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Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-17
TOTAL WRECK CAMP
 IS TOTALLY WRECKED
Camp. Building Destroyed By Fire and An Explosion
 Sunday Morning,

PHOENIX. March l6.--Miss Minnie Melvin, who has been teaching the school at Total Wreck mining camp, thirty miles from Tucson. arrived here yesterday morning. and is sleeping with friends at 224 E. Van Buren street Miss Melvin had intended to remain there until June, but left fol. lowing au incident that made the lit wreck than it had ever been before. The principal camp building was con. sumed by fire, the starting of SShich is not fully accounted for. and on i.s spreading to q nearby powder house there was an explosion that finished the work of destruction.
 'rhe only person seriously hurt was q Mrs. Duncan of Denver. who was visiting there and who in an effort to save some of her personal effects in the building. suffered the very severe burning of one side of hdr face and head and her arms. Though not ia. ally injured the result will probably be disfigurement Co some extent. Miss Melvin was walking at the time the fire broke out. which was about 8 o'clock Sunday morning and when sae noticed it she hurried to the house to save her trunk. She had 1t almost to the door when the situation became so dangerous her Friends pulled her out of the building just in time 10 save ner from serious accident and perhaps death, for the fire was ad yancing rapidly and she had given no thought to the close proximity of the powder house. She only suffered g slight abrasion.
 The house which was burned was a large one. used in its different apart ments for different purposes, one DOT ton of it being the camp boarding house. of sufficient size to accommo- date large force of men. About for ty men had besn employed at the mine until the recent closing down of operations on large scale, only three being there at the time of the fire. p. A. Pike is the superintendent ot the mine, and with his family, lived in the house. asFwell as the ladies mention ed. and others. Mrs Pike and Mrs. Duncan were in the front part of the house when the cracking of the fire was heard and ran toward the rear on a tour of investigation. When they saw the flames they began at once trying to remove their personal ef- fects and all seemed for the moment to forget the powder house. The building was Of lumber construction and an old and dry one, so 1t burned very rapidly.
 The origin of the fire might be ac- counted for in several, ways, and all of them be wrong. In one place year a stove, there was hole in the board
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SCHEDULE

For further infOrmation apply c nearest Agent, or to
 NORMAN CARMICHAEL,
 Asst. Gen1. Supt. A. T. THOMSON,
 Treasurer. CLIFTON, A. T.
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floor and it might have been possible for ooals from the stove to have fallen through. Another theory is tisat the fire Suder the floor had smouldered since o'clock in the morning when one of the men fired shotgun at skunk under the house. possibly leay- ing a burning wad in some secluded place. These, however, are both the ories and may both be incorrect. The only thing cArtain is that nobodyssaw the kindling of the blaze.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-17
WHAT DAY WAS IT?

On the eighth>day March it was. some people say That Saint Patrick at midnight he first the day; While others declare ninth he borh & And all a mistake, between midnight ana morn; For mistakes will in a hurry and shock And some blamed Babby-and some blamed the clock Till with all thei cross-quesons could know If the child fast the clock was too slow Now the frstfa facion-fght n IrelaDd they say, Was all on account Pathricks birthday -a5tE eighth-for the ninth would de And right they blackened his eye! last both the factions positive grew,
 each kept birthday, Pat then had two, e' Till with all their cross-questions them their sins Said, "NoNone could have birthdays but twins Says he sBoys fghtin' for eight for nine Don't be always dividin'-but sometimes combines Combine eight nine seventeen is the mark let that be his birhdays'"Amen," says the clerk wasn't a twins hstry will show
 That al least, any saints that we knowi they all blind hrunkwhch complated their bliss And keep up practice rom that day to this
 SAMUEL LOVEF
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more menacing than that of a for eign war, because it would have many of the aspects of civil conflict.
 If want to avert such crisis, if we want to hasten the reestablish- ment of prosperity, owe must lay aside our sectional and class prejudices and animosities and get together on a common basis of patriotism.
Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-17
GIVE THEM A SQUARE DEAL.

Chairman Knapp of the interstate commerce commission says that, to his knowledge, there is no concerted purpose on the part of the railroads to reduce wages, and the Boston Her ald says that statement is fully as authoritative as the contrary declara- ton from the white house which was based upon hearsay evidence, said to have been transmitted to the presi
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INSTRUcTING DELEGATES.

