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The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-12-07
Department of Jus,lcs.

The report of the attorney-generai contains the usual summary of the affairs and proceed ings of the department Of Justice for the past yeaI together with certain recommendations as to needed legislation on various subjects l cannot too heartily indorse tho proposition that the fee svs tem as applicable to the com pensaton of United States attorney, marshals, clerks of federal courts and United States com missioners should be abolished with as little delay as possible Itis clearly in the interest of the community that the business of the courts both civil and criminal shnll be as small and as inexpensively conducted us the ends of justice will allow.
 The system is, therefore thoroughly vicious which makes the compensation of court offi- cias depend upon the volume of such business and thus create Q conflict between a proper eX- ecution of the law and private gain, which can not fail to be dangerous to the rights and free dom of the citizen anl an irresistible tempta- tion to the unjustihod expenditure of public funds, If in addition to this reform another was inaugurated which would give 10 United States commissioners the final disposition Of petty offenses within the grade of m sdemean' ors, especially those coming under the internal revenue laws, great advance would be made toward more decent administration Of the crimin law.
 In my first message to congress dated Decem. bers lSSj, strongly recommended these changes | and referred somewhat Ut length to the evils of the present system. Since that time the crlm- inal business of the federal courts and the ex- p~nse attending 1t have enormously increased. The number of criminal prosecutions pending in the circuit and district courts of the United States on the lst day of July, lss5, was 3Sjs, of which 1881 were for violations of the internal revenue laws, while the number of such prose. cutions pending the lst day of July, 1893, | was 6, 5)O in which 4,2J0 were for violations of the internal revenue laws The expense of the l United States courts exclusive of judges salar
 les for the year ending July l, 1885, was sssI4,- 7Ss Ii and for the year ending July. 1893, Si,52s
 eI6sz It is, therefore, apparent that the reasons given in 1885 for a change in the manner
 of enfor cling the federal criminal laws have
 gained cogeney and strength by lapse Of time I also heartily join the attorney-gen ral fin | recommending legislation fixing decrees oi
 murder within federal jurisdiction, as has beer i done in many of tn stttes authorizing writ o | error on behalf of the government In cases | where final judgment Is nde ed against the | sufficiency of an indictment or aga nst the
 government on any other question arising be
 10 e actual trial limiting the right Of review ir
 case Of felony p nishable only by fine and im | prisonment 10 the circuit court of appeals. anC
 making speedy o ision for the construction
 of such prison and reiormatories as may be
 necessary for the confinement of United States | convicts
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-12-07

up sufficient feet, to patrol the Behripg sea under the modus viyendi agreed upon with Great Britain to detail to that service one yes sel from the fish commission and three from the revenue marine
 Progress in the construction of new vessels has not been as rapid as was anticipated There have been delays fin the completion of unarm- ored vessels, but for the most part they have been such as was constantly occurring even in countries having the largest experience in naval ship building The most serious delays, how ever, have been in the work upon armored ships The trouble has been the failure of con- tractors 10 deliver a rmor as agreed The dtm' culties seem now. ho weyer to have been all overcome and armor is being delivered with satisfactory promptness
 The method of employing nsechanicai labor at navy yards through boards Of labor. and making efficiency the sole test by which labor. CTS are employed and continued Is producing the best results and the secretary is earnestly devoting himself 10 fits development Attention is invited to the statements of his report Tn re- gard te workings Of the system
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-12-07
. ] Department of Agriculture.

