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The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

Mohave county to-day shows the effect of the depreciation in silver values in it's idle mines and decay ing mills. The republican party blessed CD all America by pro- tective tariff system, but turned it's back on the western country. It is said that St. Patrick, when bless ing Ireland, placed one of the counties of that tight little isle under the ban of his displeasure. We of the west are under a ban and will probably remain so until we are so strong numerically that we may cast aside the barrier by force of numbers. The people should organize to closely guard their interests. Too long have we allowed the money power of the east to make our laws.-Mohaye Miner.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

J. H. BILEs, designer of the ocean steamships New York and Paris, believes that in "the third year of the twentieth century," or within ten years, the best transatlantic steamships will be able 10 leave New York at noon and arrive at Southampton in four days. Such an exploit would require speed of almost thirty-five miles an hour.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

Ben Williams and Walter Doug lass of Bisbee, while down in So- nora a few days ago, went swim ming in the Yaqui river. The form CT swam out to rock in the stream and the latter followed. Mir. Will Hams dived off the rock but when he appeared he was exhausted. He went down q second time and MT. Douglass seeing his condition has, tened to his rescue, reaching him as he arose the second time. He was assisted away from the spot which proved to be a whirlpool which had tumbled the diver all in a heap when he went below and he became exhausted in fighting his way to the surface. He was unconscious when the shore was reached and for two hours he was rolled and rubbed by Mir. Douglass before being able to navigate.-Prospector.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

We do not believe in spirits and such, but we will relate an incident connected with the death of three men. MT. F. o. Douglass of this city had large opal scarf-pin, and on one occasion, MT. Coffman, a railroad man, seeing that the pin was loose in the scarf, excused him. self to Mir. Douglass and pushed the pin back to it's place, and day or so later Mir. Coffman was run over by railroad cars, or the switch engine, we do not exactly remem- Der which, in the yards at Albu- querque and was killed. Some time afterwards, Mir. Taylor, a vet eran engineer, made the same re- mark to MT. Douglass, and pushed the opal scarf pin back into place in the scarf, and that night he met his death in the fatal head end col lision at Blue Water, with three others. Sunday last Wm.. Judson and MT. Douglass were talking when the former said: Excuse me Fred, you are about to loose your scarf pin." He then pushed the scarf pin into it's place, and the next day at Il 80 he was run over by the cars and injured fatally. Mir. Douglass has given the pin away.-Gallup Cleaner.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

We are reliably informed that the Yuma Heights Company will not only carry out their previously laid plans in regard to setting out vines and trees this fall, but will largely increase the acreage. Presi- dent H. w. Blaisdell writes from Boston that money matters are rap- idly improving and that the future looks very bright. The company will set out large lemon grove, which they have not before contem- plated doing. This means much for Yuma.-Seztinel.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

The number Of delegates Us the
 Catholic Congress was very large, and included representatives from Canada, England, Ireland, France, New Zealand and other countries. Among the speakers were Monsig- nor Satoli, Cardinal Gibbons, Arch bishop Corrigan, Archbishop Ire- land, Archbishop Redwood, of New Zealand, Bishop Watterson and many other eminent writers and speakers. The highest point of en- thusiasm touched in the convention was when Monsignor Satoli, speak ing in the name of the head of the Church, called upon the Catholics of America to go forward "bearing in one hand the book. of Christian
 truth, and in the other the Consti- tuition of the United States. ."-The OutlooK.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

AN advance of about three cents a bushel in the price of wheat last week did not diminish the quantity exported, says the New York Times, Indeed, the shipments were larger by 45O,O0O bushels than those of the preceding week, and. the total for the eleven weeks of the new fiscal year is more than 54,000,00O bushels. Thus far the shipments have been at the rate of nearly 257.- 100000 bushels per annum.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has taken occasion to deny that he is a mono metallist, says an exchange, and to declare that he is in favor of the utilization of silver so far as it can possibly be done with safety to sound currency. This statement regarding the Presidents position was made by Gov. Thos. J. Jones, of Alabama.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

