisbee bringing prisoner for the ,ounty Ina stiie.
 Bob Irwin the well known clothing nan is making his regular visit to Tombstone, arriving today from Bis 'ee.
 stray burro wandered on the ight of way of the E P6 $ W this morning near the dep and was truck by the COW catcher of the big npine doing duty on the Tom bstone ranch The burro was tossed to one lde and sustained two broken legs. ,ster Chief of Police Bravin humane 7 ended the sutferings 0. the animal { y shooting it. The burro walked ts i- doom from behind box car and le train crew did not see him n time , stop. ,
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
Gas Bags to
 Go Up in the Air

On October I, twelve balloons, French, German, English and Ameri c'n, V shn nto the air at St l. "I'- | nm T. ri' for he Interna. [. .ua' seron.ut up now held by tns Aero C ID fl America, having heen won hy Lieutenant Frank 5. H ,im at Paris lAst year.
 Each of the gas bags, supporting the raIloous vii have 80,00e cubic feet capacity, and may carry he aero aauts several thousand miles. If the wind is right there is a possibility that one or more of the twelve cars in the race will come into Arizona.
 Where these cars will land is prob lemsticsl, and all parts of the coun- try are already taking an interest in the landing place of the balloons
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
Tombstoner Writes
 From GoIdfieId

Engineer Ed Curtis has received a letter from Tom Sneedin formerly of Tombstone and we'll known here. Sneedin writes from Goldneld and says Arizona has that section dis. counted in every way. He says Gold field is badly overrated and there is nothing substantial to back their wild and exaggerated claims. He does not advise any one to go there looking for work. He intends returning to Tomb. stone shortly and resume work on a group of mines in this district in which ne Is interested. "Arizona i, good enough for me" concludes Sned- din and he sill return to his old love.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
OFFICIAL
 PROCEEDINGS
mlnutes of the Regular Meetino of
 The Board of Supervisors.
eF c0CHlSe COUNTY. ARIZONA

Tombstone, Ariz Sept. 9th, I9u7
 b"ard of supervisors met st7p m
 Wan NJ Riggs and J Bowen presep,
 G J McCsbe, absent.
 The bo rd proceeded to the examin- stion of petitions th-t had hesn fled
 in the office Tor their nsiders tion.
 me back tax suit against C ks. wards on the following property: lots o+, 65, 66 and e, in block 30. B,sh..e and one frame house and shed. NJ, s7 was taken ? and suit ordered dis missed n ground that D operty wa. held lar 'he supper: oi orphan chi!- dren.
 F F Jones appeared before the toard m the nterest oi the Benson Water company, asking that he he allowed ,o bring suit to restrain the Peoples Water company from laying pipes. nslns etc, Tn the streets and alleys oi Benson, in the name of the board oi supervisors. with the understand ing that no costs would be incurred by the county in so dong. Moved by Bnwen, seconded by 1 Riggs and earned unanimously that | the district attorney attorney be in- structed to bring suit sgainst the Peoples WSter company Of Benson at once to force the sad Peoples Water company to desist from laying pipes. mains, etc, over the streets and sl. leys of Benson, and to remove any thing that had been placed by them in sad streets and alleys thont per- mission c: the board oi supervisors.
 The c:erk was instructed to notify the Wichita Construction company ta explain why Sunfower cement in stead of Portland cement was shipped 10 Bisbee for the construction of the wall of the Johnson water way.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
Judge Doan in His
 Happiest Element

Mrs. John Doan and children, of
 Imperial, are visiting Judge and Mrs
 Doan Mir John Doan has charge of the commerc al department of the Imperial Copper O., and pre-ldee with becoming dignity while dis Pensing justice to the infrlctor- Of the law, his presence at the copper camp being so urgent as to prec Jude A long stay in Tombstone, heuce his de- parture today, leaving his children to romp and play with their illustrious grandfather, whose sedsteness gives place to smiles and congenislty the moment he descends from the bench. 1 The iurist is hsppiest wli ile fondling his handsome grand children.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
Card of Thanks.

