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Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-06-04
The Bur.
From the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
II beg your pardon" said slouchily
dressed individual, reaching for bur
which adhered TO the coat sleeve of a
gentleman just ahead of him; there's a
bur on your coat, sir; permit mo to re-
move ii" Thank you; no consequence"
said the gentleman, himself removing
the bur. The impeenniOus one struck
an attitude, led the regulation story Of
hunger, and preferred ii request for ten
cents with which to buy bread. He got
the money, but still fingered. What is
it. my man." asked the gentleman.
please, sir" replied the tramp, "ysu
have my bur In your hand. I'd like it,
if you please. 1t il my capital, you
know" your capital?" "Yes, my
capital; yOu see, sticks it on to ceye
what looks downy, you know, and then
steps up and takes it off. Sometimes ]
only gets thanks for nay trouble, and
sometimes don't get that much; and
then some of 'em comes dewn handsome.
Yes. boss, that's my capital; cOuidn't do
Business without il; have to shut up
shop, you know"
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29

WHILE Dr. Maxwell, the sup posed murderer of Preller, in the Southern Hotel, St. Louis, is jour neying on the steamship City of Sydney toward Auckland, New Zealand, where officers of the law, who have been informed by cable gram of the crime, are waiting to arrest him on his arrival there, the detectives of St. Louis have form ulated a new theory in regard to the tragedy. The body found in the trunk has never been identi- fed as Prefers, on account of decomposition. The coroner who held tue inquest upon 1t was of the opinion that life had been ex- tiact for two weeks, while Preller was alive four days previous to the date Of the inquest. These cir cumstances together with infor- nation that Dr. Maxwell had, be- fore leaving Boston, been endea- yoring to secure q corpse, puts an entirely ewphase upon the affair. It is asserted hy many that the body found in the trunk was not that of Preller, but of some per son who died q natural death. The grounds upon which this the ory Is based are that Prefer was short in his accounts with his firm, and that he and Maxwell worked up the scheme of the dead body to cover up his shortage, both to disappear simultaneously. It is also known that Prellcr, during his soiourn in St. Louis, had cashed letters of credit amount ing to $2,O00, which helps to bear ont the conspiracy theory.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29

A CLIFTON gentleman who re- gently went Hlst with his family, with the view of rem lining if he found 1t to his advantage in a business point of view to do so, has returned, well satisfied to re- main in Arizona. Hs thinks the Eastern States should be avoided b. those wio have to maintain themselves by manual labor, sInce la Iorers are far n excess of the demand, and wages have been reducei until they barely suffice to furnish the absolute necessities of life. Old minors, he says, who have had years of experiences, are working for S5 cents per day and boarding themselves. H. met many of his old aequaintances. who from early youth have worked ladustricusly and lived econom- ically, who have accumulated next to nothing. Working men in the West can scarcely realize why it IS so, in view of the fact that living in the East is cheaper and, as rule. people are moro provident than those on the frontier; but it Is due to the low rate of wages. There is stagnation in commercial circles and depression in business throughout the whole country, and times are no worse in Arizona than elsewhere. Our informant said ho met many laboring men who were anxious to come to this Territory, but verJ pEudently, he advised them if thoy hal employ nent to remain where they were, ! .saer tian incur the expense of tie trlp on an uncertainty.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29

BECAUSE Clifton has not experi- enced lately what is known in min ing parlance as ''boom," it must
 not be supposed that mining en- terprises are retrograding or even at a stand still in this camp. At no time for the past two years has the outlook for the development and prosperity of this mineral bolt been more fattering, and min ing operations are conducted on a safe, paying basis, without undue or spasmodic excitement. In con- sequence of the depreciation Tn the price of copper a reduction in wages necessarily followed, and caused many miners to leave the camp. It was not because the mines were failing or the expense of taking out and reducing ore had increased that the reduction took place, as was the case not long since in Tombstone, but for the single reason above stated. The fact that the Arizona and Detroit Copper Companies are buying ore and paying good prices for the same has encour- aged miners to develop their mines and sell ere at profit. The recent discovery of gold has given an impetus to prospecting, which certainly must be of great benefit to the camp in adding strength to the belief that the more valuable metals are yet to be found in these mountain ranges. We learn that the superintendent of the Carlisle will soon visit Clifton with the view of cxamin- ing certain gold properties on the Frisco, and his reports on the same will be anxiously anticipated. There is no plausible reason why any enc should be discouraged the future of this sec ton. On the contrary, there is much to inspire confidence and encourage patient waiting. That works will be constructed on up per Chase creek, at an early day, to reduce tho rich ores from number of valuable groups of copper mines, is no longer prob lematical, but almost an assured fact.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29

