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The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

THE disastrous effects of the floods in the Mississippi and Mis- souri Valleys aad on lesser streams have, in five states alone, entailed a loss of from $35,OOO,OOO to $4O,- 100000, but, except, in New Or leans, where there is considerable stagnation, there is strong recovery. This is noticeable especially in the Southern States, where dullness has concurrently prevailed with the de- pression of cotton.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

THE United States will produce less wheat, perhaps a good dealless, than in 1891 but will carry over larger stocks into the next cereal year than were held on July, 1891. Europe, Asia, South America and Australia bld fair to produce wheat in excess Of 1891 perhaps to the extent of the probable falling off in the domestic output this year, and importing countries in Europe have taken care to keep we'll stocked up for months past.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16
A Terrible Tragedy.

There seems to be a craze forhorr
 ble murders in New Mexico the past
 few weeks. aud again The Citizen is called upon to chronicle the exis
 tenee of a tragedy which occurred
 few days ago south of Deming, at the small village of Las Palomas.
 From what can be learned, an off, cial of the Mexican custom house was entertaining an officer of the regiment which has been standing there since the Ascension revolt at his private residence
 The daughter of the official, a beautiful senorita, acted as hostess. In the midst of the meal, the house was entered by several guards, Jed by two young suitors of the daughter. An attack was made upon the off, cer Friends of both parties joined in the fight, and before the regiment could separate the combatants, the father and the officer had been killed and several of both factions seriously injured. The battle last ed several hours and was character ized by desperate fighting. Pistols and sabres were the weapons em- ployed. Word was sent to Deming for physicians and ready response was made. Jealousy is supposed to have been the cause of the attack. For some weeks past there has been considerable feeling between the officers and soldiers of the regiment, and frequent fights have occurred.
 Only few weeks since a soldier was shot dead in his tracks by an officer for some trivial act of diso- bedience, At this writing it is inn possible to obtain the names of the 1 dead and wounded. The dead and | were horribly mutilated. Alb. Citizen.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

GoMPERs, President of the Amer jean Federation of Labor, has ad- dressed a circular letter to all the trade unions in the United States, urging them to use whatever in- fluence they may each have to se- cure the opening of the Worlds Fair on Sunday. He claims that this is the only day on which the large majority of workingmen can visit the great Exposition, and from this standpoint argues that they should not be deprived of such an opportunity for enjoyment and in- gtruction.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16
4 GOLD WATCH AND sao4.

That IS what every agent receives who gets up club on our $1 per week.
 Our l4-karat gold-flled cases are war ranted for 20 years. Fine Elgin or Wal tham movement. Stem wind and sat Lady's or Cents size. Equal to any $50 watch. To secure agents where we have none, We sell one of our Hunting Case Watches for the Club Price, $2S. and send c. O. D. by express with privilege Of examination before paying for same. Our agent at Durham, N. O., writes: "Our jewellers have confessed they do not know how you can furnish such work for the money"
 One good, reliable agent wanted for each place. Write for particulars.
 EMPIRE WATCH Co.,,
 AS and 90 Maiden Lane, New York.
 noy19 '91 1y
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

A strike of considerable magni-
 tude has been made in the moun- tain range north of Mountain Springs by Henry Schaefer. The discovery was made some time ago by an Indian known as "Jeff," who, for consideration, piloted Mir. Schaefer to the place. The ore is in silver and assays as high as 5000 ounces per ton, The people of Gold Basin are focking in and hun dreds of locations have alreaey been made. The mines are embraced in Gold Basin mining district and are situated about nine miles from Gold Springs, westerly, and ten miles north of Mountain Springs. Water is scarce, but is considered no inn pediment to the hardy prospector. The ledge located by Schaefer is considered a bonanza by all who have seen it, Many people are go- ing or have gone from this district and many good locations are sure to be made.-Mohave Miner.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

FROM the last annual report of the Bell Telephone Company it ap- pears that the nnmber of instru- ments in use at the close of the year 1891 was 512,407-a large increase over the previous year. The total earnings for the year were $4,375,- 290, The expenses were s1 ,505, ,S72, leaving the net earnings at S2,869,- 412. The extension of the long distance telephone system is rapid ly progressing.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16
Finished Their Work.

