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The St. Johns herald., 1891-02-12

THE Kansas City Live Stock In dicator has the following cheerful words for unlucky range men:
 "Prices of cattle gradually move upward, breaks are not as great and often on heavy runs, and prices re- cover quicker than of old. A strong undercurrent exists, that is encour- aging to those who are able to be- lieve in it. Buyers on this market are taking cattle that a short time ago they would have passed by, and steers that a few weeks ago would only bring s3.75 and Sl00, now sell for $I.25 and $4.75."
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THE Lever, Prohibition jour nal published ir Chicago. in a re- cent issue, has some interesting de- tails of a late outbreak in the Re- publican State Central Committee of Indiana. W. T. Brush, of Craw- fordsville, a member of the commit tee, made some rather damaging statements in a speech, which, un- fortunately for the Republican par ty leaked out. He said:
 ''It is no use to deceive ourselves. There are more Democrats in this State than Republicans. The only way we can win is by inducing the Democrats to vote our ticket. Can we induce them to vote the Repub- lican ticket with cheap Republican newspapers and lots of harmony? No.
 But poodle will do it. Doodle did it in 1880 and 1888, and poodle can do it in 1892. Gentlemen, if you can devise some scheme to evade the Australian election law, which the Democrats adopted to protect themselves against our ef- festive methods.
 "Oh, what is the use of denying it, gentlemen. You all know that Indiana was carried for Harrison with poodle. Yes, gentlemen, if we can't beat this new Australian law we cannot expect to win," He con- tinued, II do not know how it can be done. I admit that it is more than I can do. Now for chairman, 1 want a man who is smart enough to find some way to use poodle in 1892, notwithstanding the election law. Who is the man for the emer- gencY?"
The St. Johns herald., 1891-02-12

HoN. JOHN T. LEsrEUR has intro duced an amendment to subdivision 8, of section 1, par. 626, chapter 7, title II, Revised Statutes, changing the date of the District Court term in Apache County. Apache needs and should have two terms of the District Court per year. Say the first Monday in April and the third Monday in October. As the law now stands one may be confined in the county jail for one year, and when brought to trial, prove that he is guilty of no offence whatever.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-02-12

A JOINT resolution has been in troduced in the lower house of the Ohio legislature requesting Senator Sherman to vote against the admis- sion of Senator elect Brice to the United States Senate, on the ground that he is not resident of Ohio but of New York.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-02-12
WILLIAM c, BARNES.
-R--E-R2-

Topeka, Jan. 26.-News was re- ceived late tonight that the U nion Pacific train, conveying the Seventh Cavalry, collided at Irving, Kan, tonight, with another train. Both and fremen are reported killed and several soldiers were badly injured.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-02-12

sary, and that the Court was of the opinion it had jurisdiction, by way of prohibition, under section 6SS, Revised Statutes, to review the pro- ceedings of the Alaska court.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-02-12
To Maintain County Government.

