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Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24
A Lovely Maiden Crushed. rChlcaLo I-buue.1


 My tier
 "Reginaldw
 The girl, a tall, stately beauty with q lithsome form aud a \ lt ricus cUruusl OI hair that fell in a golden shower over her Grecian neck, threw herself pas-l h. ately into his arms.
 "Yes, my precious one, said Reginald, stoopIng 10 kiss the ruby red lps that were uplifted to his and pressing he still more cl sely to lis starbOHrd rIb-. We shall both be very happy in the future-very, very happy"
 Are you sure of this, she asks, ''per- fectly sure!"
 "oo sure," he answers her, "that I would stake my whole existence on what l have told yOu."
 h the gathering shadows she looks up into his face, and The yearulug eloquence of his eyes stirs her heart with a strange tenderness. It was not such love as she felt for her father. IL WAS DO feeling that had ever touched her heart before. When she stood be- fore him there was something of awe that held her silent, conviction that this man was of sublimer, grauier mould than any who had ever crossed her path.
 And why shall We never know sor- row or psny she rsked, her pure yon"g face lighted up with a sweet, tIustful smile.
 "Because," be says in low, mellow tones, "I have concluded not to get mar ried."
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24
FOREIGN.

CAIRO, Egypt, Nov. 22-The army of Hicks Pasha has been destr wed by the forces of Fl Mahdi, the false prophet. Intelligence of the disaster was brought 70 KhaTtoum by Coptic officers, who say the fighting was sad to have continued from the Sd 10 the 9th instant. Rbd Co nave resulted in the complete annihils- ton of the Egyptian troops. It Is said that a European artist IS the only per son who escaped.
 LONDON, Nov. 22-China has informed France that an attack on BacnIuh will le considered a casus belli l. IS re- ported that the French troops in Ton quin are suffering frCn dysentery.
 PALERMO, Nov 22.-The Duke of Gas. tlemont, captured near Trapauc, Naples, Dy brgands, has been rans0med for S30,OOO.
 LONDON, Nov. 23.-Later advices from Egypt state that the entire command of Hicks Pdsha ot lO,j0O men was com pletely annihIlsted. The massacre took place in a narrow defile at kashgate. where Hicks Pasha with his army was led by treacherous guide. No water was to be had, the soldiers were worn ont by thirst, and the narrOwnesS of de- tile prevented Hicks Pasha from using his guns, and as an ambu-cade had been prepared for them, hIs soldiers had nothing to do but remain and be shot down, during the three days dying of thirst, they defended themselves: but the fourth completed theIr annihIlatiOn. The few that lived were taken prisoners The rebels captured 36 guns. all the flags, csmtls and munitions of war. The false prophets forces numbered about 20,OO0 men. The catastrophe seems tO have wholly paralyzed the Egyptian Govern ment, but the general clamOr IS, that General Hicks must be avenged. He was a man of the stamp of Chinese Gordon, having fought against Sepoys and won medals ID many countries. The Marquis of Salisbury speaking at the Carleton club said: "Ihe defeat must end all thoughts of withdrawal of BrIt- Ish troops from Egypt; the French pa- pers express the opinion that the disas- ter will lead to permanent English oc- cupation of Egypt
 LONDON, Nov. g. - The Times editorially says: Gladstone and his col leagues, must understood England will hold them answerable, if by further errors of judgment Egypt is allowed to relapse into anarchy, aggravated by pas sions of religious fatism and madiening and the invasion by bar bsrians. of the interior of Africa.
 CORK. Nov. 23.-After a warm discus sion last evening the trustees refused to grant Exhibition Hall to Parnell To ad- dress his constituents.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24

