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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
OCTOBER WEATHER.
Monthly Report of the Signal Service
 Officer.

The Signal Service Offices report for October contains some interesting data, among which is the following:
 The most striking feature for the weather for the month of October has been the marked deficiency is rainfall throughout the Pacific Coast States The cause for this decrease in precipitation is due to falling offin the number of storms which have entered the North Pacific Coast from the Japan Current, and also, and more especially, to the fact that these storms have passed eastward at higher latitude than in previous Octobers. In order to illustrate this very important fact have prepared a set of storm track charts for October 1889 and 1890. A glance at these charts will show the rela- ton between the extreme southerly posi- tion of the storm paths in October 1859 and the extraordinary rainfall of that month; and the relation between the eX- treme northerly position of tine storm paths and the marked deficiency of rain fall for October 1890. The amount and distribution of rainfall dependent upon the latitude of the storms from the Japan Current Is one of the most important features of Pacific Coast weather and Is
 worthy of the careful attention of the
 public.
 Except in Arizona the rainfall is every
 where deficient The decrease varies from
 020 inches at Baker City and Keeler to l 295 inches at Eureka and 2.13 inches at | Olympia. The excess varies from 0.S8
 inches at Fort Grant to 1.5S inches at l Yuma. Rain fell on the following dates in Washington; l to Il to 24. Oregon to 8 II to 14 16 to 19 9. California to 3 9 | 10 19. Nevada 9 to Il ,15. Arizona l
 to 40 to 12 The heaviest rainfalls in | q hours were 1.50 inches at Yuma on the | 4th, and 1.22 inches at Fort Canby on the ! 9th The heaviest monthly rainfalls were
 Fort Canby 5.30 inches, Portland
 28O inches, Olympia 2.60 and Yuma ! 1.70 The following stations reported
 no rainfall during the month: San Francisco, Sacramento, Red Bluff, ! Fresno, Los Angeles, San Diego. Snow 1 was reported as follows on the mountains; f California 10 20, Nevada 9 10, Washing ! ton Is.
 | Hailstorm near Tucson Ariz. 4th. | Thunderstorm Ariz. 4th. California IT. 1 High winds on the Oregon and Washing 1 ton Coast 5 6 to 13 15 IS 20 24 27 2S. | The maximum wind velocity at Fort Can ! by varied from 36 miles per hour on the 1 9th to 72 miles per hour on the 18th.
 Crescent City Cal. high wind and heavy sea on 18th.
 The temperature has been generally
 above the normal. The excess ranges
 from one degree at Olympia to ten de 1 grees at Los Angeles The deficiency
 ranges, two degrees at Eureka to four de ! grees at Baker City. It remains station 1 ary at Fort Canby and Fresno: The 1 highest temperature, 98 degrees, occurred at Los Angeles on the 2lst and 27th. The | lowest temperature, 20 degrees, occurred
 at Baker City on the 10th
 Frost occurred on the following dates
 in California 3 9 to P 14 to IT 20. Ore gon 3 g to Il 15 IT 21 30 31. Washing ] ton to IL Nevada almost daily,
 Arizona 12 Ice formed at Silverton Ogn, 14tb.
 The rainfall for the month and season has [ fo11otrs.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
STRAY BITS.