Szc3ETARY VAN AaIlx has an nouacei that ha cannot furnish any more copies Of the Compiled Laws of Arizona as the supply is nearly exhausted, there remaining only four copies in the Territorial library. Under the law each county officer and justice Of the peace is entitled to a copy of the laws, to be turned over to his sue cessor at the expiration of his term, but as the demand increases. from the appointment Of more jus tices and from loss and the delaD- idation of the wretched!y bound book, great inconvenience will be occasioned by the failure of tic Legislature to make an appropri- ation for republishtng the laws.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1885.

CHIEF JUSTICE SUMNER HOWARD, of this Territory, has become so popular with the bar and litigants that his friends are moving in the matter of having him retained as chief justice until his term expires. and for that purpose have sent pc
 titions to the President. Judge Howard is a just and learned ju- dieial officer, and eminently fear less in the discharge of his duties, and since he has made a good record and is not ofeasively par tisan, his removal is not expected.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29

dummy pre-emptions. They pro
 cured their herders to file declara-
 tory statements in the land offices,
 furnished them the necessary
 means to make so-called improve
 ments and ostensibly to comply
 with the law advanced money for the fees and to pay for the land, and then, when final proof was made, take mortgages on the land, which of course was foreclosed. or buy the same for a nominal sum, and thus pilfer the public lands by a skillful avoidance of legal perjury. The desert land act has been q mighty evil in many places. It provides that . locator may secure q whole section upon proof that it was value.ess until he had utilized it for agricultural or graz ing by irrigation. Fraudulent en- tries have been made and princely domains secured under that act by means of perjury. h some cases lands which were not susceptible to, cultivation until they had been drained by ditches have been re- turned as desert lands and titles granted. To check the present evils, the government officials should be on the alert and scru- tinize closely all applications for public land. Commissioner Sparks, Of the general land office, claims to have brought to light glaring frauds in every department of the office to which he was recently ap- pointed by President Cleveland, and he promises reformatcry measures which will rebound to the benefit of the settlers. Tho Commissioner charges the former administration with many irregu- larities, among which was the practice Of ignoring the law re lating to the publication of land entries. Insteal oi publishing in the nearest paper, as required by statute, Registers would often select such newspapers as suited them, without regard to geosrapa- ical lines. Commissioner sparks says he Is convinced that decisive and sweeping changes must he made in the land department be- fore its management can be re duced to an honest, efficient and economical basis, and for making such changes he will receive the applause Of all honest men.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29

TIE late President Barrios of Guatemala was a man of great wealth. and is said to have had Si0,000,G00 invested in United States securities. He vas impul- siye as a dictator, ambitious for military renown, but not a success as general. Investing in United States bonds shows that, as q finan- cier, he was far seeing enough to put q portion of his wealth out of the way Of revolutions which he knew to be of frequent occurrence at home but unknown in this country.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29
~TO COR ,EsPONDENTS.-whea per

gTO COR RESPONDENTS When per sonal matters arc the subject of commurica- tIons, a rigorous scf0tiny will be made of t',air coltelts. Please sign full name. write 0 ily on one side of vour paper. and be brief.
 TO ADV 5n RS-Nile lines of solid No 1S-eil m IS rem .rt make one square.
 This psper is knpt on file at E. C. Dake's 4 ivsr.isia- gen-y, 6l anl 6J Merchants' Fx-Al1g' S:n Francisco. Cal. where con- t.IrGs fOr advertising can be made.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29

