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The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
Precautions at Panama.

The special appropriation author
 ized by Congress for the protection of American interests on the 18th
 mus of Panama is wise precau-
 tion. The discharge of an army of
 laborers now employed on the ill.,
 fated canal may occur any day, and scenes of violence and rioting may
 follow. The naval forces have pru- dently been increased on each side
 of the Isthmus but it may become necessary to remove a large body of American laborers, who will be left in destitute circumstances by the collapse of the enterprise. In view of this contingency the appropria- tion was increased from $100,000 to $250,000. As other governments are taking similar precautions, it is probable that distress as we'll as bloodshed will be averted when the French paymasters exhaust their credit and discharge their workmen. The United States Government has guaranteed by treaty, positively
 and efficaciously," the neutrality of the Isthmus, "with the view that free transit from the one to the other sea may not be interrupted or em- barrassed." Article XXXV of the Convention of 1S46 with New Ora nada, now in force with the United States of Colombia, not only em- powers the American Government to keep the transit free from do mestic disturbance and foreign in- vasion, but imposes upon it a sol emn obligation to employ military and naval forces to this end. One of the earliest and most crcdita5le acts of the present administration was the shipment of a force of ma rines to protect property and to keep the peace at the Isthmus. Sec retary Whitney acted with energy and promptness on that occasion, and at the close of the administra- ton he has wisely increased the na- val forces at Aspinwall and Panama. The action of the Senate is in ac- cord with these precautions.-New York Tribune.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
General Sherman and Confederate
 Soldiers.

General Sherman has written { letter in regard to the proposal tC ask subscriptions in New York anC elsewhere for home in Austin Texas, for disabled Confederate sol
 die2s. The General says truly that there is no question of the impar tial generosity of the city of New York. But of course Austin is fal away, and explanations and details and guarantees would be properly demanded, which he suggests the agent of the enterprise to provide. He adds that he would prefer an other method to relieve "the Confed- crate soldier made prematurely old by the vicissitudes of a war he could ot-prevcnt," but that any means ol aiding them receives his sympathy and good wishes.
 He said further, in an interview, that the homes provided fer the Union soldiers should be opened also to the Confederates, and the word "Union" should be plotted from the statutes so far as they ap- ply to the homes, so that the homes should be open to all soldiers. To this the agent objected that the gov ernment could hardly pension or provide forthose who fought against it. But General Sherman's remark was in the spirit of Summers pro- position to strike from the flags the names of victories over fellow citizens. It was.i this spirit that General Grant constantly spoke up on the subject, and General Sher- mans works add fresh lustre to his fame. There need be no fear that the significance of the War will be forgotten, or that the meaning of such generosity will be misconstru- ed It is the soldiers upon both sides who have been first in mag treatment of the memo ries of the war.-Harpers weekly.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
Apache County VS. Atlantic and
 Pacific Railroad Company.

In 1885 tEe Atlantic and Pacific Railroad refused to pay their taxes ; enjoined the Tax Collector from proceeding. The Board of Super visors employed Harris Baldwin to represent the county-agreeing to pay him fifteen per cent upon the amount recovered.
 The railroad was whipped, and in the year 1887, we believe, paid into the County Treasury about 5000. The County paid Harris Baldwin, of that amount, $1 ,680 as his fee.
 Mr. Baldwin then agreed with the county to make the railroad pay that fee, and all damages caused the county, by enjoining the collec- tion of the's1id taxes, without any other charge. He sued the railroad, and few days since recovered a judgment in favor of the county for $3,002.S9, being ten per cent inter est on the taxes enjoined during the pendency of the injunction, $l TOP So, and $1 800 of the fee paid him by the county.
 That same year the railroad paid Yavapai and Mohave counties each only the sum of $2,000. Apache by fighting received about 5000, and VIII receive $3,O0O more on this judgment, and, yet the croakers cry out against paying reputable law yers reasonable fees to fight the peoples battles. The practical re- suit of this case is, that the county obtained her rights and the railroad company paid the fee.
 We make the prediction that in the near future the county will re- ceive the same kind of benefit from the legal services of Baldwin & Johnston, only on a much larger scale.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
Acquiring Water Rights.

