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The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27
Marks Good Reasons.

Mir. Bagg, of the Tombstone Prospector criticised Mark Smith for not assisting Wolfley to pass his bill "legalizing" the laws of Arizo- ma, this called out from Mark the following ringing letter.
 Washington, March g, 1890. s. c. Bagg, Tombstone, Arizona:
 My Dear Sir.-From recent Prospector I see that I am accused of misrepresenting my party and the people in opposing the "legali- zatlon of the code of Arizona. "The dispatch which elicited your edito- rial comment, was doubtless seLt forth by Gov. Wolfey or at his in stigation. To say the least of it, it was misleading. I have raised no opposition to lega!izing the laws of Arizona.
 I have opposed the "Wolhey bill.' The proposed bill of Governor Vol fey parading under the innocent and seductive title of "an act to legalize the laws of Arizona" ac- tually designs, as the organic law of Arizona, the passage of obonxious measures since repealed by our own legislature. The innocent looking bill if passed will give the governor absolute power to remove at will, and appoint successors to sheriffs, district attorneys, county treasurers, justices of the peace, constables, probate judges, board of supervls- ors, as we'll as territorial officers who hold their commissions ais we'll by the consent of the territorial council as the governors appoint ment. Governor Wolfley will not deny that this was the scope of his pet measure. He admitted as much before the committee on territories, of the house.
 To this most reckless grant of power I objected, and still object and will continue to object. Any one who could desire such a power is unworthy to wield it, and any person worthy to wield it, would never desire it. I do not therefore think that I have misrepresented either my party or the people; for I am sure both are worth of self government and able to maintain it. Ifyou had known the full scope ofthe proposed measure, you would doubtless have refrained from ad- verse criticism on my opposition to it.
 In every measure looking toward relief of our burdened people, the governor found in me an earnest coadjutor. If he had joined me as earnestly, in efforts to secure state hood for Arizona, I think some. thing of lasting good might have been secured.
 NJ. A. SMITH.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

We are informed that Indian renegades from the San Carlos Agency, including the e1ght con- victs who escaped from and mur- dered Sheriff Reynolds and Deputy Holmes, number twenty. Four of the escaped convicts a!e reported in Sonora.-Silver Belt.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

EIGHTY Apaches have been gath cred in at San Carlos and will be sent to Fort Union, New Mexico. They are relatives of the renegades that have been and are still mur- dering and pillaging at every op- Dortunity.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

THERE is bill pending in the Kentucky legislature to abolish pool-rooms-to make the selling of pools on races, any where save on the raoe-course, felony. This will De a great thing for the book-ma- kers. It will oblige every one who
 who wants-to bet to go to the race.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

THE report is that one single law firm in Kansas has the contract for the foreclosure of 1900 mortgages. Kansas is the great republican stronghold, and it is but right that it should enjoy the blessings of re- publican rule.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

The financial report of Pima county for the year ended Decem- Der 31st, 1889, shows the grand to- tai expenses to have been $96,271, 51. Of this amount the court house, iail, court and sheriff's office ac- counts consumed $37 ,553,92.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

The Epitaph is respectfully in- formed that Sam Webb, president of the Grazette Co.,, is not candi- date for congress, or any other ter ritorial office.-Gazette.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27
ArmOur's Pacific Coast Scheme.

San Francisco, March 20.-A large tract recently purchased at Point Pinole, thirty miles above this city on the shores of the bay, said to have been bought in the ir- terest of Armour and syndicate of packers that will try to control the beef market on the Pacific coast. The syndicate will build extensive abattoirs near Point Pinole, where they will have stock yards and packing houses. The fresh beef will be sold from refrigerator depots at San Francisco, Oakland, Sacrament to and Stockton and perhaps other points. In this manner it is hoped to control the price for live stock and make market for the meat. The company will have its own re- trigerator cars and manage trans portation, while the cannery will utilize all unstable parts. Retail butchers are uneasy over the scheme as they fear higher prices, especial ly after recent heavy losses of Ne vada stock. Big wholesalers will fight Armour if he. attempts to run the coast market.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

THE famous Blair educational bill was voted down in the United States Senate on the 10th. After the vote was announced Blair, the author of the bill, changed his vote from aye to no, and moved 3 recon' siaeratiou,
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27
Some Facts About eur National Debt
 and Wealth.