"
 The issues of Bibles by the American Bible society during seventy-three years amount to 52, ,736,O75 copies.
 The library of Napoleon III, saved from the Tuileries when it was in flames, is shortly to be sold by auction.
 In the desert of Sahara apparently inex- haustible veins of water have been found in artesian wells lately bored there.
 Two books with marginal notes in Luther's handwriting have been discovered in the municipal library at Zwicka, it is reported.
 The stream of lava flowing down the southeastern side of Vesuvius advances slowly and majestically, and is said to be 8 beautiful spectacle from the observatory at Ponnpeii.
 A mouse gnawed away the cord sustain ing the chandelier of the Bad Axe (Mich. ] church, and on a recent Sunday it fell with a crash, startling minister and flock al most into fits.
 An alligator twenty inches long was caught in the Ohio river at Cincinnati re. gently. Old river men say it is the first al. hgator that has ever been caught above Memphis.
 There is now more beet than cane sugar consumed. In 1881 the total of the worlds production of cane sugar was z, ,006, ,9O0 tons and of beet sugar l,774,600 tons. In 1898 the total of cane was 2,2i6,000 tons, and 0. beet 3, 3,3G0,0OO tons.
 Over 900,00 people walk the streets of London daily and wear away a ton oi leather particles from their shoes. Thi' would in year form @ belt six inches wid' and fourth of an inch thick long enough to reach from London to New York
 At Corneto, Italy, the tombs recentl, opened have yielded a fine large drinking vase with the rape of Europa painted oI it's side and an amphora showing Jupite in the act of giving birth to tho goddes who presided over wisdom and handicrafts
 The vast majority of Queen Victoria' | subjects Q39, ,OO0, ,000 are neither Protest ants nor Catholics, but Hindus, while tn Mahometans, 40,O00,O00 in number ar themselves more numerous than the Prot estants of all denominations in the empire
 There are more public holidays in Homo l lulu than in any other city in the world Among the days observed are Queen Vic toria's birthday, Coronation day, all oh French and Portuguese holidays, the Amer ican Thanksgiving day and the Chimes New Year.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
NOVELTIES IN SILVER.

Spiral silver dog whistles are Ia mode Silver gilt oyster forks have smoked pearl handles.
 Siphons mounted in silver lave been provided for table use
 Spectacle cases in silver repousse work hang from the hilt like chatelaine
 Silver gilt sugar sifters for bridal pres. ents have the bowls in fine repousse work. Flasks in colored glass with bulls eye effects set in silver cups have been intro duced.
 A set of after dinner coffee spoons mas each spoon handle tipped by q different berry or flower.
 Handsome silver siphon holders are per tectly plain, except for the crested orna- nent on the edge.
 Glass scent bottles with silver garlands and other overiying ornament are pro duced for chatelaines.
 Silver vases, suggesting Egyptian col umns with ornamentation taken from the iotos in colored enamels, have been ob served.
 Silver sickle shaped pins to fasten flow CTS are a pretty convenience. Daggers sword hilts and branches of flowers ara older forms
 For the helpless ginger ale bottle has been provided silver slab on a standard with round hole in the middle which the bottle just fills.
 Silver lamps covered with repousse work are among the newest things in silver Some are only low bowls, and others are tall and stately affairs.
 Silver toothing bells have handles O carnelian and pearl. Others have sub stantial chased handles in shape some thing like asshoe horn.
 The blackberry seems to furnish th' newest motive for ornamentation of silvel spoon handles. These are oxidiSed, witt the vine in relief and the fruit brought ou ia gilt.-Jewelers' Circular.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
ATRoUsAND TON TEST.
How an English Mining Engineer Experts
 the Mammoth Mine.
Tueson Star,

A few days since, MT. P. W. DuHield Mining Engineer of London, England and one of the directors of the Mammoth Gold mines, limited, arrived here to ex- anime the property Of the company h Jna interest of the English and French stockholders. After looking over the ground, he found the body of ore so immense that in order to obtain just and correct idea Of the value of the property, he directed the management to mill lOO0 tons out of the 300 foot level, lO90 tons out of the Bridal Chamber. and lOU0 tons from one of the drifts, and to ship the gold bullion of each test direct to the Company's London office This Is a broad gauge way of testing mine, and indicates that MT. Duttield does not work oD picked samples OF few tons run to ascertain what the future prospects Of tue o@tput of a mining property may be.
 The mill now reduces 2500 tons of ore monthly which will soon be increased to 5000 tons.
 The cost of mining, hauling and milling the ore Is but three dollars per ton. As soon as the tramway and the other 50 stamp mill Is in operation the cost of making bullion out of the ore will not be more than $2.50 per ton.
 There are now 80 men employed in mines and mill and everything runs like clock work.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
A Suicidal Genius.
I.nndnn Standard

