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Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12

THERE is no longer any doubt about
 General Crooks determination to do his
 best to wipe out the renegade Chirica- huas If he is not hampered by superi- or authority, and prevented from pursu- ing the Indians and fighting them as arranged with the Mexican General he will succeed He is now do- ing just what ought t9 be done, and is pursuing the only course that promises success. It would appear from the presence Of Adjutsnt General Drum and Col. Barr. Judge Ad- vocate General and Private Secretary to the Secretary of War, at El Paso, that they came for the purpose of securing his withdrawal from the Sierra Madre campaign, but 30 far they have been uu- able to communicate with Gen. Crook, and if they came for the purpose indi- cstsd, it is to be hoped they will not sue Ceed Tn opening up communications. IL is the height of folly to stop at an imag- mary lIne, when m pursuit Of Indians, and if such ''red tapeism" IS to be en- forced, we shall have plenty of Chirica- huas for the next hundred years to come General Crook is now on the right track hs IS doing just what every Arizonan knows or believes to be right. Now is the time for every true man in this Territory to stand by General Crook and give bim every and and sup port possible, and If necessary send VOL unteers tO hIs support, as 1t Is not possi- ble for him to secure further support from our own army. It matters little to us about the destruction of red tape, SO long as there Is a prospect of putting under the ground the last member of the ChIricahuas.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12

TIE San Francisco Chronicle, which is usually well informed, has an article on 'Crooks field of operation" in which the writer, owing to ignorance of the facts, or erroDeous information, which amounts to about the same thing, has placed the Yaqui on level with Crooks Indian scouts. The Chronicle does not seem to understand the character of the Yaqui Indian, nor the position he occu- pies among the people of Sonora. The Yaqui is a civilized Indian, and the most industrious people ID Sonora. It is true. they nave a reservation below or southeast of Gusymas, on the Yaqui river, where a large number of them re- side; but they are found from one end of Sonora to the other, as well as in Ari- zona- There are many thousands of Yaqui Indians. They have ranches and farms all over the State If Sonora; dress as well as the native Mexicans of the working class; make just as good an ap- pearance, but are much more industrious than any other class of people in the country. Indeed. we have often heard mining men say they were the best workers to be found in the world. The Yaquls are not savages, but men much superior in many respects to some of the lower class in Mexico. The Chron- icle IS also in error as t. the threatened attack of the San Carlos Agency by Tucson rangers. as Tucson has had no rangers during the present troubles, and DO such threats have been made by citi- zens Of Tucson.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12
GENERAL CROOK.

Some unessiness seems to exist as to the safety of General Crook in his Sier- "a Madre campaign. but We see no grounds for such fears. He has a force of POO United States Cavalry and 23O h. dian scouts; and while there may be few more Apaches to fight than General Crook had been lead to believe yet We do not believe that the number can be very much larger than Gen. Crook had knowledge Of. General Crook, without do1bt has information direct from the hostile camp, and of course knows more about the number be has to contend against than anybody else. There Is, in our opinion, no danger of General Crooks inability to carry oD a success ful campaign in the country he Is now in, unless hls Indian scouts should turn upon him and join the hostiles. In that case there would be great danger. But such thing is not at all likely to transplre. The Indian scouts have left their families and friends behind them, and they know that any such treachery on their part would prove disastrous to their friends Besides, General Crook. who should understand them better than any body else. thoroughly considered all these different elements embraced in his little army before be started in, and We are stronz in the faith of his ability to cope with the renegsdes, and We be- lieve that he will succeed.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12
CHARLEY NcCoMAs.