The Supreme Court yesterday rendered a decision of importance to the irrigationists of this State. The court held that notwithstand- ing the fact that a party fails to post and record the requisite notice in the acquisition of water rights he still acquires right to use the water when he has actually diverted it and applied 1t to useful purposes, The case arose in San Diego coun- ty where Jose Maria de Nocochea owns 160 acres of land, through which a natural course of water flowed. The source of the stream Is spring about half a mile dis tant from the land. About nine years ago Nocochea diverted the water and used it for domestic and agricultural purposes. In 1885 Mrs. NJ. Curtis pre-empted the land upon which the spring is located. She diverted the water by means of ditches and used it for irrigating purposes. A controversy followed in which the water was diverted first upon the land of Nocochea and then upon the claim of Mrs. Cur tis. The former brought suit to re- strain her from diuerting the water from it's natural course and the Su- perior Court rendered a judgment for the defendant. Nocochea ap- pealed, and yesterday the Supreme Court reversed the decision and re- handed the case for a new trial. The following is a portion of the decision:
 'It must be held, therefore, that notwithstanding the plaintiff failed to post and record the requisite no- tice, he still acquired right to the use of the water when he actually diverted it to his land and applied it to useful purposes. And this right must be sustained as against the defendant and all the world un- til a superior right is shown. But no superior right was shown by the defendant, or could be, without a compliance on her part with the provisions of the code."- F. Examiner.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
Chile Objects to the COOIie.

Chile has passed a law excluding Chinese emigrants from the repub- lie. But all other classes of emil grants find a welcome, and the Gov ernment has repeated its orders to emigration agents abroad, authoriz- ing them to give free passage to all who desire to emigrate to Chile, where on their arrival, they will re- ceive board and lodging for fifteen days. Hundreds of such emigrants have arrived and are on their way from Panama. The Government has authorized the spending of $500,000 in promoting this emigra- tion. While Chile is encouraging on a gigantic scale, her own people are emigrating over the F. Examiner.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

FoR THE love of Christ, do not
 give up the ship, gentlemen of the
 Council, but gallantly hold the fort
 or the Governors appointments remember the eyes of a great conti-
 nent are fixed upon your every ac-
 ton. President Harrison is, at this
 very moment, writhing and wrig-
 gling in the agonies of suspense,
 lest you may yet possibly weaken,
 and after all, confirm Gov. Zulick' s
 nominations. Don't do this gentle
 men of the Council; by that which
 ye hold more dear than even the
 sacred ties of fami.y-buncomb and
 boodle-don't do it; but give the
 new administration chance. Not
 oneamong ye, butt fully aware that
 President Harrison's thoughts are thoroughly wrapped up in the Re- publican party of Arizona, and that
 his sole aim and object in life, as is also the Republican party through out the Union, is to be speedily in- augurated, that he may consum- mate his life long desire by appoint ing who CD to be Governor of Ari- zona Territory. Our breath actual ly comes and goes in spasmodic jerks, when We think on this mo- mentous question, fraught as it is, with "direful spring of woes un- numbered" We plead in pathetic accents; we beseech ye, immortal CD twelve, whatsoever else ye may asininely do, never to surrender your colors to the enemy. Memo rialize the President at once; delay not for even a day; warn him of impeachment proceedings, if he purposely or wantonly dares to daily in this matter. However, it may be, the Presidents answer will be; "Seek not ye to find, the secret councils of my mighty mind involved in darkness lies my just decree, nor can the depths of fate be pierced by thee. What fits your knowledge, ye first shall know, the first of gods above, and man below but ye, nor they, shall search the thoughts that roll, deepin the close recesses of my soul; for whom l may, or may not call, the governor ship, ye may rest assured, I'll no 'tenuon pay your waul,"
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

THE year '09 will hereafter be known as the year of Legislative wrangles." Not alone in Arizona, but in divers states and territories, there seems to exist a general feel ing of cussednesS, between the va rious executives and their respec- tive legislative bodies. It must be in the air, else why so wide spread. Still it's primary cause may be just ly attributed to the fact of the ex- isting dominant power, being once more in position to show its true colors,
 A few chumps accidentally get into the legislature who are not gifted with sufficient sense to pound sand into a rat-hole, and these self conceited dunces at once become so inflated with their imaginary i'm portance, there is no reaching one of them, even with the aid of forty-foot pole.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
Big Scheme of Texas Cattlemen.

