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HoKE SMITHs's LETTER.

Hon Lamar Cobb.
 Clifton, Arizona. My Dear Lamar:
 Your letter of December 17th. was duly received. as we'll as the copy of the proposed Constitution of Ari- zona.
 have been very much occupied and not able to read or study the en- tire Constitution thoroughly. There are things find in it that especially appeal to me. I regret I have not had the leisure to make that com plete examination which would just fly my giving you letter of general commendation. I read with special pleasure your speech upon the floor of the Convention and congratulate you upon it. am glad to know that you are winning laurels in your new home.
 Sincerely yours,
 HoKE SMITH.
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BAD MAN ARRESTED
Wanted in Clifton For Assault On Officer
 Is Captured In LOrdSbur9.

Word reached the sheriff7s office on Sunday in telegram from Deputy Sheriff Herb McGrath of Grant coun- ty, N. M., dated at Lordsburg, that he had captured Estevan Reyes at that place Reyes is wanted here for an assault upon Night Marshal Billy Hamilton several weeks ago which nearly cost the officer his life
 The Town Board offered a reward of SIOO for the capture of the assail- ant. After making his escape from Clifton Reyes went to Carlisle, N. M., where he remained in hiding for sev- eraI weeks. Thinking that he was safe in starting for Mexico, he left Carlisle for Lordsburg, where he was recognized by the officer and placed under arrest and the officers of Cliff ton notified. Sheriff English left for Lordsburg Monday morning and re- turned the same evening with his prisoner.
 When the train pulled in a big crowd of Mexican friends gathered and some fear was expressed that an effort might be made to rescue the culprit, but he was safely landed in jail.
 On Tuesday Mayor Fraser was in receipt of an annoynOmOus letter writ ten in Spanish purporting to express the sentiment of number of Mexican residents The letter was a defense of the action of Reyes in assaul ting the officer, on the ground that he was be- ing unnecessarily abused by the ofii- cer, who continued to poke him in the stomach with his gun after the pris- oner had submitted to arrest.
 At the preliminary hearing held Wednesday Reyes was held to appear before the grand jury in the sum of 5000.
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When Overtaken Near Brock man by Posse in Pursuit They Opened Fire
 Under Cover.
TWO KILLED, TWO WOUNDED
The Pursuers Called on the Men to Surrender and Their Answer Was
 a FuSilade.

The Lordsburg, Liberal, of last
 week, contains a detailed story of
 horse stealing and the pursuit of the
 horse thieves near Lordsburg which
 resulted in the killing of two Mexi-
 cans and wounding of two others.
 Joe Olney, Sam Olney, Chas, Tyson, who were in the party of
 pursuers are we'll known in this county. The Liberal says:
 Wednesday morning it was found that some horse thieves had been at work the night before One horse was taken from Joe Olney's corral, and another from John Johnson's, and others were supposed to have been taken, but which were sub- sequently found out only to be strayed. The horse taken from the Olney corral was owned by Mrs. Tyson. The trail was found, and it led south. John Johnson took the train for Hachita, where he expected to get a mount and cut the trail. Joe and Sam Olney, Charlie Tyson and J. D. Everett armed and mount ed, took the trail. It showed but two horses, and led south toward the Animas. Some miles from town it turned east, and led south to Brock man. A iackrabbitt was found along side the trail, shot through the neck, still warm. which indicated the men were not far in advance. The indi- cations were that the men were on hill, and it was surrounded. Joe Ol- ney was in the open on one side, when a shot from the top of the hill was fired towards him, and he drop ped on his face. A man jumped up from the ground where he had been hidden, waved his hat .in triumph, and dropped from a shot from Olney, who had not been hit. The pursuers called on the men to surrender, but they refused and commenced shoot ing at the pursuers, who returned the fire with long range guns. When the engagement was over two of the thieves were dead, and two badl wounded. The. dead men were Cirildo Verdugo and Pedro Para. Santiago Verdugo was badly wounded and died before night. Beniguo Rivera got a soft nosed bullet through his lung, and will proba bly, die if he is not already dead. They have all lived in Lordsburg for some time. It is understood that they were bound for Mexico, where they intend ed to join the insurrectos There was no justice here, nor at Hachita to hold an inquest. The matter was talked over here, and it was decided to have the bodies brought to town, and secure the services of J. P. Mans field, justice at Steins, to hold an inquest. They were brought in on the Lordsburg & Hachita train yesterday afternoon, and the in- quest will probably be held today.
 The five men who were at the kill ing of the four Mexicans at Brock man last week had a hearing at and were placed under Sl ,OOO bond each to appear at the next term of court at Silver City.
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learned the use of the drug. Accord ing to the records of the government she ran away from home when a young girl and they give her place of birth at Akron, Ohio.
 On the day when the girl was to be examined Commissioner Kelly re- ceived the following telegram from her partner in Fl Paso, who speaks of her as a girl:
 El Paso, Texas, Jan. 29. U. 5. Court Commissioner,
 Clifton, Arizona.
 Please, sir, be lenient with the "girl" arrested. She was delivering these boxes on salary. She needed money badly.
 She is only nineteen years old and has no friends or money.
 She doesn't realize she is doing wrong. For your wife's and daugh- ter's sake please try to help her.
 Signed Thos. McCleave. The officers admit that the girl is not the chief offender they are after. It is hoped that she will tell all she knows about the smuggling and sale of opium il this section of the south west before she escapes from her present prediCament.
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REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR
 STRONG FOR CONSTITUTION
STATE OF MICHIGAN Executive Office
 Lansing
 January 19, 1911. Hon. Geo. P. Hunt, Globe, Ariz. My Dear Sir.

