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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22
The Coal Pool.

p9rlng the month of October, 1889,
sh fhlladelphia " Reading Company
snlPped from its mines 53a.s4l tons of |
Soal' equal to 2l,0OO tons for each full !
asy worked. That months shipments
brought to the company's treasury nj
least $4,000, o0o. And vet we are now
witnessing the lamentable spectacle Of
w. a shipped at all during long
POROUS OF ldleness; not a dollar re-
.cl'eo from these vast possessions when
.ne company SO much needs money to
pay It's interest, all because the pool, or
conspiracy, had agreed that no coal
shoulo be mined or shipped. What is
ene coal pool? Five Of the leading
coal-producing corporations agree to
Keep coal out of the market; to drain it
ury; to compel consumers to pay q GER
tam price for it, and by not glutting the
market, to force buyers to continue
paying eXhorbitant rates. Coal-yard
mel are driven to buy at the advanced
rates, n 1.-The poor consumer, the retail
purchaser, the manufacturer, and the
wholesale consumer pay the piper.
Inc Philadelphia y Reading corpor-
alton belongs to this coal pool. Its
hands are tied. Its great mines are
idle half the time. 1t owns millions Of
tons of coal unmined, yet it defaults its
interest. Thousands of miners are on
the verge of suffering because they are
not allowed to work; thousands of cars
are idle; hundreds of locomotives are
cold, thousands of employees are either
out of work or laboring at starvation
wages all because the great pool must
be kept up. The coal conspiracy to
hold the market must not go down.
Now, rs to the cost of coal: To mine
it costs about $3.50 q ton. To ship it
to tidewater at Philadelphia, ninety-fiye
miles. costs about % cents q ton, or
S1.75 in all. The same coal retails in
Philadelphia at $3.50 and 81 a ton.
Thirty miles from the mines it sells for
So a ton, and the retail dealers declare
they can hardly keep life and soul to-
gether on their meagre profits. OF
course, the Philadelphia Il Reading
Railroad Company paid at least $780,
600, 1000 for it's coal lands. Coal un-
mined is worth a price. At 80 cents q
ton, enough could be mined in thirty
years to pay the entire debt, and the
mines could be very pro!itably operated
for at least thirty years more Many
say they are good for a hundred years.
Ii. therefore, coal is worth, first cost sc
cents a ton, unmined, the value of 8
ton to the company ut tidewater would
be:
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22

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Rsair& Retail. Price lis. free. Goods glaran-
E uteed. B,C.STREuL, ISL Wabash av Chicago.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-08-22

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Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
News Items.

Three baronets and peer, Lord St. Leonard, grandson of the eminent Chan cellor, have helped recently to swell the list of bankrupts in England.
 The patrons of the TichbOrne claim ant have bought the celebrated Gran vile hotel for him. The claimant will shortly be released from imprisonment
 The London Telegraph expects to wit ness in few months the birth of a new nation in the southern seas, to be brought about by the federation of the Austra- lIan colonies.
 Sara Bernh8rdt denies that she has signed an engagement for the production of Mana Sshib in America. Mana Sa- bib is failure in Paris and IS soon to be withdrawn.
 William Hunter, Assistant Secretary of State at Washington, has been in the employ Of the government for fifty-three years Those who have been waiting for his place say that he Is likely to last several years yet.
 The Secretary of the Treasury has de- cided in the case of the Chlnaman who was brought to New York on the ship Resolute that he cannot be landed Tn the United States, but may be transferred to any other vessel which may be going to a foreign country.
 The oldest newspaper carrier in Phil adelphi3 has just retired from business at the age of seventy-three. He has sold his route winch he held for fOrty-eight years. In summer and winter he never missed day Tn all this time, but trudged his twelve or fifteen miles and served his customers punctually.
 Mrs. General Fairchild, wife of the ex- Minister to Spain, has in her possession a singularly suggestive cross which was presented to her by traveller who had obtained 1t in Russia. This silver relic, though only two inches long, untolds to every expert in crucial law at least hall dozen varieties of the sacred tree,
 It is stated that Mlllais, the painter is to be made a baronet. He has suffi- cient property qualifications, beng worth a million dollars, and is earning large yearly income. NIT. Millais only sister Is the wife of MT. Lester Wallack. There have been various painter knights, like Reynolds, Lawrence and Sir F. Leigh ton.
 A well known Baltimore restaurant displayed Q ripe pumpkin in its show window during the Christmas holidays aud offered four prizes for persons guess ing the number of seeds it contained and also the approximate numbers. The pumpkin contained 727 seeds and the nearest guess was 72S. Three guesses oI 72j each divided the other prizes.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
BrevitieS.