To Maintain County Government.
 Senator Herndon, of Yavapai, has introduced the following bill in lhe council, being c. B. No. IS:
 Be it enacted by the Legislative As
 sembly of the Territory of Arizp-
 na:
 Section 1. In those counties whose indebtedness equals or ex- ceeds the four per centum prescribed by the act of congress known as the "Harrison Act" the board of super visors thereof shall by resolution create a fund to be known as the Expense Fund.- and shall, by or der to be entered in the minutes of the board, order the transfer of suf- ficient amount of money to be paid into said expense fund from the general fund of such county, to pay the expenses of maintaining the government of such county until additional revenue of such county may be collected with which to de- fray such expenses.
 It is hereby made the duty of the county treasurer of such county to make such transfer when ordered bp said board, and to honor and ay from such fund orders drawn thereon by the board of supervisors of such county, for the mainte- nance of the county government. Such orders to be drawn and signed in the same manner as county war rants have been heretofore, and of all such orders specify that they are void unless paid in cash upon pre- sentation to such county treasurer; and, the board of supervisors shall, in no case, issue an order on such fund until there is sufficient money therein to pay and redeem the same. No money shall be paid from the expense fund upon any warrant or order issued for any indebtedness prior the January 1st, A. D. 1891.
 Sec. ?. In auditing accounts against the county, the board of SUI pervision shall suspend payment of any account which 1t has allow ed, until there is sufficient money in said fund to pay the same when It shall issue it's order on said fund in payment thereof.
 Sec. 3. In the payment of de- mands against county, official salaries and compensation shall have the preferance and be first paid, and the balance of the fund shall be paid by such county treas. urer as orders on such expense fund are presented to him.
 Sec. f. All provisions of laws imposing penalties upon any off cer or supervisor who shall draw, authorize the issuance or pay any illegal claim against a county shall apply to this act, and 1t is hereby made the duty of the district at torney to see that the provisions of this act are complied with by the proper officers, and to bring suit for it's enforcement, without being pre- viously authorized so to do by any officer, board or person.
 Sec. 5. All acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
 Sec. 6. This act shall be in force from and after its passage.
 Cattle Thieves.
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has as great chances ot punishment, if caught, as if he had stolen the most valuable horse in Salt River valley. Isn't that right and just?
 Again they say, ';who would con vict a man to a sentence in Yuma for stealing a calf" My reply, and 1t is based upon ten years experi- ence in dealing with this very ques- ton, is that more men are convict ed or at least caught in stealing calves and yearlings than anything else because more are stolen and the old COW herself is always a reliable witness. A man who finds fresh hide on the corral fence and fresh meat in the camp of rustler and one of his own COWS bawling around the place doesn't want much more evidence to satisfy himself at least that he has found crooked work. It may be that for years he has been suspecting, if not absolutely posi- tive, that this man has been steal ing cattle and horses, but never be- fore has he had certain proof of 1t. Every COW man knows the difficult ty of proving stock stealing. A man may go on for years and be suspected and watched but never caught, and yet when he finally is and the animal happens to be below the value of $50 these gentlemen say, Give him sixty days in the county jail"
 Again, the men who steal stock are quite a different class of crimi- nals from the ordinary petty lar ceny thief. He is generally "bad man" in the beginning and success has made him worse. Now, 1 ask these men who want this law amended if they have the nerve to go before the average Justice of the Peace and swear out their own war rant and take the chances of con- viction before such 8 court as that of Justice of the Peace, in any of our small Arizona towns.
 Should the culprit demand q jury trial the jury would be scratch ed up from the neighboring saloons, and probably consist mainly of friends of the accused. If the pris- oner should happen to be- convict ed and get say ninety days in the county jail, about the first hard work he would do after he was re- leased would be to hunt up the man who prosecuted him and see how many times he could hit him with a forty-fve caliber rifle ball before he struck the ground. Anyhow, that's about the way it would work in Apache County.
 As to the workings of the present law, I will say that our County Stock Association, under this law put over six of the worst thieves that ever rode the range into a safe l place, and broke up the hardest gang of horse and COW thieves in all Arizona. It took lots of nerve and hard work, but whenever we got man into court we found no trouble in convicting him. If this law has not worked elsewhere 1t cer- tainly is the fault of the stockmen, not the law.
 Again I object to the ideas ad- vanced that it is too bad to give a man year in Yuma for stealing a $1O calf. Certainly this is a queer idea that before we pass any laws we should consult the criminal classes and find out if the punish ment is too severe. What are our stock laws for? To protect the stock :. owners or to make stock stealing pleasant pastime. From time i'm memorial the focks and herds on "a thousand hills" have had every cnfnnnnrd thrown arnnnd them that
The St. Johns herald., 1891-02-12

A BILL has been introduced in the legislature making treasurers of second and third class counties, ex- oficio tax collectors.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-02-12

THE legislature wants to carry out the pledges made by the Dem ocratic party, in regard to the abol- ishment of sinecure positions.
The St. Johns herald., 1891-02-12

on iron should be doubled. manu- facturers would demand a reduction of wages in a corresponding ratio.
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St. Johne, Thuraday, February l2
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
RAIN TO ORDER,

