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Tombstone epitaph., 1892-01-17
TELEGRAPHIC SPARKS

The schooner Jessie D of San Dlego was not lost as reported on Tuesday but has arrived at San Diego after a terrible rough voyage.
 A Boston paper states that J. Nal comb Forbes of Boston has agreed to pay Senator Stanford $l50,OOO for Arion, the two year old Eleclioneer 2.l04 on the Stockton kite shaped track a few months ago.
 Among the bills favorably reported by the senate committee Tuesday were measures for the erection of pub lie buildings at the following named places:
 Reno New. S75,0O0; Fresno, Cal, S5O.OOO0: Alameda Cal, the same :: San Diego. S3OO,OO0; Oakland Cal, the same, Salem Orc. SI00,GO0. The government rain makers are at Pixley, California. They will begin their bombardnent tomorrow.
 The Baltimore was foated out of the dry dock at Vallejo Wednesday and stuck in the mud where sbs now lies. Ii is feared she is damaged,
 "A cowboy from Old Mexico brings the report that the revolutionists have captured Casa Grande a town south of Ascension after hard fight in in which several pertons wire killed The attack is said to have been made ky large body Of men we'll disci- plined
 The Ceirllos Coal and Railroad com pany. capital stock S2 ,5OOO,000 has filed a charter with the Secretary of New Mexico. The charter calls for building seventy-fve miles of railroad line starting at Ceuillos on the line of the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe and radiating south and west through the coal and mineral regions to San | Pedro.
 Stewards silver bill has been referred to the senate committee on coin- age.
 Tuesday. Senator .Dolpb from the Committee or coast defenses, reported bill for the purchase of Notifications also bill to provide for Notifications and other seacoast defences The bills were placed on the calendar. The latter bill carrIes an appropriation Of SiO0, ,O0O, GOO; ten million to be avail able the first year and $9,O0J000 q year for ten years thereafter.
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An Illusaration

Professor Comstock of the univefa sity at Tucson has furnished the Ems gineering and Mining Journal with a paper on Arizona. In speaking of Arizona ss wilderness, an idea which prevails with persons unacquainted with it, the Professor says that casual observer might justify his opioion of its barrenness by appeal to the landscape as seen from the car windl W, and to some extent the judgment would be correct. But those of us who crossed the dismal plains of Kansas, Nebraska and Color ado in days agone have learned to be wary in prediction ia view of the mar. yelous transformation which has there occurred of desolate waste into fertile fields, Of wilderness into populous marts, all through the instrumentality of capital judiciously applying brain- guided brawn in ,ililizing what nature provided.
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In the woIld's production of gold and silver only three countries pro duce over sIO,OOO,OOO year. The United States comes first in gold, iol- lowed by Australasia and Russia. In silver the United States leads Mexico by over $aO,OO0,O0O. while Mexico in turn leads Australasia by about S37, 100000. Russia, which is second in gold, produces less than Si,OoO,OoO in silver annually.
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The Silver State of the 26th nlt. says: Two trainloads of stock cattle, for John Catlow. arrived yesterday at Mill City from Prescott Arizona, Two traiplosds or about 1900 head have already been driven from that point to the Cartlow ranch, which is near Front Creek Oregon. The cattle are scrubby and poor, and number died on the cars while en route to Mill City This is poor time of the year to ship stock cattle into this country, espec- tally when the animals are weak and have to be driven 150 miles to the fsues.
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THE United States supreme court in the interstate case of Charles Counselman, appellant, vs Frank Hitchcock, marshal of United States District Court for the Northern Dis .trict of Illinois, has decided that wit nesses cannot be compelled to testify in any criminal cases where the answers might tend to crimInate them in any way, or subject them to possi- ble future prosecution. The case is one of the greatest interest to railroads and attracted widespread attention.
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ARrzos, and New Mexico ough,