One has heard of d good many extraordi nary suicides or attempted suicides, and of a good many people who, despising such common helps out of life as the rope, the river or the pistol, have taken pains to shuf- file off this mortal coil by means not gener- ally used, Rarely, however, we think, has any one adopted the plan of running up and down stairs as fast as possible in the hope of terminating his or her ex- istence. Such a course was, we read, resorted to lately in Berlin by young lady whose name is not given, but who. for some unstated reason, was desirous of going over to the majority. She was suffering. it appears. from heart disease. and possibly this may have been the origin of her suicidal ideas. In any case. having been warned by her medical at tendant that any great emotion or exer- tion might prove fatal, and having also been specially forbidden to go up and down stairs, she profited by the instructions to do precisely what she was told not to do in order to kill herself. Being left alone one day at home, she began running up and down three flights of stairs, continuing the exercise for an hour, when she sank down on the floor quite exhausted. She did not, however, die, as, according to the doctors, she ought to have done; and after restoratives had been administered she was as well as ever, much to her distress, as she really believed she would have ac- complished her purpose. It is to be hoped that this foolish young lady of Berlin will, having failed in her attempt, resign herself to the hardship of living
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
A Qpeer Race.
Cor. Globe Democrat


 There is little island about 150 milee down the Potomac called Chincoteague. This island is inhabited by Q strange race of people and race of the greatest ponies in the world. The people on the island fish and grow oysters, and are hardy. primitive race who fear God and attend strictly to their business Hundreds of these wonderful ponies roam the island, living in the summer on the rank. coarse grass. In the winter they su5sist on sea- weed, and in the spring are mere frames, in consequence of the diet. These ponies are unlike any ponies in the world. They are about B to 13Is hands high, nearly all sorrels or bays, and are fine bodied and neatly limbed. They have the head and eyes of the Arabian, and the supposition Is that originally the stock came from some thoroughbreds that swan ashore from some wrecked vessel. What is most remarkable about them is that they trot and pace fast and are possessed of re- markable endurance. In the spring you can purchase good pony for $25 and up wards. The colts are not gelded and stallions predominate. When the weather Is bad and the waves inundate the island scores of the little fellows are swept into the water and are lost.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Sale ofopiates.


 A Michigan pharmacist. writing in the pharmaceutical Era, speaks very plainly regarding the sale ofopiates to their slaves, as follows:
 To what extent are He warr4n.-ti l. ing opiates! Are we justified in enaea or ing Jo increase thelf ale. -e 2 ,ru our conscience Wen we 6 ic another de 4iel d. r.
 would-be pu4cnaee. eeens to me that the sale of opiates to the deba < q creatures who have become its slaves is the most disgusting and degrading feature of the drug business, and. while can not understand how any one should desire to cater for such trade. l, for one, am perfect ly willing that they should have 1t. An opium eater Is naturally liar and thief; you would not dare trust one of them within reach of his or her coveted drug unwatched: their money is hoarded to buy that drug alone; they are outcasts from society: they are beneath the notice of the honest laborer: although themselves possessed of wealth. they are a disgrace to pharmacy Sneaks and hypocrites, what have we in common with them? l hear you say, but they must have their opium" Why? because by the aid of competition they have been enabled to purchase the drug that has degraded them. Who is responsible for this? Shame upon our profession, 1t is ourselves; who else sells the degrading drug? Who has reduced the price of morphine from $1 to 40c bottle and opium from 75c to 25c an ounce? Ourselves who has reduced the price of laudanum from 15c to 5c an ounce? Ourselves.
 Who delivers laudanum unlabeled at request? The pharmacist. Does he do this blindly? No. He knows full well the regular customer; he needs not to ask his wants; the extended bottle taken, filled, delivered without word. tells only too plainly the miserable, pitiful story of ruined life For a few paltry dollars -reeking with misery and degradation we have competed as for a prize. Itis dis. grace, and blotch upon our escutcheons, placed there by our own hands.
 We alone are responsible for the enormous sales of chloral, cocaine, opium and its products, and others of their miserable kind, by the pharmacists of the world We owe 1t to ourselves to remove the stain, cost what it may. Will we do it2
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Another Mill.
Phenix Gazette.

Manager G. O. Roberts, of the Trinidad mining company is in from their mines, on Whipsaw Gulch two miles below the Castle Greek smelter. Dr. Roberts has twenty men at work in the mine and is preparing the ground for the new ten stamp mill which he will put up soon. The company have on the road, and expect to have it on the ground in two weeks, the latest improved machinery for a ten stamp mill. This company has some rich mines on Castle Creek, and have been a long time developing them, but now that they know what they have to work on they propose to go ahead in earnest and
 put in the proper machinery to develop the mines and work the ore. The company has an experienced miner, a thorough business man as superintendent, in MT. Roberts, who is very enthusiastic over the good prospects for the future of that section of country.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Census schedule---DoctOr Total.