N WHICH JIG Ids of cattle became pos
 Of the pahlic
 by means or
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29

PrNAL county has ta,;en the initiatory steps to defeat the con tirmation of the Reavis land grant, which embraces within it's limits large portions of that county, Maricopa, Gila aH3 a strip from the western part of Graham. Sav- era! large meetings have beon hell in Florence wi,h that end ia view, anl the other counties in terested have been requested to join wit1 Pindl in efforts to pre- vent J. Allison Rsayis, the alleged owner of tie oll Peraisa grant, from stealing the bess lands, some of the most hourishing towns and villages, and numerous valuable mines in the Territory. The schemes and designs of Reavis, when first made known some years since, were regarded as utopian and visionary, but developments show that he has been working hard for twenty years to establish his claim, and that he has substan- tial backing from la1d monopo- lists. Soms who were tinid, and fearel to nave d cloud east upon their property, have paid him for dee,ls. Tue action of Pinal is timely, for delay was fraugat with danger, sinee it was known that Reavis WAS bringing every intlu enca to bear to have his grant confirmed.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29
(First Publication. March 1. issj. l Eotire of EarTattvrc.

TE7O Gen Boyle, John II. Wright and Geo.
 4 Slsain.-Xou are hereby notified that have expended the sum of three hundred tS390l dollars in labor and improvements on the Josephine, American Flag ;.nl Challenge claims, situated in GFccnlee Gold Mountain Mining District. Graham County. Arizona. as will appear from certificate fled in the of: @ of the District Recorder, in order to hold said premises under the provisions Of section 233l. Revised Statutes of the United States, being the amount required to hold the same, for the year eldin; December 3i, ISSi.
 If within ninety igJ) days from the date of the first publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion Of s1ch expenditure as co-ovners, and the cost of this your interest in said claims will become the interest of tho subscriber under said section 232l. THOMAS FAY.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29
[Flrst puilicsssen Febrnarr 1. 1ss5.1

Sctice Of Forfei:ure. ITO L. W. BEN'CZ.-YOU ARE HEREBY J notified that we have expended ;SiUU i'll labor and improvements upon the Katie D. claim, situated in Groenlee Gold Noun tain Mining District, Graham County, cate fled in the office of the District Re- corder, in or.,er to hold said premises under the provisions of section 232i, Revised Statutes CT the United States. being the amount required to hold the same for the year ending December 3l. ISsi
 IF within ninety t31 days from the date of the first publication of this notice ycu fail or resIse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure as co-owner, and the cost of this advertisement, your interest in said claim will become the property Of the sub- scribers under said section 232i.
 J. l.. LCRCHIN,
 II. 5. STEVENS,
 l.. r. STEVENS.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29

A correspondent of the San Francisco Chronicle in Arizona sends to that paper this little item to illustrate the obstacles to the settlement of the Territory:
 10 barrels of lime eA,...S 15 co barrels Of cement. 19 50 Y, Cost in San Francisco .....; ........S SI 50 Freight from San Francisco to near
 est railway point, S0O miles. ........ 112 8
 Cost laid down at Phoenix. Si47 35
 The writer asks any one who doubts whether Arizona belongs to the Southern Pacific, to consider the above rates. The Chronicle asks Its reader to consider whether company levying such a tax on its patrons is not a drawback to the prosperity of California.
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29

BY virtua.of recent Congressional
 action, millions Of acres Of the public domain, which heretofore had been held from entry and settlement under tho claims of the Southern Pacific Railroad, as
 the assignee of tie Texas Pacific grant, has been restored to public entry. A vast area of the best agricultural and grazing lands in Southern Arizona were embraced within that grant, and since it became known that said lands were open to settlement, tho land office in the Southern district of this Territory has been besieged by a mighty multitude, anxious to make entries and become locators in good faith. But there is now, as there ever has been in the
 West, since land became more valuable by the rapid increase of population, GrasplDg, avaricious horde of monopolists and specu- lators, commonly known as land gra5bers, ready to defeat the in tent and spirit of the law by means of fraudulent entries. to the exclusion of actual settlers.
 This class resort to every concciv- able device to aggrandize them selves at the expense of thoso for whose benefit our generous land laws were enacted in the earlier days of OUT country. There was q practice in vogue in California,
The Clifton clarion., 1885-04-29
First Publication March II, 1885. XGtinn NF rNors;nftnra