Hon. GeO. r. duDC,
 Globe, Ariz.
 My Dear Sir:
 1 have to thank you for your letter of January IA, and for copy of youl recently adopted constitution. Ian in full accord with the spirit of your constitution.
 Some of the methods I would natur. ally disagree with, but it would not be in the direction of making them less progressive, but rather more modern and more fully altruistic and more completely in accord with the spirit of brotherhood and its respon abilities to society.
 You can do no harm by adopting this constitution, and the only sug- gestions of change that I would make at all are, as I have stated above, in the line of making it even more fully progressive than it is.
 I wish to congratulate you upon your work, and express the belief that your constitution will be effect i've in solving the problems and res possibilities of self government. These problems have been the task of ages, and are coming to be viewed from higher and finer attitudes all of the time. trust you will find the ma jor- ity of your people in favor of your constitution. I do not know what method of amendment will be prac- tical, but from time to time I am sure you will find it wise to change some of the features of your present work.
 The constitution is good enough to start with, without any doubt. It con- tains nothing of dangerous nature, and there is no provision of it, so far as I have been able to read it, al- though my reading has been fairly hasty, that will endanger wholesome anywhere.
 Thanking you for the privilege given to me of going over your newly proposed constitution, and wishing your citizenship peace and prosper ity, and the highest welfare, am, Yours respectfully,
 CHAS. s. OSBORN.
 Governor.
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Hon. Lamar Cobb,
 Clifton, Arizona.