The Lone Star in referring to the letter sent out from San Carlos on the 3rd instant to Mir. Davis, to the effect that Charley McComas was alive and well and in care of Bonito," comments as fol- lows:
 This statement differs materially from everything hitherto heard On the sub ject and, although 1t may not be re- gsrded by some people as entirely trust worthy, no effort should be spared to investigate IL and save the boy, If he still lives. 4 few weeks since one of White Mountain Apacbes who parti- cipated ID the late raid iu New Mexico and Arizona was captured and he Is now confined at Camp Thomas, A. T. This man was questioned Oy General Crook, at the request of the rea- tlves of Judge McComas, and stated that Charley was mur- dered by his captors about twelve miles this side of the border Colonel For syth has always thought this assertion true, as, when be was following towards Mexico the band that had massacred tue boys parents, he had the vicinity of every camp made by the Indians thor oughly secuted, and around the last few camps no footprints made by the boy could be seen. Tue theory that Charley had been killed was regarded by most people as probable, although "A few hopeful persons have insisted that the body would have been found by the troops had this been the case.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12
FOREIGN.

PARIS, May 10.-A tragedy winch caused a great sensati,n n was eDsctsJ here this morning. On Rue Sainte Dan,s While a marriage party was proceedr,g along that thoroughfare, Ou the Wav ,9 the church a rival of the groom shot sr3 killed him. The assassin then poisoned himself.
 DUBLIN. May IDA verdict Of ,r1,,. was rendered. against Nulert. a15 b. was sentenced to penal servirude fo- fife.
 LONDON, May l0.-A large meetiD, cs Bradlaugh's constituents was held n, Northampton last night, at winch rasG lutiOns were passed ID favor of R-s5 laugh retaining his seat in the Com mons.
 LoSDoN, May 11.-L. No-eIy. money br5ser has failed Liabilities E53l U66 mostly dealt heavily in grand trunk s, curIties.
 LONDON, May IA meeting of iutir. enrial shlpOv ners to-day. with r-o--- sentatirn Of three tons Of Suez r.,s1 traffic. adopted a resolution favo-ir, the construction of another canal se-oss the Isthmus.
 CALCUTTA, May IA fight has oe. cured between the forces of Amer 1f Afghanistsn and ShlnwarrYs, r-~uI-r-, in the defeat Of the latter with 20G killed
 LONDON, May 1l.-Childers, Chanc-r,- of the EXcnvc Uer, stated m the Com mons last evening that the Governuar, would consider during the present Wear the question Of permitting the grown, of tobacco in the United Kingdom.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12

AND now Transvaal sends out the re-
 port that the mother of all gold mines
 has been discovered in that far of coun- try. The further away the country, the richer the mines, in all cases. Good authority" they say, reports enormous quantities of gold. reaching in certain cases as much as 1000 ounces to the ton" That would be about Sl7,000 to the ton of ore. Two diggers" says one report employ seven Kaffirs, and have jGst cleaned up for the week seventy three ounces of gold, and theIr means of working was most inefficient" IL IS more than hkely gold has been discover ed. but II ia not probable there is much of the kind of ore reported. New discov- cries are invariably reported to be rich, but rich streaks of ore have never been known to hold out for any great dis tance in any mine in this country, and what is found here can only be dupli- cated in other countries. The old Vul- ture mine in this Territory yielded some of as fine ore perhaps as was ever found in gold mine, but 1t did not last any considerable length of time, aud the ore now being worked from that mine is not high grade by any means.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12

IT IS not often We see sn item in 6 newspaper that We cannot understand or make something of, but sometimes We have to confess our stupidity. The following, from the San Francisco Call, IS a sample poser:
 Work Is to be commenced this week on Beiioe island, under the direction of General Stone, late Of the Egyptian army, in excavating foundation for the pedestal on which Is to be erected Bar th0ldi's statue of Liberty EnhghtenIng the World" As yet, with all the efforts made, the city of New York has been able to raise only Sl00,0J0 towards the construction of the pedestal, which It is estimated will cost S250,OOO. As 8 mat ter of national pride, or as rebuke to the indifference of New York on the sub lect, perhaps both, Arizona steps for ward and says to General Stone, "Go ahead; if New York fails you. Arizona will raise the necessary funds to com plete the work" Arizona IS only Q ter ritory, with little more than fraction of the population of the great State of New York, and fl sense of pride does not stimulate the latter to ralse the necessary anOuulf tue reprOacn VIII dt- tach to her through all time.
 Now, it appears that the rich men of Gotham have raised but sIOO,OO0, of the s250.OOO that will be necessary to erect BartholdTs statue of Liberty Enlight- ming the World" We were aware that Arizonans are more than willing to "en- tighten the world" on almost every oc- cssion, but we were not aware they would come to the front when 1t costs so large a sum as s25O0OO. to show up. If such 8 proposition has been made by ArIzonsns in New York, we fear It came from that class who feel rich with few hundred in their pockets after years in the hills,and who when mellowed up with few drinks imagine every dollar hun dred, and grow patriotic as well ss rich. IL IS more than possible some ''of the boys" have given the people of Gotham 's game" and that the Call has mistaken the leyIty of an "old timer" for fact. Guess the sntipodes have been misled.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12

