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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-08
PUZZLED SCIENTIST.
Discovery of an Iron Bound Crater Near
 Canyon Disblo.

Arizona is full of curiosities, both natural and artificial. The Grand Canyon of the Colorado is one of the wonders of the world. The ruins of the ancient cliff dwellers, which once inhabited portions of the country, have been visited by hundreds of people who have explored them with astonishment. In the vicinity of Canyon Diablo there has been a dis covery made recently which, while 1t is a natural production, IS m such contrast with natural productions of its kind as to puzzle scientists. The discovery consists of crater out m the center of an open mesa or plain. The upheaval, of which it IS formed, rises about 2l0 feet above the level of the plain surrounding 1t. The crater at the top Is about three fourths of a mile in diameter and IS about 500 feet deep, the bottom of it being, as will be seen, fully 3Oo feet lower than the surrounding country. The walls of the interior, although sloping slightly, are some. what precipitous making the task of descending to its lowest depths a difficult one and one attended with more or less danger. The incline or slope is such as to reduce its diam eter at the bottom to about half n mile.
 This wonder. formed by nature, was visited about two weeks ago by three gentlemen, one of whom was a celebrated scientist of Philadelphia. One of their number, merchant of Winslow, was lowered to the bottom of the crater by means of ropes, and found there luxuriant growth of gramma grass. The skeleton of a COW which had probably ventured too near the mouth of the crater and had fallen in was also found.
 Nolava,ash or volcanic sandis found anywhere near this formation. This was one of the peculiarities which puzzled the scientist accompanying the party. On one side of 1t and for a distance of two and half miles from it metallic iron has been found, while the country rock in the same area is also impregnated with iron ore carrying a percentage of nickel. Standing at the top of the conicai or oblong shaped mountain and at the mouth of the crater, compass was held by them, the needle ot which was greatly agitated, no doubt bv the proximity of the iron. The instrument was carried to the bot tom by the man who made the de scent, and he stated that at that depth the needle was not disturbed in the least. The scientist accom- panying them, after making a thorough investigation of the crater and surrounding country remarked that geology was not worth any thing in Arizona" He will attend a congress of scientists which will meetsn Philadelphia July 25th, and the above Arizona curiosity will be the subject of paper which he will read before the body. The JOURNAL MINER tried to obtain from him a descriptive article of it. At first he was inclined to grant the request but stated that 1t was so peculiar a formation that he desired time to study it before committing himself in print. His forthcoming paper at the congress above mentioned will be looked forward to with interest.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-08
WI. Chamberlain & Co.,. Den

W. J. Chamberlain & Co.'S Den yer financial circular, of July 1st, has the following: Trade reports from all over the land show the usual midsummer dullness. A few western cities report slight i'm provement in the demand for staple articles, but New York, Philadel- phia, etc, are quiet. and have no noteworthy feature to report. Southern crops have improved con siderably, owing to recent rains. Dry goods are generally quiet, but the outlook for healthy fall trade Is good. Cotton remains unchang- ed. On the strength of favorable reports of wheat crops. prices had a downward tendency. Clearing house returns from ffty-one cities show a decrease of & per cent. The rail road stock market has been excep- tlonally dull, and the tendency if anything has been toward lower prices. Owing to operations by the treasury the banks at New York showed surprising increase in the surplus. The gain during the week was S6,S90.000. The surplus reserve Is reported at S5,6S0.OOO.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-08
MnrId.. Fair Nn,...

Illinois has appropriated $50).0o0 for its exhibit at the exposition.
 West Virginia will erect S20.00C building at the exposition.
 The Manhattan Yacht club of New York has applied for space for an eI- hihit Illustrative of yachting inter ests.
 Forty-three mineral producing counties in Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, Tn convention of more than loo delegates. held at Chatta- nooga, Tenn, have decided to make a tri-state exhibit at the Worlds Fair.
 Chili, although kept pretty busy with formidable instruction within it's territory. has taken time to de eide to participate in the Worlds Fair. and to appropriate SiOo0cO for that purpose.
 An Englishman wants to sell a portrait of Columbus to the World's Columbian Exposition for Sl00O0. The portrait, 1t is claimed. was painted by Chevalier Antonio Moro about l570 from a miniature of Co lumbus painted from life especially for Queen Isabella, and which is still in the possession of the royal family of Spain.
 It is the intention of the manage ment to make the Worlds Fair site and the buildings one grand exempli- iication of the progress that has been made in electricity. The electrical exhibits will not he confined to few of the buildings, but on every hand there will be display of electricity. The grounds, including the water ways, the wooded island, the streets and avenues, and boulevards ap- preaching the Worlds Fair site, will all be lighted by electricity, and in harmony with the general effect which it is desired to produce.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-08
Grand Army Ensampmsnt.

