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VOLUME I
GLOBE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1907
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rumor of change
i post office
s.vs Postmaster Allison Is to
Retire Soon and Successor
VV ill Be Named.
CHARLEY WILDE AND
RALPH STURGIS WANT JOB
t Have Good Political Back-i-
g and Hard Fight Is Ex
pected Postmaster Has
Received No Official Word,
l .nlmg to substantial rumors,
will bo a change in tlto Globe
i, . in a very short timo and
,s .oiisiderable speculation as to
mil succeed G. M. Allison, who lias
,..t master licro for six years. Al-
,.. tn, rumors have been current on
sr . . ts for several days aud seom
, i-vcllcnt foundation, Postmas-
M .s..ii stated to a Silvor Belt rep-
,, imr ial ovouiiig wiai nt-iiiiii .is
..! gien no oflicial intimation
. sui'iessor was boing considered
(Histoflire department at Wash
If he has been slated for re
Mr Allibon has not been noti
t the department, although he
r.l the rumors which liavo caused
. .ruble gossip during tho last few
lirst intimation received by tho
that a change was expected came
,un when Charles H. Wilde, tho
mi mail clerk on the Gila Valloy
,j. (.cared on tho streets yosterday
a petition requesting his appoint-
t siueeed Mr. Allison, and to
n mam signatures were attached
r .voiung. Mr. Wilde returned
ts., . evtning from a trip o Bisbeo
T
, .. Tuiin, where ho saw Republican
jufn h-aders of tho territory and thoso
nuu an supjosed to have a hand in tho
,i ,.rtuning of federal patronage for
r,, oa He states that among othors
ii. i..is been promised the support of
I int.. states Marshal Bon Daniels,
wo. is said to bo very close to Presi
. . at R."jsi-velr.
Tlti is another candidate for the
jiustmastrship, however, who has prob
,t u sirunger political "vdrag" than
.. Up is Ralph W. Sturgis, the
.' rf jn.rti-r for this judicial district,
,.o t nh is at prosent acting as under
- . r.fl" f .r Sheriff Thompson. Colonel
r. uf Pima county, who is national
i.. ibii.au lommittceman for Arizona,
- hj,.I tn be sponsor for him, and as
I .ml is the Republican "big
' in the territory, when it comes
.i.i.ng nut fruit from tho federal
Sturgis is a formidablo can-
I. r the office. Dospito tho simi-
.r. . in their names, there is no rela-
su,. between the Republican boss
Uf aspirant to the local jwstmaster
x .m,.t than that of a long-standing
f . ' iiii.p
iv.th i-andidates for the postoflico are
tn?.-. for tho office, probably bet-
' h.. tban any two men in tho city.
r . v ildc has been in the postal
- . f..r years and understands its
aii-l nits perfectly. Politically, he
be. n for a long time a Republican
-iii..rse in (iila county and last No-
ibpr made tho run for county rccor-
d the Republican ticket. lie has
'i personal following and is very
,- . ar among the business men of the
Murgis has also had considerable
.- - .tti e experience, having been for
iri the assistant postmaster at
i In that capacity ho had vir-
ntin charge of the Tucson post-
' r'ir the past year Mr. Sturgis
- vn the official reporter in Judge
v urt at Globe and Solomonvillo
.- nuiili' his homo in this city.
i
.. al jKistoffico is considered a
"ne, as it carries a salary of
vear The official announce-
tl hange will bo received
.nsiilerable interest.
RISK LIS FOR
"i Man to Start Daring
d Through Wilds of the
Grand Canyon
I "n by lovo for adventure
'Ii -ire for gold, three export
111 rs of tho west, ono a well
l'"-"utt mining man, will start
' Hie most perilous exploration
r undertaken in Amorica, that
k' i lie untold and unknown dan-
' Orand Canyon of tho Colo-
Hie Journal-Miner.
iituresomo spirits of tho west
H't. Bert Lopcr of Goldfield,
I I'resiott, Ariz.; Kd Montott
"'"'I, and Charles Russell of
"ill begin their dangerous
-I-. inlly constructed boats and
" at Green River, Utah, If
"s do not miscarry, and will
Hir.mgh tho canyon, a dlstanco
' -17 miles, tho exploration trip
if the Needles.
