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Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18
Mexican Items.
Nogales Record.

NO6dACo HNCNOld-
 The La Dura mine in Sonora is now shipping ore to Denver.
 An opera house costing $20O000 is to be built in Zacatecas.
 The state of Nuevo Leon is building a $102, 2,570 penitentiary,
 The last Constitution contained 39 loca- ton notices of mines.
 The death penalty has been abolished in the Argentine Republic.
 The Trinidad mine has contracted with Yaquis for 1,2OO cargos of salt
 The expenses of the late legislature in Chihuahua, footed up $218, ,193,71. The Hermosillo mint Is in receipt of $40,000 worth of silver bullion, from La Baranca, for coinage.
 The heirs of Juan Eagan of Sonora, deceased, are notified to appear and estab- fish their rights to his property.
 The firm of SeGgman < Go. of New York have offered $1,550,000 for the Ell Valle Railroad in the state of Chiapas. =.
 The state of Jalisco, is rapidly advanc- ing in educational facilities. The actual attendance in the public schools is 4,689 boys and 5,514 girls.
 An interesting cave has been discover ed near Topic, Sinaloa in which is to be seen all sorts of ancient hiereglyphics. Scientists are now exploring and we will soon have their report.
 The San Pedro Mining and Milling Co.'s property, consisting of the "Cordo- venia," "Concoradia" and "Esmeralda" mines were advertised to be sold on the 1st instant in Magdalena The minimum price set was $11, ,953,1 ,19.
 Dr. Paul R. Brown and Antonio O. Hesing, both Americans, are notified in the "Constitucion," the official journal of Sonora, that unless they present them selves and establish their rights to their mining properties. that they will forfeit them
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18

THE weekly edition of the San Francisco Examiner was recently seized by the postmaster of that city for violation of the anti-lotuery law. The gravamen con sisted of the publication of a list of small prizes awarded in an entertainment given Tor charitable purposes and was portion of faithful report of local event of interest such as newspapers are expected to give. The instructions under which postmasters exercise this extraordinary censorship are, however, imperative, and they arise from an imperfect interpreta- ton of the evident intent of the law. It is ridiculous to assume that congress in- tented to so far abridge the liberty of the press, in direct conflict with the first amendment to the constitution of the United States, as to prohibit the publica- tion of local happenings of the nature above alluded to. By such absurd ruling the law, with its salutary prescription, denegerates into farce that sounds its doom. The idea of constituting every jimcrow postmaster a censor of the press IS un-american in principle and despotic in practice, and the sooner the manifest evil IS abated the better it will be for the party responsible for it's infliction.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18
Fruit Country.
Gila Bend Corr. Tucson Star.


 I have just been looking through a small orchard in this village belonging to MT. John Rowley of this place, and think a notice of it should be given to your readers, by way of example and en- couragement.
 MT. Rowley has oranges. lemons, figs, peaches, almonds, and grapes, and al though set out by him only this spring, and quite late, too, they look remarkably well, and have made wonderful growth. Not only is their growth worthy of notice, but in healthy, thrifty appearance they cannot be excelled.
 Now, MT. Editor, if tree will grow on one mans ground it will grow upon an other, and there is no reason why South ern Arizona should not become a veritable garden of fruits and flowers. In soil and climate Southern Arizona offers every ad vantage to the fruit grower, and to the fruits should the land be more especially dedicated, as far more profitable than fol cultivation of grain.
 And these remarks apply in a genera way to Tucson and its neighbors, for al though perhaps oranges may not grow il Tucson (and who can say they will not yet as fruit country it will be hard tt finds its equal.
 As to oranges, here in Gila Bend, MT Noonan raised as fine oranges here las year in his garden as California can show and more than a month earlier than an, portion the Golden State can show.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18
Strict Rules.
Tombstone Epitaph.

The Oso Negro stage arrived yesterday with three bars of bullion from the Oso Negro mine, besides the usual amount of freight. From MT. Gallen, the proprie- tor, we learn that the new tariff law has embittered the Mexicans against all peo- pie going into that country from the Uni ted States, as they believe the law was passed solely against Mexico, and cannot understand why it should affect South America or any other country. The Mexican customs officers are far more strict than heretofore, and as an instance MT. Gallen states that formerly his papers from the San Pedro custom house was sufficient passport to any other place in Sonora, but now. after being compelled to wait one day at San Pedro, when he arrived at Bacuachi the same process of examining the contents of every box and parcel and the same delay of one day is required. Although the customs officers at Bacuachi respect the papers from San Pedro, yet they insist in making a min ute examination of everything. Every body going into Sonora is treated the same way and it is thought that the rules will become still more strict.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18

