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Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14
IRRIGATION ACT
ssspenas All En,r,e. in the Arid Region.


 A late Washington dispatch says: The Secretary of ths Interior has transmitted to the Senate an opinion by the Attorneys General construins the act of October 2, 1888, which ap- propriated the sum of Sl00,000 for in- yestigating the extent to which the arid region may be recovered by irri- gation. The opinion is transmitted in response to resolution by tho Senate inqniung particularly as 10 the views of the Interior Department concerning the scope and effect of the following section of the act of October, 1882: And all lands which may here after be designated or selected by such United States surveys for sites for reservoirs, ditches or canals for irriga- ting purposes, and all lands made sus- ceptible of irrigation by such reser- vons, ditches or canals are from this time henceforth reserved from sale as the proParty of the United States and shall not be subject after the passage of this act to entry, settlement or occu- patton nnul further provided by law.
 Tho Attorney General stated bis conclusions as follows: "Ths object of the act IS manifest 1t was to prevent the entry upon and settlement and sale of all that part of the arid region of the public lands of tho United States which could be improved by general systems of irrigation, and all lands which might thereafter be designated CT selected by Uni's5 States surveys a. sites for reservoirs, ditchss or canals in such systems,
 "lt Nas the purpe.e of Congress by this act 10 suspend sl risEtS of entry upon any lands winch would como within the improving operation of the plans ot irrigation 10 De reported by the director of the Geological Survey under this asi Language could hardly be stronger than are ;hc words of the act in expressing this intention. En- tries should not be permitted, there fore, upon any part et the ard regions which might probably come within the operations of this act.
 The general effect of this opinion, if the law is not modified, will be to re- serve from settlement and entry prac- tlcally the whole of the great ard re- cions of the Nesl. The Secretary in his letter of transtnittai auggests thst if Congress does not fully concur in tho purposes oi the law iC should take the business in hand at once 10 50 modify il as fl may deem the pnblie interests require.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14
Tses Ter old Paper,

Most houseksspers know how inVal- nable newspapers are fer packing away tho winter clothing, the print ing ink acting as defiance to the stoutsat moth, some housewives think, as successfully as camphor or tar pa per. For this reason newspapers are invaluable under the carpet, laid over tho regular carpet paper. The most valuable quality of newspapers in tue kitchen, however, is their ability to keep out the air. It is well knewn that ice, completely enyeloped in newspapers so that all air is shut cut, will keep longer time than under other conditions; and that pitcher of Ice water laid in newspaper, with tho ends of tue paper twisted together to exclude tho air, will remain all night m any summer room with scarcely apy perceptieis meltirg of the ice. These facts should be util i2ed oftener than they are in the care of the sick at night. In freezing ice cream, when the ice is scarce, pack the freezer only three-quarters full of ice end salt, and finish with newspapers, and the difference ,n the time of freez- ing and the quality Of the cream is not pereeptible from the result where the freezer is packed full of ics. After removing the dasher, it is b.ttsr to cork up the cream and cover it tight ly with packing of newspapers than to use more ice. The newspapers re- tain the csid already in the ice better than packing of cracked ice and salt, which must have creYicss to admit the air.-Scieutitc American.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14
pese., ,rr,rrea rroiee,lle. by s.eel Armer'


 A recent test of one of Cammslls steel plate, is described in The Engi- neer of May 8th, which resulted in breaking up the forged steel proiec- tiles which have hitherto held tegsth- CT almost rithoas exception. The plat. was s 1t. 1t. l0a III. A 6 in. gun was employed, and tno Palli- ser and three Holtzer forged steel pro- isetiles were used Tbs Engineer says ,iist i4,3 ,.rnart able is,tnrss bs- ionE so ihe irlai; one that publication of tue results should be allowed by the authorities; the other that tue forged pro)eetilss skould have broken up. A similar breaking rp of forged proiectils. has, however, taken place in other cases. In November last trials of several compound plates ef differ .nt makes were made at Heldsr, North Holland. fhs plates were sx7 ft.1i1 tn. thick. On Browns plate two Krupr projectlles broke up ike chilled iren.
 The gun was an l1.inch Krupp gun. firing a proisctile weighing 2os pounds. In ttls trial the Krupp pro j.etiles held tssetbrr against all plates but ens. and on that one two out of three failed.
 A similar result took place Tn tsss st the Washington Nayy Yard on De- csm6sr 10th 1889. A steel plate, made on the Rsaeman-Tilfcrd process, was perforated less than three inches by St. Chamcnd forged 6-lnch pro- ;ectile, which broke up like cbIiisa shot. Upon. tho strength of tbese tests The Engineer thinks the ioturs of armor IS moro hopeful than 1t haS been for Engineering and Mining Journal,
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14
The Pan.kmeriean Railroad.

