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Huntsville gazette., 1894-12-08

Questions relating TO our banks and cUrren-
cy are closely connected with the subject just
isfactory features. Prominent among them are
the lack of elasticity in our currency circula-
tion and it's frequent concentration in finan-
cial centers when it is most needed
in other parts OF the country.
The absolute enforcement of the
government from the business of banking is
the ideal relationship OF the government to the
circulation of the currency of the country. This
condition can not be immediately reached; but
as step in that direction. and as means OF
securing a more elastic currency and obviatng
other objections to the present arrangement of
bank circulation. the secretary of the treasury
presents in his report a scheme
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-08-08
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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-08-08

"It is conspiracy for working men to combine for self protection. It is legitimate transaction for capi- tai to combine to oppress the men who earn their living by the sweat of their brows. So say the courts" The above is taken from an exchange which no doubt hopes to curry favor with the laboring classes by its pub lication. The recent strike gave a great opportunity for a great many people to demonstrate their dema- gogism and others their ignorance. There has been no decision of any court which could be distorted by any known method of reasoning into the meaning given above, and such an assertion is simply on par with that other one, which every labor agitator from ocean to ocean takes from the lips of some demagogue, and parrot like repeats it, viz: "The rich of this country are growing richer and the poor are becoming poorer" Up to the time of the, Cleveland tidal wave in 1892, all classes of sober and industrious people in this country were pros porous. The rich may have been getting richer, but the sober and industrious poor were getting better of too. If the courts had decided that the railroads were not entitled to any protection to their property, and that the strikers and their sympathizers should have perfect liberty to burn, destroy and pillage property and to take human life, as in the case of Engineer Sam Clarke and others, who met their deaths in this way, and that anarchy and disorder should hold full sway, this class of demagogues would no doubt smile their approval.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-08-08
ARIZONA AND THE "ExaMrSER

ARIZONA AND THE EXAMINER"
 "An article first published in the San Francisco Examiner k now going the rounds of the press throughout the east, and the intent of the tale seems to be to injure Arizona, and especially Prescott. This article was in the St. Joseph News on July go, run on the edi- torial page to give 1t prominence. This sytem of blackmailing a city and territory is very poor taste on the part of the Examiner, and the cause of the libelous story Is we'll known here.
 Nearly one year ago the Examiner sent a representative through Ari- zona, and among other deals, he contracted to make a write up oi Yayapai county, for which he was to receive S5O0. The City of Prescott agreed To pay Sl50, but tho article written was not satisfactory, and the city refused to pay. Suit was brought and the amount has at last been collected, or at least iudg ment rendered in favor of the paper. To get even they publish wild and woolly tale about the tough charac- ter of the people of the Mountain City. Any one who has ever been to Prescott knows better, for the citizens there will average well with the better element on the coast, or st least in San Francisco.
 Arizona has always dealt kindly by the Examiner, and that journal has a greater circulation in this ter ritory than it has in California m proportion to population. The paper here is of late losing prestige owing to its unreiiability, and lew more breaks like the one just men I toned, will cause 1t to exist here only as memory of the past not a pleasant one either. Arizona will protect herself, even though it be necessary to resort 10 the exclusion of such a paper. .'-Phenix Saturday ] Review.
 Referring to the above, in regard to Prescott's refusal to pay it's pro rata of the write up of Yavapa county for the Midwinter Fair edi ton of the Examiner, 1t may not be generally understood why sdch re fusal was made. The contract was taken by k. F.. l.. Robinson, since reported killed on Tiburon Island There was a verbal agreement that the copy should be submitted tc Mayor Fisher for his approval, and the contract was conditional on this No copy was ever submitted and the so called write up of the county was devoted largely to a persona puG of three individuals, who, it i alleged were taxed for their bio graphical sketches in the paper. 1 great deal of money has been spent in various ways for the advancement of our interests, but neither the citV or county has ever made any invest ment so absolutely void of returns as the money paid to the Examiner the matter published being abso lutely worthless so far as settini forth our resources. The contempt ble, small, blackmailing tactic adopted by the Examiner since to wards the town shows hat it i managed by small souled, narroV minded individual.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-08-08
SOME IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
Cases Involving Law Points Not Decided Heretofore in Our Territorial Courts
 Passed on Recently.


