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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-26

sYns to build handsome residences.
About tliat time everything from
wrought iron nails UP to French plate
window glass went up and labor be-
icamc scare. Tho buyers OF these fancy
priced lots took. In their fornsD ard
decided to wait for a turn In the tide
before building. S3
Tile tide has turned building ma
5terinl Ia cheaper, and they do sny that
carpenters nnd briclslayers and work
ingnicn generally are not so stiff III
their figures. Az q. result, these lot
owners are now consulting the arcti-
ltocts and Investigating plans with n
view OF building right speedily.
IInndsomc New I,cnitienccs.
Tie building boom In Richmond evil
donlly Inns not yet reached It's end.
Fifteen handsome new residences ars
now building In Gutter Park and three
or four additional ones will be COM
In a fcw days.
4 ,Thcro ~ n large demand for homes
to rent In tho Park. and there would
be no snfer Investments 10 esfound than
attractive cottages OF from six to
twelve rooms. Nothing OF this sort
has lieen sdono 80 far, as Gintcr Park
Is a. colony OF honne-owncrs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-26
BL[SS|NG.S GOING
FARMv|LLE'S WAY
Ice Factory, New Bank, Free De
livery Service and Good
Macadarn Roads.
fspecial 10 The Times Dlspateh.l

Special TO The Times Dispateh.l
FARMvILLE, VA, July 25.-1Y. 9.
Newman. OF Atlee. Va. who has pur-
chased "a suitable site In Farmville
for the establishment OF largo Ice
factory. is greatly pleased with tho
outlook. It is the purpose OF this en-.
terprising gentleman to not only sup
ply tho residents OF Farmvilla with the
summer necessity, but oil tho nearby
towns and villages. Bids are being
asked for both tho building and ma
chinery, and It Is expected that before
the present summer is over the fac
tory will be in operation. FarInvtlle
extends warm welcome to this and
kindred Industries, and is ready to-
give generous aid to all worthy and
willing workers who may enter her
gates to add to tho industrial hum.
Work is progressing rapidly on tho
new macadam road which leads from
Farmvile across Little Buffalo Rivcr
to Hampden-s Sidney College, and in
ninety days 1t is expected to be COM
pleted.
The American Tobacco Company has
leased one Of the largest buildings In
the town for tho working OF the to-
bacco which 1t will buy on this lrar-
ket. 1t was the fear OF many that Tits
great company would ship all OF Its
purchases from Farmville to be work
cd elsewhere.
Tho fourth bank for Farmville Will
BIO open for business within the next
sixtyfdays. Tho Peoples National Bank
has been organized. with capital OF
$4,000, and the comnodlous building
at the corner OF Main and Third
Streets. owned By Mrs. William IL
Burger. leased for term OF Ave years.
Free delivery OF mail for Farnville
Will be established at once. Names OF
streets have been posted. houses num-
bered, and now 1t remains only for
Uncle Sam to put in operation the de-
livery which has been ordered. IN the
residential section OF the town mail
Will be delivered twice. and in tho
business section three times each day.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19
Will Eventually Be In
creased To Forty
Stamps
Two Gallows Frams)
Are Also Being
Erected
CFrom Tuesdays Daily,

Good progress is being in remodel,
the Alvarado Gold Mining compapv
mill and in the erection of two Gall,
frames at the shafts on the pl,,,
Saturn group of mines in Fools Gu,
taken over by that concern sam
months ago.
The ten-stamp mill is being ncraI
ed to twenty stamps, in addition to N
tube process also in course Of install,
ton. when this work is finished |,
the intention to add twenty addition,
stamps, making il forty stamp all
This will necessitate the ins,allaus
of additional machinery in the povsl
plant.
the gallows frames are each rs tv
high and l0i feet in length on the a
cline. Four large ore bins are bel,
built in connection with the gallov}
frames. The management expect,
have the improvements now under nI
finished by June l, when operSii0,(
will be resumed on a large scale IN I'd
mine and the product treated in N
mill.
the group is located short dis,as,s
from Yarnell, in the Weaver mount
aims, and seven miles southeas, o!
Congress Junction, the nearest railroad
station. The principal vein is amorl
the largest in the district. II is open
ed by shaft LOO feet deep on ID,
incline. from which several hundred
feet of drifts from each level expos
ore bodies of gold ore of fair grad,
The camp is located midway betws,'
the Congress and Octave mines, bod
of which have been proven to a grsi
depth.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19
TITLE TO CAzELLE
GROUP CHANGES
HANDS