We give below some figures, con- piled from authentic sources, which every farmer should read and re- member. Many people think our national debt has been greatly de- creased in the last twenty years. This is mistake. While it is true the amount of the debt is nominal ly smaller now than then, it is equal ly true that it will take more of the products of labor to pay it. And since there is no other way to pay a debt than with the products of la bor, the debt is actually greater now instead of less.
 Our national debt in 1866 was S1- 7S2. 100000. We have paid since that time in principal, in interest and premiums on bonds, s3,578,- G00,000, and yet we owed on Mo- vember 1st last $1 $1,673,O00,000. If this debt had been contracted in cotton it could have been paid in 1867 with 14,185,O0O bales, but now, after having expended n ,560,- 900 bales, there still remains a debt which at present prices would re- quire the enormous amount of 3S,- S50,000 bales to pay it.
 Or reckoning wheat at $2.50 in 1867 and at 50 cents now; it would have required in '67 but 712,S00,- 900 bushels to pay the whole debt while now after paying three and a half billions of dollars, it would re- quire 2,666,666 bushels to pay it. Or to put it in somewhat different language, to have paid the debt in '67 with wheat at the ruling market price it would have required the en- tire product of the country for two years, as 1t has averaged the last six or eight years, whereas now, to pay the balance, 1t would require the entire product of wheat for the last six or eight such years, al- though we have already paid in principal and interest three and a half billions of dollars. Truly that is financial system for the Amer ican people to be proud of!
 And what are the natural results, the inevitable results of such sys- tenn? In the following figures the Progressive Farmer has counted up these results:
 "In 1860 the total wealth of the United States was $16,OOO,OOO,OO0, of which labor owned s7 ,OOO,OO0,OOO and capital $9,OOO,OOO,OOO. In 1870 total wealth, $3OOOO,OOO,OOO; labor owned $11,O ,OOO,OOO,OOO and capital 19,OOO, 100000. In 1880, total wealth and capital s43,OOO,OOO,OO0, labor owned s9,OOO,OOO,OOO, and capital $34,OOO,OO0,OOO. It will be seen that in 1860 labor owned 43 per cent. of the wealth of the country, in 1870 it owned 36 per cent. and 1880 it owned 20 per cent. The cen sus of 1890 will show that capital owns nearly the entire wealth 1.-the country. How is this alarming state of affairs to be remedied? By the people rising in their majesty and hurling from power those who have deceived and betrayed them with false promises"
 It does not take a very thought full man to see that the financial system of the country will soon ac- complish what it was intended to; to-wit, the placing of all the wealth of the cuontry in the hand of a few plutocrats and reducing the rest to poverty. It rests with the people to say if such shall be the end.-Jour-
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

ulStinBulsneQ aOllltY TOT mlSrepre- senting facts, charges Hon. N. O. Murphy, as acting-governor, with recently having refused to issue re- quisition papers for political rea- sons. The paper in question cer- tainly knew that the statement was false when it was made. Requisi- ton papers were refused for good and sufficient reasons, when the HERALD ascribed the above as the reason.-Journal-Miner.
 The HERALD had "good and suf- ficient" reasons for making the statement at the time it was made. It has had no evidence since, to cause it to alter its opinion. When it was known on the streets of St. Johns that Sheriff Creaghe had gone to Phoenix to secure reQuisi- ton papers for Nelson, warm, personal friend of his, who is in constant correspondence with the D Jwers that be at Phoenix, made the unqualified statement that the re- quisition would net be granted, which shows conclusivelv that he
 ad received hint, at least, as to the action Of tie Governor in re- gard to this case. The manner in which Mir. Creaghe was received by he acting governor, led him to be- ieve that Mr. Murphy had been in- 'iormed of his coming and his mis- sion. In addition to this MT. Mur- phy told Mir. Creaghe that he had received letters from St. Johns, AL buouerque and Tucson, stating that there were no grounds for the pros ecution, and that 1t was simply a lease of political persecution" and that he could not grant a requisi- ton for Nelson. Thus it will be seen, that notwithstanding MT. Creaghe was armed with an indict- ment found by grand jury com posed of both political parties and bench warrant from the District Court, Mir. Murphy preferred to take the statements of individuals as a ground for his refusal. In ad- dition to this, Mir. Murphy went to the hotel where MT. Creaghe was stopping, after that gentleman had retired for the night, to assure him that if there was any blame to be attached to his refusal for granting the acquisition, he (Murphy) was alone responslble-that "his shoul- ders were broad" and the responsi- bility rested on them.
 If MT. Murphy had other reasons good and sufficient" for refusing to grant the requisition, why does he not give them to the public, that they may judge for themselves as to his action in the premises. The HERALD has no desire to injure the gentleman, on the contrary, it has always entertained a kindly feeling for him, and had thought the Ad- m;nistration had made one appoint ment, at least, who had the man. hood and moral courage to rise above party prejudice, and perform the duties of his office fairly and impartially, and We cheerfully ten der MT. Murphy the use of our col umns for any explanation of his conduct he may see fit to make.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

