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Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-27
THE HOLY BLAZER"
Quarterly Report on '.Mescal's" Phe-
 nomenal Mining Property

Receipts for the quarter arising from the sale of the development stock :: two dollar. and sesenty-fve cents Mex, one Confederate ten dollar bill two lead 'dobes, seven plugs of tobacco, one sack red beans, ten yards of red chilis. 90 pounds spuds. one yesr'e subscription to the War Cry, two bot ties tripple H burro liniment, seasoi ticket .o the Dime" two dogs and 6 brass watch.
 Disbursements: auto hire $l.00; to one brakeman by the president of the company from Douglas to Rodeo, ore Gnsrt O. Goddess Gulch moonshine, all other obligations being paid in hot air, and the supply being practically undiminished. no account was kept. President, three vice presidents, i3 superintendents, five secretaries and A porter, all took Blaze- stock in lieu oi salary.
 Development work being done fy contract, no j,gger bosses were neces- ssry.
 CONTRACTS
 One contract for light preliminary work consisting of 6 nine thousand foot, vertical, seventeen compartment shafts lined wi,h :urn shee. steel, lou. miles cf drift. twenty-.wo pump sta tions and subterranean ware house was let to "Dobe Nick" and "Hypo Jim at three thousand dollars foot, the contractors immediately deposit ing 300, ,00b shares of stock in the eel ebrated "Ioly Fright" in lieu Of bond ic. the p.ore. carrying c.: 6! the contract.
 Contract for anchor stations for the new Blazer airship ecenIc line, let to Doc West, station towers to be l3n0 feet in height with pneumatic elevs- tors in every instance. One at CAis- ba7es, one at Turicachi and one at Chinkville
 Bond for the performance of thi- contract was immediately given with l Rocky Johnfeller and Commodore 1 Van Actor Blk e sureties.
 Work running along smoothly, a beautiful specimen of low grade ty. phoid having recently invaded the camp, to give the boys a solid excuse for diurnal repose.
 All stock positively withdrawn from the market for the present.
 MEscAL, Secretary.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-27
SINGLE STATEHOOD
Promised for Arizona and New Mex
 ico at Short Session.

4 Washington dispatch ssys: Gov ernoi Curry yesterday presented geld engraved invitatit n to the President, inviting him to attend the Albuq uer que Irrigation congress.
 President Roosevelt said he would recommend in his next message the immediate admission O. New Mexico and Arizona as separate states, and you'd use all honorable means to have tine bill passed, as he hopes to sign it before leaving office.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-27

The largest producer of silver dor lng the year 1907 was the Tombstone
 consolidated Mines compsny, leading .ith 454,4l2 ounces. The second largest producer is the United Verde company, with 356,03 ounces. while rhe Copper Queen Consolidated Min ing company at Bisbee third with 338, ,72s ounces,
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-27
ARIZONA'S 6. o. P.
Is Now Attempting to Revise the Map
 of this Territory

Arizona Republican newspapers are at hand with the Cameron star and map of Arizona, which locates Coco nine county in the south and Mari copa county in the north. Our re- publican friends can change the map of Arizona more easily than they can elect Cameron, as the result will shox.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-27

Bisbee will loose ID her county seat fight because she filed her petition os Friday.
Tombstone epitaph., 1908-09-27

Phoenix is spending S7,0O0 for sd- urposes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
SENDS $40 TO THE PRESIDENT
CONSCIENCE sMITES A KANSAS
CITY REPUBLICAN.
Owed Uncle Sam the Money and
Wanted to Make Sure
He Got It.