Iowa advices received mere yester.
day declare that the properties of the
Gazelle Mining company, in the Brad.
shaw mountains, have passed into the
control of william II Council and b.
I. Griffith, two directors of the com.
pany. The purchase Of the property
was made outright by Council and
Grinith, under whose direction devel.
opment will be resumed on the ground
at once.
The Gazclle group covers a portion
of the old Tiger vein, ore of the lodges
that made the Bradshaw mountains
famous as gold and silver producing
section in the latter CO.'S. This vein
is opened by shaft 200 feet in depth
and 1t is the intention to continue il
down to much greater depth There
is a good showing OF ore in the shaft
az well as on the Mckinley vein.
where a considerable amount of ore
was taken out, before operations
ceased, that sampled % per cent in
copper.
The Gazelle group is located short
distance from Harrington, four miles
south OF the Crown King terminus ~
the Bradshaw Mountain railroad.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19
COPPER OUTPUT
FOR MONTH Of
JANUARY

The estimated production of copper
in January was 100000 pounds n
excess Of the December production, DIV
ls,OOO,0OO pounds behind January
last year. The estimated figures '0'
the production of the United States
Mexico and Canada are 65,9Ooo~
pounds compared with 9i,s3S,l'S u
January, 1907, and 9l,256, 400 in JAM
airy, 1906. Arizona, Butte and Wv
boundary district of Canada all incres'
ed production slightly as eompsrea
with December, the Arizona hgafa
totaling 2l,00O,OOO pounds, an inefess
OF 100000 pounds over December
The closing down Of the Utah smel'e"
seriously decreased the produc'i0a
from that state.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19

Editorial Comment

can SHIPS, the height Of gun positions,
torpedo defense guns, the battleships ,
armor turret designs, ammunition
hoisis. in aud out turning screws Of the
Kearsarge and Kentucky, and general
notes. The emphatic conclusion is that
our ships are not inferior to those in
the foreign services.
There are always people ready to
criticize various departments Of the
government, but perhaps the most IN.
founded is that directed against the
efficiency Of the navy, which certainly
gave u good account Of itself during
the war with Spain, and which may be
relied upon To reflect credit on the
stars and Stripes should il become nee.
cssary at any time.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19
P!TIFUL PLEA FOR RUFF.

Have you a portrait in your mind :
eye Of that "tricked and deceived
little boss, Abe Ruef, "bcguiled" by
the promises Of the graft prosecution
into giving information desired Of him,
and taking no precautions to defend
his own Precarious positioni What a
doleful picture his counsel draws of
his raseally client! Really, IL il were
not for the indubitable proofs the little
scamp himself has submitted OF his
own chicancry, we might weep with
the San Francisco lawyer, and be in.
clincd 20 anataemstize Messrs. Langdon
aud Iieney for their alleged dupllclty.
80 Lnred to sleep by promises of i'm
munity." is the way Mr.. Ach pictures
quely stated his clients ease, in an eff.
fort to induce Judge LAWYER TO set
aside the proceedings against the fallen
boss he is defending. Irrespective of
the character Of the crime" he argues,
here IL n ease where we must appeal
to the Judge TO do Justice, and lay the
corner stone Of a line of defense, where
no authority exists II is pitiful
plea for an incorrigible criminal, "A
sophistical argument TO bamboozle just.
lee, AMI effect the escape Of the most
contemplate little scamp ever dragged
into California court.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19

Eugene Brady O'Neill is said to be
running for the Democratic nomination
for delegate from Arizona. 1t is wills.
pered that Mark Smith has consented
to lie down and let the party nominate
new man. Mr. Smith will rest up for
the senatorial race when Arizona is ad.
mitted to the Union as state. He
realizes that he must make some con.
cession TO the ambitions Of the younger
political workers. One or two other
statesmen will no doubt contest the
nomination with Maricopa county g
warhorse. Mesa Free Press.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19
GRADING FOR MILL.