A special from Galveston, Texas,
 to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat of
 the 25th ult., says there are a num-
 Der of large cattlemen m the city
 today. Among them are O'COnnor,
 of Refugio; Wood and Levi, Of
 Victoria; Buck Pitlers, of Pitlers' Station; Stafford and Sandmeyer,
 of Columbus. They are here for | the purpose of ascertaining what the business men of Galveston will do toward erecting @ cold-storage building suitable for the storing of refrigerated meats awaiting ship ment to European markets. This is the cOnsummatiOn of an extensive scheme for shipping Texas refriger- ated meats to Europe inaugurated nearly a year ago. A representa- tive of an English syndicate came here, and after several months negotiations with cattlemcn return ed to London with a signed con- tract, which called for 5000 refrig- erated beef carcasses delivered every fortnight at such points on the Gulf Coast as the English syndi- cate should designate. This con- tract was signed on one side by the representative of the English syndi- cate and on the other by representa- lives of a syndicate embracing all the largest cattlemen in the State. The contract has been accepted by the English syndicate, and the Tex as cattlemen, by their representa- tives named above, are looking for suitable location on the coast where they can erect storage build ing. Such a building will be erect ed either here or at New Orleans. The proposed building will cost ap- proximately $5O,000. Tine beeves will be slaughtered at Victoria, where the Texts cattle syndicate own extensive slaughter houses and re- frigerator works. After being re- frigerated the carcasses will be ship ped to the coast in refrigerator cars and stored in 2 building, espe- oially constructed, to await ship ment.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
Sale Of Bonds.

Pursuant to the provisions of an Act of the Legislative Assembly of Arizona Territory, en- titled, "An Act to Enable any County to Fund it's Outstanding Indebtedness" approved March the 18th day of March, 1889, bids will be ope ed and decided upon in my office at St. Johns, Apache County Arizona Territory, for the pur- chase of any or all of the following bonds of Apache county, Arizona Territory. The total issue of said bonds aggregates the sum of twen- ty-seven ($27, ,OoO) thousand dollars, bearing in- mum, each bond bearing date July 18th, 1887, interest payable annually on the 18th day of January. Principal and interest payable in gold coin of the United States of America, orits equivalent in lawful money of the United States of America, said principal and said interest to be paid as aforesaid, at the Bank of British Co co, State of California. The said bonds herein advertised and for sale, are consecutively mum bered from seventy-four (74) to one hundred QOJ) inclusive, and each of the said bonds is of the denomination Of one thousand ($1I0O0) dol lars, with interest coupons attached. The afore- said bonds erein advertised and for sale, are of the series of one hundred and ten bonds of one thousand dollars each. previously advertised in July, 1857, and sold July 10th, 1888. The pro- ceeds arising from sale of said bonds are to be applied to the payment of that part of the in- of Apache County, Arizona Terri tory, accruing prior to July 8Oth, 1886. and obli gations existing or contracted under any law passed prior to July 9Oth. 1886,
 No bid for less than par value will be enter tained, and the right is reserved to reject any and all bids.
 Upon application O the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors or Treasurer of said county, at St. Johns, Arizona Territory, any further infOrma- ton relative 10 the above matter will be cheer. fully furnished.
 NAT GREER Treasurer of Apache County, Arizona Ter-;tory:
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
Chief Justice Wright.

Chief Justice James H. Wright arrived yesterday from Prescott, Judge Wright has a host of friends in Phoenix, who are always glad to welcome him, and the Gazette is proud to be classed among thatnum- Der. His record as Chief Justice of Arizona has been that of an honor able ablejustice and singularly, free from all political manipulations and
 the people respect him for his dig nifed attitude on all public matter, and when he concludes to doff the
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

JAMES CLAIR FLOOD, California millionaire, died at Heidelberg, Ger many, February 21st. MT. Flood was born in New York, October 9, 1926. In 1S49 went to California mined on the Yuba river for eight months, clearing up SS,000. Return ing East, he bought farm in In diana, but soon become disgusted with such humdrum life, sold out for 'S4 900, and returned to Califor- mia, this second time in 1852. In 1854 formed a partnership with William $. O'Brien, and the two opened a little saloon, which they continued to run until Flood be- came the great fnancier of the Pa cific coast. In 1875 established the Bank of Nevada in San Francisco, at one time the st: ongest money concern in the world.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

