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Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-23


FEAGSTAFF. Jan 22.-"It is the
doom of the earth, said Professor Per
ciyal Lowell cf this city in his lecture
before the College club Of Boston, Ito
be covered with deserts like Mars, and
the time will come when water In this
world OF ours will be far more precious
than gold"
With the aid of stereopticon views,
many of them Photographic transpar-
encies, Mr.. Lowell sketched the fresh
evidence which has been obtained, at
the Lowell observatory here of the ex.
istenee OF Intelligent being on the
planet Mars.
= "Schiaparelli. he said. saw these
lines in 1877. and his map of them
promptly met With universal condem-
nation. But the world made rash
step in denying his observation of the
canals, for time was perfectly sure 10
prove their existence. In 1877 only
one man saw them. but we have now a
dozen men who have not only seen
them, but have seen them very much
better that he did. We have much
better instruments we have accumu-
lated the knowledge of what to look
for and our observers are better
trained. Wet have pushed Schfapar-
ellis researches very much farther
and now the curious thing is the com
plete disappearance of the men who
ten years ago denied the very exist,
ence of the canals"
Having shown, against objections,
that the polar caps of Mars are snow
and not solidified carbonic acid, and
that the temperature of the plant is
such as to enable it to support life
Professor Lowell went on to say:
The Kinetic theory of matter re-
minds us that small body will lose
its gases rapidly as compared with a
larger one. and that is why the moon
has already lost its air. Fer like rea-
sons the seas pass away, and though
Mars once had seas, there are none on
the planet now. and no accommodations
OF water more than twenty miles
across. The only water left in Mars
Is that which is gathered semiannuary
at its polar caps. Mars thus lacks
water supply. and, tavirg out the
question of canals, We are led to rec
1gnize from the general conditions of
the planet that it supports some form
Of organic life-a form which is Pc
culiarly and manifestly behoiden to the
polar caps.
The light areas OF Mars. of a rosso-
chre color, exactly resembling in hue
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-23
DISASTROUS FIRE
IN SANTA FE SCHOOL
Girls Dormitoy of ST. Kath-
crimes Indian School
Destroyed,

SANTA FE, n. NJ, Jan. 22.-Fire
which broke out at 1880 o'clock to-
night destroyed the girls dormitory
of st. Ktaherine's Indian school, one
of the largest educational institutions
of it's kind in the territory, located
three quarters of mile from this city,
near the National cemetery.
The nearest city fire plug is half
mile from the school and the Santa
Fe fire department was poweriess to
assist. The only means of fighting
the fire were a small garden hose and
buckets. In spite OF cvssy effort the
dormitory A building two stories and
an attic and about 40x60 feet was
tally destroyed Hard work saved the
other buildings from serious damage.
The blaze originated in the attic,
supposedly from defective flue. 1t
burned very slowly as there was no
wind and 1t was an hour before the
flames had reached the second story.
About two hours after the fire was dis
covered the building had been entirely
guted. only the wall remaining.
The loss is from $1,000 to $4,000
The girls dormitory separated from
the chapel on one side by a 12-foot
passageway and from the boys dorm1-
tory on the other by similar pas
sage, forming an L." While the 9TH
err buildings were scorched they were
not seriously damaged. The absence
of wind alone saved the rest of the
buildings. There are 40 pupils in the
school Of whom seventytwo are girls
and occupants of the burned buildings.
They have been sent to the United
States Indian school for the night and
until arrangements can be made TO
care for them.
ST. Katherine's Indian school was
founded some years ago by Katherine
Drexel of Philadelphia, who also
founded ST. Katherine's sisterhood to
provide a management for the institu
ton. The institution is well support.
ed and there is no doubt that the
building will be replaced The fire
was a fortunate one since light wind
even would probably have resulted
not only in loss of the ether buildings
but In loss of life.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-23
WORLDS DOOM
IN a DROUGHT


