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Arizona republican., 1911-11-23
THE WEATHER..
Local Daily Weather Report for The
Arizona Republican.

Forecast for todaY-Fair. with not
much change in temperature.
Forecast for today-Fair.
Arizona republican., 1911-11-23
LONG DISTANCE TALK.-This al

ternOon between and o'clock the
president and secretary of the board
OF trade. the mayor and other offici-
ais. newspaper men and whoever may
be particularly interested. will assem-
BILE at the board OF trade room. 10 par
tticipate in a conversational with the
mayor of FL Paso ana other diStin-
guished citizens Of that city. The feat
will be made possible by the use of the
Arizona Telephone company's new long
distance wire which will be placed II.
the service OF the gentlemen through
the courtesy of Manager Buehler. who
wants the people to know what his new
wire is good for.
Arizona republican., 1911-11-23
WOMEN MEMBERS WILL MEET


WOMEN MEMBERS WILL MEET
The ladies OF the Christian church
viii meet in the church parlors for
an aIl-day business meeting. Friday
morning At Ia o'clock. November -.
Every lady member OF the church is
urged to b. present.
CIVIL SUIT-Thc civ:l suit in Jus
tee Johnstone's court yesterday aft
ernoOn, in which w. ". Kurklc sued
Sam Spiller for possession Of certain
residence property was decided in
favor 0: the plaintiff. The defendant
was represented by f. b. O'Nei!l. the
plaintiff by I. &. Struckmeyer
DEATH OF MRS. HIx-The fun
eral of Mrs. William HiX. the wife
Of w. Hix IF the reclamation service.
WAS held from the chapel Of Merry
man K Havt Yesterday at ? p. m.
The ceremony was conducted by Rev
sir. Scarlet Of the Episcopal church
The body was buried in Greenwood
cemetery. Mrs. Xix was thirty years
OF age. and with her husband moved
from California to Phoenix last
March
Arizona republican., 1911-11-23
ADDED TOURIST SLEEPER SER

VICE.-In order to take care of the
passenger traffic which always be-
comes congested during the month of
December. the Sunset Route has put on
four additional through tourist sleep
ing cars to run from San Francisco to
Washington. d. e. without change.
Each car has sixteen sections and
compartments. The trains will
leave their terminals every Monday
Wednesday. Saturday and Sunday. the
first one iu go through MaricOpa.
November 10Th. and connections will
be made from PhOeni,..
Arizona republican., 1911-11-23

WILL REPORT SATURDAY.
few days ago at joint meeting of the
board of governors and the council of
the Water Users association. a COM
mittee was appointed to outline poll
cy the delegates of the association
should pursue in respect of questions
likely to be brought before the national
organization of water users associa-
tons 10 be formed in Salt Lake City
next January. That committee will
hold a meeting next Saturday morning
at 10 o'clock 10 formulate its report to
the association. and in the afternoon
there will be anther joint meeting Of
the board and council to listen to the
committees report.
Arizona republican., 1911-11-23

RATES TO DENVER.-Thc Santa
Fc has made the following rates for the
stockmen To attend the annual couven-
ton of the American Live Stocn asso-
citation at Denver next month Round
trip tickets to Denver and return can
be bought between the dates of De-
.cembcr 9Th and December 10th for
1855 which is one fare and five dol
lars extra. The Arizona Cattle Grow
ers' association has planned that a
large number OF their organization will
attend the national convention, and it
is expected that with the reduced
rates a great many more will take ad-
vantage Of the opportunity.
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The Human Hill.

