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Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28
THr Florence Enterprise says :

There are from four 10 SIX hundred Apaches from San Carlos roaming over the hills and mesas along the Gila and San Pedro between Riverside and Dud- leyville, and the Santa Cstslinss. They are all tagged, and great many of them are carrying the new government guns, and ammunition furni-hed them by Crook at the commencement of his re- cent campaign. They are gathering mesquite beans and hunting. They have thirty day passes and this will af- ford them ample time tO clean out all the deer and antelope ID this portion of the county.
 Now we should like to hear from Agent Wilcox in relation to this matter. And if what the Enterprise says IS true, we should like to have Agent Wilcox tell us why the agency Indians are fur nished with passes to roam around the country. Is the San Carlos reservation too small to hold the Indians Thesr Indians should not be allowed off the reservation, and 1t is had to believe that Agent Wilcox would permit it. But fl be has, 1t is about time the people of Arizona was taking a hand in the Indian business. It is bad enough to have these redskinned devils in the Territory on the reservation; but when they are furnished with passes to roam around white settlements with arms in their hands. it looks very much ss though the white settlers of Arizona are nearing the jumping of place.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

men and children. The first news of the disaster reached the city little after 2 o'clock this morning, when a large landed st Henderson's wharf bringing a number of bodies. Up to this hour it is said 6l bodies have been recovered.
 PROVIDENCE. July, 22.-Six of the op- orators employed by the Western Union Telegraph c., this city, struck to-day leaving five at work, who are insufiici' nt to conduct the business. three of the op- orators which compOses almost the en- tire force. American Rapid, of this city also struck this murning.
 BALTIMORE, July 21.-A high official of the Baltimore < Ohio R. R. O., stated most positively tha, B. X O. Go. would not treat with Campbell or with any man not in their own employ; that they were ready, willing and anxinns to meet and talk ussL ,beir own men and offer most noersl terms, but were resolved not to treat with men not in their service.
 MEMPHIS, July 23.-Strikers continue firm.
 CHICAGO July 23.-The Western Union has recruited a new force for the gold and stock telegraph service in this city, and market quotatisns are reach ing subscribers to-day. The situation is unchanged
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

TIE jury in the ex-rressurer Folks case having been obtained, the trial will now go on. To secure thIs jury, panels sggregstIng 2.000 persons were exhaust ted. The jury IS composed of sorry set of men," from the rural districts of Tennessee, who never read newspapers and after hearing the evidence iD the case the lawyers will SO befuddle them that they will not know whether Polk IS saint or a sinner. One of the jurors selected did not know from what dis t-ict in his county he hailed.
 4 man who does not read 8 newspaper nowadays, Is not fit to sit upon 8 jury The time was not very long ago, before the public schools, that many men pos sessed of good natural abilities and com mon sense could not read or write, but that day has passed. If there is really anything ID a man, in thls generation, 1t will come out, in spite of all obstacles. It Is about time that thls silly custom Of empanneljng nonentIties as Jurers to try cases of such importance as this Of Folks, involving tens of thousands of d0liars, was done away with. An hon. est, intelligent man will consider the facts and the evidence in a case when placed upon a jury, no matter how many accounts be may have read about II ID the newspapers. Intelligent, and not ignorant men, are what are needed m !ury trials.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28
EASTERN.

CHICAGO, July 2O-A secret meeting of the telegraphers was held at their hall last night. The committee which was appointed to supply a report of the Brotherhood's proceedings to newspa- pers stated that It was receiving inuum- ersble assurances of sympathy, and if necessary, of final sid from various quarters. The men felt more determined in their course since they are supported by the Knights of Labor. The sn- nouncement that the Board of Trade and others had gwen assurances of sup port was loudly cheered.
 CINCINNATI, O., July 2l.-No material changes on the telegraph situation. The press cared for iu good shape and business generally seems to be dispatch ed promptly. Accessions to the forces since noon are not sufficient to give
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28
The TeIegraphers, Demand.

