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The border vidette., 1908-02-01
TERRITORIAL NOTES.
Items of Interest CuIIed From Our Ex
 changes.

Operator E. E. Harper who was relieved at SelIgman on account of the reduction of force. has again been placed at that point as operator. on acc ount of the serious illuess of opera tor Jeffries, it being necessary for the latter to go to the hospital at Los An geles.-Winslow Mail.
 MT. Harry E. Reed and Miss Fan nie C.. Shinn were married at the Congregational parsonage last evening. The groom is a popular railroad man In the employ of the Southern Pacific company. The bride is the daughter of Editor Shinn of the Benson Press. The happy couple will make their flu ture home at Benson.- Tombstone Frospector.
 There will be meeting of the citi- zens of Phoenix Saturday evening at ' o'clock, at the corner of Center and Washin gton streets, for the purpose of protesting against the incarceration of the Mexicans-Magon, Villareal, Ri vera and DeLara-now in j4il in Los Angeles. an d also to raise funds for their defense. A number of speaker s will address the meeting. Phoenix Gazette.
 Harry Bennett was over from Phoe- nix today looking after his motor road proposition. He is receiving much encouragement from property owners along the proposed route. The build ing of a road through this valley giv- ing frequent service will be of untold value in it's upbuilding and every en- couragement should be given to any proposition looking to this end.- Tempe News.
 The Phoenix & Eastern railroad com pany is putting in a cable and cage to transfer freight passengers across the Gila river at Winkleman for the ac- commodat:on of the large mining dis tricts and camps situated on the south side of the river. This will be great COhNohiSHCS LO PatTOhS OI GHo EOdu III that locality as the Gila river at Winkelman is very frequently past fording for months at time.-Biade
 The visit to the Paradise district last month of H. A. Blackstone. an expert representing Boston capital, and that of Experts Wiener and Me Kee, representatives of Eastern cap ital, last week, are sufficient evidence to prove that capital contin ues to seek mining properties at this time. It also goes to show that Paradise Is favorably talked about. The mining industry is in this country to stay panics can not kill it. And in the near future, when general business conditions are normal, Paradise will, we believe. begin to shine out very lumin ously Record.
The border vidette., 1908-02-01

aUouC AOO IeeC ueop, hdS passSu CuTOugh ei zhty feet of ore already of fair grade, and it will take from twenty to twen- ty five feet more to reach the foot wall, against which, as shown in the upper levels, the ore becomes much more highly mineralized and valuable. A new boiler, etc, are it IS under stood. shortly to be installed and work vigorously pushed Undoubtedly the Montani has the making of great property, and with its eu cess, oper- ations in the immediate vicinity will receive new impetus.
 MT. A l. Jeffery is doing assess ment work on the Gro Fino Oompany's mines with very satisfactory results.
 Assessment work on the "49," one of the Gold Bug Company's mines is uncovering large bodies of handsome gold bearing quartz. These properties are shortly expected to be developed in business like way on a proper scale and have already sufficient ore in sight to justify high. expectations.
 A group of claims near the Old Gro Blanco. and property adjoining the "49" have been recently bonded by eastern people who mean business. J.S. Andrews on his group adjoin- ing the Austerlitz group, has shown up handsome ores in his recent work thereon, running high in free gold. Naturally the gentleman feels greatly encouraged and will push exploration and development work.
 several hundred feet of development work was done last year, there are large bodies of good ore now uncovered and between 20OO and 5000 tons al- ready out and piled up; this property is going to attract attention very shortly, for it is unquestionably the making of big producing gold and silver group.
 MT. c O. Foltz has fine store in Gro Blanco, E. s. Kibbey has a good store at Warsaw Camp, and J. s. Andrews at the Montana Camp, where he has resided many years. All of these gentlemen have some good min ing properties and known wei the general nature of the old district; they are men of experience and sound | judgment, and know as well as do great many others, that it is only question of time, when the real great value of the Gro Blanco mining dis trict, will be more fully realized, when it will receive that development and the attention of competent mining men to which 1t is go clearly entitled.
 If the Gro Blanco district were in southern Nevada, the general geolo- gical formation of which it much re- sembles. but with greater surface showings, there would be a rush out here; the wave will come after it's ad- vantages and possibilities are better known. We can afford to wait.
 An effort will shortly be made to get direct mail route established to Gro Blanco from Nogales, the county seat At present it takes week or ten days to get letter here from No gales and an answer therefrom via Tucson. A mail route and telephone line are both badly needed. both for the good of Nogales and the district itself.
 PRosPECToR.
The border vidette., 1908-02-01
Attention Americans.
The A merican Consulate, Nogales, l
 Sonora, Mexico, January l7, 1908
PRoSPECToR.

