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The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15
Abolishment of Grand Juries.


 It was for a long time mooted question whether State and Terri torial Legislatures could abolish grand juries, since article 5 of the Constitution of the United States, or of the amendments, provides that ''no person shall be held to answer for q capital, or other in- famous crime, unless on a present. ment or indictment of a grand jury, except in cases arisingin the land or naval forces, or in the militia when in actual service in time of war or public danger; * * * * nor be deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law" * When the new Constitution of the State of California was adopted it con- tained a provision for the trial of capital or infamous crimes, upon presentment or information. There were those, learned in the law, who held that the Constitution of the United States was contra vened by that provision. Two cases were carried to the Supreme Court of the United States from California where the defendants had been brought before the courts on information, tried and convicted. One was the case of Estrado, convicted in the Superior Court of Sacramento, and the other and more notorious was that of Wheeler, known as the strangler of his sister, -in-law. Able counsel, including the Attorney-General, went to Washington and argued the question, as to the con stitutionality of the abolishment of the grand jury system, before the Supreme Court. That august tribune, in an exhaustive opinion, decided that the article of the con stitution referred to, aplied only to federal courts, and that the matter of grand juries in state courts was matter left entirely to the respective States. The re- suit was that both of the appel lants were executed in pursuance of the laws of the State of Cali fornia.
 Not having seen copy of the law passed by our last legislature on the grand jury matter we are not fully advised as to it's provis- ions, but understand that the judges of the District courts have the option to call or dispense with grand juries. A Territorial grand jury was in session in Phoenix last week. Many cogent arguments can be urged for and against the innovation, the wisdom of which can only be proved by time and experience.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15
WAR between Russia and Eng

WAR between Russia and Eng land seems inevitable, and must surely come unless one of the powers backs down. British opin- ion forces Gladstone forward, and he demands that Russia retrace her steps, which she has declined to do, but instead orders six new steel cruisers of the Esmeralda pattern from Philadelphia. At the German and Russian embas sies in London on the 11th the dispute between the Czar and Great Britain had actually reached the final phase in diplomacy. At St. Petersburg the war feeling is overwhelmingly strong, and the people are enthusiastic over the news from Penjdeh, and the con duct of Komaroff in pun1shing the Afghans has been approved by the Czar. Both nations are anx- iously seeking for foreign al EancaS
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

TIE successful casting of the lenses for the great Lick telescope has fnally been accomplished, and they only need polishing now to be ready for use. In looking through this telescope, says q San FranciSco paper, it is reckoned that the moon will be brought within thirty miles of the earth, and that discoveries will be made on that planet to solve prob lems that have heretofore been held to be unsolvable.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

POSTMASTER GENERAL VILLAS is a matter -of-fact Western man. Some dudes in Washington and Boston have been endeavoring to give him new surname, by pronounc- ing plain Villas Vee-lah and Vil- lers, but he at once sat down upon them and caused the statement to be published that his family name is pronounced just as it is spelled. In a conversation recently with a congressman in regard to the offices in his department, Mir. Villas said: "We do not intend to interfere with men whose terms of office have not expired. When republican office-holders are prov en to be incompetent or derelict in duty, it will be considered that they are subject to removal on charges, but those charges must not be of a partisan character. Political questions will have nothing to do with the changes.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

OUR government has q force of 1,200 marines and 100 officers in Aspinwall, and five or six war ships cruising about just outside the harbor. Let's think q moment. Wasn't it the Jim Blaineites who last year were shouting themselves hoarse in favor of an aggressive foreign policy? With Cleveland as President and Bayard as Secre- tary of State, they ought to be happy now.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15
Dissolution of Partnership.