the deserts of Arizona are the deserts
Of the planet; the dark areas are un
questionably areas OF vegetation.
! Then there are the canals, which
show a surprising network of lines con-
Meeting with one another and with the
polar caps. At thes Flagstaff olJserya:
tory these canals have been greatly
multiplied as we'll as greatly reduced
in size. The better the lines are seen
the, more absolutely straight and geo.
metrical they become and the narrow
er they turn out TO be. The canals are
In the dark as well as in the light re-
gipns. showing that the dark regions
cannot be water. The lines are about
ten miles In width, and not more than
fifteen. They always appear IN the
same places.
s.There are many markings on the
planet like dots, and the canals run
into the dots, sometimes fourteen lines
csntering in one of them. One of the
dots is isolated. and there is no canal
which is not connected with its neigh
Dor and eventually with one OF its
polar caps.
In one season the canals are mere
gossamer lines, only to be seen with
great difficulty. But six weeks or a
month later, after the melting of the
polar SHOWS, the lines come out with
insistence. and their increasing yisf-
bility makes a regular progression
down the disk of the planet
There is evidently a wave which
starts from the polar cap and sweeps
over the disk Of Mars. and is succeed
ed six months later by a contrary
wave from the opposite pole. The
lines show bluish-green as the wa
ter brings out the vegetation; they
turn gold-brown toward autumn"
Professor Lowell also spoke of the
mysterious doubling of the lines, con-
corning the cause of which nothing is
yet definitely known. Only about
of the canals, said he. are
seen to be double at the proper season,
and they occur only in the equatorial,
never in the polar regions. One OF
these doubles is 400 miles from side
to side, and another is connected in
a curious way from the polar cap.
The pictures used in Illustration of
the lecture showed the shrinking of
the caps in summer and the gradual in
crease in the visibility Of the canals.
mong the stereoptican views were pho
tographs of the double canals as seen
at the Lowell observatory during the
recent expedition to the ndes.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-23
z LPAsO BANKER MEETS
ACCIDENT WHILE HUNTING

While hunting ducks near Sauz,
Mexico, u. s. Stewart, vice president
and manager of the First National
bank of Ell Paso, accidentally dis
charged a 12-gauge Winchester shot
gun which he was carrying Saturday
afternoon with the result that the
second toe Of his right foot was
blown on by the charge.
Stewart had dropped in the grass
expecting to get shot at some ducks
which were flying in his direction,
but failing to get the shot, he started
to rise. While doing SO the gun was
brought up along his side and was ac-
efdentally discharged.
Stanley Bevan and G. Arthur Had
sell. first lieutenant at Fort Bliss,
who were with Stewart at the time,
him. They carried him on their
shoulders about two and half miles
back to camp, where his wound was
bathed and dressed.
Later fast freight train bound for
Chihuahua was tagged by the hunt
ers and Mr. Stewart was taken TO
that place By WI Payne and T..
xohlberg The train was met at Chi
huahua by Max Krakauer, and effort
was made to have fhe injured toe.
which was hanging in shrcds. ampu-
tated at the Mexican Central hospi-
tai, but the surgeon was also suffer
ing from an accidental gun shot
wound in his left hand.
The Ell Pas banker was taken to
the Chihuahua city hospital where
the toe was amputated. and the
wound dressed. The wound Is not
serious aud the banker Is expected
to be out By the last Of the week.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-23
CURIOUS WILLS.
The Last Testament of an Eeeentrss
EnoIish@on1an.