THE Phenix Republican, which has shown itself to be very poor authority upon every subject it has treated, attempts to ridicule the criticism of THE ENTERPRISE of the funding act, but ad- vances no argument whatever in refuta- ton of our statement. The act itself, in it's enacting clause, supports our position in the following unmistakable language !:
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Amer ica in Congress assembled, that the act of the Revised Statutes of Arizona of 1887, known as Title XXXI-funding. be and is hereby amended so as to read as follows, and that as amended the same is hereby approved and confirmed, subject to future territoral legisla- tion.
 If the English language is understood by the Republican it will readily discern that the funding act as prepared by Con gress is subject to future territorial legis- lation, land has no reference nor connection whatever with the method of redemption, but solely to the act itself as whole. There fore any action taken under its provisions previous to future territorial legislation, 7 is premature and dnugatory. THE ENTER PRISE is not opposed to the funding act; on the contrary, it is heartily in favor of the measure upon the ground of econo- my, but it desires to see all the proceed ingssunder it's provisions done in regular and lawful manner in order that no future complications shall jeopardize them. The frothings of the Republican does not remedy the faults we complain of, nol does its assumption of superior eruditior give to its strained and somewhat mixed opinions any additional weight with think ing people. Our point that the act is sub ject in its entirety to future territorial legislation" is unassailable.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18
Too Modest By Half.

The press of Arizona is altogether too modest in the matter of heralding the resources of the Territory and the ad- vantages 1t offers to the thousands who are looking westward for homes for them selves and children. We have only to look a short distance across the the Colo rado river to see the benefits of advertis- ing country. Ten years ago the con- bined population of the counties of San Bernardino, Los Angeles and San Diego was not much over 50,000; to-day it is 100000 Communication then was from the north; now two lines of railroad both running through Arizona connect the southern section of California with the East and South. It is a fact that the primary object of both these roads was to build up California. Does anybody re- member the desert between Los Angeles and San Bernardino? It is desert no longer; barren wastes have been turned into gardens, vineyards and orchards; villages have grown into cities. The cause of all the change is what was once so happily expressed as "brains and water" Thousands of people have gone into California through Arizona without once giving the latter thought, mainly be- cause 1t was not called to their attention | productions California does not greatly excel us; we can raise everything she does; our mines are as rich if not richer; the northern part of the Territory has fine | timber, but probably not as good as the | California article. Our seasons are ear Her, which in addition to being one or l two days nearer the Eastern markets, should give us a great advantage; our products could be sold in the east long be- fore anything in California is ripe.
 In spite of all these facts, California feeds us; California products are adver- tised and sold in every town in the Ter ritory. California fruits and vegetables go wherever it is possible to take them; California four sells to the exclusion of almost all else; with the exception of meats, if the articles from California were removed from our tables starvation would stare us in the face It looks to stranger as though Arizona couldn't raise enough to feed her people.
 This is not right-it is not business. A country that continually pays tribute to another in the form of buying the neces- saries of life must remain to a certain ex- tent poor country, unless something is exchanged in return. Arizona should first demonstrate the fact that she can be self-SuStalnlng and then advertise 1t to the world. There are some of our valleys that already compare to California in pro ductions; advertise it--let 1t be knowr that we raise things equal to our neigh bors and emigration instead of passing u; l by unnotioed will stop and abide with us
 There is DO form of advertisement for { town or country quite equal to a good well-edited and patronized newspaper | al not fho the country before the public, and then send the newspapers broadcast to "spread the light"
 Brethren of the press, one and all throw aside little of your innate mod esty, advertise your country, and let u. see if we cannot interpose on this tide Q emigration now flowing over IS to tn, westward
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18
McGOWan Talks.
Tombstone Prospector


 McGowan killed his partner Dawson in the Chirichua mountains two weeks ago. A coroner's jury acquitted him. He came to Tombstone and gave himself ap, and upon preliminary examination was bound over by Justice Johnston to appear before the next grand jury.
 McGowan has lived in this county for ten years, and is the person, it will be remembered, who was shot through the stomach several years ago by an Apache, and went about his work as though noth- ing had happened and never felt any evil effects of 1t. He penned the following letter from the county jail where he is awaiting the next term of court. It has been intimated by McGowan's neighbors that he is not ill his right mind.
 TOMBSTONE, Oct. 10, 1S9O
 ED. PRosPECToR-DEAR EDITOR: I want to use the columns of your paper to make statement in my own behalf, and and correct some erroneous impressions that are prevalent. First, the statement of Attorney Swain that the law was am- pie for my protection, which is false, for I dared not invoke the law as my danger would then be greater than before. I knew my rights under the law; what did Pat Dawson care for any law, either hu- man or divine.
 had advanced $500 to pay his fare here; had furnished everything for the house, paid for the tobacco he consumed, paper and postage of his voluminous cor respondence, did four -ffths of the work and yet he not only objected to allowing me anything in return for all these bene- fits but insisted on receiving one half of all returns and in addition set up claim to one half of all the property possessed While in public he professed to be anxious for law suit, in private he frequently warned me not to try sany funny busi- ness' with him, saying "you may get me now but I'll get you later on. If it's twenty years before I find you I'll torture you to death"
 Swain also tries to impeach my yer acity. Why, the idiot, can't he see that it is my unhinching honesty in the face oi all odds. Having perfect faith in the justice of my cause l made true state ment to the coroner and I will stand by it if it hangs me,
 My neighbors are the best judges and they have spoken. Their verdict is on record. And another thing, where I an the best known I am the most trusted Can Swain say as much for himself? Let the election answer. Respectfully.
 F. H. MCGowAN
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18
Tur Pbenix Republican of the 15tb in

