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Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-18

''The original Florodora sextst is go ing down in history as the only combi- nation of six units numerous enough to comprise a regiment, says the Phil
 adelphia Ledger. And the original Rough Riders, regiment will go down as the only regiment numerous enough to comprise two or three army corps
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-18

People who do not understand the ex. act meaning of the expression, Tt is far cry from so-andso to so-and-so, should make Tote of the fact that Elihu Root probably will succeed Thomas Col Her Platt in he United States senate A cry from Root to Platt couldn't pos sibly be any farther.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-18

It will be quite lpark of distinction soon, if things keep up, to be promi- nent republican and also not "msn- toned" for cabinet portfolio under President Taft.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-18

When women become immune to the subtle bribery of hattery, then they win be ablo to make a better plea for the ballot" asys the Detroit News. Oh these snug and self satisfied menl
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-18

Unless you know all about the mean ing of "'tee," "fore," ''brassy,' hazard" Scotch wh--," and so forth, you Thay not be able to make much headway at the White House next year.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-18

"A Chicago man named Cheese wants his name changed" says the Al lentown Call. Why doesn't he move to Georgia and cultivate the Crackers in stead?
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-18

A "moocher" acording to the Angus ia Chronicle, is man who votes only when he gets paid for it. From this we infer the ''moocher fourishes most thrivingly in doubtful states.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-18

The president will deliver lecture in England for which hs will receive only twenty-five "plunks." Extra spe. cial bargain rates evidently.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-18

The report that Emperor William Ter gently went up in an ,irship is denied. Doubtless the story grew out of the fact the. his majesty has admittedly been very much up in tho air of late.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-11-18

Maude Adams was thirty-six years old on Wednesday last. This reminds us that she isn't, after all, the little girl "who wouldn't grow up.''
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
MODS LYNCH TWO.
BOTH WERE TAKEN FROM THE
ARREsTINc OFFICERS.
NEGRO STAYS t2.YEAR.OLD BOY
Body OF African who crlminaIIy As
sauIted White Woman Has
Not Vet Been Found.

Wcsson. Miss.--John Burr. young
negro. was lynched near here Sunday
by about 30 men for the murder OF q
i2.yoar-old white boy.
Saturday night. according TO Burr's
confession and the story Of an eye
witness. he was fishing in mill pond,
when Earl Smith. the l2-year.old son
of !. W. Smith. a planter, approached
and began a conversation. Burr was
an employee OF Smiths father and he
said to the boy:
Look up. look at the bird"
As young Smith gazed skyward.
the negro shot him in the back Of the
head with n shotgun. Rurr threw the
boys body Into the mill pond with 4
shot gun. Burr threw the boys body
into thc mill pond and fed. but was
captured by officers and was on his
way To Jail when just as the sabbath
dpwncd party OF about 30 men took
the prisoner away from the officers.
The negro was quickly hanged from
tree and several shots were fired
10 hasten his death.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
WAS SECOND BOMB
slLvERsTEIN. NEW YORK AN.
AacHlsT MAKES STATEMENT.
TELLS HOW ACCIDENT HAPPENED
Was So Excited He Touched Lighted
Cigarette to the Wrong End Of
the Explosive.

New York-The bomb which Sc
Zig Silverstein intended to throw
into Union Square park week
hEo last Saturday upon the dispersal
by the police OF meeting OF New
Tork's unemployed. was made out of
a brass top from a bedstead. This
statement was made Monday by Sill
verstein to an attendant at the hos
pital. where the bomb thrower lies
lowering between life and death from
the effects OF the missiles premature
explosion.
II made the bomb from the top OF
\ bedstead," Silverstein Is reported to
have said. 1T was round brass
ball and hollow | bought a quarter
of a pound OF nails. broke them in
half and put them in the ball. | put
nitro-glycerin on top Of them and on
top Of the nitro-glycerin l put some
gunpowder. When | got to the park
| saw a policeman who had beaten
me. put n fuse in the bomb and
walked over TO the fountain, had
lighted a cigarette. which had in
my hand. and tried to touch OF the
fuse. but In my excitement l put the
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
JAIL NIGHT RIDERS
SEVEN ALLEGED OUTLAWS YIN.
DER ARREST AT MURRAY. Ky.
LEADERS HuRRKDLY LEAVE STATE
Treops Are Called Out and an Editor
ls Threatened win
Death.