DETROIT, June 29.-Aetive prepa- rations for the forthcoming national encampment of the Grand Army are being made by the citizens of De troit. Headquarters have been es- tablished on West Fort street, where the executive committee, with Hon. Henry H. Dutfield as chairman, meets daily to receive reports and consider plans and methods for in- suring the comfort and convenience of the hundred thousand or more visitors who are expected here in the first week in August.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-08

The lake at Salton is not the only one that is giving trouble in Cali fornia. Lake Tulare is spreading ont over the deserts of Tulare coun- ty, and floating away houses. The melting snow in the mountins is the cause of the rise.-Los Angeles Times.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-08

Joseph Chellew, the land agent, left on last Tuesday morning fol Show Low. Mir. Chellew made many friends while in St. Johns, by his urbane manner. and conservative statements in regard to the duties of his position under the government St. Johns Herald.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-08

The s. F.. P. & P. railroad com pany may out of charity for the bondholders take the P. X A. c. rail road of Mir. Bullock's hands. Moth ing certain about it, though.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-08

Hannibal Hamlin, vice president
 Of the United States during Presi- dent Lincoln's first term, died July
 ith. at his home in Bangor, Maine.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-07-08

On account of tomorrow being a national holiday no paper will be is sued from this office.
The morning call., 1891-07-11
LUX FIAT.
The Supervisors Flooded With Petitions
for Lamps.

The Supervisors Flooded With Petitions
for Lamps.
The Street Light Committee of the Board
Of Supervisors met yesterday and wrestled
briefly with the appropriation for the ensa-
ing year. The amount they will have at
their disposal is S275,0 900. The estimated
expenses for maintaining all lights now es-
tabished foot up $500, 44O, leaving balance
of S13, 44e for what improvements may be
desired. Experience shows that gaslght
costs u cents night or S3S So a year. An
electric light of 1000 candle-power costs
S14 IS month or SITS 20 year.
Representatives from the various improve
ment clubs asked for additional lights as
follows Panhandle, IS gas; Point Lobos,
u electric: Howard street improvement,
more light; South San Francisco, 2 electric
lights.
The committee saw at once the availabls
funds would not enable them 10 grant so
many requests. so ali action in relation TO
electric lights was deferred until they can
survey the country aud sec where they are
most needed.
For the Howard street Club the committee
decided to substitute sixteen 1000 candle
power lights fer two $1,000 candle-power
lights now in that district as better dis
tribntion OF the same amount of light.
An electric light OF 1000 candle-power will
be recommended for Taylor and Chestnut
streets; also laying gas mains in Sonth San
Francisco in kentucky street, from Nevada
street to Railroad avenue, and on the
latter from kentucky street to Eighteenth
avenue. south.
The erection of additional gas-lamps will
be recommendeG as folloWs
On Sanchez streer, between Ridley and Four
teenih; on QFarreil street, be- ween Franklin
and Cough; on Clay street, between Pierce and
Scott; two on Ash avenue, between Octayia and
Laguna streets; on leaveDworih street, between
Lombard and Greenwich; on Valleju street. be-
tween Octayia and Laguna; on Lloyd street. be-
tween Scott and Devisadero; on Washington and
Lyon streets; on Jessie street, west OF Tenth; on
Park road ana Lott street; on Broadway aud
Fillmore street.
The morning call., 1891-07-11
GIVE AND TAKE.