An official of the Michigan Gen. tral Railway figures out that the steam whistle cost the company $18,O00 a year.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

THE WorlG's Fair Committee have agreed on the 30th of April, 1892, as the date for opening tie fair, and October 20th following, as ihe time for closing it.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

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 $. 4. DEARMOND, Cleveland, Tenn. SwIET's SPECIFIC is entirely 6 vegetable remedy, and is the only medicine which permanently cures Scrofala, Blood Iumors, Cancer and Contagious Blood Poison. Send for books on Blood and Skin Diseases, mailed free.
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The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

Where the Custer massacre oc- cured but few years since is now a hourishing city.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

GEN. CROOK died at Chicago on the morning of the 21st instant, of heart disease.
The St. Johns herald., 1890-03-27

CALVERT WILSON has been ap- pointed Assistant United States At torney for Arizona.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
Poorly Paid Clergymen,

The failure in business of q promi.
nent clergyman suggests the fact
that very few preachers ever succeed
in making money. When they do
the religion generally oozes out as
the dollars come in, and they end by
giving up ministerial work altogeth-
er. Preachers, particularly Metho.
dist preachers, nre almost always
poor, and the next to them in point
of poverty are the Baptists. The
majority of Methodist preachers in
this country receive less than 5000 a
year, while the constant demands
for charity greatly diminish their in
comes. Presbyterian clergymen nre
better paid, while the Church of Eng
land ministers, both here and in
Great Britain, fairly roll in wealth
by comparison.
Methodist bishops are poorly paid.
Those OF the Methodist church south
have $4,000 salary, while those OF
the church north have a little more,
but none of them lays by anything
ofhis salary. Bishop Warren, of the
north, is rich, having married the
widow of IL ranchman in Denver.
But Bishop Hendrix, of the Metho-
dist church south, enjoys the distinc-
tion of being the richest bishop in
America, having inherited IL fortune
which by careful management he has
greatly increased. He has the rep
utation of being both benev olent
and rich. To school and colleges lie
is especially liberal, and Central col
lege, in this state, owes it's present
prosperity to his generosity. All the
other southern Methodist bishops
arepoor.-St Louis Globe be-Democrat.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
EXCITED LYNCHERS.
An Ohio Detectives Narrow
Escape From Being
Hung:
Acres of Lumber in Flames
on the Chicago Lake
Front. =

ToLEDo, Ohio. July 30.-A most extra.
ordinary condition of affairs prevails ut
Bairdstown, an oil village ON the Baltimore
Il Ohio railroad, about twenty miles south
ofthe city. 1t has had five inccn,liarv fires
within week and every business house has
been destroyed. The alleged cause is this:
Some time ago the authorities passed an
ordinance forb;dding the sinking ot any gas
or oil wells within the town limi,s. Men
who were holding town lots al big prices
hoping to sell them to oil men. thus found
made that what is below the ground is
more valuable than what is above it,"
n Cincinnati detective named Burkett
went there q few days ago. and soon de.
clarcd that the citizens were engaged in a
conspiracy to burn the town. An indigna-
tion meeting Was held and the excitement!
became So intense that Il scheme was started
to lynch him. Therefore on Monday ni.ht
he was taken from the calaboosc and taken
to the woods. where rope placed around
his neck. 1t is claimed that the object was
simply to iriglen the fellow, but Mayor
Nusba,im reached the scene OF the lynch
ing none too soon, as the yolln. fellow was
even then being Gifted" IIall-,icad with
fright, lie begged piteouslv for mercy, and
promised To leave the town.
Armed men are parading the streets to-
night tn prevent further inccndiarism, and
men, women uId children are i'll mortal
terror for fear they will he compelled by
fire to flee from their homes ut any mo-
ment. Every resident has his goods packed,
ready for emergencies. One man, whose
name isnot given, was arrested on suspicion
barely escaped with their lives, and one
merchant has packed his goods and moved
three times in the past week on account of
fire.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
HERE AND THERE.

