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The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-14

the cold wafer up to his neck. ASsa matter of course he was surprised. As matter of course he "hollered" Few men can tumble down we'll and re tain their imperturba ability. The dea- con didn't try to- He had been yelling for fifteen minutes when the widow came out and looked over the curb
 What man Is that down there?'
 "Its me-Deacon Jones'" was the re- ply.
 And what are you doing there, dea- con"
 "I fell in
 "Oh. I see! I didn't know but you were after the tadpoles. Well, Pm very busy with my work this morn ing, and after you get through looking around you can come up and go away. Leave the well behind you, however"
 Widow, l want to get out You are surely not going to- But she was. and she did. She en- tered the house, and after yelling him. self hoarse the boss leaned up against the smooth brick wall and tried to figure out how long it would take for him to freeze to death. There was no use in looking for rescue except from the woman herself and he realized that she would make terms. This fact heated him up somewhat, but the water was very cold. It was known as the coldest well in the village. In due time the widow reappeared to call down the well:
 Stakes alive, deacon, but you are a : long time looking around down there" Widow, wanted to say to you"- Not now, deacon. I've got to shell peas for dinner. I'm a lone widow, without children about, but it's won derful how much housework have to do."
 This time full hour passed. It had to pass The man in the we'll shook and shivered and clattered, but ne couldn't stop time. He had gone into the well almost six feet tall and weigh ing 1S0 pounds. After two hours in the water he figured that his height was five feet and his weight only hundred. He had just got the figures down pat when the widow arrived again to say:
 Now, deacon, I'm all ready for talk. Is 1t any business of yours about my front fence"
 "No-o-o," he replied. with shiver
 'Is it any business of yours how much rhubarb raise in my own gar den?"
 TT guess not" And about that dead cherry tree?
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-14

Is 1t on my land or yours?"
 Yours, of course"
 T see we are getting along very nicely. Now. about the cats. Have too many? IfrI have, isn'tiit my own businessY
 "C-certainly"
 And I had hog, deacon-a spotted hog. You fell over him, or he fell over you. and you killed him. What are spotted hogs worth about now?"
 "Two-two dollars" shivered the dea- con.
 NO more? Stop and think for an hour or two longer. Think if they ain't worth six. cash on the nail"
 ''Widder. guess they be. If was out of this we'll I'd pay SC for that hog of yours, and I'd pay cash"
 The bucket was lowered. and he was drawn up. The deacon was boss, but he was also square. He wriggled the wet wallet out of his pocket and came down with the cash, and when he started for his COW pasture leaving a wet trail behind him he didn't even look back over his shoulder to ascer- tain what the widow was giggling over. NJ DEAD
The Prescott daily news., 1909-01-14
READ THIS.

Prescott, Ark, Dec. 12.-This certifies l have been selling Halls Texas Wonder for years and re- commend it as the best kid ney, bladder and rheumatic medi- cine l have ever sold.~ terly Drug Store.
Holbrook argus., 1909-01-05
Will DeveIope Water
Government Investigating MOqui and Navajo Indian Reservations for the Purpose of Water
 Resources.

United States Pedagogical Sur vey has recently been instructed by the Secretary of the Interior to make an examination of Mo- qui and Navajo Indian reserva- tions to determine whether or not ground water exists there in sufficient quantities to justify de- velopement.
 The region occupied by these tribes is is the high desert east of the Grand Canyon of the Cobra do. The Navajo are best known as the makers of Indian blankets of unique design and of particu- larly fine quality. Both the Ma vajo and Moqui are pastorial tribes, herding within the reser- vation focks of sheep and cattle. In places where sufficient water is available small acres have been put under cultivation, Indian corn, melons and a few vegeta- bles being raised.
 The reservations are rather rarely visited by white men, al- though they compromise some of the most picturesque acres m the great plateauS of the Southwest. San Juan river, one of the tribu- taries of the Colorado, but is somewhat smaller. ust south of the Moqui reservation is the Lit tie Colorado, which before ltjoins the Colorado likewise sinks into a deep canyon whose walls are made up of various colored sand stone and ]imestone.-CocOnino Sun.
Holbrook argus., 1909-01-05

Word comes from Snowflake that the little daughter of Clar- ence Owens is seriously i'll and last reports say she has not much improved.
Holbrook argus., 1909-01-05