Acting under Executive Order of April 6th, 1907, have to inform American Citizens, residing in this Consular District, that a register is kept at this Consulate in which they are respectfully invited to inscribe their names
 They should register each year and any additional facts concerning re- sidence, marriage and children, should be noted in the register, but the full registration having once been made, need not be repeated on each subse- quent registration.
 No fee will be charged for regis tration nor for any service connected there with.
 SAMUEL T. LEE,
 American Consul.
The border vidette., 1908-02-01

Our new stock of Re- cords comprise ? over 4.OOO, 10 and Is inch and & complete as- sortment of Red Seal.
The border vidette., 1908-02-01

Last week THE BORDER VIDETTE made mention of the fact that Mir. E V. Turgeon of New York had passed south with two large auto trucks for the above named company. If they can be operated successfully, as stated above, many of the same class of autos will be placed in commission.
The border vidette., 1908-02-01
Victor Talking Machines.

We are wholesale and retail dealers for Mex ico for the Victor Talk ing Machines
The border vidette., 1908-02-01

Our prices are the same as Chicago and New York. w hen you purchase your Ma chino and Records from us, we save you the Express Charges to Nogales.
The border vidette., 1908-02-01

FOR SALE Complete household furnishings.- rooms cheap and in good condition. Address P. O. Box SIS, Nogales, Arizona.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
WORKING ON BOND FEATURE

Senator Daniel Gives Notice of Amepd-
ment in Interest of Southern Roads.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The railroad
bonds feature of the Aldrich currency
bill was discussed informally to-day by
the senate committee on finance. Senator
Daniel announced that he was working
oil an amendment intended to broaden
the scope OF the bond feature so as to
permit the use of securities of certain
railroads in the South. Under the bill
as 1t was reported from the committee
the Louisville and Nashville and the I'LL
nois Central are the only roads in the
South whose securities may be used as a
basis for emergency circulation, as these
roads are the only ones that have met
the requirements In regard to the pay
ment of interest on all classes of bonds.
An amendment to the bill has been
adopted. providing that bonds OF rail-
roads, which regularly make reports
to the commission under the provisions
of the recent railroad act, shall be the
only railroad securities that may be
accepted by the Treasury as basis
for circulation. The committee gener-
alIy believes this provision sufficient
to safeguard the stability of national
bank notes issued upon bonds other
than those issued by authority OF the
Federal State, county and municipal
GONernments.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
Blackstone Has Inning, Testis
mony Yesterday Being En-.
tirely in His Favor.
INCOMPETENCE CHARGE
HAS BEEN DISMISSED
Hearing VIII Probably Be Com
pleted by Tuesday Evening.
Committee to Meet Again
at 10 O'clock To-NIor-
row Morning-one
Session Yesterday.