ONE or two ,urnals ID this Territory dep ore the bad results of sending dis patches abroad telling of Indian depre da,ions in Arizona. With one exception no such statements have been sept abroad since the Indians were here. Iht depredations which have been going oI ID Sonora ever since Crook was dowI there, have been reported from time to tune, and as all such reports go, they were more or less exaggerated. but tue truth, God knows, IS bad enough. Bu' sooner or later the facts will get out, and they might as well come first as last The tune for hiding news under 8 bushe in this country, has passed; and these journals had just as well cease talking nonsense and face the music. The Aps- ches have been depredBtiDg ID Sonora and every man who reads, or has any inclination to arrive at the truth car, easily get the official data at the office O the Mexican Consul ID Tucson, or .th, consul at Tombstone. Bringing old men, squaws and children into San Car los affords DO safety to the people Of Arizona or Sonora, while the bucks are allowed to roam the c untry. General Crooks policy, or what would be a better term, ''imbecil lty," Is sn outrage on the people. and degrading to the army. The fact Is that General Or ok IS lack ng iuIevery essen tial qualification of a commander. He
 hinks more of a dirty Apache than b. does of our white citizens. He is very careful not to offend these soulless mur- derers, whose hands are steeped with the blood Of our people, but be cares nott. ing for the good will of the white citizens. He assumes to care nothing for newe- paper criticism. Yet wherever he can pick up stray paragraph in some out side journal that knows nothing about the Indian question in Arizona, be losef not a moment iu having i: inserted II the few newspapers he controls. Ther, never wRs a commander so over-rated never WIS an officer less competent [, command them this same General Crook -"Gray Fox, as he styles himself. Ans the longer he remains in Arizona tn, more transparent WIll his uniitness ap pear to the people of Arizona and ths country Rt large. General CroOk's quaker policy" is snare and a delu sion, and all honorable white citizens Of Arizona who understands the situation. look upon him as wholly unfittee for the position be occupies.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24

4 CORRESPONDENT of the Prescott Journal who recently passed through Flagstaff, and cOnversed with c. A Phelps, business agent for the extensive lumber company of Ayers X Co, says: "Mr. Phelps informed us that about 200,0O0 feet of lumber were being sawed daily by their mills in Arizona near the railroad. The largest part of thls lum- Der is used in Old Mexico In the con- struction of the Mexican Central road. A large quantity IS also shipped out on the Southern Pacific to Tombstone, ruc.on and other points. Mir. PuelLs also stated further that his Company are preparing to manufacture boxes for che California market for the purpose of packing canned fruits, etc" What a pity that this gia Id Arizona forest should De made to contribute to the upbuilding jf foreign industries, when We ned every dollars worth of this noble fo es for home use, now and h the future. 4dS DuE DtlcsShlc Ill AoubL LbHn nhu AAo yes open to the great wrong that Is 1eInS done this Territory in tn iir ctiun?' Now if the lumb-r manufactured by this company was from railroad land, We could not object to its being cut and shipped out ot the ,un- lry; but We understand they do not con- inc their operations t0 Railroad lands, but cut from government lands, and do 90 in tue face of the reports of timber agents who have been upon the grOund, iscertained the facts and reported them 70 the commissioner of the land ofiis [. The CITIZEN would most respectfully ask the commissioner to taks immediate action in the case of Ayres & Co, and save the government timber before it IS to late. The commissioner found much fsllt wi;h frau intent pre-em ption entnes, and we are at loss to under stand why no action Is taken against parties who are stealing government timber ID northern AFizoDa by whOl Q ale. If it Is good to enforce the law in one direction, why not in others? We shall expect the commissioner to do h duty.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
ATURDAY. NOVEMBER 24. lSsS
TEE INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC.