A New York special to the Examiner, November 2, says:-Mayor Grants Pri- vate Secretary tells remarkable census story as to how New York was doctor ed.' The story, as Mir Speer claims it was told by a mysterious informer, is to the effect that under the skillful direction of Superintendent Porter and ex-Senator Tom Platt a force of trusted employees, some six or seven in number, abstracted one shedule from each pakage of the enumerator's figures after they reached Washington, thus re- ducing New York's total census to a fig ure that suited the Administration.
 The work is said to have been done at night at the "old mill." and the packages were so prepared that the last schedule could be removed without ulbing the apparent correct record.
 The mysterious informer has been seen in the company of Inspector Byrnes, and the latter admits that he is at work on the case.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Opening tI,e Bradshaw---smelter at Frog
 Tanks.

A correspondent of the Prescott Jour- nal-Miner writes as follows:
 FARLEY's CAMP, HUMEUG, DISTRICT,
 ARIz., Oct p, 1890. {
 After q most delightful interval spent in the southern metropolis, Phenx, your cor respondent is agaln in the hills.
 The new Bradshaw road is completed in first class shape to a point several miles northwest of the camp, and as the road progresses the prospect of a toll system diminishes. It is expected that concentrates from the Crowned King, the Castle Creek mill and the output oi several chkriding camps will be stream ing into Phenix over this route in a few weeks. We want q north and south road and if Prescott desires her share of the patronage from this section she must sec that this north and south railroad is il operation at the earliest practicable mo ment. ~
 Charles Champie, two miles east O here, is preparing a large shipment of ort for El Paso over the new wagon route tC Phenix. Farley's camp is still the won der and admiration of prospectors an( mining men, and since the completion of the road to this point. the woods art | full of men eager to make locations in this locality, which, in my humble iudg ment, is the best poor mans camp hay, seen in this Territory.
 A scheme is now being agitated for tn, | erection of standard reduction works a Frog Tanks, 19 miles below here, on tn, Agua Fria, and if 1t succeeds before 1892 We are billed for the Worlds Fair, witt our Mary Anns along, and don't yoJ ever forget it.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Why Roosters Crow
The Normal Echo.

It has been asked why the roosters around Tempe crow at all hours of the night We referred the question to the thinker in our natural history class and after he had set his great brain at work to account for the fact. he advanced the theory that the roosters have been brought here from the different Atlantic and Mississippi Valley states where it is the established custom of all orthodox and well-regulated roosters to crow at midnight and at daybreak, These Tempe roosters honestly try to give notice of midnight and day break, but, they are still running on Boston, Cincinnati, St Louis time; hence the racket at all hours of midnight.
 It is to be hoped that these roosters may yet, like old Hassayampers, show 6 proper pride in our own section, and when the territory is admitted, may all be ready to crow coineidently on Arizona state time.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Across the Ocean in Four Days
New York Times.


 The centrifugal propeller Is the name of a new invention designed to enable steamers to attain extraordinary speed. Strictly speaking, the appliance is not a propeller at all; 1t Is simply a remover of resistance ahead. The stem of the steam CT is cut away downward and backward from the water line, and here the rotary fan, or centrifugal machine. is placed. The pressure and resistance of the water ahead is got rid of by clearing the water away, thus virtually endowing the pro- | pulsive screws in the stern with greatly augmented power
 In vessels moving at speeds up to seven knots skin friction is the principal resist ance in still water; in vessels moving at higher speed the resistance of the water ! immediately ahead increases at an enor- nous rate with the increase of speed. This can always be noticed by the huge white wave a swiftly moving vessel has in l front of her-the "bone in her mouth" as ! the sailors term it. The object of 1 the new invention is to scatter this re- | tarding mass as 1t Is being entered, and | by this means it is claimed that the speed 1 of steamers can be increased to the point 1 that will admit of their crossing the ocean l in four days. Vessels will be fitted with l this new device for experimental purposes both in this country and in England, and 1t is expected that their speed will be greatly in excess of anything now afoat.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Train Robbers in Jail.
Alhnnnernne Citizen