Holding but one session In the Black
stone investigation matter yesterday.
the House Committee for Courts of
reconvene at 10 o'clock tomorrow, and
with three sittngs on that day it Ia
likely that all the testimony will he
gotten In, and that the case will be
argued by counsel on Tuesday.
| 1t was a Blackstone day throughout.
Not only did the committee dismiss
one of the charges against the ac-
cused Judge. but all the evidence sub.
mitted was highly favorable to him..
Chairman Massie announced that the
committee would hear no more testi-
mony on the charge of "incompetency,"
as the members We're all satisfied that
Judge Blackstone was thoroughly
capable. The session, which COM
menced at 10 A. NJ. was full of inter
ruptions. Operations were suspended
once for an executive discussion. ami
the members to go into the House 10
vote upon important measures.
All for Blackstone.
a large number of witnesses were
examined. and they all spoke for the
accused JuuSc. LII. NIltUu llOpc,la
who attends Judge Blackstone. when
the latter is in Hampton, testified as
to the cause of his drowsiness in the
Pavalnic trial, when he fell asleep on
the bench, AMI declared that his con-
dition resulted, not from whiskey. bat
from large dose of nerve sedativc
taken on an empty stomach.
Many lawyers from the Eastera
Shore and from Hampton, Newport
News and Norfolk testified as to Jud;s
Blackstone's good reputation for rae,,7
ality and sobriety; declared that tlieyt
had never seen him intoxicated on tit53
bench, and, most of them, that tiiss.'
had never seen him at all when h,'s.
appeared under the Influence OF 1tquoiss,
Another batch of witnesses will ar
rive to-day and counsel for JudS-
Blackstone believe they can get all
their testimony in by tomorrow night
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
ESCORTED BY 400 GIRLS
I. NJ. G. A. Delegates Visit College.
$1,5OO for State Work Raised.

Especial to The Times Dispatch
LYNCHBURG, VA, February 22.-
This was another busy day with the
Young Mems Christian Association
convention. the morning session being
taken up principally with business dis
cussions and an address by DIR. Carter
Helm Jones. of Lynchburg, on the
theme, The Other Man" This ad-
dress was unusually strong After the
report of the State work and testimo-
nies to the present efficient organiza-
tlon, pledges were taken on the floor
amounting to more than $1,000 for work
this year. The recommendations of
the State committee for work this year
were adopted in toto. This afternoon
four department conferences were held
simultaneously, all being well attended.
At o'clock the convention adjourned
to the Randolph Macon Wonan's Col.
lege, where the delegates were shown
through the buildings. with 400 girls
acting as escorts
A big crowd was present Tonight
when Foreign Mission" was tho in
spring theme, and an address by Mr..
Fletcher S. Brockman national secre-
tnry Of the China. being the fea-
ture. Pledges were taken in five
minutes, amounting to $3.50, for foreign
mission work. the Lynchburg associa-
ton leading with a pledge Of 5000.
Many big meetings are scheduled for
tomorrow. with the farewell service at
0 p. M.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
REDUCE NUMBER, NOT WAGE
Tits Snid to BE PInn OF 1tnilronds Since
Presidents Letter.
From our Regular Corresponds

IoiH Dut IhI'gUi'SspobupbifJ
WASHINGTON, y. c.. February 22.---
IT Is understood that tho rctrenchnent
policy to be pursued by the railroads
las been materially affected by the
Presidents letter to the Interstate Com
merce Commission, directing that an
investigation be made to see whether
or not the earnings Of the roads Justify
the general cuts in wages. which the
President has been informed are about
to be made.
1t is learned from the officials and
counsclors OF about fifteen railroad
systems who are now in Washington
that the roads will resort to dismissals
instead of reductions In wages. The
railroad men say 1t Is essential that
the roads practice economy to meet the
shrinkage in revenues growing out of
lost business. Tho original progra m
was to retain the bulk OF the working
forces and effect savings by reducing
wages all round. They now say the
Presidents letter has rendered this
plan impracticable. and instead they
wilt-resort to dismissals.
President Mellen, of the New York.
New Haven and Hartford Railroad, who
had talk with the President last
night, intimated to-day that this would
be the policy on his road and of other
systems.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
PROTEST OF AMERIcANIsM
senator Burkett Declares Government,
Ownership Is Unnmcrican.

senator BurISett Declares Government
Ownership Is Unnmcrican.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. February "a
Senator Burkett. of Nebraska. was the
principal speaker to-day at the Winter
convocation of the George Washington
University, held at the Belasco Theatre.
The trustees and members of the facul-
ty In caps and gowns marched in pro-
Eession from the university to the
theatre.
Senator Burketts theme was The
Protest of Americanism Against Gov
ernmerft Ownership of Railroads." Gov
ernment ownership. he declared, would
go to the very heart of our body poll
tic and would mean revolution not
only politically, but commercially, as
we'll as paternalism in politics and
socialism In commerce. The system
was European and unamerican. II
would involve an enormous expense
because experience had shown that the
United States never made money out
of anything. and even as the railroads
lost money last year. the present large
amount Of money collected as taxes
on railroads would be lost. and the
government would not operate the
railroads as economically as private
owners.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
FIRE BETWEEN THE RAILS
Robbers Take Bold Step to Cause
Wreck, but Get Wrong Train.