I desire to express my heartfels appreciation to the many Tombstone friends who % kindly ministered to my beloved wife during her illness, and by words of condolence and sympathy frightened, if possible, the sad affliction in the loss of a devoted wife and helpmate. The waves Of SUTTON break upon every shore and we csn but hope that friends as true may gather around each one of them -hould sorrow invade ,heir homes.
 JACK PHEBY.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
Tombstone Youth
 For the Ministry

Max Lsngpasp. who will be remem bered by many Tombstone friends. has decided to enter the ministry. The following Is from the Richmond Banner pIn.,-h.d san Francisco:
 Max La 2 -S t27 Fi hth .veuu. left Monday n n for th Potter Bible college. 4 Bow z ;reen Ky. where he w'll tat 4 rur 1T couf.-. Max is a hr gh' ani yer studI ns young man, and has many frie nd- who wish him great success in the work he has chosen.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
An Opportunity
 For Tombstone

Arizona people should lose no tune in starting an orgs 'ized effort to get & large sahirsrium that the Presby- terians of Arizona and New Mexico prUpose to locate at the mos. favorable site in the two territories. Several New Mexico cities have already taken steps to~ ard securing the sanitarium, and have either offered sites or are preparing to do so to the committee that has the matter in charge.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
s. P. Building
 Extensively In Mexico

Redmond Toohey. who was the builder of the Tombstone branch of the Fl Paso & Southeastern, and first railroad construction contractor in Arizona, says the Randolph people are building four or five new lines in Mexico at the present time, but NIT. roohey only had an opportunity to witness the work on one line, that be- ing built from the main line at Corral to the Alamos mines.
 There are four or five thousand men now working on this line," said
 oohey, "and the work is being pusl- ed AS rapidly as possible. The object of this line is to open up the mines at Alamos on a much larger scale than they are now being worked"
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06

The Arizona Gazette says the Sad de Mountain Mining company, about D miles north of Benson, ha. ties and -ails strewed along the road bed which was graded some time ago for narrow guage railroad from the ter. minus of the Phoenix X Eastern at "inkleman, to their mines and shelter at Christmas. A narrow guage locomotive is in the yard A, Phoenix, which will be shipned in few days to Winklemsn and placed on the new road.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
Arizona Convict
 Pardoned to Die

Governor Kibbey has granted s pa role to Cornelio Rodriguez, who WAS serving term Of year and s half in the penitentIary rom Pima county for larceny. The parole was granted on the ground that the prisoner was dying of consumption. one Of the con. ditionr being that Rodriguez should return to Mexico, being a subject of that country-Yuma Sun.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
To Cure Cold in One Day s7:ss.. 5*s: rdke Laxative Promo Quinine r.bse4. nz Z every II signature O. IXRv..> box. 25e
five hundred souls tPsr, s990, R :

hve hundred souls (Psr. 2990, R : Ariz.
 Your petitioner further requests that the said franchise shall include the right 10 maintain and operate within said highways. streets and al- 'eys oi 'sid town of Benson and sd diti"ns he plant and appliances nec- esssry to render the said franchise ef- iective for the purposes above set orth
 And your petitioner will ev.r pray. etc. etc
 Dated August 2G, l917.
 (signed)
 JOHN NETS.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06

A Mexican named Francisco Du- raso, who was a recent arrival from Hermosillo on visit to his brother. John Duraso, died suddenly yester- day afternoon. The deceased had been a sufferer Ci heart disease for some time, and while walking in the yard was suddenly seized with heart palns.and falling to the ground passed away before any assistance could te rendered The funeral will be held this afternoon.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06

Few editors get as many facts in a oriet item as the editor of the Mar quette Times does in the following Miss jenn e Jones and Rob Henry were marr'ed at the Jones mansion East night. The bride is daughter of our Constable Jones, who has made a good officer and viii undoubtedly be reelected next year. He offers fine horse for sale in another column. The groom runs grocery store on Main st eet
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06

