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Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
GOVERNMENT MOVING
 AGAINST NICARAGUA
DEMAND MADE UPON ZElAYA
 FOR PREPARATION.
Cruisers Ordered Into the Vicinity to
 Enforce IL.

Washington. Nov. 21.-Following a conference with the president at the White House, tonight. on the Mica raguan question. Secretary of State Knox authorized the following state ment: Certain representations of facts which had been made to the state department. concerning the Grace and Cannon case are verified by inquiries. The government will i'm mediately prepare a demand upon the Nicara guan government for reparation for the death of these two men,
 Simultaneously with the issue of the statement the Baffalo was dispatched to Pitchilinque bay from the Panama station This ordering of the cruiser on the hurry schedule is taken to mean that the government is making ready to throw column of United States marines into the \icaraguan turmoil for the protection of American lives especially. While 500 marines are scattered generally over the canal zone they can be concentrated quickly in Panama. where there are military stores and supplies. Any expedition against Nicaragua in which the ma rines would figure would be under taken on the Pacific coast first. The Buffalo would land the men at Port CorintO, forty miles from Managua. The authorities tonight insist that the dispatch of the Buffalo should not he accepted as meaning that an expedi ton is to be launched against the Ze- layan government but that the vessel is sent south to be in readiness should Occa sion arise.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22

 BY DESPAIR Hope Which Sprang Up At
 Cherry, III. NO OTHER LIVING RESCUED
It is Feared That the Black Damp Cannot Be Over come in Time to Reach Any of the Miners That Might Be Yet Alive

Cherry. III. Nov. 21-Twenty saved. ninety-twO known dead and lsS miss ing is the record at the St Paul mine tonight. What promised tO be Cherry's real day of thanksgiving ended at night in hope deferred. or in despair. Tonight no living man or boy had been added to the list Of twenty res cued yesterday.
 All day tolling church bells resound- ed in Cherry and Spring Valley. Eighteen were inferred At the mine dozen coffined victims remained awaiting removal. while a score of casketS were piled near for the bodies yet |" come. Services for the dead We're held outside the churches. into which Coroner Malm deemed it in advisable for the bodies to be taken
 From tEe stiil unified graves in which the Roman Catholic dead were placed. priest hurried to the mine with a second priest and waited to administer 'the last rites should their services he needed
 Mayor Connolly telegraphed to Pres ident Taft tonight that twenty men had been rescued and that one hun 'tFN anu NA4lA were Dfti'Ntu ll De alive. Each hour that passes now is regarded as making the chances of escape less. The men who were brought up could not have lived more than few hours longer
 Said one despairing woman. If they don't come up today. they will come up dead" The rescuers worked their shift in this belief The fire in the second level was forced back early in the afternoon so that the workers could pass it. Black damp was the obstacle that proved insurmountable Through it the bodies of thirty y-seven could be seen. Preparations for talk ing out these bodies were rushed when the morbid throng about the mine was thinned
 In the main level the work of the rescuers continued increasingly. Re lays of eager miners succeeded those whose strength failed Those who staggered from the pit were sur rounded instantly. and babel of questions was hurled at them.
 We can see bodies: piles of them: they are boys and all are dead" was the reply at first and those following gave no more cheering answers.
 Among those who chung to the be- lief that additional rescues of living men were probable. was Richard New sam. president of the Illinois board of mine inspectors. 'Scotchmen are the most resourceful miners in the world" he said. "Twenty-twO of them are down there. dead or living l see no reason why they should not have found some refuge. as those who came up yesterday did. but eight days have passed and we must hurry if they do not perish from thirst and starvation. Everything possible is being done.
 Ten dead were brought to the sur face. and thirty-seven more dead were located nthe second level. but were not brought up on account of black damp.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
0f the Government Over the
 Standard 0iI COnDanu OPINION OF PROSECUTOR
Attorney Wellman of Mis- souri Says That If Decis- ion Is Sustained It Will Only Put Affairs of the Trust in Another Form