Robbers Take Bold step to Cause
Wreck, but Get Wrong Train.
SEDALIA, MO. Feb. CAN attempt
TO derail an eastbound fast passenger
train on the Missouri Pacific railroad.
evidently for the purpose of robbery was
made at Otterville. twenty-five miles cast
OF here at midnight last night. rail-
the track was struck BY an extra freight
train from st. Louis. The freight was
wrecked, the engineer, fireman and
brakeman being seriously injured. The
train that the wreckers evidently sought
to catch left Kansas City at 9:10 last
night from st. Louis. 1t was known as
No. 4 and was supposed to carry con-
siderable money. The wreckers had not
only removed rail on what is known
as ottervile Hill, a mile and a half east
OF Otteryille. but built fire between the
track, to bring the passenger train to a
standstil The freight crew failed to
notice. the fire until close upon 1t and
too late to stop and the engine and seven
cars were derailed and badly demolish-
ed. Missouri Pacific officials here say
that they have no clue to the would-be
robbers.
Three members of the crew, the en-
gineer, fireman and head brakeman.
were seriously injured. The injured
men were brought to the hospital OF
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas at Sc
dalia for treatment
On almost the exact spot where last
nights attempt was made to rob the
train on the top of Otterville Hill.
the famous Jesse James gang of rob-
bers in 1875 held up a Missouri Pa
clfic train and secured $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
ENGINEERS ASK CONFERENCE E
Ask Southern Roads 10 Meet Their
Representatives About Wn:es

Ask Southern Roads TO Meet Their
Representatives About Wages.
CINCINNATI, OHIO February ga
a general conference with the repre-
sentatives of seventeen Southern rail-
roads has been asked by the national
officers of the brotherhood of Locomo.
tive Engineers to consider the proposal
to cut wages on March LIST, according
to an announcement. made here to-day.
The proposition was submitted to Gen
cral Manager Horace Baker. of the
Queen and Crescent Line, by Assistant
Grand Chief Burgess. of Atlanta, who
is here comforting with the officers OF
the Engineers Brotherhood on that
system.
Mr.. Burgess said to-day: .rhe engi.
neers feel that they have already borne
their share of the burden. The earn.
ing capacity has been decreased by a
reduced mileage. upon which basis they
are paid, and they do not feel that
they should be subjected to an addition
al reduction in the scale, such as n
10 per cent. cut would create. We ask
for the general conference in order to
show the justice of our contention. If
we are wrong we are willing to nego-
tiate for an equitable revision."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
Our Rapid Growth to
Extravaganza and l'nwiSe
Accounting of Future.
GROWTH OF THE NATION
MARVEL OF THE WORLD
Is the Republic Seeking Only
Material Development, Luxury,
Ostentation and Parade. or
Striving for Higher
Type of National and
Individual Life?