CHARLES FISHER, the Chicago skat-
~ ing champion, said on a frosty morn
ing:
1T seems almost cold enough for ice.
The ice made by such weather as this.
however, would hardly do to skate on.
Never go skating too early in the season.
II you do you'll have trouble"
Mr.. Fisher laughed gayly.
There was once a chap" he said.
who went skating too early, and all or
a sudden that afternoon loud cries for
help began to echo among the bleak
hills that surrounded the skating pond.
"A farmer, cobbling his boots before
his kitchen fire, heard the shouts and
yells, and ran to the pond at breakneck
speed. He saw a large black hole in the
ice, and a pale young fellow stood with
chattering teeth shoulder deep in the
cold water.
The farmer laid a board on the thin
ice and crawled out on IL to the edge or
the hole. Then, extending his hand, he
said: ,
Here. come over this way and I'll
mo, / can't SWIM was the impatient
reply. Throw a rope TO me-. Hurry up.
It's cold in here
"I amt got no rope said the farmer:
and he added angrily. What ~ you can
swim-you can wade, / guess! The water
only up to your shoulders.
ZIP to my shoulders said the young
fellow. It's eight feet deep II it's an
inch. I'm standing on the blasted fat
man who broke the ice -
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Carondelet did not return this fire OF our
broadside and stern guns. Had she fired
into our stern when we were so near 1t
would have. destroyed or at least have
disabled us.
We neither saw nor felt the Carondeet
again, but turned toward the spiteful
Tyler and the wary ram. AS these were
no longer a match for the Arkansas, they
very properly took advantage of speed
double our own to gain the shelter Of
their fleet, the Tyler making good prac-
tice at us while in range with her pivot
gun and getting some attention in the same
way from our bows. Under the ordinary
circumstances of war we had got through
with fair hours work; but, knowing
what was ahead of us, we had to regard
it in the same light as our Missouri mi
litia did-as "a pretty smart skirmish.'
On gaining the Mississippi we saw no
vessels but the two we had driven before
us While following these in the d.
rection of Vicksburg l had the oppor-
stunity of inspecting the engine and fire
rooms. where j found engineers and fire
men had been suffering under a tempera-
ture of 100 degrees to 1870 degrees. The
executive officer, while attending to every
other duty during the recent firing, had
organized a relief party from the men at
the guns, which went down into the fire.
room every fifteen minutes. the others
coming up or being in many instances
hauled up exhausted in that time. In
this way, by great care, steam was kept
to service gauge, but in the conflict with
the fleet the fire department broke down.
The connection between furnaces and
smokestack was in this second conflict
shot away. destroying the draught and
letting the flames come out into the
shield, raising the temperature there to
12O degrees, while it had already risen to
40 degrees in the fireroom. 1t has been
asked why the Arkansas was not used as
a ram. The want of speed and of conf
dence in the engines answers the ques-
ton. We went into action in Old river
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inclined shield, were DETECTED over my
head and lost in air.
l received a severe confusion on the
head, but this gave me no concern after
l had failed to find any brains mixed
with the handful of clotted blood which
1 drew from the wound and examined.
moment later a shot from the Tyler
struck at my feet, penetrated the pilot
house, and, cutting off section of the
wheel, MORALLY hurt Chief Pilot Hodges
and disabled our Yazoo river pilot.
Shacklett. who was at the moment much
needed our Mississippi pilots knowing
nothing Of Old river. James Brady, a
Missourian of nerve and equal to the
duty. took the wheel, and / ordered him
to keep the ironclad ahead"
All was going well, with near pros
pect of carrying out my first intention
of using the ram, this time at a great
advantage, for the stern Of the Caron-
delet was now the objective point, and
she seemed to be going slowly and I'M
steadily. Unfortunately the Tyler also
slowed, so as to keep near his friend,
and this brought us within easy range
of his small-arms. l saw with some con-
Germ, as l was the only visible target out
sl0e our shield, that they were firing by
volleys. / was near the hatchway at the
moment when minie-ball, striking over
my left temple, tunIbled me down among
the guns. | awoke If from sleep. to
find kind hands helping me to place
among the killed and wounded.
1 soon regained my place on the shield.
I found the Carondelet still ahead but
much nearer, and both vessels entering
the willows which grew out on the bar
at the inner curve of the lake. To have
run into the mud-we We're drawing thir-
teen feet. the Carondelet only six-would
have ended the matter with the Arkan-
sas. The Carondelets position could be
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ows of which however favorable for
running batteries) no brave man cares
from choice to fight.
About sunset of the same day a num-
Der of our antagonists Of the morning,
including the flagship Hartford and the
equally formidable Richmond, were seen
under full steam coming down the river.
Unfit as We were for the offensive, L told
Stevens to get under way and run out
into the midst of the coming fleet.
Before this order could be executed one
vessel of the fleet sent 16o-pound
Wrought-iron bolt through our armor and
engine-room. disabling the engine and
killing, among others, Pilot Gilmore, and
knocking overheard the heroic Brady,
who had steered the Arkansas through
our mornings work. This single shot
caused also very serious leak de-
stroyed all the contents of the dispensary.
and, passing through the opposite bull
warks. lodged between the woodwork and
the armor.
Lieut.. Stevens promptly detailed party
to aid the carpenter in stopping the leak,
while our bow and port broadside guns
were rapidly served on the passing yes
sells. So close were these to our guns
through their sides and the groans of
their wounded, and. incredible as it now
seems. these sounds were heard with
fierce delight by the Arkansas people.
Why no attempt was made to ram our
vessel / do not know. our position in
vited it, and rapid firing made that
position conspicuous, but as by this time
it was growing dark, and the Arkansas
was close inshore, they may have mis-
taken US for q water battery. We had
greatly the advantage in pointing our
guns, the enemy passing in line ahead
and being distinctly visible as each one
for the time shut out our view of the
horizon.
And now this busy day, the 18th of
July. 1862, was closed with the sad duty
of sending ASHORE second party Of killed
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THE CONFEDERATE RAM THAT DEFIED A MIGHTY FLEET.

