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Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18
TIE CONFEDERATE REuNIoN.

The confederate reunion recently held at Mckinney, Texas, brought out some animation and unreasonable speeches The reunion has clearly shown that the people of the south are no longer In sympathy with the "old leaders Of the confederate army" that while the peo- pie have been reconstructed, some of the old lenders still cling 10 the delu- sions of ante bellum days. They forget nothing of the dead past, and learn nothing Of the living present.
 General Lewis, who addressed the people, said: "T will never admit that the bloody chasm has been bridged over. I am glad that Butler is not here; he Is not democrat The name of Jefferson Davis is the Erauiest ia Amer ican history"
 It may be as well for the living ad- mirers of Mir. Davis to eulogize hIm, as there will be but few of the coming generation who will think as much of the ex pres ident Of the 80 called Confederate States of America as did their ancestors. The new generations of the South are fast losing the fire eating" spirit; the stoues of the lost cause does not impress them as they do the old leaders of the army. They are fast imbibing the living pro- gressiye ideas of the New South. and live ir the present and the future, rath- CT than in the past. We are glad to know that the speech Of General Lewis was generally condemned by those who attended the reunion. It is not strange that the old men Of the South hold to their old ideas, and lament the results of the war; their losses of negroes, and the general destruction of other proper ty, left most of them poor, and with little native resources to build upon; consequently many Of them have had hard struggle to make both ends meet, and We should overlook their bit terness of speech, notwithstanding they were largely responsible for the unfor- inmate condition m which they was placed.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
NEW INDIAN POLICY.

There IS @ sensational story gong the rounds to the effect that the Presidents trip to the Yellowstone, Is not for the purpose Of casting the fly for speckied sinners, but for a much more important purpose. that of revolutionizing the present Indian policy. Why 1t became necessary to go to the Yellowstone to arrive at this conclusion, does not ap- pear quite clear, unless 1t was for Gen. eral Sheridan to put in few knock down reasons to give the President the necessary backbone to announce the new departure. As the story goes, Sher- idan has taken charge of the President with the view Of bringing about the proposed change, and that in so dolng he studiouslv avoided Secretary Teller, whose presence was not desired, and who might have thrown few fire brands into what now seems to be a camp overAowing with good fellowship and unity. The proposition which IS called "Sheridans polIcy" is as follows:
 "He proposed to do away with all reservations as such, and Indian agen- cies and agents. h the place of the the lands thus taken the government would issue bonds bearing interest the same as any other government bonds. These bonds would be issued m pay ment for ali property lost, and the ln- terest paid seml-rnnually. Under thls set the Indians would be obliged tO take up homesteads and live oD the In- terest Of the bonds and the product Of the farms thus secured. The interest on the bonds would be payable at cer- tam convenient forts by United States officials, in the same way the army is paid This would efleclually release the Indians from the control Of the h. teri0r Department. There would be no more corruption of Indian agents. There would be no more agencies, but citizen and savage would be kept from iniuring each other by existing lines CT forts. All Indians would be held re- sponsible, as individuals, for their ms conduct, and be liable to both cIvll and military law ID the district of their res idence.'
 However, or with whomsoevsr, the 1dea originated. it is not bad one. It promises an improvement over the present system, or at any rate it can prove no worse.
 We run no risk in pronouncing the present Indian policy the most absurd, irrational, diabolicaI and atrocious, that che mind of man can formulate. Let us have the new policy. We are wiling co try anything, believing that nothing can be done that would be worse than the present sC-called Indian policy.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18
EASTERN.

NEW YoEE. August l4.-Au gold and stock wires were cut this morning.
 NEW YORK, August I5.-At noon to- day the committee of six striking oper- ators, formerly employed by the Vest ern Union, waited on General Eckert and asked for an interview, which WAS granted. It is not known what propos-- tion they have to advance.
 NEW YORK, August 15.-Large num- 5ers of persons thronged the visitors gallery of the Stock Exchange this morning expecting to see the scenes of yesterday repeated. Western Union stock, which closed at A yesterday. dropped to 721s on the opening of the market to-day. It was feared that rail road stocks would suffer a similar de- cline, but they opened at slight sd-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18

THEV have 8 peculiar system cf bank ing m Indiana. 4 run was recently made on the First National bank cf Indianapolis The bank paid out to de. positors the first day os the run, but did not open the following morning until after hours, probably awaiting tbe arri- val of currency from Cincinnati and Chicago. When it did open it paid an deposItors who desired their money, and announced to the public that the bank had increased its capital from four to eight hundred thousand dollars. The depositors at once became convinced that that they could not burst the bank. and put their money back for safe keep ing.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18
\ Condensed Romance.

