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Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-13
Mars and the Moon.

Last night was the 9th of August and
 It was the god of wars night, commonly known as Mars night. inasmuch as the surface of that great planet has shown
 to astronomers vast battallions of arm ed scldiery, composing brigades of u- tantry, divisions of cavalry and Tegl~ ments of artillery. And as the late ob- servatIons of the most improved tele- scopes had shown that these great ar
 mics were in commotion and as they had likewise demonstrated the fact that space of a million miles nearer to the earth was going to be occupied by the war-like planet on the night of the 9th of August, many of the citizens Of Tucson had field glasses and smoked glasses and miniature telescopes array ed throughout the city peeriDg ct this sparkling god of war as 1t glistened, sparkled and blazeGd up so promlne1tly in the east. With view that prudence IS the better part of valor and in order not to be taken unawares, provided the planet should in its cycle leap of 1,000,- GOO miles create a hot box on Its axis of revolution and break from lis mooring5 entirely and come in contact with this
 arth or accidentally spill some of It's million warriors on to tEis earthly sphere, CaptaIn Trayer with his com pany, was under arms during tEe fore part of the night to protect the interest of Arizona in case of conflict, whilst Captain Gray and his company, whose duties compelled them to be in the neighborhood of the railroad were noti- fled to be ready for action In case of prompt emergency, and Grand Marshal Geo. w. Brown, who true to the symbol so often expressed, Uneasy is the head that wears a crown" tossed restlessly upon his pillow whilst thinking of the grave and heroic duties that would de- devolve upon a commanding officer D. on trying occasion of this kind. But thanks to the wheel of fortune, the morning of the 9th of August looms u D bright and cheerful. The war cloud has passed, Arizona has survived and our population and territorial soldiery are enjoying health and prosperity.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-13
THE HORIZON IS BRIGHT.

There is no one who will SCOUT the horizon of the outlook of Arizona at present but what will discern the silver lining tinged with a promissory note substantially endorsed in behalf or commercial und industrial progress that is now about to set in most favorable for Arizona. Territorial Auditor Hughes has received this morning letter from Governor Murphy, dated at Prescott, August 1st, in which the Governor states his probable presence in this city by the 9th, and also that the presence of Auditor Hughes would be needed at once in the closing and consummation of the Territorial bonds known as the Funding Act. This means turning loose s2,OOO,OOO to s, ,225,0OO into the financial channels of this Territory which has heretofore been so much idle paper ley ing dormant and drawing an interest from the people of s75,OOO per annum. It is happy termination and one which reflects creditably upon those gentlemen who in the face of untiring obstacles have secured triumph. The governor adds in hls letter that the bonds will be taken at par.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-13
.Prospecting the Desert.

J. 0. Carrello, an old desert prospec- tor, tells the Los Angeles Herald that there is no danger in prospect ing the Colorado desert if one knows where the water holes are. In speaking of the death of the Breedloves and Fish of San Diego, hs had the fol- lowing to say:
 'Only few rods from where the elder Breedlove's body was found there is al- ways running water, in Rock creek. Less shan two miles to the west IS that beauty of streams, Palm or Cantilles creek, with its lofty palm trees, toward which he was wandering his way, but worn out and famished, he fell down and died in the shadow of the great can titles. Four miles to the north of where he died is Deer Spring. Six miles further northwest are the famous soda and sulphur springs. Four miles still further north are the springs of the Blue Cross. All of these are on the west side of the valley, and within easy reach of the partya at any time on their trip had they known where they were ProspectOr.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-13
Dragooning Wont Do,

Not with the liver. Violent chala9o- gues, like calomel and blue pills, admin istered in "heroic" or excessive doses, as they often are, will not permanently re- store the activity of the great hepatic organ. and are productive of much mis- chief tc the system generally. Institute a healthful reform, if inactivity of the liver exists, with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. which insures 8 regular dis charge of the secretIve functions of the liver, and promotes due action of the bowels without griplng or weakening them. The discomfort and tenderness in the right side, nausea, fur upon the tongue, yellowness of the skin and eye balls, ,;sourness of the breath and sick headache, which characterizes chronic biliousness- it's former activity The Bittsrs annihlates malarisl com plaints, rheumatism, kidney trouble and is promoter of healthful repose.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-13
RAILROAD AFFAIRS.
Spotters Playing their Tricks on
 Santa Fe Conductors.