ARIZONA and New Mexico ought to be admitted into the union as states during the present session of congress The people of the former have already voted in favor of the adoption of the constitution and they are anxious to be admitted. In New Mexico the sen- timent is divided on the question of statehood, and of course if the people do not wish to come in, they should not be forced to enter. Both of these territories have population and wealth enough to maintain state government and being so, they ough; to be let in if they desire it.-Denver Republi- can
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THE New Mexican has bill of $6O0O against the government for pub fishing the land court proclamation and the rules governing the court The Denver Sun was allowed $3OoO for publishing the advertisement. We simply give this item to the Phenix Herald as pointer how to charge and will only ask ten per cent for the information.
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Complaints are heard every day of boys who insist upon shooting reck- lessly with B B rifles. They not only shoot at each other but at passers by. Small game such as cats, pigeons, chickens, poodle dogs and canary birds come in for their share Of the fun. The Chief of Police does all in his power to stop this sport but cannot do more than scare the youngsters who practice it.
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Iris predicted that the Garza revo- luton will spread this way and take root in Sonora. In such an emer- gency, the Apache problem might be settled by renting out the warriors to Garza. They are all well armed with U. s. guns and ammunition and would fight as long as there was blood m sight, The battle cry resounding from one end of Sonora to the other, "vise Ia Geronimo" would strike terror to the Mexican heart.
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The revival interest in the Metho- dist church is growing all the time A large audience was out last night. and listened very attentively to an interesting discourse by Rev. c. F. Wilson. Preaching tonight at 30. All are invited to attend these revival meetings and get some good out of them. Prayer and praise service com mences each evening at ' :l5,
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The QuDotoa mill is producing $l5,OOO worth of silver bullion per month, A gentleman.fro there tells the Citizen that the mill is at present running on Peer ore. and day and day and night, under MT. Coyle very competent mill man. It is expected that the next ores to be worked will be the Peerless, Crocker, Welden and Central, in the order named.
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Installation of officers and banquet by the P. o. $. of A. tonight.

A man and woman were found dead and babe nearly dead on the road leading from Solomonville to Duncan Both the dead persons h,d been shot and then II ashed with stones. Their baggage consisting of two trunks had been rified of all valuables. The woman is supposed to have been Hat lie Morgan whose husband lives at Globe.
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The Department Encampment of Texas G. A. R. will meet in Fl Paso rbout the last of February. An excur- sion has been arranged to the City of Mexico at little less than S30 for the round trip. All who wish to go, by sending address to A. J. Sampson, Fl Paso, Texas, will be advised of the date and all particulars.
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INPRONING,

WAsHISGTuS-For the first time since he was seized with the grippe Speaker Crisp was able this morn to get up and leave his bed. He sat in his room for quite little time in a dressing gown and slippers. He Is progressing toward recovery SIS well as any one could expect,
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J.F. Blandy, territorial geologist, is on his rounds gathering data for his forthcoming report on the mineral output for 1891 The information which he seeks should be cheerfully given, for it is most advantageous to have cur section represented in it's true light as the biggest producer of precious metals in Arizona.
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T. l.. Monmonier has sold his variety store to W. B. Monmonier, who will serve his patrons with all the courtesy displayed by his predecessor-Healds- burg, (CaD Tribune.
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Rev. Mansfield has accepted an in vitation to visit the bishop of Califor- mia and will leave Tucson as soon as Bishop Kendrick arrives, which will be on Sunday next.
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George Thomas and Frank Wolcott started for the San Bernardino ranch this morning, where they will hunt bear and wild turkeys for a week.
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The News says that 50,0O0 orange trees will be planted in Tempe this winter. A carload of 5000, shipped from Florida, arrived few days ago and are said to be fine trees.
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Ben Goodrich is in Phenix attend ing the session of the supreme court He will probably visit Tombstone, be- fore returning to San Diego.
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NEWS BY WIRE.
THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION.