nada 1 was taken violently III. and while
in bed. unable. as I supposed to rise. I
received dispatch from Lieut.. Stevens
saying that Van Dorm required him To
steam at once down to Baton Rouge to
aid In land attack of our forces upon
the Union garrison holding that place.
i replied 10 this with a positive order TO
remain at Nicksburg until / could Join
him. and without delay caused myself
to be taken TO the railroad station where
/ threw myself on the mail bass of the
first passing train. unable TO SIT up, and
did not change my position until reach
ing Jackson. 100 miles distant
On applying there for a special train
TO take me TO Nicksburg | learned that
the Arkansas had been gone from that
place four hours. Van Dorm had been
persistent beyond all reason in his de-
mand. and Stevens, undecided. had re-
ferred the question to a senior officer OF
the Confederate navy who was at Jack
son. Miss. with horses and carriages, fun
nished by the government in place OF ~
flagship, thus commanding in-Chief for tho
Confederacy on the Mississippi sixty
miles from it's nearest waters This of
ficer. ignorant of the condition OF the
Arkansas. ordered Stevens to obey Van
Dorm without any regard TO my orders
to the contrary.
Under the double orders of two COM
manders-fn-chief to be at Baton Rouge
at certain date and hour Stevens
could not use that tender care which
his engines required. and before they COM
pleted their desperate run of 300 miles
against time the starboard one suddenly
broke down. throwing the vessel mex
tricably ashore. This misfortune. for
which there was no present remedy.
happened when the vessel was within
sight of Baton Rouge
Qf hn CaRrl
approaching under full steam. Stevens.
as humane as he was true and brave.
finding that he could not bring single
gun to bear upon the coming foe. sent
all his people over the bows ashore. re-
naming alone to set fire to his vessel.
This he did effectually that he had to
jump from the stern into the river and
save himself by swimming And with
colors flying the gallant Arkansas whose
decks had never been pressed by the foot
of an enemy, was blown into the air.
Copyright. 1911. by the Century Company
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1. N. {. s. N, COMMANDER OF THE RAM ARKANSAS
CAREER