fhs Last Testament of an Eeeentr.s
EneIishwoman.
When a woman makes viii she Of.
ten shows a curious turn of mind, as,
for instance, an Englishwoman named
Margaret Thompson, who was a noted
snuff taker. She left a VIII that reeked
Of the fragrant tobacco dust from be-
ginning to end. She gave implicit In
structions that her body should be
completely covered with the best
Scotch snuff. lin which" so ran her
words, 81 always had &c greatest de-
light" and her coffin carried by SIX
men who were known to be the great
est snuff takers in her parish and who
were to wear snuff colored beaver
hats.
Her pail was to be borne by six
maidens, leach to wear a proper hood
and to carry box filed with the best
Scotch snuff to take for their refresh
ment az they go along" The minister
was TO walk before the procession and
carry a pound of snuff, for which he
was TO receive guineas. Her old
servant was ITO walk before the corpse
and to distribute every twenty yards
large handful of Scotch snuff to the
ground and upon the crowd who may
possibly follow me to my burial place"
And as II this were not enough Of the
precious powder to dispose Of. she or
dered that '.at least two bushels Of the
said snuff may be distributed at the
1fNr Of NV bc15eo.
Another and more human kind Of a
singular VIII was that of a Mrs. Balls,
who had two pet animals she was ex-
tremeiy fond Other late husbands
cob mare and greyhound. In her
VIII she set apart the sum Of 1928
year for the support Of the mare and
SIS year for the keep OF the dog.
She also stipulated that the mare >be
kept IN a comfortable. warm. loose box
and not put TO work either In or out
Of harness" 1t was to be ridden by
. person OF Hight weight not over four
days week and for not more thar
one boar each day at walking pace"
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-23

RevIsw Want As srIns RssuIts.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-01-23

Mark Twain Is said to haze over
fifty thousand dollars tied up in a
trust company. ss result OF the late
striagency. and 1t Is doubtful II tie
leading humorist of the country can
see the joke In the situation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-29
som. financial organization of the .ys-

some tinancial organization of the sys- tenn.
 The Southwestern Railroad. made u'ulne4able In sympathy with the Rock 2slsnd movement, were sensitive, also the suggestion to crop damage both to winter wheat and to corn in that re- zion. Some impairment of the prom ised wheat yield has come to be admit ted, but general confidence in unpre- 3udiced channels for a prosperous crop, although the feverlsh price nuctuatiohs in that staple from technical market causes somewhat obscured operation on the subject.
 More hopeful views were entertained of the iron and steel outlook owing to large contracts for steel bars. In that Held. too, opinions were mixed and de- mand for finished product in response to the cut in prices is reported haiting still. The conflict of views on the wage scale developed between the Re- public Iron and Steel Company, and its employees, was regarded with some ap- prehension as a possible presage of a general wage controversy. From the railroad field, also, come intimatlons of problems of wage disputes to be faced. Railroad earnings show the material losses resulting from the bus mess contraction and curtailment of operation expenses shows no propor- tional progress.
 Extreme prostration is complained of iiI the soft coal trade, which is stgnifi- cant also of the degree of contraction of general manufacturing. The an- thracite trade Is affected, as shown by extensive shutting down of eollieries.
 Money supplies are superabundant and cash reserves at the great banking centers of the world are at an unprece- dented level. This Is a natural result of the great contraction of circulation from industrial depression. The gold outgo from New York has ceased with the satisfaction of the Berlin require Tf1Auf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-29
 FAcToRIEs IN WINSTON.
Canning Plants Give Employment
 Many.

Canning Plants Give Employment to
 Many.
 Birmingham. June 2s--(speeiaD---A report from Haleyville. in Winston County is to the effect that canning fa ctories are doing well, setting a pace for new industries, peaches raised in that section of the state being found excellent for canning purposes. L. c. Bottom and J. w Hairless, of Bear Creek, have in their employment twenty women, six men, and five boys and are filling 4,s00 three pound cans daily. They expect to keep the plant in full operation until about the middle of August and will then move the plant to Bear Creek where tomatoes will be canned.
 M. W. Barber A W. Donaldson and G. T. Howerton have formed a company have just established a cannery and are employing forty women. pealing and canning peaches. It is estimated that their crop will go to two thous- and bushels, of which eight hundred bushels will be shipped and the rest canned. They expect to get about twenty-two cans of three-pounds each out of this crop.
 In addition to the fifty women to be employed pealing and canning the peaches, fifteen men will be given work in the orchards and six under the canning sheds Other orchards are be- ing prepared 1t is said and more can ming factories will result in a few years, the industry proving one of the most successful for that section of the State.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-29

