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Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
| ITALIAN POPULACE
 IN DREAD OF COMET
SCARED BY APPROACH OF FIRE
 BALLOON.
4 ChiIdren's Church Service for Pro
 lection Against Visitor.

New York. May 1S-A child of nine, gazing for the comet through a broken bottle, the best telescope she had, was shot during a street battle tonight in Little Italy. Her spine was shattered and she will die. No ar rests were made.
 In another street in the same quar- ter, 100 Italians fell to their prayers when they saw bearing down on them from the heavens a bright ball of flame. There was panic in which many were trampled when the sup posed aerolite exploded into small fragments. Somebody had been un- kind enough on this. or all nights. to send up q fire balloon
 At BayOnnf, \. j.. the Italians quit work for the day in body and spent most of their time in church.
 There was an impressive demon stration in front of an old St. Pat ricks cathedral, now parish church. in the Italian quarter in which the police dealt tactfully and sensibly. Down the street came 2e0 little folks in white dresses chanting a litany Behind them. intoning applications in deeper voices. paced their elders. The police inquired what it was all about and the elders silently pointed to so much of the western sky as could be seen above the roofs of the tenement houses.
 Slowly the procession filed into the church yard and knelt on the stone Tagging. In fear of panic the re serves were called out and. going from one .to another. persuaded the children to leave their prayers for their beds. The presence of the pol ice seemed to reassurc them and many fell asleep against blue shoul ders as they were carried gently away
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
THE. COMET NOT 10 BLAME
Spots Will Be Visible for Days and One Effect On the Earth Is Expected to Be a Magnetic Disturb ance.

Vallejo. May 1S.-T. J. J. See, Of the United States Naval Observatory at Mare Island. tonight reported the following observation on sun spots:
 Great sun spots were noted at I p m. here today The largest spot was slightly northeast of the sun cen ter, and was made up Q: three parts roughly joined together by bridging. such as characterizes complicated spots. This seemed to indicate that the disturbance of the sun is destined to last several days. It appears to be increasing in magnitude and to be of the vortex or whirlpool type which often gives rise tO disturbances to the earth's magnetism. The sun spots will reach the suns central meridian in another day or two, and if any disturbance of the earth's magnetism is to occur from this cause, 1t is like Ny to come next Friday.
 The spots now seen are not be- IeVed to have any connection with the comet and if any aurorae or cleo tric effects occur tonight We should probably ascribe them to the comet rather than to the spots on the sun:
 The largest spot observed at Mare Island was estimated to be 60.00O miles long and 30,000 miles vide
 'Eruptions associated with the large spots like those we now have on the sun are supposed to send out cleo t~ons If these pass through the comet they might increase it's bright ness perceptibly"
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
Regular" Republicans Seek inQ Coalition With Democrats ON THE RAILROAD BILL
The Latter Will Be Offered
 Concessions in Return
 for Getting Out of the Way and Permitting the Measure to Come to Vote.

Washington. May Merchandising all hope of reaching any common uu- derstanding on the railroad rate bill with the insurgents. the regular re- publicans in the senate moved an early adjournment of the senate tu- day to permit the democrats to get together to consider propositions look ing to the completion of the bill.
 Before adjournment Senator Aldrich made an effort to obtain an agree ment to take the final vote next We'd nesday. but there were several ob- jections and the request was not pressed. It is the general understand ing about the senate that the demo crats will be asked to assist in eN- pediting the bill by permitting amendments to be laid on the table by refraining from speeChmaking. and by other means, with the understand ing in that return. the last three sec tions of the bill relating to capiJaliza- tiOn. would be withdrawn.
 The democratic senators generally have opposed these provisions becau~e of their supposed infringement of the states rights Many of them are anx-
  willing to resort 10 any proper means to hasten its passage.
 The democratic conference was at tended by about dozen of the demo cratic lawyers. After considering the propositions advanced by the republ- can regulars they decided to submit their views to their colleagues in time to consider any suggestion that may be made at tomorrow's session look ing to the fixing of a day for a final vote on the bill
 As a result of the days labor the senate accepted by a majority of sev- enteen. the house provision relating to the defense of cases arising out of orders of the interstate commerce commission. as offered by Senator Smith of Michigan and later modified at the suggestion of Senator Hughes of Colorado. This provision. as it passed the house. places the conduct of such eases in charge of the attor- ney general and permits the com mission to intervene.
 As offered in the senate by 9Tr Smith. the provision was SD modified as to permit ample notice to the com mission. and he accepted afterward a suggestion from MT Hughes which also permits the intervention of ship pers ar other parties at interest and not only prohibits the attorney gen eral from disseminating such caSeS without notice to the inteTvenors. but 'authorizes them to proceed with the case even after the attorney general may have withdrawn from it.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
.bURGLEO AT LEISURE
 WHILE VICTIMS DANCED
The Thief Locked Himself in a Cloak
 Room.

