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The Arizona sentinel., 1892-05-21
Notice of Forfeiture of
 Mining Claim.
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,

TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 County of Yuma.
 To Hiram A. Owen and any and all persons
 and corporations claiming under him:
 You are hereby notified that we have ex- pended the sum of one hundred dollars in labor and improvements upon the following described mining claim during the year A. D., 1889, ,and also the further sum of one hun dred dollars Tn labor and Improvements upon the said following described mining claim during the year A. D., 1890, and also the further sum of one hundred dollars in labor and improvements upon the said fol- lowing described mining claim during the year A. D., 1891, in order to hold said premises under and by virture of the pro- visions ofsection 2324, Revised Statutes of the United States being the amount re- quired to hold the same for the years ending December 3lst, 1889, December 3lst, 1890, and December 3lst, 1891. The said mining claim above referred to is de. scribed as follows, to.wit:
 That certain gold and silver mining claim situate, lying and being in the Ells- worth Mining District, County of Yuma and Territory of Arizona and known as and called the Bullion Producer mine, which was located by Patrick Halpin and Hiram A. Owen on the 18th day of De- cember A. D., 1888, the notice of location whereof was duly recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, on the 9th day of January, A. D., 1889, in book E of Records of Mines, at pages 42S and 429, and reference is hereby made to said record for more particular description of said mining claim.
 And you will further take notice that if within ninety days after service of this notice by publication you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such ex- penditures as co.owner, your said propor- tion being the sum of seventy-fve dollars, your interest in said mining claim will be. come the property of Clark Churchill, one of the subscribers and co owner, who has in labor and improvements upon said min- ing claim expended in addition to his own proportion of said entire expenditure also the said amount of your said proportion of the sum at and during said several years severally above enumerated under and in accordance with said section 2324,
 HARQUA HALA, March 29th, 1892. ss.ss< ss.s<s<
 M. E. BARR,
 l9-l4t CLARK CHURCHILL.
The Arizona sentinel., 1892-05-21

The Democratic convention at Tucson last Monday elected A. G. Oliver of Yavapai county and M. J. Nugent of Yuma, as delegates to the Chicago convention. For al- ternateS, w. J. Mulvenon of Yava- pal and A. Conwald of Mohave county. For provisional delegates, A. c. Baker Maricopa, L. c. Hughes Pima, E. E. Ellingwood Coconino and H. T. Smith of Apache county.
The Arizona sentinel., 1892-05-21
MONTHLY RATES FOR SETTLED WATER,

mONHtfLi RATES rOR nhfILkO hA1bhy For tenements occupied by single families including one bath tub. ub...................$ 2 % Bath tubs, private. ......,.. l % Bath tubs, public, first tub ..... ........ 3 co Bath tubs, publi:, each additional tub ..... l 75 Bakeries, each % or less barrels of four used
 monthly. ....................-...... % Building purposes, for each barrel of lime
 used .......................... 20 Stables, public each horse, e,...............,. co Stables, OmDibnses and stages, each horse A0 Horses, truckmans, cart and saddle horses 35 Horse-trough on sidewalk each .......... co Hotels, taverns nd boarding houses, each
 bed. .......................... 15 Hotels and restaurants, each day boarder Is Wash hOuseS per each man employed. ....... 3 co Saloons groceries, refectorieS, etc.......... co Printing offices, publishing weekly papers,. l 50 Stores and offices requiring only orlinary
 supply ................ .......-.......... % Water closets, public, each. 1 % Water closets, prIvate, each h................. 70 Steam engines and railroads, special. Fountains, special
 METER RATES FOR SETTLED WATER. When daily consumption is 10000 gallons, or
 less, per thousand. j...................... 70 All over O,OO0 and less than Is 900 gallons, per thousand. ...............~.......... 55 All over 15,OOO. 40 For each cart or wagon for sprinklfng streets,
 not exceeding 300 gallons capacity, per month. ........... ...... ................ 20 % Carts or wagons exceeding that capacity in
 same proportion.
 All supplies not enumer- ted, subject to
 special rate.
 RATES FOR UNSETTLED WATER FOR IRRIGATION ONLY. When daily consumption is 5000 gallons, or
 less, per thousand. d...................... O5 All over 500 gallons, per 1000 gallons. .... C3
 FIRE PLUGS OR HYDRANTs, Each per month for fire purposes. s............ co The party of the second part agrees to lay two inch pipe on Second aveuue between First and Fourth streets within year from date of this instrument, and to replace the same wish six inch pipe when twenty-five families are resiiing said avenue and are des:rOus of taking water from said pipe, it being agreed that sai twoiHch pipe shall be laid and supplied with water cenjointly with balance of the water system.
 It is further agreed that at any time after default made in the payment for sail water as aforesaid, the party of the second part shal at his election have the right to shut the water of from such de- tau!tng consumer and not thereafter supply such de faultng suner with water; and sai party of the second part shlli have the further right to make such lsonable rules, and regulations governing the delivery, anduse ofsaid water, az may to him eet, and fair, and just, and to enforce the same under the penalty of not supplying, or de- livering water to such person, persons, as may refuSe or fail to obey and abide by each and ali thereof.
 In witness whereof said parties have hereunto set their hands the day and year first above written. Attest Village of Yuma,
 By A. FRANK, Mayor, T L. RED0NDO, Village Clerk.
 HIRAM W. BLAISDELL.
The Arizona sentinel., 1892-05-21
NOTICE! !!

The Loan Commissioners of Ari- zona request that statements be furn- lshed them of the fundable debt of the schools Districts of Yuma county, under the Act of Congress of June 25th, 1890
 The Trustees of any District having any indebtedness that was created prior to Jan. lst, 1891, and is fund able under the law, will please state the same to the Loan Commission without delay, accompanying their statement with a demand for the re- lief provided for in the act referred to and the act of the Legislature of Ari- zona, approved March l9, 1891, en- titled "An Act to provide for Fund ing Territorial, County and other in debtedness, etc."
 N. O. MUEPHY, Acting Chairman Loan Commission.
The Arizona sentinel., 1892-05-21

HERR TORY OF ARIZONA,
 County of Yuma.
 On this seventh day of April, A. D. 1892, before me, c. H. Brinley, Clerk of the District Court of the Third Judicial District, Territory of Arizona, in and for Yuma County, personally appeared John ". Darlington, George W. Norton and Jos. J. Sten personally known to me to be the incorporators of the proposed incorporation that executed the within instrument. and acknowledge to me that they ex- ecuted the freely and voluntarily and for the uses, purposes and consideration they therein mentioned
 In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand [SeaLl and affixed official seal, the day aud
 year in this certificate first above written
 c. H. B2INLEY,
 Clerk of said Court.
The Arizona sentinel., 1892-05-21

TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,
 County of Yuma
 I,J. L. Redo do, Recorder in and for said County of Yuma, do hereby certify the foreg ping to be full, true and correct copy of the articles of ncor p0ration of the Mohawk Land Company, as the same appears upon record in Book of Bonds and Agree ments at page 255, Records of said County
 Witness my hand and ofici.l seal, this 7th lSeall day of April. A. D. 1892.
 L. REDONDO, 2O-6t Recorder, Yuma County, Arizona.
The Arizona sentinel., 1892-05-21
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The Arizona sentinel., 1892-05-21
Notice of Forfeiture of
 Mining Claim.
Territory of A izona, County of Yuma

Territory of A iZona, !
 County of Yuma.
 To Patrick Halpn and any and all persons and corporations claiming under him: You are hereby notified that I have expended the sum of one hundred dollars in labor and improve ments upon the following described mining claim during the year A. D., 1890, in order to hold said premises under and by virure of the provisions of section 2924 Revised Statutes of the United States being the amount required to hold the for the year ending July 12 1891. The said mining claim above referred to is described as follows to-wit.
 That certain gold and silver mining claim situate, lying and being in the Ellsworth Mining Distri ;t, County of Yuma and Territory of Arizona and known and called the Japan mine whi .h was located by Patrick Halpin and William Gelhi on the 2h day of July A. D., 1899 the notice of location whereof was duly recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, on the 29th day of August A. D., 189O in book of Records of Mines at page 213, and reference is hereby made to said record for more particular description of said mining claim.
 And you will further take notice that if within ninety days after service of this notice by pubca- ton you fail refuse to contribute your propOr- tion of such expenditures as co-owner your said proportion being the of fifty dollars, your in ter,st in said mining claim will become the pro- perty of William Delhi. of the subscribers and eo-owner, who has in labor and improvements upon said mining claim expended in addition to his own proportion of said entire expenditure also the said amount of your said proportion of the sum at and during said year above enumerated under and in accordance with said section 2324,
 HARQUA HALA, April 1st 1892.
 1914 WILLIAM DELHI
The Arizona sentinel., 1892-05-21
Old People.

2. '. 6. is the only SarsapsriIlA thai old e feeble people should take, a the mineral potash which iI ia every other 6srsaparilh that we know of, is under certain conditions known to ba emaciatlng. ]. V. 8. on tho contrary is purely vegetable and stimulates digestion and ersatu aeE blood, tho very thing for old, delicate Os broken down people. It builds them up and prolongs thciE liVea- case in point:
 Ars- Belden an estimablc and elderly lady ef elo Mason St, S. F. was for months declining @ rapidly ss to seriously alarm her family. It rot % bad that she was finally afflicted with faIntInR spells She writes: While in that dangerous condition I saw some of tho testimonials con- corning J.V. S. and sent for bottle. That marked tho turning point I Iregsined my lost dcGh and strength and have not felt 50 well in yeG>S" That was two yesrI ago and Mrs Belden iS weN and hearty to-day. and still taking J. V. 8.
 IT you are old or feeble and want to be bEilt uR
The Arizona sentinel., 1892-05-21

Recorded at the request of J. ". Darlington, April 7th, 1892 at 3p m.
 J. L.. REDONDO,
 County Recorder.
The Meeker herald., 1892-05-28
DROWNED AT SIOUX CITY.
4 sudden Hi.- In tho rioyd River Hen
der. 5000 People Homeless aud
Drowns y Large Number.

A great food disaster has oyertakcn Sioux
City. wcine,-iay morning a great wave
| came dosn the Floyd river, which fos,
| through the center of the city, and which NJ.
| already swollen bank full.
The hFst note Of AaEnlns va. a telegram
received at o'elocs from iIn,on, twelve
mile. up the valley, To tho eiics, tha, four.
tscn.foo, rl.. vas coming. Intelligence .a.
sent to the police station. Chief Iiawmsn
wa. notified and ,-ni al once for an engine.
loaded boai and started up the Ililnol, Cen
trail track ior Leeds
Tho Save struck ~hrn but ,hort distance
up and III. boat sa. launched al once From
ono house three children scr- taken, hut the
mother coaii no, bc rescued and pcri.h.,i.
The paE,y narrowly escaped being overturned
by a second waN- six feet In height. The
angry wave. nearly made away with the boat.
from another house seven people ~rrr taken
Who had eraslei Into the attic. Eight min.
ute. after ,h. house ioppl.d over and .s-p,
dopn tho stream. Five people ~ew taken
from a irvc al sprinsiair.
When the warning came, Capiaia Of Police
Wickrs and pose made haste for the Hat
and warned a. many a. could be reached hs-
tosu tho no--i came. Many ~"uld not Mstrn
,o words Of ~arnin., .ayins they had .~-n
nigh water b~fofr. and .isyci aud were
dtuvnei. o,hcr. were saved with much of
,hrir belongings.
III. Missouri I,l,cr il ,cry high, and when
the food Ia tho Floyd iii,cr struck II, tho
uai.r dsmnci up and rushed over the al.
i1c-nt ios grounds. Th. stock yard. and
paokIn. house. w-f. situated a, the conra.
.ne- Of the tao rivers, and they s.rr INSTANTLY
Inundated and s,Cso cattle drusncd.
Tho scene 4, the chamber Of commerce va.
pi,l.ui one. ily,i.rleai women rushed
hlih-r and ,hithcr With fearful -ycs. In vain
,rJin. TO iocai. their missing onc.. Mother.
with their lo,r,i osc. all saved thanked a mcr.
clfai Cod for hi. favor. fopr Ind rich me; on
the common level, all thankful even for life.
The city council appropriated $500 fos
| immediate relief, and several thousand have
toon raised by subscription. The ladies have
been doin. noble work. providing shoes and
clothes for the ohiljrrn.
AZ 10 O'Clock q, night tho relief committee
had the names 81 nf,-cn person. knosn 10
have b-.n drowned and authentic report. of
| tho drowning of three or four time. that NUN.
her. ], /. believed that the death list will no,
number lee than hundred.
The Meeker herald., 1892-05-28
"A GREAT CALAMITY IN MAURITIUS
RESULTS OF A HURRICANE.
Nsagsr nsports offs Fearful storm That
Drtroyed Many Lives.

Baron de Worms, parliamentary secretary
of the Enril.h colonial Office. read n telegram
in the House Of Commons on the 2o,h, fully
confirming the terrible disaster at Mauritiu''
stories concerning which were told in the dis-
p.tche, Of the day before. The dispatch re-
cclved byl Baron d- Worms said that one
ihiri of the capital city, Port Luis, Was de-
srroyel. Among the building. wrecked we're
the general college and twenIy-fout churches
Msny sugar mills Ia III. country were com
pletely demolished and the valuable maehln-
cry employed in the sr!ndlng OF the cane anu
In boiling the plO.luet, vacuum pans, eenir'-
fugsl., etc, w.rc badly. damaged.
In this dispatch the frst estimate OF the
los. Of life ~ss given. II Is known, says the
dispatch, that Ia the city Of Port Louis alone
go person. were Killed In the various e0un-
try districts thu, far heard from 100 person.
Lost their likes, aud these figures ATE more
than likely to he added to when news Is re-
eelvei from the remote districts In the noun
,aln.. II I, believed that when the death roll
1, completed I, will be found tina, over zoo
people were killed. The greater part
OF the .a,ailtic, were among the iaboring
Glasses, Africans, Iilndoo-, Chinese Ar-l
Maiasassi,, who do much Of the work on the
plantations.
In Port I.ou. at least 900 person, w'rr In
jurci. Tho government ha. taken m. .suFes
to relieve the disires, that prevail, In every
direction. r,cgnlafy assl,iane. In necd'i.
M,uritlu, la. population OF about coo
In thl. hurricane the fanfarOn Nas u.less'tho
vessel. seeking 10 make II we're carried
shoEcvad br1ad,ide on, and d a.hei upon the
reef,
The Meeker herald., 1892-05-28
psrltIsb aud Africans plRht.

lycr,lIspa,ch from Lagos, the British settle
l,.,ie ON the Gold coast of Africa. states tha,
a british punitive force under the command
aa.loncl Scott, nlich started last Thursday
knr ack the Jchu and Egha tribes, the chief.
of which have blocked the trade routes to
the interior, arrived a, Fpc. on the border OF
the country occupied 10y the jcbus, on Friday,
after stout resistance by the natives. The
British cleared away the bridge. In the vicin-
i,y of the two towns held by the Jcbus and sc,
them on firc. There WIS sharp fighting and
eight British allies were killed; cncmy's los.
unknown. When they rctrca'cJ from the
burning towns they carried away the dead and
wounded. They did no, withdraw from the
town. until the fire from the burning house.
became 20 intense that u wa. impossible TO
longer remain. The Jchus have in,crfcrcJ
with British trade rules and arc being punish.
cd therefor.
The Meeker herald., 1892-05-28
Four Women Murdered.

A remarkable series II crimes wa. CON-
mlttcd at Dcnisou, Texas. on the night of the
18th between the hour Of 1890 aud 1890
The first victim was Mrs. llayncs, wife OF
Dr. William f. lIaync-. She was nssassina'cd
while alone In her houc. Her husband found
her dying ON returning from lodge meeting.
About 1910 o'clock tao pistol shots In
rapid sicccssion wcrc heard In front of the
bagnio Of Mine. Lester and Maud Kramer, an
inmate Of the house, fell back In the chair In
which she wa- sitting, mottally wonnded,vith
two bulic, ho,cs through her body below the
waist.
In another bagno Rose stewart was fatally
shot. The bullet was nrcd through She win
dow Of her room.
Later. in the very heart Of the city, Miss
iInwley was .hot aud Killed by some unknown
porson without q wod OF warning In her
room in h,r mothers cottage. MR. Haynes
aud Miss ilaglcy wer pto,niuent socially.
II is not known whether one Or more than
one man was the pcrnctrator OF tie crimes
and the motive for them Is a mystery
The Meeker herald., 1892-05-28
l;.l,n., ,nrl.,r.. CInn..

The dr., national convention Of the Hallway
Empioyc. Clahs Of tho United sta,cs. met 10
Omaha on the 18th 10 form \ national or.ani'
Eatlon. The chief purpose Of these club. T.
to protect railway cmployc, "by all legitimate
and honorable means from hostile action by
legislatures, railway commissions and the
courts"
The chairman spoke OF the efforts Of the
farmers TO control legislation In their own In
tcrc.t aud he urged that railroad cmployc.
must combiuc to protect Themselves In lcsis-
latiyc halls.
a constitution and bylaw. were adopted At
the nigh, session, and n permanent, national
organization effected by olcc,lng the follow.
Ing officer. President, W. l.. stcadman.
loaa: secretary. W. y Perry, Minnesota.
The Meeker herald., 1892-05-28
CALL FOR WOOL GROWERS.
4 Convention q" M--, I. Albuquerque on
Luiy 18th.

in response 10 numerous petitions Governor
Prince ha. issued a proclamation calling an
Interstate wool convention to assemble In
Albuquerque July 10 Z The object !. 10
discus. quc.iions which involve the extent,
value. incr-asc and prosperity of the sheep
and wool interest. In the state. and terrific
ri-s wc., of the Nl.sl.slppi river. To this
convention delegates arr invited and TO he
sent 90, as follow; From each state and
territory west OF the Mississippi, to bc appoint
ell by tho governor. ten dclrra,es; from each
county, TO he appointed by tho commissioners
or .upcryi.or-. Eve delegates. from each city
Of over ej 600 Inhabitants, To bc appointed by
tho mayor or municipal authorities, five dele
gates; from each city or town With popula.
,ion no, exceeding $500, to he appointed as
above, three delegates, from each agricul.
tural college, wool growers association, boari
Of trade or commercial club, two d,lcsaic.
from each newspaper one delegate.
The Meeker herald., 1892-05-28
THE FLOOD AT ST. LOUIS.
The Mississippi Higher shaa u Has bss.
since 1888.

| vince bbbJ'
' A dispatch from St. Louis dated the l7th
says; The Mississippi river at this point Ia
higher to-day than at any time since the dis
| asirons Hood Of 1883 The river continued 10
! rise during the night, and at o O'Clock this
morning the gauge registered rs feet inches.
Al Alton the water is above all previous rec
ord, except that Of lsi4. An idea Of the ef'
feet on the railroads on the Illinois side may
be gained from the situation NJ East St Louis.
Above the yiaduct the Ohio n Mississippi
and the Chicago 4 Quincy track, are from
one 10 four feet under water. The Chicago *
Alton road for u distance of four miles from
the bridge is out Of sight.
The greatest apprehension Is felt among the
residents OF East 81, Louis. The Ohio *
Mississippi rlyrr enbankmens Is the only
ihing tha, prevent, the place from being sub
merged The .mbankment Is Meniy five
inohe. OF the top. A portion Of the town Of
Brooklyn, adjoining East St Louis on the
north eide, Is covered with water to the depth OF
three feet. The town contains large negro
population aud they threaten To cut the en-
bankment. The town has armed guards and
any attempt Of the negroes to cut the dixie
viii be met with summary vengeance.
Armour's packing house Ia East ST. Louis 10
flooded with water and the swltehnlcn are at
work waist deep In water getting out carloads
OF the meat 4 feature OF the suffering from
the food In this city I. the threatened coal
famine. Many fsoiorlc, and foandrles arc
stopped on account of high water.
messenger reached Alton n, $40 =. IN,
after rowing ten miles In skin fron an Is
land southwest 81 the Missouri river. lie re-
ported that there were over sixty people on
the Island which was rapidly bclus Inundated.
The water was already In the hr't door. Of
many houses, and the occupants were climb
lns to the roofs Of the buildings. On receipt
OF this information the Board Of Trad. thl.
morning abandoned Its regular business and
organized into a relief committee. They
pressed the Fo.i-Dblaioa boat into service,
and taking oa board dozen large sklfI.,
started 10 rescue the ISLANDERS.
The Meeker herald., 1892-05-28

HAssIy MomAMMEp, Turk, is max
Ing ~, 900 mile trip, on foot, from
Cincinnati To California aud return.
lie Is to accomplish the trip in $50
day. is to earn his own living while
travelling, to board a, s2.a.day hotels,
aud &C., married, before he returns to
Cincinnati II he makes the trip he
l. to receive $4,000. As he is ahead
Of time now he stands a good show Of
winning the prize, as man who can
board at s2.a.dsy hotel can Sc, mar
rici easily enough.
The Meeker herald., 1892-05-28

Lunp SALISBURY has created several
decided sensations lately. First, he
in,ima,cj ,ha, the Protestant. Of Ire
land would rcvcl, araibs, home rule,
and now he declares tina, limited
form Of protection would he an ad-
vantage to England. lie says ,ha,
while other countries are extending
their commerce by means Of rcciprcci-
~ treaties they continue to shu, their
ports sFnins, English goods because
they do no, find i, necessary to bargain
with England in order to sell in her
ports. lie says that the free traders
Of England have gone too far. The
Conservative papers arc very much cx-
cited over the ideas he advances and
warn him ,ha, he will lose the Liberal.
unionis, vote il he docsn', look out.