The first important recommendation made by the recsnt Pan.Amsriean Conference was that made about three months ago advising the establish
 ment of a railroad connecting all CT the majority st the nations reprsssn- ted in the conference, and, in so far as common interests would permit, uniting the principal cities lying in the vicinity of it's route. Secretary Blaine has lately sent to the President 3 communication recommending that prompt action be taken to enable the Government of ths United States to participate in the promotion of this enterprise. With it he has submitted plan fo. preliminary survey oi railway hne 10 connect the great com mercial cities of the western hemis- phers. The Secretary points cut that the several republics represented is tue conference have lscal lines of rail- way, and that tho work proposed IS, roughly speaking, only that of con neetlng them all, and furnishing the people of the southern continent the means of convenient and comfortable intercourse with their ntighbsrs nerth of the Isthmus. Such an undertaking is, Mr Blaine says, one worthy of the encouragement and co.orsration of tho United Stats It appears that ths share of tas United States in tho expense of the preliminary survey will bs about S65,000. Secretary Blsins's earnest recommendation that an ap- propria,ion Do made by Congress to cover this expense has been ,ndorsed by tue President. and 1t seems entirely probable that Congress will act fayer- ably upon the recommendation. An important feature oI the report of the Pan American Conference on the pro posed railway. and enc which reflected the dominant spirit of the conference upcn all the questions which came before It, was ;he provision that ths lins of the proposed railway shonld bs forever neutral territory; that tho material necessary for the eonstrre- ton and operation of tho road should be admitted free ct custom dues, and that its property and revenue sheuld be always exempt from all forms of taxation. This provision was, of t9atse introduced for inc purpose of stitn nulatIng public and priysle eeaf- dtnce and oi inducing i'e 1T ventment of capital. Congress has made and will make many appropriations which will be less fruitful for gsod than that asked for bg the Secretary of State ,a this instance. The project indor,ed Tn this communication may be regard ed as at least an ultimate necessity. The establishment of such road as that proposed would do much to TO- move whatever hindrsnce to a moro complete commercial intercourse be. twosn tho nations of the American hemisphere is due to tue lack of trans portation facilities. Braastreet s.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14

According to lie opinion of Alter ney.Gsnsral Miller in the ard land case, almost every acre of government land in Arizona IS withdrawn from settlement. I'm hardship to the Ter ri,ory by this reading of th. law IS incaleulable and the immediate attsn- tion of Congress must be directed to the subject. Nearly all the tillabls land iu Arizona is susceptible of irri- eation, and in fact It is only by irriga. ten that it is rendered productive. To allow the present law to stand would be to cause all the se.eallsd desert land of Arizona te remain bar ren, when by just irrigation laws it can all b. made as productive as is the section of the Salt River Valley now under water. r.-ArIzena Republican.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14
Asleep Since March I5th.