Paducah. Ky.--Lieut. n. J. Will
burn. with eight soldiers and Sher-
in J. A. Edwards arrived at Murray
at noon Thursday with seven alleged
night riders They are Bob Duncan,
Jake Ellis. Damus Miller. Martin Low.
EFT, Ed Thompson. Jack Eikins and
Carlos Elkins.
They were all placed in jail. The
arrests are the result OF the vigilance
OF County Judge J. q. Wells. who
called for the troops.
A mass meeting was held Thursday
In the Methodist Church at Murray
and resolutions were passed indorsing
the action OF Judge Wells. o. ]. Jen-
nings OF the Murray Ledger has taken
a strong stand against calling the
troops and refused TO print the resolu-
lions. He has been threatened with
assassination, Il is said.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
Three Postofhess Rohh.a

Austin, Textile postoffice in
spector's orffce Of the depart
ment OF Texas, Louisiana and Okla.
homa has a report that the safe In
the postoffice at Sansaba. Tex, was
blown open Wednesday morning and.
something less than 81 900 In currency
taken, together with stamps, money
orders, registered letters, etc. No
trace OF the burglars have been found.
Postoftice Inspector Munroe is also in
receipt OF information of the blowing
OF two postoffice safes in Louisiana,
one at Howellton and the other at
Plaquemine.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
Convict Assaults Woman.

Mobile, Ala.--Walter Clayton. q ne.
gro. who was serving time at the
stockade OF the Hand Lumber Co. for
manslaughter. late Saturday afIer.
noon criminally assaulted Mrs Jo-
seph White. aged 20 years. aud was
lyuched by a mob OF - men outside
the limits OF Bay Minetie Saturday
night.
The assault occurred at the won.
ans home. six miles below loVley
Clayton entered the house. It is said.
and choked Mrs. White into submls.
sion. The negro returned to the con.
Wet camp, where he WAS arrested late
Saturday night The negro told the
officers not 70 take him back 10 the
scene. as he committed IL, and Il was
not necessary 10 have him identified.
Two officers hurried him to Bay Nj.
neite. county seat OF Baldwin county.
As they approached the jail. - men
came from behind a fence and took
charge OF the negro, dragging him and
the deputy IS Yards before it was dis
covered the men were handcufted to.
gether. The deputy was then re-
leased and the negro carried away.
The negro's body has not yet been
found
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
MANY CHINKS
STRUGGLED IN
BITTER RIVALRY LEADS TO THE
DISCOVERY OF oRoANi.
CATIONS.
SEVERAL FORTUNES MADE
II Is Reported That as Many az rs
Chinese Have Crossed the In.
ternationsl Boundary Line
In One Night.

Detroit, Mich.-Through the bitter
rivalry of three Canadian orgRniza.
tions for smuggling Chinese into the
United States, wholesale scheme OF
bringing the orientals Illegally across
the international border here at De
troit was discovered Thursday.
1t Is said that some nights as many
as 2j Chinese had been struggled
across the line and that several com.
Portable fortunes had been made a.
the business during the past two
years by enterprising young men who
have made Windsor, Ont. their head
quarters. The immigration authori.
ties here have scant hope OF reaching
the principals in the three competing
agencies. but a man who gives hts
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
Courts Error Makes siqamIst.

Pittsburg. Pa.-Calvin s. Wright,
banker OF Jeanette, Pa. near here.
believing that the courts OF South Da-
kota had given the right to do so,
about a year ago married Miss Anna.
G. o'Donnell ofe this city, a sweet
heart OF his younger days, but II de-
velops that an error was made by the
western court which divorced him
from the wrong woman, and now he
must stand trial in criminal court on
charges Of bigamy and perjury. His
first wife. Sophia Wright. better
known as Mrs. Ida Wright, is back
Of the prosecution.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
LABOR PLANS BIG PROTEST.
Mass Meetings VIII Be Held to Oppose
Court Decisions.

New York-samuel Gompers, pres
ident OF the American Fedora
ton OF Labor. and other heads
of labor organizations who took part
recently in conference at Washing
ton. have issued n call for mass meet
ings to be held in every city and town
in the United States ON the third Sun
day or Monday in April. to protest
against recent United States supreme
court decisions antagoniHtic TO labor.
Every member OF labor union is re-
quested 10 write the representative IN
congress of his district and the two
senators from his state. urging them
to vote for the proposed amendments.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16

Greensboro. N. C.-The grand
jury Of the federal court. noe
In session here. returned true bills
charging peonage against ]. w. Prim
OF Mecklenberg county. q cotton mill
man, and against the following per.
sons in Mcdowell and Mitchell coun-
ties: ID. 8. Madden. NJ. p. Powers, j.
II. Harris. Joseph Tally and w. b.
Radcliffe; James Finley and John r.
Gilmore.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
Refused eandIt'a pronosal.