Melbourne Testing His Invention at Can.
ton, o., and Gets Enough Moisture to
win Bets.
Tuesday was the day on which Mel
bourne promised rain. There has been
no rainfall so far, but the indications
are there will before morning. There
was quite heavy rain Monday even
ing. Melbourne said: II commenced
operating the apparatus for
Tuesdays rain Sunday morn
ing. The atmospheric condi-
tions were most favorable, and it came
about six hours before expected, and
was undoubtedly brought by my inven-
tion. commenced operating Tuesday
morning, and hope to succeed before
midnight It will surely be here early
Wednesday. From past experience I
can predict closer in the future" Next
date for rain is set for July IL. A propo-
sition has been made Melbourne by o
Kansas party, and he may accept and
go there in July. He was in his labor
atory Tuesday evening operating his
apparatus, and says the coming rainfall
will be very. heavy. At half-past 0 it
commenced to sprinkle slowly, with in
dications that it will grow into a good
sized rain. It is already sufficient to win
wagers for Melbourne and his hackers.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
Specimen Cases.

s. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheuma-
tism, his Stomach was disordered, his
Liver was affected to an alarming de-
gree, appetite fell away, and he was ter
ribly reduced in flesh and strength.
Three bottles OF Electric Bitters cured
him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, ILL.,,
had running sore on his leg of eight
years standing. Used three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve, and his leg is
sound and well. John Speaker, Catawba,
O., had five large Fever sores On his leg,
doctors said he was incurable. One bot
tie Electric Bitters and one box Bucklen's
Arnica Salve cured him entirely. Sold
by Seybert & Co.'s drug store.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
NATURE AT PLAY.

A Lake Forming Over the Colorado
Desert-Its Source Believed to He .
Mysterious Underground Passage From
the Colorado River.
The Colorado desert basin at Salton,
sixty miles west of Yuma, A. T., is
rapidly filling up with fresh water from
q subterranean passage believed to be
connected with the Colorado river,
caused by the high waters of last Feb
ruary. At last advices the desert was
converted into lake five miles wide.
The machinery is being removed
from the salt factories at Salton.
The Southern Pacific railroad track
passes through the basin for more than
fifty miles, its lowest point being 263
feet below the sea level The Colorado
river is 100 feet above the sea level at
Yuma. If the subterranean passage
connects with Colorado above Yuma
the lake will be over four hundred feet
in depth and over fifty miles long. If
the waters continue to rise the South
ern Pacific track will be submerged for
nearly one hundred miles and the great
desert of Colorado will be converted
into vast lake.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
MOUNTAINS OF TIN
Dumped into New York City 60 Esca
the Tariff. ff

Dumped into New York City 60 Escape
the Tariff ff
e The clause in the Mckinley tariff bin
which effects tin plate went into effect
ut 10 o'clock Tuesday night, and there
was rush Tuesday by importers to get
all the plate now on the wharves and in
bond, on which the duty has not been
paid, through the custom house before
the close Of business, in order to
escape the additional tax imposed on
that article under the law.
Chief Clerk of Customs Couch said Tues
day morning that he had no figures at
hand to judge even approximately Of
the amount of tin plate in bond, or
which has arrived in this country with
ia the past few days, but the number Of
cases filed with tin which have been
entered Tuesday and Monday is
enormous. From the mountains Of
cases of tin plate on the European
steamship docks 1t would seem that
the vessels had discarded all other
freight on the other side and sailed for
New York with full cargoes of tin. The
Servia, Runic, Wyoming, ETHIOPIA, Ca
lileo and Spain brought more than 200,-
600 case of the metal Monday. Many
of the vessels sailed from across the
water a day ahead of their schedule
time. The importers made 1t an OBJ
ject for the steamship companies to
make tin plate preferred cargo.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
Now Try This.

It will cost you nothing and will surely
do you good, if you have Cough, Cold,
or any trouble with Throat, Chest or
Lungs. DR.. Kings Now Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds is guar
anteed to give relief, or money will be
paid back. Sufferers from La Grippe
found it just the thing and under its use
had speedy and perfect recovery. Try
a sample bottle at our expense and learn
for yourself just how good thing it is.
Trial bottles free at Seybert & Co.'s drug
store. Large size 90 cents and ST..
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
STOPPED SHORT.
Death Blow to the Short-Teruh Dn-
dowment Orders
Which Have Been Isespinc . Golden
Harvest From People Who Ex.
pected to Get Something
For Nothing.

