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Tombstone epitaph., 1891-12-20

A WASHINGTON correspondent of the Salt Lake Herald having inter viewed our delegate, says: "Mr. Smith anticipates. no difficulty in securing the admission of the territory this winter. He has reason to believe that such of the Western Republicans as Stewart and Jones of Nevada, Plumb of Kansas, and possibly Stanford and Felton of California will vote for ad- mission. He has also been assured that Messrs. Carey and Warren oi Wyoming, and Dubois and Shoup of Idaho are also similarly disposed. He does not see how any of the senators from the new states can refuse to do otherwise.
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B. H. Dunshee, formerly connected with the Head Center miuing com pany in Tombstone, is at present To- cated at Phillipsburg, Montana, with the Bi-Metallic Mining company. He is superintendent of their large chlor- idizing mill, which has roasters and one hundred stamps, the largest of it's
 kind in the United States. MT. Dun- shee complains of the bitter cold of the Montana winter and by the hin-
 drance caused by it to mining pro cesses.
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IN an article on the naming of the vessels of the new navy. the Scientific American, calls attention to the fact not generally known, that under the law, ships of the first rate are named for states and those of the second rate are named for cities. This will help one to remember the rank of the vessels when they are named. The New York which was launched during the present month is war ship of first rank.
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 THE Los Angeles Porcupine which knows the cratic Southworth well, gives the following key to the mys terious badge worn by himself and the bomb thgower: The letters R. U. V. mean Universal Republic Vigilant, and the I-10 in the letter U means ono captain to ten men. This was a grand organization that existed only in his own brain, he being the gener- alissimo of what he termed the "Grand Army of Labor" He manufactured the badges at his own expense and conferred them broadcast.
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WHILE Boston is trying to decide whether young ladies can with pro prie&y ride the, bicycle, the Chicago Herald says NS has received the sanction of eminent physicians in that city and is being universally adopted. To see bevy of bright faced girls on their way to school on bicycles is no novel sight in California and although there is a diversity of opinion about the grace of the art, when adopted by ladies, there seems to be but one opin. ion abcnt the enjoyment of it.
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IN a locality like this W

IN lOcahty lko this three. quarters of the school children may reasonably be expected to derive a alivelihood from the mineral resources of the country, the study of mineralogy should be made 8 speciality in the schools, introduced from the primary grade upward, in the form of object lessons, given from specimens picked up from our hills. In the German schools, which lead the world, the teachers are required certain days in every week to devote whole afternoons to object lessons from nature taken in out of door tramps.
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James Lamb whose marriage to Miss Fourr, was mentioned in last evenings PRosPECToR, was the first sub scriber to the WEEKLY PRosPECTOR now the WEEKLY EPITAPH. This four year reading of the leading family paper of the Southwest has proved benificial to an extent that should increase it's circulation ten-fold Only $4 per annum, $2 for six months or $1 for a quarter of an annum.
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It is rumored about the streets that the Gazette changes propretorship this morning, the principal interest passing into the hands of Sam Webb. It is understood that by the new deal Editor Robinson will continue at the helm. Dr. Hughes retiring from active or financial connection with the concern.-Republican
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CONVENTION NOTES.

The morning of the meeting of the convention was ushered in by firing of cannon.
 The address of welcome was deliver ed by MT. Hart of the Times.
 Governor Price of New Mexico re- sponded to MT. Hart's address of welcome in eloquent language. He said that free coinage was question upon which the entire west would meet as upon common ground. There should be no division. It formed . bond of union among miners, regard less of party politics. The people of his territory were prosperous and de- sired free coinage of silver simply as Q means of increasing their prosperity.
 The Silver convention express dis appointment at the non-appearance of delegates from Benson, Bisbee, Fairbank, Nogales. Tombstone and Tucson, attributing it to, what was doubtless an error on the part of the railroads, charging full fares.
 The silver convention, judging from the reports brought by the Ell Paso papers, has been @ very enthusiastic meeting, we'll represented by Texas, New Mexico and localities in the northern part of Arizona. Tombstone is represented by MT. Taylor, Tucson by A. c. Bernards
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Lang is getting along well with his cattle drive. He is at the Colorado river with them in good shape. His san, John Lang, is in Bakersfield where he told representative of the PRosPEcToR last week that he would be down in this vicinity in week or two to pick up what beef steers he could find.
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THE people of Arizona will, with one accord. be grieved to learn of the death of ex.Gov. S&tford, man who has been identified with the interests of Arizona for a great number of years and always proved himself 8 loyal large-hearted friend to her, un- der all vicissitudes.
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Piles, Itching Piles.