Manager ID. j. Sullivan, Of the Unit
ed Gold Mines company, when asked
regarding the progress being made u
the mine, stated that graders had Just
about finished the grade for the new
3O.ton mill which will soon be erected
and that the mine is looking good. some
development is being done in the way
of drifting and prosecuting.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19

Mr., Bryan's paramount issue, says
the Brooklyn Eagle, is "shall this gov.
ernment be run by the people for the
people, or by the few for the fewf''
Now that is much safer than free sill.
yer, the tariff, railroads, or labor. II is
comprehensive without committing tae
Peerless One to annoying specifications
Why not take the Declaration Of indie.
pendence es platform and let it 20
at thatf
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19

Elsewhere IN this issue appears an
appeal from n resident 81 Prescott for
humanity toward the dumb beasts Of
burden which should receive the care.
full attention Of the city council and
police force. In the larger cities the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
To Animals usually assists the police in
such matters, but here in Prescott,
where the scope of the work is small,
the police should he able 10 note such
acts of cruelty M the writer states are
Of common occurrence, aud in arrest.
ing the offenders, put an effective dam.
per upon such needless cruelty 10 those
that cannot help themselves. II such
crucliics exist the council and police
force should not wait for action by "A
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
Ia Animals
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19
OUR NAVY ALL RIGHT.

Ill aafN mel I'M
49,. 49,, ,.,,,ua ,Lo Anna,
-, a., .,.,.h. 10
- ,-.,,. -, 80 p..;oo
-, -, - tho land
o.a,o,.o IN tho
-. G.. a..,t
81 a.,
V"''e ''co"''y u" "''''' "PP''
PoP"'"' "'"s"N'"' ""''"
niue comment Wy Tue P'''' "''""'' "
inc ~"''' o'"'''' W
UNIV" ''"''' "'NS' DIV" y"
"he" R"" "'"o P""'''''y "P'
es"S' "'"'o W eSS "PP''"'"''o"' '''
ing nv u "oes NJ ''''o WV" '"''' Wv
'"""s Oh ""Pe""'"e 'o"'" WI"
'sP""'
Ii N gratifying to know that such an
eminent authority AZ the Scientihe
American refutes these charges direct
cd against the navy ana throws much
the many misrepresentation ON when
soeh eriticisms are based
A statement when has gained eur
reney by persistent harping' ana one
believed true to some extent - to the
effect that u costs considerably more
and takes longer To build battleship
IA
does when built by private concern.
M the Scientific American points
out, there was time over twenty years
ago when such conditions prevailed,
but since then there has been u regen'
erhtion OF these naval yards, brought
about through the labors Of an ambit'-
GUS young man, who afterward became
chief executor of the navy. He saw
the need OF reform and was successful
IN roscuing the navy yards from politi.
cal control. with these yards put in
hrst class shape they have been able TO
take hold OF such large modern battle
SHIPS as the Connecticut, built at the
W." ""'' Wv WIN i''Nihk
h'ghiy satisfactory IN every respect.
Thus the private builders have been
sporred to greater activity by the show
ing made by the government yards. In
fact II liz stated that the record made
m the rapid construction Of the Con
neeticut has forced private firms to
greater activity, and that despite the
Increased size OF the later ships they
are now built In twothirds OF the time
formerly occupied In construction. As
Sorediy tais means great deal. The
spur OF competition has proved time
saver IN the building Of battleships by
private concerns.
Sunday Secretary Mctcalf made pub
he Admiral converse's report on the
lighting ships OF the American navy.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19

Mr.. Hitchcock will manage Mr..
Taft's campaign with the assistance of
Mr. Vorys. Another report says Mr..
Vorys will manage il with the assist.
ance of Mr.. Hitchcock. Perhaps the
truth is that there will be a division of
the work. Vorys has redeemed him.
self 10 degree since the Cleveland
blunder, by swinging the state of Ohio
bodily for Taft.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19
TO REFORM SCHOOL,

Deputy Sheriff John Hardee, %
Castle Creek, left here last night i0'
Benson, having in custody an eisn'
year'old Mexican orphan, named juan
Dionicio, committed yesterday IN Wv
district court to the Territorial reform
school. The boy was taken into eusto"
by Deputy Hardee, saturday DC"
Castle Hot Springs and brought Aen.
His greatest crime has been in rnnn'''
away from his foster mother.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19

senator Fulton announces taat he
will "return To answer Hcncy." But
he il careful to keep out Of Oregon
when lIeney il there. And he studi
ously avoids giving a jury an oppor.
tunity to pass upon the charges Hcncy
has made.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19
tFrom Tuesdays Daily
Circulating Among Friends.