The post Office officials and attorneys
of holders of short term endowment
certificates throughout the country
have been making war on the short
term orders that have been making
their headquarters in Wheeling, VIVA,
and Wednesday night it looked as II
the fraudulent affairs had been given
their death blow. The result Of the
visit Of Attorney Eggleston, OF Cleve-
land, O., who represents 175 policy
holders in that city, and allege fraud,
is that another Of the orders, the
Fraternity Of Financial Cooperation,
Wednesday afternoon closed its doors.
They have been doing an enormous
business, said to have amounted to over
q million dollars in few months. The
Office was run by Mr.. Fouse, of Phila-
delphia, former newspaper man, who
is also an officer Of the Star Tontine
Co., of that city. The Fraternity had
its headquarters until May Of this year
on Market street. Philadelphia They
were then removed to Wheeling, step
made necessary under Judge Butler'sde-
cision as to New Jersey corporations It
set up in Wheeling claiming to bein-
corporated under West Virginian laws,
but it turns out that it was never incor-
porated there. Lorin Chambers and
James Hughes of Philadelphia, are
the principal officers. 1t is likely that
some arrests will be made soon by the
post Office officials for alleged fraudu-
lent use of the mails. Two inspectors
are now at Wheeling. Complaints from
policy.holders from all parts Of the
union are coming in stacks to the
Wheeling police and postal officials, and
it is known that many thousands Of peo-
pie throughout the United States have
been victimized The scheme, which
J bears fraud on its face, promises to
| pay holders of endowment certificates
on payment Of s57 in installments from
500 to $3.50 in six months There is
but one more Of the companies left in
the city, and II will share the fate Of
the others. The receipts Of one COM
pany through the Wheeling money or.
der Office has averaged 81, 900 per day.
Strange to say, none of this money is
from West Virginia The orders have
never had agencies there, only opeyat.
ing in other states from Wheeling.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
Bow Screws on Ocean Racers.

In order to do away with the enor-
nous pressure OF the water against the
front of ocean steamships an English
inventor has introduced novel device
which he claims will enable faster time,
to be made by vessels, in addition to,
facilitating the maneuvering of ships.
and tending to avoid collisions. Tho
invention consists of one or more screws
on each side Of the bow, each forty fjva,
degrees with the bow, and ninety de-,
grees from each other. Experiments,
made with these screws show that thel
water is thrown from each side Of the
bow, forming a deep well in front Of thai
vessel and allowing the stern screws to!
effect their full power In propulsion
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
Eternal Vigilance

IL the price of health. But with all our
precaution there are enemies always
lurking about our systems, only waiting
a favorable opportunity to assert them
selves. Impurities in the blood may be
hidden for years or even for generations
and suddenly break forth, undermining
health and fastening death. For all
diseases arising from impure blood
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the unequaled
and unapproached remedy. 1t is King
of them all, for it conquers disease.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
SPLINT-BASKET MAKING.
The Rapidity with Which Experta
Turn Them Out.
A Lively Time Between Two worknsnA.
Who Were Competing for suprsm-
acy-Over 100,0 900 Baskets in
One Month.