 My Dear Sir:
 Your favor of the 18th inst, was duly received, but this is my first op- pOrtunity to reply.
 Under separate cover I have sent you copy of my recent tariff speech. MT. Bryan has done me the honor to publish it in full in the Commener this week with an editorial of ap- proval.
 I have read your new Constitution with a great deal of interest, and as a whole it has my hearty endorse ment. One of it's best features in my op- inion lies in the fact that the people retain their state government in their own hands, insuring for all time the rule of the people.
 Yours very truly,
 w. R. SMITH.
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or four months ago after l was work ing out at Keppler's.
 Continuing her testimony the girl said:
 ''I know a Chinaman named "Shar- key" He came over to Mrs. Cham bers' one day when l was there. Mrs. Chamber spoke 10 the Chinaman and said:: Now Sharkey, you said you would buy her nice hat if I wonld get you a girl' and the Chinaman said to me: Are you my girl, and said yes and the Chinaman bought a hat and pad Sl5OO for it. I judge the hat was worth about S3 50. Mrs. Chambers told me to love the China man and make over him and work him. The Cbinaman bought me lots of things. have been in the China mans room six or seven times. He cut hole in the partition fence so I couldcrawlthroughMrs. Chambers told me to goup there" At this juncture the witness admitted that Mrs. Cham bers told her to go up to the China man for immoral purposes. Continu- ing the witness said: "After the off, icers got wise I used to go to Mrs. Chambers in the morning and about ten o'clock Mrs. Chambers would say: Now, Myrtle run on up there now, before the officers commence to get around.' Some railroadman saw me once coming out of the Chinaman's place." Here the girl admitted that when she was in the Chinaman's room it was for an immoral purpose.
 The girl stated that her mother sent her to Thatcher and while there she wrote to Mrs. Chambers to get money from the Chinamau and send it to her for her return. She stated that Mrs. Chambers wrote that the Chiuaman would not send her money but Mrs. Chambers sent ticket and she-came back; that Mrs. Chambers wrote her to come back and work the Chinaman and tell him I would mar ry him and get his money and throw him.
 The girl testified that she did not write the Chinaman for money but did enclose a letter for the China man in the one she wrote to Mrs. Chambers.
 On cross examination the girl said she had never told her mother of what had happened. When asked about a bill she owed to Mrs. Cham bers, and which she mentioned in her letter to her, the girl answered; "I never owed Mrs. Chambers any bill, the Chinaman would give me the money and then I would pay Mrs. Cha mbers for the clothes. When wrote Mrs. Chambers I enclosed let ter for the Chinaman and told Mrs. Cham bers to get the money from the Chinaman and send it to me. At this point the defense produced the letter written to the Chinamau, but which was meyer delivered, in which it was shown that the girl did ask the Chinaman to send her money.
 When asked if Mrs. Chambers had not ordered her out of her place of business she replied that on one oc- casiOn when she was there with Har- ry Carpenter, who was drunk, Mrs. Chambers asked me to go away as it would make a talk. On further ex- animation the girl admitted that she had told Harry Carpenter of her visit to the Chinaman.
 Dan Lynch testified that last Thursday he saw the girl in the back yard between Mrs. Chambers house | and the Chinaman's. On Monday he |
 Continued on page 8)
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Geo. w. Gamble, an old time re- sident of Clifton, but new farmer, owning a ranch near Guthrie, was a welcome visitor in Clifton on Monday vening.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
State NEEDS
commission
I'D Supervise Public SeTyiee
Corporations Declares
Thorn.

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than TIE prIfnqFs we need i pUbiir
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thing else. bit / doubt e ti4e present
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
COURT TERM
Is Ending Today with a Mum
Der of Cases Dropped
from Docket.

The criminal court term is clos
ing. today. Judge Maxwell heard the
argument on motion for new trial
in the case of Sam Ruble, convicted
of selling beyo.
Cases against the following persons
were dropped from the docket:
Edgar w. Davis, R. ]. Galley,
George G. Wachtar, Ella spillman
and Charles ]. Gribble, Thomas a.
Heneghan, NJ. D. Sheridan, Thomas
jenkins, John W. Duffy, Cocelozi
vicezzo, Crlonino Vito, two cases;
samso Veto, sabbito Baptiste, Don
ako Passalocgua, Joseph Mareno,
Pasquale Forchenoretti, Blaine Bore,
Dominica Nico, Charles Farran, Luigi
Horchicareth, Angelo Demarco. J..
Fllcobortau, Thomas Bordea, Charles
Butcher, Maricl Giuseppe Pedomtnico,
Beniieo, Gdorodio Iolo, yinceno La
box, w. NJ. Shute, Joe Lucosti, Plea
Ginami, Rocco Dansa, Purpara
Dimbrazer, Nicole Croguolo, Ceculo
casiolo, John Doe, Jason Hill, Lee
Brooks, Ward Edgell, Frank Duffy,
two cases; Raymond Dodd. William
Hall, Burton Kean, Ed Hainiltan anil
May Hamilton, Ed Hamilton. Sam
Hiskal, Jim johnson, Julia Warren,
Joseph slkora, Pat McKitrick, Igna7
clio Gonzales, John E. Chinault, Ollie
Grant, Philip Barbnry, two cases;
Erna Barnes, Rena Hcatherly Fred
Moss, three cases; Lea Alkire and T.
John Mullady, Thomas Hurst. George
sarkis, Sam Marine. Eli Murphy,
Hiram Harvey, Bob McAtee, Louie
and Mabel Lcck. JIM Johnson, Owen
Kraft, f. V. connell j. G. Beal and
J. II, Hickman.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
ELKs' ANNUAL
SHOW IS BEST
Ever Prepared by Local Lodge
and VIII Be Presented
April "a and 25.