Symptons-Moisture intense itching and stinging. most at night; worse by scratching. If allowed to continue tumors form which often bleed and ulcerate becoming very sore. SwAYNE's OINTMENT stops the itching and bleed. ing, heals alteration and in most cases removes the tumors. At drug gists or by mail for 50 cents. Dr. Swayne & Son. Philadelphia.
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A NOTED divine who was asked to preach against opening the Worlds Fair on Sunday, replied promptly:
 "You had better not call on me. for I don't believe in playing into the devils hands by making Sunday dull day. I am in favor of opening the Fair on the peoples chief holiday.
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An alarm of fire was given this afternoon at about half past three. It was caused by fire on 10th street, which resulted in the destruction of MT. Hanley's hay stack. The PrOtec- tion Hose Go. were promptly on hand and the fire was extinguished before doing any farther damage.
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CHARLES F. LUMMIs's graphic para graph on the burro in his article on "The land of the Poco Tiempo" in the December Scribner, deserves place by the side of Mark Twain's disserta- tion on the Coyote which has found its way into the memory of this gener- ation through the school readers.
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The Ladies Aid Society of the Meth- odist church will meet at the Metho- dist parsonage Thursday afternoon at 1 80 o'clock. All members are re quested to be present.
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Ladies Seal Plush Capes, Seal Plush Jackets and Fur Capes just opened. The fin est goods ever shown in a store in Tombstone.
 NEW YORK STORE.
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Ward Priest left this morning for [ trip to Sonora. He expects to be ab- sent for several days.
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MT. Doyle has been placed in charge of the property in dispute in Fairbank. struggle for the possession of which, led to the late murder.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
coCIIISE.

cocuIsE. J Ramsey. Nogales. D D Frank s T Allen, Los Angeles. H. F Lahey, San Francisco. Chas Hanley, c H Jones, !" "
 PALACE. Tom Smith, Huachuca. s Levy, San Francisco. M Gordon, El Paso. M Birch, Bisbee. Cal Cox Frank Bastian, Bisbee. Theo F. Wagenor, Denver.
 SAN JOS H0nEE' ID Chillson, Tucson. Geo. H. Stratton, Wilcox. 0 M Bruce Texas, P M Mcdonald and wife, San Fran cisco.
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WANTED. Salary $25 per week: Good Agents to sell our general line of ofmerchondise. No peddling. Above salary will be paid to Mive" agents. For further information address CHICAGO GEN'L SUPPLY CO.,,
 IFS West Van Buren St., w.t Chicago, III.
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The preliminary examination of R. J. Fisher for the murder of Holmes was postponed today by the consent of the alto. o.neys for the defense and prosecution, to be held tomorrow at 1 1o'clock in Judge Johnston's court.
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Mrs M. A. Howell left today for San Francisco where she will spend the holidays with her son, who is student at St. Matthew's Hall at San Mateo,
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There is great deal of sickness among children in town. The schools are somewhat thinned in consequence
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Attention is called to three new display advertisements in today's papefss. Some interesting local news has been crowded out tn ereby.
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Mrs. c. D. Reppy is expected to spend the holidays with friends in Tombstone.
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MT. Storrs was in town today from Ramsey canyon.
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Chas. Marsden has gone to Tucson, from which point he will go to Sonora
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L. D Chillson, mineral surveyer, is In this city from Tucson.
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The stage brought in an old fashion ed ad of passengers today.
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MT. Castenada left today for Ben son.
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Orders by mail in the jewelry line, receive prompt attention at Willems'
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TROUBLE BREWING .