Because of the fierce contest now going on in the republican party in Arizona over the question as to whether the delegates to the Chicago convention shall go instructed or un- instructed, the following from the Washington Post will be of some in terest in the territory:
 Former Senator Chandler has lift ed up his voice in revolt against the efforts of political bosses to send an instructed delegation from New Hampshire to the Chicago conven- ton. Setting aside MT. Chandler's personal objections to the men who want to give instructions, and assum- ing that his protest is not directed against the champions of any partic- ular candidate, but is a direct plea for general principles, it is evident that the former senator from New Hampshire has touched upon a vital subject. Shall the peoples delegates attend the national conventions under specific instructions, If so, from whom should they take their instruc- tions?
 The logical answer would be, from the people, of course But is it SO? Each delegate sent to the convention is supposed to represent the will of he majority of the people of his par ty in his community, and to support for president the man who is his community's choice. Uninstructed. he is tacitly bound to do that very thing. But instructed, he is bound to the choice of his instructors. And unless these be the people them selves, who have expressed their in structions at the primaries, he must take his orders from the local posses. He simply becomes part of the ma chine. with which the people may or may not have any other connection than to furnish grist for it's hopper
 '.The necessity for bosses must be recognized in the game of politics. Ours is a government of delegated powers from the tiniest town coun- cil to the imperial senate. Bosses ? and bossism are the natural excres- cences that grow upon the system The vital channels of the system are tainted with the bacilli of them. Un. doubtedly they have their functions but these are not llfe-giying, and should not be Hfe-destroying. If DO htieal bosses are going to dictate t, the peoples delegates whom they shall vote for, why name the people in the game at all? Let us admi that the national conventions do no represent the people. but the people,: bosses and have done with pretense
 '1n general. it may well be sait that aa uninstructed delegation vii faithfully represent the will of the majority from whom it has received it's powers. An instructed delegation represents the will of those jndivid uals who are the majority's bosses and the delegates themselves art merely the tools of political Machia vellis. In the name and for the sake of the boasted liberty of the Ameri can people it does look as. if they should be allowed the privilege of di rectly raning the man they wish tc have as their ruler even though they have TO such direct power to elect Kim"
Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-17

GOLDEN WORDS.
 Governor Hughes, in his Chicago
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-01-01

certain buildings on land belonging to
William Brash at the time OF his de
cease, situate on Alakea street, Homo
luln.' 1t is further declared:
''That petitioner has made every rea.
sonable effort to collect said claim pat
has been unable to collect it, and peta-
TONER believes that, in order to coiieet
said claim, it is necessary to bring sur sur
against persons also claiming interests
therein and subject to whose interest,"
the said award was made.
THAT petitioner has no money ~
his hands belonging to said estate with
which 70 nav costs of court and to en-
gage counsel in said matter, and petit
TONER has no way OF collecting said
award nor enforcing payment thereof. :,
He pravs for an order of court ac-
cepting his resignation and appointing
some suitable person in his stead
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Aguirre. Porto Rico, Dec. 9, 1907
Editor Advertiser: I am enclosing
Won letter which l received from
Judge. N. B. K. Pettingill, advising me
of the death of Mr.. Harry c. Voss.
Many people in Honolulu and Hawaii
will remember Mr.. Voss. At one time
he was chief engineer at Eva planta-
ton. He was well known and had a
great many friends there, who viii be
sorry to hear of his sudden death.
Mr.. yoss was the chief engineer here
At Aguirre with me for three years,
and he left US to go into business for
himself in the mechanical line, and a
sugar company at the place of Alta
gracia. near Mayaguez, made con-
tract with him to put their mill IN
shape and take off the coming crop
He had Just returned from a business
visit to New York City for the com
pany. and was getting things in shape
when the fatal accident occurred.
Mr.. voss, I believe, was born in Saf
Francisco, at any rate, he was oorI
somewhere in the state of California
He was a man that I personally
thought great deal of, and his sud
den death was dreadful shock to me
Yours very truly,
w r. LOWRIE.
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Oahu Railway
TIME TABLE.
OUTWARD.

OUTWARD.
For waianae, Waialua, kahuku anu
vvav stations-s9:15 a. m, 1870 p m
For Pearl City, Eva Mil ana way
statious-i7:so a. m, '9:15 a. M, 'n:oS
. M. s2:15 .. m, 1920 p. M, 's'l0 p
M. 1880 D. m, til p. m.
FOR wahiawa-s9:15 a. N. and DID
.. m.
Arrive Honolulu from KanuKu'
slua and Waianae-'s:s6 a. M 0'0A
D. m ,..,, .n6
Arrive Honolulu from Eva NH anu
pearl Ctty-t7:46 a. m, 1886 g. m''
s1o.3s a. M. "1:4o p. M, 'A;S1 p NN''
ss:s1 D. M. 1880 p. M
Arrive Honolulu from Wanla"a-
ss.3s a. m, and 1871 y. m.
sDaily. Tex. Sunday. +Sunoay Chiy.
THE Haleiwa Limited two-houi
train (only hrst-class tickets nonore e =.
leaves Honolulu every Sunday at s.Z.
: M. returning, arrives in Honolulu
A. 10.1o n. m. The Limited stops only
At Pearl city and Waianae. -
@. P. DENISoN, Z. =.
Superintendent. 1' x :. =
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HOW HARRY VOSS WAS KILLED
ON PORTO RICO PLANTATION