James Rice arrived here last even.
ing from the camp of the New England.
Arizona Copper company in the Big
Bug district TO circulate a few days
among his many friends.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19
Left For Phoenix.

Fred kessler, rate clerk in the gener.
al passenger and freight agents Office
OF the ). f., p. & p, was an outgoing
passenger last night for Phoenix on
railroad business.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19
Second From Mill In
The Last Three
Weeks
TwoCars Of Concentrates
Also Shipped As Re-
suit Of Run


That the strike recently made in the
Octave mine is as good as reported in
the columns of the Journal Miner is
evidenced from the fact that the Pres
colt National bank received a bar of
gold from the Octave Mining company
Yesterday. the second in the last three
weeks.
The bar received yesterday weighs
lOl pounds, Troy, it's estimated value
being $4,000. II will be on exhibition
al the bank today and will be forward
ed tomorrow morning TO the branch
United states mint in san Francisco.
It was brought here yesterday by A..
T.. Hurley, superintendent, and j. w.
smith, general manager of the Octave
Commercial company Mr.. Hurley re
turned to Octave on the southbound
train yesterday morning, after deliver.
ing the mass of gold to the bank. Mr..
smith will return today.
In addition to the bar two carloads
of concentrates were shipped yester'
day To the plant of the Arizona Mexi.
can Mining and Smelling company at
Needles, California. The carloads of
concentrates are valued AZ $4,000 each,
making an additional value of 10000
to the mill run which occupied little
less than three weeks.
The rich ore bodies being exploited
in the mine are showing even better
than anticipated. There are over poe
men on the payrols of the mine and
mill and work is being pushed more en-
ergetically tnan ever. The manage
mcnt is planning n number Of improve
mcnts at the camp upon which work
will Ice started soon.
More Gold Bars.
Two gold bars, aggregating in value
$4,000, were shipped by the Prescott
National bank TO the branch United
States mint in San Francisco, Satur
| day. The bars were from the Polant
Mining company, Mt Poland, from
which regular shipments of gold barr
are made, the product of the POLAND
mill. Work ut the Poland mine pro
crosses satisfactorily and the ore bodie,
in the mine never were more promising
in the history of the property.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-02-19

Journal-Miner want ads will gel WV
anything you want.
The Washington times., 1908-02-29
HARhERSTEIN TO GIVE
SUPPORTERS FREE OPERA

NEW YORK, Feb. @9.-Oscar Hammer
stein last night invited the subscribers
10 the Manhattan Opera House OF the
season to remain ia their seats for
another week after the end OF the TWEEN
~ weeks for which they have paid. He
assured them that il would not cost
them a cent.
This remarkable gift. which means
nearly $4,000 10 the impresariO, was an
nounced to the subscribers Of seats and
boxes in a circular letter that is certain
~ unique in operate literature. There
is no doubt that with TetTaZzinl and
Mary Garden the seats that arc given
free In this unusual manner could be
sold, but the impreSaTfO has unique
way OF explaining his decision.
1T has been a custom in some places,
he said last night, for the director OF
an opera house TO have benefit. do
not believe IN this On the other hand,
I want to give my subscribers, who
have stood by me this season. a bene-
fit as il were. IL viii show that / am
appreCiativc.'
In his letter Mr.. TIammerstein says
that the additional week Of opera VIII
be from March % to y and is in com
pnanCe with many demands and owing
to the prosperity OF the season IN 5.Iy
house.
The Washington times., 1908-02-29
GIRL AGENT NOT AFRAID
OF INTERNAL MACHINE

MILTON. Ind. Feb. 29.-Miss Emma
Quinn. agent Of the Big Four railroad
al this place. has demonstrated that she
is not afaid of an Internal machine,
and is consequently hearing the praises
of her friends. much to the annoyance
OF several badly scared men. When a
Big Four freight car was being unloaded
the men engaged in the work came pell-
nell from the ear. crying that they
J. d discovered bomb and telling per
sons not TO go near. Miss Quinn entered
the car, picked up the bomb. carried
ii 20 her office. and after examination
locked It up in her safe.
The Internal machine is pear-shaped
and is about ten inches long and SEVEN
inches around. II appears TO be made
of light material and the hole in which
the explosive was put is covered with
wax. The division superintendent came
here today. made short inspection of
the bomb, and told Miss Quinn to place
it in the safe and keep il Till the affair
can be investigated. II is believed that
the inside of the pear-shaped bomb is
fun of death-dealing missiles.
The Washington times., 1908-02-29
AGEN WOMAN BEATEN
BY TWO BURGLARS

