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Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28
THE MOTHER COUNTRY.

HE outlook in the SUudan becomes more discouraging every day and the impression prevails to some extend that the pnblic hss not been informed ot the worst. England for the first time in her history. is calling on her colonies for aid, aud tLe reason the mother country assigns for this extraordinary Rct-that the local disturbances among idle men in London and elsewhere in England, IS so redieulous that no one with ordinary intelligence will for a moment seriously consider it. The fact Is that England is at this very moment driven almost to desperation, and must resort to any and every means with in reach to overcome her present diff culties, winch if allowed to continue for any length of time are liable to multiply and spread into India the greatest of ali her possessions. Defeat and disaster in the SoudaD. means the game thing D Indis-only later on.
 COuAcc III lO bring the wild Arabs back by moral sua- sion to submit to the authority of Great Britain was a serious error The campaign under Wolseley has been a series Of blun ders and mistakes from the day he left the Red Sea to date. and one after an- other of his scattered divisions are be- ing defeated or exterminated by wild Arabs who are supposed to know little or nothing of the arts of war. England IS rich in gold and silver or their equivil- ant in Bank of England bills, but she is lacking in men to hold her forts and fight her battles. The head IS coming to be too small for the body which it assumes to control, and unless more care and wiser councils prevail the body will run away with the head before long. Egypt, South Africa, India, Canada and Australia, are situated in the four corners of the world, and it would not be strange it some of them should before long begin to slip from her control.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

WE doubt the advissbility of passing the bill introduced by Mir. Brown, which provides that it shall be unlawful to col feet higher rate of interest than 12 per cent. per snnum. In the first place, such a bill cannot be enforced. It only creates the necessity of third party to effect loan or evsde the law, when any rate of interest may be charged, but II is put in the shape of a commission which the borrower must pay. For in stance, if A wants to borrow $lO0, be goes to B, who loans money for, say some party in San Francisco, and says: "B, I want to borrow sl0O for a year; can you let me have it?'' ''Yes, l can let you have it" says B, "I have some money that belongs to Jones, of San Francisco, but shall have to charge B commission of 10 per cent. for securing the loan, as only F per cent. can be collected by the new law and that IS not sufficient for the the risk We take ID this country" That would be Sll0 A will have to make himself liable for, upon which he will have to pay F per cena, which really amounts to 13 land 20 per cent on the SlU0. he has secured. Six of the 10 per cent charged ss com mission going to Jones of San Francis co and the remainder to B, the middle man his agent. At the time the slOO becomes due the account would stand as follows:
 Original loan, .-..-....- SIOO Vo B's commission. on............-.. IO.Vo Interest on year on Sll0 ...... l32O lOtAl- '~A-o
 That IS about the way the thing work ed in the east and that is the way 1t will
 work here. The law will result in injury
 to the borrowing class rather than a
 benefit. and It IS only necessary to pass it to find it ont
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28
A JOURNALISTS SUCCESS.
Zoe PulItIer's Various Career-Laborer'
 Cabman. Editor. Congressman