THE authorities of New Zealand and
 Australia seem determined to improve
 upon the present cost and expedition of the mails to Europs. Robert J. Creigh-
 ton, sp-cIal postal commissioner of New Zealand has had an interview with the Postmaster General, upon the subject of the transportation of the English and Australian malls. Mir. Creighton pointed out the advantages which the United States derives from the trans pO-tatiun of these mails across the con- tinent from New York to San Francisco, complained of the heavy subsidy which the Australian colonies were obliged to pay the Pacific Mail Steamship Com pany for carrying them from San Fran cisco across the Pacific and suggested that 1t would be only fair if the United States should bear its proportion of the to this subsidy. The Postmaster General replied that he had no authority to take the course suggested, but would lay the matter before the President The carrying Of the mails across thls continent must be to the advantage Of the country. It secures to us speedy and safe communication with country whose trade must become yearly of more importance to the United States, and whicn will prove equally advantageous to both, and our government, 1t seems to us should bear portion of the expense IT our government declines to aid the Australian authorities, 1t is hinted that the mails will go via the Suez canal.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12
Stock Exchnnge Pnlitir.-

The coming election for officers Of -rs Stock Exchange IS being discussed with much excitement ID Wall street. The regular nominations provoked va-y general dissatisfaction. and thuz assumed definite shape yesterday when an opro-.-
 lon ticket vas placed m the field. Feel ing runs particularly strong against tbs regular nominee for presidslt-uot That he IS personally obnoMous, but b-caas-
 hls alleged intimate relations with a millionaire broker who was recently ex peled from the Exchange. and who nas. -inee been eXerting every influence, per -Ynsl and legal, to secure a r-In-tate- ment. lt Is hinted that this gentleman and nls friends even coBtrIved Go have placed on the tlcket the names of persons inclined Co favor hIs suit. However thIs may be, Interpretation leaders argue that as hIs efforts Co secure a reinstatement are soon tO be revived there should he 8 president and governing committee free from even the shadow of bias. The op- position have secured as their candida -a for president Mr. 4. ;. Hatch, for txs rty years partner in the banking hor.s.. fl Fisk S Hatch and one of the oldest .rf most highly respected members of taz Exchange The other names ruos Their ticket are all familiar as bsu.eFalI words in financial circles. and fl tts present temper should continue to pre- vail the opposition will elect tbeir ? ca by large malority,-N, '. Herald.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12

SOME one who has given the subjec. of gaming in New York considerable thought takes rather Respondent vieN of the question. He says: "It is doubt ful there will ever be a game that will possess more fascination for men iu New York than faro. One of the most pol ished hterfry gentlemen m the city, whose works are the talk of the town, l. its slave, and everything that he males goes over the green cloth. No sum of money is too small or too large for him to keep in his pocket when he can reach a faro table. You can imagine his un- rest the day or two the gambling dens remained closed. One of the school principals of tbe city, whose knowledge of mathematics rivals that ot Professor Ahrends, who used to be an actuary of a St Louis insurance company, has no- ton that he can, by mathematics, beat the game, but the tiger as usual has laid him low every time. Still he keeps 1t up. The cleverest journalists who have learned that In wrestling with gin, gin gets hold that no science of athletics can equal, go weekly with their earnings to Ann street, as others take their dol lars to the Wall street game. They tell marvellous stories of luck-waves, of scoops, of Sl,OOO in a night, and of sud den bIckcap that carries all of that and more, too, and of their complete over- throw, winch seems coupled with de- termination to try it again, as soon ias they nave recuperated somewhat fnan- cially."
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12