THE CO-PARTN ERSHIP HERE ] tofore existing under the name and style of Abrahams S Dobzenshy, ill the town of Clifton, Graham County, Arizona, is dissolved by mutual con sent, Mir. Louis Abrahams withdraw ing. Mir. William Dobzensky will continue the business at the old stand, and will settle all accounts against the late firm and collect all moneys due the same. Parties know ing themselves indebted are respect fully requested to come forward and make payment immediately.
 LOUIS ABRAHAMs.
 WM DoBZENSKY.
 Clifton, Ariz.. March 9, 1885.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

A MEETING of the Arizona Live Stock association will be held in Tucson. commencing tomorrow, Q6th inst.) The call for the meet ing is signed by Theo. F. White, president of the association, who states the object of the meeting to be to confer on the subject of quarantining against diseased cat
 tie and particularly against the introduction of cattle infected with Texas fever; to recommend the appointment of suitable 1n- spectors under our quarantine law and to agree upon plan of action to have the law strictly enforced"
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

ENGLAND, says the Chicago Times, has regular army of IS4, 200 men, and a reserve volun teer force of 2)J,0o0 more, yet a half-naked savage of the Upper Nile Valley laughs her power to scorn. It seems almost time to resurrect the great Napoleon's bitter gibe concerning "a nation Of shop keepers"
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

TIE word "zereba" which oc- CUTS in the dispatches from the Soudan so frequently, has been defined to q Record reporter by Mir. Arthur Laing, who spent some years in that country, as a circular ring or corral built of stones, or as it might more properly be called, a circular breastwork, and is con structed by the British troops ns means of defense against surprise from sudden attacks by thelr Arab enemies. Tombstone Record.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15
UnItea and Harmonious.


 The present generation of Amer
 ican citizens, except those who
 have been students of our coun- try's history, do not fully realize and appreciate the fact that sec tional differences of serious na- ture existed in the Republic long prior to the late war. It was not alone the question of slavery which divided the people in senti- ment and feeling and made politi- cal issues, but jealousies, the out growth of our vast material re- sources. In a country of the ex- tent of the United States, where almost every conceivable industry known to civilization is fostered and followed-from the fisheries of New England to the sugar plan tations of Louisiana, from the or ange groves ofaFlorida to the ar gentiferous States and Territories of this Coast-homogeneity cannot be reasonably looked for. It is safe to assert that at no time since the earliest days of our existence have the people of these United States been more in concord and unison. Twenty years ago this month tho civil war terminated, and time has healed the wounds resulting therefrom and our people are united-far more, in reality, than they were before the at tempted dissolution of the Union. That there is a radical and fanat- ical element still existing in the North and in the South is fact indisputable, but time is gradu ally but surely lessening their number and restoring that unan- imity of feeling, without which a republic cannot long exist. Since Gen. Grants late illness he has received assurances of sympathy and consideration from every sec ton of the country-from political parties of every complexion. Col. Lee, a son of the distinguished Confederate leader, was the first to speak, not alone for himself but for the people of the South, of whom he is a representative, and extend to the General words of sympathy. and Jefferson Davis wrote q letter, redolent with sin cerity and truth, in which he says that if the prayers of the whole people avail, the life of the Gen eral would be spared. Skeptical, indeed. is that man who, for can doubt that an era of good will has dawned, and falsi- fled the prophecy of those who would have the world believe that ours would never be q union save ln name. At the present time almost all the first-class powers of the world are menaced with wars, and rumors of wars are floating on every wind. The United States has peace at home. is not en- tangled in foreign difficulties, pre- serves its neutrality, maintains its credit and protects its citizens and their property abroad, as the recent action of the Secretary of the Navy demonstrates. We recall the motto of the National Intel igencer, published at Wash ngton City, by Gales & Seaton, n the days of Webster and Cal noun: Liberty and union, now md forever-one and insepa- -ahlar
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

Ar last accounts the condition of Gen. Grant had slightly i'm proved, and it was believed that he would live several days, al though his death, at any moment, would not be a surprise. The most sanguine have abandoned the hope of his recovery, and regard his death as only ques- ton of a very few days. He and his family are fully advised as to the truth, and know that the in eyitable Is near at hand.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15
The Blue, the Gray and Grant.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.