New York Noy, 2I.-Mortfmer F. Elliott, general counsel for the Stand ard oil company, said today. com menting for the first time on the decision against the company. hand ed down yesterday: I've seen what purports to be the text of the decree handed down by the United States circuit court. The company will take an appeal immediately to the United States supreme court and will cheer fully abide by the verdict of the highest court whatever that may be- The arguments began last April and am glad that the court has reached an opinion. don't mean that We are pleased with the opinion itself. but we are glad to get it. The de- cree does not order the dissolution of the Standard oil company. That's a mistake. What the decree orders. as l understand it. is that the com pany shall distribute among it's stock holders. of which approximately 5000 are holding the stock of subsidiary companies This distribution. I fur ther understand. is ordered to be ef- fected on a pro rata basis of ap- portionment. That is the heaviest holders of standard stock will receive a proportional number of shares of the subsidiary companies.
 Mir. Elliott was asked what course the company would adopt if the yer diet of the lower court should be upheld.
 That" he said, is something we shall be better prepared to discuss when we have seen the opinion by which the circuit court justifies it's decree"
 Henry Wellman. who represented the attorney general of Missouri. in the suit against the Standard. and
 who conducted the examination in New York of the officers of the company. takes view similar to that expressed by Mir Elliott. He sums up the situation as "A theoretical vic tory
 T cannot sec he said. any prac- tical effect that is to he expected IL seems as if the best the govern ment can do is to order a sale of the property and in that case. the money of course, goes to the principal stock holders in some form. There is no confiscation. no punishment. as there would be in the case of the criminal prpceedinss with the imposition of a big fine. The case is similar to that of the coal roads which were forced to separate from the coal business. and it is difficult to see. even if the decision is upheld by the supreme court. how the government can pre- vent the control of the Standard propgrties remaining in the same hands.
 This has been the case in every suit in which the law has compelled the dissolution of corporations. They have simply been put into different shape and have gone along more complacently than ever
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22

New York. Nov. 2l-The news from Willemstad that Col. Astor's yacht is at San Juan. coming on the heels of last nights alarming reports of a derelict sighted north of Cuba, was welcomed by the friends and relatives. who had experienced unusual anxiety here since the west Indian region was cut off from communication by the hurricane of two weeks ago. The news was sent to Douglas Robinson anc Nicholas Riddle. trustees of the Astor estate. NIT. Riddle promptly filed a message by wireless to the cable com pany for Mrs. Astor. who sailed for Europe on Wednesday. soon after ob- taining d divorce.
 At the time of her departure serious anxiety over Col. Astor and his son, Vincent. had just begun to develop. There had been a lapse of two weeks without word from Col AstOr in spite of the efforts of newspaper agencies. maritime exchanges. wire less telegraph companies. cable com panies. ship captains and even the United States government, which dis
 
 of the Nourmahal.
 IL was in answer to instructions sent broadcast tO Associated Press core spondents in and around the West ln- dian region that the information came from Willemstad today that the steam CT Caracas had reported the Nourma- hal safe.
 When Col Astor sailed from New York 1t was with the particular pur- pose. he said. of avoiding 'meddlesome persons In that purpose the storm s interruption Of the cable service cer- tainly carried out his wishes. for it is not known here whether he has re- ceived cablesrans advising him that Mrs. Astor had obtained her divorce. The yacht carried Col. Astor. his son Vincent who was eighteen years old last week. Nincent's tutor. Hans Non EaltenbOrn and a crew of fortyfive.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
NEWLY WEpS HELD UP.
Hishwaymen Demand Money o
 Maryland Couple.

Hagerstown. Md, Nov. 2l.-While driving to the home of the brides fath- CT. Samuel F. Rover. near Edgemont. where wedding supper awaited them. MT. and Mrs. Grover C. Miller. who had just been married in Waynesboro. were held up after dark along the road by four masked men. who dema nded their money. The robbers had stretch ed a rope across the road barring the of Mr. Miller's team.
 The groom refused to pay the toll exacted of him. and he and hls bride were held up for twenty minutes. until the arrival of Frank Minnich. who or dered the men to remove the rope This they refused to do. and Minnich cut the rope down. allowing the couple to proceed. The men fled
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
WOMAN SWALLOWS POISON.
Says She Wanted to Die and Fought
 Effort to Save Her.