NEW YORK, Feb. 29.-Afrs- Regina
Davis, seventy years old, was working
in her kitchen on the fourth floor Of the
fat house, 30 West 18th street. WheL
two 'nen crawIed into the room from the
fre-escape. She asked them wbat Jhcy
wanted
One Of them struck her with
hIudgeon. She fell TO the floor. but got
to her feet again and attempted to fight
them OF. screaming for help. They
rushed her into the front room. striking
her with their fists. Another blow from
the bIudgeon rendered her unconscious.
featuring hSr Jaw. and gasning her face
from chm to ear
Two hours later Policeman Lafferty,
startled BY screams. saw her face at
the window and ran TO her aid. She
had just recovered CONSEQUENCES. 4
hospital surgeon said the face wounds
seemed 70 have been made with duh
knife.
Tie thieves took clothing. linen. silver
ware. and briC-a-braC ard escaped
The Washington times., 1908-02-29
SUICIDE WRITES
LAST IMPRESSIONS
Man Enjoyed Playing the
Banjo While Waiting
for End.

BUTLER, Pa. Feb. 29.-After writ
ing a series Of notes on his approaching
end. Charles II. Shively, real estate
agent, who had just lost his money.
killed himself.
What appears to have been the first
note written reads as follows.
Il am not enjoying myself here and
therefore have determined TO enter the
eternal sleep of death.
CHARLES II. SHIVELY."
The next letter was dated 1.40 a. m,
and reads as follows
Il have Just taken a shave ana set
the time for my taking OF 1 will fiji
in the time picking the banjo. 1 view
preaching end and thus defer the hour.
though all is ready to refute the idea
Of the miserable end Of the so-called
inhdels. ] play the banjo with as much
satisfaction as at any time II my life.
/ viii take one ounce of laudanum and
viii use a bullet. / viii 90 10 he barn
al daybreak"
The next notation is on the same sheet
OF paper as "a foOtnote and would lead
10 the belief that Shivley did go to
the barn. and failing 10 end his life
there had waited until darkness came,
when he slipped back to his deserted
home and penciled the following:
Eight p. m.-Dii so. Have consumed
TWO OUNCES OF lsAtAdAiAtAA anu AlA " tiiA
shots at myself, but missed ] VIII end
Il all here. however.
This was evidently the last word writ
ten by Shively. who, sitting by the
Kitchen table, took good aim at himself
blowing of the top OF his head. Some
time during the day he had written a
letter to the public. IL reads;
ITO the curious public. Really, ms
dear. it's none OF your business, but, tc
satisfy your apish curiosity, / VIII say
1 became imbued with twentieth century
idiocy in finance and got In deeper than
j should SHlNEL1.
The Washington times., 1908-02-29
FOREIGN FISH PUZZLE
CUSTOM HOUSE MEN

NEW YORK. Feb. 29-The customs
appraisers are In quandary as 10 how
10 assess duty on 5000 i've fish now on
the way to Philadelphia from Hamburg
on the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. liner Arme-
MIA. The law provides specific duty
of One-fourth Of a cent per pound. and
that the actual weight Of the FISH must
be aseertained before the duty can be
paid and a permit given 10 discharge
the Importation To take the fish. which
are 10 be used for ornamental purposes.
out Of water long enough 10 be weighed
is considered impracticable.
This is the first time that live fish
have been brought here by a trans-At
Iantic liner. To keep them alive two
weeks at sea in a sto1n-tossed craft
requires considerable care and skill.
Besides the FISH. the Armenia carries
a nenagerie Of animals. There are IN
her hold eight East Indian balloons.
200 canary birds. 800 goldhnches. 50
monkeys, zoo linuets, and several hun
dred skyIarks, biecRbirds, Roman pig
cons and other animals and birds The
present shipment is the beginning of
other large imports to come mere, due 70
direct steamship service between Ger
many and Philadelphia
The Washington times., 1908-02-29
TRUNK BOUGHT FOR TRIFLE
YIELDS SMUGGLER'S STORE

DETROIT. Mich. Feb "a trunk
sold yesterday at an express company
auction for $40 yielded $500 worth OF
smuggled laCes.