If.isseli, who loft Prescott somo
'""ri,l's ago, at which timo ho
" full details of his intended
"''! that Mr. Lopcr originated
( '' "f the trip over thirteen years
't had never undertaken it until
'--nt tune, owing to his inability
" ! companions suffleietitK- i.,,.vn
' -venturous. Mr. Russell stated I
G RIG
tho party expected to provo or disprovo
tho reports that tho canyon contains
valuable minoral doposlts of fabulous
richness. It is also reported that the
canyon cuts through immonso ledces
of every known minoral, and if this is
truo tho explorers expect to locate boiiio
of the most valuable mining claims yet
found by man.
Several attempts to run tho canyon
liavo been mndo in tho past ami all
have ended in disastor. In 18G7 James
White mndo' tho first trip through tho
canyon, being accompanied by a com
panion who was killed on route by In
dians. More dead than alive, White
was rescued from tho canyon by Call
ville, Cal., inhabitants. As soon as ho
recovered his strength ho disappeared
and never was heard from again. It is
thought tho hardships ho endured un
balanced Ins mind.
Two years later, in 1SG9, J. W. Pow
ell organized nn expedition to explore
tho canyon. Tho party consisted of
twolvo men and four boats. Thrco of
them becamo disheartened nt tho hard
ships and started homeward overland.
Thoy woro novor heard from and it is
supposed thoy woro killed by Indians.
Tho other membors of the party contin
ued on to tho mouth of tho Colorado
rivor, whoro tho expedition disbanded.
In 1S72 Powell organized nnothor party
for tho United States geological survey.
This trip was mndo in two years, but
boforo tho paity reached tho Gulf of
California it was mot by a second party
under Lieutonant Wheeler of tho United
States army, who was preparing war
maps, and tho journey was nbandoned
about fifty miles from tho mouth of
tho river.
Another attempt was mndo to ox
ploro tho canyon by a party under the
leadership of Zob Brown of Donvor.
Before tho trip was fairly started
Hrown was drowned. Tho following
year Brown's chief engineer, n Mr.
Stanton, organized another expedition,
and traversed the greater portion of the
route, seeking n survey for a railroad.
Ho made tho trip successfully and main
tains that a railroad through the can
yon is practicable.
Previous to these expeditions, and In
the interim, others have tried to explore
tho canyon. Some have never since
been heard from and othors liavo nban
doned tho project boforo completing
tho trip.
The party which Mr. Eussoll will
accompany will be equipped with three
steol boats, a first-class placer mining
outfit, mining tools and chomicals for
assaying. Each of tho boats will have
fivo compartments, four air-tight and
ono opon. They will bo covered with
sheet steel. Tn their placer mining thoy
will use an amalgamating rocker with
silver plated copper wires, as tho gold
in tho Colorado is said to bo so fine
that the amalgamation process is the
only practicable method.
That Russell and his companions aro
prepared to encounter great hardships
and privations .is jnado manifest by his
statement jilst- boforo ho lef f. He de
clared he expected to cmcrgo from the
Grand Canyon a wealthy man or a
corpse, anil it was a dead even break
which ono it would be
TO TRE JAIL OR
TO THE JAG CORE
Judge Thomas Imposes Rather
Unique Sentence on an
Old-time Rounder
"Sixty dnys in jail or thrco days in
the McKanna Jag Curo."
That was tho unique scntoncc passed
on Jerry Dougherty by Judge Thomas
in the city court yesterday afternoon.
Jerry, with bleared eyes, unkempt hair,
a faco Hushed with booze, hands trem
bling with tho near approach of tho
"jimmies," and accustomed to almost
everything, save kind treatment, ap
peared to bo baffled. Ho had been
rounded up about 3 a. in. on tho morn
ing previous, struggling with a jag be
yond his carrying capacity, and his
mental faculties were considerably be
fuddled. Ho couldn't exactly compre
hend the meaning of the judgment of
tho court.