Los Angeles, May 1S.-Detectives are searching for burglar who entered the cloak room of d hotel here last night and stole the purses of fifty women who were guests at e dance Money and valuables amounting to several thousand dollars weIe stolen.
 The room of one of the women v.ls used as a cloak room The burglar entered and after locking the door. to prevent any interference emptied ev- cry purse and handbag in the room. then ne jumped out of a window The victims were forced tO procure a pass key before they could get what was left of their belongings
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
THREE AWFUL GROUPS.

St. Louis, May lS.-"Three awful groups" is the way that Father Bren- nan. the noted astronomer. describes the sun spots.
 The recurrence of spots at this time is very unusual but there is nothing in it to cause uneasiness.' .'' said Father Brennan. Tt simply in- dicates unusual internal activity. There is no possible connection be- tween the comet and the sun spots. The comet is S0.OOO.OOO miles away from the sun and could not possibly have any effect upon it.
 Tt would require a bcdy as large as the earth to fall into the sun to make such a spot as the large one in the principal group.
 Thirty spots. one estimated 100000 miles in diameter. were seen by Father Brennan. There were two groups. in lone spot the largest. The biggest spot recorded by Captain Davis in August, 1SiS. was 1S2.000 miles. It is believed that the solar disturbances will continue for several days. While unusual. no pneasiness need be felt. as it is caused 'by inter- nal disturbances.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
THERE ARE MANY VICTIMS OF 4 CUBAN EXPLOSION BARRACKS AT PlNAR DEL RIO
 BLOWN UP. The Disturbance Caused by 3,COO
 Pounds of Dynamite.

Havana. May lS.-TwO almost sim ultaneous explosions of dynamite sup posed to consist of 5000 pounds, com pletely demolished the rural guard bar racks in the city Of Pinar del Rio this morning. Fully ten persons were killed and nearly as many wounded. Most of the dead were rural guards. but entire families of several officers of the guards, it is said, were killed. as well as several employees of the public works department and residents of the city. on which fell a deluge of masonry and debris It is not known whether the explosion was an accident or was due to an act of conspiratOrs. but the form CT is considered probable. Several re- lief trains carrying surgeons, officers of the rural guards and government officials started the afternoon from Havana to the scene of the catastro- phe. l0S miles away. Captain Alfredo Ravena and Captain Gaspar Betan- court of the garrison. and their fami- lies are reported buried in the ruins.
 The barracks, a massive building of Spanish construction, occupied an en- thence on the outskirts of the city. DuTlnB tlit ldlt Ntilllpll IL NsiS AiiC headquarters of the Eleventh United States cavalry. In consequence of the alarm over race disturbances. the gov ernment ordered all dynamite in the vicinity in the possession of the con tractors for road construction and oth- CT public work to be removed to the barracks for safe keeping.
 This afternoon the work of removing the dynamite from the barracks for shipment to Havan was begun by em- ployes of the public works in the de- partment, assisted by rural guards. They were loading cases of the dyna- mite on wagons when the explosion oc- cured. The central court in which the work was going on was strewn with dead and wound.
 The work of exhuming the dead and searching for those who still may be alive is going on tonight, but it is greatly retarded by the destruction of the electric light wires and the fear that a quantity of uneXploded dyna- mite may remain in the ruins.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19