The wife and family of county treasurer l.. D. Divelbess spent New Years Day among relatives and friends at Woodruff.
Holbrook argus., 1909-01-05

Mir. F. T. LaPrade had little business before the board the la ter part of the week. Mir. La Prade was one of the losers by the late flood in Winslow.
Holbrook argus., 1909-01-05

Mir. Joe Grigsby left Sunday for Globe where he will try his fortunes for time. All his nu- merous friends wish him the best of luck.
Holbrook argus., 1909-01-05

After spending the holidays with friends aud relatives in Flagstaff, Miss Zella Jones has resumed her duties as teacher of our public schools.
Holbrook argus., 1909-01-05
EIks Becoming Humane
Seldom Kill a Candidate NOw--LOcal
 Lodge Brands Two New Ones.

The Elks worked hard all day Tuesday sharpening up their in struments oftorture and strength tening the springs on trap doors and other death falls for the pur- pose of initiating D. H. Jones and Frank Alsop into the deep secrets of their organization. The initia- tory ceremonies are not nearly as crul and heartless as they used to be. Sitting candidate on a cake of ice and making him eat red pepper until he sweats; hanging them by the hair; filing their teeth with a rasp and beat ing them with clubs have all been discontinued. Just recently a whole lodge was suspended tor merely breaking a candidate $ leg and then compelling him to run a race up a red hot iron lad der. While there is no very gen eral objection to such innocent amusement, it is waste ot time as most candidates get we'll again anyhow.
 Mr. Jones was cut and bruised considerable and treated some what careless owing to his name, there being several other people by that name, consequently ali accident to him would not have been q serious loss since there are so many more to prevent the name being mislaid or perma- nently lost. -
 Mir. Alsop had his watch and several collar buttons broken. He was only slammed around the room for a half hour, and aside from the loss of a couple of teeth and tracture,lrib, nothing much was done to him.
 All hands were fed and watered after the slaughter.-Coconino Sun.
Holbrook argus., 1909-01-05

Mir James Scott came down from his place Saturday to be on hand Monday when he assumed the full responsibility of "coun ty dad"
Holbrook argus., 1909-01-05

Mrs. ]. w. Richards of Joseph City has been spending the past few days with friends in Hol- brook.
Holbrook argus., 1909-01-05

The baseball game between Holbrook and Woodruff Satur- day afternoon was won by Woodruff by a score of seven to nine.
Holbrook argus., 1909-01-05

Attorney Geary came up from WinslOw to be in attendance at the closing meeting of the board of county supervisors.
Holbrook argus., 1909-01-05

Henry Despair was up from his ranch Saturday for supplies.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-13
EXAMINE DOCUMENTS.
Prof. Gore Working on Documents Of
Loose and Dunke.

New York, Dec. FL. H. Gore,
emeritus professor of mathematics at
George Washington University, and
chairman of the board of experts of
the National Geographic Society, came
here from Washington Saturday to ex,
anime the documents submitted by
Capt August w. Loose and George Fl.
Dunkle, in substantiation of their af
Gdavits that they had been employed
by Dr. Frederick A. Cook to fabricatc
observations for his use in compiling
the data he has submitted to the Uni
versity Of Copenhagen as proof that
he reached the North pole on April 81,
1908.
Professor Gore also examined Captain
Loose and Mr. Dunkle personally for
a period of four hours. He took copies
of many of Can't. Losses calculations
and will use these and the results Of
his examination of the two men in his
report to the board of which he IS
chairman.
In advance of this report Professor
Gore would make no statement for
publication. The documents examined
by him will be sent to the University
of Copenhagen next week.
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King Leopold Of Belgium
Suffers a Relapse.
His Family With Him and End
May Not Be Far OF.
Has His Faculties and Gives q Last
Few instructions.