From the Cincinnati Gazette. They sat together side by side,
 In the shade of an orange tree; One had followed the flag of Grant, The other had fought with Lee. The boy in blue had an empty sleeve, A crutch had the boy in gray; They talked of the long and dreary march, They talked of tine bloody fray. My chief is dead" the Johnny said, "A leader brave was he; And sheathed fore'er at Lexington Doth hang the sword of Lee" " My leader livcs"-the boy in blue Spoke low and with sigh " But all the country waits in fear That he to-day may die" God bless our Grant," the vet'ran said, And dropped tear, and then In heartfelt tones the answer came, For the rebel said" Amenl"
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

The alleged newspaper pub lished by Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa offers reward of $1O,OOO for the body of the prince of Wales, alive or dead. If Rossa is so abominable flush that he can squander his money in such reck- less style and for such purposes, why dosen't he subscribe few dollars now and then toward the alleviation of the poor people in Ireland?
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

THE Pennsylvania Railroad Con- pany recently adopted new time card. Under the new arrangement the New York and Chicago limited will leave New York at 10, Wash ington at 1859, Baltimore at 11:50 a. m., arriving at Chicago at 10 a. m. the next day. Considering the distance covered this Is the fastest train in the world.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

The Detroit News ventures to say that fried beefsteak and American pie have destroyed more of the inhabitants of this republic in the past twelve months than dynamite can be charged with in all its history the world over.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15
ACCORDING to the Mining Review

ACCORDING to the Mining Review ''there will be no Exposition this year at Denver. The venture has been an unproiitable one from the start and it is not probable that the present management will ever again attempt to throw open the doors of the handsome bull ding for the purpose for which it was erecsad v
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15
AN Arkansas story, not officially

AN Arkansas story, not officially vouched for, is that a planter liv- ing twelve miles west of Batesville, raised 400 pounds of non-comhusti- ble cotton last year. The cotton has been thoroughly tested and will not burn. It would get red hot, but by removing the fire it would resume its normal condi- ton.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

Itcosts S413,000 a year to pay the salaries of the United States sena- tors, S1,S00,000 to pay the mileage and salaries of representatives, and at each session of Congess the understrappers about the house and senate draw S700,000 more.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

NoTwITHsTAND1NG Russia's pa cifc assurances, orders have been sent to India by the British gov crnment to continue actively the preparations for war.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

Telesrams from the pine woods of Wisconsin state that able bodied men are working there for their board, and that others who are better paid receive not more than $20 month. This also is protected infant industry which makes every small capitalist who enters it rich.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

EUREKA, in northern California, from which all Chinese residents were recently expelled, now boasts of three steam laundries, which give employment to many white people of both sexes and not one Chinaman.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

UNDER an amendment to the election laws of the Territory of Arizona, passed by the 18th leg islative assembly, no whisky is allowed to be sold on election dove
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

TIE Phoenix Herald is of the opinion that if the big cattle men had the say not another immigrant would be permitted to come to Arizona They would have the en- tire Territory one vast COW pasture.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

TuE simplicity that pervades the White House under the pres ent regime is calling forth ad- m;ratioa from friend and foe alike. The meaning of the word Democracy" is getting to De bet ter understood.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

SAN FRANCISCO gets 900,000 ba- nanas a month from the Sand wich Islands. The number of bananas on bunch averages no, and they bring in that city at wholesale S4 per bunch. The sale IS large, but to the retailer the profit IS small.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

A West Virginia farmer recently gave his 11-year-old daughter away in marriage for money consideration. His neighbors have taken hold of the matter, and are making it uncomfortably warm for the baby's father as well as her unnatural husband.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

Over 100000 women and boys in New York are engaged at various kinds of work which was per formed exclusively by men some years ago.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

A NEW locomotive turned out the other day at Albany, on her trial trip attained a speed of over seventy miles an hour. Her wheels are seventy inches in diameter.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