"Sixty days in jail or three days in
the McKanna Jag Cure," ho repeated.
"Why, your honor, I'm sure that I can
break into jail, but I haven't the prico
of the curo on mo clothes."
"That's all right," replied tho court.
"Friends have interceded in your be
half and if you want to sober up and
becomo a man tho opportunity is
yours."
The court then explained to tho trom
bling object boforo him that tho treat
ment charges had been secured, and that
if ho would accompany Ernest Thomas,
tho McKanna manager, to the sanitar
ium on Mosquito street that tho jail
sentenco would bo susponded pending
his sobriety.
And Jerry is now taking tho curo.
Dougherty is ono of tho best known
characters in tho Globo district, whore
ho has resided for a number of years
past. Ho Is an oxpert dinmond drill
oporator, but a slavo to booze. A faw
days' work, a pay check, a long-drawn-out
spree, then a season in tho city jail,
has been his oxperlonco In Globo for
tho past fivo yonrs. If ho has boon In
tho city court once on a drunk ehargo,
he's been thoro thirty times during tlto
past year. Ho hns ofton expressed
a desiro to rid hlmsolf of tho
habit, but his financial condition hns
never warranted tho vonturo. Yester
day a prominont buslnoss man Inter
ested himself In Jerry's behalf and
Judgo Thomas consented to his rolease.
In commenting on tho incident last
night Judgo Thomas jokingly remarked:
"Jorry Is 40 years old, and to my per
sonal knowledge he's been on a drunk
for fifty yonrs. If tho sanitarium can
straighten him out, wo will all shout,
'blessed bo tho ciro,' " ,
LITTLE HOOSE FLY
MENAGE TO HEALTH
Doctors Hold that the Insect Is
Responsible for the Spread
and Prevalence of Typhoid,
FOODSTUFFS SHOULD BE
VEILED WITH SCREENING
Globe Practically Free from an
Epidemic and Health Official
Taking Steps to Maintain a
High Sanitary Condition,
Tho flies, flics, flies!
Tho little winged, buzzing insects nro
not only a pest to modurn civilization,
but according to bciontiats ajlying peril
in tho dissemination of
Typhoid fover.
In a special report to Mayor Sultan,
Dr. B. G. Fox, health officer, cnsunlly
mentions as causes leading to the prop
ogation of disease, twllutcd water, shal
low vaults, dirty yard environments and
filth in general, but his real long suit
nnd danger signal is the
Common littlo houso fly.
And ho indirectly insists upon a inoro
generous use of wiitdow and door screen
ing, and whore this is not jiossible, thai
foodstuffs bo kept veiled from tho en
croaehmonts of tho ovcr-prcsont nnd
over-ready pest.
Tho report of Dr. Fox was not prompt
ted by any alarming provnlenco of the
disease in Globe. Just tho reverse n
precautionary step taken by Mayor
Sultan to prevent an epidemic of fever.
Two years ago there were 100 per cent
more cases in the city than now, when
less than one-half as many miners were
employed in tho district.
Tho roport of Dr. Fox is interesting,
and will bo found helpful to property
owners nnd others wishing to assist
in checking tho spread of and stamping
out the disease. It is given in full here
with: To W. S. Sultan, Mayor and ox-officio
Chairman of tho Board of Health.
City of Globe.
Sir: As suggested by you, I here
with submit a report on tho sanitary
conditions of the city referring partic
ularly to tho reported prevalence of
typhoid fever.
I have received partial reports from
Dr. W. A. Holt, mino physicinn for the
O. D. and U. G. mines and his cedent
corps of assistants and from Dr. A. F.
Mnisch, mine physicinn for tho Arizona
Commercial and Globe Consolidated
mines. Dr. Holt reports 41 cases to
date, commencing April 21, and Dr.
Mnisch 10, nine-tenths of tho cases re
ported being north of Mesquito street,
tho water supply being given in 35
cases and is as follows:
City water . . . 23
Noftsgcr well . . .. G
Other wells . ... 3
Mallory mino . . . 3
Two cases from Pinto creek; ono case
from Copper Hill; one enso from Con
tinental mine.