On last Saturday a large number of teams-thirty or forty-passed through Solomonville en route to the vicinity of Fort Bowie, where they will be put to work cutting and hauling wild hay to the post. Hay is said to be plentiful on the mesa,- and the price offered (12 per ton) for it's delivery will probably ena- ble those who work at it to make a little money. A number of mowers are now at work.-Graham County Bulletin.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05
SAYS the Irrigation Market: Des-

SAYS the Irrigation Market Des fert reclamation projects are the or i Ser of the day. The Colorado des It region is the aim to which the &erial reclaimers are now Winging
 their flight. That there are several 1 hundred thousand acres in the southern part of that desert of a most fertile character is unques- tionable. That it is largely satu- rated below and interlaced through out by the overflow waters of the Colorado below Yuma is also true. That this vast seepage has created the so-called Salton Lake, the low est point in this old gulf bed, is certainly a fact. That engineering skill may and probably will devise some means of utilizing some 700,- |OOO acres of land that could thus be made ere many years to return a yield of from $500 to $1 ,000 per acre is probably correct. But no such plans have yet been presented, though financial engineering in the east has had a marked degree of success. But when projects that talk about running great and open canals of over 200 miles in length around the desert, from Yuma north to Indio, and then westward and south to New River, are put be- fore the public it is time to call a halt and ask for specifications and evidences of feasibility before in- yestment is accepted. We see Sen ator Teller's name connected with this aerial conception, but must be- lieve it to be without authority. Evaporation alone is over so per cent in that region.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

SATURDAYS New York bank state ment showed an increase in reserve of $7,635, ,325, which brings the amount held in excess of legal re- quirements up to $10,601,700. The items show contraction in loans of $4,0S8, 400; gain in net cash of $S,506,S00, and an increase in de- posits of $3,4S5,90O. Circulation increased S1 200, or S5, ,5S7, 400 since August last.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

Statistics are said to show that young men do not, on the average, attain full physical maturity until they araive at the age of twenty eight years. Professor Scheiller, of Harvard, asserts, as the result of observation, that young men do not attain to the full measure of their mental faculties before twenty-five years of age. A shrewd observer has said that "most men are boys until they are thirty, and little boys until they are twenty-fve;" ;" and this accords with the standard of manhood which was fixed at thirty among the ancient Hebrews and other races,-New York Medical Record.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

THE National banks of New York City are receiving so much money at present from country banks that they are in a quandary as to it's disposition. It was only a few weeks ago that cash of all kinds was at premium now the case is exactly the reverse.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

A. J. Ritter, an old miner, recent ly from Ash Creek, goes out to Goldfeld today to prospect for pla- cer miues. Mir. Ritter is the inven- tor of a machine for dry washing which he claims works perfectly Phoenix Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

Indian Agent Estudillo came in on last nights train from Califor- mia and will remain several days. He is devoting most of his time to his district, which embraces a third of California. The number of In- dians under his charge is about 5000. Their condition is steadily improving and year by year they are becoming more self-sustaining. Yuma Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05
The Outlook in Europe.