The report of the secretary Of agriculture will be found exceedingly interesting. especial ly to that large part of of our citizens Inti- mately concerned in agricultural occupations On the 9th day of March 1893 there were upon it's pay rolls 2430 employees This number has been reduced to 1850 persons In view of depleted public treasury and the imperative demand of the people for the economy in the admins tration of their government the secretary has entered upon the task of frationally reducing ex- penditures by eliminating from the pay rolls all rpersonsS not needed for an efficient con- duct of the affairs of the department During the first quarter of the present year the ex- penses of the department aggregated t3iS,e76 76 against Si02 912. g for the corresponding period of the fiscal year ended June 30, 1893. The sec retary makes apparent his intention of continu- ing this rate Of reduction by submitting esti- mates for the next fiscal year less by s99i, ,3SO than those for the present year.
 Among the heads of divisions in this depart. ment the changes have been exceedingly few. Three vacancies occurring from death and resignations have been filled by the promotion of assistants in the same divisions. These pro motions of experienced and faithful assistants have not only been in the interest of efficient work, but have suggested to those in the dc. garment who look for retention and promotion tn It merit and devotion to duty are their best reliance. The amount appropriated for the ou' reau of animal industry for the current fiscal year is Ss5O,oOO. the estimate for the ensuing year is S70 ',0)0
 The regulations of 1892 concerning Texas fever have been enforced during the last year, and the large stock yards of the country have been kept free from infection. Occasional ]
 cal outbreaks have been largely such as could have b en efectually guarded against by the owners of the affected cattle.
 While contagious pleuro-pneumonia in cattle has been eradicated animal tuberculosis, dis, | ease widespread and more dangerous to human | life than pleuro- pneumonia, is still prevalent l Investigations have been made during the past | year as to tre means of tits communication | ard the method of its correct diagnosis ] Much progress has been made in this direction l by the studies of the division of animal pathol | ogy, but work ought to be extended in co | operation with local authorities, until the dan ger to human life arising from this cause is re | duces to minimum. ~
 | The number of animals arriving from Canada | during the year and inspected by bureau office
 was i62 091, and the number from trans Atlantic l countries was ,207. No contagious diseases
 were found among the imported animals Tn,
 total number of inspections of cattle for ex | port during the past fiscal year was 6ll,549.
 The exports show falling of of about g pc
 cent from the preceding year, the decreas
 oc curing entirely in the last half of the year
The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-12-07
The Interior Department.

The secretary Of the interior has the super vision of so many important subjects that his reports are of special value and interest On the 30 h day os June, 1893 there were on the pension rolls 966,0 ,0l2 names, an increase of g.
 I9il over the number on the rolls June 90, 1892
 Of these there were seventeen, widows and daughters of revolutionary soldiers the sur
 yiyors Of the war of 1872, 54!s widow of soldiers of that over, 2l,5iS survivors and widows of the Mexican war; 3,sS2 survivors and widows of In. dian wars 2si army nurses and 475,sij surviv- ors and widows and children of deceased sol diers and s.1ilo of the war of the rebellion | The latter number represents those pensionet
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

tone, He begged my pardon. ana as
sured me that he meant no iaIll'' ~
was only IN outhurst OF PaSsioi'
said. and he would certainty 90 10
harm to the man he had invited TO DC
his r,cst. He became laxative ana
cheerful all Of a sudden, ana allec'eu 10
he witty at the manner i'll when sot
frirhteued We walked briskly on.
he~,n to feel cold and miserable, ana
was praying silently for my denver
oncc. Just as we approached poiht
whore the road was crossed by smother,
q sloirh came in view. The captain
and the occupant Of the sleigh cN-
changed greetings. 1t was the priest or
tho Polish settlement driving to church,
FEATHER. | shall go with YOU | said.
y nm almost frozen. and | am AFRAID l
cannot walk to my friends farm.
Certainly. certainly replied the
nriest. with the greatest OF pleasure.
~ sat down by the priest. The cap
toin cntreated me to go with him. He
threatened and cursed and generally
presented n piteous appearance he
tbpn asked the priest for permission TO
ride to the village.
Your horse, father said, is, from
its looks, tired. My friend, the captain,
viii have TO excuse you and walk
"I'he priest agreed with me. evidently
sharing nv dislike for the captains
company. and off we went. leaving my
host on the cold road. From the priest
learned how the captain was thought
of by his ncighbors; that he was looked
unon as a desperate man VINO to SAT
isfv his passion for drink and cards was
liable to commit even murder | tod
him Of my experience. and he consrat-
ulated me on my escape.
"lt was the happiest Christmas eve |
ever experienced The little church WAS
full Of light and cheer. and | prayed and
san. devoutly with the village folks.
and when after the services the priest
announced my donation 10 the church
of 500 as n Christmas gift the cnthu-
sasm and cheers Of the people were 50
great that | came near believing my
self. with the village folks. real hero.
Well" Mr.. HON concluded, that
evening had another pleasant result for
me. On recommendation of the priest
| bought 200 acres OF pine land which
the following spring | sold at four
times the amount 1t cost me"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22
A PAIR OF RED MITTENS
sad Memories May Come With the
HOLIDAYS