On the l5th day of March Miss Gridlsy, of Amboy, H., who is well developed and healthy young lady of l9 years. retired to rest in her usual health. The next morning she did not appear at the usual breakfast hour and after awhile her mother vent up 10 her room 10 call her Upon enter. ing the chamber, Mrs. Gridiey found her daughter sleeping. Attempting to awaken her, she discovered her daughter was sleeping mere soundly than she at first supposed. As low ing mother is ever prompt to do, she sad: Well, let Grace sleep, she will be better for It. Mss Grace did sleep on through the day, and when supper time came it was found impossible to awaken her, Becoming alarmed, her parents sent for physician, who e1- amlned the cass with astonishmsnt. Different treatments were tried ts dis pei the trance, but all in vain. The beautiful girl, her coral lips parted in a balf smile, slumbered on and on without the slishtest futier of eye lash. After sleeping about a week the nurse, who has always watched by her bedside, left the room memsntari. ly When she returned she found the sleeping girls bed empty. Greatly frightened, shs hastened into aa ad- joining room where shs found Miss Grace sitting in an easy chair as sound asleep as ever. In her lap, half open, lay small Bible. It is certain that tbe glrl had slightly aroused from her sleep, and arising irsm her bed sa- cured the Bible ard gone into the other room, where she had scarcely seated herself when ste again dropped into the strange sleep She has not aroused sisee that time and has con tinued m her peaceful slulnbers ever since. Numbers of physicians have been consulted and brought to exam inc the peculiar case, but they all look wise, shake their heads and are pro. foundIy puzzled.
 Among the many surmlses that have  been offered as 10 the cause of the pro- tracted sleep, there IS one that is unique, and in support of winch is brought the incident Of tho glrl's arouslng up and attempting to read the Bible. Just previous to the girls slumbers a largs religious revIval had been going CT in Amboy, which was attended by mneIi rslglous ferpor. It is thought that Mss Gridlsy had be. come so wrought up over the meetings that the mental excitement caused prostralien of her entire nervous sys- tem. Thi, is only conjecture, but is as worthy as the many other theorIes presented. Miss Gridley has, strange to say, lost but little flesh, and appears to rest as calmly and easily as child iu gentle slumber. Tho beating of her heart and respiration are normal and Tor body is naturally warm. Food is gwen in liquId form, but not in very large quantities. After being placed in her month the food passes into the stomach without any apparent effort of swallowing What the final result of the strange sleep may be no ono can surmiss, and the many anxious and loving friends must await until be who rcignS over sli shali de miue.-GlobcsDsinGcrat.
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Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14

Distance from Globe Co the railroad at Wilcox, over
 Woods and Norton & SteNart's lines tronte for
 Eastern passengsrs.l 123 miles, From Globe to Casa Grande, crossing the Devils Can
 yen, and touching ct Final and Florence 90 miles. From Giobs to Clsa Grande via Pioneer % miles Elevation above sea egei at Globe ..S0oo feet Latitude ss degrees, as minutes, longitude no de
 grses, 45 minutes
 Highest maximum temperature, July llth, -ilo deg I,,yest minimum temperature, 1a- loth, i6 dez. Nesn temperature, 6S deg Prevailing direction Of wind Southwest, An oessrvation extending over several years, dis closes the remarkable fact, that there has not Lten aday without iaore or less .unshiae
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14

In the case of the Webster street bridge disaster at Oakland, whereby thirteen lives were Iost, tbs Coroner's jury found "We find Enginesr Dunn guilty of nanslaughtsr. We also find that the railway company does not take sufficient prscaution to signal trains when approaching tue drawbridge.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14

Stephen B. Ekins is ts run fer Con- grs,s in the Second District of West Virginia, agalnst ". L. Wilson, Dem- ocrat. Wilson is an able and popular man, but his margin in 1888 was only 37S. Elkins has good fighting chance to win.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14

Mexico, it seems, now has Chinese question. The recent large impsrta- tions ef ccoliss have excited the labor ing classes there and the agitation of measures of restriction CT exclusion has been commenced by ths newspa, nerS
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14
NO. 1 1

Information as to the aggregate population of the country is promised by the beginning of August, but to- tai. for sorse of the Statss and most of the cities will probably bs furnished early in July.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14
There were three shipments of steers

There were three shipments of steers from here ts kansas during the week, amounting to l,6l6 head. c. F. Black shipped 665 head, consigned ts W. NJ. Hurst. Strong City; the Sierra Bonita Stock Company 165 head, con- signed to NJ. " Stewart, Halifax: and Y. 5, Wright lS6 head, consigned to himself at Emporia. There were 299 twos and 466 ysarlings in the ship a,ent from the Sierra Bonita ranch. They all. and especially the ysarlings. were of high grade, showing the bens- fit of tho infusion of good blood in- to range herds. Mir. Wright's cattle were purchased from Trpp & Unde- wood, Gilbert Webb. and Msssrs. Mo- rarlty, Michigan, EldriSgs, Meyer, and possibly others.-Willcox Stock
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14

Ths Supreme Court of Californ,a has refused te license Hong yon Chang. Chinaman, to trachce law, although he had been admitted 10 c,ti. zenship and to practice in the New York courts. The California court unanimously declares his citizenship void Under the U. s. Statutes and U. s. Supreme Court opinion.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14

Socially, Stanley is almost as silent a man as was General Grant. He has been known to sit through an entire dinner without uttering more than half dozen words, though he listens with the utmost courtesy to the talk of lis naighbsrs
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14

Damn, the engineer of the engine that went into the harbor from tho Webster street draw, Oakland, Cal, IS still missing, and people are beginning to think that he will never bs found. Sheriff Hale has no clue of his uhers- abouts.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
Territorial.