\ strong republican has voluntarily
separated himself from ten large dollars,
which, at his request. have been depos-
tied in the United States Treasury to the
credit of the conscience fund More
remarkable still, this strong republican
sent his contribution to the conscience
fund via President Roosevelt. Ordinarily
when a gentleman who has gouged the
government back in the dim and distant
past and has since collected SO much coin
that he can afford the luxury of Salving
his sense of justice and Putting himself
right with the recording an.,el makes up
his mind to come across he chases lbs
contribution to the Treasury department
in plain envelope directed in a disguised
hand.
This strong republican scorned such
subterfuges. Although it is true he did
not sign his name, his letter to the Pres
ident is Dostmarked Kansas City. Mo,
and probably he could be found if the au
thorities wanted to take the trouble. In
doubtedly William Jennings Bryan would
think that the mere fact that "a strong
republican returned conscience money
from Kansas City Mo, should be Sufti-
Gent to identify him right off the bat.
Here is the letter to Mr.. Roosevelt from
the republican in question, bearing date
of November IL:
Dear Sir: Inulosed find $40 which you
VIII please put Hllo lle treasury VI
the L. S. It IS to rectify a mistake made
years agO-an unintentiOnal one-but did
not find it out in time to settle with
agents. Yours.
"A STRONG REPUBLICAN,
There are some democrats in the Treas
ury who think the millennium is right on
top of us. A couple of them got together
soon after this strong republicans letter
with its ten-dollar Enclosure was received
and agreed that about February l John
d. Rockefeller would instruct his lawyers
to quit contesting the fine imposed by his
friend. Judge kenesaW Mountain Lands,
and dig up twenty-nine millions in cash.
They seemed to think that when a strong
republican begins to return money that he
stung the government for many years ago
that it's about time to expect anything.
But they are democrats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
RECEIVERS TO FIX RATES.
Authorized to Act for Wabash Pitts.
burg Terminal COMPANY.

PITTSBURG, Pa. November 21.-Henry
w. MCMaster and F. H. Shedding. receiv-
ers of the Wabash Pittsourg Terminal
Railway Company. were authorized by
Judge Young in the United States circuit
court today to make temporary arrange
ments with the receivers of the Wheeling
and Lake Erie railroad for such new rate
division of freight as will. in their opin-
ion. be profitable for the Wabash Pitts
burg Terminal Railway Company, but are
forbidden to alter or change existing con-
tracts or release any claims arising under
present contracts which were rejected by
the receiver of the Wheeling and Lake
Company, accompanied by the United
States court in Cleveland.
In 1902 a contract was made between
the Wabash Pittsburg Terminal Railway
Company and the Wheeling and Lake
Erie Railroad Company by which the for
mer was allowed an arbitrary mileage of
100 miles for freight exchanged instead of
the actual mileage of sixty miles. and an
arbitrary 10 cents for each ton originat-
ing upon the formers lines.
Recently the receivers of the Wheeling
and Lake Erie were orderd to reject the
contracts by the United States court at
Cleveland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
REPORTS AT ROCKVILLE.
Republican and Democratic Treas
urers File Statements.
'ccial Correspondence of Tho Star.

Special Correspondence of Tho Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. November Il. 1905
AS required by the corrupt practices
act. Robert G. Hilton and Willis r. Bur
dette. treasurers of the democratic and
republican state central committees re-
spectively. today filed with the clerk Of
the circuit court statements of all funds
received and disbursed during the recent
campaign. The republicans were the bet
ter supplied with funds, having S1272 TO
s772 raised by the democrats The re-
publicans have 1902 left. while the demo-
cratic balance is but SIS.
Of the amount raised by the republi-
cans 81 900 was contributed by the con-
gressional campaign committee of the
district. the remainder being made up by
contributions ranging from 81 to $50.
The items of expense were as follows:
Public meetings and music. $500: postage.
500: conveyancinS for registration and
election. $500: clerical work. $50: printing
$50: expenses of registration, $50; mis-
cellaneOuS. SO.
OF the democratic fund S400 was con-
tributed by State Senator Blair Lee. the
other S312 being contributed from mem
bers of the party in the county. the
amounts ranging from 81 TO $50. The dis
bursements were as follows: Teams. Sofi:
printing and stationery. $41.-O; postage
S6S sample ballots. S1i: car fares. $3.50:
hall rent. S31: miscellaneous. $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
HORN, The Tailor, 637 F Street N. w.
AMERICANS GIVEN JOBS.
Division of Information Aids Natives
as Well as Aliens.