Hagerstown. Md, Nov. 21.-Declar- ing nothing could be done for her and she was determined to die, Mrs. John McAbee put up stiff fight when pr. Fl q. Kneisler attempted to admins ter medicine to overcome the effect of the deadly poison she had swallowed. Mrs. McAbee. who is twenty six years old and the mother Of five children was slightly improved this evening and may recover. She had secured poison at the home of a sick nighbor, went to her home, swallowed il. and then informed her sister. pr. Kneisler was summoned. but it was only after a hard struggle with the woman that he succeeded in forcing medicine down her throat.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
Parker T0Wnsi!e Claimants
 Must Be Up and Doing FINAL LIMITATION DEC. 30
All Proofs Now in Process Should Be Perfected On Advertised Date - Addi- tional Filings Must Be In By November 28.

The register and receiver of the land office yesterday received from tine commissioner "f the general land office a letter of great importance to those who are making proof of preference rights ro lots in the tOwnsite of Par ker. and of still greater importance to those who propose to do that but have not vet started proceedings. The letter limits the time in which such proof can be made to December %. It calls attention to the fact that though the pubic sale of lots has been post poned indefinitely, or rather to some date not yet announced. the making of preference right proofs may pro ceed until December 30 but not later than that.
 IL is reiterated that those who have begun the formal proceeding for mak- ing such proofs. should keep right on and the hearings must be held on the dates now advertised. There is nothing for them tO do but complete the filings started. and this re- iteration is important to them only in that they should not get the idea that by reason of he postponed public sale there is no need of hurry. That post p"nement in no way affects them.
 But the most important thing is the necessity for the quickest possible action on the part of those who have not vet made their filings. but intend to and keep putting it off from day to day. Under the law there must toe thirty days publication before De cember 30 and as it takes day or so to make their filings and get their notices into print. it is quite apparent that they should have their filings made so that publication may begin not later than November 2S, which is next Sunday. If the filings are not made and all the details attended t0 before that time, it is altogether likely that they might as well not be made at all. The time to act then. is right now and get the matter cleaned up as early a possible this week
 The time is SD short that it is de- sirable that as much publicity as pos sible be given the above facts The iocal land office receives a heavy mail daily concerning matters in cOnnec- ton with the Parker town site but iu this instance il is believed the press can do favor tO those entitled to preference claims by giving them the information more quickly and more generally than through the channels of individual correspondence though of course every possible bit of !nfor- nation is given out also in tn. reSIILe lar way.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22

the more sturdy prisoners was re- lated by LOrimer today. "WalcZin- skill think that was his name-60 ye3rs old. was the weakest among us.' he said. our greatest suffer ing came from thirst, relieved only by thimblefuls Of water We got from seepages. Walczinski was so eX- hausted he could not stoop over but had to lie on his face to drink. We made holes in the ground with our fingers and then waited for the slow seepage.. The stronger men ire quently passed their turn to the old men to drink
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
A STARTLING SERMON.
Preached in Wealthy New York
 Church.

New York, Nov. gil deny the right of any man to exploit land while there are hungry stOmachs to fill" declared Dr. Haywood. pastor of the wealthy Baptist church of the Coven- ant. in a sermon today.
 I've known only two religious rich men. One is dead and the other is on the Bowery. He has given a million to the poor and lives the life of a day laborer. There is stamped on the face of J. Eads How. somtimes called the millionaire hobo more worldly wis dom. more saintliness than in any oth- CT face I ever saw"
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
COUNTY LANDS OVERLOOKED.
More Than 17oo Acres Are Owned by
 Lafayette in Other Counties.

