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Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
An Eventually that Has Been Foreshadow-
ed for Weeks
The Letter OF Attorney General Banaparte Directing
Th9t the Promise to the Railroad Company Must
Be Kept.

admirable purpose of bringing to jus
tice as speedily as possible all Offend
ers against the statutes regulating
interstate commerce. Moreover, YOU
will renew the expression of regret
contained in the attorney generals
letter Il August 10, that the depart
ment by reason of its ignorance of
facts relating to the present action.
could not advise the court as to said
facts prior to the above original or
der summoning the grand jury in this
case.
1T likewise appears to the depart
ment that you should explain to the
court the evident necessity which was
existing, in the judgment of the attor-
ney general. for a public statement of
the condition of his position in conse-
quence of your request for the post
ponement made in this case.
THE department duly considered as
you are aware. interesting pertinent
facts which left you to ask for a post
ponement. In its desire to carry out
thoroughly the wishes of the court ex-
pressed in, the order Of August Il. il
has examined carefully and gone over
dSdfn tnt tcStlIoiN VI an NllntSSfS
which testified at the trial of the oil
company. 1t respectfully reports to
the court through you, that although
the facts render such scrutiny clearly
appropriated and although some parts
OF the evidence are undeniabiy epen
to adverse criticism, that the most
perfect good faith requires the gov
ernment Of the United States to ac-
cord to the Alton the privilege granted
to n accomplice who becomes a wit
ness for the prosecution"
After quoting authorities and de-
cisions on the subject of the privilege
of immunity granted such witnesses.
the attorney generals letter concludes:
Having submitted the foregoing re-
port. in explanation of the statement
OF the department to the court, you
will thereupon respectfully move that
the special grand jury be discharged
from a further consideration Of the
matter and you will Immediately re-
port your action in the premises and
any which may be taken thereon by
the court"
Judge Landis after the reading OF
the letter. sent to the jury a history
OF the case, citing what he said were
evidences OF criminality on the part
of the railroad company in connection
with the granting of rebates. but that
the promise of immunity must hOwev-
er be kept and he directed the jury to
discontinue its investigation
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25

San Francisco. Sept. 24.-The inner
workings of the confessed boodlers
who formerly administered the affairs
of san Francisco and the board of su-
pcrvisors were laid bare this after
noon during the trial Of TREY l. Ford.
Thomas F. Lonergan, former super
visor, told of receiving $4,000 with the
understanding that it was paid to in
fluence his vote on the application of
the United Railroads, for an overhead
uolley franchise James F. Gallagher,
former chairman OF the board. relat-
ed how he had received the sum of
SS5. 900 from Abraham Ruef, after the
latter had requested and urged him
10 ascertain how the eighteen mem
bers of the board stood with regard
10 the application for the franchise.
and directed him to learn the price
Tor which each member would return
a favorable vote.
Lonergan's story was halting, and
his memory at fault under a lengthy
cross examination at the hands of
Earl Rogers. He made several correc-
tions to his original narrative, but
these were unimportant. The direct
examination of Gallagher had scarce
ly been ended when the days session
closed.
Lonergan told a story that Earl
Rogers made a determined effort to
tear apart. declaring that he had first
been sounded by Gallagher and prom
ised the sum of $4,000 for his vote. He
told how, at subsequent Sunday
night caucus the erring supervisor
agreed to accept $4,000. OF this amount
he declared $500 had been paid him
by Gallagher. who gave him the
money in an envelope. Later, the
witness had gone to Gallagher's house
and secured an additional $500. the
former chairman of the board, and
distributing agent, admitting that he
had made a mistake in arranging the
envelopes.
Lonergan's narrative Of how he was
paid the second installment, gave
Rogers an opening for the greater
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
STANDARDS RELATION
TO WATERS PIERCE co.
The Books Of the Latter Audited by
the Accountants of the Former.

New York, Sept. 24.-Accountants
for the Standard oil company au-
dited the books of the WatersPierce
company of Missouri after 1900. when
its name disappeared from the list of
companies controlled by the Standard
according to Wade Hampton. general
auditor of the Standard Oil company,
who testified today in the government
suit.
In 1900. the Waters-Pierce company
was prohibited from doing business in
Texas under the antitrust law, be-
cause of its relations with the Stand
ard. The Waters-Pierce company was
reorganized and the stock held by the
Standard sold.
Testimony previously adduced that
Chas NJ. Pratt. secretary of the Stand
ard. bought stock and had held il for
the Standard Oil company. Hampton
testified today that he sent expert ac-
countants to the Waters-Pierce COM
pany, to audit the books at the re-
quest Of the officers of the company.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
PRICES OF STOCKS
HELD THEIR own
A Further Improvement of the Stu
alton Expected by the Traders.