The war scare in Europe, whicl subsided after England and Franc' had come to an understanding about certain matters in Siam, hat been revived recently by a rumol that France had sought to make closer alliance with Russia by offering to allow the Czar to estab' fish naval station at Villefranche close to Nice, or at Ajaccio, in Cor sica. This, taken in connection with the active preparations now going on for the reception of the Russian fleet next month at Tulon, and the entertainment of the off cers in Paris, is construed to be sig nifcant. It is we'll known that the negotiations over the Siamese diff culties have not been settled. Lit tie or nothing has been done for two weeks or more. As over thlr- teen thousand of England's people are engaged in business in Siam, Mir. Gladstone and his cabinet are naturally solicitous for their well fare. The French, if what is print ed in Paris newspapers is an index of public opinion, are enthusiastic in their present efforts to draw Russia closer; in fact, so enthusi- astic that the Czar is disposed to move with caution.
 The demonstrations which En- peror William has been making lately in Metz and Strasburg and other places on his western frontieI and the emphasis he has laid in his ] speeches upon the loyalty he ex- poets from his people have not passed unnoticed. The Grown Prince of Italy has accompanied him on his tour, and, of course has been profoundly impressed by the magnificence of the German re- views and the solid appearance oi the troops in the field. All this has been watched with inter@stis4RoElst St. Petersburg and elsewhere. That Emperor Williams recent action has been offensive was shown by the coldness with which he was re. ceiyed by the inhabitants in some of his newly-acquired territory who have not become thoroughly weaned from their old allegiance Attention is again called to the heavy load England would have tc carry, in case conflict is precipi tated, in defending the Sultan ano looking after his interests In Egypt The Czar's desire for the possession of Constantinople has not dimin ished, and the Turks are no better able to protect themselves thar they were twenty years ago. There may be no signs of imminent wal in all these rumors of alliances and protestations of friendship, but the present movements are of sufficient importance to engage the attention of the world, whatever their out come may be. It is clear that tht peace is not so profound that 1t is in no danger of being broken Baltimore American.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

THE first half of September shows that the Government expenditures have exceeded the receipts nearly $1,000,000, says the Philadelphia Ledger, the figures being: Receipts, $12,716,OO0; expenditures, SIS, ,440,- 600. So far during the present fs- cal year the expenditures have ex- ceeded the receipts in round figures, $20,000,000, or at an average rate of $8,000,000 a month. Conse- quently the returns for the first half of September show a considerable improvement on previous figures.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

ABILL was presented in the House on the 23d ut. by Representative Boatner, of Louisiana, which makes provision for the coinage of dollars of the weight of 4124 grains of standard silver. It provides that not more than 100,000,000 shall be coined in any one fiscal year and that the coinage shall cease when the total coinage reaches one thou sand millions of dollars. The bill provides further that the silver bull ion now held in the treasury, pur- chased under the provisions of the act of July fl, 1890, in excess of the amount necessary to redeem the treasury notes issued under the pro- visions of that act, shall be coined into standard silver dollars and con- verted into the treasury as a miscel- laneous reserve.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

Mohave Miner: In 1869, 4 years before he committed the great crime of the ceatury-the demonetization of silver-and while he was a poor man, Senator Sherman said in the United States Senate "The con- trgrction of the currency IS far more distressing operation than Senators suppose. Our own and other nations have gone through that operation before. It is not possible to take that voyage with out sore distress. To every person, except a capitalist out of debt or a salared officer or annuitant, 1t is a period of loss, danger, lassitude of trade, fall of wages, suspension of enterprise, bankruptcy and disas- ter, It means the ruin of all deal CTS whose debts are twice their busi- ness capital, though one third less than their actual property. It means the fall of all agricultural production without any reduction of taxes. What prudent man would dare to build house, a railroad, a factory, or a barn with this certain fact before hlm?"
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

A DISPATCH of the 23d ult., says The Colina volcano, on the Pacific coast south of Guadalajara, Mexi- co, is again active and the people living near the base of the noun tains are much alarmed.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

TaE Irrigation Market says. The vast "empire without water" so de- rided by New York daily sustains cattle enough to reach a valuati on of $2,000,O00,O0 five times that of all the cattle in the Australian col oaies. On that item alone the de- spised west beats New York City, whose total valuation for 1893 is $1 ,993, ,51S,528.90. New South Wales and Victoria have alone appro- priated and used, during the past twenty years, some S5,000,0O0 in providing as water supply, wells, tanks, water holes, etc., for the use and security of their cattle and sheep ranges, In America, how ever, we grudge the expenditure of even 5000 for the purpose of mak- ing more valuable and useful the 300,000,000 acres of pastural land that still form part of the public domain. Rather than take the pains to investigate and save the property of all the people, our new school of statesmen would prefer to throw it by the wholesale and recklessly into the hands of raven. ous speculators, real estate rings and cattle ranch grabbers.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

ACTING Gov. BRUCE has issued a proclamation offering a reward of 5000 for the arrest and conviction of the murderers of the late Frank Oury.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