"a
The annual E;ks Ministries WILDE
held Monday and Tuesday nights,
April "a and 25, in their new build
ing on West Pike street, which is
nearing completion. This is much
looked-for event, and its setting this
year will be unusually suspicious,
combining the advantages OF a new
stage, new scenery, and special light
ing effects,
The first part OF the program to be
rendered will he. varied. The list Of
comedians includes Writ Lewis,
Percy Byrd, Eugene Richards and
John Cain. There will also be a
double quartet, consisting Of Messrs,
A w. Martin, j. NJ. Knox, R. E.
Gill, Jezse shinn, w. Roy Byrd,
Charles Gill, Ralph stager and Gus
Smith. S. r. Bentley will act as
lnterlocutor.
In this part OF the program the
attest song successes from eastern
H
publishers, specially harmonized FOR
male voices will he featured. The
cadenza orchestra Of twelve pieces
will furnish the accompaniment.
In the second part an original
iburlesque under the title, The
Noise Of the Village" with local
scenes and characters. interspersed
with number OF tuneful song hits,
will be presented. In this, burlesQue
Fleming Holden will appear in a
new female Characterization.
ut is hoped to make this the Dest
entertainment ever given by the To-
cal lodge, and in order to accommo-
date the lsrg, number that is ex-
pected to attend, two night penlorm-
ances will be given.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
S OSING
OR ICE
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If Sentiment IS Shown to
Be III Favor Sc the
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
COON PROPERTIES
Bring Good Prices at the
Sale Ordered by the
Court.

At court sale recently a store,
house and lot in shinnston belonging
to the estate of the late j. e, Coon
was purchased by Luther A, Fighter
for $1,000. 1t is, stated that he
bought It for the First National Bank
there. At the same time Charles L.
Harmer purchased the Coon farm Of
119 acres on shfnn's run for $1t,Oocx
B. T. Harmer was the austtoneer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
PRISONER ESCAPES
From Constables Post and.
Ford by Jumping Oft
Street Car.

Going to the rear end OF q
car to exDectorate was the Euse Maf
tin Thomas used Monday night a
o'clock in escaping from Cons
William Post and G. q Ford Nllo
had arrested him near the Gentf'sl
Fairnont Coal ComDany's coal MI
east of the city on a warrant tFen
JusGce George Il. Gordon en-
charging disorderly CONDUCT
shooting at Frank Klpfner sunt
with winchester rife. ne jump
while the car las IN uotlen ma
gone before the officers coaId
themselves together after they
jumped OF too. He Is still at laf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
JUDGES NAMED
BY Judge Jones to Preside at
the Trials Of George
B. Cox.

CINCINNATI, Mar. 2S.-Circuit
Judges Walters, of Athens and sayre
of Circleville were today appointed
by Judge Jones jackson, presiding
Judge Of the state circuit bench, to
set in the George B. Cox case in
place of Judges Smith and Swing, Of
Cincinnati. Judge Jones upheld all
the contentious Of the prosecuting
attorney, who in an affiadvit is
charging Smith and Swing with pref
udice against Judge German of the
common pleas court, and in favor of
Cox.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
GRADUATING
Exercises Of Rural Schools
Of Simpson District Fri
day Night.

Annual graduation exercises OF the
rural schools OF Simpson district
will DC held in the Bridgeport Bap-
list church Friday night at s
O'Clock. Pref. 0. /. Woodley. presi-
dent of the state normal school at
will make the address to
the graduates, and County Super
inteudent a. p. Morrison will pre-
sent the diplomas. There will be
music by p male quar.ette consist
ing Of ]. NJ. shinr, j. NJ. Knox, A.
w, Rarp and "A. w. Martin. There
will be seven graduates
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
ms { yR eros CEASE
GUERILLA WARE ARE
General Madero BY Decree
Organizes Mexico Into
State Groups.

Ell PAso, Mar. 2s.-Guerilla war;
fare has been formally abandoned by
the Mexican insurrectos according to
a decree issued by Francisco I. Ma
dero and made public here today.
The decree organizes the entire re-
public OF Mexico into seyen groups Of
states, each group to be known as a
war zone and the insurrectos in each
group to constitute corps.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
GOODWIN! g!IARREg
From Marrying During the.
Life Time Of His For
mer Wife.

NEW YORK, Mar 2s.-An interloc-
utory degree Of divorce in favor Of
Edna Goodrich Goodwin an actress,
from her husband, Nat c. Goodwin,
comedian, was signed by Supreme
Court Justice GiegeFich today, Mrs.
Goodwin 10 given perniission to marry
again but Goodwin Is denied that per.
il1l6sion during t6e lie time 81 Ms
former wife.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
CREW IN PERIL
Will Lose Their Lives Unless
Additional Help is Sent
Soon.