What has Random done that so many people shoot at him?
 Poets are born not made is not altO- gether correct They are sometimes made peers.
 4 patent has been granted in Wash ington for "hen's nest The only wonder is that somebody has not got a patent on the hen.
 In Kansas, as in Maine, they sell "sea foam" which a traveller observes looks like beer. smells like beer, makes drunk .like beer, and ls the same stuff which Is called beer in other States.
 Madame was in close conference with her dressmakeT. The waiting-maid en- tered and said: Madame. the doctor is down stairs" "The doctorl I cannot see him. Tell him I am sick"
 She--I am fond of poetry. He-Are you, indeed? So am l. Do you like Burns9 She-No, indeed; they are SO distressing. But, then, I am not much troubled with them, as ma does all the cooking.
 Lieutenant Danenhover, who was lost for a time amld Arctic snows, IS about co be married. Our humorous procliv- ities would tempt us to remark that some men never know when they have had enough trouble, but discretion be- ing better part of valor, we refrain.
 Test of affection-A lady poet ssks, "How car I tell him I love him no moreg' Probably the best way is to get him into an ice cream saloon. Eat five dishes, and then break the news gently. If he does not accept the situation, you had better try and love him azaIn. You could never do better.
 The young man in South Yonkers who spent five regular sized hours with his ''best girl on a recent Sunday night, and never offered to kiss her ''red, red checks" gave as an excuse that he had seen 8 plecard on the stOop as he came in wh-e eh warned visitors to beware of the paint. He was a cautious young man.
 Miss Maria Pickahaw (talking behind her fan to her sister j-"Ihe idea of Dolly Debut's wearing that hellOtrope drsssl' Miss Jane Pickafiaw--Why, # strikes me as very becoming. Mis-. Maria Csnappishly) - "Becomingl Of course! Did anybody say it wasn't! But don't you know it takes a fautless com plexicn to wear that color. and for Dol iy Debut to appear in that dress IS as much as to say she considers her com plexion perfect" Miss Jane-"Howyery bold of her to be sure."
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
DELANEY CAUGHT.
The Last of the Bisbee Robbers
 Hunted Down.
in sOnora-His Capture at finRs PrIetRs

Learning that Dr. Goodwin, who if just up from Nogales, had received a letter last night from MexIco that De- laney, the Blsbee robber, had been caught, a CITIZEN reporter proceeded this morning to Dr. Goodmsn's resi- denee, 4l9 Convent street, and from him ascertaiued the full particulars.
 Dr. Goodwin is Wells, Fargo < Co $ agent at Nogales. He had received s description of Delaney immediately af- ter the occurrence at Bisbee. While down at Hermosillo on Monday of last week, after some fellows who had been showing the queer," he saw and recog- nized Delaney. On Wednesday he went to Guaymas to consult the authorities what to do about it. He then tele- grsphed Sheriff Ward at Tombstone of DelRney's whereabouts. He also ob- tained information that Delaney had gone to Minss Prietas, and Goodwin wrote to Covington Johnson, the super intendent of the mine, to give Delaney work so as to detain hlm. Delaney fell into the job, and immediately went to work. Last Sunday Deputy Sheriff Robert Hatch, of Tombstone. went down and arrested Delaney, and this news Dr. Goodwin received last night from G. $. Beard. the telegraph agent at Torres. This latter place IS midway between Gusymas and Hermosillo, and twelve miles from Minas Prletas.
 Delaney entered Mexico about De- cember 10th, and left Batuca in com pany with Captain Kosterlitz, of the Mexican army, and went with him to Hermosillo. It is to Captain Kosterlitz that Dr. Goodwin thinks IS due the credit of the capture.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
X Crazy Man.