New York. Sept. 24.-The check to
yesterdays reaction which developed
in the stock market today was quite
distinct, but holding the market steady
seemed enough to satisfy those inter-
ested in the support of prices. A fur
ther clearing of the situation is ex-
pected, the passing Of the quarterly re-
quirements on the money market at
the end OF the month. The virtual
granting of immunity to the Chicago
& Alton in the Standard Oil rebate
cases were of moderate influence on
stocks as IL had been expected. There
was renewed weakness in London Of
copper industrials, the price of the
metal in New York being reported un-
changed. The outstanding short inter-
est in coppers helped the recovery.
The federal injunction granted against
the Minnesota freight rate law helped
Hill railroad stocks.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
EXPECTED WAR.

Berlin, Sept. 24.-AccOrding to Off
cial Information derived here today.
President Cabrera of Guatemala not
flied President Davis of Honduras
that Guatemala will support Manuel
Bonilla of Honduras in the latter's eff
forts to regain the presidency of Hon
duras. This, official advices add. is
taken to mean that war between Qua
temala and Honduras will likely be-
gin Immediately.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
AN OVERLAND DASH
FOR The NORTH POLE
Or. Cook is Trying the Old Fashionej
Way With Esquinaux and Dogs.

Halifax, Sept. PA yacht which
left here in July with DR.. Cook of
New York, John r. Bardsley and Cap
tain Thomas Bartlett and cr"w ~ III
back in a few days. The y.l ,l:t icft
DR.. Cook and Norwegian stcwaci at
Etah with plenty of provisions. They
will take EsQuimaux and dogs ani
make a dash for the pole.
The ship was over a month in going
from Etah to Birch Cove. whers Bart
lett went to the woods hunitny. She
experienced heavy gales on the trip
up.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
AN ELECTION RIOT.
Resulted From an Argument at New
York Primaries.

New York, Sept. 24.-Two men, one of
them policeman were hurt in a riot
Gus disturbance on West 57th street
just before the polls for the democratic
primaries opened this afternoon.
In this district there was a hot con-
test on for leadership. How the trou-
BILE started Is not known. but suddenly
a street corner argument, developed
into "a free for all fight" Several
shots We're fired and a great crowd
gathered. For a time the police were
unable TO restore order. The policemen
and the other man Both received bad
scalp wounds and were taken to the
hospital.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
AMERICAN BANKERS.
A Discussion at Atlantic City of Fin
anciaI Institutions.

Atlantic City. Sept. 24.-Three sec
tions of the American Bankers asso-
citation, those dealing with trust COM
panies, savings banks, and clearing
houses, met today in annual conven-
tion. William Hanhart of New York.
secretary of the savings section, ad-
dressed the meeting on uniform laws
for savings banks.
Alfred L. Aiken of Worcester Mass,
took up the question of life insurance
in savings banks. Postal savings
banks was the subject of paper by
necticut which he was to read. He was
necticut which he to read. He was
not present but the paper was read by
another member.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
sAcRAMENTo's PREcAUTIoN.

Sacramento. Sept. 24.-At a meeting
of the state board of health today.
Governor Gillett presiding. 1t was de-
cided to appropriate $4,000 to fight
the plague in San Francisco. Steps
were also taken to establish a barge
in the bay to fumigate the bay and
river craft
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
A MISSING BANK CASHIER.

Baton Rouge, La. Sept. 24.-Oscaf
Kondert, formerly cashier of Il bank
here. is missing while federal court
officers are searching for him with a
warrant charging him with ths defal-
cation of $604 900. II is alleged Il.at
the shortage was discovered Il rnpntn
ago but that Kondert and his friends
made good their part Of the loss.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
CATTLE AND SHEEP.

Chicago. Sept. 24-Cattle receipts
10000; market weak. Beeves $4.10M
7.25. cows s1.25m $40. Texas steers
s375m475. calves s5.50@7.5O. western
cattle $500, stockers and feeders $3.50
a 500.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
A SAXON COUNTESS
Gives up all for Her Music Teacher
Lover.

