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ced immediately, and to proceed with the greatest possible celerity. All existing indebtedness and in- cumbrances resting heretofore on the great enterprise have been re- moved by NIT. Young solely, and his past success in various enterprises affords ample guarantee that the echo of the locomotive whistle will soon find it's response in the almost unknown recesses of the Sierra Madre, the home and stronghold of hostile Indians for centuries past.
 The building of this railway will open up to science, industry, enter prise and capital a veritable Terra incognita, and serve to develop, per haps, as was foretold by the sage, Baron Von Humboldt, the richest of the earth's precious mineral fields
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Indian Depreciation Claims.

The bill to provide for the adjud- ication and payment of claims ris- ing from Indian depredations, pro- vides for the following classes.
 1. All claims for property of citi- zcns of the United States taken or destroyed by Indians belonging to any band, tribe or nation in amity with the United States, without just cause or provocation on the part of the owner or agent in charge, and not returned or pnid for.
 2. All claims by Indians under the protection of the United States who, while residing and being up on any lawful reservation provided for them, or while absent therefrom by authority, and peaceably con- ducting themselves, shall have suf- fered loss of property through un- lawful destruction or taking by white men, or by Indians of an- other tribe or nation than belong ing to the United States and in am- ity herewith, and not authorized to be upon the reservation or other place where such destruction or talk ing occurred.
 8. All just offsets and counter claims to any claim of either of the proceeding classes which may be before such court for determination.
 The District Court of the United States shall have concurrent juris- diction with the Court of Claims as to all matters named in the preced- ing sections where the amount of the claim does not exceed two thousand dollars. All cases brought and tried nnder the provisions of the act shall be tried by the court without a jury.
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The Prospector charged, a short time since, that government agents were in the neighborhood of Smiths ranch, in the Chiracahua noun tains Hooking for fresh victims for their drag nets," This has not pleased the timber agent for Ari- zona, MT. Hawk. who states to the Citizen that he has not been in the mountains alluded to since Novem- Der 18th, and that "the Smith Bros
 had not fenced government land as he knows of" With all due respect to Mr. Hawk, the Prospestor wishes to state that if he does not know of any other special agent" being in search of settlers who have feaced government land he is not up to snuff. He we'll knows, and so do the people of Cochise county, that recent efforts to convict sever- al settlers for unlawfully fencing land which was not surveyed, was abortive, and that the gentlemen who were arrested and taken from Wilcox to Tucson were promptly discharged although they were and now are living on fenced govern ment land. When the Prospector spoke of the two government buz
 zards being in the neighborhood of the Smith ranch it knew what 1t was talking about. They may have been
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own investigations nor those of any attorney or citizen, have we been able to find any statute which can, even in an obscure manner, lawful " jnstify us in entering into com promise atthis time Withoutan ap- pear ance before this Board of any agent of the corporation, and the conditions ofproposed settlement in definite and unofficial; without knowledge as to the scope ofthe late decision by the Supreme Court, or the tenor of the legislation act now pending in the Legislature; with the whole question so obscure and without positive data, this Board submits that to take such a step might imperil an important matter and commit it to an agreement neither justified by law or in line with the best interests of this coun- ty.
 Standing, therefore, unanimous upon our lack of legal power to compromise, and divided in opinion upon the equities of the case, this Board, after due consideration, has decided to respectfully decline to take action upon your resolution advising compromise.
 Very respectfully.
 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
 By E. J. F. HORNE, Clerk.
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imposters, but it is not at all likely As far as MT. Hawk is concerned, he is no doubt doing his duty. It is not the individual but the agents of damnable system which the people are opposed to. The Indian policy and white policy are both ob- noxious as carried out by the gen. eral government. They are twin relics of a wrong system, and when the press speaks out against them both in the same breath 1t is done to call the atten- tion ofthe government to the wrongs the people of Arizona are enduring to keep alive a lot of hungry officials whose whole aim seems to be to make hay while the sun shines Tombstone Prospector.
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WE hope the Legislature in mak- ing the judicial apportionment will so construct 1t that Yavapai, Coco nino and Apache will form the Fourth Judicial District, and that Judge Wells be assigned to it. We do not wish to be understood, how. ever, in making this suggestion that We are not satisfied with Judge Gooding. From what little We have seen of him on the bench, we believe that he is fair and impar- iial in his rulings, but Judge Wells has lived for years in the northern portion of the Territory, is well known to all its leading citizens, and we are satisfied that he would be more acceptable 10 the people, and that his rulings would be more readily acquisced in than those of n stranger.
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AN exchange says the enlisted Indian, or "IndIan scout," as he is called. is useful to-day only as a guide and interpreter. He does not amount to anything iu the fight ing line, except it be against some other tribe with whom he has a natural enmity. He is supersti- tious, treacherous, lazy and easily offended. He has murdered many fine officer in his occasional re- bellions, and has often escaped just punishment for hls trcachery. It would be wiser for the government to board all the Indians in the country at first class hotels than 10 arm them as irregular cavalry.
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THE New York Daily Commer- cial Bulletin says that, since 1869, Germany has reduced her stock of silver coin from SlO.0S to -4.67 per capita, while England's stock is only si02,OO0,000, and the average coinage of silver by Germany and England combined averages only some s4,oOo,0O0 out of the worlds
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THE Pioneer Press says: "The Indian war cost s2,0O0,000 and sev- eral lives, value not stated. The thieves who were largely instru- mental in causing the outbreak lose nothing except what sleep they lost while getting out of harms way. The war is still go- ing on in the Indian Department and may possibly be resumed in the west next spring. Great and glorious indeed is the Interior De- partment in its management of h. dians ?"
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THE Fl Paso Tribune has the fol- lowing in relation to the building of the Mexican Pacific, which a great many think is to be the south end of trunk line from Utah to Guer- rero, Mexico, and which will pass near St. Johns: This morning the reporter held conversation with Judge J. F. Crosby, a short time af- ter his arrival from Deming, where he has been for the past few days in the interest of the new road into Mexico. The scribe learned that a reorganization of the Deming, Chi. huahua, Sonora and Sinaloa rail- way had been effected and the road will hereafter be known as the Mex ican Pacific. A new board of direc- tors was elected which comprises the following gentlemen: John ". Young, of Salt Lake; Judge J. F. Crosby, of Fl Paso; Tomas Me Manus of the city of Chihuahua ]; c. H. Dane, Murat Masterson, Gus tave Wormser, of Deming; B. c. Faurot of Lima, Ohio Luis Huller and w. Derby Johnson, jr,, of Mex leo. It is understood that John W. Young will be the president, Tomas McManus vice president, Judge J. r. Crosby general counsel, w. Der by Johnson, jr., general manager, l.. Weber chief engineer, and Will Crosby right of way agent and sec retary of the Chihuahua line and Sierra Madre railway.
 Work is provided to be common
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Dissolution of Copartnership.