Clara college. tonight issued the fol- lowing statement:
 After two months of rest. the suns surface is showing recrudesence of activity. well worthy of a maximum could be seen a large intensely blue colored spot. conneX to the westward. concave to the eastward, in shape nearly like a half-moon.
 As a master spot it had retinue Of fourteen little ones. or pores, fol- lowing in the rear of the eastern side led by a vanguard of one taller and bigger than the rest It was about twelve hours east Of the solar axis. West of the north and south line through the center of the sun at dis tance of a few degrees stood another group of three spots, q big one and two small ones. The first and larger group is, say eight degrees south lati- tude. and the second about ten de- grees, same latitude
 The largest black spot measures 23s,31S by 7S.773 miles. The smaller group appeared on May F and was single; then became triple The larger group was lirSt seen on May I5. and on the eastern limb, was a family of seven. then of nine. on May 16, Of eight, on May 17 and finally of r. on May IS.
 Why. this sudden change on the star of day? It may be held, it has been held, it is well nigh demon strated. that the rise and wane of the suns spots and faculae is due to planetary influence. The greatest of the worlds long-range f0recasters is going by the planets positions l go by the sun spots and faculae Our dates always agree. Therefore. plan cts and sunspots are indissolubly con nected
 "Halley's comet may be viewed as a formative planet. Therefore, it must have a reactive influence on the sun and consequently with the weather. There were two slight and short seismic manifestations at 6:25 ? m on the two instruments"
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
.f[ANNERY'S DEFENSE
 CONSISTS OF DENIAL
The Case Will Go to the Jury This
 Afternoon.

San Rafael May 1S.-The case Of Harry P. Flannery. former president of the San Francisco police commission. who is on trial in Judge Lemons court on charge of grand larceny, will go to the jury tomorrow afternoon. The last testimony was taken this afternoon and argument to the jury will begin at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 F1annery's defense amounted to an absolute and positive contradiction f many parts of the testimony of Joseph Abbott. the prosecutions chief witness. and a sweeping denial of everything pointing to a business ar illegal con nectiOn with the Sausalito fake pool room gang of swindiers
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
A NIGHT OF DREAD
Mexicans Who Had Congresated to
 Be Hit By the Comet.

Fl Paso. Texas, May 1S.-Hundreds of Mexicans from the villages along the Mexican border gathered about crosses erected on the hills tonight awaiting the appearance of the fiery comet which they believe is hurrying tO destroy the world.
 For ten days the superstitious MeXicans have sought to avert the impending catastrophe with music, incantations and weird ceremonies and many have spent the day and night in prayer.
 Hundreds have sought refuge in caves and canyons in the mountains. As the hours passed without catas- trophe. gloom gave way to joy. and dancing and feasting replaced the re- ligious ceremonies. The Indians also shared the great fear of the MeXi- cans.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
FRISCO LUCKY PLACE.
Jeffries Would Rather Like to Have
 the Fight There.

Ben LOmond, May 1S.-There was little or nothing doing at the Jef- fries camp today. In company with the members of his staff and q num- Der of friends. Jeffries spent most of the day fishing in Monterey bay. They returned late this evening.
 Regarding the switching of the fight from EmeryVille to san Fran cisco Jeffries said: 'I have not been notified by the promoters of any change. but I'd just as soon box in san Francisco as any place. Most of my big championship battles were de- cided there and the town has always been lucky for me" Jeffries will be back on the training job in the morn ing
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
SAW SOMETHING ELSE
While Trying to Get a View of the
 Comet.