Vienna, Sept. 24.-It is reported that
the Countess Montinegoso is expected
TO give birth to child in the near fu-
ture at some safe retreat. 1t is be-
lieved that she is anxious to marry
the father of the expected child. To-
selli, music teacher. II is added that
arrangements already have been con-
cluded between the Saxon court and
the countess. by which she will send
her daughter. Princess Anne Monica
Pia, to Dresden, and in return will
receive her full allowance from the
court. which otherwise might be
stopped on her remarriage.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
NEW MANAGER UNITED RAIL
ROADS.

San francisco. Sept. 24.-Charles n.
Black arrived this morning from Kan
sas City to take the position OF general
manager Of the United Railroads, sue
ceeding George Chapman, who died
recently. The vacancy caused by
Chapman's death. has been filled in
the interim by Thornwell Mullaly,' as
acting general manager.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
EXPLODING SEWER GAS.

Charleston. W. Va Sept. 2i.-While
laboreps were at work on the large
sewer being constructed by the city
today. an explosion from leaking gas
occurred and two men were caught in
the sewer in a mass of flame. Both
were fatally burned.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
TANsEY's TRIAL
For the Murder of a Frisco Police
on Labor Day.

San Francisco. Sept. 2i.-The pre-
liminary hearing of John J. Tan.sey.
striking carman who killed Police
man Edward T. Mccartney on Lat.. T
Day. was begun today before Police
Judge Conlan.
Policeman Mitchell gave ~ :dencc
against Tansey. John Adams. whD was
a witness of the affair Identified Tan
sey as the man who did the shooting
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
A DAY OF FREEDOM.
For a Convict Released From San
Quentin.

San Francisco. Sept. 24.-John b.
Smith. who reached the city yesterday
from San Quentin. where he has serv-
ed five year sentence, was arrested
early this morning just after he had
broken a window of William Casan-
eva's jewelry store on Montgomery
street and abstracted goods worth
$3.50.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
THE MOUNTING SCORE
OF BUB0NI6 PLAGUE
The High Percentage Of Deaths in
San Franciseo-The Situation to
Date.

San Francisco. Sept. 24.-The total
Bubonic plague situation to date:
Cases verified AZ; deaths 26; death
percentage 6O.4 per cent. Suspects
under observation %. One case and
one death were today's additions to
yesterdays score.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
NEW CHINESE MINISTER TO
RUSSIA.

St Petersburg, Sept. 24-Sayintun
Taoti, of Harbin, Manchuria. has been
appointed minister of China at St.
Petersburg.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25
SALON e.

In Arizona grows the cactus,
On the desert brown and sere,
From it is made delicious candy,
Candy that we all hold dear.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25

MONEY TO LoAN.-n you want to
build and need some money. come and
see me; my rates are the lowest T. Z.
Pascoe, ITO North Center Street.
Arizona republican., 1907-09-25

FOR SAlE.-SmaIl grocery busi-
ness. Good location. Minimum ex-
penses. Good investment for small
capital. Call at once. E. E. Pascoe,
ITO North Center st.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-18
HUSBAND MAKES
 BRUTAL ASSAULT
Tucson Woman Without Medical At tendance for Six Days After Being Terribly Slashed by Drunken Illus band, Who Is in Jail.

Late yesterday afternoon Undersher- if Henry Meyers was found in his office by boy bearing message from a woman named Ursula Buterras, who through her messenger informed the undersheriff that she had been attacked and almost killed by her husband on the night of August 6, and requested MT. Meyers to call at the house as soon as possible, says the Tucson Citizen.
 Meyers, accompanied by deputy, last night visited the place, found the woman in the condition she had stated and arrested her husband, who had made the brutal assault According to the story of the woman she was lying on a pallet on the floor of the hut on the night of August 6, when her hus- band entered in drunken condition and in the half darkness stumbled over her form huddled on the floor. En- ragged, apparently without cause, the man seized murderous looking butcher knife from a table and began slashing the defenseless woman about the face and head.
 Finally from the excessive loss of blood the woman tainted and her fend- ish husband, feeling her form becoming lifeless in his arms, dropped the body to the floor and fled from the house.
 Later he returned and retired with out even taking look to see whether the woman he had assaulted was dead or not. Since that time Mrs. Buterras has been lying stretched out upon the floor of the wretehed house without care or medical treatment. Her hus band would daily eOndeseend to throw a little food on the floor beside her as if she were a dog, and on this she has subsisted for the past nine days.
 By yesterday afternoon she had re- gained sufficient strength to call pass ing boy to the house, and,. telling him her tale, requested the lad to inform the authorities, which he did.
 Buterras, the murderous husband, was lodged in the county jail and will be held there until it is known posi- lively whether the woman will recover or not. In the meantime, She wife has been given medical attention and lies in the same room in which she was so nearly killed, lowering between life and death.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-18
CITY LOT FOR SALE