 The business men as well as the pro fessionsl man of Tucson will compare fsvorsbly with those of any other town on the Pacific coast. We have a large number of business men in Tucson who cannot be excelled any where m the country. and a number of business houses that will compare fsyorsbly with those of any town in the country of twice or three times the size of Tucson. Our bankers are wideawake, ,shrewd finRncIers who thoroughly understand their busi- ness. We have among us some of the sblest lawyers on the coast. Our physi- cisns are ss good as can be found in the country, and ss far as the ordinary routine of business of life IS concerned, there is no town in the country tha' possesses people better quslifedito look after their private affairs. But the duties of our leading men of all classes, do not end with simply attending to their own affairs. Every man who lives in Tucson, has an interest m the future welfare of our Territory. lD order to build up the Territory and our city, it becomes necessary for every man who owns s dollars worth of property ID Tucson, or who has living to make to take lively interest in public affairs, and do everything in his power to build up our country, and advance the material interests of our city. Hitherto our people as 8 rule have confined themselves too closely to their own private affairs, and paid too little atten- tion to public affairs. The foundation Of our future must be laid by our people. Every business man knows that m order to succeed in business, he must attend to business. If we expect to build up large and prosperous city here, the busl- ness of the city must be attended to. IL will not run itself, nor can the city oficials-uo matter how good or how eficIent and economical they may be. do everything. They can ald by judi cious and economical management, but it remains with the people to do the bulk of the work, and until they take II in hand, We cannot make the ad- yances We should make. No man can afford to say, "I have no time to attend meetings and devise ways and means lu the interest of the city or coun- ty." If he does, the time may come, when he will have superabundsnce oi time, and no business of his own worth looking after. Our citizens who own property and who are interested ID building up the city, should no longer withhold their services and good will Therel shuold be unity of action on all questions which H. any way effect the prosperity of our town or county. Every public enter prise that glves promise of benehting our town, should meet with the unanI- nous approval and support of our cItI- zens. We cannot afford to lay stumbling blocks in the way of any public enter prise that promises to open up and de velop the resources ot. our county. The little bickerings and petty differences of the past should be buried out of sight, that reason and common sense may take their place, in order that more sen sible and comprehensive work may be insugurated.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24

THERE are SO many scientific men who think there is no hereafter. that it is something out of the unusual line to ind one who believes the contrary. Gerald Massey recently delivered hls lecture in New York on Man in Search o' His Soul During Fifty Thousand Years (ss revealed by the bone eaves) and How He Found It" described the ideas of primitive man and ancient races as to a spiritual existence, and the cus- toms that prevailed among them of tyTi- tyIng thei- beliefs and their nOtlOrs about what Is called the soul. He said nat his desire was to dispel the sham ot modern mysteries Tn religion by go- ing back to the past. He said that Ihe loctrine of Christianity was founded on beliefs that had been investigated by he Egyptians and rejected. Christian ty believed in a physical resurrect on after death; while with the Egyptians, to be spirit independent of bodily eI- isience was considered the stage of the greatest happiness. MT. Massey said that there was a spiritual existence be- voHd the grave. but that he was not pre- pared to say what 1t was.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24
''Gpne FIeld's Trousers,

The Chicago Tribune tells the story that Gene Fleld, of the Chicago Daily News, recently appeared one Sunday morning ID short clothes, owing to the wlliful.ess O. his family. Field mad ordered pair of trou~ers from the store Ou trying them on they proved to be several inches too long. It being late on Saturday night, the tailor shop Was closed, and the editor took the trousers to his wife, and asked her to cut them of and hem them over.
 The good lady, whose dinner had per- haps disagreed with her, brusquely re- fused.
 The same results followed an applica- ton 10 the wIfe's sister and rhe eldest daughter.
 But, before bedtime, the wife relent- ingly took the pants, and cutting ofl three inches from the legs, hemmed them nicely and restored them to the closet.
 Half au hour later. the daughter took the pants and cut off three inches, hem med, and replac. q them.
 Finally the slsfer-In-law felt the bangs of conscience, and she too performed an additional surgical operation on the garment.
 When the editor appeared Rt break fast OD Sunday, the family thought a Highland chief had arrived. The story, however,is a case of unadulterated trans parency.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24

THE CITIZEN is in receipt of the first number of the Pacific Coast, monthly journal. Of sixteen pages. after the form of Harper's Weekly. It is published by W. B. Bancroft & Co. devoted to the re- sources and industries of the Pacific coast The frs; number has an article entitled Prehistoric Arizona" which discusses ai length the ruins of Cass Grande and other runs in Arizona, and contains c very good wood cut represent ing the homes of the ancient cliff dwell ers- We have DO doubt that this new journal will become both useful and poDulsr on the Pacific coast. and we trust it may meet with the encourage ment 1t merits.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24