The long expected demands of the Brotherhood of Photographers were pre- sented yesterday to the managers of the telegraph companies. Thsy were couch ed In respectful language and were un- accompanied by any threats. This fact should be placed to the credit of the framers of the paper, as it was feared that, confident of their power, they would rely rather upon the fear of con- sequences that would follow refusal than upon the justice of their cause. This danger was avoided, and their grievances, as set forth by themselves, must be judged on their merits.
 It cannot be said that the petition - for such ID fact 1t ls-hRs been skilfully drawn. It leaves the impression of ask ing too much at once. Tor example, 1t requests that B days work be made eight instead of nine hours, and a nights work seven instead of eight--s reduction of one-rinth ID the one case and of one eight in the other. At the same time 1t wants all wages increased fifteen per cent, irrespective of the age. skill or position of the operator, besides extra compensation for Sunday work.
 The real effect of these demands will be best illustrated by an example. A day operator receives say S75 per month, or, counting nine hours to the day and SIX days to the week, about thirty-five cents per hour. Under the proposed rate the monthly wage will be SS6.25; R days work will be elght hours during six days in the week, or about fOrty-tve cents per hOur-sn actual increase of more than twenty-seven per cent Again. unless a woman can do mans work 1t is not right that she should receive a mans wages. The special requests for linemen and Whestsione operators need only be mentioned, though, according to the explanation of them given in snoth- CT column, the same fault of asking too much seems to apply to them.
 On the whole, it may be doubted whether the operators have presented 8 strong case. That evils exist cannot be questioned, but they will not be rem edied by the course tRken.-New Yolk Herald.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28
THE WaRArsroNR SYSTEM.

It IS stated that about two months ago large number of girls were engag- ed by the Western Union Telegraph company, osteusibly for the purpose of
 testing and fsmilisrizing themselves with new English invention known as the WheatstOne system of telegraphy. This system, so its inventors say, makes telegraphy merely mechanical process and does away completely with the present 'sounder' which is used through out the country. The written message, as it is received for transmission, is con- verted into the Morse characters and stamped out on prepared slip of paper. The paper is then placed in the Wheat stone apparatus, and by a series of pms the message is sent over the wires, where it IS received at the other end in like characters, and is copied for dsliv- cry. It IS claimed that one Wheststone machine will do the work of ten of the instruments now used, and the advant- age clsimed is that entirely inexperieno- ed persons can use it after & short trial. The apparatus has been experImented with in Chicago and this city and the company have it ready to be put into use iu case the strike occurs"
 This explanation of the Wheststone system was made by the Western Union Company about the time of the begin ming of the telegsrpher's strike in New York, threfore it is hard to tell whether it was made in the interest of the com pany, or is based upon facts. If, how ever, the Wheststone system possesses all that they claim for it, it will soon come into general use, and if it can be learned by inexperienced persons in a short time, and can do the work of ten of the common "sounder," as they claim it can, it will not be long before the places of the strikers will be filled. But as this WheatstOne system has not yet been proven in this country, we shall have to wait for further light upon the subject before accepting it as a perma- nent and successful improvement over the Morse instrument.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