NEW YORK. February pa not
of warning that our rapid growth o
national greatness was leading TO a
unwise accounting of the future an
habit of extravaganc
was sounded tonight in a speech de
livered with judicial impressiveness b
Justice David j. Brewer of the Unite
States Supreme Court. before a larg
audience, which filled Cooper Unio
Hall. The lecture WAS arranged b
the Board of Education. and Justic
Brewer chose as his topic "Quantit
and Quality, as Displayed In the Lif
of the Nation; or. The United States; 1t
Larger and Higher Life"
The eminent jurist said in part:
THE United States is the marvel
of the ages; the giant of the ma
tions. Not three centuries have
passed since the first English coll
ony was established within it's lim-
its. To-day 1t is the peaceful homo
of S0.000,000 of free men dwelling
between the two oceans. Not
merely In population. but In re-
sources. wealth, intelligence. cul-
ture and achievement 1t challenges
the admiration of all. Taken in its
entirety its phenomenal Develop
ment is unequalled. We stand like
NEUROLOGICAL Hercules. the giant
of the nations, and IL We do not
have his club we have the big
stick of Theodore Rooseveft. We
are a world power.
rs this republic more and more
seeing only material Development,
luxurious living, ostentation and
parade, or is 1T looking to tho
higher things, striking, striving for
those which make for the better
life of the Individual and the ma
tion? We cannot be blind to the
fact that there Is great striving,
after the material, that we do love
the luNuiies OF life, and TO SEQ
them increase and muitply. We,
erc manifestins g. frndncsa for
military and naval prowess. We
are building great navy. We
magnify both our navy and army.
In our larger cities is abund-
ance of parade and display. Our
great expansion and rapid growth
in population and resources is de-
veloping n hal bit of extravaganza.
We have most unwlsely discounted
the future. When the Civil War
closed the nation was IN debt about
s3.O00,Oo000O. 1t set resolutely to
work to pay that debt and it con-
tinued paying until the beginning
of the Spanish War, but since then
debt paying has become almost
forgotten duty. and we now owe
an interest-bearing debt of about
Sl.0000OO000. More than one-half
of the forty-f1ve States are in debt,
When we pass into the domain OF
municipal Indebtedness the figures
arc simply startling"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
NEW YORK CELEBRATION
iExerclscs Held Where NynshIngton's
Headquarters Once Were.

NEW YORK. February 2c--George
Washington's birthday was celebrated
to-day with parades. speeches and
dinners by patriotic societies.
Under the auspices of it's custodlans,
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. a Washington birthday cele-
3bratlon was conducted IN the old
Jumel mansion on Washington Heights,
which was Washington's headquarters
during the Revolution. Among the
speakers at the exercises was General
Stewart l.. Woodford.
Among the events tonight was the
speech of Justice Brewer of the SUI
preme Court of the United states, at
Cooper Union. on "Quantity and
Quality in the Nation" The banquet
of the Sons of the Revolution was held
at Delmonfco's tonight. and speeches
were made by ex-united States SEN
ator John C. Spooner. Professor Will
liam NJ. Sloane. of Columbia (IIniver-
sity. and Supreme Court Justice Fltz.
gerald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
KILLED AFTER BEING SAVED
Two Men, Rescued from River, Run
Over by Train.

Two Men, Rescued from River, RUN
Over by Train.
PITTSBURG, PA, Feb. 722.-Saved from
drowning after terrible struggle in the
icy water of NIonongahea river. at Eliz-
abeth Pa. near here, only to be run
down and killed by a train on reaching
shore was the fate last night of J. w.
Draper and r. B. Garrett two govern
ment employees at lock No. B. G. t..
Stoner, companion, who saved the men
from the water, was also hit by the train
and probably fatally injured.
The men had quit work for the day
when Draper slipped from the lock into
the river, Garrett plunged into the river
after him, knowing Draper was unable
to swim. Eventually Stoner rescued both
men by the aid of a boat hook Then
all three started to walk along the Pitts
burg, Virginia and Charleston railroad
tracks to Elizabeth to get dry clothing.
The approach of a fast tram was not
noticed, and the men We're hurled high
into the air.
The bodies of Draper and Garrett We're
horribly mutilated while Stoner's shoul-
der. blade was broken and his head badly
cut.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
HUGHES AND WHEELER
Speeches of These 'rwo Features of CHI
cngo's Washington Celebration.

c"SOH NHshlnRtOn ScIeDTHtlOHs
CHICAGO, ILL, February 2..--Gov-
ernor Charles y. Hughes. of New York.
and BENJAMIN lido Wheeler. president
OF tho University OF California, were
the principal speakers at tho series
Of meetings. held today under the
auspices of tho Union League Club In
commenoration of Washlngton's birth
dar.
Governor Hughes delivered the chief
speech at big mess-meeting in the
Auditorium in the morning and Presl-
dent Wheeler was featured at an af-
ternoon meeting. held In Orchestra
Hall Both spoke at banquet in the
clubhouse this evening.
Tho three functions were tho lead i.
Ing celebrations of the holiday in Chi
cago. Various other local organl-
cations had set programs, varying from
special to political. In most of them,
however, the historical aspects Of the
day were made the basis of the cele-
bratiOn.