BEN BUTLER has some queer ideas about things. For instance. he think be was defeated in Massachusetts by repeaters and fraudulent votes. wbicl were bought and paid for. As to the election in New York, be thinks it was 8 lesson which may do the democrats good, while he thinks the result in Neu Jersey more of a victory for the PenD- sylvanis railroad company than of the democratic party. But Ben, you know, never was much of hand to see thing for other people; but when hls own corn IS to be measured he is sure to see that measure is o. k, the hoops in their pro per place, and the strike dead lead. Ben announces that there will certainly be at least one candidate for governor of Massachusetts next year. and every body believes what he says.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24

NitrO-glyceIine and dynamite do not, when exploded, exert such 8 force as ls p1puls rly relieved. To speak precisely. the power developed by the explosion oi a ton of dynamite is equal to 45,6I5 fonr raised one foot, or 5,675 foot-tons. One ton of nitro -giycerine similarly exploded will exert a power of 65.45J foOt-tons. and one ton of blasting gelatine slml- larly exploded 7l.0jO fout-tons. These figures, although large. are not enor- mons, and need not excite terror. Sev- enty one thousand tons of ordinary building stone, if arranged in the f'rn Ot a cube, would measure only ninety six feet on the slde, and if 1t were pOssi- ble Co concentrate the whole force of a ton of blasting gelatine at the moment of explosion on such mass, the only effect would be to lift it to the night of a foot.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24
Be Patient miih IhiIdren.

lb Bull Arp m Atlanta Coustltuhon.i
 Parents and teachers ought to be mighty patient wIth children. Some have more capacity and some more memory. Some are slow and some are quick. It is not the smartest child that makes the smartest man or woman. It IS a powerful strain on some of 'em 10 keep up, and the dull ones ought not to be crowded until they hate books and dread the time of going to school. Some folks send their children to srhool 10 get rid of 'em, but my opinion IS the parents ought to help the teacher every night. IL is a sign of a goo teacher when the children get ambitious to keep up and get head marks, and bring their books home at night and want 10 go to school if 1t is raining little. Wrap 'em up and let 'em go. Thers is nothing that demoralizes a school boy like staying at home every few days and getting behind the class.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24
rrsnnanrs nr ARIZONA

After carefully examining the book authorized by the last Legislature, upon the resources of Arizona, the CITIZEN feels justified in stating that 1t Is fair epitome of our resources It gives a brief sketch of towns and history of the counties; tells where our mines eau be fo1nd, where our sgrlcultural lands are, what has been done and what may be done. It also tells about our bouud- less grazing lands, our clim Ite, our rail- roads, churches and schools. It also has something to say of the early Spanish Missionaries and prehistoric Arizona. It contains wood cuts, Of Tucson, Tombstone, Phenix, Prescott, Yuma, Globe, Clifton, Silver King, Grand Canyon of the Colorado, ruins of Casa Grande, San Xsxier church, and some other sceues-in all sixteen wood cuts. The book which was written by Patrick Hamilton, is printed on good paper, in clear type, and if judiciously distributed will do something towards turning the tide of immigration Tn this direction.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24

Fr'm communications to the French Academy of Sciences It appears thai thermometers and other instruments may undergo considerable changes dur ing long beating. In manufactures of printers Ink, where OIls are heated 10 a temperature of 53S degr' es Fahrenheit for many days, the most accurate tber. mOmeter often becomes SO modified as Go indicate errors of 10 degrees or more, while in sugar refneries the aeTometers are similarly changed by long immer- sion m liquids having the much lower tenn perature Of 2G3 degrees.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24