HE San Francisco Examiner strikes the proper key, when it says
 of those who write nasty books
 "send them to jail" Do not stoI at the writers, but jug the book, seller who sells them, and the prin- ters who print them, for they are as
 much or more criminally guilty than are those authors who write the detcstable stuff. "The time has come," says the Examiner, ''when something should be done to put a stop to the manufacture of unclean novels. Public execration Is not a sufficient deterrent in itself, for the persons who love filth and the wit less who fail to recognize filth con- stitute a large enough public to re- munerate the wretches who write these books, and as long as they make money they care nothing for the loathing with which decent men and chaste-minded women regard them.
 "The bookstores are unclean, and we need a sanitary law to purge them. Amelie Rives, Edgar Saltus, Laura Daintrey, Gertrude Atherton, and Edward Heron Allen stand side by side morally with the men who sell indecent photographs, and they should stand side by side with them in the police courts. It is the cant of their vile trade to say that what they do is excusable because it is realistic" work and because they coin neat phrases for the expression of their obscenities. But the pho tographer is prosecuted not the less severely because his pictures are lifelike and clearly printed.
 "The matter has come to such pass that pure-minded women dare not read a novel by an unknown author, and that men of the world are almost ashamed to discuss some of the recent stories. 4 man who should read these books aloud ;n public assemblage would be mob bed. A woman who should quote their expressions would be driven from respectable society. And yet the books creep into the houses of decent people. One places some faith in the bookseller, or did until very lately.
 There is but one sound obiec- ion against criminal prosecution of the producers of the nasty in literature. It is that their arrest would advertise their wares and in
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND signed the Nicaragua canal bill. The Com pany will immediately begin opera tions, and expect to have this great est of enterprises completed within five years. If American money, backed by American brains and genious can accomplish anything, 1t will be done here.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

FRANCIS WHARTON, a noted writer of law text books, and solicitor for the State Department, died at Wash ington City, on the 21st of Feb ruary, aged 68 years.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

crease their profits. But this inci- dental advantage to the offenders should be suffered for the sake of punishing them. An experience of jail life would deter them from wish ing for further advertising of the kind D
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

judicial robes the people of this val ley will be proud to class him as one of it's best citizens.-Phpnix Gazette.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

Now that the campaign is over, let the newspapers decide the i'm portant question whether a house burns up or down.-Drake's Maga- zine.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
CGCCEinO County.

bill passed the House this morning Ayes: Chatham, Daily, De Fuy. Finn, Hicks, Jones, Jordan, Mar tin, O'Brien, Purdy, Rhoades, Ro- gers, Stanford, Stevens, Penney and Underwood-16. Nays: Brown Fisher, Halleck, Johnson, Robbins, Thornton, Wight and MT. Speaker -S.
 The above clipping from the Prescott Courier needs no explana- tion-except from Finn. It means that the Democratic party of Apache county is responsible for sending a man to the Legislature, whose only act in that body to date, has been deadly blow at the best interests of very large majority of the good people of this county, without re- gard to politics.
 It means that the Democratic party must assume the responsi- bility of such iniquitOus legisla- tion, brought about, as we have heard and fear, by questionable means, or else it must repudiate Finn. We shall urge the prompt repudiation of Finn, and his con- duct.
 Finn owes to his self-respect, to the respectable constituency in this part of the county, who elected him, to the taxpayers regardless of par ty, whose interests he has betrayed, an explanation of this vote, partic ularly in view of his oft repeated public utterances after his election, and prior to reaching Phoenix.
 A public representative has a. right to his convictions on public questions-when theso convictions are opposed by ,,eight-tenths of his constituency, the people have right to know the peculiar reasons for these convictions.
 The representative should defer to, and represent, the sentiments of all of his constituency, if possible. If there is conflict of interest be- tween his people, decency demands that he should stand in line with his friends.
 Finn has proven recreant to friends and foes alike-he has been faithful to nothing and nobody, un less perchance, this service to his old employer, may be regarded as fealty to the Atlantic and Pacific Rallroad-the avowed enemy of Apache county.
 By dint of hard work, by out siders, Finn received seven major ity at his home precinct. At Hol- brook and Navajo he was badly beaten; but, this part of the county democracy having nominated him, by hard work, carried him through successfully.
 Finn, in Prescott. while the leg islature was there, voluntarily, on various occasions, in the presence of a dozen prominent men of this county, said, that he owed nothing to his neighbors and railroad con- stituents, but his election was due to support off and south of the Railroad, and as those people did not want the county divided, he owed them the first duty, and would oppose the bill. Those who heard him, did not believe him, for the reason, that a man who proclaims his antagonism and lack of respect for his neighbors in public, is not to be trusted-it is very bad sign. But, all agreed to wait-and now we have the result.
 Nothing can be said in Flinn's iustifcation-We cannot imagine any reasonable explanation of the integrity of his conduct.
 We venture the assertion that he rides without pay on the Atlantic
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