hIossrs. ". A. Smith and Ollie
 Bishop, who have been with the
 CarriZo mountain commissioners,
 returned from the mountains Fri
 day, and from them we learn that
 the commissioners have finished
 their work in the mountains and
 broke camp Thursday morning and started for Canyon De Chelle. The commissioners have located six leads of mineral and have sample rock from each of them, all from surface, and far surpasses the sur face rock ever discovered in any of the well-known camps of the west. No assay has been made as yet and no idea can be given as to what the report of the commissioners will be. although it is expected to be favor able to the opening of the noun tains as enough has been discover ed to justify such a report.
 Messrs. Smith and Bishop could not enlighten us upon the future movements of the commissioners after reaching Canyon De Chelle, but from another source we learn that they will cross the country to Lees Ferry on the Colorado river, and will meet a gentleman who is well-known to the people Of New Mexico and who is largely interest ed in mining property in this terri tory; with this gentleman the com missioners will investigate the cop per district in the Moqui Indian reservation, after which they will follow down the Colorado river to the junction of the Little Colorado and up that stream and will likely strike the A. & P. railroad at Win slow about the 20th of the present month.-Gallup Cleaner.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

About three months ago, Tom
 Trainor and John Nelson located claim near the Golden Rule mine, and went to work on it. They call ed it the Mountain Key" On Monday last, at depth of 50 feet, they struck body of ore, the ex- tent of which cannot be determined until more work is done. The whole width of the shaft, 4 ] feet, is in ore. It is a chloride and sulphide. Chunks of black metal can be cut with knife, and horn silver IS vis- ible all through the rock. The ore is of an entirely different character from anything that has been struck in this vicinity. The adjoining claim, known as the St. Paul, be- longing to Johnson, Mary Tack and Dr, Hamilton. A shaft has been put down on this claim, and it is expected to reach the ore body on a cross cut which is being run from the bottom of the 50 foot shaft. The discovery of this body of ore has caused considerable excitement in that vicinity.-Prospector.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

THE bill admitting Arizona as a State passed the House of Repre- sentatives by vote of IF to 12. The bill went to the Senate and was referred to the committee on terri tories, It is thought the Senate will pass it and the President sign 1t, probably in time to enable us to elect State officers this fall. The bill admitting New Mexico also passed
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

THE most famous mine in Alas ka is the Treadwell, bought by MT. Treadwell for $500. Messrs. Fry, Freeborn and Hill, of San Francis co, with Senator Jones, of Nevada, became equal partners. $S00,000 have been spent Tn, improving the mine, which has already yielded S3,109,164 in. gold bars.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

We are in favor of tariff reform, but if the election this year results in victory for the protective policy we will be in favor of protection, and will favor a bill to protect the infant industries of the west from the competition with the pauper made goods of the east. Draw an imaginary line some place and protect" and if that don't work draw another and "protect" again and keep on d rawing until we have a line drawn aroun d every solitary individual in the country, and then make them swear by all thatis holy that they won't speak, trade or barter with anybody else, and then the question will be settled for good. Cleaner.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

The census returns for the city of New York are in all. The pop lation is 1,SOO,O00. The population of Brooklyn, according to the cen sus returns so far handed in, with the exception of one district is 952,- 336. The missing district will pro- bably bring it 955,O0O. The federal census for 1890 was SOC, ,342 and the police census, four months later, S53, ,945.-Mohave Miner.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

AN association has been formed in Germany to organize excursion parties to visit the Worlds Fair and incidentally Niagara Falls, and a number of the larger cities. It is proposed to accomplish this within 8 period of sixty days and at an expense of between $250 to $3O0.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

THE Examiner in referring to the
 effect of the overflow of the Colo. rado river and the formation of the Salton Lake and it's effect on the surrounding desert, says: That this example of nature points the way to man. The desert may be re- claimed if water can be had. The water is at hand. The Colorado river furnishes a great enough vol tune to reclaim the whole of the desert and more if rightly used, and some day it will be applied to this purpose. It is more valuable for this than for the purposes of navigation.
 The desert is doomed. Its dis appearance may not be seen by this generation or the next. yet the time is coming when orchards and fields will cover the thousands of square miles now gwen over to desoiation. The lnfrequent desert plant and the occasional buzzard will give way to all the products of the trop- ical and semi-tropical lands that its position will fit it to raise.
 The day may come when the present Colorado desert will be reckOned among the most produc- tive land in California. There was q time when the plains of Kern and Tulare were held in little more es- tecm than is the desert of to-day. The magic power of irrigation has transformed the old alkali plains into a garden, and it will do as much for the dreaded Colorado desert,
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16
Kid on the Var Path.

