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Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19
Death of General {. B. Fisk.

The distressing intelligence of the death of General Clinton B. Fisk, which occurred in New York on We'd nesday last, was communicated, by wire, to his son Charles, of Globe. The General was largely interested in mines and mills in this district and was we'll and favorably known in this, Gila county, and his demise is deeply regretted by those of his acqusint- ances. The General was a man of na- tional reputation, having been hon ored with many important official trusts, all of which he faithfully ad- ministered. When it became evident that the federated States were dis rupted and that force was necessary to restore the integrity of the Union, he enlisted as private in the federal army and step by step he attained the position of Brigadier General in 1862, and three years later he was commis- stoned Major General, and saw active service in Missouri, Tennessee and Mississippi. In 1866 he severed his connection with the army and engaged 1n railroad and banking affairs, in both of which pursuits he was most successful. In 1888 he was the can didate of the Prohibition party for President of the United States and at the time of his death he was chair man of the Board of Indian Peace Commissioners and also served in a like capacity upon the Board of Home Missions of the Methodist Episcopal church.-Globe Silver Belt.
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Giving the Bees q Chance.

Yesterday a carload of honey-cans arrived from St. Louis for D. H. Burtis, agent of the Bee Keepers Association, who proceeded to distribute them as fast as possible. There were 2,S0O cans in the lot each of five gallons capacity. They resemble very closely the familiar coal oil can.
 The latter, however, was found to be unfit for honey packing, after use in the kerosene trade. The beekeepers of California and Arizona accordingly discarded oil cans altogether and are using a specially manufactured article.
 Wm. Osborn, inspector of the Mari copa county Beekeepers' Association, takes 200 of the cans. He also tests every pound of honey offered for ship ment through the Association.
 A carload will be made up as soon as possible, probably this week, and forwarded to Chicago, in charge of some representative of the Association.
 Should the experiment of eastern sales succeed, the business ends of the whole army of bees will be set to work in this valley, and an era of honied sweetness, we trust, may be long drawn out.-Phenix Herald.
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Storing Water.

The task of impounding water on Lynx Creek, 9 miles east of Prescott, has been tackled by MT. Pedley and others and will, it is said, be pushed. The storage works, etc., will be on Bigelow Flat, short distance south of the old Mexican camp of 1864. in which year gravel of gulches in that vicinity paid as much as an ounce of gold to the pan, CT "batea," of gravel. The creek bed was also rich in gold. Farther down Lynx creek are great beds of auriferous gravel. To wash this gravel and to irrigate rich lands of Lonesome and Agua Fria valleys are the purposes of the company. That it will make good, stout dams, goes without saying, Lynx Creek and its tributaries furnish abundance of water and it could not be put to bet ter uses. A large reservoir, when kept filled with water, will employ hundreds of miners and make at least 50 good farms.-Prescott Courier.
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The Prescott Courier notes the fact that carpenters in that town find 1t necessary to labor on Sundays to keep up with their works. This sounds like business, and it is to be hoped that that pretty mountain town may con- tinue on in the march of progress this iiem indicates.-Tombstone Epi- taph.
 An, thanks, MT. EPITAPH. Yours is the first note of encouragement sent to us from your town in long time. We appreciate it, if your legislative men did assist in removing the capital and then put their fingers to their noses at us. 1t was mean way of "thanking" us for useful acts per formed when your county was born i; but "a soft answer turneth away wrath" Prescott is forgiving, is pros porous and hopes that Tombstone, which was at one time the largest and best town in Arizona, will soon pull the water out of her rich silver mines, work them proftably and do as Pres colt is doing, forge ahead in solid, substantial way.-Courier.
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Democratic Territorial Convention.

The call for the Democratic Territorial convention, which will be publi> he'd in a few days, will locate the convention at Phenix, and the date will be September E. 1890. The number of members will be seventv-six appointed as follows: Apache, 6; Pima, 9; Maricopa, I5; Mo have. 2 Cochise, II; Pinal, 7; Giia, B; YivapaI, IA; Yuma. P; Graham, 7; total 76. This apportionment is baset on the votes cast at the last election for Mark Smith, being one for each huadred votes and fraction over fifty. The place was designated by the votes of the mem bers of the Territorial Central Committee Courier.
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Internal Ingenuity.