GARDEN parties will continue to be given at Saratoga this season. These nsrties were introduced three or four wears ago, and are looked upon as the most elegant out door parties evere given in this country. The youngsters have their innings in the afternoon, when they dance the happy hours away under green trees, in whose brsnces the birds sing as joyously as the children under meath. In the evening the elders take possession and succeed to the dancing floor, while along the walks and sur rounding plazas there is a gorgeous dress parade" of the fashionable peo- pls from all parts of the country. This popular resort continues to grow m favor, while Niagara and other places so bouutifully enriched by nature, are from some cause given "the go by" After all, t Is not the water the frequenters of Saratoga are in search of il; they go there to see and be seen, t. introduce theIr sons and daughters and if possible marry of the daughters. It may be good place to secure lovers, but very poor one to find good husbands. More should be known of an intended hus- band of a daughter than can be learned ID a few weeks so!ourn at Saratoga. If good husbands cannot be secured among home scquaIntances, then there IS some lining wrong, either with the daughter or her parents. They either consider her E. 7ood for tue young men with whom sne has been raIsed, or the young men are not disposed tO marry her. The watering place match is dangerous to both parties. as sach matches 61s usual ly made by deception, which will come out sooner or later when trouble will follow. IT parents would spend more time ID preparing their daughters for useful life. instead of contrivening plans to get rid of them before they are fairly started ID their teens, it would be much better for both parents and children. Then there would be no trouble in find ing suitable husbands for the daughters, and their chances for a life of happiness would be greatly increased.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

TIE prospects for large gathering Of Sir Knights at San Francisco from the East is growing less every week. Many have already -'backed out, and every week lodges which had resolved to at- tend send word that they cannot do SO. San Francisco IS long way from the Eastern States, and though the fares have been greatly reduced, the outside expenses amount to quite a sum Of money, and when the poor Sir Knight begins to count up the cost he finds that the contents of his wslle, is not sufh- eient for the purpose. Still, there will be enough to make il a success in spite O. the long distance 10 San Francisco. The attendance from the Pacific States and Territories will be large. The man. agement in San Francisco have made ample provision for the sccommodstipn of all who may come, and a good time ls expected
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28
THE TELEeRAPHERs, STRIKE.

It now looks as though we shall have to go back to the old custom of collecting news by letter instead of the telegraph. The telegraphers' strike, which has now been going on four or five days, seems no nearer of adjustment than on the first day of the strike. It seems that neither the strikers nor the operators knew exactly what they were about. In the first place, the operators did not know exactly what they wanted, so they asked for more than they expected to get, leaving large margin to barter on. They want a days labor reduced to eight hours, and then they ask the company to increase their wages on the reduced days work 15 per cent, which, from the best authority to be had upon the sub iect, amounts to an increase of 30 per cent. This large increase cannot be &C., ceded to, but 1t is more than likely they will get half of what they ask, and that reduction of time and an increase of about 2 per cent will be granted. The company c have all along claimed that they could fill the strikers places, but 1t IS evident from their feeble showing that they cannot do it. The public, which stands at a distance and looks on with unconcern, is in reality more interested in thls strike than the Western Union Company. For, lei it go as 1t may, the people will be called upon to make good the companies losses during the continua- ton of the strike, and If the wages of operators IS increased the people will have to pay for it. Night dispatches that are now sent for one dollar, wil cost a dollar and p cents; and day dispatches which DOW cost SL5O, will be increased to Sl.75 or g, and all other dispatches including press reports, will be increas- ed in about the same ratio. So after all, the people, who now take the least inter- est in the strike will have to "pay the piper" We have no doubt the operators have some grievances which should be attended to, but we very much doubt whether they are of such serious nature as they would have us believe. If they were receiving S1,0O0. per month there would still be some who would clammor for higher wages. On the contrary, the Western Union, like all other corpora tions, wants to reduce expenses to the minimum, consequently, it is the same spirit that governs both the company and the strikers; both want higher wages. This the stockhOlder can only secure by reducing exprnHes, while the operator must ask for an increase of wages. We trust however, that the dif- ticulty will be settled soon for the soon TT it is settled the less it will cost us, besides it IS a great clog to the bushes. of the country for the time being.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

HE Civil Servce act went into effect this week. It IS said there are no vscan- cles in any of the executive departments o' the government. Hereafter each de- psrtment will be required to report to he commission the number of vscan- eies existing in their respective forces. The commission wlll then send a hst of slI names to the department where va- cancy exists, with the grade at which each person passed the examination. and from these six names the appointment will be made. The chronic office hunter will now have to toe the mark, and if be Is found deficient he will have to turn bis attention to other fields.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