Last Thursday evening the Heralc
 gave the particulars of the killing o Charlie Dobie, which were correc in detail. To-day Mr. David Arm
 strong, veteran prospector, came
 to this city from the scene of the murder of young Dobie. He veri
 fled the Herald's report, and said he wished to make the situation plain, as the people in the cities and set. dement's ofArizona have absolutely no idea what danger there is from the Indians who are now rowing in the isolated districts.
 He says that it is the firm belief that the renegade Apache, Kid, is rowing over the country with a band of reckless followers, who are killing and destroying wherever they can. He also says that there are a number of Indians from the San Carlos reservation who are in the mountains doing the same work. The settlers, if all reports are true, are in great danger, as in many cases women and boys are left in..charge of the ranch buildings while the men are away.
 "Uncle Sam's Pets," as Mir. Arm- strong calls them, are again getting too numerous, and he says the set tiers will have to organize at once unless the military authorities give the Superstition country their at- tentIon.
 The reports of the different mur- ders which have in some cases been attributed to white men, so the peo- pie in that section think, in many cases, have been the work of the Indians,
 There are good many lone pros oectors in the Superstition noun .ains, Mr. Armstrong says, who, if he Indians are not driven out, will lot get out with their lives, Every me is excited in that section and l some decided action will l ,e taken soon,-Phenix Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Micajah Phelps, deceased. Notice is hereby given by the under signed administrator of the estate of Micajah Phelps, deceased. to the credi- tors of, and all persons having claims against the said deceased, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers, within ten months after the first publl. cation of this notice. to the said Ad- ministrator at his residence in Spring. erv1lle, Apache county, Arizona, the same being the place for the transac- tion of the business of said estate.
 WILLIAM PHELPS,
 Administrator. ALFRED RUIZ,
 Attorney for Administrator. Dated June 6, 1892.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16
There's Nothing Cheap aboutIt

pr. Drummond's Lightning Remedy for Rheumatism is put up in large bot ties, and the price is five dollars bot tie. It cures every time. All the cheap remedies put together are not worth one bottle of Dr. Drummond's Lightning Remedy, and any sufferer will bear wit ness to that fact, and any druggist who has sold it is ready and willing to offer evidence. One bottle will cure any or dinary case, and the money will be re- turned if it fails. Sent to any address prepaid on receipt of price. Drummond Medicine Co.,, 4S-50 Maiden Lane, New York. Agents wanted.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16
THE POLICE GAZETTE

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 Mailed to any address in the United States, securely wrapped, 13 weeks for $1.25.
 Send Five Cents for sample copy.
 RICHARD K. FOX,
 Franklin Square, New York City.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

ACCORDING to the Liverpool Jour nal of Commerce the English rail ways will carry Worlds Fair ex- hibits at half rates from any station to the port of authorization, and most of the Atlantic steamship lines will transport them at uni form of lis ($2.67) per ton.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

IT is rumored that the cattlemen of Mohave county contemplate combining and erecting beef can ming establishment in Kingman, This is a move in the right direc- tion, as it would open up a home market for their available beef steers at fair prices.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

THERE is a movement on foot in New York, for the sake of har- mony, to drop Clo veland and Hill and take up Whitney or Flower. A western man would suit the pco- pie of the Pacific slope better than either of tho last named.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
 Contain Mercury.


 As mercury will surely destroy the sense of Smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surfaces. Such article should never be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the dam age they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co.,, Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken internally, and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gen. uine. It is taken internally, and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Go. E@ Sold by Druggists. price 75 cts per bottle.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

THE heirs of Senator Hearst have employed Judge Stillwell, of Tomb stone; says the Prospector, to bring suit for thousands of acres of land along the San Pedro river, claimed as land grant.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

S75 to S25O month can be made working for us. Persons preferred who can furnish horse and give their whole time to the business. Spare moments may be proftably employed also. A few vacancIes in towns and cities. B. F. & CO.,, 26th and Maln St., Va.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

A NUMBER of stone idols. SUD- posed to be six hundred years old and of a type differing from any heretofore discoYered, have been unearthed among Aztec ruins in New Mexico.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

IT is rumored in Denver that wealthy Englishmen are negotia- ting for lands in Colorado to estab- fish hunting preserve.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

Asevidence of the great and wide spread interest taken in the Worlds Fair, it is announced that more than half of the mail being received by the State Department at Wash ington is in relation to it.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

THE commander in chief of the G. A. R. says that colored posts must be recognized by their white brethren in Louisiana and Missis- sippi.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

JOHN M. LANGsToN, colored dele gate from Virginia to Minneapolis, declared that his race would exert the balance of power against Har- rison if he was renominated.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

NEBRASKA, South Dakota and Kansas Democrats will operate with the Peoples party to defeat the Re- publicans,
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

Arkansas City. Ark, is under wa ter. All the stores are flooded out, and the tops of houses are visible only on the back streets,
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

We understand that in many parts of Yavapai county cattle are too poor to work and rodeos have been postponed.-Mohave Miner.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers in session at Atlanta, Ga. reelected Past Master Arthur Grand Chief Engineer for four years.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

INSURANCE aggregatlng more than $3,600,000 is now carried on the Worlds Fair buildings.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

MEXICO has banished to the Uni ted States a young girl charged with melting Indians to religious revolt.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

The Swiss Government has for bidden the playing of baccarat at the Kursaal in Lucerne.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