THE Bear River Canal property in Utah is still subject of litiga- tion,. William Garland, the con- tractor, holds an injunction prevent ing any further transfers or ex- penses till his claims, aggregating $125,O0O, have been settled.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-10-05

THE refining of copper by cleo tricity is a modern method, says a
 correspondent of the Mining Era. Copper plating by electricity has long been known, and on the same principle copper is refined by elec- tricity. But to do it eheaply re- quired the invention of dynamo of great power, and an extensive plant. There have been many i'm provements in the process since it was used a few years ago. The cost now is about one cent a pound, but this will no doubt be reduced in the next few years. By this method all the gold and silver is saved and the copper is as pure as it can be made.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-22
IN THE NEIHAnr COUNTRY.

Another Strike in the Tieer-Regular
shipments Frain the Queen.
II is pretty we'll understood that the
Queen will soon begin work on tho cree
rion of n mill as yet no definite action
has been tnken, gsys the Neihart
Miner. M. Rene Curin. general mana
ger, has been out of camp for u week
past in the interest of q mill proposition.
MIR. Curin for II year past has been latorinR
with the Queen people trying to interest
them in the scheme. the Queen is u great
mine and hGs an abundance of milling ore
or second class IA they term it. Bat sec
ond class is not all they have by any means.
and while thare are DO new strikes or any
thing to cause undue excitement, they are
work ing along with about twenty Ave men
and are taking out and ship ping first class
ore every day. On She 1CO-ioot level the
tunnsl is now in about $50 feet. and at the
face they have easy three feet of splendid
ore, which is OF Il character that does no
rsqui e shootina; the miners aimIly USE
pick and shovel in taking it out.
The Equator is owned BIZ Charles Mix
Jonathan McAsssy and Martin Barrett
and Joins end lines with the Cali on tn
north, aud lies between the Queen of Sd,
Hills and the Cumberland. Some tim,
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-22
PERSONAL.

p. M, Gallahed. Of Billings. IL in "
Rev. A. Wormser, of Bozeman, is at Thu
Helena.
John Mauldin. of Dillon, 10 . visitor In
Helena.
F.. j. Edwards leaves for Granite to-day
on a short business trip.
Acknowledgement Haskell Ia expected to
yeturn to Helena to-day from a trip to
Glendive.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Deliver. who have
been spending their honeymoon In Callfor-
MIA are expected in Helena on Saturday..
Capt. T. P. Fuller. VINO has been confined
to his residence 70. q couple of weeks with
a bad attack of rheumatism. IL able to be
out again.
Departures via the Great Northern were:
Fred Lansing for Utica. N. Y; T.. l.. Mead
and wife for Chicago; Frank C.. Jamss and
daughter for Chicago.
Swend Carlson. VINO has been on Q visit
to the Worlds fair, has returned. Mrs.
Carlson and son will visit friends in Min
nesotn before returning.
Hon. J.. II. Murrhy, Gen. Hugh McQuaic
and Col. Geo. B. Child leave this morning
for a trip through Wonderland. They vii
be Joined at Livingston by Nat G. Good
win, who will make the trip with them.
Emily A. Fulton fer Chicago. Edna ELL
ing for Portland, Jas. Howard for Seattle
John Hsnta and J. Haponen for Duluth
Ms. Katherine Rosaberp. Flora kossberR
Willie Rossbere, Emma RossbsrR n +. Q
Wood for st. Paul, Mrs. b. X. Young an
daughter for Chicago, and Rev. Frsderil
T. Webb TO Chicago. wee among the de
parturss yesterday via the Northern Pa
citio.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-22
MINING IN IDA HO.
Pierce City Boom-The Fortune in the
Yankee Mine.