Brussels, Dec. liking Leopold,
who has been seriously i'll for the past
fortnight, but who was believed to be
convalescent, suffered sudden relapse
today and his condition is considered
very grave. An official bulletin rela-
tive to his condition says: XXI
'"The rheumatic pains have dlsap-
peared. put the King is suffering from
disquieting affection of the abdo-
men," X
Supplementary information indicates
that the affection is obstruction of the
intestines. There is present dropsy of
the legs.
Two specialists, who were called in
to consult with the palace physicians,
did not disguise from their aged pa
tient the gravity of the situation, al
though they do not regard it as des-
rerate.
The King, who is in possession Of all
his faculties, conferred with Baron
Goifiret his private secretary, to whom
he gave a few final Instructions. The
baron Prince Albert Leopold, the heir
presumptive, and Princess Albert and
NJ. Schollaert. the premier, did not
leave the bedside OF His Majesty to-
night and Princess C1ementine, his
third daughter. in expected at the pal
ace momentarily. fs5
The cabinet met this afternoon to
prepare for any eventualities. At q
late hour the '>---sicians held another
consultation, after which, Baron Gof-
finet announced that the King was
somewhat better than in the morning.
Ee suffered less pain, his pulse was
satisfactory and there was no fever.
King Leopolds condition remained
unchanged at midnight.
Cardinal MERCER. archbishop OF
Mechlin. will administer the last sac
rar1ents tomorrow morning.
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Carnegie Pays Tribute to
DisCoyerer Of North Pole.
Geographic Society Expert Ex-
amineS Affidavit Of Loose.
Gen. Greedy, Friend Of Cook, Re.
signs from the Explorers Club.

New York, Dec. 17.--Andrew Carne-
gle hailed Commander Robert E. Peary
as the first discoverer of the North
pole in a brief address Saturday night
before the Pennsylvania Society OF
New York. of which Peary was made
an honorary member. Amid great
cheering Mr.. Carnegie said:
"The society has resolved to confer
honorary membership upon Comman-
der peary, fellow Pennsylvanian
born upon the crest of the Alleghanies.
Hail, Commander Peary! You have
at last accomplished a task in which
the civilized world has been keenly
interested, a task often undertaken,
always without success. You have tri
umphed where all others failed, and
Immortality is yours, for never can
history fail to record that the North
pole was first reached by YOU
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STANDS BY COOK.
Gen. Greedy Resigns as Member Of the
Explorers Club.

New York, Dec 12.-General A. w. Gree
" rendered his resignation as a member
of the Explorers Club almost at the be-
ginning of the Peary-Cook controversy,
and it has been accepted. This became
known Saturday through the clubs sec
rotary, Harry C. Walsh.
! Il am not in position to say whether
General Greely's resignation was due to
the Cook-Peary controversy" said Mr..
Walsh. 'In view Of his friendship for
DR.. Cook, however, and the confidence he
expressed in him, his resignation may be
so construed by many persons l can
say that he did not mention Dr. Cook in
his letter to the club. It was just curt
note of resignation and did not give any
reason for the STEP"
1t was learned Saturday that the mem
bers of the Explorers Club made strong
but vain effort to persuade General Gree
w to reconsider his intention to resign.
General Greedy was president of the
club prior to the election Of Commander
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t Would Allow His Escape from Dan
gers Of Presidency, Without Being
Defeated in the Field by the
Insurgents Under Estrada.

Panama Dec. Fit is the opinion
of Panamans that President Zelaya of
Nicaragua is riding to a fall, that he
is deliberately working to bring about
intervention by the United States. hav-
ing chosen this form of humiliation in
preference to the greater one of suf-
fering defeat at the hands of Estrada
and tine revoutionists.
For the past 1G years. during which
time Zelaya has been in power, &C
cording to the statements OF men now
on the iSthmus who are converSant
with affairs in that republic, Nicar,
aqua has been ruled by q, group of
eight daring, clever and conscionce>
less men. who have looked upon the
country as their own personal prop.
erty. This group has grown enormous
" rich by a systomatized pillage of the
revenues of the state and of individ-
uals. 1t is estimated that Zelaya is
worth about $20,0o0,000 gold, most of
which he has invested in Brussels and
London. A
It is said TO be we'll established that
the chief cause of the present revolu
tribute among his seven associates a
loan of s5.000,000 obtained recently in
Europe. The seven were given share
of. the money. but not on the basis Of
apportionment which had governed
these distributions in the past. They
demonstrated at this, but all to no pur-
pose. Zelaya refused to pay off on the
old basis and even threatened that if
they did not submit gracefully he
would turn against them the system
which they had jointly organized This
system was simple but effective. Its
modus operandi was about as follows:
Whenever in any region of the coun>
try a citizen was found in lawful pos
session of piece of property of any
considerable value. an egent of the
group was sent to him to ask the price
| for which he would sell it. When the
price was made known the agent
would offer to buy it for about one
tenth of its value. This offer being re-
fused. the agent was then at liberty
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Appropriation Bills to Be
Taken Up at Once.
Broader Laws Needed to Fight
The White Slave Traffic.
Tariff Favors to Philippines Little
Felt in United States.