A man named J. W. Perry was arrested ast Tuesday in Los Angeles for being JTazy, and will probably be sent to Stockton. On Saturday last be boarded the north bound train at Deming, and a. that time there was nothing in bis ap- spearance that would lead to the belief 4hat he was of unsound mind. All went ,Tell until Benson was reached. At that tlace Sheriff Ward, of Tombstone, ac- 4ompanieG tly posse, all heavily armed, .fot on the train and began searching for a criminal they had a warrant for. As soon as Perry saw them he jumped up from his seat, drew two revolvers and sompelled every one in the car tO take rffupe on the platform, Perry meanwhile slarieking at the top of his voice. At frst the sheriff was going to fire on him, but soon perceiving the mans condition v;<hdrew his men from the sight of the noH Thoroughly crazed man and awaited 10 Opportunity to Overpower hlm. Perry was Allowed to retain possession of the car nntil he was exhausted, which only fcck D few minutes, when he again re- <1p1ed into the quiet, unassuming trav
 His srms were taken from him, and ht xzs p1aced in the charge of the Pullman
 car 1>orier, who took good care of hiu
 7i1t1 ns reached Los Angeles, where hi
 furx< took place.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
Letter from C. E. DaileT.

TUCsoN, 4. T., Jan. 16, 1884.
 To the Citizens of Arizona: feel 1t a duty to myself, and due also to you, that public acknowledgment be made of the generous and enthusiastic support given me in the recent contest for the Surveyor Generalship of this Territory.
 think it may be truthfully said that you gave me the largest indorsement any one individual ever received for an appointment to an official position in Arizona, for which accept my sincere thanks.
 By this you have demonstrated your appreciation of my endeavors to correct abuses Tn public office, to give honest and impartial attention to all matters presented for my official action, and you have in the most gratifying manner ex- hibIted a confidence in my ability and fitness for the office.
 To criticise the appointing power, or to pass judgment upon the merits of the announced purpose of the government, to observe civil service rules ID the mat ter of filling vacancies ID public offices, IS not my purpose here, but the fact IS apparent that upon the test you have made Tn this case these rules have been disregarded.
 The fact is manifest that the individ- ual Is lost sight of under this great "gov- ernment of the people, by the people and for the people" however much es- teemed, or however worthy of consider ation, when organized place makers as- sume the functions of government and choose to thwart the will of the people.
 With malice toward none and with charity for all, let us gracefully submit to the decree of the powers that be.
 Now, as l am about to retire from the U. $. land office, where l have faithfully served you and the goyScnment, to the sacrifice of personal comfort and the neglect of personal interests, during these years l have been with you, I solace myself, with no expectation of reward, as might be expected in any private enterprise, but have simply the consolation and satisfaction of one whose reward rests in a consciousness of duty done.
 My intercourse with you, when shall have stepped up and out of office, will be that of private citizen, and my hope is that the confidence you have re- posed in me in the past will remain un- shaken in the future, and that no act of mine will forfeit the esteem and mani fest good will that has been, with but very few exceptions, exhibited toward me by the people Of Arizona. Counting myself now one with you, let us work together, advancing the territory up to the state, and the state up to the max mum of moral, social and all material prosperity. Very truly yours,
 O. E. DALEY.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
THE WRECKED TRAIN.
None RiIIed-Oniy Few Bruised-Ihe
 Passenger story.