Pierce City Boom-The Fortune in the
Yankee Mine.
SPOKANE. WASH, June 18.-The Old min
ing camp Of Pierce City. in the southern
PORTION of Shoshons county. Idaho. ID e1-
pe.iencinQ quite Q revival this spring.
Ceur d'Alene mining operators have pur-
chased the Last Chance gold lode from
Judge I. B. Cowan, and have ordered ma
ch1nery for a quartz crushing plant. Good
gold bearing quartz has just been STUCK
on the Hewitt iode-a neighbor OF the old
Democrat mine. A quartz mill has been Ia
operation on the latter for several years.
Both the Hewitt and Democrat are owned
by a syndicate OF Chicago capitalists, of
whom Mr.. Hewitt is the western represent
tativa and the director of the Pierce City
ente' prise.
The Yankee mine near Osburn. idaho. is
a good Illustration of what can be done by
r~esoluta young men without the aid of CAPT.
sal. Last week the owners, the Blake
brothers, hirped u ear load of high grade
ore to Helena. the result of two months
work for three men. Ihe car load vii
net about $4,000. The Yankee has al
o.e vein only about five inches in width
but it neyer ''pinches out" and the ore doe
not require CONCENTRATING. 1t runs high il
silver, but carries a littis copper and load
The Blake brothers work upon the propert.
reasonably, and will the aid OF one mine
they clear q small fortune every year. The,
began shipping ore about three years az
and have sent out a car load regularly ever
two months since. They have refused sew
eral fattering offers to bond or sell, pre-
ferring to work the mine in the presen
economical and safe nlunuer.
There ID much excitement over a recep
gold strike near Bonnes's Ferry, Idaho
Edwin Doush, the fortunate discoyerer. !
constable OF Boomers Ferry. The ledge j
about thirteen miles east of the ferry OIL
tbs kootenai river and tho Great Norther
railway. Average assays show IS IN gol
per ton. ten ounces silver and a3 per cen
Cunnhr.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-22
BREAKING THE RECORD.
The School House Case Now in the
Third Week OF Its
Trial.
Prediction That It Will Still Be
Before the Jury on
July 81. Il
h:
The b. Harris Alignment Case Set fef
Trial Noxs Week In Judge Bucks
Court.

Upon the conveniaR Of court yesterday
morning Judge Hunt said that 10 was ap-
parent the school house case now on trial
would last until The middle Of July At least
and that parties and attorneys who have
eases set for trial before July - need not
expect trials before the fall. An order was
therefore made continuing all cases set for
trial before July IL, until further order OF
court. The cases already set for July IL
and thereafter will stand for sfisl unless
they too will have TO b continued ON ac-
count Of the ease on trial. The judge said
NO order would be made consuming them.
however. ustil next week. whom he could
better predict the end Of she present case.
Should the school house trial run beyond
July IL NO other jury cases will be tried IN
til October /. A. the school house case in
wolves some fifty items Of extras besides
The issues OF Law upon which testimony and
argument are had. II 10 predicted that the
end Of July will ind she case still on trial.
T.. F. Whalsn, one Of the contractors. has
been on the witness stand since last estuE-
day on his direct examination by Hen.
william wallace. Jr., who will probably
get through with him to-day whom he will
% v0k00 ID AoOu W Oos WYNN - W."
crsss-sxamins Mr.. Whalen for the school
board. The o-oss.examination OF this wit
ness it 10 thought will occupy at least two
days and very likely three days. After this
there are about twenty more Witnesses to
! be examined for the plaintiffs and a. the
defendants have about thirty witnesses II II
| easily seen that there 10 good reason fol
Judge Hunts order made yesterday morn
ing.
The case was resumed yesterday morning
| With Mr.. Whalen on the stand and at IN
| adjournment Of court at i've p. M. he had
| only partially testified in regard 70 tn
items making the sum total OF the clainE
Of tho contractors against the Helene
school district. Among tho many item
gone into was that of the exterior stone
work Of the building, Mr.. Whalen testify
inu that the stone work differs mnteriaH,
from that contemplated by the speoiaos'
tious and drawings, and that tho ohsnRss
stone work WAS much more expensive, re
curing the expenditure of a great dsalro
labor in the shaping Of the stone 30 a. :
make irregular joints. For this one tier
alone a charge is made - an extra Of ST,
$40 by the contractors.