DENVER will have twenty mail carriers beginning tomorrow. The free delivery system was organized in that city about four years ago. But when the wrItei first visited Denver, twenty-four years ago, the free delivery system was nOi much of 8 success In that town. Then it cost twenty-five cents to get a letter from the states. All mail matter was brought overland by Junes & Cartwrights stages, called express. Each morning after the arrival of one of their overland stages, a written list was made out of all names for whom there were letters or papers and stuck up on the side of a board house and on some days nearly the entire side of the house was plastered over with toolscsp. At a given honr the agent would open 6 window, which was the signal for 8 squabble. Long lines of men were formed, and each man had to take his turn, and according tO the rule no one could ask for mail for but one name; so that if man came down from the mountains after the mail of half dozen associates, he would have to take as many turns before he could get their mall. 4 quarter of 8 century must have wrought great changes in Denver In those days they had man for breakfast every morning; now, we understand they are satisfied with beef steak and onions. Then Ed. Jumps hall was the popular place where the citizens congregsted to fight the tiger: now the animal is tanned down so that they can handle him in retired places anywhere throughout the town. Then there were no railroads nearer then 800 miles; now they have railroads extending in every direction. In those days the names oi Denver's great men were unknown to the world, now they have as many dIs- tinguished men ID Denver as almost any of the Western cities. Then We would not have paid ten hundred dollars for the entire town; now it cannot be bought .or Sl0,OO0,00O. The board shsnties and log-cabins of 1859 have been torn down, and large and costly business blocks and palstial residences have taken their places. These con- psrisons may seem frivolous, yet they indicate what has been done on the east side of the rocky mountains, with less resources than Tucson possesses Fourteen years ago Denver contained less than 1000 souls; they now claim to have a population of from 5000 to 60,0O0 people. Tucson now has from 10000 to 12,OOO people. Does any one doubt our ability to at least double that number within She next ten years? We have more resources than Denver ever had; more mineral, more agricultural land and more grazing land. But We need pubic thoroughfa-es to reach out to the leading agricultural and mining districts. Then the country will build up, and our towns and cities will pros per.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24
COMMERCIAL rRAvEIrRs LICENSE,

The Weekly Champion publishes tho act to license commercial travellers, and taxes the position that the license should be issued to the firm and not tC an individual salesman. The law prOvi des as follows:
 Every commercial traveller, agent l drummer, salesman, or other person travelling from place to place selling oi offering to sell any goods, wares, clothes or merchandise of any kind, to be delivered at some future time, or carry lng samples and selling or offering tC sell Any goods, wares, clothes, or mer- | chandise of any kind similar to said | samples, to be delivered at some future time, shall before carrying on such | business, pay a license the-efo Of two hundred ollsrs as Territorial 1 Incense.
 The Champion thinks that ''it is right and proper that wholesale houses should pay a license" tax. The CITIZEN can- not agree with the Champion. as to the justice of thIs tax. It Is not right that the Territory exact a tax from commer- cisl travellers, for many reasons.
 First the tax is not paid by commer- cial travellers. but is added to their bills sold in this Territory, and comes out of our retail dealers first. and eventually the people. Second. It prevents those who have but little trade in Arizona from selling here at all, as the amount of their sales are too small 70 add the tax 10 bills, therefor they are debsred from doing business. Third. It is a we'll known fact that we have a large number of small dealers in Arizona, who are not able to go to San Francisco or the E lst ones or twice year to buy goods, therefore this class of dealers are compelled to order, which as every busi- ness man knows is not always a satis- ctory way of doing business.
 FOurlh. The existence of the icenst law, as we have stated, prevents man, agents from selling in Arizona; these agents being thus debarred by our laws pass tbr ugh the territory without stop ping. Waen they return to their chic It Is but natural that they report tn, condition of affairs n Ariz jna from thei .tand point, a1d is more than likely those reports are not very compliment tary to Arizona They have DO love fo. us, and everything they can pick up against our merchants and our territory IS repeated wherever they go, and th. result Is that class of commercial travel CTS do Ariz qua more harm than ter times the amount We collect from the few do pay.
 Less than two weeks ago some com mercial travellers, who had been in tht habit of laying off at Tucson over Sun day, whether they had busnees or not passed right through town, stating that they woali not pay the tax, that they dId no business m Arizona, therefor, they did not propose to spend any money here
 The CITIZEN ,s of the opinion that the law Ulll result in great injury to the ter r tory, and that 1t should be repealed at the very earliest possible moment.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-11-24

DAVID VAN ABsDALE, who was ap- pointed inspector in the custom house at New York, by President Jackson torty-nine years ago, and who has been holding the position continuously ever since, died last week Tn his S6th year. Where is that fellow now who said "re- publics are ungrsteful?" It is 6 pity the old man died just at the time when the civil service law IS taking hold; be might have been collector of the port in another year or two.