 Heretofore In Our Territorial Courts
 Passed on Recently.
 During the recent term of court here, Judge Hawkins was called to pass upon some questions which were new to Arizona courts. One involved the taxation of ore on the dumps of mines. The United Verde Copper Company had been assessed for ore, valued at $30,O00, which had been taken out of the mine and was in the process of roasting at the time the assessment was made. The company brought an action to restrain the tax collector from sell ing the ore, claiming it was not tax able property. After exhaustive ar guments by counsel on both sides, Judge Hawkins rendered his decis- ion. holding that ore on the dumps or other places, which had been taken from the mines, was personal property, and as such subjec O tax ation under the revenue laws of the territory.
 Another case was the taxation of shares of stock of national banks and other banks. The legislature of 1893 passed law providing for such taxation. The Prescott National Bank resisted payment on the grounds of the unconstitutionality of the law Chief Justice Baker, sitting as distnct judge in his dis trict, heard a similar case, and decided that the law was invalid, holding that the law was double taxation, inasmuch as the capital stock of the bank was subject to taxation to the bank, and the shares held by private individuals simply represented the capital stock. The court here took a different view, and held that the law is valid. and shares in bank stock are subject to taxation,
 Another case which elicited a prolonged argument, was that of title to the ice machine purchased by Martin Maier of the San Fran cisco BrewerieS, Limited. The ma chine was purchased under a condi- tional contract, the conditions being that title was to remain in the vendor until all payments were made by the purchaser. It was shipped to Prescott and affixed in the most substantial manner to Maier's real estate. No record was made of the contract, and consequently no notice given to third parties of it's exist ence, or of the fact that title had not passed to Maier. In the mean time, Maier mortgaged all of his real estate, to which the ice machine was affixed, and later on all of his property was attached, the ice machine included, his creditors having had no notice that it did not belong to him, and having no reason to believe other wise than that it did. The court held the contract valid as against the mortgages and attaching credit ors, despite the fact that it had never been recorded, and that the machine, although affixed, as it was, to Maier's real estate, was personal property, and that title remained in the San Francisco Breweries, Linn ited, and was not subject to attach ment, mortgage or other lien by Maier's creditors.
 It is scarcely needless to add that all of these questions are considered of sufficient importance to be passed upon by the supreme court and all will be appealed.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-08-08

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n,s,rlc, Court ProcssaInrs.

SATURDAY, Aug. Al. w. Norton vs. John Duke; motion for new trial passed till August 2.
 Ryan vs. Clark; motion to rstax costs granted.
 Brown Bros. vs. Martin Maier; judgment for plaintiffs.
 Court then adjourned till Mon day, August P.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-08-08

Andres Murman, who died at Whipple Sunday, had been twenty one years in the army. His death was caused from taking big drink of alcohol. A comrade who drank of the alcohol had a narrow escape from death.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-08-08

pr. Prices Cream Baking Powder Worlds Fair Highest Award.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1894-08-08

Who wants to buy a good piano cheapi Apply at this office.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-11

VIII Iully concede. 1t is also probable
omat China will pay fair indemnity.
ms however. will be in cash and not IN
Ohlnese territory. as l do not think any
peace can be arranged which will permit
Japan to occupy part of Chinese soil"
Another department official presented
the Japanese views of the present negoIia-
lions as follows: Japan recognizes Chi
nese craft. and she is not likely to be mis-
LED oy any empty offers of peace on terms
winch seem to mean mnch and in truth
mean nothing. The sovereignty of Korea
is one Of those empty propositions. and
China has been driven out of Korea and
has nothing to concede to that country.
Neither does Japan want any Chinese ter
Iiiory, not even the island of Formosa.
which is in reality an extension of the
japanese group. What she will undoubt-
edIy expect is cash indemnity sufficient
10 recoup her for her war expenditures.
That and the prestige of japanese aims
ana he hum bling of China will give the
full fruits of victory"
1t remains to be seen whether japan de-
mands too much or China yields TOO little,
but the inclination of both powers is so
strongly toward getting together that II is
believed peace can De effected on the basis
OF kOrea's independence and a cash in
demnity for Japan's war expenditures. If.
however, Japan urges her demands to the
extent of the ceding of part of China's
territory, ths prospect is that China will
not humble her pride to this extent. but
Will contne to prosecute the war as best
she can. relying on this bitter winter now
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-11