WASHINGTON. Mar. 2s.-The rev.
enue cutter, Forward, which is stand
ing by the steamer, D. n, Lucken-
back, aground near Keywest today
reported to the navy department
that twerty-eight men of the crew
were in peril OF their lives unless ad-
ditional help was promptly sent. The
steamer is In a dangerous position.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
APRIL Is
Is the Date Set for Resump-
ton of Coal Mines in
This Region.

The mines of the Consolidation
Coal Company will start operation
in full April 10, according to an Of
fetal statement made today. The
mines have been doing little for sew
erai months past, ewing to the fact
that the lakes have been closed. The
resumption of traffic on the lakes
makes business for the mines in this
section.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
MANY BODIES
So Badly Burned That Identi-
fications Are Almost
improbable.

NEW YORK, Mar. 2S.-sifting
down the testimony at their disposal,
city and county officials hope today
to draw closer to the responsibility
for Saturdays factory fire, in which
142 persons lost their lives. The
task of burying the dead continued.
There remain Kwenty-nlRe bodies so
badly burned that Identification
seems improbable.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
COMPANY nus
Criminal Court Jury Retnfns
a Verdict III lis
Favor.

After hearing evidence ID tie
Of the Williams HardWare Company
criminal court Jury ty dirs Ion b
Judge Raymond Maxwell fetdr
yeriics Monday evehit aor
of the company The verdc
on the ground that the sIle
have been cl5sts9eted 81 on-
many 6 not pliblie one ras
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
Decoy Letter is Used BY Post
Office Inspector to
Catch Him.
GOODS FOUND ON HIM
Sent to Jail Until He Gives.
Bond Of 81, 900 to Ap-
pear in Court.

William G. Plant city letter car
rier, was arrested by United States
Deputy Marshal E. D. Hump Tuesday
forenoon at the instance Of Post
office Inspector Edward /. Allen, and
taken before United States commls-
sioner Alexander C. Moore, who held
him for the federal grand jury at
Martinsburg April A to answer a
charge Of breaking open a letter and
stealing money therefrom. Com
missioner Moore fixed his bond at
$1,000 and he was sent to jail until
he can give the same.
For about three months complaint
has baen made by many persons on
Plants route that letters with money
in them were being stolen. Post
master Sherman G. Denham re-
quested the department at Washing
ton to send an inspector here as he
believed that some one in the Clarks-
burg Office was stealing money from
ordinary mail matter.
Sunday night Mr.. Allen arrived on
the scene and Tuesday morning at
the Waldo hotel Mr.. Allen prepared
decoy letter. He placed $3.50 in
the letter, marking the three one
dollar bills and the fifty-cent piece.
placed therein and taking full des-
criphon of them. He also filed out
blank order of the National Cloak
and Suit Company Of New York City
for skirt and signed the name Of
Mrs. Ray NJ. Horror to it. He then
sent for A. G. villers, assistant post
master, and the latter saw him place
the marked money and the order In:
the envelope and seal the same,
which was addressed to the cloak
and suit company. Mr.. villers and
John ). Denham were then instructed
to place the letter in mail box Just
west OF the Waldo hotel. This they
did and Plant was watched.
Upon his return to the postof1ce
from making the morning delivery,
he failed to deliver the letter to the
postoffice, and shortly after that, ac-
ccrding to the evidence produced
before Commissioner Moore, he. pur-
chased seventy two-cent and 100 one
cent stamps from Clarence L. Card
fnar, general delivery clerk. giving
three one-dollar bills in payment.
Mr., Gardiner had been advised of
the decoy letter and the marked bills
and he found two Of the bills offered
him by Plant for the stamps to be
bills answering the description with
number and marked Mr.. Allen had
placed in the letter. Mr.. Allen then
asked Plant to produce what money
he had in his pockets. He pulled
out some change and in this was
found the marked ffty-cent piece Mr.
Allen only few hours before had
placed in the dccoy letter.
Plants arrest and hearing followed
with the result that the Commission
er held him for the grand jury as
stated,
In his service Postoffice Inspector
Allen has used eight test or decoy
letters in detecting crimes like that
charged against Plant and in every
Instance they have proved successful.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-03-28
TO CONFER DEGREES.

Ad.lphi Lodge No. s, Independents
Order of odd Fellows, will confer
The third. degree on number Of
candidates tonight. A social session
will also be held. at which refresh
merits will b. served.