There woro but fivo cases where san
itary conditions woro reported as
"good"; two "fair", and the remain
der as "bad," "very bad," "lots of
flies," "no screens."
As to causes: In tho newly built
portions of tho city and especially on
and about Noftsgcr hill, water closets
have been constructed with but shnllow
pits and a very -largo number with no
pit at nil, in direct violation of city or
dinance No. 10.
II. 0. Goodwin, superintendent of the
streets, has been making a thorough nnd
rigid inspection of tho worst portions
of the city and has directed during the
past weok the repairing of more than
fifty closets in tho northern portion
alone.
It is tho opinion of tho physicians in
general that tho discaso as it exists hero
at present is transmitted principally by
flics, as there is nothing in the statistics
as tabulated that warrants a connection
in any way with any particular source
of water or milk supply.
I would respectfully recommend that
tho superintendent of streets bo author
ized to employ ono or more assistants
for a short time, that a rigid house-to-house
inspection may be had in tho nor
thern portion of tho city at onco, ns it
would bo impossible for ono man to
proporly cover tho ground in less than
two or thrco weeks time. Also, that a
genernl notice bo given by publication
or otherwiso to all property owners, re
quiring tho regular use of disinfectants
in nil closets nnd open drains, a general
cleaning of premises and tho disposal
by flro or removal of nil garbago, such
as rags, horse manure, etc. For, if
done, it would assuredly materially les
sen tho provnlenco of tho disease.
I would, howover, stato in conclusion
that I am Infoimcd by tho mino physi
cians of tho Old Dominion mines that in
tho year 1003 they attonded moro thnn
ono hundred cases in tho city, and that
there were less than ono-half as many
men employed In tho mines ns now. So
you will roadlly see that tho condition
is not a now one, but thp result of a
neglected formor ono.
The most important remedies aro pro
per vaults with regular uso of disinfect
ants and scroons to protect tho food
from flics.
Respectfully submitted,
B. G. FOX, M. D.,
Health Ofllcor.
JUDGE HEOHTMAN'S
MOTHER PASSES AWAY
Judgo J. F. Hechtinan rccoived word
yesterday of tho death in Chicago on
Wednesday of his mother, Mrs. Olive M,
Ilcchtmun, aftor a very brief illness.
Mrs. Ilcchtmun, who was 70 years of
age, had enjoyed excellent health up to
within a fow days of her doath and
Judge Hechtinan, who expected to go
oust within a fow days, was looking for
ward to a visit with his mothor. De
ceased was tor many years a residont
of Washington, D. C, whero she was
well known in oflicial circles and figured
prominently in charitable work and as
sisting votorans and tho families of de
ceased soldiers in securing pensions.
During' tho war of tho rebellion Mrs.
Hechtinan served with commendable
zeal as a nurse in tho Northern army.
Sho is survived by two sons, Henry J.
Hechtinan of Durango, Colo., and J. F.
Ilcchtmau of Globe.
Judgo Hechtinan leaves this morning
for Chicngo and hopes to reach thero
in timo for tho funeral.
DESERTED BY HUSBAND,
SHE SUES FOR DIVORCE
After twonty-soven years of married
Iifo Selina Garsido has commenced an
action in tho district court to secure a
legal separation from her husband, Wil
liam Garside. Sho asks for a divorce
on the grounds of desortion. Attorney
George R. Hill represents the plaintiff.
In hor complaint Mrs. Garsido states
that sho was married in England somo
time during the yenr 1SS0, aud that in
April, 1002, she wns deserted by her
husband in this country. It is under
stood that tho case will not be con
tested. C
EA SPECIAL
OFF THIS EVENINI
Excursion to Greene Camp for
Great Celebration of Mex
ican Independence Day,
OVER TWO HUNDRED TO
LEAVE, ON THE SPECIAL
Globe City Band and Large
Crowd of Rooters Will Ac
company Ball Team Three
Games with Cananea,
Accompanied by a crowd of abouT
hundred rooters and the crack Globe
City .band, tho Globo bascball.teim will
leave- this evening on a special train
for Cananea, whoro with the fast ball
team of tho Greene camp they will
furnish a star featuro of the big celo
brntion of tho centennial anniversary
of Mexico's independence. It is expect
ed that the special train will carry from
Globo tho largest crowd that has ever
left this city on nn excursion. The
band with its full strength of twenty
two pieces will bo the leading musical
attraction at Cananea tomorrow and
tho inhabitants of that camp will prob
ably hear tho best band they liavo ever
listened to in their homo town.