EAGLE PAss-Reports from Torreop are on the lookout for trouble. Tester day the troops brought in eighteen suspicious characters and took them to Chihuahua where they will be placed in the army.
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SALEsMAN--AE energetic manwn ed to push our manufactures on tn ground. One of our agents earned 5 200 last year. Address P. O. Bo1 1871. New York. w-3-30S
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JIG. Schmidt who was formerly superintendent of the Peabody mine at Russelville, is at the Palace. He is at present running a mine in Sonora.
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Chief Engineer Hood, Supt. Fillmore and Vice President Crucker are in Phenix, having arrived there yesterday in 8 private car. They will look at the country and determine future operations regarding their proposed North X South road now being sur yeyed.
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R. w. Wood did not attend the meeting of the railroad commissioners at Phenix now, in session. for the reason that he is suffering from 8 rheumatic grip.
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The Socorro Chieftain says: The whole country west of Magdalena to the American valley on the Arizona line is covered with snow from one to two feet deep. It has crusted over and looks e though it would be there in March next.
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The young man, Juan Hernandez, who took shot at Allen Walkers boy the other day was fined $I0 by Justice Alvord yesterday afternoon.
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The court house is being thoroughly renovated by county prisoners under the superintendency of Janitor-Ward- well
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Rev. Dr. Kendrick, Episcopal bishop for New Mexico and Arizona, will make his annual visitation to Tucson, Arizona, on Sunday, January l7. and preach there in the morning and evenin
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COAT HAIR FREE.

BosToS-Jpdge Colt of the United States district court, handed down an important decision today, involving millions of dollars. The court re- verses the decision of the board ol appraisers, which assessed duty of twelve cents pound on common goat hair, and declares it entitled to free entry.
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The Bijous are still coming to the front in their rehearsal of Nevada, meeting every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday night.
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Chas Marsden, who with Van Dorn, left a fortnight sipce to look at the latter's mining property arrived this afternoon.
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Rood who killed Major Farrell al Nogales, has been sentenced by Judge Sloan to s years in the Yuma pene- tentiary
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THE government of the United States bought 100000 ounces of silver yesterday at g cents per ounce. They will sell it back to us for 1929 per ounce today: pretty slick way of doing business Uncle Sam has.
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The government advertises for 4O.- 900 pounds of barley to be delivered at Whipple also for 10000 pounds of hay
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The Normal school now has seventy five pupils, an increase of thirty over any previous year.
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DYNAMITE.

CHICAGo-Mortimer McRobeEts of this city. who has the contract to fur nish all the dynamite cartridges for the U. S army and navy, said today that his factory which is located at Dubuque, put on a double force of workmen and is working night and day, turning out the product. Not less than POGO men have been engaged for work and Lit is stated that the payments made by the government foot up into hundred of thousands of dollars.
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The Papago Indians in the Quijotos region are reported dying at much more than the usual mortality rate.
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Mir. Gird has made grand success of fattening cattle on beet pulp, says the Champion. The beef is considered equal to the stall fed and is in great demand Miller < Lux have purchased thousands of tons of the pulp from Watsonville and shipped it to Gilroy to fatten beef.
 As a prelude to the drama "Nevada" soon to be produced by the Bijou Dramatic Company, Miss Fancher has decided to give a short concert. This concert will be we'll adapted to the tastes of the public, and entirely ab- stract from the play itself, including some of the latest and rarest vocal, instrumental and elocutionary select ions. The PRosPEcToR vouches that this young lady, who is an artist at the piano, and who, on several occa- sions was highly applauded by the Bisbee people for like concerts, will make this one of the most enjoyable features of the evening.
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At Tyrone, Ireland, funeral pro- cession became lost in a storm. The horses became exhausted and it was found necessary to abandon the hearse m a snow drift.
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devotlng himself to careful examin- ation of the yoluminous Chilean cor respondence.
FREE COINAGE.