the upper fleet-rams. bombs and IRON
clads-steamed for the north. Thus was
dissipated for the season the greatest
naval force hitherto assembled at one
time in the new world.
Vicksburg was now without the sus-
picion of an immediate enemy. / had
taken, with my brave associates, for the
last sixty days my share of labor and
watchfulness, and now ] left them for
four days. only as 1 supposed, to sus-
tain without me the lassitude of in
action. Important repairs were yet neces-
sary to the rams engines, and much of
the iron plating had to be refastened to
her shattered sides.
X X
This being fairly under way, 1 called,
Thursday pm. upon Cen Van Dorm,
commanding the forces. and told him
that, having obtained Geographic per-
mission from the navy department to turn
over the command of the vessel tempo
rarily to the officer next in rank, First
Lieut.. Stevens. / would go to Grenada.
Miss, and that / would return on the
following Tuesday am, by which time
the Arkansas, l hoped, would be ready
once more to resume the Offensive.
Almost Immediately on reaching Gre
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of the Carondelet and the Tyler were
brisk.y served on us.
Lieuts. Grimball and Gift. with their
splendid sixtyfours. We're now pusy at
their work. i was on the shield directly
over our bow guns, and could see their
shot on the way to the Caroncelet, and
with my glasses l thought that l could
see the white wood under her armor. This
was satisfactory. for l knew that no
vessel afloat could long stand rapid rak-
ing by eight-inch shot at such short
range.
We soon began TO gain on the chase,
yet from time to time had to steer first
to starboard. then to port, to keep the
inquiSitive consortS of the Carondelet
from inspecting my boilerplate armor
This gave the nearer antagonist an ad-
vantage. but before he could improve it
he would be again brought ahead While
our shot seemed always to hit his stern
and disappear. his missiles, striking our
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vessel without regard to expenditure Oh
men or money" Greenwood is at the
head of the Yazoo river, 16O miles by
river from Yazoo City.
II being the season of overflow. / found
my new command four miles from dry
land. Her condition was not encouraging.
The vessel mere hull, without
armor: the engines were apart; guns
without carriages were lying ABOUT the
deck; a portion of the railroad iron III
tended as armor was at the bottom OF the
river. and the other and far greater part
was to be sought for in the interior OF
the country.
Taking a day or two to fish up the
sunken iron. 1 had the Arkansas lowed to
Yazoo City, where the hills reach the
liver. Here. though we were within n1ty
miles of the Union fleets tFarragutS ana
Davis, which were engaged in biockad-
ing vicksburg). there was the possibility
Of equipment.
Within a very short time after reaching
Yazoo City we had 200 men, chiefly from
the nearest detachment of the army, at
work on the decks shield and hull, whlle
fourteen blacksmith forge were drawn
from the neighboring plantations and
placed on the bank to hasten the IRON
work ExtemporiZed drilling machines on
the steamer Capitol worked day and
night fitting the railway iron for the
bolts which were to fasten it as armor.
This iron was brought from many points
to the nearest railroad station and thence
twenty-five miles by wagons.
The trees were yet growing from which
the gun carriages had to be made-the
most difficult work Of all, as such We
hicles had never been built in Mississippi
/ made a contract with two gentlemen or
Jackson to pay each his own price for
the full number of ten, and in time,
along with the general equipment, we op-
tanned Ave good carriages from each
contractor.
This finishing. armoring, arming and
equipment of the Arkansas within five
weeks working time under the hot sum-
mer sun. from which We were unshelter-
ed and under the depressing thought
that there was a deep channel of but
six hours steaming between us and the
federal feet, whose guns were within
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and wounded, and the rest, which our
exhaustion rendered necessary, was taken
for the night under dropping fire OF the
enemy's thirteen-inch shells.
In three days We were again in condl-
ton to move and to menace at our will
either fleet, thus compelling the enemy's
entire force, in the terrible July heat to
keep up steam day and night We con-
stantly threatened the offensive, and our
raising steam, which they could perceive
by our smokestack, was the signal for
either fleet to fire up AS the tempera-
ture at that season was from 80 degrees
to 100 degrees in the shade. it was clear
that unless the Arkansas could be de
stroyed" the siege, if for sanitary rea-
sons alone, must soon be raised.
The timely coming Of the iron-clad
Essex fresh from the docks, and with a
new crew, enabled the Union commander
to attack us without risk to his regular
or original blockading force. They could
not have taken us at more unprepared
moment Some of our officers and all but
twenty-eight of our crew were in hos
pitfalls ashore, and We lay helplessly at
anchor, with a disabled engine. The fol-
lowing morning at sunrise the Essex,
Commodore William d. Porter, with the
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accounted for only by supposing her
steering apparatus destroyed. The deep
water was on our starbOard bow, where
at some distance / saw the Tyler ana
the ram, as if awaiting our further ell
tanglement.
I gave the order Hard a-port and de-
press port guns So near were We TO
the chase that this action of the helm
brought US alongside and our port broad
side caused her to heel to port and then
roll back SO deeply as to take the water
over her deck forward of the shield. Our
crew, thinking her sinking, gave three
hearty cheers. In swinging off we ex-
posed our stern to the Carondelet's
broadside and Lieut.. Read at the Same
time got chance with his rifles. The
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hearing, was perhaps not inferior under
all the circumstances to the renowned
effort Of Oliver Hazard Perry in cutting
a fine ship from the forest in ninety
days.
We were not a day too soon, for the
now RAPID fall of the river rendered 1t
necessary for US to assume the offensive
without waiting for the apparatus to
bend the railway iron to the curve of our
quarter and the stern. and to the angles
Of the pilot house. Though there was
little thought of showing the former. the
weakest part to the enemy, We tackled
boilerplate iron over it for appearance
sake and very imperfectly covered the
pilot-house shield with a double thick
ness of one-inch bar iron.
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y the 2Sth of May,
1862, l received at
Vicksburg a tele-
graphic order from
the navy depart
ment at Richmond
to proceed to
Greenwood, Miss.
and assume COM
mand of the Con-
federate gunbOat
Arkansas and fin
ish and equip that
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Aided by the current of the Mississippi
We soon approached the federal fieet-a
forest of masts and enthusiastically.
rams. ironclads and other gunboats on
the left side. and ordinary river steamers
and bomb vessels along the right To
any any one having real ram at COM
mand the genius of havoc could not have
offered a finer view, the panoramic ef-
feet of which was intensified by the city
of men spread out with innumerable tents
opposite on the right bank.
We were not yet in sight of Vicksburg,
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THE Stirring Story of
i the Famous Arkansas,
Which Fought Single-handed
the War Vessels That Block
AIDED Vicksburg in 1862
Prior to Grants Siege of the
City-After the Mississippi
Had Been Opened to the
North and to the South of the
City by the Union Naval
Commanders.
BY CAPT. I. n. BROWN. G. :. n.
Who finished and equipped the Arkansas in
der great difficulties and tnen commanded
her in all her battles with Farragut' :
armada.
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The Arkansas now appeared as if
small sea-going vessel had Eeen cut down
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19
.LAUR|ER SPEAKS ID A LARGE AUDIENCE Asserts Publicity Disposed of Annexation Bogie THE CROWD GOES WILD Sir Wilfred Wishes He Was as Ger tain of His Salvation as He Is
 That Canada Will Adopt
 Reciprocity
 