Tho excursion train will leave hero nt
S o'clock this evening and will stop at
tho principal Valley points to pick up
passongers. After leaving Solomonvillo
there will be no stops except nt junction
points and tho train will arrive at Can
anea early tomorrow morning. The
train will consist of thrco sleepers, threo
day coaches and a baggage car nnd
there will bo plenty of room for all.
Thero will be ono game of ball between
tho two teams tomorrow afternoon and
two games Monday, but tho special
train will leave Cananea Sunday night
for Globe, arriving hero early Monday
morning. Many, howover, will remain
with the ball team, which will return
home Tuesday evening on tho regular
train.
Toward tho expense in bringing down
tho band Dr. L. D. Ricketts, formerly
superintendent of tho Old Dominion,
who is now general manager of tho
Grecnc-Cananea company, has donated
$l,f50, and tho Cananea ball team $50.
Tho Globo Chamber of Commerce will
m.iko up tho remninder of the expenses,
which will amount to nbout $200.
L. II. Landis, assistant genernl pas
senger ngent of tho Randolph lines, has
been in tho city for several days work
ing up interest in the excursion, and ho
will accompany tho special as far ns
Benson, where General Passenger Agent
Bicknell of Tucson will tako charge.
Last evening all oxcopt thirteen sec
tions of tho threo sleepers had been
taken and when tho sale opens nt Bar
rett's this morning at 9 o'clock there
will probably bo a rush for those re
maining. The faro for tho round trip is
$10 and including sleeper both ways,
$13.50.
Manager Prochaska of tho ball team
has had printed a quantity of badges
which tho Globo contingent will wear
and a section of tho baggage car has
been reserved for tho rooting appara
tus. SAFFORD DOESN'T WANT TO
BE ISOLATED BY RAILWAY
Special to the Silver Bolt.
SAFFORD, Ariz', September 13.
Tho officials of tho Gila Valloy, Globo &
Northom railway nro at present consid
ering a proposition from the people of
Safl'ord to maintain tho present right-of-way
through this place, instead of
moving tho tracks a milo to tho south.
Tho railway company insists that it
must hnvo considerable moro room for
yard purposes, which to acquiro would
cost thousands of dollars if tho present
main lino roadbed is used. It is under
stood that tho property ownors through
out the city aro willing to put up a good
sized bonus to keep tho tracks where
thoy arc.
A
ACCIDENT RECALLS
EARLY VALLEY DAYS
Man Who Fought Geronimo Is
Seriously Injured in a Street
Car Accident at El Paso,
WAS AT SOLOMONVILLE
AT MEMORABLE RAID
Thrilling Stories Incident to the
Breaking Away of the Old
Warrior from San Carlos
Reservation Late in 1885,
D. M. Green, of Solomonvllle, nn old
Indian fighter and ono of tho men who
chased nnd assisted in the enpturo of
Geronimo, when that old redskin was
on tho war path in 1885, while in LI
Paso on his way to Oklahoma, recently,
was injured in a street car accident.
Green has lived in Arizona for thirty
years and has seen tho stirring early
days of tho territory, when bad men
wero on every hand and Indians were ns
thick aB cattle. He was in Solomonvillo
when the memorable raid of Geronimo
began nnd wus with the party which
followed tho old chieftain into tho am
bush which ho had laid for the white
men and in which the two Wright broth
ers lost their lives and another mairwas
wounded.