Notice is hereby given that the firm of Lynch Bros., doing business at Navajo, Arizona, has been dissolved by mutual consent. Lewis Lynch retiring from the business. Hugh Lynch will continue the business under the firm name of II. Lynch & Go. The new firm will collect all outstanding accounts and pay all lia- bilities of the old firm.
 All parties knowing themselves in- debted to Lynch Bros will please come forward and settle up, either with cash or by note. All parties having claims against Lynch Bros., will please present. the same for payment.
 LEWIS LYNCH. t,a"
 HUGH LYNCH. ..y, Navajo, Dec 27th, 1890. er
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THE Nicaragua canal when com pleted will reduce the distance by water between New York and San Francisco now 14,840 miles via Cape Horn, to 4760 miles, saving 10,080 miles. Between New York and Valparaiso the distance saved would be 5050 miles; between New York and Callao, 6076 miles, and between New York and Guayaquil, S418 miles. Between New Orleans and San Francisco the distance saved would be Il ,000 miles, and between Liverpool and San Fran cisco, 71S2 miles. The time of transit through the canal for ordi- nary steamers is estimated at 2S hours, and the capacity of 20,000,- GOO tons per annum. Statistics of the world commerce afford reason for the belief that should it be fin ished within the time limited by the concession, a traffic of 7,000,- | GOO tons per annum will be ready to use the canal at its opening, on which it proposes to levy toll oi $2.50 per ton.
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The Chihuahua Road.