The deadly spotter has been getting ID his work on the Santa Fe's Southern California lines, and as result two, at least, and rumor has it more, popular passenger conductors have been made to walk the plank. This particular spotter Is said to have been an old sol dier. and the way he did his work proves him to have been a veteran. The man. agement of the road for some time past suspected that the conductors were not dividing up with the company, in fact it is said that the ticket punchers had of late neglected to even mention the re- ceipt of any cash fares. Railroad com panies usually insist on receiving a DOT tion of the cash. train receipts, if not more than the modicum which clings to the bell rope when the daily toss up is made. This is why an old soldier, pseudo or actual, was sent over the road between Los Angeles aud Bsrstow a number of times with such disastrious results. Two weeks ago the best known ot the company's conductors, and, in fact, one of the best train men in the Santa Fe's employ, receiving notice that on account of discrepancies in hls reprrt he was relieved from duty. An appeal was made in his behalf and General Manager Wade took the case under ad- visement. but decided that the man must go, which he did yesterday. The other conductor did not attempt to make any fight for his place except to demand reasons for hls discharge-usu- ally rash thing to do under the cir cumstances. At any rate he was satis- fled and took his walk gracefully. The others who are on probation, and those who have not as yet received any signi- ticant envelope, are suspicious of old soldiers and old sailors-and in fact everybody except blind men.-L. A. Times.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-13

directed toward Mars, and especial in- terest attaches to the observations on Mount Hamilton with the great Lick telescope.
 The orbit of Mars is, with the excep- tion of that of Venus, the nearest to the orbit of the earth. More. probably, Is known about this planet than about any other, and some persons have thought that they could See evidences of it's being inhabited by beings similar to the inhabitants of the earth. The favorable times for the observation of Mars are when 1t is Tn opposition, for then it is close to the earth and the rays of the sun are strongly reflected from Its surface. But its orbit is very eccen- tric, and consequently its distance from the earth when in opposition IS not al ways the same. It is when Mars Is in perihelion and at the same time ln op- position that the distance from the earth is the smallest and the conditions for observation the most favorable.
 Calculations have shown that the more favorable periods occur at inter vals of fifteen and seventy-nine years. The year 1877 was the end of seventy nine-year period, and it was then that Professor Hall of the United States naval observatory discovered the moons or satellites of Mars. This year closes the end of a fifteen-year period, and as- tronomers have looked forward to 1t with a great deal of interest. Thus far the results of the observations made on Mount Hamilton seem to be very valu- able, although they may be somewhat disappointing to persons who have read the opinions expressed by Schiaparelli, the Italian astronomer. in regard to the evidence of human labor and effort on the surface of Mars. It seems that Schiaparelli was mistaken in some inn portant particulars.
 The moons of Mars are especially in- teresting, because they are so small. They are the smallest heavenly bodies known to exist. Shortly after they were discovered calculations were made indicating that the diameter of the in ner moon is only about seven miles and the outer only about six. The inner moon is only about $500 miles from the center of Mars, while the distance of the outer one is about 15,O00 miles. They revolve around the parent planet with great rapidity, the period of one of them being less than eight hours and that of the other less than thirty-one hours. Tie inner one completes three revolu tions in less than day. The recent ob- with the Lick telescope have shown these little moons passing through all the phases which character lZes our moon.-Denver Times.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-13
THE CRY OF WOLF" BY THE
 WOLVES,

A comparison says the Lo Angele. Times, of the appropriation record of the present (reform) Democratic Con- gress with the celebrated billion dollar congress" which preceded it, as present. ed by Senator Allison in spech few days ago, is calculated to make Demo crats vince. In the light of this dis. closure the shallow hypocrisy of one of denouncing the last Congress for extra vagance becomes very manifest. "The billion dollar Congress" was a good enough Morgan for the retrenchment and reform Democrats until they put their own hands to the nations purse strings, and they outdid 1t so far as to ous, and elicit the angry denunciations of their own party papers of the more independent sort. But, true to the strange fatuity which seems to control the course of the Democracy, they must needs go on shouting against the bogie man after they had discounted him. Giving in round numbers, the figures adduced by Senator Allison, they make the following exhibit:
 appropriations by Republican fifty first congress, first session, S463,000,0 GOO; second session, s525,OOO,OOO. Total "bil- lion dollar congress" S9SS, 100000.
 Appropriations by present 'economi- cal" reform" tifty-second congress, first session s5O9,OOO,OOO.
 Excess of appropriations by Demo cratic economist" congress over "profi gate" Republican fifty-first congress in first session, S54, 100000. These are the figures as Senator Allison will give them.
 Even if the Democrats of the house should succeed in making their party record more ludicrous by defeating the sundry civil appropriation bill-the bill of broadest scope and effect ln the gov ernment service-wiGh the idea of i'm proving the economy" record of the party by thus cutting of s25,0O0,0OO, it would be too late to save their party from the effects of it's own record for in competency and inconsistency.
 Assuming the success of the foolish Democratic attempt to defeat the sun- dry civil bill, with its S25,OOOOO0 for inn portant governmental expenses, the re- cord would still show this sessIon to have exceeded by s29.0OO,OOO the appro- priations made by the first session of he ''billion-dollar" congress.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-13

The Star is pleased to see that the : Republican press has not repeated the questions during the past week. What has Mark Smith done?" They have been reading the Star.-Star.
 Evidently the Star would like to see Marcus prodded up for his shortcom- ing and so invites criticism of its compliments to the Tombstone States man. Of course all the good things that Msrk-we all call him Mark" for short-is supposed to have done or did not do, were potentially 8rrayed and among other virtues the following found 8 place
 He has passed through the house an amendment to the private land court bill" which protects every settler on Mexican or Spanish land grants"
 The private land court bill was in- iquitious in its conception for the reason that it allows the defendent homestead CTS and chloriders to be forced into the district court at an expense that not one in ten is able to bear. The bill on its face to the average mind, promised fair. It promised just and equitable settlement of titles in dispute, before 8 specially appointed court, 8 court in which the government itself was to bear the burden of the settlers suit. It might also be added that Mark worked for the land court bill itself, bill that from its very character must certainly have been drawn up if not by Mark, by attorneys for the land grant claimants bill through which every homemaker and wage worker in southern Pima, every acre of tillable land and every streak of mineralized rock, has been brought within the reach of the land grant Claimants, but evidently the bill was purposely and cunningly prepared with nigger in the woodpile, and the settler and chlorider, is summoned into the district court under penalty of expulsion from and forfeiture of their little holdings. Did Mark Smiths legal acumen advise him of the danger that lurked in the bill and imper- fled the settlers, or did he forget to ante up and fail to catch on at that most suspicious time? He is welcome to make his choice of either horn of the dilema. Two years ago up in Maricopa county, Mark is said to have denied and denounced in unmeasured terms, the land court bill, but in Pima county he stood spon ser to it and the Star knows 1t. This blowing of hot and cold aero; county lines, will be difficult of explana- tIon. It is possible but not probable that oily persuasioness may send him back to congress in the interest of the Grant claimants, but we hardly think Pima county vii contribute much of a majority in that direction, notwithstand- ing the emphatic declarations of the sMark Smith club" that meets over the Star office. Sabe?
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-13
The City Council.---The Electric
 Light.

Pursuant 10 the announcement made of the city council Saturday night to . discuss the electric light proposition, quite a crowd gathered, and all members of the council Messrs. Lamont, Schu- macher, Samaniego, Perry, Lesure and Miltenberg and the Mayor were present.
 The Mayor then announced the object of the meeting was to discuss the ques- tion of an electric light proposition made to the city by Judge Barnes and others. Recorder Meyer read two dispatches in answer to those sent by the Mayor a couple of days previous to Fl Psso and Phoenix relative to the cost of lighting these cities per light and also by the month. Judge Barnes appeared shortly afterwards and read letters of com munications on the electric light from Eastern Illinois capitalists who would take hold provided the city would con- ply with their conditions. Judge Barnes stated that he had business proposi- tion to make, one upon which, if accept~ cd by the city, his people would in- medIately take action. He desired the
 
 number of lights for a certain number of ears. Chas. Hoff was present and stated to the council that there were two or three requests for thls privilege and he requested the council to be fair to each of the contestants without in- dividual favoritism. Mir. Russell, the electrician in the employ of the Western Union Telegraph Company, was present Q len lra hoh haf of oh who was absent at the knights, cenclave in Denver. MT. Russell spoke from the standpoint of one who claimed to know the workings of the electric light and positively stated that there was sufficient and ample support in this city for an electric plant outside of the city patron age. Councilman Lamont addressing the Mayor, requested that before pro- ceeding further the district attorney be heard upon the matter. District At torney Lowell then addressed the coun- cil in regard to special privileges and city franchises and stated that there was law against special privileges ir the Territories enacted by congress. Short speeches were made by Messrs. Lamont, Schumacher, Samaniego, Perry and Lesure. There seemed to be no acrimonious feeling in debate in this matter. The members seemed desirous of having the city's interest promoted but disliked to tie up the city in a special privilege contract. The vote proved the majority of the members as opposed to involving the city on those terms. Although there was a full mani festation on the part of the council that they would be willing to so light the city and enter into contract provided the machinery were here and the pro- ject fixed fact.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-13
THE PRODUCTION OF GOLD.
The Out-Put is on a Steady I'm
 crease.

Fears are entertained by some regard ing the falling of in the production of gold must be looked upon as absurd fancies.
 Instead of diminishing yield all in dicatious point to a considerable in- crease at no very distant date. Com plete statistics of the gold output of the world in 1891 are not yet obtainable, but we have enough data to feel war ranted in making the assertion that the aggregate will be considerably greater than that of 1S9O
 Beginning with the older gold fields of the world, California in all probabili- ty made about the same out-turn in 1891 as ln the previous year, but the mines of DeadwOod. $. D., have made an increase and there has also, without doubt, been an increase from the silver mines whose ore carries some gold.
 The mines of Arizona will also make an increased production of gold in 1892 over any previous year for long time, if ever.
 Old prospectors say there is every reason to believe that rich deposits of aurIferous gravel and aurlferous quartz lodes will be found in Arizona within the next few months. Arizona has by TO means been thoroughly prospected and when 1t IS it will be found to be one of the richest sections of mining terri tory ID the United States This will make Arizona an increased producer by considerable bullion. The new mines that are constantly being found and de- veloped in this Territory are attracting much attentiOn from the entire coun- try.
 There is a steady increase all over the country and if those who have been afraid that the gold of the country was soon gong to play out could carefully inspect and understand the situation, not only in Arizona, but in the whole United States, they would soon change their tune.-PhOenix Herald.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-13
An Insect With A History.