"Tho Mormon colony at a small town
called Layton, six miles from Solomon
villo, was the first point touched by
old Geronimo when ho broke off his res
ervation, December 1. J8S5," said
Green. "He left the San Carlos reser
vation on the 1st of the month and,
with his warriors, skirted Fort Thomas
and the Indian Hot Springs. He reach
ed Layton on December 3, to find al
most every inhabitant absent from the
village, cither attending to farm duties
or at tho mill.
"All the horses were taken and when
tho Mormons returned and found their
animals missing they thought that a
gang of renegade Mexicans had com
mitted tho theft, never dreaming that
the old Indian chief was on tho war
path. They took tho trail, which led
by Solomonvillo, and in tho latter place
were joined .by a "large body ofs white"
mon, myself included.
"As we reached the mesa which runs
back of Solomonvillo and where tho eye
has an uninterrupted sweep of fifteen
or twenty miles, wo could see tho dust
raised by tho Indian tribe and their
drove of horses. The Indians also saw
us and stampeded the horses, taking
cover themselves in a gorge which led
back into tho mountains at the end of
tho mesa.
"It was very dry and their trail was
easily followed. They ambushed them
selves behind rocks in tho gorgo and ns
wo rode into their trap they opened firo
upon us from every direction. Tho two
Wright brothers), who were of tho Lay
ton colony, were in tho lead and both
fell at tho first volley. We attempted
to get out of tho trap and another man,
whoso name I do not remember, was
wounded, but wo mannged to get him
out and ho later recovered.
"After this, after tho old chief had
onco seen blood, he started upon a
campaign of pillage and murder which
terrorized tho entire territory and only
ended when tho wife of Geronimo was
killed and the papoose which was on
her back was captured and ninny of his
tribesmen fell before tho guns of tho
United States cavalry.
" Geronimo 'a son, who was taken from
the back of his dead mother after sho
fell, is living 'in Solomonvillo now. A
man named Adams was the one who
took tho littlo follow and ho turned tho
babe over to a Mexican woman who
was living nenr whero this battle oc
curred and continued tho pursuit nfter
Geronimo. Ho was rounded up tho fol
lowing day and captured. This was the
old follows 's last stand.
"Tho boy was at that timo an infant
of cightcon months. Ho is now grown
to a sturdy manhood, peaceful, indus
trious and fond of his foster parent. Ho
is called Doubtful Adams and has been
woll educated by his adopted parents."
Green is a typical frontiersmnn and
bears upon his seasoned faco the im
print of tho strenuous times ho has
passed through in tho civilizing fo the
west. With his iron gray moustache
and" wcnthcrbcatcn and sun-tanned face,
he is withal, in spito of his full GO
years, still n inagnificcnt specimen of
manhood.
"I bclicvo and always will believe
that whatever murder and robbery Ger
onimo committed ho was forced to do
it by tho United States government,"
continued Grcon. "His own reservation
was south of tho Southern Pacific rail
road in the San Simon vnlloy, Cochise
county. When it wns decided to plnco
all tho Indinns under tho direct super
vision of Indian agents, Geronimo de
livered himself nnd his tribe over with
tho understanding that he was to bo
left on a reservation to bo created
whero ho had long lived.
"Aftor ho wns in charge this pro
vision wns violated nnd tho old fellow
and nil his men wore tnkon to tho San
Carlos reservation, in a strange country,
and the old man was novcr satisfied.
Ho grow moro restless ovory day and
finally tho break-away from tho reser
vation wns mndo on December 1, 1883,
wiTich cost so mnny lives nnd tho de
struction of so much property. Hnd tho
old mnn been left alone on his own
grounds, I boliovo that ho would liavo
remained peaceful. '.'
PLAYED IN BIO LUCK
Charged with a Felony, Gets Off With a
Fine and Jail Sentence
In Justico Thomas' court yesterday
Miko Gjurovich, on recommendation of
tho prosecuting nttornoy, was sentenced
to sorvo fifteen dnys in tho cSunty iail
and to pay a fine of $75. Miko was
charged with making an assault on
ChnrJcs W. Yokel with intent to kill.
It was believed that tho ovidenco was
insufficient to make a case against the
accused in tho district court.