Could scarcely devise more excruciating tortures than those of which you see the evidences in the face of a rheumatic or neuralgia sufferer. The agenies are the consequence of not checking rheum- atlc or neuralgia attack at the outset. Hostetter's Stomach Bltters has been found by skillful medical practitioners to possess nor only remedial, but de tensive efficacy, where those diseases exists, or tendency to them is exhibited. Surely this puissant but safe botanic medicine, bearing, too, such high specific sanction, is better than the poisons often employed, but most unsafe, not only in continuance, but in isolated doses. The blood is depurated thoroughly from the rheumatic virus, and the nerves, slightly impurged upon, saved from ultimate and direful throes by this benign, saving medicine, which likewise exhibits marked efficacy for malaria, kidney complaints, dyspepsia, constipation and liver com plaint.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19

HoN. GEO. CHRIST, Collector of the new Customs district of Arizona, un- expectedly arrived in Tombstone Thursday afternoon, and was the re- cipient of warm congratulations from his many friends here on his success. The appointment of MT. Christ was bitterly opposed, but he refuted all the charges made against him and secured the appointment, which is gratifying to all fair minded Republicans. MT. Christ left for NOgales Friday morn ing, and on arriving there immedi- ately took charge of his office.
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THE vacation trip of Judge Sloan is worrying the Democrats "a pretty considerable" One yarn is that the Judge has been summoned to Wash ington by the President to explain his decision in the water eases on the San Pedro. As the Judge has not rem dered any decision in these cases this does not seem very probable. But if by any wild probability this should be the case we ought to feel flattered at the interest taken in our affairs by the President.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19

THE compromise silver bill has finally passed and has been signed by the President. As a consequence sil- yer has risen to nearly 1l0. Some time ago some of our prominent min- ing men stated that if silver would rise to 100 or over, with Q reasonable certainty of remaining at that figure, they would resume operations. As the passage of the bill makes the price of silver a certainty that can be fig ured on, it is reasonable to suppose that our mining men will soon start up their mines, which would restore Tombstone to her old-time prestige as one of the great mining camps of the Pacific coLst.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19

STRAUSS, one of the notorious Zu- lick holdovers, who was forced by the courts to loosen his bulldog grip on the office Of Superintendent of Public Instruction, seems not to be able to gather much information from past events. Not being satisfied with his former experience in court, he now proposes to butt his caput against the legal wall once more by commencing suit against Mr. Cheyney for division of salary, and says hat he has some letters from NJ Cheyney that will prove very interesting reading. Mir. Strauss must be hard up to engage in such a fOrlorn attempt to gather in shekels of silver. As to the letters that are said to be SO "interesiing," publish them by all means. The EPI- TAPH is willing to wager a glass of beer that they are only ordinary busi- ness epistles, and the hint that they are Interesting" is only given out as e threat.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19
Sure Cure for the Whisky Habit.

Dr. Livingston's anudote for the liquor habit will cure any case, from the mod crate thinker to the drunkard, in from ten to thirty days. The antidote can be gwen in cup of coffee without the knowledge of the person taking it being aware of the fact. If you have loved one or a friend in the power of the liquor habit, send and get q bottle of the anti dote, and you will never regret it. For sale only by the livingston Chemical company, Portland, Oregon.
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Hemp Silk.

Mir. Nayemura Sakusaburo, drug gist of Hikone, in Omi, Japan. has succeeded in converting wild hemp (yachyo) into a substance possessing all the essential qualities of silk. Nothing is said about the process, but it is asserted that a trial of the thread has been made at the first silk weav- ing establishment in Kito, and at other factories, with excellent results in every case. The plant in question grows on moors and hillsides. Its fibre is said to be strong and glossy, in no wise inferior to silk when prop erly prepared. Cultivation on an ex- tended scale would present no diff culties.-Scientific American.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19
The Swedish Cure fvr Drunkenness.