This morning Luis Huller, Judge Crosby and w. Derby Johnson, Jr. arrived here from Deming. where they had been conferring on the plans of the Deming Chihuahua road. They were met at the Grand Central Hotel by Tomas Macman- us the well-known banker of Chi huahua, who is interested in the construction of the road. In con- sequence of this gathering, railroad rumors were flying about thick and fast. One of the above named gentlemen was interviewed this morningregarding EIPaso's chances of having the road come into Juar- ez.
 You can state," said he, that the road is now graded half way from Deming to Palomas. All of the material necessary for the construc- tion for the road is at present in Deming, and the road will surely be first built from that point, Our concessions admit of no other route, and I do not think it possible that the Mexican government would change these.
 AS to our proceedings in Deming, 1 can not say anything as yet Our plans are not sufficiently ripe for publication, but you can authori- lively state that the road will be built from Deming into the state of Chihuahua.-El Paso Herald.
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Estate of Rosalio Colomo, deceased. Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, adminisIra- tor of the estate of Rosalio COlomo, deceased, to creditors of and all persons having claims against the sad deceased to exhibit them. with the necessary vouchers, within four months af- ter the first publication of this notice, to the said administrator, at his office at show Low, Apache County, Arizona the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate, HENRY HUNING, Administrator of the estate of Rosalio Colomo,
 deceased.
 St Johns, Apache CO.,, Ariz,, March g. 1891.
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The Railroad Racket.

A Correspondent of the Journal Miner thus sums up the Legislative railroad situation at present:
 That an awakening, accompanied by some alarm in regard to railroad interests, has been caused is appar- ent from the fact that representa- tiyes are here all the way from New York to San Francisco. Some are here in the interest of roads already built, while others will try to pro- mote legislation favorable to the building of other roads.
 The freight and fares bill in the house seems to have been put to sleep, as nothing has cen heard of it of late, but another was intro duced in the council on the 9th by Herndon, of Yavapai county.
 There are several members here who are. conscientious in their de- sire to see a fair and equitable fare and freight bill passed. They want one that will give relief to certain sections and at the same time one
 
 that will deal fairly by the railroads. They do not favor a cinching bill. There are also a few other extrem- ists who favor passing q radical measure. Having some grievance or other against some particular railroad or against railroads in gen. eral, they "want'em cinched." They want the Territory to avenge them of some fancied or real grievance. Then, as is also we'll known, there are few of the "high moral" stripe of legislators. They always have to feel the pulse of their constitu- ents before taking part in any meas ure or casting a vote for any bill except on high moral grounds and with a most intense desire to serve their constituents. They have al- ways got to feel the pulse of their constituents before taking part in and measure. This class of legis- lators are always open to convic- ton.
 The most convicting and convin- cing argument to them is a "sack." It is an old maxium, and as true to- day as when fisrt envolved, that you want to look out for these high moral fellows. The legislator who goes about his duties conscientious ly trying to do the best he can for the Territory and his constituents seldom has to claim his honesty of purpose.
 But to return from this disgres- sion. There are a few members al- so in the present legislature who be- lieve that while trying to enact leg islation to secure the building of ad ditional railroads in the Territory the time is an inopportune one to place restrictions on those already built. This is the exact situation so far as fare and freights are con cerned. and while I have not per canvasse all cf the indi- vidual members on the subject, nor have I been able to discover the ex- istence of a sack yet, although uoh is charged, 1 see no reason so far for changing the prediction made in a former letter, that no freight and fare bill will be passed at this session.
 Tho rorp1ofiOo of Tnocon will
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THE census of Arizona by coun- ties shows the following figures:
 Apache 4,281; Cochise 6,93S ; Gila2.021; Graham 5,67O; Marico- pa lO,9S6; Mohave 1,444; Pima 12,673; PinaI 4,26l; Yavapai S,695. Yuma 2,671. Total 59,620.
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Atlantic and Pacific Taxes.