Pasadena. May 1S-While waiting for any manifestations of the comets proximity. Director George F.. Hales of the Carnegie Observatory, trained the big telescopes and solar photo graphing apparatus on the spots that now mark the suns face. He and his assistants found one large group of spots located approximately in the center of the sun. smaller group. which he says appears to be asso- ciated with the larger. and a single smaller spot standing on the edge of the sun.
 The total length of the large group is estimated to be about 100000 miles. The Eenumbra or shadowy rims of the spots were found to contain three umbras. or black areas. one of which was larger than the other two. The smaller group consists of one spot with two umbras. and several smaller spots.
 Previous photographs were taken of the spots May IA. and these show the groups of spots near the eastern edge of the sun. Since then the larger spot has greatly increased in size.
 Although the spots are of the tor nado type-that is VOrtices or whirling volumes of intensely heated gases and metallic vapor. highly charged with electricity. which produce strong magnetic field. Dr. Hale said that these fields might disturb the magnetism of the earth. But Dr. Hale added that he did not think the spots were responsible for the recent seis- mic disturbances
 "Yon can say for me-" he said. that there is not the slightest reason to suppose that the sun spots have Iany connection either with recent earthquakes or the comet. except per haps to make tine comet brighter"
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
FRISCO GETS FIGHT.

San Francisco. May 1S.-The Jef- Johnson prize fight will be held in San Francisco July 4. This an nouncement was made tonight by Tex Rickard. one Of the promoters of the match. after a consultation with Su- pervisior John l.. Herget, chairman Of the police commission of the board of supervisors of the county of san Fran cisco.
 We are assured that there will be no official interference" said Rickard. and we shall 20 ahead making plans for the fight"
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
GUEST OF ROUGH RIDERS.

New York, May 1S.-CoI Theo- dore Roosevelt has accepted the 7 in vitation of the National Roosevelt Rough Riders association to be guest of honor at a luncheon in New York on June g
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19

pie Creek mines remained under ground tonight.
 T can tell what is liable to fall on me underground" said one old hard rock" as he started into. the Yak tunnel at Leadville. but l want l 600 feet of Leadville granite be- tween me and them comets"
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
RlSkEO A CAVE-lN
Rather Than Expose Themselves to
 Them Comets"

Denver. Colo. May 1S.-Preferring the dangers they know to those of which they are ignorant, many of the foreign miners employed on the day shift of the LeadVille and Grip
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
WOULDN'T WAIT FOR COMET.
A New Mexico Ranchman Hurries
 Away by Poison.

Albuquerque. N NJ. May 1S.-Teli- ing his neighbOrs that he believed the comet would destroy the earth tonight. and that he did not want to see th- spectacle. Augustine ParasiZ. a wealthy ranchman, committed suicide today by drinking poison.
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19


 FIRST STEP TAKEN TOWARD A LARGER HOTEL
 meeting city yesterday appointed this the proposition with MT J. C. Adams of the building of hote for the city of Phoenix:
 F. F. ]. McCune H. l. Latham C. M Sturges S. Obefelder Charles Korrick TriboIe T. Hurley M. Godwa ]. Doris H.. Mccintock B.. A. Fo R. W. Craig E. J. Bennt E. B. ONehl E5 E. E. Pascoe Roy Goodrich D.. Thaiheimer John Fen S. Hidreth Or. J. w. Thomas Geo. M Hahn A. Marsha R. Green s. A.. H. Davidson F. Ainsworth H. p. DeMund D. Christy oMaIey E.. E. Walter M. J. L. s. Alexander w Anci Shirley Chrsty H. B. Wilkinson SmsE Q. A. Donofrio H. W. Ryder cfnon H Dwight Heard l. r. John Dunbar ]. T. Dunlap W. Mckee Clinton Lauver Louis Meezer CarlH Hayden C. F. Leonard L PInney Hgey H. H. McNci L.. w. coesins chas Goldman C. H. Pratt Butler Aaron Goldberg Gus Hisehfed M L. H. Chalmers Geo. Lutserdins .is
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
FAMILIES OF SPOTS.

San Jose. May 1S.-Prof Jerome s. Rickard of the observatory of Santa
Arizona republican., 1910-05-19
FIRE SALE.