During the FrancO-Prussian war Mary Florence Ryan, daughter of a Tipperary farmer, fair of form and feature, ana only 16, was one of those who volun teered to accompany the ambulance corps of the Red Cross society. After the battle in winch Faldherbe was de feated she found a young French lieu tenant on the frozen ground desperately wounded, and she it was who nurseC him back to life. When the war was over Lieutenant MartIneau and Mary Ryan got married in Paris, and two sons were born i'll due time to bless their happy union. In 1879 they came to this city, and Martineau obtained a fine po- sltlon us designer in a furniture manu- factory. He was 0 handsome, dashing fellow, much admired by the fair sex, and one day a singer In Maurice Grau'- troupe sent him a passionate love letter. he abandoned his wife and went tO live with the French woman. Mrs. Martin eau got a divorce with $500 alimony. The lieutenant eventually got tired of paying the alimony, and then his former vile got him locked mp in the Ludlow street Jail for contempt of court. He has promised to do better, and now she Is trying her best to get him out. Poor woman, she loves him stIll New York Letter.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18

IT Is thought by many that Agent Wilcox Of the San Carlos Agency, who Is now in Denver. on a leave of absence, will not return, except to turn over the agency to d new man. Indeed It would seem there is no longer any use of all agent at San Carlos, and now that the military have charge of the Indians, they might as well attend to issuing the rations. There IS no use of paying two sets of men to do the work of one.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18

HAITI, next to Ireland, Is the most discontented country in the world, but unlike Ireland, thelr grievances are of their own making. The contending parties in Hayti believe in fighting with the sword and gun, rather than at the ballot-box, and the result is one contin- uous wrangle, almost without intermis- sion. The financial condition of the country is in a deplorable state, and there is no security for any kind oi property. It will perhaps never be any better until it becomes a province Of some power which Is able to establish law and order.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18

THE revolt in Spain is growing seri- ous. The authorities have acquired proofs of republican plan which was ;o make a movement in several important towns simultaneous with that of the Badajos military. Many arrests have been made and Seuor Sagasts has been recalled for the second time, and there is great excitement in Madrid. Marshal Campos has come up from Lsgranja, and several courts martial have been ordered to try the rebels The cavalry regiment under General Quesads which revolted was actively pursued day and night by bodies of troops from different places. and so rapidly did they have to iiy that many horses died from fatigue on the road. Other troops mutinied at various points, cutting the telegraph lines behind them. As things now look. King Alfonso's summer pleasures will be greatly disturbed The revolt is widespread to say the least. and shows that the King Is becoming unpopular with the soldiers as well as with the peo- nle
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18

THERE is a rnan in Prescott who has caused his name 10 be printed at the top of the first column of the first page and immediately under it the words "edito- and proprietor" as much as to say, this IS a news paper. He IS logician of the ancient order, who, with one stroke of bis somewhat sharp pen, cuts his ad- versary in twain, quarters him, and then consighs him to an imaginary abyss to reflect and ponder over the wonderful powers of man. "Ihef,' Ascoundrel," "har, '"Indian ring fellows" 1" 'fiend," are few Of the words made use of by that Prescott man of wonderful parts. 0hl what wisdom, what logicl
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18
TIE WFsIrE OF ARIZoNA-