Gjurovich came to tho Globo district
about a year ago an inexperienced
miner. Ho secured employment at tho
Old Dominion mine nnd was put to
work with Yekel, who tnught him all Jie
knows nbout tho business. About ten
days ago Yekel was changed to another
part or tlio mine and a new man put
to work with Gjurovich, who thought
tho movo was prompted by Yekel, and
it is said that ho becamo incensed nnd
threatened to do him bodily lliarm.
About n week ago, whilo crossing tho
O. D. bridge late ono night, Yekel was
met by Gjurovich. After a few heated
words tho latter pulled a pieco of iron
pipe from under hie coat and struck
Yekel over tho head with it. Tho man
was knocked unconscious. When ho
recovered ho rciwtcd tho incident to
tho officers and sw'oro to a complaint
charging Gjurovich with making an as
sault with intent to kill.
TO REQUEST AID
F
S
Gompers Decides on Plan After
All Efforts to Settle the
Strike Fail
CHICAGO, September 11. President
Gompers of the American Federation of
Labor, having failed to secure any kind
of a settlement of the telegraphers'
stnke, has announced that ho will send
out nn appeal to all unions in North
America to aid the strikers financially.
Both the Western Union and the Pos
tal companies, through their head offi
cials, refused to consider nny proposi
tion coming from outsiders, nnd this
caused President Gompers to decido to
issue a request for aid. None of tho
strike officials believe that cither com
pany will make a settlement of the
strike nt this time and arrangements
have been made to carry on the strug
gle indefinitely. This was the statement
made to the strikers nt Brand's hall
today in a note signpd by Int6rnational
Secretary Wesley Russell:
FORD. HELD TO GRAND
JURY IN SUM OF $1,000
Ike Ford, tho south sido restaurateur,
who had a hearing Thursday afternoon
on a charge of making nn aggravated
assault on his wife, Annie Ford, was
held to the grand jury yesterday morn
ing by Justice Thomas in the sum of
$1,000. Ford failed to make bond and
is now confined in tho county jail.
Friends of Ford were busy yesterday
afternoon and ho feels confident of se
curing his release today.
On Saturday last Ford and his wife,
who conduct a restaurant near the
brickyards, south of the city, drank a
littlo beer together and later engaged
in a quarrel, during tho progress of
which, it is alleged, Ford struck the
woman. His arrest followed Saturday
night. Under tho Arizona statutes this
is a felony charge. Yesterday tho Belt
received the following communication,
signed by Ike D. Ford:
"In tho nrticle headed 'His Troubles
Born of Beer,' in this morning's Belt,
where you erroneously stated that I
testified that I secured the axe and pis
tol to protect myself. It was; but not
to defend myself with, but to provent
my wife from securing the same and
doing mo bodily harm. Please cor
rect." NARROW ESCAPE
Coolness of Bluejackets Save
Indiana After Coal Bunkers
Are Ignited
WASHINGTON, D. C, September 11.
Tho navy department today mado
public the fact that through firo in her
coal bunkers on tho morning of Septem
ber 5, the battleship Indiana, now un
dergoing repairs at Leaguo Island navy
yard, narrowly escaped destruction, tho
ammunition in tho adjacent magazines
being safely removed through tho great
est exhibition of courage on the part of
Iho oflicers and crew.
No damage resulted from tho fire,
which resulted from spontaneous com
bustion of coal. The work of removing
tho ammunition from tho adjacent mag
azines of tho twelve-inch and six-inch
guns was, according to tho reports, pro
ceeded with quietly. Two magazines
of shells becamo dangerously heated and
wero flooded to a depth of twenty
inches. Lieutenant Commander Stricht
directed tho firo party, consisting of
Gunner L. C. Hill nnd nino men, who
entered the magazines and removed the
ammunition. Six boxes nearest the
bulkhead becamo so hot as to bo han
dled with difficulty, while the bulkheads
and thirtcen-inch shells wero so hot
they burned the hnnds and blistered
the paint. Tho coal on firo was flooded
nnd removed from tho bunkers nnd tho
bulkheads and shells were sprnyed with
water until the temperature dropped to
normal.