Marion, Kas.-At the preliminary
hearing here Wednesday of VII
liam T. Carr, charged with the
robbery OF an express car on a Santa
Fe train near here on Sunday, March
20, and the murder OF Oscar A. Bailey.
the express messenger. j. G. Nehomey
OF Newton testified that in February
last Carr proposed to him that they
rob some express train on the Santa
re. Nehomey said that he refused to
give Cars proposition any consider
atfon.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
CHANDLER AND RUSSELL FLY.
Army Balloon Experiments Begin al
Washington.

Washington, d. C.--The signal
corps of the army has begun It's spring
series OF experiments in balloon work.
An ascension was made by Major Ed.
gar Russell and Capt Charles dc F.
Chandler. the army's aeronautic ex-
pert. The flight was made in a twelve
hour northwest wind, which carried
the balloon across the Potomac 70
Alexandria.
Capt. Chandler piloted the craft and
Major Russell. who was making his
frst flight, accompanied Capt Chand,
Ter TO experiment with the army'a
new telephoto camera. A third man
was taken along to operate the cam
era, The balloon used was one Of the
old type OF the signal corps.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
-FOUR JAPANESE ARRESTED.
Incident May Have Been Due to a
Personal Quarrel.

Mukden - Four Japanese were
overpOwered, arrested and turned
over to the Japanese consulate
Monday for entering the Ameri.
can consulate and attacking the mem.
bers of the native stan. Chinese po-
lice summoned by Consul General
Straight, made the arrests. From the
Japanese consul no apology has been
received and diplomatic action is ex.
pected.
Though there has been Ill feeling
between the japanese and Russians
on one side and Americans on the
other. as result Of Americans in.
sistence on Chinese supremacy in
Manchuria, II is believed Mondays
disturbance was due 20 q personal
quarrel.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
opan shep on tha Lakea.

Cleveland. ohio-The open chop
policy win be adhered 70 by vessel
owners on the operation Of boats on
the great lakes this season. A stand
OF this character in dealing with or
ganlzed labor was unanimously agreed
10 AZ the annual meeting Of the Lake
Carriers association here Thursday.
The rule win be put into operation
at once and win affect upward OF 40.-
900 men. Whether the plan adopted
By the boat owners WIlI be opposed
By the various unions Is unknown,
None OF their Representatives was
present a the meeting
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
BIG FIRE IN INDIANAPOLIS.
Damage to Colonial Building Is Placed
at 100000.

indianapolis, lnd.--Fire in the
business section Of the city Thurs
day did 100000 damage to the Colo
NAL building. The losers are:
w. G. Cunningham, paint and oil
company; Model Department store;
sharkey millinery store; Knoxs and
10 cent store, and the Elks' club rooms.
Cunningham but recently came here
from Charleston, w. Va.
Assistance from Dayton and Cam
bridge City helped to keep the flames
from spreading. Fire Chief Miller and
six OF his men were overcome by
smoke, but all will recover.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
Duke AhruxxI Has Rival.

Washington, d. C.--The duke Of
the AbruEzi will soon have a new en-
cry In his fight for the hand Of Miss
Katherine Elkins, according 10 the re-
port now aAoat among naval officers.
Lieut.. Adolphus Andrews OF the United
States navy, an old admirer OF Miss
Elkins. having heard OF the Dukes
suit. Is hurrying here from China. and
II the royal Italian is TO be on the
ground. he win have to settle AFFAIRS
with his king and take a fast steamer
back 70 America.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
Soldiers Greet TAFT in omaha.

Omaha, Neb.-Secretary of War
Taft arrived in Omaha at $3.50
a. m. Monday. He was received Mt
Union station by Gen. Gardner, com.
handing the department of Missouri.
and his entire stan In full-dress uni.
form and by a local reception com.
mittee. The secretary was taken TO
the Rome hotel for breakfast. He
held an informal reception on the sta.
ton platform.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
HoodIums Shoot ofhosr.