CHICAGo--A cablegram from Val- paraiso says: There is growing ex- citement between Chili and the United States, and the local authorities are taking precautions to prevent the renewal of insult or injury to Ameli- cans. The foreign residents generally regard the prospect as serious and are not sanguine of a peaceable outcome of the controversy.
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WAS CRAZY.

NEW YoRK-Coroner Messemer has made public the result of his recent investigation on the remains of the man who threw the dynamite bomb at Russell Sage. In his opinion there is no doubt that the man was maniac. The mans brain was found to weigh 1120 grammes, or three ounces above the average.
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Attention is called to the new adver.' tisement of J. Myers < Bro in todays issue.
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IS no doubt that the man was maniac. The mans brain was found to weigh 1120 grammes, or three ounces above the average.
 BRAZILIAN OUTBREAK.
 RIO JANEIRo-There is revolution ary movement in the province of San Paulo, the object of which is to depose the governor of the province. Up to the present time the insurgents have only succeeded in busting number of local officials. Later reports state the revolt was suppressed by govern ment troops and quiet now prevails throughout the state.
 MINING SALE.
 CHIcAGo-A Helena, Mont. special says: It is anmitted at the office of the Montana Sapphire and Ruby Go. that negotiations for the sale of the property to an English syndicate are finally concluded. The general opin- ion seems to be that $2,OO0O 900 with certain bond and share concessions to the present owners of the property, is the price paid.
 EGAN.
 NEW YORK; Valparaiso corres- pondent says Egan cabled to the state department yesterday long dispatch giving the substance of letter ad- dressed by him to Matta inquiring whether his reply to President Harri- sons message, and his speech made in the Chamber of Deputies were correct ly printed in the newspaper. Egan asked hlm whether he made use of certain expressions Quoting them) arraigning officers of the navy, the President of the United States, the Secretary of the Navy and Minister Egan himself. A reply has not yet been received,
 | THE AUSTRALIA ARRIVES. l SAN FRANCIsCo-The steamer Aus tralia arrived today, seven days from Honululu. The United States cruiser Charleston arrived there Dec. 4th from 4T oklahoma, and after coaling, it is understood her orders are to p. oceed to San Francisco. On December 2n ], the U. s. s. Albatross left Honulu;u to continue her cable surveying cruise. The U. s. s. Pensacola and British man-of-war Garnet were in port when the Australia left.
 SOUTHWEST SILVER.
 FL PAso-The silver convention elected w. +. Thornton of New Mexi- co president and MT. Shannon of Ari- zona, secretary. Judge Trimble of Albuquerque made an able address in favor of free coinage and stated that he had been life long Democrat but if his party failed to declare for free coinage he could not support his party.
 NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS. l SAN FRANCIsCo-There are no new developments in the strike of the telegraph operators this morning, be- yond the fact that one man left the office at Spadre. g station near Los Angeles. GenI Manager Towne says that of two men who struck on tn Salt Lake branch, one had re-instated at his own request. He says that all men who make application to be re- instated and agree to conform to the rules of the company, will be taken back,
 THE FEVER.
 NEW YoRK-The compositors work ing on the morning papers struck for raise of five cents. The Times granted the increase and 20 did the | North American. hut the Record de-
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THE FEVER.

NEW YoRK-The compositors work ing on the morning papers struck for a raise of five cents. The Times granted the increase and 20 did the North American, but the Record de- clined and fired thirty eight non union men and issued the paper as usual.
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TRAINS MOVE.