GOVERNOR TRITLE has been cleo ted president, and Brent kirkland secretary of the Territorial Fair association.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll and his friend Mr. Dorsey, retired statesman, have a plan that they will go to Europe to see the sights. Ingersoll is said to be a millionaire now, and Dorsey saved enough out of the star route prosecutions to keep n good body and, some say, a bad soul together. Ingersoll vii drop a tear at the grave of Adam.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

TIE thermometer in Clifton has recorded 65 above zero nearly every day the past week in the shade.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

Nearly one-half of the American sailing ships bear the names of women. Sailing ships are charm ing sights in fair weather, but utterly unmanageable in storm.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

Cleveland's official ax will be a more effective tool than Washing tons historical hatchet.-New York Morning Journal.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1885.

ARIZONA, it is said, produces the best wheat and four in the world.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-15

~ TO CORRESPONDENCE per- sonal matters are the subject of communica- tions, n rigorous scrutiny will be made Of thsir contents. Please sign full name, write oily on one side of your paper. and he briet. Nonpareil measurement make one square.
 This pa,er is kept on file at E. C. Dake's Advertising Agency. Gl and 65 Merchants Ex-hanSe San Francisco. Cal. where con- tracts for advertising can be made.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-10
Los SRES. DESPII)L I ALCALA.

Tambien extractaremos los no.
tables discursos de estos dos be-.
nemeritos Diputados por Aguadi-
LA y Arecibo, re-pectivamente,
pues debemos recoger en- ellos las
instrucciones que snministran al
buen conocimiento de nuestra 81
tuaci6n economical, y los remedies
que Sc prescriben para prevenir al.
gunos males y evitar ulteriores di
6cultades. Como que Ia lucha por
ruestros intereses no Ia podiLc
ser mas notable, mucho tenemos
que decir aun sobre inhnidad de
detalles relatives q la discussion
del presupuesto, va que csta ol-
ridada islita, nj decir de ciertos
insaciables, ha ocupado tan solem-
nemente Ia atenciou de la CANA.
ra nacional, y que la mayoria de
sus representatives ST han portsdo
con lucimiento digno de las cSpe.
rauzas que nos hicieran concebir.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-10

decirle al pals. eontrayendo compromi-
so para ell porvenir, que es como Sc ha-
ce sacramento Ia oposici6n: zen tai
gasto hay exceso; tai otro debe snpri-
nirse t,ta. 8 parcia,mente, y como sn-I
primo tales gastos, propongo tamblen
tales reducciones en- los ingresos;' pc
ro censurar ell presupuesto al detalle;
tomar una sola partids cuando el pre-
supuesto es un ,coujanto arm6aico, sera
efectivamente mny c6modo para hscer
la oposici6n, pero no da resnltado min
guno PRACTICE. 81 Ell setor Alcala del
O mo hubicra hecho la oposic6n en- los
terminus que he indcado; 81 hnbiera
dicho: "tal partida debe suprimirse, ell
presupuesto debe ascender solo q tan
to-" hnbiera exstido base de contro-
versia verdadera, y qui6u sabe 81 ha-
bese logrado convencer d la Comi
sion"
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-10