Early Thursday morning big rat tlesnske entered an adobe bouse north of Nogales and bit two Mexicans who were asleep on the floor Both were bitten in the ankle, one on the right. the other on the left. The men drove to Nogales as soon as possible and consulted County Physnsn Purdy. The one bitten 6rst was in g very bad condition.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06

The following petition sas received from John Metz of Tucson a ing per m ssion to use the streets and alleys of Benson for the purpose of construc- ing and maintaining a lighting s,s- tem:-
 To the lion, rsble Board of Super
 visors of COchise county, Territory
 Uf Arizona:
 The undersigned. 8 cit zen of tie United States of Amer ica, aud n resident of the City of Tue con, over the age of iwenty-one years respectfully petitions your honorable body to grant to him and his assigns for the period Of twenty five yeal-, th. franchise, right, prisilege and authori- ty within the town of Benson, and the additions thereto, in Cochise county, to enter in and upon the high~sys, streets and alleys of said town, and the additions thereto, and Co make necessary excavations there in and thereupon for the purpose Of laying and placing therein suitable mains, pipes and structures for con- veying, conducting and transmitting by means of such mains, pipes spr structures alor and through saEc highway, streets and alleys ;ht liquid su stance known as Vrii, al d Vril G.s, 70 be used and applied II. said town and additions for lighting said highways, streets and alleys with illumin~ting gss, and for lighting heating and power purposes to the ID habitants of said town and additions, in and upon the various buildings and structures erected, or which may te erected or cons:ructed, in said town or additions.
 Your petitioner shows that sa'c town of Benson IS unincorpOrated aIC contains . populstIon of more than
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06

The matter of ievying the higl
 SC ool tax for the towns of Bishe,
 and Douglas was taken up Thii
 alter had been considered at the
 meeting of August l9t and held ur
 for the purpose of sscer,sining the
 legality fplscing such levy on the
 tax rol s ui 1907. The board being
 advised that The levy was legal the
 clerk was rdered to place the same
 on the rolls the ssme as other , taxes
 r x Wolcott presented a pet ton asklng that duplicate warrant No. ' for SG0 60 issued to him, the orig nal having been accidently des- troy hy fire.
 The following tax sfidavits and petitions were presented and grant ed -
 Mrs Jennie McCsrty refund of taHe- for the year 1905, a bunting to $S3 75. Ground double assessment,
 2-J \ Gaines was granted leave of absence for 30 dsy-, beginning on the | -th of September.
 3-Widow's exemptions was grsnt- ed to Mrs Lydia Theil.
 4-Widow's exemption granted to Jesus Pres ado.
 5-w idow's exemption granted to Sabas Marti; ez
 6-widow's exemption grspted to 'lrgina Bssquts.
 7-Widow's exemption granted to Josie Lurch.
 s-Widow's exemption granted to 'sah Nj Gallego.
 9-Widow's exemption granted to ennie Greenhouse.
 lO-Widos's exemption granted to irs Alfred and back tax suit dis li-sed. ll-W'dow's exemption granted to ! lrs 4 B Hall and refund of S3l fl on . d certificates No-. 2oi7 and SOC for ears 1905 and 1906, respectively c Back tax suit against Mrs Char [ tie Cortsey Reddin was ordered dis- [ issed Ground Mr. ReddIn was a 8 idow st the tune property was plsc- a on tLe rolls V Back tax suit against Fred Coleman s ss ordered dismissed on the ground z non oWnership of the property O. v hich suit was brought aud taxes 2 i'd Op valuation of S25O was refund d J NJ Sparks was granted a refund of '.6 taxes paid on improvements on | s, block 72. Douglas. Ground 'n-existence of improvements.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06
MauIdin Moving
 to New Quarters

W. F. Mauldin is busy today hay ing his jewelry establishment moved to the new quarters in the Machomich Mercantile Co. block. The fixtures m the new store are of mahogany finish, and when arranged the place will compare most isvorably with any 1f the jewelry stores of more metro poljtan pretentions.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-10-06

Considerable difficulty has been ex- perienced b, cattle shippers recently in securing cars for shipment of cat tie, the railroads being so busy with other commodities that they have on several occasions, it is said, practi- cally refused to hand e livestock.