The editor of the Philadelphia Times APP
paTently made mistake when he satisfied
himself that he knew more about Abraham
Lincoln than John G. Nicolay. Almost any
one but Colonel Mcclure would have per-
ceived the difficulty in setting himself up as
Lincoln's confidential adviser. Mr.. Lincoln
in those days treated war Democrats with
great consideration, but his onfidrntial ad-
ylsers were within his own party. Colonel
Mcclure keld no position in either party
that would tempt Mr.. Lincoln to Invoke bis
especial aid in directing the proceedings of
a Republican National Convention. Colonel
Mcclure might have known that if he made
assertions contrary TO facts the men who
had access to Mr.. LincoIn's correspondence
would produce documentary proof of those
facts. Nicolay is right in saying that Nc
Clure acted a subordinate part in the con-
vention Of 1864. Mcclure never acted any
other part in any National Convention. He
thought well of himself, knew nearly every
body and was never backward in coming
forward, but the affairs of the Republican
party in those days rested on broader Shout
ders than those of a free-lance newspaper
The morning call., 1891-07-11
IN FULL RETREAT.

The Chronicle has discovered that per
capita expenditure for city is an unrelia-
Die form Of comparison. Figures that show
thatSsn Francisco expends S25 per capita
for city government and that another city
OF corresponding size spends only SIS are
not entitled to any consideration. Such fig
ures do not prove anything because their
showing is contrary 10 what the Chronicle
would prove. And yet. ddly enough, people
30 Oh comparing expenditures in this way.
The censss report compares the expendi-
tares OF one city with another on the per
capita basis. 1t would seem, however. that
as there are different methods in different
cities for doing street work the expenditures
Tor such work should be included under a
general head in order to arrive at correct
comparison Of the total expenditures Of diff
ferent cities But cur beiogged contenpo-
rary contends that because a property
holder on Clay street does not have to pay
for street improvements in the newer dis
tricts such ex penditures should not count in
making up the total But the Ciay-Street
property-holder did not get the street ac-
Gel ted without considerable expense.
The morning call., 1891-07-11
ALLIANCE VOTES.

The New York Herald has made care
full estimate of the Alliance vote in the sew
eral States at the next Presidential election.
Follow ing are the figures: Kansas, 100, COO;
Kentucky, 100000; Missouri, $4,000; Geor-
gia, so,00o; Virginia, $4,000; Mississippi,
10000; Mary land, 5000; California, %, 600,
and Colorado 5000. These are all the States
that have perfected State organizations
though there are sub-Alliances in several
other States. 1t is estimated that the whole
number of members may amount to 1870
0oo, Of whom perhaps 20 per cent are women
and minors. This is all very well as a
speculation, but the strength Of the ALI
anee Will depend upon the positions taken
by the two old parties on Industrial ques-
tons. The Alliance men want to accom-
plish purposes, not to pile up votes for a
third candidate who cannot possibly be
elected. If both the old parties offer plat
forms and candidates hostile to the special
demands of the Alliance men voters from
both parties will go over to the Alliance by
the thousand, but if one or both the old par
ties consider the demands of the Alliance in
platform and candidates there will be little
to gain by vote for a third ticket
The morning call., 1891-07-11
REAL ESTATE MEN.
First Semi-Annual Meeting of
Their Exchange.