The habitual drunkard in Norway or Sweden renders himself liable to imprisonment for his love of strong drink, and during his incarceration he is required to submit to plan of treatment for the cure of his failing which is said to produce marvellous results. The plan consists in making the delinquent subsist entirely on bread and wine. The bread is steeped in bowl of wine for an hour or more before the meal is served. The first day the habitual topper takes his food in this shape without repugnance; :; the second day he finds it less agreed ble to his palate; finally he positively loathes the sight of it. Experience shows that period of from eight to ten days of this regimen is generally more than sufficient to make a man evince the greatest aversion to any thing in the shape of wine. Many men, after their incarceration, become total abstainers.-Scientific American.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19

E. C. Conway of Rye, Gila conntN was bitten in the ear by q skunk some six weeks ago, and upon hearing ot the death of Charley Morris pf,om hydro phobia, caused by skunk bite. Conway became alarmed for his own safety, and started for Nev' York to undergo treat ment at the Pas,eur institute in that city
 The skunks, here spoken of in Texas are known as hydrophobia cats and are rightly named. Although showing no sign of deadly virus, their bite IS almost certain to produce death. They are docii- and have penohant for invading dwellings Tn size they dre pigmles in comparison with their larger relatives Silver Belt.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19

That there was terrible loss of cat tie in Nevada last winter is now at tested by the fact that the stockmen Of that State are in the market to pur- chase stock cattle to place on their ranges To meet this demand, we are informed by Agent Nichols that the Southern Pacific Company has made special rates on cattle from points in this Territory to Nevada. The rate from Wilcox per car, in train loads of not less than Is cars, on cattle valued at moi more than $l0 per head, is $132.30 Mir. Nichols solicits cores pondence with parties desiring to sell stock cattle. Those writing should state number and price per head Wilcox Stockman.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19

IN another place will be found the call of Chairman Christy for the meet ing of the Republican Territorial Con yention and apportionment of dele gates. Cochise stands third on the list with Is delegates. It will be no ticed that the call provides for the nomination of candidate for Super intendent of Public Instruction. This suits the EPITAPH, as we have always contended that all officers should be elected
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19
The Price of an Appointment.

The following is letter written by E. l.. Clark, census supervisor for Arizona, to gentleman of Globe, who applied for the appointment of emu merator in Gila county The afore- said applicant failed to forward the requisite $250, and as conseouence his application for the position of enumerator was ignored It would be interesting to know how many of MT. Clark's appointees used fountain pens. We know of one at least who did.
 OFFICE OF SUPERVISOR OF CENsUsl
 FOR THE DIST. OF ARIZONA.
 PREscoTT, March 27, 1890.) DEAR SIR :-I have been requested to recommend to you fountain pen, manufactured by Mabie. Todd X Bard, a sample of which is in my possession. 1 have tried it and find it most excel lent. It is just the tool you need in your work. It can be carried in the pocket. You fill it in the morning and it is ready for use all day. The point of the gold pens that are put into the hard rubber holders, have been ground expressly for use on the paper that the enumerators are re- quired to use, and their action is per- feet. 1 can furnish these pens at $2.50 each, post paid, and I think it would be to your interest to order one, through me, at once.
 Please let me hear from you as soon as convenient, and believe me,
 Yours truly,
 E. s. CLARK.
 Per Nj. A. B.
 Globe Silver Belt.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19