Tuesday night she passengers of the wrecked train at Lisbon arrived on the west bound express, and CITIZEN re- porter immediately boarded the train in order to ascertain the exact of injuries received.
 From the passengers the following ac- count was obtained. The two emigrsnt cars were filled with passengers. The accident occurred about eight o'clock in the evening. The children had been put to sleep, and the older people were just on the poInt of retiring. The shock came with the rapidity of lightning, and they were thrown in every direction. It was all over in Q few seconds, and as soon as they could get out of the wreck it was seen that a freight train had run into them from the rear.
 Their caboose had been knocked up- der the rear emigrant car and had thrown 1t off the track, turning 1t over on its side. Part of the caboose had fallen over on it. The main part of the ca boose had gone on and was under the forward emigrant car, which 1t had tipped up, and had shaken the passen- gers badly.
 One passenger was found to be miss Ing, and when they cleared away the wreck a woman was found, who is the worst injured of all, and she Is only bruised bodily. Her name IS Mrs. Nm. Lees.
 The cars took fire, but while some pulled out the rubbish others put on water and extinguished 1t.
 The wounded were taken to Lords burg and cared for by Dr. Simpson, Of that place. There was not broken bone in the whole lot Nr. Lees is badly bruised. D. Belknap has a bad cut in the right cheek. Mrs. Gale, an actress, was bruised. A little boy had his foot badly bruised. One lady was unable to walk last night, but went on to California. Mrs. Lees was taken to the hospital last night, and IS better to- day.
 The passengers were loud in their praises of the care and prompt attention the railroad company gave to their ne cessities, and the kindness showed to the wounded. Superintendent A. A. Bean, Dr. J. c. Handy and Master Me chanic Smith left Tucson on the even ing of the accident, at S:30 p. m-, and arrived at Lordsburg at 2 a. m., and at tended to everything needfuL The exact causes of the accident will be examined into by the railroad com pany. and If the engineer of the special 1 freight train was to blame, be will be pnnished.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
ASA A. PORTER.
His Deith This Morning-Brief History
 of Deceased.

Asa A. Porter, the proprietor of Porter's hotel, who has been i'll with dyspepsia for two years past, died at ten minutes past twelve o'clock this morn ing. The deceased has been well-known in Tucson for the past three years dur ing which time he has been the pro- prietOr of the railroad hotel. He was born ID Saratoga, New York, iL 1895. and was 59 years old. He came to Cali fornia in 1S49. He was in the mining business for quite awhile, and was in- ternal revenue collector in San Fran cisco and collector of customs at the same place. He vls one of the organizers of the Pionneers. He has been married to Mrs. Porter for seventeen years, and by her has one child. He was a relative of attorney Beach, of New York. who defended Tilden. There was probably no one in San Francisco better knOwn than Mir. Porter. His widow will ac- company the remains this evening to San Francisco where they will be buried by the Pioneers.
 Dudley Hoyt. A. 4. Bean, F. II. Paul, H. GuzemaG, H. B. Cullum and s. E. Hall will net as pail bearers for the fun eral here, which will take place from Smiths undertaking parlors at quarter past six o'clock this evening, and escort the remains to the depot
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
TUCSON.
Another Explanation of the Meaning of the Word From Citizen of
 Final County.

ED. CITIzES:-I saw an inquiry in the CITIZEN few weeks ago in regard to the deriyatlon of tbe word Tucson" !" Tucson is from two Indian words, "Stuk" or "Tuk," meaning black and Son." a permanent stream, and refers to the black hill southwest of Tucson and the stream flowing at its base. "Bac' means a kind of grass growing ID damp places. The ''bac" in "Aribac" is the same word; Ari or Ale ID Aribac means small and is the same word which forms the "Arl" Tn Arizona, ''zona" being the same word as ''son" in Tucson. !" "Iubac is from the Indian word Cheovak, and means "putrid" "Tumacacori" IS from Cheh-muk the name Of a class of white rock, such ss gypsum and the llght limestones, and "Ka-Kot" crooked, the Indian name of a peak near the place
 W.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
Better Than a Lottery.

The other day Ben H. Thomas, the register of the land office, received & postal card from Santa Fe, saying that If he would send the postmaster at the oldest city in the United States one dol lar and nine cents for postage, be would receive & package ID return. It being just before Christmas, the worthy regis ter of our land office thought that Santa Claus had probably forgotten his ad- dress. and accordingly forwarded the required sum. Judge of his surprise, when the package came few days ago, to receive lot ot.sample school books for the inspectionSt the school teachers of the Navsjo Indians Some eastern publisher had evidently gotten ad dresses mixed. MT. Thomas is undecid- ed whether to put the stock up st auc- tion or start new book store.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
\ Young Artist.