On account of fire damage to our office. we will sell Bargains in houses and vacant lots this week.
 E. E. PAScoE. no North Center St.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-13
Popular Government

that there will bill introduced into eg
commission form OF government.
q much importance who
cities in Indiana
o. Is
this community
simplifying OF form government
a the
This criticism the city officials in In
In all probability elected under the form when
knd-or
will good administration and
all forgetit is
interested commits
government bill unless 1t is the real thing
The thing which shall
ballot
The nonpartsan primary election.
initiative.
referendum
popular
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-13
A MYSTERIOUS CASE
Boy ParoIed from PlainfieId
Reform School Steals
a Gold Watch.
HE CONFESSED TO CHIEF

The theft OF $25 gold watch is
charged to Louis Comstock. an eight
cen year old boy. who was arrested by
the police last night. Comstock Is .
paroled prisoner from Plainfield re-
form school. At first he denied any
knowledge Of the theft OF the watch.
but later he made full confession to
Gormon.
Comstock's brother was : boarder
ct Is South Fourth street and Com
stock was In the habit OF frequenting
his room. r. M. Petty. . roomer at
the house, had been sleeping In the
room and accidentally left = watch on
the mantel in the room, Thursday
morning. When he returned at noon
the watch was gone.
He at once suspected young Com
stock Of the crime, stating that he
knew the boy had previous bad rep
utation and that he had been in the
room during the day. The boy was
locked up in city jail and will proba-
bly, be bound over to the circuit court
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-13
A Persian PRAYER Rug

all
men cannot o better for it.
that beau
concerned with creed
skyk because 1t does
mention the caechsm?
o. because it
made n-Christan.
full Of beauty
Of delight!
sordid tawdy the
supplies the
nightly the
commonplace the
irritating affairs.
in themselves.
may know herei . Perfection things
. Pavlowa?
hell?
hell but destruction
but perfection: gloom but sunshine
mind.
thou wilt" Rabelais!
"AM things arel lawful" St Paul
that ID beauu andt
In
the Pavlowa
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-13

have bean struck out The educa-
tional estimates. deleted. amount to
500. $500 and include subsidies Of .
$40, 000.00 to the communes for ele-
mentary and Sloyd schools. grants for
adult schools. kindersartens. summer
colonies for poor children. feeding and
clothing poor school children. libraries
etc. Estimates for sanitArium for
consumptives In Osterbothma. for a
lunatic asylum In U1laborg. . hospital
In Helsingfors. new lecture rooms for
the university, the completion Of
roads in Lapland already began and
the widening of the Sauna canal have
also been deleted.
On the other hand. q total increase
Of $7,SS0.00 annually has been made
In the salaries Of governors, and OF
$12.72000 in those Of senators In the
Economic Department. In addition, a
sum Of SIS .S72.00 is set aside for press
censors, one Of whom il to be sta
toned In e ach and whose work was to
begin from October /. The subsidy
og 100000 to the Russian official or
gan Finlandskaya Gazeta, which was
withdrawn after the Bobrikoff period
has been renewed. The two members
OF the Chief Press Department are to
have an additional $4,000 a year, and
the head Of the Chanceliery OF the
Governor-General an additional $780,
co.
A new governor has beeen appoint
ed In Vasa and ION the advice, Of the
Governor-General's Chancellery" has
refused to take the oath Of office re-
Quired by the law. On the other hand
two officials of the senate have been
suspended.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-11-13
WAYNE THE SURPRISE.

Finly Gray's majority over w. O..
Barnard. according to official returns.
Is 1.642. The "old burnt district" will
be represented In congress for the
FIRST time In II years by Democratic
congressman. Mr.. Gray's election In
this district Is decidedly out Of the or
binary and Is due to his inroads on Re-
publican pluralities In Republican
counties. rather than the strong vote
he received In Democratic counties. In
many instances he reduced the Repub-
lican plurality several hundred. The
most notable instance Of this Is found
In Wayne county. where Barnard car
ried the county by only ~ votes. when
he under ordinary conditions should
have carried II by more than 1000.
Again. Fayette county is Republican
stronghold and should have given Bar
nard a large Republican plurality. but
In that county Gray won out by IS
votes. The Democratic counties Of
Shelby. Hancock and Franklin greatly
increased their Democratic pluralities.
while the counties OF Rush. Henry and
Union did not give Mr.. Barnard their
usual big vote. Decatur county alone
held its own.-Shelbyville Republican.