The steamer B. Miller. from Baltimore, re-
ports having picked up two life hoats mark
ed Charles Morland, of Fivs-Fathom bank
light ship"
So far as Montuna's courts are concerned,
litigation over the millions of the late Judge
Davis is in statu quo, and will remain so till
Oct. 6.
Tho committee OF the Irish National league
appeals to all branches to tn oroughly rsor
gnnze and contribute to the central funds,
upon which heavy calls are made.
According to the census just completed
Portland. Or, has population ofs5, SOL
The two suburbs, East Portland and Albina,
together have population of $4,000.
The bill providing for postal telegraph
system ia modified OF the request of Ja,
Gould. who wants to bid for government
business.
1t is probable that the Uruguayan govern
mcnt will raise the customs duties 10 pc,
cent. and make them payable in gold, which
will be devoted to the redemption of the pa.
per money.
The revolutionary m movement in the Argen
tine Republic is spreading. One thousand
loyalist troops were killed or wounded in an
eHRHSeulsnl VIII tHe luhuTHents O0u NOcH
will resume the chief magistrscy.
The village of Pennington, N. j., is excited
over he disappearance of Miss Lizzie Lewis
u school teacher, who left her boarding house
seventeen days ago to visit friend in vii
Inge four miles away. She was last seen on
n train going toward New York.
The United States government brings a
bill OF complaint against the Northern Pacif
dc and the Western Union and Northwestern
Telegraph companies charging violation oi
contract.
~ Mount Ne.z,s. n. T.. N,sa iiss,s lone
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
Guillotin and His Machine.

From the Contemporary Review.
Guillotin himself, as we'll as his ma.
chine, was good deal pictured ON
cheap dclt. A miniature of him has
come down with the other tlotsam
and ietsam of the revolution. 1t
gives lis the idea of IL correct, Judi
cious practitioner with the ehalf-closed-
eye of one who is mentally thinking
out some problem. He was always
improving his surgical instrument
in order to abridge pnin by rapidity
in operating, and thought to mini
mize it Mt capital executions. The
principal of equality was to be de-
monstratcd by the guillotinc, since
king, mobiles, and sans culottes were
to lose their heads by DR.. Guillotin's
process. His small model of his
llehd-lopping machine is near his
miniature. and sis quite equal to
cutting off n mans finger"-a police
man says who works it to oblige visit
ors. Samson, the public execution
er, We find, took snuff. His snuff
box, OF plain brass, is on view also.
Further on are gruesolnc relics, such,
iorinstance, us II han,llicrclliels steeped
in Murie Antoinette's blood. Instru-
ments of torture, which fell into die-
use forever at the revolutiorf
grouped round the guillotine ~ -.
perhaps, was used as much us it was
by the rcvolntionists because it was
II novelty. 1t killed in the twinklinp
OF an eye. Finishing off the king and
queen gave it prestige and made it
the rage as Il gratis spectacle. An
oIi evil is most dangerous in q new
form.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
The Foods of the Future.

One of the savants has discovered
that there is less danger than is pop
ularly supposed ofthe supply of food
running short, for the reason tn at
when our country becomes densely
populated We shall be uble to get our
fat iood from trees. Asforour floor
foods" the outlook is still better.
"Land that gives 100 pounds of po.
tatoes," lie says, twill yield more
than 4 900 pounds of bananas, and
three acres of bananas will supply
twenty-five men,"
This statement ought to attract
the attention of our farmers anl set
them to raising bananas. They
would need lighthouses, of course,
and the culture would be costly as
compared with the culture in lands
to which the banana is native, but
with n sufficiently heavy duty the
foreign grown banana could be shut
out and the home market secured
for the American producer. Just
where the consumer would get the
money to pay for the homegrown
banana is question of some diff.
Guilty, but the protective theory
does not concern itself with such
problems.-Detroit Free Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
Disappointing Gold Fields.