Quite a number of ladies resident ID this city have, deservedly, as artists an enviable local reputation. Their vari- ous works occasionally exhibited to the public have found many admirers. To their ranks a new name has been added, that of Miss Laurette Lowell, youngest daughter of W. NJ. Lowell. Esq. Her skill in the use Of crsyon, pencil, palette and brush, when taking into considera- tion her youth and limited opportuni- ties, is indeed wonderful. In pencil DOT traiture her unprecedented talent has met with repeated and well merIted recogni- ton. Her crayoD sketches and paint ings m oil and water colors, on slate canvas, board and plush are remarkable for the fineness of thei- execution and finish. It must be remembered that
 Miss Lowell is hardly yet in the middl, of her teens. Her artistic essrts, woulC however. do credit to much older and more pretentious hands, and bespesk fol l her promising future.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
Foreign News:


 Germany harvested a medium hol crop of good quality. The Austrian crop was not so good.
 Queen Victoria won all the champion honors for cattle at the last fair held a Smithfield, London.
 Lord Ripon, the Viceroy of India, Ii so unpopular that he has been hOoteC in the streets of Calcutta
 The export of diamonds from the Cape between August 1st and November 10th, inclusive, amounted in value tC less than S5,000.
 Jews control most of the Liberal pa pers ID Berlin. The Jews have made rapid gain in influence in European journalism of late years.
 An action is proceeding in Dublin against Oscar Wilde for sum due for the unesthetic commodity of manure for hls farm in Caug county, Galway.
 Thieves took the safe from the Roman Catholic Church at Weston Super Mare. England, lately, and broke 1t open by throwing it over rocks.
 The police in London made raids the other night on two famous baccsrst clubs and arrested a number of Govern ment clerks and foreign attaches, who were heavily fined.
 Lord Lorne's attempt to acclimatize moose deer at Inverary has failed, but the muskrsts and other animals and birds are dOIng vel, and the wild turkeys appear to be tiourishing.
 A gisntess named Ann Dunn died in London a few days ago, aged thirty y-nine. She weighed nearly 5OO pounds, was nearly nine feet high and measured round the shoulders over three feet.
 A few months ago Prince Bismarck received an anonymous present of large and magnificent piece of tapestry. on which IS represented the scene of Henry ", doing penance at CanOssa.
 Tie experimental trials with the new British rifle up to 2,000 yards have been very satisfactory. The new rifle IS a very delicate piece of mechanism, and said to be all too complicated for the rough and tumble of active service.
 An English writer says that if the Chinese ports are shut by a war with France a supply of tea can be drawn from India He says the India plant Is, to begin with, superior to the Chinese; 1t Is prepared by machinery instead of by natives who adulterate 1t, and 1t is stronger.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
A Dnde.

A What is it 2 was perambulating with lightning rapidity last night the depot platform. Its legs were very long and its body was short and slim. It vas arrayed in a tight-ftting par of panta- looms, that made it resemble a carica- tured snipe or mosquito. A short jacket and Scotch cap completed its attire. AS it passed rapidly down the platform the boys oD the benches "piped it of" by stamping their feet in time, and calling out "doo-dy-doo.
 Thinking to obtain some information, s CITIZEN reporter timidly attempted an interview. After a few unsuccessful efforts to catch it on the fly, it was inter cepted, when the following conversation took place.
 Reporter.-GOod evening sir.
 It.-(Stopping and staring)
 Rep.-Good evening, sir.
 It.-G'd-even'-s'r.
 Rep.-Pretty bad shaking up the boys had on the train last night.
 It.-Wa'n't on th't train, sir.
 Disappeared in cars.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-01-19
NeMS Hens.


 In New York strawberries are sellip- at Si quart
 Roscoe Conkling is already ment'5ned as the successor of CongressmsDi Lap ham.
 Peter Shinkle, 93 years of age, whc eloped with a Cincinnati woman last winter, has deserted her.
 Counterfeit standard silver dollars are troubling tradesmen to an increasing extent ID Philadelphia
 Connecticut IS not healthy place TOT traups. Last week five were sent to the state prison for from elsnt 10 'en months each.
 Cardinal McCIoskey's Golden Juollee Fund, for the erection of a maroie PIt- % pit in the cathedral in New IofA' amounts to SlO,OOO
 The recent death of the seyentee11n wife of Brigham Young. st1h ieaves fourteen of that dignitsrys ElooNs among the living
 The New York Tribune says that lne speakership contest in thss state snoSs ti,at the unfortunate division smong .ns renublicans into stalwsrts and hAAL- breeds no longer exists