Chicago. nl.--while attempting to
disperse q crowd of young hood
lums Sunday night Policeman James
Walsh of the Hudson avenue station
was shot and probably fatally wound
ed by one Of the crowd They es-
capped after the shooting. but six men
were arrested later on suspicion.
They were taken to the Alexlan
Brothers hospital. where Walsh was
asked 10 identify his assailant.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16

: Kansas City. Mo.--The annual re-
port OF the condition OF the re-
organized church Of Later nay saints
was read at the worlds conference.
which Is now In session al Independ-
ence. Mo-. Monday. The church has
57.6Gs members. net Gain since last
years conferences Of 1850 The lnrE-
est gains have baeu made n Canada
ana tho next largest ~ MISSOURI. Iowa
has me largest number q memberas
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
stu Asleep After 81 Days.

Los Angeles, Cal-Mrs. Beulah
Hawkins has completed the sixty.
FIRST day OF n sleep that has BAT.
fed the many physicians who have
investigated her case. She shows no
sign of awakening. and there is little
hope for her recovery. Sne has re.
gained all but three pounds OF the
weight she lost after going into the
trance. 1t is believed that Mrs. Haw.
kins Is at times conscious Of what is
going on about her
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16

name us A. McCann Is held at the
Wayne county jail In connection with
the capture last Tuesday of three Chi
nese at Adrian, Mich.
The Cinnamon and McMann were
found in a Wabash box car bound for
Chicago There was dead horse In
the car and the four men were con.
cealed under the straw.
The plan was to engage a freight
car at Detroit for the shipment OF a
horse, some worthless animal being
placed In the car for blind. The
Chinese, 1t Is said have been freely
brought across the Detroit river on
the railroad car ferries, being hidden
with the cOnnivance OF employees on
the boats until the immigration In
spectors had made their rounds and
then hurriedly directed 10 empty
freight cars. There they would be
transferred to freight cars especially
engaged and usually started west on
the Wabash freight No. IS. which
makes only one regular stop between
Detroit and Chicago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
sInn aInn convict canturnd.

New York--Haying enjoyed q
taste OF liberty. Joseph Lasaa, a
convict. is on his way back to Sing
Sing. Heavily manacled and In the
custody OF two keepers, Lasala 40.
cepted the situation phiiosophically,
declaring that he went back 20 prison
with better grace now that the pur-
pose OF his escape, TO visit his wife
and infant son, had been accom-
pIIshed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16

Bellefontaine. O.-The remains OF
Miss Mary Palmer OF Dayton. who
was drowned by a skin overturning in
the Miami river. were brought to this
city. DR.. II. +. Palmer the father.
gives II as his opinion that his
daughter died from heart failure
caused by the shock of the cold wa
ter. She was an excellent swimmer.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
Divorce ENDEMIC in Family.

Ottumwa. Ia.--Married life has not
gone well with William Carnes and
his sons. Samuel and Charles, OF this
city. All three will appear In dl.
vorce proceedings at the April term
OF the district court. and the father
and one son, Samuel, have given up
all hope Of marital bliss after a sec.
ond trial.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
snuff rhrower pueked.

Newark, o.--Rodney McCullom of
Granville was given a ducklng in the
creek by Denlson students. because
he had blown snuff in the town hall
while a literary contest was in prog.
ress. Every one WAS set sneezing and
coughing and IL nearly broke up the
meeting.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
Youth Beaten to Death.

Dayton. o.--Charles Conner sangle
of Lima, who was beating his way on
n Big Four train, fell from car to
street crossing and both legs and
arms were mangled. In dying state.
ment at the hospital, he said he was
knocked from the car by detective.
who used a blackjack
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
Have Them on ths ANN.

Louisville, Ky.--"We've got them
on the rum" said Governor Wilson
Thursday about the nightrlders. VIII
son says they are sure to be brought
to justice and that some of the leaders
have already left the state.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
opooslra Aldrlch All.

New York; circular letter 70
all the members OF the clear
ing house section Of the American
Bankers association was sent out
from here Tuesday by August Blum
OF Chicago. president Of the clearing
house section Of the association, uFg-
ing Opposition To the Aldrich bin.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
ReInstated and Gets 81. 9s6.

Youngstown. O.-An alternative
writ OF msndamus was issued against
the officials of the city compelling
the payment of S2,SsGlC TO George -.
Meyer, a city detective, who was sus-
pended from the police force for two
years and then reinstated by the gu.
nrnmn court
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
ELECTION RIOTS
RAGE IN LISBON
MOB TEARS UP PAvEMENTs FOR
MISSILES TO HuRL At
TROOPS.
MANY KILLED AND INJURED
Republicans, Convinced They Were
Cheated at Polls, Wage Relent.
less Warfare-Whole King.
dom Aroused.