Our fellow citizen z. T. White is the owner of what we believe to be the most interesting insect and mineral specimen in existence. To support our statement we make the following explanation; some months ago MT. White was pres ented with a specimen taken from a consider able depth in the Longfellow mine, of Clifton, Arizona. When the specimen in question was fractured, a beetle of a dull reddish gray was disclosed, sur rounded by a closely fitting mould of iron ore, in fact the beetle lay in state as perfect as in life, in its sarcophagus of iron. Naturally very much impressed with his recently acquired property MT White. hastened to envelope it with piece of cloth with the view of con- veying 1t to his cabinet, on his way how ever he had occasion to examine the interesting specimen and his surprise may be better imagined than described when he percieved young beetle slow ly emerging from its dead parents body, and in every characteristic resem bling 1t, barring the fact that 1t was smaller. At the time MT. White called the atter- tion of the writer to this fact, the young beetle was placed under a glass by it's owner, is contineud to prosper and increa SC Tn dimsneinos and lived for five whole months. The specimen, the insect in its cyst of ore, and the younger insect generated In prehistoric period to be born in the nineteenth century are now in the BULLION office awaiting Judge J. F. Crosby, of this city, who proposes to present them with the compliments of our fellow citizen. Mir. White, toa pros mn nF hn lantic slope. Fossil insect are common. Beetles and other insects enclosed in amber and other compounds are ire. quently met with, but geology in all these cases givs an explanation to ac~ count for the appearance of organic matter; but in thls case there Is no plausible pretext to accout for the in- sects envelopes in matriX of iron and found far beneath the surface, no other traces of organic life being present, IS almost beyond credence. The editor of this paper does not claim to possess but a most surE sicial know ledge of the scien- ce Of entomology, but he labors under the impression that beetles or insects of the genius Scarab3us are oviparous, reproducing their young from eggs, therefore the extraordinary appearance of the beetle to life in Fl Paso and the conditions under which it was accom- pllshed, are passing strange.
 The beetles, the older one In it's cyst, the smaller one perfect in all its details, specimen and all, are now in the BULL ION office, subject to the order of Judge Crosby. Among those who have had the opportunity of examining the beet les and acquainted with the facts, are Z.- T. White, leading citizen of this city; F. M: Bell known in electrical circles, and Judge J. F. Crosby. We mention these names to remove any possible doubt as to the sincerity of our state ments. El Paso Bullion.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-08-13
WILLARD'S REPORT.
His Last Statement Made to the State Department Before
 His Death.

The late United States Consul WIl- lard, who, twenty y-odd years of service at Guaymas gave him knowledge of affairs in Sonora, second to Ro one, sent in his last statement just prior to his death. It contains some interesting information regarding affairs in our sister state of Sonora, a part of which Is reproduced:
 Tn export of mineral ores from this district has increased slightly over that of the past year. The ores from the northern portion go to the reduction works in the United States, those from the southern portion (Alsmos) gre ship ped via Agiabampo to Mazatlan, to be sold and are exported to the United States and a portion to Europe. The only class of mines worked are those of gold and siver. Copper, lead, iron and coal are not being developed, the same can be said of cinna5ar.
 During the last year explorations were made with a diamond drill by the company owning the coal concession at San Marcial, and the results reported are highly satisfactory. In the perfora- tions made at one place by the drill, from the surface to 293 feet in depth, were found four veins from to 22 feet in thickness (so reported.) The veins or measures which have been, to some extent, developed and worked are at or near the towns of Los Bronces and La Barranca, 100 miles northeast of Quay mas. This coal is used by the mining company at said places for their steam works. These veins are from to 14 feet in thickness. Some 2000 feet of eXplosions have been made at both places by shafts and tunnels, which show formal veins of good coal. Coal vains are now, under the present mining code of Mexico, which went into force in 1884, considered as belonging.to the land, and titles are not granted to them as to mines.
 The following are the concessions of grants made by the governor of the state prior to 1881:
 l. Contract made and concession granted by state government to Arturo C.. Cublllas for the Baranca Mill and Manufacturing Company for zone of coal land of 6000 acres. called Santa Clara, at La BarraDca, February 22nd, 1882.
 ?. Contract made and concession granted by the state government to Jose Camou and others for zone of coal land at Fronterss, 5000 acres, dated June 16, 1882.
 3. Contract made and concession granted by the state government with M. Alsna for two zones of coal land at Los BrOnces, of 1000 acres, dated April 24, 1883.
 1. Contract made and concession granted by the state government with ''The Exploration Company of the Coal Lands of Sonora for eleven zones of coal lands in the districts of Guaymas, Hermosillo and Ures, containing an area of 570 square leagues (Spanish) dated July l9, 1883.