"Since the wide publication of the fact
that the division of information in the
immigration service gathers its informa-
ton as well for the citizen as for the
alien and that the latter may find situa-
tionS and informal ton of advantage in
making d change of location, 1856 heads
of American families have been placed
in one way or the other, said 7. V. Pow
derby, chief of the division yesterday.
Mr.. Powderly added:
within the last few weeks state
ments have appeared in the papers re-
porting a large demand for skilled and
unskilled workmen in various parts of the
country.
The division of information, basing its
action on those statements, sent letters
of inquiry TO all firms, corporations or
individuals whose addresses were given,
with the request that a statement be
made as to their needs for workmen. But
few of those written to have, as yet,
replied.
'"rhe Toledo Machine and Tool Com
pany of Toledo, Ohio, has written the di-
vision and among other things, says:
There has been marked increase
in the volume of business and we are
adding materially to our force. At the
present writing, however, it Is not neces-
Sary to go outside the home market for
skilled mechanics and we are giving first
preference to residents Of our own city.
From Pittsburg comes a statement
from the immigrant inspector in charge,
in which he says:
"A careful canvass of existing con-
ditions seems to show that although there
has been some improvement during the
past few weeks, the supply of labor Is
still much greater than the demand. In
the steel business the plants of beth the
corporations and the various independent
concerns throughout the district are run
ming on an average of about 10 per cent,
the majority of the smaller concerns APP
pearing to be operating to practically
leading newspaper reports, the influx of
workmen. both skilled and unskilled, from
other localities, has been such as 10 cause
a much larger supply than the mills can
use
The Edward Ford Plate Glass Com
pany of Rossford. Ohio, says:
1--WE have been running half OF our
equipment during the entire year and
anticipate increasing our capacity in the
near future. 1t is impossible to state at
this time just what extent this increase
will be. We. however. anticipate no
trouble in securing all the men We will
require.
The Lingerwood Manufacturing Com
pany of Newark. n. j.. says:
The newspaper information which
you spoke of was fabrication made OF
whole cloth. We are at present running
three days week and have no imme-
date intention OF increasing the number
of men in our employ.
THE Toledo Shipbulding Company of
Toledo. Ohio, says:
We are able to supply our needs en-
tirely from the local supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
ANTIQUE RUGS BY WASHING.
Solution Used to Impart Soft Appear
ance-Effects on Warp.

From the Chicago Tribune.
The United States buys annually many
thousand dollars worth of what are
known to the profession as washed rugs.
Brightly colored oriental rugs sometimes
are washed with a solution of chloride of
lime, a treatment which partly beaches
the colOrS and impartS g soft appearance
to the rug
This chemical treatment is process
of washing which produces the effect of
age and a peculiar sheen to the surface.
which is pointed out by the INSCRIPTIONS
dealer as proof of superior quality. The
fact is that the process of washing as
described invariably weakens and in some
instances destroys the materials of the
rug.
The progressive effect of the chemicals
on the materials in the rug is this: The
chlorine gas contained in the chloride of
lime attracts oxygen and moisture from
the air by which muriatic acid is formed.
This eats away the vitals of the rug
Sooner or later the wool and cotton in
the rug become brittle and thus weaken
the warp and deterorate the wool
When this deterioration is complete the
pile of the rug may be swept away by
the ordinary process of sweeping. and
the warp. which is the foundation of the
rug, becomes weak that holes appear
here and there, and soon the rug is
worthless
1t not seldom happens that Persian
rug is too staring in some bright hue,
perhaps red, and is not Salable The I'M
scrupulouS dealer will subject the rug to
a series of washings in chemically pre-
pared water. In this way he turns out a
rug possessing soft antique sheen that
is truly captivating and finds a ready pur-
chaser at an advanced price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
HAvENS ON GERMAN RIVERS.
Each One Has Crane for Unloading
and Railroad Track.

From the Boston Transcript
/ have before me as l write a series of
large maps of the Elbe and it's sister
rivers. containing the details of their i'm
provement. channel depth amount of
water and all else that the engineer has
been interested in. Beside the name of
each village of any Importance upon a
conventlonaliZed plan of the river is
drawn d square. cOlored blue. That rep
resents a haven which the government
has built FOR the city. haven opening to
the river entirely sheltered, having it's
banks. whether sloping or erect. paved
with stone. and having on at least one
bank. and often on all. a railway track
and one or more cranes for handling
cargo. with warehouses in which to stow
it. Thus l read "Gessthact hafen f. 40
schiffe' opposite the village of that name
at Lauenburg, where the SteckntZ canal
enters. "hafen fur 20 schiffe' the schiffe
so referred to being typical river barges
or "kaehne. averaging 600 tons and run
ming as high as 100. So it Is all the way
up the river.
In the Prussian reach are nineteen such
Ravens above Hamburg. the smallest at
Zufluchtsort for four ships, the largest
at Magdeburg. for 2O1 Hamburg Ravens
apart from Che ship havens-accom-
modate 1000 of the largest barges Some
palties and the state in combination But
even the smallest has it's crane for un-
loading and its shelter and railway track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
TO REOPEN PHOENIX MILLS.
Cotton Duck Co. Will Soon Put 500
Persons to Work.