THE railroad fight in Phenix is an other illustration of the causes that have kept back Arizona towns and re- tarded the progress and development of the Territory at large. Phenix, in stead of. being united on this, to them, most important enterprise, is divided against itself, and the papers, instead of trying to harmonize the conflicting interests, are only adding fuel to the flames by abusing the projectors of the various railroad propositions. Phe- nix is not the only town that has sui fered from like causes. Tombstone, Tucson, Florence and Prescott have been stunted and their legitimate and natural growth prevented by people who cannot bear to see other people prosper. In Arizona there is a large element that is possessed of the spirit of envy, and not being able, either mentally or financially, to inaugurate enterprises that will develop the mar yelous resources of our Territory, they exercise all their low cunning and in genuity to defeat the efforts of those who are both able and willing to do so. Until this spirit is eliminated Arizona's progress, notwithstanding her great capabilities as @ mineral, cattle, agricultural and fruit country, will be slow and the present genera ton will not see the fruition of their hopes.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19

pr. J. Pool, one Of the census enum- orators, discovered Mexican woman in our town who is the mother of twenty-five children. This is a pretty good showing, but not equal 10 the Nogales woman who is the mother of offspring to the number of twenty seven. Give the Wilcox mother time, however, and sine will probably come up to, if not break, the best recOrd.- Wilcox Stockman.
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IN the Chinese cases at Phe nix MT Wilson, Assistant United States Dis trict Attorney, raised point we do not recollect of ever hearing before. MT. Wilson contended that the China men, being in the United States un- lawfully, had no right to invoke the aid of habeas corpus, and on this point Judge Kibbey promptly dis missed the application for writ. We respectfully call the attention of the California authorities to this case.
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ONE Of the most important matters to be attended to at the approaching election is the legislative ticket. Co., chise county cannot afford to repeal the experiment of choosing boys as portion of her delegation. There will be a large amount of work to do that will require the services of men who have an idea above the dancing of the German and decorating themselves daily with button-hole boquets.
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MORALES Herald: "The Tombstone EPITAPH says that there is a good deal of talk about Hon. George W. Chey- ney, of that county, for the nomina- ton for Delegate to Congress on the Republican ticket. Mir. Cheyney would be strong candidate and can be elected. He is popular all over the Territory and deservedly so, for he is one of the very best men in Arizona. He represented Cochise county in the Council of the last legislature and made splendid record"
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IN another column will be found a communication, copied from the Sil- yer Belt, from a man who failed to re- ceive an appointment as census enum orator. It looks as though Supervisor Clark used his position to forward his financial interests by acting as agent for a fountain pen. Wonder how many other applicants received simi- lar communications.
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The A T. x $. F. railroad company will run a special coach from Quay mas to Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago, and have invited many of the most prominent merchants of Sonora to take pleasure and business trip to those points. Mexican Consul, F. A. Labadie, Don Manuel Mascare- iias, and President P. Sandoval of No. gales, will accompany the party Nogales Record
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Mrs. Lydia Colt, who lives at Signal, claims to be over 105 years old, and it is probable that. she has at least reached the century post. Mir. A. c. Longmore, who was raised in New York, near Mrs. Colts birthplace, and conversed with her about the place and old land marks, is satisfied that she is fully 100 years old. Mrs. Colt is tine oldest person in Mohave county, and probably the oldest in the Terri tory. She enjoys good health and hopes that she will live for many years to come.-Mohave Miner.
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Captain Calderwood IS just back from Harqua Hala He says that camp has more and better quartz lodges than he has seen anywhere else on the coast during nearly forty years. It's bound to be a big mining district soon. A road can be built there from Phenix shorter by 40 miles than the present route. The Harqua Hala trade will be better in one or two years than that of the whole Bradshaw country, in his humble opin- ion .-Phenix Herald.
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[. A. MORFORD,
 Secy. Rep. Cent. Com.
Chairman Rep. Cent. Com.