There is no Territory in the Union, with perhap- the exception oi Alaska, hat is less known and unde-stooodab abroad than Arizona. Those who travel across our Territory on the Southern Pacific railway, know no more Of the real wealth and resources of our Territory thaI though they had never been within its lines. We have 55.0OQO0) acres or graz ing lands, capableo of sustaining 20OJ,0J0 head of cattle. and Of turning of i@1,- GOO beaves annually, and as many more good heiiers, worth from Sl9OJ0,- OO0 to Sl5,030,01o. We have 750000 acres Of iracable land, 5ol000 acres of which will produce 12.500,O0O bushels Of wheat and barley annually besides 8 crop Of corn, leaving 25GO10 acres to be planted 70 hay, fruits and berries. We have mines that are now producing Sl2,O0l00O annually in bullion, with fair prospects of a maternal increase in the near future We have 5,7600OO acres Of as fine pine lands as can be found in the world, which gt the low estimate of 5000 feet to the acre w5lf yield 2S billion feet of merchantable lumber, which would give employment to 5000 men for % years to come.
 We have the most extensive coal deposits in the west, and when once opened up to the world by rail, as they soon will be, will give employment to su unlimited number of men for generations to come.
 The resources of Arizona are second to no other territory iE fine UnIon, and their development is only que-tiou oI a very short time. There is no territory or state that offers so many inducements to industrious men of nerve and perse- verence. m farming. stock raising, mn ing and numbering. The clmat IS mild aud healthful, and fir pulmonary dis eases is said to be the finest in tae uo-l1
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18
sOCoRRO SORTS.
d Graphic sketch of Three Notable Char
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SoccoRo. \. NJ, August 13.
 A wedding in notable life occurred here the other day, and the high joint contracting parties have gone to St. Louis to enjoy their feicitious honey moon. Why they should have selected St. Louis is perhaps owing to the Peeu- Harity of the marriage The parties are Mabel Hugerford, daughter of the late Iamented prophet. Brigham Young, and a MT. II. McAllIster.
 Shortly after the prophets death, his daughter, being dissatisfied with the small portion left her, contested the will and got about S5O,OlO Mir. Albert Ha- gun, gentle lawyer was her friend and counsellor. He was also one of he attorneys in the divorce case of Ann Eliza against her father.
 On obtaining this money Mrs. Mabel left Zion and her husband About that tune of the year Mir. Hagan also left, but in the meantime his wife had become SO jealous at his Mormon waywardness that she become insane, and her de- voted @ husband placed her in the Kentucky lunatic asylum Some of the Salt Lake gossips stated that it was not his waywarlness that drove her insane, but that the malady was hereditary {; other evil mirded persons lisped it that she was not insane, but she IS ID the asylum nevertheless.
 After taking in the sights of Denver, and viewing the wonders oi the Yellow stone country, tine lawyer and Inc proph- cts daughter took mp their abode in this city-aboUt three years ago.
 They did not marry according to Gen. tile laws generally expected and hoped. but the bridegroom came from an unex- pected source.
 Mr. McAllister. the happy man, is one of party who, some time ago sold six Ranches in this vicinity, to Senator Lo- gan and Gen. Adkins. They delivered only five, one being in dispute, and guarded by the two men, who claimed Co be original owners. This party of speculators engaged a lot of men to go and take fOrcible possession, with in- structious to shoot everybody found on the premises. The assaasins tied those men'to tree and shot them to death. NcAllister states that he was an "un- willing party to the transaction" |" and that he was not present when the shoot ing was done.
 It is very seldom small town like this contains three such noted people and at tha snne time
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18
The .sonth Shields Consnlrner. ;,

At Durham, on Tuesday, before Jus tice Hawkins, John Forster, B; Eliza beth Forster, 90, and Elizabeth Lawian. 2S. widow, pleaded guilty to a selles of frauds known as the "South Shields conspiracy" Mr. Wills, Tn stating to the court the nature and extent Of the frauds to which the prisoners had plead ed guilty, said that the male prisoner was the husband ot one of the female prisoners and the father of the other. who was a widow, and lived with them and assisted them in carrying on a small drapery business. By a series of false representations that they had come iutn a large fortune of two or three millions of money, through the death of fam fly of the name of Thompson, seven in number, the last of whom had died al the mature age of 104, and an elaborate manufacture Of false telegrams from London and country solicitors, and q well known barrister, the prisoners had obtained over e2,O00 during a period of less than three years from d number of thrifty persons, who had reduced them selves to poverty in their efforts to pro- vide the prisoners with sufficient means to pay the lawyers, and so secure the large fortune for the prisoners and a good return for their own investments Justice Hawkins postponed sentence.-- London Times.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18