The first semi -annual meeting of the men,
bers of the Real Estate Exchange was held
Thursday afternoon, nearly every member
being present. In calling the meeting to
order President w. Ii. Bovee said: 1T was
well known that the condition of real estate
affairs, as conducted at the time of our Or
ganiZaton, was such as to require some con-
certed action on the part oil the leading firms
to redeem it from the odium fast being at
tached to the business by unreliable persons.
who were representing themselves as
brokers, class known as curbStone
brokers' ] am pleased TO say that in my
opinion we have done much in restoring the
good name that should always attend this
business.
sit has required much thought and consid-
Grafton 10 harmonic the different views of
members, and out OF the confusion in
cident to movement of this kind the ex-
change has been enabled to secure the con-
fidence of the public and the Communication
Of the public press of this city, to whom we
are largely indebted.
Confidence is of slow growth, and at first
the movement was looked upon as some
what probienlatical and uncertain as TO the
object sought 10 be obtained, but the open
ing of the fine rooms, the organization of
auction sales, The establishing OF meeting
hours daily of its members, its many move
ments in the way of lectures upon topics
oil interest pertaining to the affairs OF the
city, and the liberal manner i'll which its busi-
ness has been conducted have, / am proud to
say, placed the exchange in the estimation
of the public, among the desirable public in
situations of the city. We have the proud
satisfaction of knowing that the business of
real estate brokers has been placed upon n
higher plane among themselves, and in a
large degree commanding the confidence of
the public, and in short time we shall be
able to SO draw the lines and establish rules
controlling the business as TO greatly con-
centrate the business in the hands OF its
members. Entertaining these views as to
the working of the exchange | earnestly
urge the members to continue, each of them.
in sustaining the high character already OBJ
tanned, looking forward to the reward that
will be ultimately obtained through tile
good results sure to follow our success in
legitimatizing our business and correcting
the evils that have injured it in the past"
II. z. S0nntag of the firm of Shain invalid,
Buckbee IL Co. said that in his recent trip
through the East he visited and examined
many real estate exchanges, and result
of the comparisons he was more than salts
fed in all respects with the exchange of this
city.
A melton to reduce initiation fees from
$500 10 500 was voted down by a large ma
JOrlty Alter the transaction of routine
business it was decided to resume union
auction sales in the exchange next month.
The morning call., 1891-07-11
CHICAGO.

The Mayor of Chicago has just issued his
annual message. The assessed valuation of
real and personal property is S219, S54, 1858.
The amount of levy for city purposes is
Sd S97, GS7; revenue from licenses, So, 600, 600;
total, 1887, oS7. The city has bonded
debt Of SI3 Dds, 400. on which the interest is
SS25, $50. The sum of S5,000,00 will be
added to the debt this year in the form of
bonds issued on account of tine Worlds
Fair. Unless the city has some source of
revenue net mentioned in the Mayors mes
sage the ret income, after paying interest,
is Sc, 462, o1S. The total enrolment of pupils
in the public schools is about 10000.
There are 21S school buildings, with seat
ing capacity of $4,000 The city covers ISL
square miles, which is patrolled by 1850
policemen. With population of 100000
cost of police service is 81 SO per capita.
In the Fire Department there are 914 men
employed, with 209 apparatuseS OF different
kinds. The Mayor deplores the limited
financial resources of the city. His lamen-
tatious On this point seem to be well
founded. How the city manages to get
along on its income is a marvel in this ex-
travagant city. Leaving out streets i'm
proved at private expense, our revenue is in
round numbers 81, 60o,C0O Chicago appar-
emily has nearly 100000 more than we.
Its population is nearly four times as great
IFS school children more than three times in
number. and other public institutions in
like ratio. And yet the taxpayers of San
Francisco are tainted day by day with par
simony. The declaration is made almost
every morning and night that $4,000, 600 is
net enough to govern the city decentiy. To
emphasize the meanness of the tax payers a
pittance is withheld every once in while
from the salaries of schooLteachers. What
can be more contemplate than great and
rich city that will rot pay the public school
teachers? Newspapers which derive their
revenue largely iron the favor of public
officials think it safer TO accuse the tax
payers Of meanness than the officials of dis
The morning call., 1891-07-11
wEATHEK PREDICTIONS.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcULTuRE,
sax IRANA.Isrn. .ImIN In. 1Sql-5 2 NJ