Washington, Dec. 12.-Appropriatior
legislation will be undertaken by Con
grsss before the adjournment for the
holidays. There has been a genral sup
position that all measures of any
ter the first of January. Chairman
TaWney of the committee on appro-
priaticns has upset this scheme by de-
claring that an. appropriation bill can
he prepared and passed before Christ
mas adjournment as easily as not.
Mr.. Tawney has found a ready sec,
ond in Chairman Payne of the ways
and means committee and the two have
arranged a program which will insure
the passage of the District of Colum.
bia appropriation bill and possibly the
army bill before the exodus for the
holidays.
"They must earn their turkey before
they eat it," said Tawney when re-
minded of the anxiety of some of the
members of both houses to get away
next Saturday. The determination to
begin work Immediately on the sup>
ply measures is an indication of the
program of the leaders of the present
Congress. They are going to have the
appropriation bills passed at as early
date as possible. This plan is indie
pendent of all other legislation
schemes. There are two elements In
Congress. One favors extensive gen.
eral legislation. The other takes the
position that in view Of the fact that
general tariff bill was passed in the
long extra session of the spring and
summer, Congress should be content
to do very little more during the pres
ent session than pass the approprla-
ton bills.
All recognize. however, that some eff
fort will be made to carry into effect
the recommendations of the President,
whether contained in his annual mes
sage or in the special messages which
he has promised. No one expects any
antitrust legislation until the supreme
court shall have had an opportunity
to pass upon the important cases In
volving the Sherman law, which are
now before that tribunal or in g way
to reach it soon. SO sensitive, however,
is Congress to all suggestions on this
subject that much concern is being
expressed over the prospect of even a
Continued on Page Twelve)
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Worcester, Mass, Dec. 12.-The most
remarkable claim ever made Of the
possibilities of human aviation is en-
bodied in the announcement here today
of Wallace E. Tillingham. a prominent
citizen and vice president of Wor-
cester manufacturing concern, who
and tested an aeroplane capable of car
rying three passengers and in which
he says he has flown from his station
near Worcester, to New York, thence
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Nine FROZEN.
Grew Of Big Car Ferry
Perishes on Lake Erie.
Bodies Of Nine Men Found
Frozen in Small Dory.
Ferry Supposed to Have Foundered
In Middle Of the Lake.

Erie, Pa, Dec. 12.-With her flag at
half-mast the state fisheries boat
Commodore Perry, Capt. Jerry Driscoll
commanding, brought to this port late
today the frozen bodies of nine of the
crew of the Bessemer and Marquett
Ferry No. 2, which left Conneaut,
Ohio, Tuesday morning carrying 80
men, and which has probably found
cred in the middle of Lake Erie.
For the past As hours the Commo-
dore Perry has been securing the wa
tiers of eastern Lake Erie for traces
of the car ferry, but until small
yawl was sighted Is miles off this port
at II O'Clock today the men on the
little state fish craft had almost given
up hope of being able to ever tell even
part of the story of the fate Of the
big car ferry.
Continued from Page One.)
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THE PAPER INDUSTRY
Has Increased Enormously in the Past
Ten Years.