THE Phenix Republican of the 10th in- stant, contains a most unjust, malicious and untruthful attack upon Hon. P. R. Brady, in connection with his acts as pris- on commissioner. It charges him with exacting and receiving a greater sum for mileage than he was entitled to under the law, and quotes the law that took ef- feet after MT. Brady's term had expired or about the time he was ousted-to con- firm it's statements. MT. Brady's &C., counts, as were each of the several com missioners, were made up by secretary Charles Brinley, republican candidate for the Assembly in Yuma county. MT Brinley has the reputation of being an not be likely to prepare false voucher for the commissioners to sign. He com puted the distance as MT. Brady usually travelled: Twenty-Five miles from Flor ence to Picacho, thence by rail two hun dred miles to Yuma, total distance of 225 miles. Under the law of the 18th Legislative Assembly, approved March Sth, 1883, and went into effect January l, 1885, each prison commissioner was entitled to the mileage allowed by law to sheriffs in civil cases, the rate of mileage was counted both ways, for miles &C., tually travelled, 20 cents per mile." This was the law up to January 1, 1889, and under it MT. Brady drew $215 per quar- ter in full for mileage and salary-the sum he was actually entitled to under the law. In 1889 he received the salary and mileage only of the first quarter, although he did the work for year at- forwards for which his successor received the pay, and unintentionally the mileage was computed at the old rate for that quarter, and MT. Brady therefore owes the territory just S22.75 that he has over drawn, and he will cover that sum into the territorial treasury forthwith-for no one can truthfully say that he has ever taken quarter of dollar of public funds knowingly that did not belong to him. Now to be fair, the Republican should correct its error. And it might add with due propriety that MT. Brady always paid his full fare to and from Yuma and never travelled upon railroad pass as some others do, nor shared in the profits of supplies sold to the prison as others have. He also made three special trips to Yuma upon urgent public business connected with that institution, for which be never asked nor received one cent of pay. MT. Brady's vouchers passed the scrutiny of E. P Clark, the republican territorial auditor and were approved as correct
 Now one word as to the prison investi- gation. MT. Brady courted legislative investigation and desired one, but it was denied through no fault of his. He would like to see an investigation go back to the beginning of 1SS4-it can go no further, for all the previous records have been destroyed on account of ugly rumors of defalcations. Mr. Brady wants an investigation and he will come out of it with clean and clear record Even in a apoitical campaign fairness is as much of jewel as consistency.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18
Quarantine for our Lives.
Examiner


 The news that comes from Japan of the ravages of cholera is horrible This scourge is always sufficiently terrible, but the virulence of the epidemic among the Japanese IS hideous. Out of 1,732 cases in one district there were l,I38 deaths, in another district 961 cases and 510 deaths, in another 349 deaths out of 600 cases. At the time of the sailing of the China there had been a grand total of 1T,068 cases and 9,I80 deaths. This is as deadly as those great plaques which swept Europe from time to time in the middle ages.
 The whole world will be shocked by these tidings from Japan, but San Fran cisco has a nearer interest in the news than any other American city. We are the closest western port, and steamships regularly ply between our bay and Yoko- hama, in which city the new cases of cholera now average twenty per day The necessity for the strictest of quar- antines is therefore so obvious that to urge it ought to be superfluous. The neglect of any precaution against the in troduction of the plague to this city by the health authorities would be crime
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18

Ar the earnest solicitation of many of his friends in Pinal county, Gen. John B. Allen has consented to submit his name to the voters as a candidate for the Leg,s- lative Assembly. Gen. Allen scarcely needs an introduction to the people of Arizona; his record is a part of the history of the territory and it is free from the slightest blemish. As we have before taken occasion to state, while treasurer of Arizona, so great was the confidence in his ability and integrity that the legis- lature, in lieu of the usual appropriation bill, authorized Gen. Allen to pay such accounts as, in his judgment, were proper public demands. The fidelity with which this extraordinary trust was discharged was shown in his subsequent report wherein an existing debt was discharged and ahandsome cash surplus turned over to his successor and every lawful demand paid with scrupulous honesty. In every public office-and he has occupied many he has acquitted himself with distin- guished honor and ability and to the complete satisfaction of the people. His ideas upon legislative matters necessary at the present time he will explain more fully to the people in his canvass .througl the county. They are sound and practic able, and will meet the appreciation o all good people. The voters of Pima county will find in Gen. Allen a gentle man who will do them honor ill the legislative halls, and one who will pro tect their interests with appreciated fidel | ity.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18
Truth will Prevail
GLOBE.
Tneson corr. Noeales Record

tuNSOh ONiis ANNSaiCo INCOOlua
 Speaking about Brady: Did you ever see or hear of such impudence as at pres ent professed by the leading" republican papers of the southern portion of this territory, ill the Brady matterp There is an honest man, gentleman, the peer of any man, who never did a bad action in bis life, and one that is too well known I hope, to be affected in any way by the mud-slingers; on such man l say they are trying to fasten the responsibil- ity of the Stevens dedication. First legally, and when they could not make that stick, for people showed the lies down their threats, they tried to make 1t 'mor ally" but it will not work, gentlemen. The prison commissioners are appointed by the Governor and are required to give S10,O00 bonds for the faithful perform ance of their duties, of which bonds the Governor approves. They then appoint one of their number to handle the funds of this commission. If then the treasurer does not handle the funds properly, he in his duty as commissioner, and his bondsmen, become liable. Therefore let the suit be instituted against the bonds men of Mr. Stevens, who are all respon- sible men of Phenix and who will turn over the money to the territory as soon as the supreme courts decide that Ex. Gov. Wolfey and the hundred days legis- lature had right legally to do, what they did do. I say legally because morally the republicans of this territory have a right to do anything that conflicts with their political freedom. Mr. Brady was disqualified from going on that bond, he was not on that bond, and he never saw that bond; consequently he is neither morally, or legally responsible for Stevens defalcation.
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18
STATEHOOD.
Proposition from New Mexico to go
 Cahoot.

The Silver City Enterprise has become disgusted with the defeat of the consti- tuition at the polls last week and makes the following proposition:
 "The Enterprise was the first paper to advocate the formation of the new State of Sierra, which was to have been carved from New Mexico and a portion of Ari- zona. The time has now arrived when this measure should be discussed in earnest and with vigor, and if it is thought that State cannot be secured, let us at least make an effort for new Territory. We of the south are enter prising and progressive Our country is growing and prosperous, while the center and northern portions have sustained a heavy loss of population during the past five years. A new Territory could be made of the counties of Socorro, Dona Ana, Lincoln, Eddy, Chavez, Sierra and Grant, containing population of over 50,000 larger than that of Idaho when it was admitted. This section contains the live progressive element of New Mexico, is rich in agriculture, mineral and live stock, and if the counties of Cochise and Graham, of Arizona. could be induced to joined us, we would soon be admitted as State. The time is ripe What do you think of it, boys of the preSs?"
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18

TIE thunders ofpolitical oratory will resound from the platform in Florence next Monday evening, amid the booming of Fourth-of-July substitutes for can non and musketry; the lurid glare of bonires, and the assembled presence of our cosmopolitan denizens. We will be taught how we ought to be governed and have the appreciated opportunity to look upon those who are willing to do a little governing business themselves. The principal speakers will be Hon. Geo. w. Cheyney, republican candidate for dele gate to congress, and Hon. W. F. Nichols, candidate for joint-councilman, both of whom are gentlemen of standing, char acter and ability; with perhaps a few remarks from local talent Of course everybody will attend and pay due re- spect to the speakers and perhaps they will derive some information that will benefit them-and possibly the candi- dates-when the day of election is reach ed
Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18

WE recently asked the Phenix Herald to give us the name of the good dem ocratic lawyer of Pinal county" who in formed that paper that he was personal ly cognizant of the plundering of dead mems estates in this county, but the name was withheld until after election, for reasons not satisfactorily explained
 Now there were three "good democratic lawyers of Pinal county in Phenix at the time the Herald published this piece of real news, namely: G. H. Oury, Fl. V. Jackson and H. B. Summers. As wliis
 pers of the identity the Herald's inform ant have been in circulation here dur ing the past week, MT. H. V. Jackson has come forward. and expressly denied upon
 his own behalf and that of MT. Oury that either of them volunteered the ,.in- formation, and in tn e absence of an ex- press denial from the remaining one of the trio, his word must be accepted as a
 fact. We do not charge Mir. Summers with having made the objectionable. or rather compromising, statements, but the people are left to d raw their inferences.