Cabman. Editor, congressman
 IGeorse Alfred Townsendl
 Joe Pulitzer has got ,OO0 majority for congress in this city. He is of rare tpye here. and Il is generally believed that his stock is Polish with one side Hebrew. He claims. however. 10 be a Hungarian. Certainly bis family did live iD Vienna for some time. and there Joseph visited his mother until her decease. few years aro he must have had some education. for he req lily got hold Of the English language. and is very good spe.- CT m it. Le must have had some bust eSs eS- periencc or derivation. for he hs> seizcA upoa expedienis and opportunities Tor making money. and nearly every thing ne has taken hold of he has sold to advantage. lie does not seem 10 keep anything very long.
 urins the war he was common soldier. He then settled at St Louis as laborer. even driving cab. Intent on rettinc ahead. he was employed by an emigration society tO get up news for lii- tie sheet they published. The news Tn this sheet recommended itself to the pro prictors of the principal German news paper in St Louis. who employed fultZer to get them up similar news Ills com bjned salaries were about SlO week al this business. In time he was able 10 raise the money to buy an interest m the German newspaper. Schurz and ne han A falling out about that umc- SchurL ran,ed mower. Pulitzer wanted money. Some of Pulitzers acquainiances were not satisfactory 10 SchurL He sold his in- terest in the German paper for large nroft. and then, buying a small German paner of no value. sold its news franchise io Mckee. who was afterwards convicted in the whisky trials. for very respectable amount ,,
 He then essayed to get into politics. and. I think. was in the state legislature. He. al any rate. was member of the last con ,tituiional convention of Missouri Finally. he got hold of an evening paper in St Louis. and. being good judge oi men. built it up to piece of property worth 800 a week. His enemies ID St Louis beat him for the state legisls ture badly. Keeping his property there; he turned his attention 10 New lork, ano was for years and yean trying 10 get hold of the broken down World This papei at last fell into his hands. wh'1 it: owners had grown sick and tired of pay iug it's bills. and of being deluded with aL kind, of expectations of big trade.
 Pulitzer had 6 younger brother. long reporter on The Herald, who had already started a penny paper here, which now has a large circulation. and Is generally well spoken of The elder Pulitzer revo lutionized the newspaper business in tha town by publishing an enterprising shee of eight pages for ? cents, and advertise menis TOT next to nothing. The herai' and The Times had to follow suit whei they saw what an inrosd be was makln! upon them Just as he had grpped | moderate success the passion Tor puu lie consideration led him to run Tor con gress. Pulitzer is Democratic man Il | affabilities. does not talk much aoou high purity. believes in the cohesive globe and he is al this moment as much ID ouired about as any person in New York
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

people up to fever heat, and ready to be- iieVe almost anything they hear from that country. Tue disposition of the troops Is most unfortunate, and any one, though unskilled in the arts of war, can sec that Fl Meahdi has Gen. Vols ley at great disadvantage. Four days ago news came from the Soudan that
 "olsley was concentrating hls frees at horn with all possible dispatch. Fears have been freely expressed at the Eng
 lsh War cffice for the safety of the struggling army, and it seems as though
 "olsley did not attempt to concentrate his forces until advised to do SO by tLe War Department. The latest news is In Ihe way of a rumor that the British troops have been massacred and that Gen. Wol'ley had committed sui. eide. Tho British trops may have net with reverses, but the story of WOlsley's committing suicide IS a very improbable one. There can be DO doubt of bis un- fortunate situation, which at this dis tabce looks almost desperate, but is it possible that man who has made war the business of his life codld deliberate ly commit suicide in tine very face of the enemy? We cannot believe that sol- dier could commit such an act It would be just as easy and much more honorable 10 seek death un tie battle field. and any commander, unless a born would prefer death to such dis grace.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

THE Council memorial to Congress, introduced by Mir. Darlington of Yuma, asking for aD appropriation of Sl00OOO to be used in improving the navigation Of the Colorado, IS timely and We trust 1t will meet with favor. The memorial sets forth that for a comparatively small outlay the Colorado river could be made Davigable during all seasons of the year to point thirty miles above RiovIlle. It also states that on both sides of the river there are mines of gold. copper and silver and other valuable me tals, aud Tn the interior large tracts of grazing and agricultural land, all of which would be- come valuable if the stream was made navigsble. Arizona has for a number of years been paying the United States an internal revenue tax without receiving any, or but very little of 1t back, and We know of no other way of deriving any return of money paid into the U. '. Treasury, unless We can get at some Of it in this way, and ss IL IS a merItorious measure, we are in favor of securing aI appropriation if it is possible to do so. The California and Nevad8 Congress men should aid us in securing this ap- propristion, hs both States are more or less interested in the measure.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

per cent For marking iu the index the several entries of the instrument; paper and notices, 90 cents; proposed law. 10 cents; reduction 400 per cent. Searching records and files in the Recorders office Tor each year for which search IS made. sl,OO; proposed law 25 cents, reduction 400 per cent.
 Tuere are a few fees which remain un- changed, but the reduction in the Sheriff. Recorder, District Attorney, Clerk of the District Court, Clerk Of the Supreme Court, Coronrrs and Constables Ire re- ducsd throughout Id about the same ratio as shown above. and the average reduction of all will not vary far from 25O per cent. In "ur opinion the legis- lature is treadiuG upon dangerous ground and sh uld consider what they are doing before they go too far.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