Sealed bids will be received at the office of the Clerk of the Board of Su- pervisors, at the Courthouse in the City of Globe, Arizona, until 10 o'clock A. NJ. August 10th, 1907, for the purchase of Lot 6, Block S4, as shown on the official map of the Townsite of Globe on file in the office of the Probate Judge of Gila County.
 Said lot has frontage on Cedar street of 1915 feet and 74.S feet on Pine street, and generally known as the Hospital lot.
 Less thirty feet square of ground, held in trust by the Hose Company on the corner of Cedar street and the alley, being the N. E. corner of said lot.
 The Board reserves the right to retain possession of said Hospital building for q period of twelve months after date of sale. The Board also reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
 J. w. WENTWORTH,
 Clerk of the Board of Supervisors.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-18
MURDERER SAYS
 HE WAS INSANE.
Man Who Shot and Killed Boy in Lit tie Graham County Town without Revocation Cannot Account for I'm pulse that Made Him Kill.

The Safford Guardian gives the fol lowing account of the murder at San Jose recently, which was reported brief Iy in the Silver Belt last week:
 On Saturday last most unaecounta- able murder was committed at San Jose, the little town few miles beyond Solomonville. Three boys were walking along in the field in quiet, inoffensive manner, and happened to pass Mexi- cun labOrer named lgnacio Puerios, who was doing some irrigating. They ,lIled out "hello, and he replied in pleasant manner. As soon as they had passed him, however, he called again, pulled a pistol from his pocket and fired at them. The bullet struck one of them, 14-year-old son of P. EartOldo of San Jose, in the left breast The missile ranged through the body, doubtless penetrating the heart, came ont just below the shoulder blade, and was never found. The boy fell to the ground, murmured, "Oh, mamma. and iu a few moments breathed his last.
 Puerios went at once to the store of Cassimiro in San Jose and stated that he had shot a boy and believed that he had killed him. Cassimiro took the pis- toI and held him under arrest until the officers arrived, when he was taken to jail
 The boys obtained assistance and their dead comrade was taken home amid universal lamentatiOn. Justice of the Peace Bennett of San Jose at once impaneled eoroner's jury, who heard the evidence in the ease and rendered a verdict to the effect that deceased came to his death at the hands of Puer- jos. who shot without prOvoeation and with malicious intent.
 Puerios was then taken the county iaiI at Solomonville, where he is held under close guard in default of. bonds of S2,OOO. He can give no reason what ever for his deed. He states that he was temporarily crazy and shot without knowing what he was doing. The pis- tol he used was a single action 42-cal- iber Colt s revolver. He seems entirely rational in all other ways and has gen erally been known as a peaceable and nOfTensive citizen. His action was doubtless one of those irresistible i'm pulses which are so difficult to explain but which do sometimes attack human itv. Puerios states that he had no i'll feeling whatever against the boy, and would give anything to undo his ter rible deed The general opinion in the ease is that he went crazy for the
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-18
TIGHT AS A BATTLESHIP
Armor- Plate Vault of the Copper Banl
 Could Resist a Twelve Inch Gun