DEPARTMENT OF AGRIcuLTuRE,
SAN FRANCISCO, july 10, 1881 p NJ
synopsis for the Past Twenty four Hours.
The cyclonic disturbance of this morning is NOV
ing eastward into British Columbia. The weather
OF the South Pacific region Is under the Influence of
the disturbance in Central Dakota. The barometer
has fallen throughout the Pacific Coast States. II is
below the normal ut all stations except along the
California coast. The barometer is highest the
in Southern Nevada (29,62) and Eastern Washing
ton casa. The barometer at winnemncca is
% 81, or G6 Of an inch below the normal, fall Of
Ol2 OF inch - hours and of GOA OF inch in
l. hours. The winds have been generally westerly
il ali districts and the force light fresh except
brisk IN Northeastern California and Northern Ne
vada; Minnemucca. southwest % miles; Red
Eiuf, south. IS; sacramento, southwest IA. Tho
temperature has fallen all districts aAd gener-
ally below the normal. Light rains have fallen in
all districts except Southern California aud Ari-
Portland o TO- Wala Walla O.24, Baker City l.l6
Roseburg go. Eureka Ola, Winaemucca o. OF. san
Francisco trace.
Forecast Till p. NJ. Saturday.
For Northern Caiifornia-Fair weather. except
ern Nevada: south TO west winds fresh to brisk
nearly stationary temperature, except cooler at
Fresno San Francisco and Red Bluff.
For Southern CaIiiornis-Fair weather: westerly
winds nearly stationary temperature except cooler
Los Angeles.
FOR Oregon and WaShington-Light rain: north
east to northwest winds; nearly STATIONARY tempera
ture, except cooler al Fort Ca2by ana Spokane and
warmer al Roseburs and olympia
JOHN P. FINLEY.
Lieutenant 9th Infantry. A. S. O.. in charge.
The morning call., 1891-07-11
BELLEGARDE'S HOUSE.
The Bridge Company Must Pay for To

The Bridge Company Must Pay for Top
piing 1t Into the Bay.
The Supreme Court yesterday affirmed
the judgment of the lower court in the case
of j. B. Belegarde against the San Fran
cisco Br DE Company.
Bellegarde brought and won his suit
against the bridge company for ''dashing
huge carloads of rock and earth" against
the piles supporting his house, on Railroad
avenue, until the house, being built upon
the pilrs. toppled over into the water.
The company's defense was that the in
jury to Bellegarde's property resulted not
from carelesSness or negligence but from
the dumping of earth INTO the bay to con-
struct part OF Railroad avenue.
The jury, however, found that this work
had been done negligently and gave a YER
dict for Bellegarde
The morning call., 1891-07-11

can sympathy has not thus far been infiu-
enced by commercial hopes. Americans see
in Balmaceda man who has tried to over
throw the Constitution of his country, and
TO erect despotism on the ruins of repub-
lie, and consequently they hope that he will
not succeed. But their sympathies Will not
be weakened by the discovery that the war
has largely increased our commercial in
tercourse with Chile. and that if the Con-
stitulionals win, the United States Will
probably get its proper share of the foreign
trade of that republic.
The morning call., 1891-07-11
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The morning call., 1891-07-11
SPECIAL NOTICE FOR THE SUM-
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The morning call., 1891-07-11
1t Didn't Work.

During the trial of NJ Chung and Woo
Sing, who were convicted of grand larceny
in Judge Murphy's court, their attorney,
Robert Ferrai, moved to dismiss the eases
on the ground that they were first tried for
petty larceny, and, according to law, the
lesser offense cannot first be tried. Judge
Murphy denied the motion.
The morning call., 1891-07-11
THE CALLS CALENDAR.
NOTICEI

A'g Of or patrons asho fail to find The
MORNING CALL for sale By train-5oys
uiu confer a fapor By notifying this office OF
ueJact, naming the date and train.
The morning call., 1891-07-11

SIS Montgomery street. near Clay, open until IL
O'Clock p. NJ BRANCH OFFICES: 40 Market
street. near Kearny, open until IL O'Clock midnight
SS9 Hayes street, open until $3.50 O'Clock; sos
Larkin street, open until 80 o'clock 25is Mission
street, open until o'clock p, NJ: and ll6 Ninth
street. open until 30 P. NJ
The morning call., 1891-07-11

STRANGERS lake home Townsend's California
glace fruits 5Oe Ib. 627 Palace Hotel.
The morning call., 1891-07-11
THE MORNING CALL
PunLICArION OFFICE

Has a larger circulation than any other
newspaper published in San Francisco.
The morning call., 1891-07-11

Harvard has come in for good share of
criticism because she did not bestow an
honorable degree upon her alumnus, Gov
ernor Russell.
The morning call., 1891-07-11
Charles T. LAWYERS Estate.

The appraisers Of the estate of the late
Charles F. Lawler made their report to
Judge Cofiey yesterday, showing the estate
TO be worth $3.50, COO
The morning call., 1891-07-11

J.F.CUTTER'sOLD BoURBoN.-Tbis celebrated
whisky is for sale by all trst-class druggists and
grocers. Trade DiaTk-star within q shield.