Washington, Dec. 12.-What an impor-
tant factor in the commerce Of the United
States is furnished by paper and its; kin
bred manufactures is SHOWN by a bulletin
just compiled by the bureau Of statistics
of the bureau Of commerce and labor. I'm
ports Of paper and paper products have
Increased from 100000 in 1899 to $l20OO.-
600 in 1909 and the exports have increased
at a large rate also During the last 10
years American manufacturers have sold
in foreign markets paper and manufac-
lures valued at $sO.oOo.oO0 and during the
same period the onited States has spent
for the same products Of foreign manu-
facture about $4,000. Bs
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Says They Quarreed, He Struck in Se|f-defence
And Then Fired Fatal Shot--He Sends for Cor
oner, Calmly Staying With Body--ConfsSes,
Arrested, Jailed, Retains Lawyer.

doors. I found that the bullet entered
the back
The writer in an interview with Cor.
oner Addition learned that the bullet
entered the body of the father from
the back and came out near the right
nipple. Coroner Addition said:
II found that the man had been beat
en- about the head with a stick OF
weapon. He had been dead about
three hours
After Coroner Addition and Dr. W. S.
Stinchfield had examined the body
young BlzZell was placed under arrest
by Deputy Sheriff Harris and brought
to Skowhegan by Deputy Sheriff
Charles Chute of this town.
Buzzell refused to commit himself
on the subject of the affair Saturday
night. He has retained A. X. Butler
of the firm of Butler & Butler as mis-
attorney. Buzzell will be given a hear
ing before the municipal court at 8
O'Clock Monday afternoon, the war
rant charging him with murder.
Buzze!l had lived with his father in
Canaan on the home farm all his life,
and the two had lived alone since John
Buzzell's wife died. about 20 years
ago. They owned together good
farm of 200 acres and both had good
bank accounts. They We're respected
citizens, although the son had been
considered peculiar in many ways. one
of them being that he was always shy
of strangers.
The father is survived t.. two
brothers, Henry Buzzell of Norridgr-
Wock and Selden BuZzell of Kings
bury.
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to outline mis- proposed retaliation say.
ing:
IF you co not sell we will denounce
you as conspirator. We will spread
rumors about your activity in behalf
of the revolutionary faction, which we
are careful always to have stirring
about somewhere in the country We
will produce witnesses who will swear
to having beer employed by you as 60
betweens in your negotiations with the
rebels. We will try YOU with our
Judges, in our courts. before our jury
| and sentence YOU to be shot as trait
or and your property confiscated. Will
you be shot or will you sell?'
Some times the men were shot and
the country at large imagined that
| these men We're real traitors and con,
spirators. and applaudcd the verdict
and their execution. When the orig
inators of this system found themselves
threatened they promptly surrender
| ed-a'l save one. This one turned revo-
| lutionist with the result that an army
| of several thousand men was soon in
| the field, and Bluefelds and the en-
! tire eastern coast of Nicaragua was
| conquered.
Tha. is the view of the situation as
taken on the isthrnus where, to be
sure. there are many Nicaraguans. nat
urally very strongly opposed to the
present administration in their coun-
| try They are of The opinion that Ze-
| laya sees that the game is up and is
| anxious to make his departure IN safe
| ty from the republic. He mad much
rather stand in the eyes of the world
as having been forced out by the
United States than by his own people.
! however, this is why he has provoked
| reprisals by the brutal shooting of
Cannon and Groce. The statement Is
| sued by ZelaTa TO the effect that the
revolutionists had employed the two
Americans to mine the San Juan river
and that they were captured after
! they had exploded one mine near the
transport Diamante is given no cred
! ence here. This version is contradict
ed by Geserter from the Zelayan
CONTINUED on Page TweIve.) di'is
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about three hours. There was blood
around the room, and some in the
dooryard, in front of the step. There
was a bullet hole through the old mans
clothes and through the shoulder blade
The bullet had gone through from the
back and came out through his chest
Il asked young Buzzell why he had
killed his father, and he said that he
and his father had had a little trouble
and he had shot him."
According to young BuzZell's story to
Deputy Sheriff Harris, just before
noon Saturday the father was going
away and as he stood in the dooryard
he saw his son in a chamber looking
down from the open window:
The father spoke to the son and said
Il would like to take your picture "
The son was angered and said some
scathjng words to the father. The
father then went into the house and
started up stairs.
When he got to the top of the stairs
he had 4 slung snot with a bullet in
it, and the son, thinking that the father
was going to strike him. grabbed q
stick and struck the old man over the
head with it.
He then grabbed a rifle from behind
the door and fired one shot as his
father staggered down stairs.
The OLD man got as far as the door
and turning back said to the son:
What did you do that for?" and fell
across the threshold dead.
Deputy Sheriff Harris said further:
MY impression of the affair would
he that the father was shot in the
kitchen, as he was about to go out of