Nuestro colega Ei Pueblo de
Ponce, robu>teciendo nuestras
afrmaciones, dice 10 siguiente;
"Cierto, cPrtisimo es one la Jnnta
nombr6 comis,ones compuestas de naass
tros para asistir,--no para examlnar
"a determinadas escuelss, bajo la pre-
sidencia de mn vocal de la Corpora
ci6n."
E. decir que, segln confession
propia, Sc hs fatado d 10 que dis
pone la Ley.
NADIA hemos leido mas deni
granite para ell digno profesorado
de Ponce que el suelto que copia
mos. Aquellos maestros, segdn
FL Pueblo, no iban en- comisi6n
para era,nina,, sino pata a>istir
como hguras decora ivaa, es
decir, para iIenar hueco.
Afortunadamente para aquel
profesorado, cs completamente
inexacta esta ahrmaci6n del cole
ga ponceha.
Hay prueba, irrefragable1, y es-
tas son copias de las notas cstam
padas otras veces en- los libros de
Classification por los ilustrados
profesores senores Cuevas, Neu-
mann, Ruiz Camilla, Gonzalez, g.
como tale, u0cajes erdminGdOreS.
lQuiere FL Pueblo que las bus
quemos y publiquemos para que
yea mas claro esta nueva plaLcha
que acaba de hacer?
Aun hay mas: dice ell colega
que, dado ell nlimoro de escuelas
ruraleS, tenia que suceder asi, y
en- este cortp numero Is NADIA
menos) estriba su defensa.
Lea, lea ell colega, va que los
desconoce, los articulos p, %,
"a y IS del R"g'amento de Jun.
tas de instruction., lea tambien el
arti:u!o l09 del Decreto Organi
co, Y sabra como Sc nombran las
Comisiones auxi!iares, en- las cua.
les no deben entrar nunca macs
tros, porque a,i 10 disponen ter
minantementc las disposiciones
vig"ntcs, y d@je,e de hacer plan
chns.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-10
AL PUBLICO.

Desde esta fecha, cesa en-
la ADMINISTRATORS de este Pc
ri6dico ell .S'. d. Rafael Perez
y Garcia, nombrandose en- su
lugar al Sr. d. Leopoldo Car
mona Z hfante, con quien,
para 10 sucesivo, Sc entende-
ran los AGENTEs y suscriptores
de dieho peri6dico, en- todo 10
relative d la parte economical
Y administrative del mismo.
AL propio tempo, Sc hace
constar que EN- ell dia de hoy,
ante ell Notario D. Pedro Ra-
fael Escalona, Sc ha conferidO
al expresado Sr. Carmona po-
der bastante para los negocios
Y administration general de
esla Casa Comercia!, en- sus-
tituci6n del Sr. Perez y Gar
cfa, a quien Sc deja en- la pie
nitud de la buena opinion,
honradcz y fama de que viene
disfrutando.
La Direction.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1885-07-10
UNA MUESTRA.

Nos explicamos ell hecho, asaz
elocuente, de que nuestro editorial
Faquezas reformistaS, haya la
mado la atencion y arrancado elo.
gios d un colega adversario.
Porque la verdad es que en- la
agrupaci6n llamada liberal anda
todo al garete; cierto es adema'
que la evidencia al fin y al cabo
Sc impone siempre.
lQuieren puestros lectores yer
una muestra de la cordialidad y
union que reinan en- la prensa re-
formista, en- esa prensa que tanto
zahiere un dia y otro a sus ad-
versarios en- ell palenque de la
opinion?
Pues los vamos d complacer
exhibiendoles los siguientes pa
rratos de un artlculo que un co,
lega de esta ciudad, de los llama
dos liberales, dirige, con funda
mento, en- sor de replica d otro
periodico, tsmbien de esta pobla-
ci6n y liberal por mas sei1as.
Helos aqui, sin quitarles una
tide:
Obras, obras son amores; no basta
decir que Sc quiere prostituir al partt-
do; que Sc quss0 atrops'lar a una px-
6licaci6n y hasta que Sc srrastrase en-
vilecida d los pies del Cesar que prob6
q humillarla.
Al pals liberal no lie basta nj le sa-
tisfsce que Sc recrimine una 8 varias
personalidades de su seno, de seguro
de mas valor, de mas peso Question
de librasl y de mas condolences para
la vida politica que sus acusadores
{ aprieta !! u; obras, obras necesita
Ell pals, para poder juzgar; pruebas fe-
hacientes y precisas de los hechos, nom-
bre del autor autores de aquellos
case practice en- flu, y no fantastico.
Cuando Ia imputaci6n criminosa no
Sc prueba porque es falsa, el denun-
ciante no es un defensor dc sn partido,
81 de partidos politicos Sc trats, sino