THE cattle business of Arizona is growing faster than at any time in its
 history. There is not week passes but new arrivals Of stock are reported m some portion of the Territory. Most Of the cattle being brought ID IS Of com mon stock, though not a few are of good blood and stCckmen generally through out the Territory are disposed to im- prove their herds by the infusion of bet ter blood. By another year We shall be- gin to reap the fruits of this important and growing industry, which will mat erially increase the prosperity of all branches Of business and add to the growing wealth of the Territory. Huh erto it has been all imports and no ex- ports: but once we begin to draw money from other States for our products and 8 marked improvement will be observed.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18
THE Phenix Herald says:

It strikes us that the CITIZEN plays too many notes on the "'white scoundrer' string of its Crook fiddle. It takes warping to make that expression in Gen. eral Crooks report mean the people of the Territory. as the CITIZEN translates it, and would lead the uninformed to believe.
 The CITIZEN quoted General Crooks exact words, and the "uninformed" carl put their own construction upon the wording If General Crook meant some thing different, why did he not say SO? The Herald is very liberal in its inter- pretation of what General Crook meant, instead of what he said.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18
Tool. r.ed Ia RniIdinr fine P,rnr.--

-N-AANAAA-- AAAf ? T aAAal.'
 During o residence Of two winters i7 a tomb at GIzeh, Mir ". M FLiula-, fetrie collected evidence showing tt .t the tools used iu working stau. t#. years ago were constructed with g lowe. as the cutting edge. He stated hl- -ra. sons Tor coming Co this conclusion la paper read before the Authrou1 c-la4 Institute, resume of which was r-.- lsled m a recent issue of Eugu.ar,.- ot London. Solid and tubular lr
 stTaight and circular disk saws --l lathe tools were made with lew Is -s. .- metal The hles of cuttiug ou a --.-- lte core made by tubular drill fH-- continuous spiral. the grooves beng a- 6 uniform depth and width Throughout. showing that the cutting r0.ur Has ..- worn as tue work advanced. The -slr-- lar taper of the core would ind .ca-- til.- Jewels were also set upon the 1ut-ll. aou inslde 0f the d-ill, sle-eby slc.Ii.a-- Ing its removal In some specimens .. granite d-llls sunk 0Ie-ter-h af on ilr- ht each revolution, and t1e pressure u-1- 'SsdFy Co do tius must have been trH- one Go two tons. The -zi.l of tue wo-E- men and the Capacity 0f the tool are Il- Iustrated by the clean path through bltl soft and hard material-no difference D the groove being perceptib.e, a.-louEL It passes from a -Oft substance IrtJ quartz, sublectIng the tool Co an el0-- nous strain. In plaIn surfaces tle depth and width of the cut indicate rL- successive stroke of saw, and tle use of a circular saw k proved by the re--- larly curved hnes. The forms Of the tools were the same that expeneuce ba- sanctioned at the present time.
 The scarcity Of the diamond and the lack Of strength D the sapphire and oeryL, lead Go the consideration of co-- lndum- Nothing has been found about he metal Ot winch the tool was made OF he method of setting the jewel
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18

"Cow-BEILs are" says an eastern pa- per, "the musical instruments used for serenading newly married couples until they stand treat m the glorious west" Arizona would be bridgroms usually stand SO many trials before the interest ing event takes place, that the other boys are not able to even carry jews harp. The place referred to must west of Tucson.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18

A COLLISION took place on the eleva- ted railways in New York the other day. The crash could be heard at a great dis tance; nearly every pane of glass on both trains being shattered, falling in showers on the street below. The en- gineer of the down train was hurled stuned and bleeding from his caboose, and several passengers were more or less injured. It would seem that these elevated roads, which carry SO many passengers, should be so constructed as to make collisions m- possible.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18