Tg1O J. II. HONEY AND JOHN McCOR- , mac.- You are hereby notified that I have expended 500 in labor and improve mer:s upon the following claims, situated in Glenlee Gold Mountain Mining District Graham county. Arizona, viz: Cricket, Som erset, Bohtail and Vera Cruz: as will appear from certificate filed in the office of the Dis trict Recorder, in order to hold said prern- ises under the provisions of section 232i. Re- vised Statutes of the United States. being the amount required to hold the same for the year ending December 31, 1881:
 If within ninety t9ll days from the date of the first publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure assco>oxuers and the cost of this advertissne11 xarr interest in said claims will beros1l 9,4 bro Tarty of the sub scriber under saisj eez;9q 232l;
 B0BERT MURPHY.
Delta chief., 1885-08-26
A Powder Explosion.

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, August
1s.-A terrible accident is reported from Lit
tie Cailton, in Terre Bonne Parish. A few
days ago, while..E Emil Lirette was engaged in
moulding bullets for his gun, preparatory TO
joining q number Of his friends In target
shooting, he asked his wife to fill his powder
horn for him. She was some ten or twelve
feet from the fire place, where few Goals
were smoldering, and the task was but half
completed. when gust Of wind, suddenly
blowing through the open door, sent a spark
straight at the powder, which ignited and y
terrific explosion followed. The roof OF the
dwelling was torn OF, three children instantly
killed, and the mother received such injuries
that before many hours she too was dead,
while the husband and father, and two chill
dren were badly wounded. Tho noise of the
explosion brought number Of neighbors TO
the scene, where the bruised and blackened
bodies Of the whole family told the sad story
Of the fearful havoc that vas wrought by .
spark.
Delta chief., 1885-08-26
Tho Fight between tho Knights OF Labor
and the Wabash.

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, August 19.-
The action of the National Executive Commit
tee OF the Knights OF Labor in issuing a gen.
eral order Of the Knights employed upon the
roads west Of the Mississippi prohibiting the
handling or repairing Of Wabash rolling stock
has been followed by no serious results to-day.
The members Of the Wabash Committee,
which is in session here, are Of the opinion
that the full force Of the order will not be felt
by the railroads for several days yet. Tele-
grams have been received by them from differ
ent parts OF the state from the branch assem-
blies OF the national organization, endorsing
the Issuance Of the general order, and indicat-
Ing their intention to stand by It.
Meetings OF the Knights all over the West
will be held as soon as the order is received by
them, and 1t is expected that concerted sction
will be taken by the twenty-first at the latest
T. j. Russell, of the committee, says that the
resolutions calling for the impeachments Of
United States Judges Brewer, Treat and
Krekel will be carried out II possible. Con-
gresham oWarncr and Genera, Palmer will
draw the articles Of impeachment, which will
be introduced into Congress and pushed with
all the influence which the Knights can com
mand.
Nothing has yet been received from any
point In the State or beyond Of any trouble
growing out Of yesterdays order, and In all
likelihood nothing will occur for day or two,
or until the order shall have n a.hed at least
the principal points on the roads named in the
order. The National Executive Committee
having turned the whole matter over TO the
District Committees with power TO act, they
win issue no more orders, and they started
this morning for the East, where they have
some other matters to look after.
The members Of the Committee representing
the Knights Of the Southwest system left for
their homes last night, and win more fully cI-
plain yesterdays order to the various Assem-
blies. The Wabash Committee will remain
here and transact sush business as may be ne
cessary. There has been no delay to passen-
ger trains 30 far, and none seems to be appre-
hended Immediately, although It is understood
that the order applies to passenger coache, as
well as to freight cars and the rolling stock.
nor has there been any detention to freight.
Up to a late hour tonight there was no strike
news, either local or from outside points The
order Of yesterday, It appears, was not mailed
until to-day, and therefore It will be couple
days before any action can be taken by the
various assemblies at points on the roads In
volved
Delta chief., 1885-08-26
Politics In Virginia.