oao,,rrance. hut as those are always
more or less incorrect, and as I know
how much you thought or our poor
friend yoss, I feel that l should write
YOU the particulars.
Won know about Voss' going to
Now York to advise with Valdes about
+ba purchase of certain machinery.
Among the things he examined ana
aDproved were two oil engines, one OF
which was for running the big water
pump. and the other and smaller one
for running the machine shop ana eiec-
trir light plant The latter had oeeh
in occasional use for the machine snoP
and Voss himself was starting II up
inst as VaIdes and I arrived froiEi san
Juan by the day train. A rev mo
uents after il started--and while l
had gone to the office to answer d
talephone. message-Voss left it, but II
at once began TO pound and he return
cd TO il. From this time it is im1os-
sfble to tell just what happened nut
If appears that Voss tried TO stop ~
| but before he could do SO II seeIied
J to increase frightfully in speed ana ia
! the fash of an eye the fly wheels hau
/ both broken and poor Voss, VINO stuoA
/ to his effort to control it, was MT III q
dozen places and instantly Killed anu
his body considerably mutDated- Il
seems that one of the first blows must
have taken the larger part OF the top
af his head entirely off Two othef
1-ortxnen were injured, but only
sIfgatlv. 1t seems a miracle thai
,tbers we're not hurt for both FarTing-
TON and Ben Cornwell were hurryina
to yoss' assistance, and IL the Wneeis
had held ten seconds more there wouie
doubtless have been three victims n
stead bf one.
Al the request of the family the bed
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Of Mr.. yoss was giveI
niche of the cemetery n
vice from the Methods
az course, we are doing
for the unfortunate tamF
lieve are intending to reg
within a few days. IA
1t need hardly De sdia !,
and 1 are much affected
and horrible fatality VIZ
from us one whom we
regard with affection az
spect.
Trusting this will ind
that / may have oppor
Won sometime soon WINS
nlain more in ldetal th
renee, I remain with 81
in which Mr.. cornWeh :
= Yours very trl
n. B. K. Pr
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J. Alfred Magoon in the afternoon
filed his resignation as administrator OF
the estate of William Brash, deceased,
to which office he says he was appoint
ed on June s, 1902, by Chief Justice a.
f. Judd.
He goes on to say that, as such
administrator, he never received OF
paid out any money for the estate, nor
has there been any personal properly
in the estate, nor any claim due &c
or owing by the estate, other than tha'
an award was made by the Fire CLAIMS
Commission in the name OF }. Brash
on June 81, 1902, for $500, being
damages for the destruction, long after
the decease of said VIM. Brash, OF
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WHY AN IMPossIBTLIFY.

Mr.. Magoon, to an Advertiser re
porter outside of court, explained why
he deemed it impossible to collect the
award in present circumstances. 1t was
that the tenants whose improvements
were destroyed in the fre\ refused to
come into my negotiation fAr less than
the entire award. They losN buildings
claimed to have cost $4,000. - n other
cases of divided claims the partles
agreed to have the awards 49,
and deposited subject to adjud - .,o :,
in the courts. Where, as in the s. -, =,
matter, the claimants refused to & 20
together thus, the only thing LEI
to bring suit against them. -,
! This, Mr.. Magoon -p-sQts outd
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TOWARD KAHANA.

Connecting at Kahuku with the O.
n. E.. Co.'S s:15 a. m. train from
Fonalula,
Returning, leaves Kahana at 1:3a y:
M. connecting with the afternoon
train for the city which leaves Ka-
huku at 2:2o.
JAMES ]. BOWLING, supt.
r. s. POLLISTER, G. P. & I. Agt.
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Maresl,ez.. 80. 1. lea.