IT is estimated that there are 900,000 blind people in Europe.
The St. Johns herald., 1892-06-16

ly progressing.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-03
How TO MARK THE BOARD.

placed at right angles with the cue, and
the latter should not be graspcd rs though
the player were about to use it for a club
When sighting the balls the bridge of the
nose should be nearly on n line with the cue.
The Student" also recommends that the
novice in rail nursing draw, with chalk, two
dotted lines on the table, as shown i'm the
first picture, one line four inches and the
other seven inches distant from the rail
The cue selected by the player should
weigh between 1917 and 1919 ounces. The
object of the chalk lines on the table is to
guide the player in his work. If the rail
nursing is properly done the red ball will
always remain between the rail and the
first dotted line, and the other object ball
which in this case we will call the spoti ed
white ball, will always hold it's place in I he
narrow space of three inches between the
dotted lines.
The red ball should also he in advance of
the cue ball, and the spotted white ball
should remain between the cue ball and
the rail. An expert player never gets the
balls "off the rail'-that is, out of the posi-
tons Mr.. Slosson recommends, but there
is hope for the novice even if he does make
break and scatter the spheres rs in Fix
g. In this illustration the spotted white
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-03

DY VIRTUE OF DEED OF TRUST EXE-
ID cuted to me as trustee by w. H. Tinslcy
dated the 2jth day of September. 1891, and re-
corded in the clerks Office OF the Hastings Court
for the city OF roanoke. Va, in deed book Co.
page Z, conveying tn, hereinafter dcscribcG prop.
crty 80 me III trust to secure To Francis Ii. Kemp
the payment of the sum OF $SSti evidenced by n
certain Understanding note dated the oath day
of September 1891 and due one year after date
and default having been made in the payment OF
said note and being required to do by the
sail Francis B. Kemp. shall ofrer for sale ut
public auction. in front OF the courthouse koa.
Iokc city, Va. ON TIE 22D DAY OF DECEN
Der, lS.ra, AT l2 NJ, tn the highest bidder, the
following property. to wit:
or rtain 10, OF land in the city OF Roanoke
Va, bounded n follows: Beginning nj n poinr on
the north side OF Patterson avenue = u feet cas- OF
street. thence with said avenue south - feet
east III feet TO u point thence north 10 degrees
~ minutes cast l5n feet tn an alley thence with
said alley north q! feet west III feet to n point
thence south ~ degrees ~ minutes west $50 feet
to the place q: beginning
rEhH!S Of SALE: sufficient cash in hand to
pay tn" expenses OF executing this trust, iuclud
ing II Trustees com mission = per cent and pay
on and discharge the said note for $3.50 with in
tcrest thereon from the Goth day OF September
1891, aud the residue of thc purchase money II
an,, slIil he made payable in two equal oav-
ments nj one and two years from the date of tie
salc, which said dc erred ymcnis shall he cvi
denced by negotiable notes hearing G per c.nt in.
tcrest from date and to he secured by deed Of
trust upon the property.
WI. A. GLASGOW, JR.,
II 20 tbs Trustee
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-03
TRUSTEES SALES.

~! feet to point, thence south 10 degrees 3
minutes ~ seconds west $50 feet 10 Orange ave.
nuc, tnencc with same north 80 degrees | minute
~ seconds west ZOE feet to the place of begin.
ming and designed on tho Mclrose Lsnd Com
pany map or the Mclrose addition to Roanoke
CITY az lots Nos = and 10 In secrion 10.
IEhMS: Cash ~ to enough to pay the cost OF
executing this trus, and the expense OF sale and
interest, and the re .dur If any shall he pnyablc
IN INV TWO equal annual instalmcnts. with interest
i.nli ua.c OF sic and secured by decd or trust,
shall direct the ,csidue to be payable in differ.
ent manner, and then in such manner ~ the said
direct THOMAS W Mil ED VI
II 14td T.nn,o.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-03
HAN OFF TIE RAIL POSITION.

HAN OFF TIE RAIL POSITION.
ton perfectly proper for rail nursing, and
from which, after IL few careful strokes. the
balls may he made TO assume the attitude
shown in Fig 2.
In looking at this figure the novice, when
rejecting as to the proper shot, would in
all probability consider that the problem
was an easy one, and essay simple carom.
An instant later, however, he would see
his error, for in n large majority of cases
the balls would assume an off the rail posi-
ton. The proper procedure, according to
Mr.. Slosson, is for the novice (if he is right
handed) to stand in the position indicated
by the cue in Fig 2. Then he should at
tempt kiss shot, playing the red ball first
so that after it takes the cushion it will kiss
the cue ball out into the table short dis
lance in position for the next shot, and 80
that the kiss will check the red ball as it
nears the spotted white ball.
The kiss shot should be learned thorough
ly by the novice, as without it all his at
tempts to be an expert rail nurser will