The only armor plate vault in New York has recently been installed by the National Copper Bank in the new Unit ed States Realty Building at ll5 Broad way. Whether it has any advantage over the built-up steel vaults of other institutions is matter over which experts disagree. No burglar has ever yet attempted to drill or blow his way into a vault of either type. Armor- plate has one characteristic which is lacking in the older style of burglar proof vaults, its massiveness. The National Copper vault is nine feet high and twenty feet long, and each side has been rolled into one solid piece. There are only two plants in the coun- try capable of making such plates of surface-hardened steel as this, the Carn- eigie Steel Company, which is the con structor of this vault, and the Mid land Steel Company.
 Like the chrome steel of which the surface plates are made in some of the older types of vault, the armor plate
 
 which the hardest steel drill cannot penetrate. The second resort of the bank burglar, disruption by floating nitro-glycerinc into the joints, is also made impossible by process of grind ing the meeting surfac = of all joints to an air-tight ft. The door of the Nat ional Copper Bank s vault is an im- mense circular piece of armor plate weighing, with its hinge, nineteen tons. Its steel edges so closely fit their seat in the front of the plate of the vault that the most volatile liquid will not penetrate and the most patient bank burglar could not hope to float his "soup" in at the joint. In addition time locks, there is another and small. CT circular door at the rear of the vault also ground to absolute joint with its seat in the same way. This second door provides ventilation during bank ing hours, and also a means of entrance to the vault should anything go wrong with the time mechanism of the main door. The armor plate of the body of the vault is fourteen inches thick, the maximum thickness employed in the most powerful battleships. It's pro cess of hardening and manufacture is identical with that which turns out plates capable of splintering the hard. ened points of big gun projectiles.
 After the plate has been rolled to the proper thickness, it is covered with q coat of carbonaceOus material and heated in a furnace until the carbon has penetrated several inches into the body of the plate, a process occupying several weeks. The plate is then re- duced to size, and the edges where they lock into each other are machined to dovetail joint and ground to fit. The plates are then heated and hardened by subjecting them to bath of cold water, which is sprayed upon the plates with great force from large mains This hardened and chilled surface of highly carbonized steel is turned face out in the vault. The dovetails are SC arranged that they slide snugly into place as the plates are drawn together and after they have been brought home are locked by wedges and key-pieces driven home from the inside of the vault.-New York Times.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-18
%aS R$ FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF GLOBE $=" %==

time and that he acted without know ing what he was doing. There seems to be considerable sympathy for him in his deep trouble, and it is probable that an effort will be made to make his punishment as light as the circumstance will permit.
 The funeral over the remains of the dead boy was held Tuesday and was largely attended. The young man was highly esteemed and universal sympathy IS expressed for the stricken parents.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-18
Tariff Aid for Powder Trust

The government has begun proceed ings to dissolve the powder trust, but protected by tariff of from 4 to 6 cents a pound. On powder not worth more than 20 cents pound, the duty is 4 cents, and on that which is more valuable it is cents. Now the trust reduced gunpowder from $6.25 to $2 a keg in order to drive its rivals out of business. Why should corporation that does such things be authorized by law to charge to cents pound more on it's product than would otherwise be paid d?-Louisville Courier Journal
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-18
Buggy and Wagon Repairing

We wish to inform the public that we now have complete stock of hardware and buggy and wagon material and are fully equipped to do all kinds of buggy and wagon repairing and rebuilding. First-class workmen; best work guaran- teed. KIBBE X READING,
 West Cedar Street, below o. K. Livery
 Stables. 266
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-18
A Magnate's Motto

''You ought to have a motto.
 A motto,D echoed Mir. Nuritch, in quiringly.
 "Yes. The Prince of Wales, for i'm stance, uses the motto 'Ich dien,' T serve. !"
 "'Well, put me down for 'Ich skid doc. l dodge serviee.'
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-18

increased, while there has been de- crease of two cents in the average wages of female teachers.
 The total receipts for school purposes from all sources have been $697 ,762.3 an increase of about $7S,000 within the year. The total amount expended was $701, ,l02.02, which is $l7,000 less than the expenditures of last year, when more money was put into buildings. The cost of school maintenance for the year just closed was $4S0,0S0.9S, as against $43l ,396.l6 last year.
 The following financial statistics are
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-18

Hal ha, hal "His First Ride" A good one and funny, oh, my! at the Alexander tonight.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-18

Go to the Indian Hot Springs and take swim in the finest lake in the southwest. 269
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-18

Help swell the rooters at the ball park Sunday, Tucson vs. Globe. Tickets at Barrett s.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1907-08-18
SHOWING OF PROGRESS
 BY SCHOOLS OF ARIZONA
A Summary of Statistics for the Year Just Closed Issued by Superin-
 tendent Long

Superintendent R. l.. Long of public instruction has issued summary of school statistics for the year ending on June 30.
 The following are the figures relating to school population and attendance, school districes and teachers: