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Mohave County miner., 1892-12-03

Building IL nov the order OF the day.
Thos. Stevens. Of the Sandy. 10 in town.
John Granfeld 10 in tosn from Eu
gene camp.
Nearly all the ofiiciA.s eject have flied
their official bonds.
This 10 the iiNe OF yeai whom tree
planting should be insugurs,ed.
The world moves aud Mohsve county
is found ~ head the processivn.
Mrs Beatrice NoIi lett this week for
Yums where size will enter the Sisters
school.
Dr. Il. ID. suiitn has kvs,s " LAyu1
Springs " iook sftSr his lnInins property
~ that place. ...
Jonn Roberts VINO hAd Ills iey urokeu
py the kick VI nurse last week 10 getting
along sp,sndidiy.
Compare the MINER with Uther Arr
xons papers aud Il viii shine forth ia
Hlorious superiority.
There 10 nothing the SiIEEg iorco ell
Joys (r ~ much - stsoux pipe anu
smoker who enjoysu.
Mrs. sm,lh (coiorsdJ, wuo vas injured
IN ihe recent wreck IN TGuxtoa Canyon,
IL aUis W os srvlld sg.in. :.
Henry Rudolph, Whose seg WAS siD'
putAted lew weeks HgV At ths coont!
no-pltai, is rApid,y Recovering sad siit
sOon Ue around Oh Urutca,es. 900 ..
Do not wear lnpermsAbis aud tight
titiug hats that constrIct tue UiOou.vss-
ssIs Vi the scalp. Use Hairs HAIR kso
newer occasionally, aud YOU vii not De
pxid.
Juan Pinv, ~ho has oeen uignt opcTs-
tor al kinyu4u station ivr soiue montns
past, ieit tuis week On = visit " THIS Vid
home iu Yuma Tie su be sossHG
several weeks.
W. II. CauipOeii, ~no has ivr tbs
past thres years been superintendent vi
the Flores mine And mill, has scc~pted
= positlon ss Supt. VI mine aud mail in
YavapAi county.
Frank Ward, one VI the vesl uiAchi.est
that ever struck the county, 10 again ~itn
US Aitsr All sbseBce vi neArIy y year.
He Is around town to-day ,,,sk,ng hAi',v
with his many friends IN klnsunAn.
Jesus Oruzco went down 10 SigHai
Thursday night to bring up his big t-Ams
TO start them on the White Hills road.
He will haul al the nAch.oery ir0tn tie
copper mines to Yucca OH his, ,SAy ny.
The W. Il. T.gxsr. Alefcsn,iIs com.
p.ny will tina year cayy full lime Vi
holiday goods which they will dispose u
at reasonable priyes. Children toys
and everything Aultsbls Tor Christina.
presents will be kept on hand.
A beautiful display Of fireworks in the
heavens wSs witnessed by the people in
this vicinity Monday night. Large
banks Of black clouds hung low down on
the northern horizon ani through there
would come brilliant meteoric flashes
lighting up the whole heavens. The
display Of meteors WAS the greatest ever
witnessed by ourlpeople.
An entertainment and Xmas tree will he
held at the Court House. Saturday Dee.
oath. 1892, by the children Of the King.
man public school. Admission free.
Teachers and pupils Of adjoining
schools are respectfully invited to be
present. Parents and friends wishing to
place presents upon the tree can do so
by calling upon the committee at the
court house Dec. 23d and Path.
An enormous mountain lion was killed
by Wallapai Indian recently in Cotton
wood Canyon, between Crozier's ranch
and the Ed. Wright place. The animal
hsd just killed fine two-yesr-old heller
and was preparing to devour his prey
Mohave County miner., 1892-12-03
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

Plant trees and beautify yoar homes.
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TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

The statue Of George Washington. In front
Of the Sub Treasury. has a queer appearance
nowadays. From the knees down 1t is brightly
polished while above 1t looks rusty and neg.
lected. The cause of this difference may bs
discovered after banking hours. when the
seek they rub up against the knees shins; and
gloss is the result, Perhaps when they, grow
taller more OF the statue will be thus polished.
Marrow houses and small rooms In fats are
necessitatins many notifications OF life In
New York. One result Of present con 1tions
is tho narrowing OF the bedstead. Time was
when double bed must be ut least five foot
wide. In New York to-day. however 1t ts diff
flcult to find a ready-made bedstead more than
narrowing the, bedstead the manufacturers
ea ss o o Who exce Sc feet in height
and find themselves In world built for men
3 iS s b sf By oe daSona p
rection.
Tho sparrow in Now York and Its suburbs
accommodates himself with much philosophy
and intelligence to the difficulties OF urban
condition. 1t the streets Of Mount Vernon q
colony Of tho little creatures inhabts the hood
and lowered every day or two. The presence
OF many sticks and straws beneath the hood
u
rows was matched and bred in this distract-
ingly brilliant homo.
Tho Canadian silver tan-cent piece. which
used to be worked upon the unwary at all ferry
Offices. railway stations. and like places In New
York. sooms almost entirely to have dissp.
peared. Even the street car conductors no
longer keep u choice selection OF these coins
In a special pocket for the benefit OF near
sighted men and undiscriminAting women.
The coin would pass with the utmost ease
now as In device weight and size 1t Is nearer
the new dime than the old
Judges OF the higher courts Of this city as
| siduously frequent the Manhattan Club and
| the rooms Of the Bar Association. the former
| for pleasure the latter for study. The Judges
are ok -Ofllcio entitled to the use OF the law
| library of the Bar Association. the best In the
United States utter the Congress library. and
on holidays. alas even on sunday. the Judges
delva there for law. There Is no Quieter
| or more satisfactory working Mace In town
| than the Bar Associations rooms and II IL q
| distinguished company that gathers there.
A gentleman who offered his seat tho other
| day TO ono OF three little girls who were
standing in an elevated railroad car had the
unexpected pleasure OF providing seats for all
OF them. Two OF the little girls squeezed in
sido by side between the arms OF the seat.
and the third sat upon the laps o! the other
two, and when they wore all comfortably
seated the gentleman received as y reward
for his politnness IL combined smil" from this
small. but animated. human pyramid.
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them IN order to learn all that they could tell

them II, order to learn all that they could tell
ABOUT their language pcople. and customs.
No wonder. then. that the authorities OF
telegraphed from Biskra that u delegation
from the Tuarogs. comprising nine members.
was approaching. A few days later tho dele:
On magniileont cames. wGrs their war cos
tune, and were armed with lances. daggers.
and shields. As Col. 1ont saw them approach
ing he sent an escort OF soldiers to meet them
prepared for their use The Governor OF AL
germ sent Capt, Rebel to receive the embassy.
which. after, II days reposc. proceeded to Al
giers with tho avowcd PURPOSE of comforting
GLIDING commercial treaty with France.
The result u their visit to Algicrs Is not yet
known, hut the. cable dispatches that have
prospect of future friendly relations between
the French and Tuaregs. The French news
papers are making much Of the event They
that is since, tho assassination OF the Flatters
party. that there have been any official rela-
tons between the Tpareg tribes and the
French authorities. For some months past,
Tmaregs were anxious to reach an agreement
with the French.
The Paris Temps says that It ia mistake to
suppose 1t necessary to conquer the Saharan
tribes in order to cross the desert and connect
Algeria commercially wit the central Soudan.
The only practical way is TO enlist tho friend
ship OF the nomads by establishing common
bonds OF interest. IL behoovcs France to show
the Tuaregs that by open ng regular CONNER
cial relations. between Algeria and the big
Soudan Kingdoms Of Sukoto and Bornu. II Is
Or course the TuareGs must TO aware that the
French intend to occupy Tuat and 1t is pos
sible that one Of their motives for now seeking
peace ts that they dread the consequences to
OF the important Gases and tho wells in the
Sahara IL they continue TO remain hostile.
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DESERT BANDITS tanned.
Tho Tunregs Send n Delegation to Alsiers
TO Treat for Peace.

Great news came to Bskra early this month.
Biskra Is tho terminus OF an Algerian railroad.
and 1t ia built on the edge OF the Sahara Tho
news was that deputation from two OF tho big
Tuareg tribes was coming north over tho
desert for tho purpose OF comforting with the
French authorities. Such thing had not been
known before for years.
The Tunregs are tho pirates OF the Sahara.
The Sun has often told OF the outrages they
have committed. 1t was they who massacred
Mme. Time the Dutch woman explorer; the
Flatters expedition. Camille Douls. I.ieut.
Palat, and other explorers besides dozen or
so French Fathers who were crossing tho
desert to plant their missions In the Soudan.
Their hand has been turned against every ono.
They have lived chiefly by nillaging caravans
travelling between the Mediterranean States
and the Soudan.
The French have repeated failed in their
efforts to open negotiations with these bandits
and induce them to keep the peace and lead y
settled life. They have had 1t seriously in
view within the nast two years to send an ex-
petition into the Sahara for tho purpose OF in
f'icting severe punishment upon the out laws;
and so little was known Of these proud desert
nomads that when some French troops three
years ngo CAPTURED npm l OF them and
from France were sent TO spend mouths With
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LAST OF THE MOHAWKS.
Giant James Hartley, Who Pebbles Roots
and Herbs In Schenectady.

SCHENECTADY. Dec. 1.-Nearly every day. no
matter what the season or the weather. there
may be seen on the streets Of Schenectady one
OF the most picturesque figures In the Mohawk
Valley. 1t is that Of James Hartley. who.
moro than any one he met, attracted Edward
Freeman on his visit to this country many
years ago. and whose personality figured con-
spicuously in ono Of the English historians
lectures as The Last Of tho Mohawks."
The giant form. once straight as an arrow
OF his foreiathers. now slightly stopped with
age. the prominent aquiline nose. the keen
eyes. the tightly closed lips. the long. thick
hair. all make him q man to be remarked OF
men. or all the chiefs who went to Washing
ton after the ghost dance uprising had boon
suppressed not ono on crowded broadway
would draw 80 curious gaze upon himself as
James Hartley. whom tho iconoclasts OF this
old burg have dubbed Jim Gun" When or
why. no one knows, for Jim is nearly as old
as the Oldest inhabitant.
Jim is n remarkable character. He was born
on the outskirts Of Schenectady. near where
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THE LAST OF THE MoHAwKs.

the electric car, barns now stand on upper
State street and his sense Of LEGALITY must be
light. His father. James. who died about halt
physical mani ood. but he did not compare
With the son ON when the latter was in his
not know NOW 6mss 6a re o H bis
age at from IS to 90 years William II. Helmer.
who IS spoken Of as the next Democratic can
aSaated with , jim f fo!tyye se s' aSo
was then nearly sevon feet high: he is now siT
eHS p0n JACK e es sS de n @
sss s% sas III pT%s no Elm
in feats Of strength. Mr.. Helmer's son, VIII
wo ONE aSo Of Tffsd o
letes in the valley used to boast that he had
never met man who could throw him.
overheard the boast and offered to try con-
SlusionS He Tns then more than sixty
sell on his back almost Instantly. -,
jim has hna arsd isnc AS
on tho whaler Japan from Nantucket. II was
prosperous trip, and nearly a thops ;It bar;
was left on Barnes Island to DO rescued by an
other whaSr ae and " a
, wond S9Hi %an When the civil
broke ont jim enlisted in the l15th New York
Infantry at punh5k ana rs tha and
since thattlme lin has mad o schenectad his
home. His cabin; rough board structure in
him him what what a mastirs Kennel Would be- to the
average man. The ground beneath him in sum
ali air. that n he wants. Time and time again COM
| Portable. warm rooms have bee,n offered to him.
hnt he has declined them a
| Widest ancestor. 1t has been peaceable one
in this city 1t must be confessed that he has
1 1mases himself BY booting through the root
but no complaint has ever been made against
| him and his name has never been written on
| tho blotter Of the police.
supports himself in his simple needs by Ash
compounded drink after Jim's receipt that
Of ofi it. and tie other Ingredients were black
| cherry bark. sassafras. prickly ash bark. and
no one has ever seen Jim wear an overcoat
H H Sa Iaugh. and few have seen him ~ smile.
Mn "n wa TG ts s hs
herbs. seldom speaking. unless miles FIRST al,
fore sears sV'p % one shns only proad
fH%ps Ts @ fndaH IS sSo3s Sa
'J Jim has never been known to be frightened.
Some time age In his search through the
% Toisased IF liz appled his own remediss but
Without avail Meanwhile arm and hand grew
nH swea grsa gag Sr he ssp
and said: doctor. let me take n hatchet. "
What do you want with hatcheti" asked
the Doctor ITO cut off ms, hand said jim.
awav" Dir. Van Zandt took jim to tho City
| Hospital and performed an operation on his
the door OF his cabin, with his hand as band
aged by DR.. Van Zandt.
| the upper part OF Crescent Park. where on
| pleasant afternoons he will sit for hours mo-
| iioness ns a statue. It would be fitting that
sage in years. worthy to be tho last OF bis race.
| should he found there some day with hands
| folded across his breast. immovable. In the
| midst OF the home of his fathers. while the
electric cars buzz by his side and the railroads
| thunder at his feet
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III.

We were now near Queens Ferry. where Mr..
Rankeilor. a lawyer who knew my father.
lived and while Alan lay In the fields to hid"
/ made my way. in my ragged and dirty plight.
to the lawyers house. to whom soon related
my tale Of adventures. lie advised me to name
no unnecessary names. above all OF Highland
ers. many OF whom, he observed. were OBJ
noxious to the law. Throughout my story.
therefore. Alan WAS MI. Thompson: James
Stewart in ike manner. was mentioned under
the style Of Mr. Thompsons kinsman: Colin
Campbell passed as q Mr.. Glen. and TO Cluny.
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from he StrlI f0uNIY HOTPft
Clara Jano Edwards has placed on our table
two large hen eggs. They arc about tho size
OF turkey eggs. Clara lane says that the hen
that laid ON has laid two ~ this size every
to settn' III" eggs have been broken In the
frying pan an! they have each two yolks. A
little calculation will show that this 10 nearly
3C.U eggs in the space OF four years. from one
hsu. equal 70 1000 common sized hen eggs.
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] !.


Luckily. caught a floating spar. and by its
aid reached land. Here Alan's button brought
me guidance from his clansmen to whom I
showed 1t. ind after some aimless wandering
was put on the right road. and learned from
the people l met that Alan had also escaped.
and had passed along that way before me.
Whom reached the wood OF Lettermore sat
down at n spring to eat whom a sound OF men
and horses came to mo through the wood; and
presently after. at a turning OF tho road. saw
four travellers come into view. The way was
In this part so rough and narrow that they
came single and led their horses by the reins.
The first was n great. red-headed gentleman.
OF an imperious and flushed face. who carried
his hat in his hand and famed himself. for he
was in abreathinG heat The second. by his
decent black garb and white wig. correctly
took to To a lawyer. The third was
servant. and wore some part OF his
clothes In tartan. which showed that his
master was Of n Highland family. and either
an outlaw or else in singular good odor with
the Government since the wearing OF tartan
was against tho Act: II had been better
the tartan to be- Of the Arsyle Tor &c CempSeilj
colors. This servant had q good.sized port,
saddle bow. us was often enough the custom
with luxurious travellers in that part OF the
As ior the fourth who brought UP tho tail. I
had seen his. like. before and knew him at
had no sooner seen these people coming
than made up my mind tfor no reason that
can telD to 90 through with my adventure.
UP from the bracken and asked him the way
He stopped and looked at me, as ! thought.
.",MunEo," said he, there's many a man would
.m'f nn INV road 70 ror ON t tmo G
Een and here is young lad starts IN out OF
the brackeen. and spesrs If l am on tho way to
SdIsnare;" snid tho other "thls is an i'll
These two had now drawn close up and were
sTt edf 6 sT NE followers had
Roy Campbell Of dlenure:. him they called the
asS W.T. iy sss IS ss"! HjInnro
snGly and then 9h T. the he gather
sstts1 e T. SSIas Where wo are and let tic SOL
III YOU You are concerned for me-" said l., am
s sstissl q Klhs, George. owing no man and
WHY, VERY well said" replies, the factor
WI, aoes he 80 seekns the
AN Kings factor upon several Of these estates.
said /. . lttlo, pettlsd. "thst YOU were hard
NIP : f.ss looking at mo, a. i. in doubt.
bold: but ! am no uniriend to Plainless: Il
Stewart On any o:hsr day but this Would lave
fd Gay. MnnGo% And no turned again to
But lust as lie turned there came tho shot Of
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Notes for Militia Boys.
PUYALLUP SOCIAL NEWS.
The Rod and Gun Club Organized "a
Pleasure.

treasure
PUYALLUp. Oct. 29.-tspecial AT meeting
OF the hunting club ii was decided that the Or
ganization should be known as the Puyallup
Rod and Gun Club, and the purpose OF the or
ganization Is Rmusemens and sociability. Mr.
George d. Spur was elected president and Mr..
W. A. Stewart as secretary and treasurer. Mem
bership consists IN signing the constitution and
bylaws of the org anization and paying an
entrance fee of IS. The following have al
ready signed: Mr.. George d. Spur, Mr.. H H.
Blackburn. Mr.. Perry summerfeld, Mr.. C.
Stuver, Mr. E. w. Stuver, Mr. Frank Jackson,
Mr.. c. l.. Stewart, Mr.. A. G. Matthews. Mr.. +. p.
Cantwell. Mr.. A. n. Crandall, Mr. II. House, Mr.
c. W. Stewart, Mr.. W. H. NichoI, Mr.. ]. p.
Nevins, Mr.. W. A Stewart, Mr.. w. Osier, Mr.. L.
Finnigan, from Tacoma; Mr. Z. Bartlett and
Mr.. b. S. Johnson. The next meeting Is called
for next week Saturday and grand hunt is to
come off just before Thanksgiving.
Mr.. J. P. Stewart and Mr.. C. p. Masterson, of
Tacoma, started yesterday forenoon for trip to
Centralia and then down to Gray's Harbor, re-
turning Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finnigan, of Tacoma, spent YES.
terday with Mrs J. p Stewart
The Social Club met Wednesday with Mrs J.
W. Remington, from 8 to O'Clock .. M The
rooms were artistically decorated with orange
marigoids used in great profuson. The
refreshments were also q little more elegant
than is usually served at their afternoon gath
erings.
Mrs. Aikens returned to Seattle last Monday
morning.
J. J. K. Short, of the firm of Thomas & Short,
OF London. England, was entertained at the
residence of Mr.. E. Meeker today
A. Il. Heilig and Mr.. Nash, both members of
the Republican central committee. of Tacoms,
spent last evening at Mr. Ezra N. Meeker's
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Renton Social News.

On Saturday night most enjoy able masouer-
ade ball was given In the Odd Fellows hall by
Mrs Smithers, Mrs. Woodwork and Mrs. A. /.
Thorne in aid OF the school piano fund. Excel
lent refreshments, inspiring music furnished by
Seattle musicians, q great variety of handsome
costumes contributed to make this one OF the
most successful social events which have been
lately held in Renton. Mr.. James Johnson "A
an Indian chief, took the gentleman's PRICE and
Dir. Maxwell Thorne, dressed as Mother Goose,
took tho ladies' prize. Among the other cos
tunes which drew the attention and admiration
OF the spectators may be mentioned Miss iertie
Philips, GYPSY fortune teller: Mrs Custer, a
tambouriue girl; Mrs. A. 4. Hummer. Night;
Miss Annie Jansen, flower girl: Mrs. Cousins,
dance girl: the Misses Jennie Wilkinson and
Grace Phillips, Topsies; Mr.. Levi Kline. ghost:
Mr.. James knittles, new coon in town; Miss
Champion, Oriental peri.
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JgFrREYs LEWIS

part of stephauie de Mohrivart than In
any other emotional drama ever written,
and sparkles throughout with a flow of
sarcasm and repartes that relieves it
of the usual gloom that charaeterizes
detract from its general interest Miss Lewis
seems to have been made expressly for the part
of Stephanie de Mohriyart. instead OF the part
for her, so aptiy does she grasp at the intent of
each particular. and gives 10 such vividness.
and at the same time with such intelligence and
force, as to At once stamp her one of the
greatest actresses on the American stage. The
cod. calculating, aud at times pathetic parts of
ktephanie bring out Mise Lewis wonderful
power in a manner that at once astonishes and
captivates her audience. In the last scene. on
escaping from the house of the Verneys. where
stcphanie passes through the room in which
Baretto. her pursuer, and the murderer OF her
husband, stands. Miss Lewis does a piece OF
acting that surpasses anything we have ever
witnessed in all our theater- going. The terrible
fear depicted upon her countenance Is real
and horrible-like that II makes ones hair actu-
of Sir Horace Welhy. did some very fine acting
and was frequently applauded. He Is a rising
young actor and ranks far above the average.
Thursday evening la Belle Russo Belasco's
romantic drama. which is perhaps the greatest
work of that famous playwright will DO given.
Miss Lewis will appear Geraldine. character
in which she exeels IL lie her original role snd
Miss Lewis has made the character famous
Harry Mainhall will appear as Capt Dudy
Brand.
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"a Noh,. Rogue at Cordrsy'..

company that comes better hetaldsd than
any which has vet appeared at Corirays viii
open Tomorrow night in Steele Asckaye's re-
nned comedy crslua. "A Noble Rogue. Ii Is
more correctly speaking, s spectacular comedy
oisAa, ~ the scenic aal unets are vert elaborate
ana the mechanical elects ingenious aud orr
tina Mr OshoHrns - an adept in the sri 81
staging = piece, snd BE has lsif nothing unione
V max the production emiaenGly successful
he viii introsi zee 10 the famous bridge scene
&c Clarke street. ChscagS the appliances erIi-
poyed al the hrst performance .. the play N
,stesgo Nj. hioos> tHe clever stage m8chialst,
GAS exec LED sll his toFaer WORK Il the pEerars-
eoas luz ta,s wseA aad iI - SAFE ~ say that TIE
ssiangs VII excel az former displays III Eho
tAealer
"a Noble Rogue was first produced in Ne
sieAefs thestcr. Chicago. IN 1859, the aQtnor
Inss.i appearing II the psinei psl role IL has