The manufacture Of grape-baslseta
has grown to be an industry second only
to the raising Of the grape in many OF
the towns along the shores Of Lako
Erie, says the jamestown IN. W Sun
A grape-baslxet is constructed of bass
wood and is made up Of eight distinct
pieces, minus the handle. The ham
dies are not put on at the factories, buk
by the growers when used. A good
basketmaker can turn out about fifty
baskets an hour If he moves lively
Formerly what was known as tho
splint-basket was used. It was cheap
er grade, and not nearly so strong on
durable, and,' containing but. four
pieces, was of course more easily made.
Many people while in the grape country
might be curious to know just how
many of these splint-baskets could be
made by one man working a month. A
tilt that Perry Bigelow and Charles Benz
nett of Portland once had between them
illustrates the possibilities Of splint-
basket making.
Each man differed somewhat as to
the capabilities of tho other in that
direction, and to settle the matter they
started q thirty-day match, without
gloves, catch-as-catch-can, no particu--
lar rules to govern, and each to work
as many hours as he chose. So it was
not only question OF expertness, but
of endurance. Both worked in the same
shop.
What q poundingi Up and down.
like flash, moved the hammers in the
hands of the two men; like flash tha
splints were bent into place and tho
nails sent flying into their sides with
the speed Of so many hornets, and baa-
| kets raincd on the floor in a shower.
Did the boys begin to get tired in tho
course of week or two2 Well, If they
did they didn't show it. The longer
they kept at It the faster they worked
Their movements were almost auto
matte and as regular as clockworl<, and
so evenly matched were the men that
the twenty-ninth Of the month there
wasn't difference in their piles Of
twenty. Ever and anon Charley would
stop to wipe his face, and Perry would
gain on him; then Perry mayhap would
have to brush fly away, and then it.
was that Charley got in his fine work.
The night preceding the last day Per.
ry went to a dance, returning at three
o'clock. The race was about even up.
and he thought that by slipping into the
factory at that hour and working until
breakfast at a good lively jog he would
have Bennett demoralized and beaten-l
He had just picked up his hammer and
spat on his hands when the door opened
and 10! there was Bennett.
-Four hours till breakfast, five till din
ner, and then till six o'clock-tap, tap.
tap! 1t was better than bear dance
and lively enough to stir the most stolid
citizen. Neighbors gathered in a crowd
around the shop and watched the fun.
At exactly six o'clock Perry threw his
hammer out of the window. He was
just five baskets behind. Score: Ben
nett 52,950; Bigelow, 52,945.
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JUST LIKE HUMANS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seal Have . NIisunderstanti-
Ing md Fun Ensues.

Mr.. ana MRS. Seal Havc Misunderstand-
ing nnd Fun Ensues.
There was trouble in the seal fam
lily at the Central park Zoo" the
other day, says the New York
Times. Papa Seal chastised the
baby seal for playing mischievous
pranks, whereat Mamma Seal waxed
exceedingly wroth and attacked her.
lord and master with such fury that ho
beat hasty retreat and clambered up
on the cement banks of the tank. There,t
greatly to his surprise and sorrow. he.
found more trouble. A surly pelican
was strutting along the edge Of tho
tank, and the presence of the big wets
seal was to her unwelcome. She pecke6
viciously at him with her sharp bealr.
and with squeal of pain he slid back
into the water.
Mamma Seal, however,. had not got;
over her anger, and she thrashed tho
luckless head Of the family with her
tail 80 energetically that he again!
sought the dry bank.
But the pelican was waiting for him.
and she proceeded to tap him on the.
head with her knifelike beak. The
Sed1 COull uOU SUduu tildts buu OuCo
more he rolled back into the water,
Again and again he was driven out Of
the tank by his spouse, and again and
again he was driven back by the peli-
can.
This domestic comedy lasted for fully
twenty minutes, and it was watched by
half hundred persons. Finally, the
irate spouse took pity on her "worser''
half and permitted him to remain un-
molested in the tank.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09

The perspective view of the 'trans-
portation building" to be erected on the
Worlds Columbian exposition grounds
is in itself study. Here in this long,
low immense structure will be ranged
exhibits of every known development in
the science of transportation. From the
least pretentious street car model to
those of literal palaces on land and
water there will be shown the accumu.
lated skill of the age in everything per.
tanning to rapid and safe transit.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-07-09
The Kaiser at Amsterdam.

The kaiser was received in Amster-
dam Wednesday with salvo Of artil-
lery. The river was lined with vessels
decorated with bunting. The meeting
of the kaiser and Of the regent, Queen
Emma, of Holland, was most cordial
All the military and the diplomatic
corps waited at the quay. The route
to the palace was crowded, and the ut
most enthusiasm prevailed The kaiser
afterward took drive through the
city, which was in holiday attire, many
Of the houses being lavishly covered
with flags.