Z WASHINGTON, Aug. Collaboration
from all parts Of Virginia points to the most
heated political campaign that has ever been
carried on in the history Of the state Fully
three weeks ago the situation matched the hot
spell then prevailing. The Oldest citizen could
not remember anything like either. From the
small towns comes the news that the discus
sions at the usual village resort were a month
ago SO hot, as personal, and MS bitter as they
usually become In the very heigh. OF cam
paigl. In the cit!es, also, and the larger
towns the controversy, as shown by the pews-
papers, started at temperature that general
ly marks the middle Of campaign, but
according to all accounts, 1t is
the back towns that are boiling
the mest furiously. Here everybody is
known and the political relations Of each
are understood. None can escape contro.
versy and all are dragged into the corner dis
cussions. A Virginia gentleman who has late
ly arrived from the towns along the Blue
RIDGE region, describes the situation as In
tense In all It's aspects. He visited the Sec
tion indicated month ago, and found politi-
cal matters at fever heat. He had never seen
them hotter at any stage of 4 campaign. A
week ago he returned through the same Sec
tion, and reported that with all his knowledge
Of Virginia customs and manners, and the ad-
vantage Of being in q section where he was
well acquainted, where his family lived and
where his old friends resided, he found u difIi-
cult TO take part in political argument aud
keep out Of trouble. He expressed the opinion
that the events Of the pending campaign wouli
tx the attention OF the country a. soon a. It
was fairly oper, even II they did not startie It.
Delta chief., 1885-08-26
Freight Train Wrecked.
Special to the Denver Tribune Republican.

special TO the Denver Tribune -hepubncan-
CHEYENNE. Wyoming, August 90
Freight train No. q, Frank Burgett conductor,
was wrecked In a GU. two miles west Of Chey.
enne at O'Clock this morning. A wheel on a
car next to the tender broke and eleven cars
were thrown from the tracks and nine Of them
were utterly demolished. One was thrown
down an embankment 300 feet and eight were
piled up in a mass. The wrecked cars we're all
loaded, four with coal and five with silver
matte.
Four tramps were stealing ride on the
train and one named Welsh was hurt in the
back and right arm. He is not expected to
live. Another named Firmage was severely
cut in the face. The others escaped unhurt,
as did all the train men. The track was torn
up for 200 feet and the East bound and Denver
trains were delayed five honrs. The track was
cleared by 8 p. m. The Westward bound trains
were not detained.
Delta chief., 1885-08-26
will be exchanged next week.

Hugh Kinney was suspected by the
miners of Shawnee, Ohio, Of keeping the oper-
ators advised Of the intentions of the men.
They threw hand grenade into his sleeping
room, and he was terribly mangled by the e1-
plosion. His wife was also injured.
A force of Hungarlans and Poles, who
went to work in some coal mines at shenan-
striking miners, but after bloody battle the
assailants were driven off, The foreigners hold
the fort unmolested.
A band Of fifty ku-klux visited Dali
ton, Georgia, iogged all the inmates OF fancy
house, tortured colored thief for half an hour
SO that he will die, warned several persons to
leave, and then rode away.
In Terre Boune Parish, Louisiana,
while Emil Livette was moulding bullets for a
target contest and his wife was filling his
powder flask, a spark from the fire ignitei the
powder, killing three children, fatally wound
ing the mother and badly burning Livette and
two other children.
The irritation against Germany IN
creases hourly. 1t is officially stated that the
Government intends to rupture the CONNER
cial and diplomatic relations existing between
Germany and Spain unless Germany abandon S
her claims to the Carolines. Prince Bismarck's
reply to the Spanish protest is considered
evasive and unsatisfactory, although he pro-
fesses to be willing to submit spain's claims TO
the examination Of arbitrators.