The gold fields of South Africa con.
tinue to disappoint the investing
and financial world. For May the
ascertained produce of the Witwater.
srand was 3s,S44 ounces of gold,
worth about $15O,OOO, which is onlv
atrifle better than the corresponding
return for May, 1889, although more
and better crushing machinery has
been set to work. That gold is still
obtainable, althoughInot at the fab.
ulously great and increasing ate
expected in the times OF feverish spec.
ulation, is plain nevertheless. OF
late investors have been tempted to
declare that there is neither wit nor
water, to say nothing of gold, in the
whole area, which is an exaggerated
way ofputtingit. The process known
as picking out the eyes" of the
mines went on more or less generally
when the public we're only too ready
to believe in stupendous returns, how.
ever obtained. The tedious process
of systematic development has now
to be attended to, and within the
year we may hope to see results more
closely in accordance with the real
riches of the Witwatersrand than
have yet been obtained.-Londop
News,
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
A Surprise in Store for Him.

\ dozen Years ago n farm lying q
few miles out from Pittsburg was the
home OF II mnu whose thrift was of II
sort that made his neig ghbors like ia
have things in black and white when
dealing with hii.i. lie had Il son who
inherited his lather's characteristics,
who went West nt an early age and
finally died there after rather n
chrtksrcd ..nrcrr. 1t chanced that
the old man was very i'll at the point
of death, illdced-when the news of
his sons demise reached the farm
house. The onl ~ other member OF
the family at home was n widowed
dau:hter, whose ideas upon most
sul,icc ccls-relgious ones in particular
were unique, 4 ncighbor called
at the homestead to protler His con.
dolenres upon the death of the son
and inquire concerning the condition
pt the father.
Tie must have been greatly
affected to learn of his sons death, :"
suggested the visitor.
"Oh!" swcetly replied the aaugh-
ter; "Ihavc not told hi.A. Thought
it would Lo suss. a pleasant surprise
to him when he met John in the
pearly streets of heaven"
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
MINOR ACCIDENTS.

The business portion of Creighton, Neb.,
was destroyed by fire. LOSS, $4,000. The
town had no water to fight the fire.
The big warehouse on the Brooklyn water
front, New York, known as Watson's store
and leased by Mcssrs. Bartlett & Green, was
badly damaged 10y fire. Loss 100000.
Bradley Barton & Cos woolcn manu- racto-
ry at Pittsburg burned. Loss $4,000,
fully insured. -Four fircmcn were seriously
injured by the falling walls.
The steamer Egypt, New York for Liver.
pool, burned Mt sea. Four hundred head OF
catt!e prrslicd. Tho crew and twenty-five
cattIcmcn were rescued.
The casthound fast mail train on the Chi
cngo \ Northwestern railway ran on to u
side track near Malta, ILL.,. colliding with u
freight Several persons were injured and
the fireman oI the passenger train was killed.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-08-08
TENNESSEE REPUBLICANS.

They Nominate T.. I. Haxtcr for Cow
ernor and Ask for tho Passage of an
Election I.i,w.
NASHVILLE Tenn, July 3O.-The Re-
publican state convention met here to-day,
about GOO delegates being present. Hon
Lewis I. Baxter was nominated for gov
crnor by acclanatiou. He is Il capitalist
and president oitlc Nashville Commercial
club.
The platform endorses the administra-
ton of Harrison as WISE patriotic and
statcsmanlkc; approves the effort ol Re-
publican congressman to enact IL protective
tariff law and the federal election bill; con-
graduating the country OH the wise sul,l-
ton of the silver bill; dcnouncing trusts
and approving the action of congress max
ing them u mis,lcmcanor: dcn"lncing the
state Democratic administration and the
penitcntiary lease system, and advising
convict work OH roads; dcnounccs recent
state election laws as discrimination in
favor of the wealthy and lavurin. con-
stitutional amendment cNcm,,;iu, from
taxation 81. 600 ON valuation.