The boss came through thc outor
once dressed for the street, although
II was barely | O'Clock, and as he but
'oned his oyercoat, he remarked
prusq1cly to the head clerk: Mind.
Jones, that work must be finished be-
fore Monday, Christmas or no Christ
mas Then he departed. and the new
nookkeeper inquired: What's the mat
Ter With the boss?' "Oh. he's inst
cranky. answered an old employe. he
always always acts SO around Christmas !"
1rpss old beggar anyway" said the
pookkeeper. and they forgot all about
nm They did not know why no was
an"ays ,,a grumpy at Christmas time
lhey mad never heard how. seventeen
years ago. the wife he loved SO m,,ch
llan ralnuy whispered, I've given vo,
ioVcly present this year. darling J"
ana then-died; nor how, seven vnars
ia'er. the little present" had lain dnaa
~ 'he new house, which he had hatnd
80 ever since. They knew nothiny ,hn,t
.iese t,ilhss and their thoughts Of tho
''. niio had sone-no, not ho,,.p for
a li'a 'lolelbut to his spl ,nlid rcsi-
naVlllS them 10 work al Christ.
,,,'s, ,,inn u'y' We're very hard. He. mean
sn, Mnlle, reached the depot. and thnrn
,sllppinS on lump Of snow some e,ro'
.iss .hs person had carried in. he fall to
ro., .'as,lly ~, raising his head. prepared to
,eah tne depot master 4 seyern lna,,,,. :,
llls eyes fell on pair or sma,l 80 5,
mlttens lying on TIM er,.a,, "i. Iel
seat, and his anger faded ~ '''''ef
PRESENTLY he stretched lis h,nd j
W. Mafa rhem, and lifted them safn,v - -
m ,iis pocket. A kindly bystaI.dar So sl.a,, ~
~, ~ uld not rise, went to his assist,naas ,.s
III. rLnl noticing that he never 'I, stirra, :.
ttsh. nand, concluded that he had ,I h,'ns ,',s
:. sch .~nly. & But the fact was a that ''nl. tha
denot an, nn, VINO could have bought the m
not for uu,t,sn. ~ TN. mad he SO desired. would
e sake OF Ill his Possessions.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

life Of the Polish and Bohemian Iarn-
ers near his settlement, ana 1he iliaiin !,
OPPORTUNITIES which q man with q Siil'li
capital might utilize for making lot
tune.
"A carriage was to await us at the
railroad station at which we lett aie
train, but we found none. The distance
from the station to my friends house
was, he said. but two miles, ana ne
pro7psed to make it on foot l dld
not like the idea. but finally submit
ted It was a cold. frosty Christmas
owe Snow, snow everywhere. glitter
ing and sparkling in the light OF 'he
moon. The trees in the distance. Dur
ie,l deeply i'm the snow, looked ilke so
many Christmas trees. daZzlin& WIN
light and splendor. The silent sur
ro,lndings the motion!ess WOODS ana
the lionel; road made me dream or al
other land and other people. ChilSl.
mas carols sounded in my ears, ani
familiar native scenes passed quickly
before me. ] at once felt vigorous and
young again and walked almost leap
ins, keeping pace with my powerful
companion and paying no attention 10
the intense, piercing cold.
You wouH not mind letting me
carry your money!
This sudden remark OF my COM
panion instantly destroyed all my Vls-
ions. | turned around to look him IN
the face, and one glance at it was Suttl-
cient to make me tremble. It was fierce
and as white us the snow upon which
we were stepping. Greed fbalng1
from his eyes, which from blue seemed
to have changed to green, and his lips,
boplcred by heavy. sandy nous
tache to which the frost had added "A
tinge of white, were closed as ii IN a
direful determination.
What is the matter, captain" |
asked.
"Do you A7lst me-? he rcphed;
then why don't you let me carry the
money? And as true as this is Christ
mas eve you will give it to me, too.
He said this in voice which no
longer left any doubt in my mind as to
his intentions. What could | do .
There was not human dwelling In
sight and he was twice as strong as ].
Such were the arguments | used.
They had wonderful effect. The cN-
army captain Immediately changed his
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22
"pEACE ON EARTH"

The brooding earth in silence lay
Beneath nights sable breast.
While nature crooned her lullaby
And hushed her own to rest.
From heavens lofty heights floats down
Thro' star-gemmed arch, a sweet, sweet
story:
"Peace on earth, good will to men,
Sang the angelic host in glory.
"Christ is born!' Lo, from the East
Uprose a star whose luster mild
Down through the shimmerins azure
spreads
A golden pathway to the child.
Oh, tender infant. heart Of love;
My very soul with grief is torn;
That this, thy hea"en- kissed perfect brow
For me must wear crown OF thorns.
That these, thy sweet carcsslng hands,
Must bear the cruel PRINT of nails,
At thought of thy dear riyen side,
My quyerlng heart in terror Qualls.
Here, Savior at thy wounded feet
l humb'y lay nay contrlte heart:
Thy blessing, Jesus, while | seek,
With thy dear help, life's better part.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

:" Good | said, you shall have all
the money you want as soon as VIC
reach your house
Opposition | felt would only stir Ut
his brutal passions, and so | tried to
speak as softly as could and appear
As submissive as possible.
Give it to me right here or you
shall never see my house. he burs,
out. assuming an attitude which showed
that he was ready to jump at my neck
The money is in a belt around nv
waist, captain, ! replied gently. DC
you expect me to undreSs here in a
temperature Of twenty degrees below !?
'Confound you,' he exclaimed, !
must have the money right lfown
What do you need the money for
captain ! inquired as gently as before
TO buy stock:
10 the deuce with your stock he
shouted. / am a beggar The mort.
gage is due on my farm and the sheriff
is possibly waiting for me already NJ
the house You will give me the money
Or
"He grabbed my collar. felt his
nails upon my throat My strength for
| summoned al my power and made
The last effort. It flashed through nv
brain that it would be useless to an.
peal to his sense of honor or awaken
his compassion for my age and family
ana 50 ! resumed my former tactics.
But, captain. l said. have you NOT
made mistake and are you not about
TO make still worse one? Had Won
told me from the start that YOU were in
this condition | would have given Won
All the money without difficulty. | as
sure you. captain. you shall not be
thrown out OF the house while | am
with YOU At your house | shah hand
you every dollar now in my possession
You must remember there are laws and
authorities Why should YOU have
them after you, when you can accom.
plish your desire in an amicable vay,
! shall be in your power even ct ynI,r
house. and should | change nv In,nd
and refuse to give up the money i
Wo'ld be as easy for you to force me
sr perchance kill me there IS here,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

Russell Sage is certainly having at
least an uneasy time Of it. Having es-
capped being blown uD by dynamite,
and also escaped from paying any Of
the cost Of the cure or maintenance or
him who was blown up at the time.
Having also escaped paying anything
to soothe the injured character, feel
ings and prospects of Mrs Della kee-
gan, he is now confronted with some
thing which that oppressed lady says
she has in her stocking There is one
thing which we all know Mrs Keegan
to have in her stocking that Is her
foot-and her foot and stocking are be-
hind the toe OF her shoe We know no
more dangerous or appropriate weapon.
which she could use on Mr.. Sage, IL
all the facts Of the case are as slhe rep
resents them. than the toe OF her shoe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

I'VE are all members OF the profes-
sion.' quoth John L. Sullivan to Mrs
John Drew; and then he drew a check
to enable Mrs. Drew to get her COM
pany out of town. Such are the tri-
umphs of art Nature, of course. may
have had something to do with en-
abling Sullivan to draw his check with
out any particular regard to the
amount; but was it the artistic instinct
which furnished the immediate occa-
sion for the act? We wonder how
many Of the kind OF persons who never
have kindly word to say about such
men as Sullivan would have done as
he did under like circumstances
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

have have loosel his grip on ,,..N
tens. II am all Hrht =" :, nose Nt.
s"";r swM to his good-naturedi' i'e IS, SAID, d
SEEING Sc his shocked loo,. la nslpr, |
movements. had Offered 1VpA ~ and |
tor. and when the mou n 10 fetch 4
,,,n,, rlme seemed cen an cternitpa uaa !, zone
pulled I'!.l, the mlttens from Il, % . hin
falrly sloated over them LIS Pocket
Yes. they We're cx,c,,r ;,
he had found in the h,n u, .e IKE The
the the present" was taken 'ue araa aag
Nle same "lor, too, The sa,sS Smay'
only somes of frequent ,o sa,sill smell n
"l snow and hasty dryinsss is',s ~ a |
,o,a Il roir'las a., ,s wood fires just - ,hl ,'o1
hole IN the tip of one. m fe sndo, 'll@ ,a !
very qurercolored warn eN Nl'a
Ior more t'ian an holr he s,. !.
ana when he rose. someahs, ~ M Y
ms train had long been ,nn nna' y
never even thought OF if 'l, ~ Oa
was lo'' OF me grief which led d. o.,
~ come to life again. and =, .ta ~ slsl
lror mm) things he ,ntendea =, ~ III u
fore going home 10 rest. :" ue
First, he paid a visit f. -,
ana then startled old Jones" y '
out of his wits by appeorin, ~ ~
oftlcc again after lcavin. if fore - i y
IN all the years Jones had war;, J..
his present employer, he hoa o,Aei y
known him to DO such thins =, !,
lie was more startled. howe - = =
himself called into the nriv,.. = ,
ana given a so for himself an, ~
more to divide among the olFo. j. !
ants. Leaving him to recover A,s' T.
at his leisure. the rica, man -, :,
through the outer Office acqin =
wishing each OF the astonisbal !,
MERRY Christmas" in 4 nlosua ~
somewhat set mlnncr, want avar
that evening. ana far into ina !,
he visited hospitals. orphan sxrl,
and homes OF al kinds, and befop
ing the last train for home, he ,
up his mind 10 adopt a little cba
take the place Of The boy for The
of whose memory he had spent 81
charitable Christmas eve.
Ana way out on the edge Of the
a little country boy, come 10 i'm
spend Christmas with his aunt
worrying over those lost miftpn;
frctfully wondering why God let
lose things that didn't do other
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

st. Louis is threatened with a water
famine, but the people will suffer 10
Inconvenience. They can keep on as
usual, drinking their beer and whisky,
and their clothing and persons will
present cleanlier appearance by being
preserved from contact with the di-
luted clay that passes by courtesy I'M
der the name OF water
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

The Niennese held meeting on Sun
day to demand universal suffrage for
men and women alike. Judging from
the character Of the speeches made it is
very evident that neither the men nor
the women who participated In the
meeting have any true conception Of
the province Of government, and neith-
er are entitled to a voice in the control
of affairs.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

paper men is manifest in the united
choice OF the Associated Press as their
news gathering agency. TO use col
crer, the Associated Press is ION top
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

A teacher who was held mp in Cieve-
land claims that she frightened the
footpad away by simply giving him the
"schoolma'am' stare" good and hard
The lady, or anybody else, who happens
to know the ingredients of the stare
that Will cause a highWayman to HE
himself away. will conf !: Il favor llnon
the public by publishing the recipe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

1t is pretty hard to work up synpa-
thy for the Princess Colonna. formerly
yorco from her brute Of .lincc She
knew what he was before she accepted
the title offered in exchange for her
money.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

America is threatened by the inva-
vasion OF an Austrian. Weiss by name,
whose hair is longer that Paderewsl1i's.
and Weiss can play q tune or two on
the piano himself London has gone
Wild over him. The name IS certainly
familiar
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

A Chicago scientist has demonstrated
the fact that the clam was the first set
tier III the Windy City. 1t would seem,
therefore, that there is warning as well
as wisdom in the Injunction Don't be
q clam"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

country are reaping the annual harvest
provided for them by careless mothers
who lock their children in the house
while they go shopping or calling
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

The Pittsburg plan Of raising fund
By subscription to keep the unemployed
at work on park and other public inn
provements is in line With the philo-
sophie policy Of helping the poor to
help themselves. The idea is good,
anl the plan will work we'll The only
difficulty is the raising OF the fund
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

The oldest fire engine company in the
country is claimed to be located ut
Mount Holly, n. j. 1t is called the Re-
lief Fire company, and has had 4 con.
tinuous existance of 141 years.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22

Mr.. Stead has not encountered any
wild Indians during his visit to the
United States but he has had q tilt
with Helen Cougar.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-12-22
HERALD-ADVANCE.
VIM. w DONNlE, Publisher.

NlLBANk. SOUTH DAKOTA