ALBUQUERQUE-The schedule was signed at 4 o'clock and at 4.05 the trains on the A X P began to move. The strikers claim 10 have secured every concession which they demand ed,
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BY WIRE.
THE STRIKE

THE STRIKE
 ST. LOUISA. D. Thurston, grand chief of the order of railroad telegraph CTS is here in attendance on a meeting of railroad officials to take council in regard to recent strikes. The tele- graphers on the A. & T. demand not only withdrawal of the request to retire from the order, but an increase of salary "If we cannot settle our trouble with the s. P and A.. & P, said member of the executive com mittee of the order, i've will involve every railroad in the United States" STRIKERS.
 SAN FRANcIsCo-A general strike of operators has begun on the S. P. but it is not yet known how many have left. The s. P. claim that but few operators on their system are members of the order and their places eau easily be supplied.
 UP NORTH.
 ASHLAND, OR.-Five members of the o. R T. on the Ashland and Red Bluff division of the s. P, have gone out on the strike, including the agent at Siskiyou Station where the office had to be closed in consequence. The operators also went out at Aver, Sis son, Bedding and Red Bluff. The Pacific division extends as far as Ash land and two or three members of the order in the Ashland S. P. depot are not affectt d by the strike. STRIKE.
 ALBUQUERQUE = Every dispatcher and operator in the employ of the A X from this city to Mohave has quit work and trains are at a stand still. The trouble began by the con-
 
 pany demanding the retirement of J. 0. Muir and E. McCammon, train dispatchers, from the order of railroad telegraphers. A committee of grlev- ance waited on General Gabel and asked if the request to retire from the order was not complied with. would they be discharged. That officer gave them assurance that no threat of a discharge was implied. They then presented a schedule of wages, rules and regulations and demanded that the same be signed, and gave till this morning to consider the matter. T--e schedule contemplated an increase of pay amounting to seven hundred dollars per month. and the snperln- tendent did not feel authorizee to in- cur this great expeuse without confer. ring with the Chicago office, which he did. No definite reply was received up to noon, and the committee absol- utely refused to grant more than fifteen minutes time to confer further with Chicago, and struck at 12 o'clock
 COMMITTEE WORK. | WAsHINGToN-The following are some of the assignments as submitted to the caucus for approval:
 MT. Jones. of Nev.-To audit and control contingent expenses of the senate, chairman commerce, finance mines and mining.
 MT. Stewart-Mines and mining h airman; appropriations, territories irrigation claims, Nicaraguan canal (select
 | MT Davis-Indian affairs, chairman appropriations, fisheries, five civilized tribes of Indians (select) Pacific rail- roads (select) civil service, retrench- ment.
 MT. Felton-Agriculture and for restry, coast defenses, public diseases mines and mining, quadri-centennial (select.)
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The Phenix Herald says the Gag cite is about to change hands egain.
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.FFem Wednesdays Daily.
 F. c. Earle is in town.

Skating at the rink tonight.
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COUNTY RECORDS.

H Schmieding and wife to John Waters, lot g block 34, Tom bstone, $500.
 Lucy Miller to Mary Garvey, lots 19 and 20 block 6l, $1O0.
 LOCATION. Annex, Tombstone district-B. s Coffman.
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LOCATION,
LAND CLAIM.

By F Dubacher of lot on Brewery Gulch, Bisbee 132x192.
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J. F. Fitzgerald, number of cattle slaughtered during month of Nov., IS head,
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ida yesterday. His death was not un- expected.
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TUCsoN-A special dispatch recCiv- ed at Tucson announces the death of Ex-Governor Stafford, which occurred at his home at Tarpon Springs, Flor-
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BUTCHERS REPORT.
, 1891-11-12
CHINESE VILLAINS.
THE LEADER OF A SECRET SOCI.
ETY. is CAPTURED.
The Situat atiOn is said TO be Serious,
But the VtcerOy is mot
Worried.