MY Dear Mr.. Lowris: 1 intended
writing you yesterday about the heart
rending accident we had the day be-
fore at the Altagracia, but we were
busy all the forenoon with the funeral
land / di5mSaSs fir Aime later. I pre-
lsume, I'd rumors of the
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Vim. G. Irwin & Co., Ltd.
AGENTS FOR THE

AGENTS FOX THE
Roy Al Insurance CO., OF Liverpool. Eng
land.
acottisn Union q National Insurance
Co.. of Edinburg, Scotland.
Wilhelma of Magdeburg General In
gurance Co.
Commercial Assurance Co., Ltd, Of
London.
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MACON RESIGNS.

cost money and he has none to throw
away on other people IS affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20

SHEEP-Receipts Of sheep continue very
liberal at this point, there being another
very fair run today, making the total for
the week very much larger than last week
and more than twice as large as for the
corresponding week of last year. Inc
quality of the arrivals, however, was not
very good. In fact, the receipts consisted
largely of stuff on the feeder order. There
were fifteen double decks of feeder Weth-
ers In one string and there were also quite
a good many feeder lambs. The offerings
Of desirable killers on the other hand were
few and far between.
The trade as a general thing was very
slow and dull; in fact business in the sheep
barn was the most quiet experienced IN
some time. Such stuff as buyers lust nap
prices. Thus good, fat lambs sold up 20
IS and a fair kind OF fed yearlings brought
%Slh; The feeling, howsver, on y the P evI.
dent that they were in no disposition 20
Load up very heavily on either sheep or
offering of desirable killers was very light,
there was not much room for them TO take
the bear side.
Feeders, both sheep and lambs, were also
very dull for the first time in a good many
days. The general feeling was weak an9
sun such STUFF as was Wanteu stn9s on
about steady, prices, while other SUR on
sale was neglected for the want OF some
one with a buying order to bid on II,
The whole trade might be summed up az
one of those indifferent kind OF markets
that are slow and unsatisfactory with the
offerings, selling a few loads at a TINS.
but without any life or snap or strength
at any point.
Quotations on sheep and lambs: COED to
choice lambs, f6.7tQ6.0o; fair to good anus
%.&15.6S; feeding lambs, A.%d6.6O; good 70
choice light yearlings, A.65a4.9Oi good &c
choice heavy yearlings, S425g4.66; feedins
yearlings, $S.S5g4.S5; good to choice weth,
4.8; feeding wethers. s3.5Od+.o; good tc
choice ewes, So 75q4.O0; fair to good ewes
$1.25aS.75; feeding ewes, $200qS.25; culls and
bucks, N.00q2.5O.
ReDrosentativa sales.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
Metal Market.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1s.-METALS-The
London tin market was higher, with spot
the market was steady at $50. 154903 30. Cop
per was unchanged at e63 2s Cd for spot
in the English market but lower. at 9Bf
is Sd for futures. Locally the market was
easy. but more or less nominal. Lake was
quoted at $14. 25Q145O, electrolytic at $1,000
declined to Ella IS Cd in London, while
locally the market was dull at $4.32h@4.3Ts.
Spelter was higher at eZ 5s in London,
locally. iron was lower in the English
market. with standard foundry quoted at
AIS 1Od and Cleveland warrants at ass lO1sd.
The local market was unchanged. with No.
/ northern foundry quoted at SIC. 75G17.25
No. 2 northern foundry at SIC. J0al7.OO and
No. l southern and No. l southern soft at
ST. LOUIS. Nov. 1s.-METALS-Lead,
firm, $3.50. SpelteT, higher, $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading aud Closing
lPrices on hoard Of Trade.

CHICAGO. Nov. 1s.-The local wheat mar
ket was irregular today, the DecemDef ueo
livery being strong the greater part OF tue
day and the May option weak, December
touched a new high record marx TOT she
season at s1.o4A Realizing sales caused q
weak finish. Corn and oats closed s'eauS
and provisions were easy. -
One OF the principal features OF trace N
the wheat pit was 1he ts ssre heavin Sf Of
May, the December option being In urgens
demand by elevator interests and shorts
while the more distant soption was SUD
jected to liberal realizing sales. As a re-
suit OF this condition of affairs the Decem-
ber-May spread narrower 70 fsc, com.
Inc De~ccmbefrtption advanced to a new
high level on the crop, One reason for
the weakness Of the May delivery was the
relatively high price at which 1t is selling
here compared WITH its price in European
grain markets. Tho fact hat European
weak was partly responsible for tho heavy
tone lf distant futures In the local L.
change. \ continued free moyement or
the cash grain added to the XXI
Export sales were fifteen boat loads re-
December delivery lost its strength. OWNS
to profit taking, and the market closS1
rather weak, although December was stu
AG%c above the previous close. The MAJ
option showed a net loss OF 9sq9se, ma
quotations on 1t being at A,01SqLOfA and
S Sn ,p fEsST Ssr s. ssos b ~ '6So BS Primary
receipts were 1,124.0W bu., compared with
6Sl,c00 for the corresponding DAY, a year
ago. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago re-
ported, receipts Of 800 cars, as against o6l
last week and 34S a year ago.
Corn displayed considerable strength the
greater part of the day, but weakened
slightly late In the session. At the sample
tables cash corn was hc higher. The mar
ket closed steady. with prices a shade
lower to Agkc higher, with December al
5 and May at 6Su6Shc.
Oats were firm early In the day, but be
came easter late in the session. Cash oats
at the sample tables were steady to .AC
higher on a good demand. The market
closed steady, with. prices Ac lower TO q
shade higher. Final quotations on Decem'
Der were ut 4ekc and on May at 6lbc. d.
Provisions were inclined to be weak al
day. The close was easy, With prices 9
shade to l0dl2ho lower.
The leading futures ranged. as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-20
INV YonK eENERAL MAR
Quotations Of the Day on various
commodities

NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-FLoUR-Receipts.
$3.50 bbls,: exports, 9,6s7 bbls. market slow
S.s5; Minnesota An bsSsps' PS5ep y: winter
patents. A75d5.15; winter straights, A.45q
10 winter extras. S3.6Od4.OO; winter low
grades, 55oga2 Rye Hour dull;
Ss9g+b5. Buckwheat flour. steady; $3.50
CoRNMEA1-steady: fine white and yell
Low, N;65qL70; coarse, &1.55q1.6 60; kiln dried,
uRYE-pun; No. 2 western, s8Ac. +. 0. b.,
New York.
aBARLEY-steady; mailing. S5a7Oc. c. T. f.
BoItalo; feeding, GAq65qc, C. T. f.,New
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. s.. 700 blu; spot mar
ket barely steady; No. 2 red. $i.Th@i.l2,
elevators No. 2 red. H.i2k. (. o. b., afloat;
No. l northern Duluth, S115M (. o. D.,
aiioat; No. 2 hard. winter, S1.14ik. Z. o. b.,
60 drouth news from winter wheat states,
todays. wheat market turned easier and
IN the last hour declined to the low point
OF the day, under bearish Argentina news
and realizing. Final prices showed a
partial. half cent net loss, December being
sustained by a bullish spot situation. De-
sember 3hi$gllS%c, closed at s11SAc; May
Nl4 gSleqi15 7-16, closed at N14%.
CORN-Receipts, S5A75 bur; spot market
steady; Nc. 2 news 721sc, elevator, and 16c
for old; No; 2 new. 711sc, to arrive, and De-
without transactions closing h1hc not
higher. December closed at 7Hzci May
closed at u1kc,
OATS-Receipts, 81, 100 bu.; spot market
quiet; mixed, IS to lbs. 5shd64c; natural
white, e to 80 lbs, 5S1kq66c; clipped white,
"a to Al lbs, 55kd56c.
HAY-Steady but duh: shipping, 6odS5c.
good to choice, 75dS0c.
H~OPS-Quiet; state, common to choice
Ige, llg14c; 1901, SQ6c. Pacific coast, 1908
HIDEs-Flfm; Bogota, 1sa2oc; Contra
PRoVfsIONS-Beef, steady; family, 1858
qi7.OO; mess. s13OOd13.5O; beef hams, $4,000
mess, $26 0Q266O Cut meats steady; picked
bellies, $3.50; picked hams, 5000. Lard barely
steady; western, $96Od9.70 refined. steady
continent, $3.50; South America, 500 com
fpound, S1.0q7 .S71A. Pork, steady; family
NS00glsS %; short clear, SSlWq22W; mess
TALLow-Easy; city. sac: country. 81
RICB-steady; domestic, fair to extra, "a
@6hc; Japan, nominal.
BUTTER-F1rm; creamery specials, 316
311hc; neld, common to special, @Q29c.
CHEESE-F1rm; state, full cream, spe
Gals, 14d15c: state, full cream, September
small, colored or write, fancy, 13%c; state
full cream, large, 1870; state, full cream
October, small, colored or white, best, 13c
state, full cream, large. 12&c; state, full
cream, good to prime, Ih@12hc; state, full
cream, common to fair, 10hd11Ac; skins
2dl1c.
EGGSLsteady; state. Pennsylvania an
nearby fancy, selected, white, 4SG5Oc; state
Pennsylvania and nearby fair to choice
35G45c; brown and mixed, fancy. 3S940c
brown and mixed, fair to choice, 30636c
western firsts, S3GS4c; western seconds
3OdS2c.
POULTRY-Alive, dull; spring chicken,
12hc; fowls, 11hc; turkeys, i0ai5c. Dressed
steady; western spring 14620c
fowls, llRqlAc spring turkeys, 1441Sc.