We take the following from the Prescott Courier:
 The Board of Supervisors met Feb. IA, 1891, at g o'clock, pursu- ant to adjournment.
 Present, full Board and clerk.
 Minutes of the last three meet ings were read and approved.
 The following resolution, passed by the Prescott Board ofTrade at a meeting held Feb. 13, 1891, was presented and read by MT. Geo. H. Curry, Secretary of said Board ot Trade:
 Whereas, Information has been received from Phoenix that a bill has been introduced in the Legisla- ture and has passed the Coun- cil, healing the action of the Board of Supervisors in compromising taxes with the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company, and, whereas, 1t is believed that similar action in regard to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad taxes for 1890, taken i'm mediately by the Board of Supervi- sors of Yavapai County, will be rat flied by the said bill and in that way a full settlement made with said railroad therefore be 1t.
 Resolved. That it is the sense of this meeting that it is.for the in- terest of Yavapai county to com promise with the Atlantic and Pa ciiic Railroad Company on basis of $4000 per mile as heretofore ; and that we urge upon the Board of Supervisors to put in their min utes at the meeting to be held to- morrow (14th Feb, 1891. q reso- lution authorizing such a settle ment, and we do pledge ourselves to morally sustain the Board of Su- pervisors in such action.
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THE papers in the southirn DOT tion of the Territory are using some pretty rough accusations toward each other over county division.
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The band of cattle belonging to Col. Land arrived at Yuma last Saturday evening. There are 1000 head in the lot, and they were the oldest and poorest on the range. The drive started January 18th, and had no serious loss except about thirty head which mired at Gila City. The loss aside from that amounted to only two head. Feed was good all the way. One drive of 42 miles was made with out water and another of 60 miles, but the cattle stood it all right. After examining the river below town Col. Land decided to try swimming the cattle across near the prison, but after getting 150 over it was abandoned as too risky, the banks being soft. The balance of the band will be taken on cars to Pilot Knob and the drive resum- ed from that point. The railroad company agreed to make the trans fer for $11.50 per car, or about 50 cents a head. Col. Lands last trip over the trail was in 1854.-Yuma ,H:
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A CENSUS bulletin shows the total number of convicts in the peniten- tiaries of the United States to be 45, ,233, an increase of about 5000 over the number reported in 1880.
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THE bill to remove the capital Of New Mexico from Santa Fe to All buquerque was lost by small vote in the Legislature.
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THE U. s. Custom House which was located in Tombstone has been removed to Bisbee.
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SPEAKER REEDS business con- gress," says the Pittsburgh Dis patch, ''is happily nearing its end. And it is only fair to say, the house is proceeding in the most unbusi- ness like manner on record. The silver men are trying to tack their free coinage bill on anything that is likel y to come to a vote and pass. Meantime the coinage com mIttee retains firm grip on the silver bill and the speaker suavely allows everything to Ego over un- der the rules" that looks like free silver. It is state of affairs cal eulatcd to bring the blush of shame 10 true American cheeks.
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A BILL to remove the capital from Phoenix to Tucson has been introduced in the Legislature.
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THE London police think they have cought "Jack, the Ripper" at last.
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THE New Mexico Legislature has adjourned.
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Notice to Debtors.

All persons indebted to the estate of Rosalio ColOmO, deceased, are hereby notified to come forward and settle with the undersigned, at his onice at Show Low, Apache County, AIizona. without delay.
 HENRY HUNING, March g. 1891. Administrator
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average coinage of s140,000,000. The Bulletin thinks it would make
 very little difference whether Eng land or Germany joined a propos- ed international silver union or not.
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THE ANSWER.