Lisbon--Fierce election riots are
raging here. The mob is tear
ing up the pavements for missiles
with which 10 fight the troops. There
has already been considerable shoot.
ing and many casualties though the
number Of dead and wounded is as
yet uncertain. More than 100 ar.
rests have been made
The rioting broke out In many quar-.
tiers Sunday night and soon reached
such proportions that II was neccs'
sary to call out the troops and tire
ON the mobs
Becomes More Serious.
indications are that the situation
will become even more serious by
Monday night. Reports from the
country districts indicate that the
troubles is general throughout the
Kingdom. though the outside news il
too meager 10 furnish a basis for any
definite conclusion.
The disorders Rre apparently the
result Of the Republicans conviction
that they were cheated az the polls
aud would have won hut for the al
legged government frauds. Gerryman-
derlng. repeating the disiranchise-
ment OF many qualified voters by Jug.
Elery Of the voting lists. and in some
cases even ballo, box stuning are
charged by the radical leaders.
Vote Was Heavy.
The vote was so heavy and commu-
nicaiion with the rural districts is so
slow that IL may be several days be-
fore full returns are received at the
capital. II is certain, however, that
the government and its allied parties
will have at least twothi.ds Of the
members OF the Cortes.
Supporters OF the eXilcd CX.Premier
Franco are well represented. and the
belief is growing that IL will not be
many months before he will again be
in Portugal, at the head Of the gov.
eminent and perhaps welding his old
dictatorial power.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
Match nea,rova Eores,.

Woodbury., n. J.-By the dropping
OF a match by a wood chopper. 90
acres of woodland, belonging 70 ].
NJ. Nelson. ]. C. Brooks and the es-
tate Of Jarvis Pedrick, on the Center.
ton road, were burned over.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
Nearo suea conarssaman.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thorn
as Helm OF Alabama was made the
defendant In a suit for $4,000 dam.
ages fiied In the district conrt by
Louis Lundy. the negro with whom
the congressman had an alteration
on a street car on March "a last.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
EIeetrIe ahoek kIlIa one.

Chicago. Ill.--shocked by thou
sands OF volts Of electricity. one man
met instant death and six others were
severely injured while working in the
vault beneath the street car tracks at
Twenty-frst street and Wabash ave.
nue..
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
oIvea 10000 10 Church.

bridgeport, Conn.-The will OF
Charles NJ. Minor was offered for pro-
bate. The estate ID valued at $4,000
and Il Is left entirely to the congre-
gatIonal church.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
Never Rssalnsd consciousness.

SeRta Barbara. Call Edward r.
spalding, the Buffalo banker. who
who was thrown from his buggy near
this city on Saturday, disd at 8
O'clock "Wednesday night. without hAv.
Ing roEsinsd consciousness.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16

Ceuta--A vessel which Is be-
lieved 10 be a large passenger
steamer bound for America ia ashore
near Tariff. Help has been sent TO II
srom Gibraltar.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16

raao Robles. CALI hyslcians a..
tending Admiral Evans stated Thurs.
day morning THAI he YVES very
III. He passed the worst night since
hlg arrival Wednesday night and SUIT
isrod 4 great deal Of pain.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16

cigarette In the wrong hole, causing
the explosion"
Silverstein said that he did not
know the man near him who was
killed. but declared that he knew Al.
exander Berkman and Emma Gold
man. He also said the Union square
bomb was the second he had made,
but declined to tell when the first one
was manufactured OF the use to which
II was put.
Silverstein, who has shown remark
able vitality. was said to be much
worse Monday night, and he was suf.
fering great pain.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
increases Port Az prince Garrison.

Port Au Princo-The Haytian
gunboat vertierss arrived here
Tuesday from Sc. Marc with rs polItl-
cal prisoners aboard and many army
conscripts. President Nerd Alexis Is
increasing the sarrisOA in Port Au
Prince. detachments OF troops daily
arriving from the interior
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16
Veteran Found Dead, RIfs In Hand.

Mason City. Ia.--Jaeob r. Church,
old soldier and pioneer citizen. was
found dead Ia bed with rife grasped.
in hts hands. Il Is thought that he
committed suicide.
Mexico Missouri message., 1908-04-16

weshington George p. Pollock.
chief Of lands in the forest serv-
Ice. has resigned 20 enter private
hualnesa