EUREKA, Arkansas hss just passed through sn experience similar to that which has been such a drawback to the permanent prosperity of Tombstone.
 In 1879 town was founded at Eureka Springs. For nearly 8 year nothing vhs done to give any prospects for future success, but ih 1880 upwards of 1, 900 per sons settled there. Now the number of is 10000 Outside parties pre-empted certain lands within the city limits, and laid out building lots. At the same time they gave out the report that the waters there possessed great curative properties, and thereby, 1t IS claimed, caused heavy emigration, and the property sold rapidly aud increased in value. The question arose, Who owned the town-the people who have gone there and made the place what it really IS, or those who pre-empted a large portion of the town sites and now wish to sell them at high figures! The Commissioner of the Land Office has decided in favor of the former.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

GENERAL HOWARD recently sustained A serious shock, and it is barely possible he may recover. On gong to head quarters at Omaha on Sunday be found many of bis staff off cers reading newspapers and writing letters On the Monday follow ing he issued an order to have head quarter closed hereafter on Sundays e1' cept for business that must be attended to. It is 8 great pity that he could not be relieved of bis duties ID the army so that he could devote himself to teaching ID the Sunday schools-s position he might be able to fill more successfully than position in the army.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

Two walters at the Brighton hotel on Couey Island notod for remarkable grace and rapidity In waiting on custom CTS. obtained "s box covered with blue cloth etc" and set it up in one of the rooms assigned to the help. AfeW nights ago the proprietors made raid on the room when they found the expert wait ers dealing faro, and the balance Of them were putting up the chips. The smart walters were discharged and now the help are compelled to go away from home to hunt the tiger.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

GOVERNOR TRITLE continues to make appointments to the Denver Exposition. By tue way we should like to know how such good men can spend so much val usble time at expositions, and pay their own expenses. Our advice to these commissioners to the exposition, IS to make as few bills, and live as chesply ss possible, as the Territory of Arizona will not pay any more bills of so called Denver Exposition Commissioners. The people of Arizons have no money to throw away.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28
SHOOTING Iy ARIZONA.
Three Bullets in Former Resident of Los
 Angeles.

Three Bullets In a Former Resident of Los
 Angeles.
 Most of our readers who have resided in this city year or more, will remem- Der R. T. Collins, formerly the proprie- tor of the Fork Store" on Spring street. Mir. Collins is at present at Dos CsbeZas, in Arizona, and few weeks ago started on 8 prospecting tour through Northern Sonora in company with several others. All went well for a time until the Col lins' party happened to meet 6 number of Mexicans who had been freely drink ing rnescal, and were therefore ready to quarrel with the ''Gringos." This state of affairs continued until at last one of the Mexicans drew 6 pistol and fired three shots at Collins, each of which took effect. The remainder of the Americsns then rallied and drove the Mexicans away Securing the pistol Collins was found not to be fatally wounded, and was taken back to Arizo- na, where be rapidly recovered, although the bullets are still in him, and will prob ably never be extracted. He has So far reeained his health that he has opened butoher-shop at Dos CsbeIas, and 8 few days ago sent the pistol, by which be came SO near losing his life, to friends in this city. For the particulars given ve are indebted to 8 gentleman just in from Arizons.-Los Angeles Times.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

IT is quite eviden, from what Cover nor Tritle has told the newspaper men in San Francisco, about General Crook and the Indian question in Arizona, thst he does not read the papers published in this Territory and has not talked with the people; or. if he has, he has misrep'e- sented them. Neither the press or the people have gone in raptures over the condition of Indian affairs Tn Arizona, and had the governor taken the least pains to inform himself he could not help knowing it.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28
A MALIGNANT disease has made its al