BALTIMORE. Md. November 21-The
Phoenix mills of the Consolidated Cotton
Duck Company. in Baltimore county. en-
reopened as soon as some necessary re-
pairs can be made. The mill will be
equipped with 100 looms and 5000 spin
dies. and the heavy varieties of cotton
duck will be manufactured there. Yes
terday afternoon Mr.. Charles X. Oliver
president of the company: Mr.. George
McGaw. vice president. and Mr. e. w
Thomas. superintendent of mills paid a
much pleased at the condition of the
property. The mill has been idle for
several years.
AS soon the increase for orders ap-
paared after election. the company was
obliged to put. all of its mills on full
time Abandoned mills have been re-
opened in order to meet the demand.
Among these was the mill at New Hart
ford, Conn. announcement of the open
ing OF which was published more than a
week ago The mill at Phoenix would
have been opened. or at least repairs
would have been started before. had 1t
not been that the officials of the COM
pany understood that the site with the
remainder of the town of Phoenix would
be required by the city for the new
reservoir
Since the announcement by city Off
Gals several days ago that Phoenix would
mill officials determined TO reopen the
plant The people of Phoenix are de-
lighted at the outcome and already
enough applications for work in the mill
have been received to fully man the
plant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
PROPOSED TO WIPE OUT DEBT
PLAN OF MEMBERS OF THE
Y. M. C.. A.
Preparing to Celebrate the Tenth
Anniversary of Two Important
Events in Its History.

The Young Mems Christian Association
will celebrate in February the tenth an
niversary of two important events, the
acceptance of the leadership of the as
ISOLATION by Mr.. S. w. Woodward, in be-
coming it's president, and the removal to
the G. street location. 1t is planned IN
connection with this anniversary 10 hold
series of meetings about the middle OF
February with interesting exercises COM
memorative of the events of the past
ten years.
Commissioner mcfarland is chairman
of the special committee appointed for
the Arrangement of these gatherings, and
at his suggestion a number of the mem
bers of the association met ct the Cham
Der of Commerce yesterday afternoon to
informally discuss the proposed ce!ebra-
ton. In the course of the meeting the
suggestion was made that something
practical by way of testimonial to Mr..
Woodward be undertaken. 1t was pro-
posed that the floating Indebtedness OF
the association, which includes the cur
rent expense deficiencies during the build
ing period and the amount recently spent
for the essential repairs and remodeling
of the boys building, should be raised by
popular canvass. The total of this indeDt-
edness is $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
EXPENSE IN SIXTH DISTRICT
CAMPAIGN TREASURES FILE
THEIR REPORTS.
Republican Total Is $6,5 and
Democratic $2,22o-Cost Repre-
sentative Pearre $1,025.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND Nd, November III
Richard j. Bruce. treasurer republican
executive committee Of the sixth con
sreSSlonal district of Maryland. today
hled statement of receipts and expendi-
lures for the sixth district covering the
recent presidential and congressional cam
paign The report shows $500 was re
ceived from the republican national com
mittee. through William p. Jackson. ma
tional committeeman and Thomas Parran
chairman of the state central committee.
Representative Pearre contributed SlO25
distributed as follows: Aliegany county.
s125: Frederick, s325: Garrett 800: Mont,
gomery, 500: Washington. so7J. Con-
tributions from individuals in AlIecanv
aggregated s1.021. ex-senator Wellington
contributing the highest amount, 500:
contributions from individuals outside of
Aliesany county, $3.50, making total re-
ceipts of 1856. The contributions from
sundry individual subscribers. aggregat-
ing Viii. were turned over to George
Z. JORDAN. treasurer of the republican
county committee for Allegany county.
Added to this are Allegany's share OF tho
national committee contribution and Rep
resentative Pearre's contribution OF
VI, o6I "a. making a total of $2,57S.64 spent
In Allegaany county.
treasurer Bruce made other distribrI-
tions. as follows. representing the pro-
portion allotted from the national COM
mittee fund and Representative Pearre's
contribution: Frederick county 81 3D.,
Garrett county. 5000: Montgomery county
u 900: Washington county, 81 10: Irvine
X D1ckey, political agent, SO. The total
for counties other than Allegany. repra-
sentlng moneys that passed through
Treasurer Bruce's hands. was aGm.
There is balance of So. SO on hand
Joseph Hirsh. treasurer of the demo
cratic state central committee for Allie
gany county, filed his report with the
clerk of the court. which shows contri-
buttons to the amount of 81 2O. and total
disbursements. 81. 04o.49. leaving a balance
of Sl13.4?. The largest amount contrib
uted by any individual was So. The dis
bursementS include 500 sent to the treas
urer of Garrett county 5000 to Frederirk
and SIhl to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
WATCH FOR HALLEY's COMET.
National Observatory and Other AS
tronomers Waiting It's Approach.