DENvER-A Washington special to the Times says: Representative Townsend presented in the House today resolution passed by the Western Colorado congress recently at Aspe., in favor of the free coinage of silver
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FREE COINAGE BILL,

WAsHINGToN-The bill introduced by Bland of Missouri, chairman of the house coinage committee. today for the free coinoge of silver, provided thai the unit Of the United States dol lar be 4.3l4 grains standard silver or 20S-lO grains standard gold. Any holder of gold or silver bullion to the value of 5000 or moe of standard fineness will be entitled to have the same coined free of charge. 1t further provides for the issue of coin notes and tor thei- redemption in coin. The acts of February IS, 1878 and July IA, 1890 are repealed. As soon as France shall reopen her mints to the free coinage of silver at the rate of l54 to 10 the president of the United States shall make proclamation to that fact whereupon that ratio shall be the le- gal ratio in the United States and thereafter the standard silver dollsa. shall consist of 400 grains of standard silver.
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BINETALLIC CONFERENCE.

WAsHINGToN-In the senate today Mir. Teller introduced joint resolu- tioa providing for sn international bimetallic agreement. IL declares to be the determined policy of the United States government to use both gold and silver as full legal tender money either under the rate now existing in the United States. or under one here after to be established by the United States alone or in accord with other nations. It directs the president to invite the governments Of countries comprising the Latin Union (so cailed) and such other nations as he may deem advisable to join us in confer ence and adopt common rates between gold and silver for the purpose of es- tablishing internationally by the Uni ted States a bimetsllic money and securing fxity of relative values be tween these metals.
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wheat are in buyers favor at an aver age decline of Cd. Foreign wheats dull. owing to immense stock and con- tinued deliveries.
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A. H. Emanuel is registered a. the Palace Hotel, San Francisco.
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THE REVOLUTION.

ST. LoUIs-A Republican special from Deming, N. M., says:
 reached here from Ascension, Mex f, today and reports the revolutionists strongly fortified in large stone grist mill on the outskirts of the town. They number two hundred we'll armed men and are abundantly supplied with food. The residents are in sympathy with tbem and those who have not joil:ed them are aiding them in pre- pairing to meet the troopers.
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A DENIAL.

MoSTEREY-The reports published in the United States of a revolution in Chihuahua are discredited here. General Reyes, cnmmander-in-chief of the forces in this section, has received no information of any outbreak any where in northern Mexico. Had such revolution occurred it is certain he would have heard of it officially.
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BLAINE DELEGATES.

PHLAD. LPHIA- Conventions were held in each of the five congressional districts in this city to select delegates 10 the Republican national convention. Delegates favorable to J. G. Blaine were elected at all the conventions. There were two anti-Blsine men, but both were defeated. In the second district United States Marshal Leeds received 19 out of I22 votes, and in the fifth, where 2I6 votes were cast, Charles W. Henry received 30 of them, In the other districts the Blaine delegations were unanimously elected.
 Resolutions instructing the dele gates to vote for Blaine me.e adopted in all five districts.
 THE CHILEAN TROUBLE.
 WAsHrSGToS-In reply to an inquiry as 10 the truth of report of an ulti- mstum demanding instant apology and reparalion, had been csbled to Chili, President Morrison said he had ssnt no ultimssum te Chili, and is stll
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E-eSs Yednesday's Daily.

Maricopa county has delinquen tax list amounting to $7O,OO0.
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PASSENGER RATE WAR.

CHIcAGo-In spite of the efforts to avert trouble it now looks as il pas senger rate war in the southwest is likely to break out at any lime, the Missouri Pacific, and Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis roads each blaming the other for the disturbance, and Chairman Finley is in correspond ence with the general passenger agent of both roads, with view Of restoring peaceful relations between them if possible.
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JACKSON.

CHIcAGo-Peter Jackson, colored heavyweight, arrived in this city today accompanied by Con. Riordan, who goes to England with Jackson to train the latter for his fight with Slavin.
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EARAHQUAKE.

MEMPHIs-A distinct shock of earth quake was felt here this morning at 230 o'clock. The two vibrations were from north to south. Buildings were shaken and several suburban residen Is were awakened from their slumbers.
 RAILROADS.
 FL PAso-First vice-president Crock CT, peneral superintendent Fillmore, Superintendent of motor power, Cur tis. and assistant general superin ten dent Pratt, all or the Southern Pacific road, arrived in the city from the west yesterday morning. Mr. Crocker went on east while the others returned to San Francisco.
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LcSDoN-The Mark Lane Express, in its weekly review of the British gsain trade, says: Prices of Enslish
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A COMBINE.