Territorial Governor-Lewis WolAey, P;osa1y. Secretary-N. o, Murphy, Ph@niS Treasmer-John \ T. Smith, Phoenix. Superintendent of Public lustructi0n--G, W. Cheyney.
 Auditor Thomas Hughes Supreme Court Henry Clay Gooding, Chief Justice Prescott; Jos H. kibbey, A.sociat+ Justice, PhGnix; R. |, sloaa, Associate Jus tice. Tucson.
 |. $. Distric; Attorney-H !. Jsffords, Tucson,
 |. 5, Marshal-Rsbert II. Paul. Surveyor General-Royal 4, Johnson. Delegate to Congress Marcus smith, Tombstone.
 Judge of First Judicial Distret-R. E. Sloan.
 Judge of Second Judicial District Jos H. Kiboey. Phoenix. Judge of Third Judicial Dissrics-Henry Clay Goodiag.
 Gila County. Judge of District Court--.Jos H. Kibbey. Clerk of District CourtW H. Duryea. .rndse of Probate-F W. Westmsyer. Under Sheriff--T. A. LoneEgan. r.s.rict Attorney-,J. D. MeCabe. Recorder--Chas T Martin, Supervisors Daniorth, Patrick shan Fey, F T. Powers. Clerk Of Board of Supervisors -Cha,, T. Martin County Tressursr-W. W. Brooknar. CorUneT-
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14

According 10 dispatch from Lon don. S20,000,000 were expsaded in May in the United States by British syndicate in tue purchase eff brewer ies
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14
STATE OF Ono. Cry OF TOLEDO.

LUCAS COUNTY,
 Frank J, Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Ca, doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid. and that said firm will pay the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. ! Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence. this 9th day of December. A. D., 1886. A. " GLEASON, dgS Notary Public.
 Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send fer testimonials, free.
 E. J. CHENEY &. CO, Toledo, o.
 Sold by druggists, 75 cents
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14


 Mr J. Walter Eewkes read paper before tho American Folklore Socie- ty, at its last meeting in Boston, on tho use of the phonograph in the study of the languages of Amerlcan Indians. With the phonograph MT. Fewkes has already secured many songs, folk tales, counting-out rhymes, and bits of con yersation ainonB Inc Passamaquoady Indians, Maine. Similar experiments are to be made among tue Pueblo h. dians in New Mexico, and Mir. Fewkes suggests that using this method of preserving ths fast disappearing Ian guages of the American aboriglnals may rreve of inestimable value to philologists. Aneiher interesting ap- picaten would be the recording of the old plantation melodies of the ne- groes, which, 1T is sad, are rapidly being replaced by other songs,-lllus- trated Amerlcan.
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14

The Indian Comm,ssioner has asked for an increase of about $500 QUO oyer the appropriation for,t the current year for the maintenance of Indian educa- tion For eight years, peginning with 1876, there was an annual average ln- crease of 75 per cent. in appropria- tions fer thls purpose, but for the last five or six yearsthers has been practi- cally no increase. and ln 1887 even. 9 reduction
Arizona silver belt., 1890-06-14

A Detroit electric lightcompany ad- vertises its confidence in the safety et electricity by insuring the lives of its employees against death by it at 5000 aach
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-19
sAYs GRAyIrArIoN poEs IT.
A RemarkabIs Clock thAt Il said to co
without winding.
Fresno RepuhlieAn.