Fill
n
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TO FIFTEEN CE8T
Private Advices from the East
Yesterday Tell of Bad Slump
in Red Metal Prices,
RUMOR OF CUT-DOWN IN .
OLD DOMINION FORCES
Reported that Draft of 800 Men
Is to Be Made, but Story Is
Not Confirmed by Superin
tendent Hegardt,
Privato dispatches received horo yes
terday from tho cast told of another dis
astroua slump in the price of copper,
Electrolytic dropping a full cont to 15
centB. No furthor information was re
ceived concerning metal market condi
tions and no news of the copper share
markot was rccoived in Globe all day
yesterday.
Just what effoet 15-ccnt eoppor will
have locally is a problom, but one thing
is certain, the reduced price will cut a
deep hole in the earnings of the Old
Dominion company and will probably
causc some of tho smaller prodncing
compauies to greatly curtail operations
or ceaso producing entirely. Thore will
be no appreciable effect on tho largo
development companies, such as the
Globe Consolidated and the Suporior &
Boston, which are engaged in dovolop
ment work purely and not dopendont on
metal conditions.
Rumors were rife yosterday to the
effect that there would be a hoavy
" draft" at the Old Dominion. One ru
mor had it that 800 men were to bo
laid off and that tho shift bossos were
already securing lists of the married
and unmarried men, the latter class be
ing those slated to go. Those rumors,
however, were apparently without foun
dation. Last evening Superintendent R. B.
Hegardt was asked by a ropresontativc
of tho Silver Belt concerning tho re
port and he stated that he knew noth
ing as yet of such a move. He inti
mated, however, that while such a thing
as a "draft" is not entirely out of the
question, it will not be an immediato
occurrence. Were such, a draft made in
tho near future, the non-English spoak
ing element employed by the Old Do
minion will probably be hardest hit.
The low price of copper has been
given as the reason for the partial
shutdown of the Copper Queen smoltor
at Douglas, although the metal is pro
duced there at approximately 3 conts
less than nt the Old Dominion smoltor.
It is highly improbable that thore will
bo any curtailing at the Old Dominion
smelter, but on the contrary the pro
posed improvements and additions now
in progress will be continued.
iMESlifER
E BROKERS
Tombstone Man Named by the
Court to Straighten Out Af
fairs of Defunct Firm
Late advices from Bisbeo indicate
that the affairs of the defunct broker
age firm of Duey & Overlook are in
a fair way to be straightened out.
At Tombstone on Wednesday Judge
Doan appointed F. R. Harrington of
Tombstono assignee of tho estate to
tako the place of Messrs. Morrison and
Wood, who resigned.
Mr. Harrington filed a bond in the
sum of $50,000, with the Aetna and
Nationnl Security companies as sure
ties, which bond was approved by the
court, and at onco left for Bisbqe. Mr.
Harrington was accompanied by Attor
ney Strickler and Joe Morrison, one of
tho former assignees.
At a conference held bctweon tho
three it was for a time doubtful if
everything would pass off quietly, as
Messrs. Harrington and Strickler ob
jected to somo items of a bill which
contained the following: For drawing
deed of assignment, $250; premium on
bond, $200; assignees' fees (Wood and
Morrison), $200; office held, $71; ex
penses to Tombstone, $20.
It looked very much for a time that
this bill would -cause another delay as
tho creditors' representatives objected
to the items of $200 and $250 for
drawing the deed of .assignment and
for the premium on the assignees' bond
respectively. Mr. Morrison insisted that
theso were proper charges, and for a
time no ngrecment could bo reached.
Finally, however, it -was ngrced that '
tho new assignee and Strickler should
recommend to tho creditors' organiza
tion tho payment of tho chnrgC3 with
tho exception of tho attorneys' fee,
which must bo filed ns a claim against
tho estate. As soon as this issue was
disposed of tho course outlined abovo
was carried out.
In an interview shortly after his ar
rival in Bisbeo, Mr. Harrington said:
"I have nothing to say at-the present
time further than that I will tako up
the duties of my office nt once, and ns
soon as possible I will get the affairs
into shape so as to issuo a statement."
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