TIE assessed value of the southern Pacific railroad iu CachIse county, was raised by the Board of Supervisors from SzS00 per mile to S9,500per mile Alex anier Campbell, the railroad company attorney, appeared before the Board and produced such arguments Gs c. iuduce them to 'resciud tine raise. Mr5Camp- bell also gave the Eoard to understand the company would pay the delinquent tax of 1881, which amounts Co about S2i,- GJ0.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18

Say, Mir. Daily Exchange, speaking of the altitude of Tombstone above sea level, we'll see your correspondents l,6OO feet and go hIm 5000 better. You must think we are living on the Oakland fiats.-Republican.
 We suppose the Exchange man put the extra figures in on population.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18

My son. said an Arksnsaw Colonel of the reformed school, ''in life always make point not 10 fight" Suppose a man calls me d-d liar, what must l dog' Find cut whether be told the truth or not; if he has, acknowledge the accusation, and if not move to another neighborhood'-Arksnssv Traveller.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18

A GIRL In Stuben county, New York, hRs plowed, planted, and cultivated four acres of potatoes on her fathers farm. Now if that "gal' would do as well, ou her husbands farm she would b. worth her weight ID gold to some of our Arizo- na dudes,
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18
4 Reminiscencc.

Aix-les- Bains is one of the dullest, ugliest, and warmest of continental spas. There used to be public gam bling house there, but this failed to at- tract so long as gambling was permitted in Germany. I remember arriving there once when I was about r. I sat down at the gaming-table, and in half an hour l won E4O0 or $500, An official then told me that the commIssary Of police wished to speak to me On being in- troduced into the den of this official, he asked me whether, as I evidently was minor, l had the written permission of my parents t. gamble I said that they had not furnished me with such docu- ment, so he told me that l could not be allowed to play. This excellent man probably saved me a good deal of mo- ney, for l left with my booty, instead of returning 1t to the tables. The waters of AiX-les Rains are excellent for rhuem atlc affections, but what now attracts English vlsitOr- to the place IS that there IS a public baccarat table, at which ladies as well as gentlemen are allowed to stake their money. So fascinating is gambling to the English matron, that I really believe that if facilities were af- fOrded her to lose her money on the top of Mont Blanc, she would cheerfully toll up that mountain. At Alx-les- Rains sine is not allowed to sit down at the table. But what of that? From morning to night she stands.-Mr. Labouchere ID London Truth.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18

Gov. B. r. Buttle-, who was invited .o
 attend . meeting of telegraphers, de- ciIned but wrote a letter which reads as follows; "The telegraphers are engaged ID conflict with the Western Union company upon matter of the deepest interest to both. The length of it's con tinuance shows that a bitterness had been engendered winch may lead to a collision, in winch official action on my part may be required as a conservator of the peace and eIecutor of the Iaws In {, .tat view l, seems to me improper that tne chef magistrate should appear even lnoihcially, to take any part with either contestant"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-08-18
Remting What Have Been Called Facts

! From The Cleveland Herald.
 Tell me some popular errors in re- ! gard tO the microscope
 "One very old one and very common
 one k that every drop of water we drink IS teeming with animal life. There never was greater mistake. It is very ! rarely, indeed, in lake water that any
 animalc1ie are t0 he found. If little bit Of grass or shred of meat. or any orgamc matter, be left i1 water for two
 or three days, there they can be found.
 lt l5 supposed that peculiar kind uf
 organism hke eels can be found in viu- e-ar. it may be that way back in the country, where they make vinegar out of
 apples, and not out of aquafortis. there may be some, but the5 don't seem to thrive in city vinegar. Another thing. people think that hairs are hollow. The hair IS no more hollow than a fence post. and the colOung matter, instead 0f be- ing filled on Q tube, is mixed up in the cells of the hair. The mistake never | would have occurred If it had been re- collected that the hair is but a modifica- tlon Of the epidermis. Then there is | another idea that the human skin is as | full or pores as a sponge"
 The fallacy Of this idea was demon stratet by the microscopist's taking a | slice with razor of his hand and put ting it on slide. The reporter was surprised to find that the pores were very scarce indeed, appearing to be | about tftleth of an inch apart.