J. A. Riley, of Bradstreets, has returned from business trip to Fl Paso On last nights passenger train, north bound. were the two men who held up and rob bed Pullman coach on the Santa Fe at San Antonio, near Socorro, the other evening. They were heavily ironed and in shackles, and were in charge of two determined officers. When the train halted at Socorro the officers with their prisoners got off, and the robbers were placed in jail there. Court Is now in ses- sion at Socorro, and an effort will be made to have them indicted, tried and. if found guilty, sentenced at once. Mir. Riley stated that they were arrested at Deming, being fully identified by a drum mer, one of their victims. When search ed only $50 of the $3760 taken were found on their persons, they having spent $7.50 of the money secured from the pas sengers. The conductor of the Pullman has also identified them. and the porter, whom they forced to lock the doors at the points of two pistols, has been sent for to identify the robbers. He is expect ed to arrive in Socorro tomorrow. MT Riley says they are young, simple look ing, and are evidently new at the busi ness of train robbing. He states that one of the men is an American, while the other is a half-breed
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
A New Deal.
Pheuix Herald.

By order of the territorial treasurer a lot of condemned government property, comprising 36 pine desks, 10 pine tables and 19 chairs, was sold this morning at public auction, Marshal Blankenship cry ing them off A mere song was realized, but it was necessary to get them out of the way. Acting Governor Murphy pro- poses to purchase substantial furniture of oak or other lasting wood for the 18th Legislature, that will be worthy of the general government and this growing ter ritorv
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Precinct Officers.

The following is list of the precinct officers elected throughout the county last Tuesday:
 Florence-Justices, F. E. White and F. w. Stillman. Constables; $. A. Bartleson and w. P. Davis.
 Silver King-Justice, John Knight. Constable. Wm Woods.
 Riverside-Justiee, John Read Con stable, Geo. E. Cliquet.
 Casa Grande Justice, J. J. Baker Constable D. w. Cummins
 Dudleyville-Justice, D. c. Sellick. Constable, John Bates.
 Owl Heads-Justice. Geo. E. Evans. Constable, Miguel Baera.
 Maricopa-Justice, Perry M. Williams Constable, Henry Arey.
 Reymert-Justice. T. P Carson. Con stable, George Westfall.
 Sacaton-Justice, William Bell. Consta- ble Isaac Williams.
 Silver Reef-Justice, John Sullivan. Constable, John Kennedy.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Pennsylvania.

PHILADELPHIA, November 6.-Alex. K. Craig, D., is elected to Congress from the Twenty fourth Dis rict defeating An drew J. Stewart by over 1000 votes. This district in 1888 gave Ray, R., 433S mai ority.
 Complete figures now received from every district in the State show that the new delegation will stand IT republicans and Il democrats, a democratic gain of f.
 Complete returns from every county foot up a plurality for Pattison D., for Governor. of 16,933, a democratic gain compared with 1888, eof s6s.584.@ Though Delamater. republican candidate for Governor, is thus defeated, aH-his col leagues on the oState. q ticket are elected by decisive majority.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Home without a Newspaper
Lake County Examiner.

What is home without newspaper" A home without a newspaper is no home at all. It is kind of dreary den-a ren- dezvous of bed bugs and feas. where the inhabitants believe in blissful ignorance of what the world is doing. Itis inhabited by aclass who does not known who is Pres ident, CT what he is president of-who never find out that thing has happened until long after every one else has forgot ten it. The children grow up in ignorance and dirt while the wife generally finds consolation in alarming socks and lugging a pipe loaded with long green tobacco and the man generally lives because he can't die and he is too lazy to kill himself. He goes out on election days and does not know who he is voting for, but just takes the ticket bearing the name his great grandfather voted for
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-11-08
Improvements.
Tucson Star.

The Arizona National Bank has made a fine improvement in the interior of their banking rooms so as to be much more convenient for both the pub lie and the bank. The business counter faces east instead of south and the count ing room is on the left side of the build ing Another room has been added for the directors and for other business. A ceiling of red wood has been put in and other improvements made. The Arizona National bank is in highly prosperous condition.