Higginville. Mo. Nov. 21-Lafayette county has just discovered that it owns more than 1900 acres of land in Cam den. Laclede and Douglass counties which Were given to il years ago by the government under the Swamp Land Act and proceedings are to be instituted to regain possession of it Much Of the land had been "squatted" on, but the sqGatters will be busted and the land sold It is worth from E. to Sl5 an acre. \ committee Of county officials will locate the land and get the titles in shane
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
LETTERS FROM THE DEPTHS
Written By Miners When Hope Was
 Abandoned

Cherry. Ills. Nov. 21.-Letters writ ten in their underground prison by the twenty miners rescued alive yes terday have come to light The Phigati brothers. Joe and Salvatore. wrote several. In one, the desire was expressed that their funeral should be embellished with a brass hand. one of the most touching was writ ten by John Lorimer to his wife. Sadie Lorimer is young Scotch man and d constant attendant at church.
 He just laughs and says he will go back to the mine when he is well. but his wife says she will be will ing now to support him until he gets safer work.
 Lorimer's letter. written in the face of death. follows: Dear wife: I am still living although it is now five o'clock Sunday morning. There is little hope as the black damp is getting the best of us. There are twenty-one of ms altogether here. Dear wife don't grieve; we will meet again God bless you: believe in Him. He will take care of you. guess we will meet in the better land.
 (Signed)
 Your Loving Husband"
 one of the Phigati letters refers to our miserable tomb where five of us still live. without knowing whether we will ever emerge alive"
 All the farewell letters are on paper torn from the timebook carried by Walter Waite.
 one instance of self sacrifice by
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
CONFIRMED AT WASHINGTON.

Washington. Nov. 21-Word has been received at the United States revenue cutter service stating that Astor's yacht. the Nourmahal. has been discovered riding safely inside the harbor at San Juan. Captain Ross. in command of the service. asserts its genuinenss. and he sent dispatch to the cdtter Yanacraw. searching in West Indian waters for the missing yacht, to return at once The Yama-
 craw IS now an its way to Charleston.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
NEW YORK CUSTOMS HOUSE.
The Recent and Present House Clean
 ing Will Be Renewed.

Washington. Nov. 2l.-The whole subject of the sweeping investigation of the New York customs house serv- ice will be reviewed immediately. Col lector Loeb will attend. The others will include Secretary MacNeagh. President Taft and Attorney General Wickersham.
 The illegal phases of the investiga- ton and the question of criminal prosecution and other features of the big work will be discussed.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22

Topeka & Santa Fe he denied a sim liar report. He said that the double track had to come some time. but with the Belen cutoff working it would not be done for a great many years.
 The opening of the Belen cutoff gives the company practically a double track from Albuquerque to Kansas City. The line is being double tracked from Chicago to Kansas City.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
AERoNAUTics AT CORNELL.

Ithaca. x. Y, Nov. 2i.-The Cornell faculty has granted the petition of the Cornell Aero club for the establish ment of d chair of aeronautics. The course will he in charge of Professor C. R. McDermott. and heavier than air craft will be specialties.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
JOHN D. NOTHING TO SAY.

Cleveland. Nov 21.-'1 simply can't comment on the governments com plaint against the Standard said John D. Rockefeller at church today. 'I am no longer actively connected with the management of the company. but it would be improper for me to enter in d discussion of the matter"
 MT Rockefeller has been i'll, but is recovering rapidly.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
OTHER CRUISERS ABOUT TO
 START

Philadelphia. Nov. 21.-ActiVe prep arations are being made for the sailing of the cruisers Dixie and Prairie. The latter is expected to sail for Panama on Thanksgiving day with 400 marines. RumOrs are current that both are scheduled for Nicaragua
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
A CHINESE FEUD.

Sacramento. Nov. 2l.-A feud In the Yee family of the on Tick tong. which broke out in San Francisco early this month, resulted today in the shooting of Fin Lee a laundryman, said to he a member q. the Yee's He will die.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
AUTO WENT THROUGH FENCE.

Los Angeles. Nov. 21.-The Franklin entry in the 150 mile auto race plung ed through a fence aJ Ascot and Guy Irwin. the driver was hurled forty feet and seriously, perhaps fatally wounded
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
NO DOUBLE TRACK ALLTHE WAY
With the BeIen Cut of Working. the
 Santa Fe Doesn't Need it.

Topeka. Nov. 2l.-Officials of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe railroad denied today a report sent out from Los Angeles that the road was to be double tracked all the way to Los An geles When President F.. P Ripley was in Topeka for the annual meeting Of the stockholders of the Atchison.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
YACHT NOURMAHAL SAFELY ANCHORED COL. ASTOR ARRIVED AT SAN
 JUAN The News Brings Great Relief to New York
The News Brings erea. Relief to New

Willemstad Curacao. Nov. 2I.-John Jacob Astor's yacht. the Nourmahal. was safe in the harbor of san Juan on November l5. according to re- port brought by the liner Caracas The Caracas reports that the Nourma- hal arrived at San Juan on November IL
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
FIGHTING FOR WATER.