years the American farmer has en- joyed unprecedented prosperity, and now the ninth promising harvest is practically assured.
 The agreeultural products for tho present year, exclusive of horses, cattle sheep. swine and fowls, are estimated at the department of agriculture al $s.0Oo. 900. 900.
 MT. Clark further said that never in the history of the United States have there been nine such years-years Of big yields and big prices.
 And there Is not yet the slightest slgn that these nine plenteous yearp are to be followed by even one year Of dearth such as for seven years was ip all the land of Egypt. following the seven bountiful years.
 In every respect our country is the most blest in all the world, and if we are not, We ought to be the most vir. tuous. and the happiest hard times in this country while our farms are an- nually producing Ss, OO0oOo,O0O worth of grain. hay. fruits. tubers, roots ana other vegetables.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-29
FINANCIAL REVIEW.
Honor for MT. Morgan Taken as Good
 Indication

Indication.
 New York, June 2S.-Events bearing on financial conditions were of mixed complexion last week and served so far to counteract each other that the secu- rites market moved in a restricted circle. returning often to the same sit- uation.
 The halt in speculative activity Is characteristic of the season of the year. while the making of the coun- try's crops is in question.
 The national political campaign helps to aggravate the seasonable tendency. The death of former President Cleve- land and the critical illness of the Re- publican candidate for Vice-President proved effective influences in further restraining speculative operations so far as they might be based on reliance on supposed certainties of human ac- tlvities. The conferring of the degree of IL. D., on J. P. Morgan by Yale University in recognition of services in helping to allay the panic of last Oc- tober was read in the financial dis trict as a promising symptom of ap- probation for purely financial services of an individual typical of corporation and capital power; a kind of approba- ton which the moving powers in cor poratlons are disposed to feel them selves little assured of in the lately
 
 Mir. Morgan's statement for publica- ton before returning to Europe also had a favorable effect on sentiment with its profession of a perception that financial conditions In the United States had improved greatly since he went abroad some time ago and of confidence that they would continue to improve. This public procurement of MT. Morgan had an important effect on the prevailing speculative assump- ton that the banking house of which he is the head held more conservative views on the prospect than those thus formulated by the head of the firm. This assumption was based on the att titude of that house towards the Erie financing in April when the purchase of notes of that corporation by E. H. Hartman was. supposed to have been all that saved receivership for the road.
 A divergence of views on financial prospects between these influential financial authorities has been enforced ever since and this influence was dis credited by the hopeful views express ed by Mir. Morgan. A counteraeting factor of this favorable influence was the evidence of heavy liquidation in the Rock Island securities and the wide de- ciInes in prices In that group. Fears were thus aroused that some unreveal- ed embarrassment confronted the com pany or some undisclosed plan of re- adjustment of the admittedly cumber-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-29
-7----'7--7'7----'77s7 KILLED IN GEORGIA.
Brother of AEr. Bullock of EafauIa is
 Stabbed.

A&ASSAA[A
 Stabbed.
 Eufaula, June 2s.--(special. )-s. A. Bullock of this city received tele- gram yesterday announcing the death of his brother near GoTdele, Ga. He was stabbed to the heart by his assail- ant and died in fifteen minutes. Q
 It wss learned that Mr. Bullock, who was a lawyer, had just settled a land deal over which there had been some dispute and after the transaction one of the persons, a white man. had some words with Mir. Bullock about the af- fair, when epithets were used. He drew a knife, which he plunged into Mir. Bullock's heart.
 MT. Bullock and his family left last night to attend the funeral today.
 W. T. Joiner. T. P. Pitts and L. H. Boykin of Pittsview and Glennville spent yesterday in the citye in consult tation with President Chapman of the proposed electric railway. While noth- ing could be learned as to what was ae- complished it is believed they were looking to the coming of the line through that section
 It is known that the citizens of Glepnville and Pitts are clamoring to get the road.
 A large revival meeting just closed at Clio Is said to have been one of the most stirring, realistic and spiritual ever held in that city. While the s9r- vices were held at the Methodist Church citizens of all denominations crowded the building during every service and great and good work in the cause of religion was accomplished.
 Rev. P. s. Hudson of Newton was in charge and delivered able and elo- Quent sermons that appealed greatly to the hearts of his hearers.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-29
CAPT. W. H. AVERY
 DIES IN TUSCUMBIA