THE ANSN ER.
 After a full discussion, and by the unanimous vote of this Board, the clerk was directed to transmit a copy of the following letter:
 PRESCOTT ARIz., FEB. 14,'91. To the Prescott Board of Trade.
 GENTLEMEN The resolution of your Board, asking and advising the Board of Supervisors of this county to compromise with the At lantic and Pacific Railroad upon its taxes for the year 1890 upon a bas- is of $4000 per mile, has been re- ceived and entertained in open ses- sion. As the question is one of great importance to all taxpayers of the county, this Board desires, in acting upon your petition, to so explain the existing conditions of railroad taxes that all parties at in- terest may understand the status of the case and the position and pres ent action of their agents.
 No county official has power to assess, or to raise or lower the as sessment of railroads, that power being vested in the Territorial Board of Equalization. For many years the value so affixed has approxi- mated s7.000 per mile. The road has invariably refused to pay upon that basis, allowing it's taxes to become delinquent, and in June of each year the county has had judgement entered against it. At this point the attorney of the road has appear ed before this Board and proposed a compromise upon the basis off $4,- GOO per mile :; and under the statute
 
 granting power to supervisors to settle suits at law, the compromise has, until this year, been perfected. It has never been claimed that the Board had any authority, aside from the statute referred to, to make such compromise, and that authority could not attach until after June judgment. Your resolution urges a present settlement, and we recog- nize that you do so solely in the in terests of the county, and we do not attempt to deny the soundness of your suggestions so far as they touch upon advisability or good policy; but neither through our
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THE Arizona Legislature must adjourn at midnight on the 18th.
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St. Johne, Thureday, March s
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The population of Tucson will exceed 25,000 in less than decade.
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Official Paper Of the County.

Advertising @aTes-
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 ;ten lines of this typefor the first insertion and si do a souare for each subsequent insertion. Stock brands will be inserted one brand on cut. one wear slO; each additional brand on cut. s-nre owner s: each additional brand or characteT. her or connected letters, requiring engraTeo block, one year, 2 ,,--.s-. TIFF HERALD, St. Johns. 4. T.
 SUBSCRIPTION $4.00 per year. in advance.
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Notice of Publication.

March 5, 1891
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-09-14

Baron Hisch, in his splendid scheme
for the assistance Of his poor and OPP
pressed countrymen. has set the world
an example Of unparalleled charitable
munifcence. The Jewish Colonization
Association will enter upon its benef-
cent task backed by the sympathetic
good will of every human person to
whom a knowledge Of its object may
come. That one man should be will
ing to expend ten million dollars TO
ameliorate the condition Of his race
and HIS Acknowledgements is a fact that
rebounds to the credit of human ma
ture. 1t gilds the close of the century
with sort Of millennial radiance.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-09-14

Joseph Matthias and G. w. Matthias,
s4of Hardy county, were brought before
q. s. Commissioner Nadenbousch on
Saturday, upon charge Of obstruct-
ing the mails. They waived hear
ing and entered intosbond for their APP
pearance before the u. S. Court to be
held here Dec. 10Th. Deputy y. S.
Marshall W. H. Lemon made the ar
rests.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-09-14

The Ohio and Mississippi Railway
Company begun suit against 4 New
York paper to recover 100000 dam
ages for the publication Of an article
10 the effect that the company was
getting deeper and deeper into the
mud, owing to incompetent manage
ment.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-09-14

There was large attendance at the
conference Of the officers of the board
Of the Hagerstown Fair at the Baldwin
House, Hagerstown. Berkeley County
was represented by Hon J. Howard
3sGettinger, Hon. Geo. NJ. Bowers, VIM.
RutIedge, J. W. Holiday, VIM. Kill
mer, Jos. W. McKown, G. W. Feidt.