A story of a desperate fight waged in the depths of the mine by one fac tiOn of the twenty-one entombed min CTS against another over the scant water supply. was told today by Inc AntOnieZ one of the rescued men. Ac- cording to AntOniez, the saving of the sick men was accomplished only after one group. headed by a brawn miner whose name all refused to divulge, had been overpowered by the others. Bit ter personalities, were exchanged blows were struck and finally knives were drawn
 There were three sick men. Franco Zannarini Daniel Walowczak and George Eddy 4 group headed by Clelland and Waite insisted that the sick should have the first call for wa stronger than the others. tried to take the water from the sick.
 We found some one pushing Wa lOwczak. the weakest in the party away from water. and stealing it. said Antoniez. He was too weak tc resist After he told ITS, q secret guard was established. and soon found the man who was stealing. We gave him q beating and he resisted. finally draw ing a knife. We knocked him down with an axe helve and dragged him to a corner. After that there was no trouble The last two days the feeling of rebellion died out and all became
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
WEATHER TODAY.

Washington. Nov. 1l-ForeCast for Arizona; Generally fair Monday and Tuesday
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22
MINERS GROW NERVOUS.

Cherry. Nov. 2l.-Dissatisfied with conditions in the shaft fifty miners in the Marseilles mine struck last night. They say the owners refused to i'm prove the porperty.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22

FOR SAlE-New. modern, cement block cottage, close in A bargain, S260O. E. E. Pascoe, 1l0 North Gen. ter Street.
Arizona republican., 1909-11-22

BUILDING AND LOAN MONEY TO lOAN-Repayable s13.00 per month on each 5000 borrowed. Interest ceases on each payment made. Entire loan can be paid any time. without notice or extra expense. E. E. PASc0E, Agent.
The border vidette., 1909-06-26
Murphy Says Taft is With Us.

The following telegram has been received at Phoenix from F. M. Murphy, who is now in Washing ton:
 ''I am leaving for New York af- ter spending several pleasant and very satisfactory days here. I had luncheon with the president. Post master General Hitchcock was also a guest. I found the president very much interested in Arizona and the west generally. If he makes his contemplated trip to the Pacific Coast he will undoubtedly see something of Arizona. He hopes that he will be able to visit the Grand Canyon, Prescott and Phoe- nix and he would very much like to see the Roosevelt dams, as he is
The border vidette., 1909-06-26
Cochise County Ranges Dry.
congress.

Frank Moson, secretary of the Greene Cattle company, is Tomb stone visitor. Mir. Moson states that the ranges in his section are badly in need of rain. The condition of the range below the Mexican line is even more serious than on this side, and although no heavy losses of cattle are reported as yet, the herds are begin ming to suffer, and if the drcuth con- tinues the results will be disastrous. The various springs and sources of water supply for the cattle on the Greene Cattle Co.'S ranges, which em- brace over a million of acres on both sides of the line, is a matter of deep concern for the company at the pres ent time. Mir. Moson states that the water supply is rapidly diminishing during the present dry season and a. force of not less than 30 men are at present employed to develop, and if possible increase. the present supply and conserve the water now procur- able.
 Complaint is had of :cattlemen all over the county of the extreme dry ness of the ranges this year and nothing short of good rain will re- ieve the situation.-Tombsto Pros pector.
The border vidette., 1909-06-26

greatly interested in the results being accomplished by the recla- nation service. He also wishes to visit Tucson, Bisbee and Douglas. In fact, I am sure he would like to. become better acquainted with Ari- zona, it's agricultural and mineral resources as well as it's people.
 'The presidents sympathy with Arizona's desire for admission is so generally understood that do not feel that 1 am violating any confidence when say that we can depend on his giving us every bit, of support that he consistently can, and l feel that there is no doubt that an enabling act will be pass ed in the coming regular session of congress"