Astronomers at the Naval Observatory
on the heights beyond Georgetown are
making preparations to be among the
first to announce the appearance OF Hal
ley's comet, now rushing through space
toward the earth Photographs will be
taken of the myste rious visitor when it
becomes visible.
The Astronomical and Astrophysioal
Society of America. a national organiza-
ton of astronomers. has appointed a COM
mittee consisting of Profs. George G.
COmstOck. chairman; Edward T.. Barnard.
Charles d. Perrine and Edward c. Pick
ering to canvass the whole field of comet
DRY research.
1t is the purpose of this committee of
astronomers to investigate what parts
of that field will best repay systematic
cultivation at the present time and to
secure, so far as possible. cooperation
among American savants in this line of
research.
To enlarge the knowledge of comets,
through a proper use of the opportunities
that will be presented by the approaching
return of the great comet within the next
eighteen months and the systematic OBJ
servations of such other cometory
phenomena as may be presented during
the next few years, is the main purpose
of this learned committee.
There are eighteen comets whose period
lefty is established by the fact that their
return has been actually observed. Hal
ley'S comet is the one in which the
astronomical world is to be most inter-
ested.
Its course is now directed toward the
sun from a point beyond the orbit of the
planet Neptune. Some time in the COM
ing winter it is expected to emerge from
the impenetrable night of space in which
it is rapidly moving toward our earth.
The Photographic plates will record its
passage long before the largest of our
telescopes can pick it up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
FORESTRY EXPERT WEBS.
William D. Sterrett Takes Bride to
PHILIPPINES. His New Post.

WILMINGTON, Del. November 21.-A
trip to the Philippines. where the groom
viii; be in charge of the forestry service,
is the honeymoon plan of Mr.. and Mrs.
William D. Sterrett married at Frank
ford. Del, Thursday.
The couple sailed from New York to-
day. They will first tour Europe and will
proceed thence to Manila.
The bride was Miss Ida T. Gum, daugh-
ter of DIR. Frank NJ. Gum. the most promi-
nent physician at Frankford. The groom
has. for number of years, been forest
assistant in the forestry service of the
Department of Agriculture at Washing
ton.
The wedding took place at the home of
the brides parents in the presence of a
large assembage. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Dr.. Sterrett of WASH
ington and Rev. Mr.. Sterrett of New
York, the father and brother of the
groom. respectively. They are both Epis-
copal clergymen. The father is lecturer
at the Georgetown University.
The groom was over year ago as
signed by the Agricultural Department to
Investigate and survey for drainage the
extensive cypress swamp in the lower
part of Sussex county. Practically all
this vast tract, over 5000 acres. is owned
by members of the Gum family, the
father of the bride being a large holder.
Mr.. Sterrett. who was aided in the work
by his brother met Miss Gum. An at
tachment was formed that led to the
nuptials.
Recently. when MIR. Sterrett was ap-
pointed to the forestry position in the
Philippines. with headquarters at Manila,
for two years. 1t was decided to make
this the wedding trip. The wedding was
accordingly arranged with this in view.
The groom is we'll known in Delaware.
He has just contributed to the agricul-
tural experiment station OF Delaware Col
lege at Newark. an exhaustive report on
Forest Conditions in Delaware and a
Forest Policy TOR the State" This will
be issued next month as a regular bulle-
tia by the experiment station OF the col
lege.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-22
Foot Ball Fans Disturb Service.

The clergymen of Annapolis, Md, have
petitioned Capt. Badger, superintendent
of the Naval Academy, to prohibit the
brigade of midshipmen from giving the
navy foot ball team "a rousing reception
upon it's return from the Army-Navy
game in Philadelphia November %.
They point out that last year the en-
tire brigade marched to the station to
meet the team, and by it's cheering inter-
rupted evening services at the local
churches. The clergymen also objected
to the action of the brigade last year in
carrying burning broonls in the march
to the station as unseemly on the Sab
bath