THERE has been SO much fuss made about Mrs. Dudley's middle nan' "Yssulet," that we would suggest thai it be taken from her, which would leav' it plain Mrs. Lncile Dudley and attacl it to that of "Rossa leaving that gen tleman's name what it was before h' added it, to plain Jeremiah O'Donovap- That will leave the new creation "Yseult Rossa". It would at once take the crank out of the orthography Of Mrs DudIey's names and remove the bloody mart from O'Donovan's and put a stoI to q large amount of small talk.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28
THE FEE BILL.

Since making reference to the fee bIll IL the editorial column of to-day's CITI- ZEN we accidentally run across copy ot 'ae bili-Councll bill No. 3S. A special from Prescott to the CITIZEN yesterday placed the reduction at from 9 to 40 per cent; but We find upon examining the oi.l that our correspondent has erred, snd that the reduction is from TWENTY FIVE To FOUR HUNDRED PER CENT. It would be an outrage to pass such blll. ~ would be impossible to secure compe- Ten; men 10 fill our county officers and The office of the Clerk of the District Colrt, fl this bill should become a law. The provisions of the bill have been gsaerally discussed among our lawyers had others who hre posted upon 'ae question of fees to-day, and the universal decision, so far as We can learn, is against the bill. Ii IS the gen era. Impression that it would prove dis @'''ous 10 the public good aud might result m the temporary suspension O. 'e civil lGw in many localities through o1' the the Territory. MT. Weedin in LIS speech in the Council in opposition !" the bi.l, sad it would be impossible to secure men in Final and Gils coun- Ne' to i'll the offices, and we have DC -1abt but the same trouble would arise 10 Nohsys, Graham, Apache and Yuma Counties.
 Below We compars some of the fees '-oEed under the existing law with the R'oposed law above referred te:
 Tor serving a summons or any other F'eess by which an act or proceeding Ii "nmeueed, on each defendant, S2OO Foposed law. % cents; reduction, 3o pI cent. For B copy of any writ, pro 'e's or other paper, when demanded o 'esllred by law, for each folio, 20 cents f'oposei law, 10 cents; reduction, 1O yer Cent. For serving notice ID an sc uon or proceeding. slOO; proposed law ' cents; reduction 100 per cent. Flo
 e''lng subpoena. for each witness, ', A's; proposed law, 9 cents; reduction
 O Der cent. For summoning a pane - "enty- four jurors in the Distric o1''' S21.OO; peopose3 lew. s750; r, 41c'ion, about 300 per cent, For notinI aH Instrument recorded, the time whel
 -d The place where recorded, 30 cents proposed law 10 cents; reduction, 30
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

Bur tha. was some tune agO-sOon after the election-thst the South only wanted two representa- ives in Cleve- lands Cabinet. They were modest then because they did not kl'w their full strength. They know their s,rengtt better now, and are boldly asking for Bayard, of Delaware, Lamar, of Misis- sippi, Garland, of Arkansas, Jonas, oi Louisiana, and German, of Maryland. These names are being push'd anu strongly supported by leading Demo crats of the South. Bayard, Lamar and Garland are almost assured of Cabinet positions. So. after all, 1t looks as though the control has actually fallen into the hands of the Scuth. as th' masses at their iubilatiOns immediately after the election claimed.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

THu Star says: Had Governor Stanford and his party passed throuel Tucson three years ago and stopped over two hours, as they did yesterda, thers would have been 8 regular ovsii' D teudered them by our people, but ID stead O. thu. there was not s single eiti zen of prominence called to welcome him" Senator-elect Stanford was not seeking ovations yesterday, but qulet and there were not half dozen men ID town who knew he was here until after be had gone.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