Fresno Republican
r. g. Farrer. matchmaker. has invented
one OF the most peculiar clocks OF the
nineteenth century. Il consists o. plate
glass dial suspended from the ceiling, and
all the parts al it that are visible are tie
two hands. the pivot upon which they
swing, and the dial Ii is marked serayi-
tation clock. and not one person in loo
who passes il has the faimtest idea that il
is the most ingenious device 81 the century.
Many clocks with glass dials have the
works OF yatcb as their motive power,
bat this clock has no motive power that il
visible
Mr. Farrer 1orked on the invention for
SIX years before he succeeded in per.
feeting IL. lie alleges that the
only motive power is the grayi-
iation Of the earth and that the elerk
will run ON forever without winding. The
only impertection IS that it ioses from four
90 i've minutes day bv the friction OF the
hands on the pivot. and, therefore, The
hands require so be regulated once IN
fwsnty-foaT hours.
he showed a reporter yesterday some
thing shout the wsv the clock worked
When the hands pointed to quarter PAST
/ Mr.. FArFeF caught hold Of them, brought
them together, aud sent them whirllng
around the dial ike the winder a. 4 aheel
81 feFsane. Afges oseiilating until the mo-
mentau had been overcome. the hour
hand and the minute hand had RESUMED
their respective and proper positions. stu
marking the correct time At 20 he did
something sta more remarkable lie
slipped the minute hand of the pivot and
laSd Il on the counter. AZ the end q; SIX
minutes he replaced Il and sent il txixlsng
arpuad ne dial When il came 20 rest il
settles at the right place. tweaty-slx min
utes past ! O'clock.
The bands are OF sin and are hosios, and
perfectly balanced on the pivot Mr. FAR
Ear says thay are moved hy TIE gFayitation
q the earth. but Il puzzles the spectator %
Aceount Tor the roseF that raises them
after they reach ~
All kinds ot theories are aaoas
10 accounf Ter this. Soue peepse
say that the hollow hands are filed
with fluids OF different asnsigSes that
oyerconss the rTavitaann 81 the earth
when the hands reach that rolEt. Bat gs
Fagref keeps bis secret ana rsSoaees over
the HaySfsAeAsson Il the hsbo.drr. He IN
sists ia&s electricity = nos the motive 81
power
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-19

III aIttAttHH Inn 10 ~ - =
Merchant IsAveler.
Mister. said ! hnrgprd look1~
he walked into the harfw,z6 r.
you tell ne where can bur
graph =
= guess We car order ono for You
said the salesman who met Min -
door. His faca expressed snrpribo hot
t0ne conveyed assurance. ID
tan you set one shatH work n11to11
easly; one that you won't have te e
yonreell. hut eAn tix IL all up and o65R
il 90 % is own accord r. #
II think We can arrange en- a&kaHAm
that will accomplish that result 4
All right; set Il rs quick a. you e
will ynn9v
You want ID as SORT OF amnrIuenoi
suppose .
No; my wife has gone out of |tawu.
find that when get home at night orelI
thing il 80 kind Of solemn and HsIli t6nf
don't feel like going 70 bed, and sFh4n ] r
get 20 bed the sllenee Is so oppreksivo e.
cant stand II. So thonxsf III co1
get phonograph and kavs The Hired
talk into il for about three-quArhbre q Il
hour something about Id being r.
time Of night Tor seif-respectinR mari
man 90 be getting home and all tfsat so51
thing.f would set II before went =
anu succeed ia Getting 70 sleep. s!f's tim
how man will miss these old famf11
sounds
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-19

Evsrs body Nmessa Francis unhleD
the Satlenaf Capitals

the SRtlonsf Napftais
wasklnxsen Dispatch. 8z
One al ssae Great characters of VFaShl1<
Tor 3 the eeceaeFls Francis Du1sIpp, ~
stalks about tn streets and faSlkloen
thoEoUgh stirred In the mesa tyu>io01
ISL costumes. and looking more likea q
catnre In country paper than n huuon
ing. Everyone III Washinxtcn knows UG~
lop. and the freqnehsers II pennlIyss&1
avenue have hecosme so familiar with
appearance that Their no longer tkrn NJ
stare as he passes b. .sas
ANY pleasant morning alter ten o'clo&
when the ladies make their shoppikR ~
Daniop walks forth from his refrenk ~
strolis lcssurely down the street, loof
II no one and spparently unconstfcue
the hundreds Of eyes riveted upon him. q
caxsonally = street urehin viii take so8x
and follow close &C his heels, utterilI8 nz1
not calculated to soashs the Dunloe No.
II Is then that he oall<a halt sHe&u<o1
stops, grabs the boy and throws HIM out<
the middle II the street. amid th(I 1t11i
cries 81 the passers-hy. N9 one stho ri
Dunlop VIII ever iorgets him. TIE 1
hat resting on a large head, the shin
sparkling eyes, never looking into ybur o0
but continually rowing from one SIbj1c<
another on the ground, the exIosne
padded shoulders giving him the npp1
amer Of giant the back Of bis broad III s
painted with lamphiaok and OIL. thk sleo1
Of his box coat reaching far below hio
ger tips. aud, Co complete bis swell olnl1
high-keeled boots which would hare ia
credit 30 = gentleman Of the seven(o
century, 47Iz}
The story 81 bis life Il sad one.
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