The development of sufficient body of water for the purpose of irri- gation is the only obstacle to the com plete transformation Of the barren and apparently worthless lands ot southern Arizona into a garden whose beauty and exuberant productlveness will be the marvel of the time. The broad mesa lands possess all the reqW- site elements of soil and location to bloom at the command of mankind as soon as the indispensable wafer IS provided. It has been fully demon strated that an abundance Of water exists in our mountains, and that our valleys are lined with subterranean channels carrying down to the sea vast currents Of this much needed fluid. Atpresent there are fattering induce ments for some enterprising individual or cooperative enterprise to obtain artesian water in our midst, and a successful solution of this problem will bring almost unlimited wealth to the projectors. Our soil excels that of California not only in productive ness, but in the early ripening of its products, and our fruits can find a profitable market long before the sea son opens in the Golden State. Solve the water question and Arizona will be a land of ease and luxury.-Tucson Citizen.
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IN its desire to injure Commissioner Black and ridicule the Governor the Phenix Gazette has transgressed the rules of decent journalism. Any man who will make war on a woman is not fit person to control the col upans of a newspaper.
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A Mexican saloon keeper in Yuca- tan, advertises in his home paper, "El Amigo del Pals" and attempts to reach the eyes of the American resi- dents in this way: "Mucho mixd dinks," "Ginfis," "Gincoktail," "Ver moth-coktail," "Ment-Julep," "Cherri- colre," "Rompope," "Vermo-hut- Chagne," "Brsndi coktail," "et sl."
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Families not already supplied should lose no time in procuring a bottle of ChamberlaIn's Collie, Cholera and Diar- rhea Remedy, It is the only remedy that can always be depended upon for bowel complaint in all its forms. z5 and 50 cents bottles for sale by H. J. Peto.
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FROM present indications, Phenix will experience as much difficulty in obtaining the north and south railroad as has Tucson in procuring a wagon road to Mammoth. Instead of being united on any one proposition, it seems from the way the different pa pers talk, that the people of PheniX are divided, the consequence of which will be that the building of this inn portant railroad line will be delayed, perhaps for years. MT. Alexander, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of Maricopa county, through the Repub- lican, says that the original bill drawn up by the Supervisors was tempered with and so changed that the Presi- dent had no alternative but to veto 1t. The Gazette says that it is a scheme to defeat the building of a road. The Herald appears to be on the same side as the Gazette simply because, we presume, the Republican gives ere dence to Mir. Alexander's statement and leans toward proposition made by MT. Masten to build railroad without subsidy, provided he can be assured of exemption from taxation
 for a number of years AL any rate, the outlook is not favorable for an early construction of the road, which,
 for the interests of the Territory at large, is to be regretted.
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THERE is hope that the section ot the irrigation law withdrawing lrriga- ble lands from entry will be repealed, as a section in the appropriation bill for the geological survey so provides.
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RegubliCan Territorial Convention.

h ccordance with resolution passed by the Republican Territorial Central Committee the Republican Territorial Convention will con- vene in the City oi PheniX, on the last Tuesday in August, the goth, at the hour Of lo:3O o'clock a. m. for the purpose ol nominating one person for the office of Delegate to Congress. one per son tor Superintendent oi Public Instruction, one person for Councilman-at-Large from the northern district, composed of the counties Of Apache, Yavapai Mohave, Yuma and MaricoPa, and one person tor Councman-at-Large from the southern district composed of Pima. Co., elise Graham, Gia and Pinal counties. Ths Republicans of the various counties are there fore invited to select delegates to the said con- ventiou in S lch manner as shall seem to them just and appropriate and the delegates shall be appcrtioncd among the various counties as per resolution of the Central Committee, viz; One delegate for every fifty votes east for the legsla- i've ticket, and enc for fraction of fifty over twenty five vot cast for the same ticket in the election of November 5, 1888. The erepresenta
 ton of the various counties will be as follows:
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19

ON Saturday evening next the Re publican County Central Committee will meet for the purpose of electing delegates to the Territorial Convention and the transaction of ether business. 4 full attendance is desired.
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JUDGE KIBBEY has decided that Professor Farmer has no right to claim compensation for services he never performed. In the course ot time our Territorial affairs will be straightened
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The approximate population of Tue son just taken is 5,lS6. This does not include BueIl's, Ricker's, Bruckner's, and Osborns additions, and the many inhabitants of the valley within half mile of the city, which included would make our population about 7500.- Star.
Tombstone epitaph., 1890-07-19

YUMA Sentinel: "The Sentinel heart ilv indorses Hon. George w. Cheyney as candidate for Delegate to Congress. If he will go into the fight he is sure fn win