THz Pima, Pinal and Msricopa men, be rs of the Legislature. including those of both houses, had better meet and talk ever the project of railroad from Tue son to Phenix If this road is built to Tucson it will insure the building of the gap between this place and Calabassas, making connection with the New Mex ico & Arizona, winch would give Pheni1. Florence and this place continuous line. connecting with Nogales, Fairbsnks CTombstone) and all points on the Sono- ra Limited, and with the Gulf of Cali fornia at Guymss. There is much ID this line to interest and benefit cur pc - ple, If they will but look at it ID all its bearings. I: would do more toward re- deemIng Southern Arizona and placing if on A solid 10 ting than anything that conld be done. We sincerely hope thst this enterprise will not be permitted to drag. but put in shape for immediate and active work. The bonds of the counties could be disposed of at faiI rates; contracts for grading could be lst in each county, SO as to give chance to all who may desire to work or the road, and thus keep as much money at home as possible. The road bed car be completed from this place to PheniI and st least half the cost of its con .truction retained in the counties through which it will pass. It IS th' mos, feasible and promising railroad project that has been brought out since the Southern Pacific. and should inter .s, all the people of Southern Arizoni ss i, would effect nearly every section O the southern part of Territory.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28
The Three Realities
lChicago Times

Senator Palmer. of Michigan, who has an income of Sl7J. 900 year. is said to have purchased a charm in early youth to which he attributes much of his luck. This charm was made in Persia and se- cured by young Palmer during his three years wandering in Spain. where he SO in- iured his feet with long tramps that he has been able to wear only cloth shoes since He said the other day that life was wholly made up of illusions. The hap piest man. said he. IS the one who has the most illusions. There are only three real substantial things that you can get out of life. and the msn Eho has those ai the required intervals h U well of as the richest. The three reAlities are full stomach. a good suit sf clothes and bed to sleep in Everythirg else belongs To the realm of illusionA-
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

IT appears that the French asked Italy for an explanation regarding tie expedition to the Red Sea The lead ins newspapers of Italy come to the lore and boldly say it IS none of Frances bu,ipe,s. The Colonial policy Of Italy they say, has developer regions ID "hic' France has no claims, and to give France any a.surance limiting the action oi I.sly vould be to act with teebleness.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

AFTER thirty years trial of the pro- hibition law of Maine, during whicL period it has been amended time without number, it has proved failure. Even Neal Dow. the great apostle of temper snce. admits it, and has come to the Legislature this year asking for si1te. D more amendments to the liquor law. He might as we'll make it thirty-two for sll the good they will do.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

IS proposlnx by letter to 6 young lady an Indianapolis lawyer borrowed s formula from book on etiquette. The young lady learned the source of the inspiration of his pen, and by way of reply used the formula prescribed In the same book for a dsclinstion. We hsy- alwsy s looked upon Indianans' as possessing 6 great deal of originality. but We had no idea they could give tit for tat.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28
Earthquake velocitiss.

fn experiments by Professor Milne and Gray ii has been determined that normal earthquake waves are transmitted through hardened mud st the rate of 43s feet per second. and transverse waves al 351 feet per second Mallet's earlier experiments showed that earthquakes traverse sand al \ speed of S35 feet. jointed granite 1906 feet, and solid granite l. .66j feet per sec ond. Professor Ewing considers the last number 10 be very much too small
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28
Booming rr@de in Virginia

A traveller for Baltimore grocery house came across A new retail store just started in Virginia the other day. and the proPrie- tor was rubbing his hands and smiling Nl over.
 -wen. how does it got7 asked the traveller
 -shoost like eaferytings. was the re- ply. -
 No hard times here. ehf
 Not a bit. Trade vhas SO booming dot can't sleep nights
 -Wh,f have your sales footed up for tle past weekr
 -More ash $1OO, und haf der broofi right here
 And he brought out his day book and showed the traveller where he had givs= credit to the amount of almost SoOO, while his cash book showed the receipt Of about g.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

THE Prescott Miner has discovered a dog in the manager, and enumerates several things that are to be done by the legislature and then winds up by the re- moyal o' the capital to Tucson. "Go away from home if you wish to learn the news" Is an old saying that has not yet become obsolete.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

TIE Msrysville appeal says: "Yes- terday Ed. NoyeI and a companion caught 5j6 catfish with hook aud line out of the jules in three bours." Ed. and bis companion must have grown very tired batting their hooks-over three minute, to say nothing of horns they got in their fingers.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