IESHANGAT, Oct. 19.-Chen Kin Lung, lead
er of Kolao hin, the secret society which
has been instrumental in causing an uprfs
ing in Human, was captured by six runners
of Shangai aud 500 Chow police, while
staying at an inn in 500 Chow. He was
accompanied by band Of thirty men and
was getting ready to leave for Hang Chow
and other inland places when he was sur
prised at night by runners who, despite his
endeayors to protect himself with his
sword, quickly overpo wered him and be-
fore he had given an alarm gagged and
bound him, boarded a steam launch and
proceeded to Shanghi. His examination
was conducted with secrecy by the magis-
trate and deputies of the governor and of
Tootia. Several official documents were
sued by Kolao. Hin were found on bis
person. In them he was addressed as the
EIGHTH GREAT PRINCE"
and as commander of numerous forces.
Three examinations have been held but
Chen refused to make any disclosures,
despite torture, saying to The officers that
be would not betray his cause and that he
was not the only one ready to give up his
life for the cause he joined The officials
are now pursuing another method, they
feast him and ply him with liquor in hopes
that he will let fall some information un-
der its influence. They have thus far met
with no success. Mason, the custom official
who made the attempt to smuggle arms into
Chica and put himselfforWard as possible
leader of the rebellion was examined be-
fore the British police court at Shanghai.
Developments show the affair was a qaix-
otto attempt on Mason's part to obtain no
, 1891-11-12
FRESH STATE NEWS.

Jim Hill is hurrying to get into Spokane.
Judge Burke and his wife have gone to
Europe
A fire last evening in Spokane entailed a
loss of $4,000.
Werner y Nichals. merchants of Lopez
have assigned.
cone incubus less" is what the Fair
haven Herald says Of Senator Parkinson.
Skamania county is the only one in the
state In which no newspaper is published.
Bids for building of the new irrigating
ditch, near Ellensburgh, have been called
The Seat tie smugglers have a gigantic
opium syndicate in India to compete
with.
The population of Shelton is increasing
rapidly. There is boom in baby carriages
there.
Edward 7. Glynn whose head was re-
Gently crushed at the Aberdeen gravel pit
lew day ago is dead.
Tacoma is the proper place to hold the
Democratic National Nominating conyen-
tion, says the Salt Lake Tribune.
The Northern Pacific intend making
hard iightat Tacoma. to keep the water
front from falling into the hands Of the
city.
Tacoma has an ordinance forbidding the
ringing Of bells on the streets in front Of
business houses, under penalty Of $25
Spokane will be compelled to vote for
bonds again, the $1,200,000 issue having
been declared invalid, by the supreme
court.
w. y. Connell's barn near Kalama was
destroyed by fire yesterday. Seventy-iiye
COWS and fourteen horses were consumed.
Loss $4,000
Hon. William II. Calzins will deliver an
address on "Reciprocity" at the next meet
ing. Of the Washington REPUBLICAN club,
OF Tacoma, this evening.
Clarkson is strong in his praises of Puget
Sound, but only smiled when asked about
Tacoma as the place for holding the Re-
publican National convention.
Railroad men say that the Puget Sound
commission men We're were given a fiftv-
cent rate on Walla WaIla produce by car
load lots, but still continue to bring these
goods mostly from California.
Mayor White, of Seattle, is opposed to
Ghe fashion of squandering large sums Of
money in advertising through tramp iour-
nails that invade the state with big noise
of drums.
Sam w. Wall, late of Tacoma, is now
city editor of the Boston Post and is get
ting out new, enlarged and beautiful edi-
ton Of his trip around the world with
George Francis Train.
"a Guardsman, in the Oregonian writ
ing from Goldendale, says: "We are
touched with sorrow as we view with
shame some Of the overt acts perpetrated
by officers Of our state militia who don
the emblems Of soldier only to disgrace
the uniform they waar. We say, let our
| court martial in session at Olympia 20 on
with the good work until every egotistical
undisciplined officer is weeded out of the
service y