THE CROWD GOES WILD

Ottawa, September 1S.-Assertng the fmelight of campaign publicity had driven the annexation bogie to haunts known only to opposition leaders and that an overwhelming majority of Canadian vot- CTS are prepared to vote favorably Thurs day newt upon ratification of the reciproc- ity agreement. Sir wilfrid Laurer tonight stirred to remarkable enthusiasm an audi ence filling the largest auditorium here.
 If were as sure of my eternal saliva tion as am that Canada will ratify rec iprocity three days hence, my soul would be at peace" declared the premier.
 His hearers gave him cheer upon cheer.
 q cannot say without assumption asid sil wilfris Lanricrs That luoS' -sS's a ada as well, as any man. traversed oiir wonderful west last year; I did the east during the last few weeks likewise. I have found friend and opponent prsising the agreement which Ministers Fielding and Patterson brought back from Wash ington last January. My opponents may say what they like of the agreement and they have said many wonderful things. but I take heart from my knowledge that though the millionaire may denounce 4, the common man, the multitude who cast the ballots, favor it.
 My opponents say reciprocity would be a good thing" the speaker said He saio he believed it. Tt Is better thing for Canada" he said. when 9000o,00o persons open their markets to lesser country of SoO0,C00 who is bound to be the greater gainer? No reasonable man can say that ('apaJiQng "a will he the greater prOfit- CTS" -
 Three speeches were delivered by the Premier, one at Rockland, 50 miles from this city. He planned to speak four times in and near Montreal tomorrow. By Wednesday he said he will have delivered during the five weeks campaign at least a speech for each of his seventy years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19
TODAY's AGE-HERALD

r l-- southeyn cotton men oppose Liverpool
 plan
 Premier Stolypin dies from wounds.
 Anarchists active in Russia.
 Iaurier sways crowd.
 Rodgers injured. a
 Taft makes first speech at Detroit.
 Borden issues final statement. ,2-Jewel presented to Surratt. g. Alabama broke records in 1910.
 Wiley the real victor 4--Editorial comment. 5- Beachey and Hamilton to be at fair.
 Political gossip of state.
 Schools open for year. e-Srorts. a1- 5.'e. and the Globe Trotter." < Society news. S. Violent storm kills two persons. 94zSenttment strong for strike. II Markets, 1. la-o Operation fatal to H. C. Gunnslls.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-19
To Close Naval Station

New orleans. September 1s.-The United States collier Sterling arrived here yes- terday and today began taking on general storekeeper's supplies preparatory to the closing down of the naval station In Al giers. The work will be completed by Friday at which time it Is expected that Commander J. M. Helm and the gov ernment employees will receive orders transferring them elsewhere. The Sterl- ingis destination is New York The big dry dock here will be operated as usual for merchant vessels: