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The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21
Attorney General Henry has

Attorney General Henry has commenced suit against Ex-Treas- urer Wm. Christy for $16,O00 which it is claimed was not turned over to the new territorial treasurer at the beginning of the Hughes admins tration. It is claimed by the friends of MT. Christy that he had paid this amount of outstanding county bonds in anticipation of a funding bond sale which he had negotiated but was not perfected before he was called upon to turn over the office to his successor, The money he paid for the county bonds belonged to the sinking fund. It would seem the payment of these county bonds was made with money which could not legally be used for that purpose. If the funding bond sale had been made Mr. Christy would have replaced the money in the sinking fund and his accounts would have been square. Should MT. Christy be compelled to pay this money back into the treasury, which we believe he will be, the $16,000 Tn county bonds will belong to him. So he is not in any sense to be considered a defaulter; he is simply short $16,000 in one account and $16,000 ahead in another.- Graham Go. Bulletin.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

On map of Arizona made in 1898 and corrected in 1702 by Fath- CT Kino, the Gila is called the Blan- fuss from Yuma to Casa Grande, and from there the Hila. St. Phil ip mission is put down near the mouth of Salt Rivor. Near the present Pot Holes, where the old mission of San Ysabell was locat- ed, is church called S. Dionysius. From Yuma trail is laid down al- most direct to Port Libertad on the gulf, in Sonora. Another old map made in 1775 by Father Pedro Fort, calls the Mohave Indians Tamajas. Yayapai is spelled Yabipay, and COcopah Cucapa. The Jacohedune Indians occupied Ehrenburg and surrounding country.-Yuma Sen- tinel,
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

The question of the boundary line between Arizona and Califor- nia came up in the federal court at Phoenix Monday. William Hicks, who was indicted by the federal grand jury for selling liquor to h. dians, through his attorney, Calvsrt Wilson, denied the jurisdiction of the court to try the case. He cited the authority of the treaty of Quad alupe Hidalgo and the recent re- ports of the international boundary commission, to show that the line runs directly west from conveyance of the Gila with the Colorado river, leaving Yuma in California. Judge Baker ruled that Yuma is in Ari- zona.-Yuma Times.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

There is one suggestion of Presi
 dent Cleveland in his message that will be responded to with applause by the people of Arizona. That is his recommendation to abolish the fee system in compensating United States Attorneys and the Marshal and clerks of federal courts. The fee system any where Tn the admin lstration of justice is improper, It holds out an offer of gain to off cials, who should be moved only by a desire to reach the ends of justice. If their services were worth any, thing. a salary should be affixed. Receipts from criminal convictions should be turned into the treasury and the officials paid out of it, and these two sources of income and expenditure should be made inde- pendent of each other.-Gazette.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

If the story that a Washington agent is now on his way to investi- gate the charges made by the" worst" element of the democracy against Gov. L. 0. Hughes, should prove true, the "best" element of our ter ritorial democracy will have a fine, in fact unexcelled opportunity to show how much their standard bearer has been ruthlessly slander- ed by that criminal" faction which causes him so much agony. But unless the great Brewster comes to the aid of his ally, the vicious element will tell so many unholy things that the special agent will go away with the idea that "best," worst" moral" and "vicious" are all synonyms in Arizona.-Tucson Enterprise.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

One gallon of whisky costs about $500 and contains sixty-fve fifteen cent drinks. Now, if you must drink, buy gallon and make your wife barkeeper. When you are thirsty give your wife fifteen cents for drink and when the whiskey is gone she will have, after paying for the whiskey, $6.75, and every gallon thereafter will yield the same profit. This she should put away, SO that when you become an inebri- ate, unable to support yourself and summed by every respectable man, she may have money enough to keep you until your time comes to fill drunkard's grave Tempe News.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

Some one has arisen to remark that Arizona is better off to-day than it was ten years ago when sil- yer mining was in its glory and then infers that silver is not one of our leading sources of wealth. The truth of the matter is that Arizona does not contain as many people as it did ten years ago if we can take the vote cast in 1883 and that cast last fall as basis. The vote cast nine years ago for delegate to Congress was 12,342 while in 1892 but 12,323 votes were cast. Had it not been for the onslaught made upon silver our voting population would have reached 30,000 or more ere this.--Prospector.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

1 Messrs. Curley and Kellog came in on the early train Wednesday ! morning having in custody D. w. Brown, who on Nov, 18th last shot MT. Sam Gentry on his ranch south
 west of town. It was an unpro-
 voked assault and had the bullet
 which grazed the forehead gone a
 little deeper charge of murder
 would have been entered against
 MT. Brown.
 Immediately after the shooting Brown passed through town and went within a few miles of Prescott where he turned and travelled across country to the lower Gila where he was seen Sunday evening by Constable Curley. MT. Curley had received no instructions in re- gard to Mir. Brown, in fact, all he knew of the case was what he saw in the papers. He telegraphed the sheriff's office here for instructions and pas told by Sheriff Murphy to follow and arrest him. He imme- diately started on the trail and fol- lowed him to hot springs where Mir. Kellog joined him and together they wenti into Yuma county. They travelled all night and next morn ing found that they had passed their man. Retracing their steps they came across him about two miles back. The prisoner offered no resistance and was brought to Phoenix.
 Mr. Gentry, the victim, is slowly recovering, and it is still a question whether the physicians will be able to save his life or not.-Herald.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

Arizola Oasis: A gang of 57 hobos was dumped at Maricopa last Tuesday evening. During the eyen- ing one of them broke into a box car and stole some provisions. Con- stable Patterson of Gila Bend, who is also railroad officer. was wired and came over and arrested the of fender, Examination of the ac. cused before Justice Williams of Maricopa resulted in his commit ment. Patterson brought him to Casa Grande and delivered him to Constable Cummins, who lodged him in jail at Florence.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

THE Graham County Bulletin very truly says: The newspapers are doing a great work for Arizona, and the newspapers of Arizona will compare with those of any section in the Union and are credit to the profession. They all labor in- cessantly in one common cause the spreading abroad to the world
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

Prescott Journal-Miner: Parties who shipped cattle to Kansas in the summer of 1892 to be pastured and who recently sold them, realized about 40 cents per head after pay ing all expenses. Others who ship about the same time came out in debt by the transaction.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

There are fully 540.00O acres of land tributary to Mesa City which is unsurpassed for fertility, yet sub- ject to entry by actual settlers The water problem is the only thing now to be settled in order to transform this vast area into beautiful and profitable farms. The water prob lem will be settled ere long.-Alb. Citizen.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

WE give below some interesting facts in relation to Apache County
 which are not generally known ol
 even thought of
 Apache County is nearly twenty times larger in area than the state of Rhode Island, and is larger than the state of Massachusetts, New Jersey, Delaware and Rhode Island combined.
 Apache County has about 20,16O square miles of area, nearly one half of which is covered by DOT tions of the Apache, Moqui and Navajo Indian Reservations, and about one-f fourth of the area of our county belongs to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Land Grant, leav- ing but a little over one-fourth, or five or six thousand square miles of land in Apache County belonging to the people and open to settle ment.
 From the foregoing estimates. which are very nearly correct, it ap- pears that about three-fourths of the land in Apache County is taken up by Indian Reservations and a Railroad Land Grant, and the peo pie still have left public land about five times greater in area than the state of Rhode Island.
 Out of 20,160 square miles of area, say the people have 6,000 sqr. miles left, after deducting Indian Reservations and Railroad land, then allow that 4,000 of this coco square miles is simply grazing and timber land, this leaves 2,000 spur. miles, or l ,ZSO,OOO acres or unoc- cupied agricultural land in Apache County alone, which can be culti- vated by the building of system of reservoirs to save water which annually escapes unused down into the Pacific Ocean.
 Now, if poor Apache County, with nearly three fourths of her do- main covered by Indian keserva- tions and Railroad Land Grant, can offer 1,2S0,O00 acres of unoc- cupied public lard for settlement, how vast must be the area of avail able land in our Territory open to every one in quest of home?
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

MARK SMITH is working night and day to secure the admission of Arizona, and the indications are that We will become a state shortly after the holidays.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

FRANK PoRTERFIELD, cashier oi the defunct Commercial National Bank of Nashville, was unable to give $30,00O bonds on the appeal of hls case.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

THE visits of Governor McKin- ley and Vice President Stevenson to the South are regarded as signif- icant in the light of presidential possibilities.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

THE United States Supreme c, urt has decided that in contract labor prosecutions, accused importers of labor cannot be compelled to give evidence against themselves.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

St. Louis merchants are asking congress to re-adjust the tariff rates between this country and Mexico, setting forth that the latter power is friendly disposed toward the Uni ted States and urging reciprocal trade relations.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

THE London Daily News declares that the shortage in the Bank of England, due to ex-Cashier Mays bad investments, aggregates $650, GOO. Parliament may investigate.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

A DISPATCH from Honolulu is to the effect that ex-Queen Liliuoka- lani has appealed to the provision al Government for protection from foreigners on the island.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

Cochise County pays interest to the amount of $13,659 per annum on bonded indebtedness of $195,- 900. The per capita debt is ap- proximately $40 and per capita in terest paid per annum S2,75. Each dollar of assessed valuation owes eight cents,-Ex.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

Delegate Rawlins of Utah, has introduced bill to extend the time of making proof of desert lands for five years, and suspending the fee of $1 per acre on the lands for the year 1894.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

THE Civil Service Association, an organization of department clerks, has yielded up the ghsst. It was not approved of by the powers that be at Washington.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

THE lower house of Congress has agreed to devote an hour each day in discussing the admission of Ari- zona and New Mexico to statehood.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

A NUMBER of Republicans of AL abama have decided to call a con vention for the purpose of oppos ing the plan to support Kolb.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

THERE seems small chance that Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service Lindsay will be bounc- while his superiors in the depart ment are Republicans.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

HoRDEs of tramps are fiocking into Kansas as result of Cover nor Lewelling's circular to police boards.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

CHIEF HARRIS vetoed nearly all the bills passed by the Cherokee Council, and all were promptly passed over his head.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

CAPTAIN w. J, MCDONALD, a brave State ranger, was shot and mortal ly wounded at Quanah, Tex, by a man whom he had recently arrested in Missouri.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

c. L. MCCAY, president, and H. D. Kane, cashier of the insolvent Bell County National Bank, at Temple, Tex, have been convicted of embezelment.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

THE Ambassador to England, Thos. F. Bayard, gives assurance of a pacific policy by President Cleve- land toward Hawaii.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

''OLD HUTcH," the famous Chi cago Board of Trade operator, has given it out that he will again enter business.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

THE monument to Mary Wash ington at Fredericksburg, Va, will not be unveiled before April or May instead of this, month as first pro- posed
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

PENDERGAsT, the slayer of the late Carter Harrison, objected to his attorney entering a plea of insanity as hts defense.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

IT is said that Governor Altgeld will not enter the Senatorial race to secure Cullom's seat.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

Two negroes have been lynched in Dallas County, Alabama, for par ticipating in murder.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

OUR bonded debt is said to be SIP for every man, woman and child in the Territory.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

THE time for the hearing of the indicted Madison Square Bank off, cials has been extended.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

THE Cherokee Council passed the Strip bond sales bill over the head of the Chief of the Nation.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

ESTIMATES of Texas cattle to be shipped in the spring place the number at 100000.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

OWING to the acts of vandalism perpetrated by relic hunters the Senate Chamber is closed to all vis- itors.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

THERE is $20,OOO,OOO worth of live stock in Arizona.
The St. Johns herald., 1893-12-21

itors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-29
GEN. PALMER'S VIEWS,

The Ex-COmmander of the Grand Army
Says That Farnham Post is In the Wrong.
The New York Times Albany special today
says:
Ex-Commander-in-chie John Palmer of the
G. A. r. says that the members OF Farnham
Post were wrong.
1t Is not true" he says, that the Grand
Army requested the post to rescind its resolu-
ton. 1t generously offered to settle the trou-
BILE by asking the post to apologize for the
breaking of the law order. This the post en-
phatically refused to do. am sorry over the
obstinacy Of the post, it comprises many
excellent comrades.
Tho members Of Farnham Post cannot pose
as martyrs on this question of fraudulent PEN
slons. They had their representative at tho
department convention i'll Syracuse, and had
they brought their resolution into that con-
vention l have no hesitation in saving that it
would have been adopted Every brave soldier
who rendered honorable service is in favor of
maintaining the pension roll as roll Of honor.
The soldiers are neither better nor worse
than the ranks of the people from which they
came. but for sobriety and peaceabie gather
ings they are noted. \ man may be drunkard
today. but he was not d 'dead-beat when the
fate of the nation hung trembling. You will
Ind In any post active workers of each party.
Nearly every post has a different idea Of the
pension question. This and other matters led
the, national encampments to forbid posts
sending out resolution Of any character with
out the approval Of the department commander,
The post to which l belong has spent
1000 in charity. the greater portion coming
out OF the pockets of men who earned it by
hard toll. The action OF the council of admin
lstration was in spirit of Cancellation. The
post said it would not obey the laws of the
order"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-29
North Texas-Decosta H. Dodson. Leonard, Windsor
Ii. L. Parmalee. Leonard. Litchfeld-

North Texas-Decosta H. podson. Leonard. Windsor.
IL. L. ParIaalee. Leonard. Litchfeld
Synod of Utah.
Montana John Reid. ir. Great Falls lincoln.
George W WragV Butt, Lincoln
ulIHhh,rhi'ip I. Bohbs <. HyInm. l22 st. So.
BOISE r Blacs. Nanya. idaho. Lincoln.
IEomas Mckee. Nampa. Idaho. Lincoln.
hendal-S Allen. franklin. Idaho, IA Stoughton st.
Synod of Washington.
Alaska-Samuel II King. Etchfeid
n X: Peckinranzh. J04 A 81 sc.
oly;|J'aEAii a,kenze; H9qpim, wash. 421 9Th
P9Eet so49dFC W. Stewart, umne-, Wash. Cochran.
sI2 dxin 49, y G:rnan' Sr1kane. Wash. Lincoln.
walls Wslla-A Adair. Moscow, Idaho, Buckingham
>. H. Erwin. Prescott. Wash. Buckingham.
Synod of Wisconsin.
Chippewa-Archi bald Durrie, superior 1907 l4th at
A. +. Blake, Earc!air. 226 3 st
La Crosse-N. ID. Thomas La Crosse Ebbitt.
~ D. Nc MILAN. La Crosse. Eb5itt.
MLql-On Albert VGullick HI born CITY 15O3 2Sth At
". F. VIM hester ReedsburQ.
MIlwsukee-C. =. Nictcrsan, Racine, 25 Lanier pl.
l. Proctor. Milwaukee. 25 LaIier p.
James s. Wilson. Oxford. Lincoln.
!. sherman, Marietta.
George Il. Patch. Stevens Fort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-29
ARM Orders.

Capt. William c. Shannon. assistant surgeon,
8 relieved from further duty at Fort Apache,
Arizona territory, and will report to the SUI
geon general for duty in his Office, vice Capt.
Harry o. PerIev, assistant surgeon, who. at his
Office and will report TO the commanding officer
Plattsburg barracks, New York, for duty at
that station.
Maj. Isaac Arnold IT,, and First Lieut. Ere
mont r. Peck, ordnance department. are de-
tailed as members of the board of ordnance
officers for the purpose Of testing rifle cannon.
vice Lieut.. Col Francis II. Parker and First
Lieut. Charles b. Wheeler, ordnance depart
ment. who are relieved.
Leave of absence to September l. to take
effect on being relieved from duty at the United
States Infantry and Cavalry School, Fort Leav-
enworth. Kan, il granted Capt William A.
Skunk. eighth cavalry.
Leave of absence from July to September I
is granted Second Lieut. Robert l.. Hamilton,
twentv-second infantry.
Leave OF absence for three months is granted
First Lieut.. Charles W. Abbot, jr., twelfth in
fantry.
Leave of absence for three months is granted
Second Lieut.. Charles c. Ogden thirteenth in
fantry.
First Lieut.. William F. Lewis. assistant sur
geon (recently appointed), will proceed from
Kingston, n. c.. and report to the commanding
officer Fort Assinniboine, Mont, for duty at
that post.
Leave of absence for four months, on sur
geon 8 certificate Of disability, is granted Capt
Curtis f. Price, assistant surgeon.
The following transfers in the sixth cavalry
are ordered: First Lieut.. Darlington X West,
from troop to troop B; First Lieut. John T.
Nance. from troop B to troopI
First Lieut.. John L. Nance. sixth cavalry, is
relieved from duty pertaining to the militia Of
Arkansas, and will proceed to join his troop
q, Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-29
THE COUR TS.
EoUIrY CouRr-Chief Justice Bingham an
JUDGE Cor

EQUITY CoURr-Chief Justice Bingham and
JUDGE Cor
Saturday-Glover agt. Bancroft; decree in
terpre ling will and reference to auditor. Miller
agt. Miller; payment from registry. Tracy agt.
Taylor ct al; pro confesso against G. Movers
granted Garvey agt. Carney; A. E. Shoe
maker appointed guardian ad Item Uppleby
agt Maddox: Isabel o. Maddox do
CIRCUIT Court. DIVISION 1-Judoe Brod,eu
Saturday-Sanders d Co. agt. Strider; plaintiff
allowed to deposit $50 security for costs. Wood
c. T., agt Helpenstein d Cluss; judgment of
condemnation set aside with leave to defend.
ants to answer. w. Holly sgt. Washington and
Arlington Railroad Company; motion for judg-
ment granted for 1862. In re Margaret
Wood, deceased; motion for production
of certain documents granted. Sypher agt.
Morey; motion for new trial overruled. Stone
agt. Woods: motion for new trial overruled.
Woods d Co. agt. Jarvis ct al: verdict and
Judgment set aside on motion upon defendants
paying costs to date. Camden Furniture Com
pany agt. r. F. Cornie; judgment of condemna-
ton. Tainsell agt J. T. Offutt; motion to
strike case from docket, or enter case sstistied,
granted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-29
AN EVENING SESSION.

Subjects Considered by the Assembly Sat-
Urday Night.
The evening session was mainly devoted to a
continuation OF the debate on the proposed
change in the time of paying home missionaries
from quarterly to monthly. 1t was finally con-
siuded to refer the matter to the home mission
board. The report on young peoples societies
was adopted.
The resolution referred to the committee on
the Chinese exclusion law expressing the graft
tude OF the assembly to the Chinese authorities
for the favor extended to missionaries in China
was reported back and adopted. 1t was recon-
mended that a copy of the resolution which
had been introduced by Rev. Gilbert Reid of
China, to the Secretary of State, with the re-
quest that with his discretion to submit the
same to the Chinese authorities and to Mr..
Chas DENLY.
IN BEHALF OF CHINA MISSIONS.
The following letter was sent to the Secretary
OF State by the special committee:
1.-The undersigned committee Of the general
assembly Of the Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America, now in session in the
city Of Washington, and the Rev. j. H. Bryson,
ID, representing the committee Of foreign
missions Of the Presbyterian Church of the
United States. now in session at Macon, Ga.
would respectfully direct the attention Of the
Secretary of State to the deep interest and
concern felt by the members of these churches
for the welfare of their ministers laboring in
the mission field in China. Information re-
ceived from our representatives in that coun-
try leads us to fear that they may be imperied
OF their lives, and we therefore pray that every
possible provision be made to insure their
safety in case this danger is realized"
The committee will call on the President to-
morrow with reference to the Chinese matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-29
NOT A CHINESE LABOREE.
A Chinaman Who Owns q Restaurant In
New York.


Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hamlin
recently submitted to the Attorney General for
his opinion the case Of one Young Hon, China-
man who owned a restaurant in New York. The
Chinaman had returned to his native land for !,
visit and l. now asking admission 70 the United
States The Treasury Department was DESTROYS
of knowing whether he would be classed as
Lahore" which would exclude him from the
country in accordance with the Geary law. AT
the same time the Attorney General was askel
to render an opinion to what persons would
be classed az ''laborers" under the law.
The reply of General Olney was as follows
II anH in receipt of your communication of tho
18th asking my official opinion as to whether
one Young Hon, Chinaman, is Chinese la
borer within the meaning Of the laws of 1882,
1854 and 1888 prohibiting such persons from
entering the United States. The only Informal
ton afforded me concerning this man is that he
10 the owner of Chinese restaurant in New
York. 1t is my opinion that he is not laborer
within the meaning of the laws referred to.
TO your general question, concerning my
views as to the classes of persons whose occu-
pations would place them within the category
OF laborers. 1 do not feel that can give an
answer which can be made the basis OF depart
mental action. / can only answer as to each
case when 1t arises"