TIE citizens Of New Orleans are some what alarmed at the project of opening up the Atchafalays outlet to deep water, which they say would destroy or greatly cripple the commerce of New Orleans. The Times-Democrs of that city states that to aivocste the opening of the new route, means not only commercial disaster 10 New Orleans, but tO the whole valley which IS realizing just now the advantages Of having the river route to the sea, and easy transportation through the ietties." According to Mr. Nimmo's report, the Mississippi riyer and the jetties DOW fix the freight on western produce and grain to European markets; and these rates, 1t has been estimated, have been reduced SlJ0,OOO, 00J sInce the river ietties were opened. 1T Mir. Simmo's figures are reliable, then just that amount of money has been saved 70 the farmers and commission men 3t the country. but the farmers get fha r11zf of if
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12

A WAsEE.sFoS correspondent says 'the President must have been glad to get back to the most beautiful city ID the country at its loveliest season. The Capitol grounds are now among the most charming sights in Washington. The broad slopes of the hill on which 1t Is placed are now covered with long grass, with violets lavishly planted amidst it." We have DO doubt the Pres ident must have been glad to get back to enjoy the beautiful grounds, but can not other citizens enjoy them as well as the President Why single out the President from all the 50,0OO,O0Oof peo- pie in the United States to look upon the lovely green grass of Washington President Arthur Is, after all, but a man with the same senses of smell and taste as other citizens, and outside of the White House grounds he possesses no more rights than other people do. It is a great pity that the public grounds at Washington are not always clothed with beautiful grasses and sweet-scented flowers. Our hard worked @ congress men do not remain late enough to see the fruits of their generous appropria- tions for maintaining the public grounds at Washington. When their labors are over they usually return to their homes  or go on junketing tour around the country, but seldom remain in Washing ton later than March, unless they are compelled to by long term and then they growl about malaria and the hot weather. But they leave the beautiful city behind for the clerks, heads of de- partments and the President to enjoy. Ihoughtfui congressman
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12
Apaches ArOuAd Again.

Officer James Kenney, accompanied
 by E |. Lang, started about half past one yesterday n a buggy for Soldier Holes, to subpoena Lieutenant Anderson as a
 witness m the examination of II. s. Gabriel. who had attempted that officer life few hours previously. About five mile, this side of Antelope Springs the5
 met some teamsters vino informed them the lieutenant was about un hour ahead of them. Reaching the springs, Geo.
 Magee, station keeper, stated that be had not seen the officer pass, but that he had not been on the watch. Whipping up, the two proceeded about seven miles. and when near clump of willows Ken ney heard some one ballOoing. Calling Lang's attention to II the latter looked up, and at the same time remarked, What IS thst?' Looking in the dlrec- tion indicated, Kenney saw. about a quarter of a mile distant, five mounted Indians. Telling Lang to turn the buggy carefully, so as not to upset It, ne got his slx-shooter out and made ready for de Tense. As soon as the buggy was turned the sllk was freely applied. and a race for life began between the occupants Of the buggy and the Indians, who had ID the meantime discovered them. The race was kept up for about four miles when slowly gaining on them, the In dians gave mp the chase. Driving into the station henney and Lang notified Magee Of the occurrence and helped hlm corral some stock, after which they returned to town. Kenney says the sav- a ges were so close to them that he could not mistake their identity. They were all around, and as that officer remarked, " Too d-d tough looking crowd for me to ever want to see agaIn." They were probably some of the renegades making their way back from the Sierra Madres where Crook, Garcia and Torres are It too hot for them, to the bosom of Uncle Wilcox, at San Carlos. Tomb stone Epitaph.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12

THERE Is B report that the coronation of the Czar of Russia IS likely to be postponed from the 27th of May to the 10th of June, as the former date is the anniversary of a very dark day in Rus sian history-the murder of young De- mitrus, of the house Burik. Why didn't the sages look up this dark event before the day was set. or are there SO many dark deeds recorded in Russian history that no holy days are left from which to select2 If the Czar does not soon go through the mock ceremony of a coro- nation, he will not have enough autho- rity left to pay for the trouble, let alone the danger, which he seem to think so great
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12
HusRANns ALSO RESPONSIBLE.


 There IS nothing more despicable than the slanderous tongues of people, who make it their business to hatch mp all kinds Of imaginary wrongs and evil deeds, and iu a malicious, mean, con- temptible manner go from one person to an other or from house to house and ID many instances without any grounds whatever, manufacture stories and say things about their neighbors to lnlure their reputation, blast thelr good name and destroy their peace of mInd- Iherr are men and women m this world who never have a good word to say Of any living human being. unless 1t Is of one or two associates Of their own kind from whom they gather slsnderous saylngs and help them circulate their own. We hear of noble and patriotic men and women working in almost every field where there is the least show of correct ing an evil. or in keeping one within bounds: but SO far We have not heard Of Susan B. Anthony, or an Elizabeth Csdy Stanton attempting to restrain the slanderous tongues of their own sex. Neither have We had Garrison or a Phillips to lecture the men upon the baneful results of slanderous tongues. It IS true that every one of ordinary intelligence knows it Is wrong to tell a falsehoud, and most slsnderers know that they do wrong. They first begin by tatthng, and parents often unwlll- ingly encourage tattling by asking children "what they saw or heard at neighbor Jones'" children soon learn what the parent desires to hear, and instead of waiting to be asked they soon learn to TUE home tO tell the news,aud ID order to make 1t acceptable, color it up a little. They soon become tattlers; when they grow to manhood or wom anhood, they not infrequen'ly become slanderers. Such people lead a miserable life and make many others miserable; and while 1t would seem out of place to lecture people upon this most disreputable and immoral practice yet We believe much good could be done in reforming chronic tattlers and slan- derers, If earnest men and women would take hold of the question and show up the slauderer in his or her true light. Not long since Mrs. Lucy F. Jones, who resides in Colorado, and who possesses an unusually Timber tongue, so shame fully slandererd some of her neighbOrs that suit was brought against her and her husband, 4. NJ. Jones, for damages. she was convicted of islander and the judge before whom the case was tried has since decIded that Jones is also liable for damages, and says that men must see To 1t that their wives do not islander people" While liability of the husband for the slanderous utterance~ of his wife seems a hardship, and In many instances would no doubt prove to be SD, it will have a good effect in the community where Mrs. Jones resii es, and husbands will be very apt to treaJ their s.andsrous wives as Lady Florence Dixie alleges she was treated by masked men when she was walking m the park-fll their mouths with sof; clay.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12

THE life saving service, when at leisure, generally turn their attention to fishing, at which they have become adopts They have just sent to Prof. Baird, of the dsh commission, porpoise which was caught at Spring Lake Sta tion, \. J. It arrived in good condition, and the Professor says 1t belongs to the group Of small sperm whales character ized by the absence Of permanent teeth in the upper jaw. h it's projecting head and general appearance 1t IS not unlike the sperm whale although in miniature, the specimen being of about nine feet in length. Prof BaIrd regards it ss one of the greatest acquisitions that the National Museum has ever made; 1t is now being cast in plaster for exhibition. The life saving service have furnished number of valuable specimens, some of which are new, and one or two of which heretofore were unknown to the Ameri- can shore.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-05-12

THE Freemans Journal says: The dynamite plot matched m America was betrayed to the British consul at New York. The name of every conspirator who came to England, and of the ship on which be sailed, was cabled to Eng land directly after the vessel left New York. The police watched he conspir- asors from the moment they landed in England. It seems that both the Phoenix Park murderers and the dynamite tiends have been very unfortunate in the men they selected. The Phoenix Park mur- derers were nearly all ready to turn in- formers after 1t was known a clue had been obtained. It IS not probable that men who so readily betray each other will succeed in anything they undertake and least of all bloody conspiracy.