ST. LoUIs--A special from Wash- ingtou to the Globe Democrat says: The National Democratic Committee have agreed upon a tprogramme for the capture Of six states west of the Mississippi river, including Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa, Kan sns and Nebraska. The combination which has been agreed upon is that the Alliance is to be given the state and legislative offices and the Demo erats are to take the electoral votes and the congressman, or a majority Of them. The National Democratic Committee does not care for the con- troiler st tie offices and would as soon have Alliance men elected to these offices ss not. What they want is Democratic electoral votes and Demo | Nnsa.
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cratic congressman.
COSFEssEs.

DESvER-Sherif George Mckenzie of Napa county California, arrived here today for the purpose of identi- lying Carl Schmidt who some time ago while intoxicated confessed that he had murdered Mrs. Greenwood and had left her husband for dead, after robbing their house at Napa, Cal about year ago. Sheriff Mckenzie posi- itively identified Schmidt as one of the murderers and robbers, and will start for California with his prisoner tomorrow.
Evening journal., 1892-03-11

THERE is one sentence in Mr..
McMlln's speech before the House Of
Representatives which summarizes the
tariff situation very forcibly;
The laborer has been forced to pay
more I the roof that shelters him, tor
the hat that covers his head and the
woolens that cover his back. he has had
TO pay more for the linen he wears. the
hammer aud hoe with which he works.
Yet his wages have not gone up one cent.
What benefit has increased protection
been TO hlm2
The tariff has been held as bug bear,
a frightful thing for a plain man TO
attempt to comprehend but is it difficult
for plain man to perceive that he pays
more for the ordinary necessities than
he paid before, and that his wages have
not been Increased one penny? We
think not. Is 1t difficult for a man in
Delaware to ascertain his personal inter.
est In tin plate factory which costs him
his proportion Of the 8l5, 900, coo
annually extracted from ths pockets Of
the peopls2 Bringing the question nearer
10 every mhni Wonah au" cH'iNi 40 AZ VII
6cult for the plain people TO discover
what benefit it is 10 them to wear snoddy
clothes or expensive woolens to assist in
paying the $3.50, 100000 taken annually
to support the sheep and woolsn indus
tries2 II the people of Delaware should
ask themselves these questions and settle
them according to their own knowledge
there would not be a protection crank
In the state for, as a matter of fact, there
is not single industry in the state which
is benefited by the tariff and not .
single man whose wages have been in
creased by the Mckinley bill; OF, not
a single man whose wages would not b'
worth more II the Mckinley bill, or any
other protection bill, had never been in
existence.
Evening journal., 1892-03-11

THE evil OF studying law under Black
stone or Of reading the law after Attor
ney Bradford's scheme of interpret
ing one word to mean by Implication
what the entire body OF the law was
enacted to prevent is seen by the propo.
sition Of Mr. Jolls, one Of the six Solons
Of the Levy Court, namely; "Mr Jolls
wanted an opinion on the law compelling
the court to take the bridge he claimed
that while the law said that the
court shall receive Il, IL does not say how
g. shall receive H. With the Blackstone
edis Tor teaching that the principal witness
must be substituted for the defendant
and tried under the same indictment
and Attorney Bradford explaining to the
chancellor that by novel and besutif nj
system OF implication one word in law
implied another word. not Ia the law,
which commanded that the thing should
be done which the law said should not
be done It Is not strange that nutmeg
yankee should conclu ie that the law
which says the bridge shall be accepted
really means that the bridge shall not be
accepted Il Is a useful and convenient
system Of Interpretation these modern
law students have discovered. itis GER
taiuly stretchy and adaptable It can be
made to ft any case; or, indeed, any
| crime.