Ayers SsrsspArilla is the best medi- cine for every one in the spring. Emi- grants ani travellers will find in it an effrctual cure for the eruptions, boils, pimples, eczema, etc, that break out on the skin-the effect of disorder in the blood, caused by ses-diet and life on board ship.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

AN enthusiastic Hoosier made ghvel of eight pieces of Hickory and presented it to Vice e-President-elect Hendricks, the other day. That Hoosier made a great mistake; the gsvel should h5vs had a copper-head.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

THR Sh, riff, Recorder and Clerk of the Court oi tnis county say that if the fee bill now before the Legislature be- comes a law that men cannot be found to fill the offices. If this Is a fact, the bill ought not to become Q law. Not having seen a copy of the bill we are not prepaired to express an opinion, but from a special to the CITIZEN it seems rhe reduction ranges from 25 to 40 per cent. The bill passed two years ago re- duced the fees from 2j to 40 per cent and this bill, If 1t should become law, would make the total reduction from the old law which was in force two years ago from % to S0 per cent The old law governing fees must have been Outrageously high, or the proposed laS introduced the other day makes fees very low. From what we have been able to learn from our lawyers aud others who have paid some attention to the present law. It IS fair and the fees allow ed are not exhOrbitant. The CITIZEN IS III favor of curtsiling expenses whenever 6nd wherever 1t can be done, but 1t Is not in favor of economiZing to the eX- tent that it will impair the public ser vice.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

IT is said that Cleveland prefers young men for his advisers. Before he serves his term out he may be glad to listen to the advice of older heads.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

THE situation in the Soudan IS indeed discouraging to the English So dis eouraging that all kinds of rumors md their way out, winch tend to keep the
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

IT is said that Justice Bradley will re- tire from the Supreme bench in time for President. Arthur to appoint his suc- cessor. If so he will have to be about it pretty soon.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

THERE is such a thing as being penny wise and pound-toolish; We trust, how ever, that this will not apply to the acts of our legislators.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

THE Star and Prescott Blunderbuss are again m love with each other. One lays the 6. gs and the other hstches the birds
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

IT was "the rose of sharon" and 'the Lily of the valley" It now is "old Bill sharon" and "thst detestable Hill girl"
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

Washington. Feb. l9-Bland. char ,ar of tie Committee on Coini ge, Ws;gbts and Measures, says that 1t IS So,6tfnl whether the Dorsheimer Silver Bill will receive any eonslderaIGn py the committee, inasmuch as the h, use meets dally at II o'clock and 1t "lll De impossible to get quorum ot the com mittse together.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

PoEr1AyD, Feb. 2L-The legislature adioQrued at midnight after 6> ballots w1thout electiu. a senator, but both houses vote again to-day at ten o'clock.
 SFRINGFIrLp. Feb. 2O-SecOnd bal lot. Logan l00, Morrison 97, Harris 7, scattering 8. third ballot, Logan lOl, Morrison g~. scattering 1-adjOurned.
 CrycrvSArI, Feb 2i-The Ohio and Mississippi train leaving North Vernon, Ind, this morning encountered a broken rail and the rear sleeper was thrown down an embaukmrnt and wrecked: ! Two persons as far as known were killed and several injured.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

WasuSGroy. Feb. 2I.-Nr. Randall be. cvrrrs-e.l his opinion iu favor of the su-per-i0n rf -ilv-T e mage; but at the same tune b. -ly7 ie prefers not Co lose tle suudr, a5y.l Li.i to secure it's suspeH- sion The silver men claim to nave lU6 members ou the DemocratIc side and about 4u on tb- Republican side vEo will resist ali attempts to suspend silver coinage auI tai7 force may be relied npon 10 Use every d,ivics known to rules 10 defeat that object.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28

LONDON. Feb. 2l General SIr Her bert Stewart, ,hp was wounded at the nattle of Abu kisa, died on the l6th at Gakdul Wells, Co which place he was removed. The ,urEc1us state that Gen. Stewart's wound WAS ot serious charac- Ter. and LIs recovery hopeless from the first.