A DISPATCH says the Chinese minister and suite reached Wash ington. via Havana, February 23d.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

DR. D. W. BLISS, physician to President Garfield, died at Wash ington City, on the 21st ultimo.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07

St. Johne, Thuredey, March T.
The St. Johns herald., 1889-03-07
Official Paper of ths County.

Advertising Eates- One inch, one Month, h,....................-$2.O0 200
 one Year r.............. ........ %. co One-ouRrter Column one Month h......... 800
 i one Year............50 5000 One-half Column one Month ......... 10. .GC one Year r................ 1C0 co One Column, one Month, h,...............-.-20 POGO
 !" enc Year................: 10000 Local notices will be in serted ct twenty cents 3 line first inser.ion and ten cents line each Subsequent insertion.
 Legal notices will be inserted at s2.00 a square ten lines of this typelfor the first insertion and sI. co a square for each subsequent insertion. Stock brands will be inserted one brand on cut, one year slO: :each;additional brand on cut. same owEer s; each additional brand or character, bar or connected letters, requiring engraved 5iOck, one year, g.
 Ali communications should be addressed to THE HERALD, St. Johns. A. T.
 SUBSCRIPTION $400 per year, in advance.
St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-22
St. Louis Produce.

ST. LOUIS, June 21.-Flour quiet and easy.
Wheat-Cash very dull; options lower. Local
traders were not inclined to operate freely,
and the effort to sell caused decline. The
close was Ac below yesterday; No. 2 red
cash. soc; July, 73is@737s. closed at 1870
73Ac; August. 73@73&c, closing at 73lsc;
September 74@74lac, closed 74c; Deem
ber, 765s@77lsc, closed 76ssc bid. Corn,
very little trading; No. 2 mixed, cash, Sic;
July. 31A@31sSc, closed at 314c; August,
32Ic; September, 33lsc, closed at 33lsc
asked. Oats stronger: No. 2 cash, 23c
bid; June, 22s4c bid; July, 22ssc asked, and
that bid for more. Rye-No. 2 held at $50
46c asked. Hay dull, unchanged. Bran, 51e.
Flaxseed, August delivery, $1.15 bid; spot
quotable at 81 80. Lead quiet unchanged;
Soft Missouri, S3.75; chemical hard and re-
fined, $3.50. Butter dull; creamery, 13@15c;
dairy 11@12c. Eggs quiet at 1Oc for good
run of stock. CoInmeal firm, 50. l0@2.15.
Provisions quiet. Pork-S12. Lard, prime
steam, quiet at Sc. 15@6.2O. Dry Salt Meats
Shoulders, S.. 25; longs and ribs S6@6 10;
short clear, $6.O4@6.2O. Bacon-Boxed
shoulders, s.. 75; longs ana ribs, $4,000
$50; short clear, S6.62l3@6.75. HAMS
S1O.75@12.75. Receipts-Flour, 5000 bbls:
wheat, 5000 bu; corn, 81 900 pu; oats, 61,-
900 bu. Shipments-Flour. 6,OO0 bbls;
wheat, 1,0O0 bu; corn, $1,000 bu; oats,
5000 bu.