A MALIGNANT disease has made its ap- pearance in St Mary's Reiormstory h. dustrial school for boys. near Baltimore, said by physicians to be due to over crowding and imperfect sanitary regula- tions. The form of the disease is gener- ally known as as camp measles. Moth ing is more injurious to health than overcrowding, and to a casual observer some of the houses in the Chinese quar- ter of Tucson seem to be filled inst lit- tie beyond the health limit, and it might not be out of place to examine into the matter.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

TRAMPs are getting to be as much of a nuisance in some of the Eastern State s as they were few years ago. They con- gregate in the woods and go into camp, and then steal garden truck, chickens or whatever they can lay their hands upon. and when the weather IS bad they seek cover in old houses or barns. They are filthy, dirty set, without principle or ambition-s disgrace to the human race A common thief is respectable person age in comparison to these degraded beings. They should be placed in work houses and forced to earn their own hp- inc
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

THE country democracy of New York met at Coney Island the other day and resolved that Tammsny should not be allowed to take any part in making nom. nations ID the future. It IS not likely that John Kelly and his followers will support a ticket which they have no v.ce in making with very much zeal at least they have not supported such tickets in the past. Ths Tsmmsny Boss is making the country democracy much trouble. and they would crush hIm, but it remains to be seen whether they can do it or not.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

CHARLES HILL, a Cleveland compost tor, recently fell heir to a fortune of e20,OOO The other day he turned up in Erie, Pennsylvania, dead broke" after having spent liberal allowance in riot ous living, and went "subbing" for whisky money. It is 8 great pity that fortune had not fallen to 8 more worthy subject, ss 1t is not likely Mir. Hill will be benefited in the least by 1t, but on the contrary it may prove an injury to b,-a
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28
FOREIGN.

SUEz, July 24.-ChOlera has broken out among the soldiers, British 42d regiment, which lately arrived from Cairo. Two members died.
 800 DEATHS REPORTED AT CAIRO.
 ALEXANDRIA, July PA European dled here from cholera; 800 deaths re- ported at Cairo, yesterday, and one at Ismaela. and one at Suez yesterday.
 FLEEING FROM THE sCOURGE.
 ALEXANDRIA, July 4.-It IS reported that cholera appeared among the Brit ish soldiers at the Citadel ID Cairo and one died. The British Loyal Academy has one death, and the 18th Hussars, which are stationed at Abassis, are pre- pairing to go to Oshmooney1.
 DEATH ROLL
 LONDON, July 4.-Duriug the 24 hours ending at s thls morning, 463 deaths from cholera at Cairo; g at Zeifti; l5 at Tantah; 9 at Shierbin; 13 at Mansou- rah; IF at Chibin; 43 at Mehall; % at Ghizel, and at ChOUat.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

Colorado capitalists and men well known to the political world, will, we are informed, soon make up a pool of cash wherewith to put up the very best reduction works to be obtained, in the city of Prescott, which will be paving investment and 8 source Of relief to mine owners hereabouts.-Prescott Miner.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

Gus. F. Stoddsrd, of Stoddard, has sold to Msrcius De Leon sn interest ID
 the Hold Fast, BonsuZs, Fair, Wide Awake and several other valuable min claims in the Big Bug and Agus Fris districts, the consideration being Ss.000.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

The Pheni1 Gazette sums up the pro- duct of crops in Maricopa county as fOllows: Wheat, 13,6S6, ,7S0 pounds: bar ley, lS,792,09l pounds, with about 2,OO0,- OJO pounds of Indian wheat to be added. There are 10,42l acres in wheat and bar ley. The average per acre is: Wheat, PAS bushels; barley, 26IS bushels. There are 3,973 acres in alfalfa; 2l3.42O grspevines and 3O.260 fruit trees.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

GENERAL SHELLY, of St. Paul, Minn-, Is so seriously III that he IS not expected to recover. He is over seventy years or age
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-07-28

sTEERAGE passengers are now carried from New York to Liverpool at the re- markedly lov price of eighteen dollars