Tuscumbia, June 2S.-(Speclal. )-- Captain William H. Avery, probably the second oldest citizen of this city, is dead at the home of his son-in-law cumbia.
 The deceased had been in falling health for several months and his death was not unexpected.
 Captain Avery was in his seth year having been born December IS, 1928. He was born in Tuscumbda and partly reared in this city. He served four years in the Confederate army. under General Roddy's command, and at the time of his death was the oldest mem Der of Camp W. A. Johnson, United Confederate Veterans, of this city. He was also the oldest living Mason in TuscumbIa, and a member of Washing ton Lodge, No. 36. of this place. which. next to his church. he loved better than all things else.
 In his infancy he was baptized into the Methodist Church. and during his almost four-score years had lived a consistent. active and loyal communi- cant of that faith. Since tine death of hls wife. many years ago, captain Avery had been a member of the fam fly of his son-in-law, T. W. Williams, Tax Collector of Colbert County. win ose declining years had been comforted by several grandch ildren of the househo old.
 The funeral was held this afternoon at { o'clock. and the remains were car- ried to Cherokee. his old home, for tn- terment.
 !. W. sheaIley Barbour County.
 Eufaula, June es.--(Special. )--John W. Shealley, an old and highly es- teemsd citlzen, who resided one mile north of the city, died at his home late N-w.. S painful Illness. Mir. Shealley was stricken with paralysis about two years ago from the effect of which he never recovered.
 For the past year he had been cons fined to his bed unable to move with out assistance and his death was not unexpected.
 Deceased was 73 years old and was born in Chambers County, having manh ood. The greater portion of his life was spent near HawSinsville about fifteen miles north of the city where he operated one of the best regulated farms in the County and reared a large family.
 He was a lifelong member of the Baptist Church and was widely known and universally esteemed
 He Is survived by his wife. who is only few years his junior and the fol- lowing children. besides numerous grandchildren and come great-grand- children: Messrs. l.. U. Shealley, O.. A. Shealley. T. R. and John Shealley, all of whom reside here, and Mesdames Tobe Davis of Hooks, Ala, William Hey of Montgomery. J. s. Perry of Blakely, Ga, and William Perry of Ma con, Ga,
 MT. SAealley was a veteran of the war and was a fearless and radiant soldier.
 The funeral occurred this afternoon from his late residence and was at- tended by the immediate family and a large concourse of relatives and friends the veterans of the city and adjacent section and military company attend ing In q body, The funeral exercises were conducted by Rev. M. B. Whar- ton. who delivered a tender and touch ing eulogy and his rsmains were com signed to their last resting place in Fair View Cemetery here.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-29
YOUNG MAN BROWNS
PORTER cOMGANDER LOSES LIFE
 IN PEA RIVER.
He Was Son of Well Known cftixen ef Coffee County--Msek sawyeFs VIII Recover From
 Wound.

Enterprise, June 2s.--(special )-- Porter Commander, young man about i7 years old, son of J. H. Commander, living near Enterprise, was drowned while in bathing in Pea River above Clintonville in Coffee County yesterday about noon.
 None of the particulars can be as- certained on account of the distance from Enterprise to the place where the young man was drowned.
 It Is reported that Mack Sawyers, the young man who was murderously as- saulted near Enterprise by a negro last Monday morning Is slightly im- proved, although he is in a critical con- dition and has not regained conscious ness.
 Ills healthy constitution and vitality Is in his favor. and the physicians att tending him are hopeful for his recov- cry
 The Democratic Executive Committee of Coffee County met at Enterprise yesterday and arranged for the second primary election to be held Saturday, July II.
 There are six candidates to run 1t out in the primary--two for County Superintendent of Education, two for Tax Collector, and two for Cemmis- sioner from the South east District