Wnlle an arrangement was made between
the employer and his workmen to divide
the proceeds obtained from selling the
camphor on their return home, The
number OF casks of camphor increased
tast, and by last July shed ken square
was niled with them. At that time
when the prospects of the little colony
were In SUCH flouriShing condition. a
terrible calamity overlook it. AT about 8
p. NJ, on the 18th of July, native sud-
denly made his appearance and threatened
the workmen in a loud voice that unless
they surrendered all they had and left the
place AT once they would be put to death.
with this he left them. and IL
was not mere threat, for before the en-
ployer could summon all his workmen who
ere scattered about the forest. a large
oody OF natives approached the plantation
and opened fire. All this took place so sud-
denly that resistance was out of the ones
ton, and most Of the men and women
fled Tor their lives. When those who had
managed to escape beyond the pursuit of
The natives returned four days later. after
having undergone indescribable prjyatiop
TO The spot where their huts had stood
most horrible sight met their
eyes. The coTpses of sixty-nine men and
women were scattered about. already half
devoured by wolves and hardly TO be iden.
tihed. The huts were burnt to ashes and
nearly all the property had been carried
away by the savases. One after aoother
the survivors returned to the scens of tba
disaster, making in all twelve men. for
none OF the women had escaned
death. Having. at the sueees.
tlon Of one of the men. taken
a fnger-nail from each of the victims to ba
carried back as mementoes to their fami-
lies, the sad little party made for the bar-
Dor where they had anchored their shin
out on reaching it afer wearisome jour-
ney they found that the vessel had bsan
Drought close In to the shore and
destroyed. Considering it unsafe to stay
there, the twelve survivors once mora
started for the interior. After rraveIinp
about six ri over painless mountains
they came TO steep declvity OF great
heig MT. They resolved to descend this bv
the aid Of stout creepers that grew there
1he brSt two men who Tried the descent
fell down and were dashed to pieces ON the
rocks below. The remaining ten managed
by exercising greater cau,ion to reach
the bottom safely and from there thew
made their way 10 the coast. Forth.
nately they discovered melons growing in
abundance there so that they were able To
satisfy their hunger and thirst. EarIv
next day they espied little boat conn
pletely equipped, drifting about the coast
Taxing with them large stock of meIons
they boarded the boat and boldly pushed
out TO sea. On the seventh day they
reached the harbor of Ezaki, In Loo-cboo
where they were kindly treated. and
from where they were conveyed a few
days after to Fusan in a sailing vessel
In Korea four of the men who had
received wounds from the rifles of ths saw
ages were, through the kindness of an off,
Ger, admitted into a hospital, and the re-
naming six were sent home Oh Japanese
transport From one of these, native of
Tosa, the local paper obtained the above
particulars
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-11

his followers was to this effect: lie and
his compatriots, regarding with indigns-
ton the usurpation of supreme power by
the Min faction, and utterly unable to en-
dure its desDotic rule. had frequently peti-
toned the Government to enforce the re.
moval of the Minis. All their effort In
that direction proved frnitless, for the
Minis kept sharp lookout and never let A
WORD or complaint reach the ears of the
hing. Kim and his fellow thinkers there
fore reluctantly determined 10 resort TO
violent measures in order to attain their
object and the rebellion broke out. Kim
expressed himself as deeply regretful
that the uprising had directly led to the
war between Japan and China. What he
and his followers regarded with the live
Hest satisfaction was that the Min faction
mad been oyerthrown, thanks to the chiv-
alrous exertion of Japan. and that. by
naVing prevailed upon the Tai Won-kun
10 come out OF his retirement and To re-
assume the chief supremacy, a num-
DER OF administrative abuses were about
TO be done away with. The original
aims OF the insurgents were TINS
he declared, for the most par. snc.
cessfuliy accomplished. He and his fol
lowers ought, therefore, to give ND their
arms and 90 back 10 their peaceful avoca-
'lons. But there was still one thing which
caused them solicltnde-the fact that thew
knew nothing of the particulars of the
reIormatory methods about to be under
taken by Japan and the Tai Won-kun.
Am now warns his followers TO refrain
from any further disorderly acts, but both
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-11

be and they are exceedingly anxious to
get some information concerning the
plans of the new Government. The ipsur-
gent chief further said that he had re-
treated from Chon-ju, to which place the
royal army had been dispatched to attack
the Tong-haks, simply because as a Ioval
man be could not offer resistance to forces
Sent out by the King. There is no foun-
dation whatever for the reported new up
rising of the Tong-haks. The rumor is
due to the presence of certain laYless
hordes engaged in devastating some dis
tricts TO the north.
The 10 nterviewer describes Kim as being
about 40 years old. with peculiarly dig-
nIfed expression of countenance. His
range of knowledge is not particularly
wide, yet for a Korean he may be termed
man OF great culture, probably the resul
of his partialhy for foreigners. He has
the gift of presence of mind in a rare
degree and is very conscientious. With
all this he has the faults common to ali
Koreans. suspicion and want of sincerity ;,
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-11

little eamphor colony in Formoss. and
OF these only ten survived to tell the fat g
OF their seyenty-oDe unfortunate COM
paDions. The Tosa paper has the account.
which it publishes from the lips of one of
the survivors. Tsunasaki TakskIchi, the
founder OF the colony. had lived tor some
time in Formosa. when he noticed that
there were forests Of camphor trees Oh
the island, and conceived the idea of re-
fning camphor. With that object iu view
he went TO Nagasaki aud enlisted the SER
vices of sxty-nine men ana twelve
women. Tits little party was taken over
in a sailing-sbip OF his own to Formosa.
together with enough provisions and
other necessities to last them for long
tine. They reached certain harbor in
FormOsa in the spring of last year. The
ship was anchored and the greatsr
part of the merchandise was left in
the care OF merchant In the neigh bor-
h000. Then the party started for
the interior where an exten sive camphor
forest was known to exist, taking with
them a portion of the provisions. The
place was Quiie isolated. The men only dis
covering five huts dnring the whole dis
tance of some thirteen ri from the coas.
ia tie forest. Tho party was overjoyed
at finding CANT lor trees in great
abundance and of large size. AS soon as
they had erected some rough huts they set
about Telling trees ana refining the CAM
phor. The prospect va. bright, for as each
of the men Vas paid mbre than a ven a dav
he could lay by the sum of 100 ven in
comparatively short space of time. After
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-11
COTTON FIELDS BURN
While the People Are Praying for
Rain.
There Seems to Be No Checking the
Forest Fires Along the Mis-
Sissippi.

MEMPHIS, Nov. 10.-The forest fires in
Arkansas north of Memphis are spreading
with unabated fury, and with a cOntinu-
ance of The dfouth that has prevailed in
this locality for the past nine weeks there
is no reason to expect cessation of the
fires until incalculable damage shall have
been done. So far the fire has covered all
the country from Marion to Jones Land
ing, distance of twenty-five miles. which
it travelled in four days. The burned ter
ritory is about five miles wide. Fortu.
nately the territory is thinly settled and is
cultivated only in spots.
The Payne and Green plantations have
been denuded of all fencing and outbuiId-
ings. Standing corn aud cotton have been
swept away. and fields left open TO the
stock. In Shelby, Obion and Tipou
counties, in Tennessee, there are other
fires. which threaten destruction to the
hamlets that stand in their way, and the
bridges OF the Chesapeake, Ohio and South
western Railroad are also in danger. In
Arkansas also the Little Rock and Memphis
road is threatened.
A special from Ripley, Tenn, TO the
Commercial Appeal says the people to-
day prayed for rain to check the furious
fires that are raging in that section. The
country eight miles west of Ripley is a
mass Of flames. The cotton fields and
corn fields are being destroyed. with but
little chances of checking the fire. Nearly
every creek and rivuIet is dry, and water
cannot be had to assist fighting the fire in
Lauderdale County.
A dispatch from Greenviile. Miss, saws
trainload of cotton on the Deer Creek
branch of the Georgia Pacific Railroad
caught fire from the blazing forests to-day
and was consumed. No lives were lost.
A report comes from Nut Bush, Tenn,
late tonight tina. fire has broken ont in
that section and is sweeping evervtbipy
before it. The fire was started by negro
woman, who sought to burn rattlesuake
to death by pilng boards and weeds on
the reptile and striking a match to it, The
flames at last reports had swept over sew
aral cotton fields
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-11
BUDD Is STRONG.
Ills Friends Declare Him
Elected.
ESTEE CLAIMS THE VICTORY.
Talk of a Contest Over the
Election.
:STEE CLAIMS THE VICTORY.
DEMOCRATS ARE UP IN ARMS.
Speak of War In the Event That an
Attempt Is Made to Seat
Republican Governor.

The most sanguine Republican over the
gubernatorial outlook yesterday afternoon
was Morris NJ. Estee. He believed that
he was elected in spite of the ma
Iority shown for Bndd. and declared In
the rooms of the Republican State Gen.
trsl Committee that the precincts yet to
be heard from were Republican ones, and
that his plurality was assured, as an aver
age plurality in his favor of three in each
of the missing precincts would be suffi-
cient to place him ahead OF Budd.
Burns is siek-at least so his friends
say. But whether he is or not, or where
be is or what he is up to only those who
are close to the boss know. Ii was stated
yesterday by friend of Burns that the
latter had returned to the city.
An air Of gloom as blue as tobacco
smoke hung about the rooms of the Re-
publican State Central Committee.
Mr.. Higgins looked weary. He declared
that he had no figure other than those
furnished by the press. When asked if
the election would be contested he de-
clared that hs could not say yet what
would be done. He did not appear con-
fident of the result, though he stated that
the election of Budd was not conceded
cincts are in the northern portion of the
State and are Democratic is incorrect"
said Mr.. Higgins. They are scattered
throughout the State and are found in
nearly every county,"
Mr. Higgins was disposed to take the de-
feat-if it be at-philosophically and
keeps an even tenor of disposition. But
this is not the case of the underlings about
the headquarters who have fed so long
from the political trough. They add their
lncivility to the general gloom of the Mar
ket-street headquarters. This is notably
the case with MIR. Jake Stepacher.
The Democrats at the headquarters in
the California Hotel are confident that
Budd is elected.
The rash ones talk of bloodshed in the
event that an attempt is made to seat
Estee. Ftaak a. Gonld. chairman of the
Democratss+ State Central Committee.
character Zes such talk as nonsense.
'Budd is elected" said Mr.. Gould.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-11-11
TAKEN AT LAST.
Port Arthur Occupied by
Japanese.
CHINESE GETTING AWAY.
Five Torpedo Boats Put for
Wei-Hai-Wei.
CUT ALL TELEGRAPH WIRES.
The Mikado's Generals Not Taking
Any Chances on Having Their
Plans Betrayed.
CUT ALL TELEGRAPH WIRES.

LONDON, Nov. 10.-A dispatch TO the
Pail Mall Gazette from Chefoo says the
Japanese have captured Port Arthur.
The dispatch also reports five Chinese tor
pedo-boats having passed Chefoo early
yesterday steaming in the direction of
Wei-Hsi- Wei.
HIROSHIMA, Japan, Nov. 1o.-A cabinet
of the Ministers yesterday discussed i'm
portant matters. including great diplo-
matte questions.
No official report of the occupation Of
King Chow has yet been received here.
although 1t Is supposed the town is in
possession of the second Japanese army.
The Chinese telegraph line from Port Ar
thur to Tientsin via King Chow has been
cut by order of the ia panese commander.