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Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
FOR COAST DEFENSE.
Synopsis of Senator Lodges Amend
ment to the Bond Bill.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S-The following
is Senator Lodges coast defense bond
bill offered today as an amendment to
the pending silver bill:
The secretary OF the treasury is here
by authorized and directed TO iesue
bonds to the total amount of 100000
600 at such times and in such amounts
as may be required to carry out the
purposes of this section hereinafter
described. Said bonds shail be pay.
able in COLD twenty years from date of
issue. They shall be offered at par to
the people of the United States in de.
nominations ranging from $50 to $1,000
and shall bear interest at the rate of
three per cent per 8nnum. Subscrip-
tions to the loan or such portion IS may
then be required will be opened July l,
1896, and at such subsequent dates as
the secretary of the treasury may deter
mine, at all sub-treasuries of the United
States and all national banks, and cub
ORDERS have the right TO pay for the
bonds in lawful money of the United
StaUes.
The sum eff s., OOO,OO will be an ual-
ly set aside from the revenue fund of the |
government for sinking fund to pay
the bonds issued under this act at matu- |
rity, and the 100000 thus annually |
shall take precedence Of sill |
other appropriations, except those for
the sinking fund, now established by law
and for the payment OF principal and
interest of the public debt. The bonds
by this act shall constitute q
loan to be known as the 'coast defepae
losp," and the proceeds of said bonds
shall be kept in the treasury as fund
apart and to be used only for providing
for the defense of sea coasts and lakes of
the United States and for the manufact-
lre of guns, purchase Of sites and
erection of forts and batteries for that
purpose 10 accordance with plans pre-
pared by the war department as au-
horized by the law now or hereafter
PASSED by congress for coast defense.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
a NOTED OLD HOUSE.
One of the Residences In Georgetown and
Something About Its History.


Something About Its History.
There is a house in Georgetown
which from its foundation had for
eign influence about it. 1t is a large,
substantial though unpretentious man
sion, minus low windows, turrets and
other accessories which mark the mod
ern dwelling. 1t stands at the corner
of Twenty-ninth and n streets. 1t was
planned, says the Washi ngtOn Star, by
the owner, a man of fine attachments,
literary tastes and a great linguist. He
held Office under the government, and,
not having surplus of the ''needful,
was compelled to mortgage the house.
The money was loaned from the estate
of the celebrated Polish patriot, Gen.
Thaddeus Kosciuslxo, by Col. George
BomfOrd, the owner at that time of
beautiful Kalorama.
The owner did not live long to enjoy
his comfortable home, and his widow
was compelled to rent it in order to paw
off the mortgage. The first foreign
tenant was Count MOnthOlon, whose
father was exiled with Napoleon Bona
parte. His wife was Victoria. daughter
of Gen. Gratiot. The count was
charming man, and most agreeable in
all his business dealings with her, whom
he termed his ''amiable landlady."
The minister from Mexico was the
next foreign tenant, but he died short
ly after taking the house.
Baron Gerolt lived eight years in the |
house, and was SO pleased with it that |
he made proposition to purchase it. |
Chevalier de POtestad, of the Spanish |
legation, whose wife was the beautiful |
Miss Chapman, granddaughter of the
celebrated DIR. Chapman, of Philadel-
phia, was tenant during the war, and
when there was a scare here on account
of the southern troops being near the
capital promised to hoist the Spanish
flag should the place be invaded.
The house did not lack for distin-
guished American tenants. K. Barn
well Rhett, of South Carolina, noted
secessiOnist, succeeded Count Mon
thOlOn, and purchased from him his
elegant Partisan furniture; Mr. Allen,
an editor from st. Louis; Gov. Fulton,
senator from Arkansas; Col. Charles
Ellet, the great engineer; Mr.. Worth
ingtOn, a gentleman of wealth, whose
daughter married Col. William III.
Philips, n lawyer of note in Washing
ton, and others.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
CONGRESS-
Expressions ofSympathy for
the Struggling Cub
ans Recommended.
MAJORITY AND MINORITY
Reports Presented Senator Till
man Speaks on the Silver
Bond Bill.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29-The senate
committee on foreign relations has
agreed to report q resolution on the
Cuban question. The resolution does
not go so far as to recommend reoogni-
ton but is more emphatic than an ex-
preston of sympathy.
Morgan of Alabama from the commit
tee on foreign relations, very promptly
after the senate proceedings began to-
day reported on the resolution recogniz-
ing the belligerent rights Of the Cuban
insurgents. The sen ator read the re-
port in full stating it favored action on
the substitute resolution.
Cameron of Pennsylvania presented q
minority report. Cameron's resolution
was brief request on the president to
interpose his friendly offices for the rec
ignition of the independence of Cuba.
The report reviewed the course Of Pres
ident Grant during the former Cuban
revolt in seeking to secure the independ-
ence Of Cuba. The resolution was pres
enced after statements Of the condition
Of affairs at Cuba. 1t concludes:
Resolved, that this representation of
the views and opinion of congress be
sent to the president; and if be concurs
therein that he will in a friendly spirit
use his good Offices to the end that
Spain shall be requested to accord to
the armies with which it is engaged in
war the rights OF belligerents as the
same as recognized under the law of
nations.
Both resolutions went to the calendar
The resolution as to Debs was referred
to the judiciary committee.
TIllman of South Carolina made a
speech on the pending silver bond BILL
The galleries were filled and the sena-
tors received it with close attention. All
talk about sound money and maintain
ing the credit Of the United States be
said was part of a damnable scheme
of robbery having for its purpose the
utter destruction Of silver as money, the
increase of the public debt and the sur
render to corporations of power to issue
paper money. He denounced Carlisle
as Judas and Cleveland as a usurper
and the most gigantic failure that that
ever occupied the White House.
The house adjourned early today az
ter Intellectual efforts to pass bills to de-
note condemned cannon and relax the
present pension laws.
The National Board of Trade today
adopted resolutions favoring the retire
ment Of legal tenders and the extension
of the national banking system, and ap-
proving the Terry bankruptcy bill.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01

The two pops in the Kentucky legis-
lature divided and went one with the
democrats the other with the republic
ans. The old parties tied on the sem
atorial vote and the pops knowing q
good thing when they see one frightened
the Gordisn knot. These plebiens
among the olympians will make one or
the other of the suffering candidates go
downsin their Kentucky jeans and white
cap few thousand dollars. The scales
will then fall from their eyes. they will
see the light and vote accordingly.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
CYCLES FOR SIGNAL SERVICE.
Recent Experiments Likely to Add to the
Value of the Corps.

Recent Experiments Likely to Add to the
Value of the Corps.
The army signal officers have
equipped the service with an ingenious
arrangement for distributing telegraph
and telephone wires. 1t was found
that in throwing insulated or naked
wires on the ground preparatory to es-
tablishing communicating stations the
weight of the reel containing the wire
was considera BILE, and it had to be car
ried in some sort of a handcart. The
arrangement required two men in the
operation-one to push the cart, the
other to wind and unwind the wire.
The latest method is to carry the wire
on a reel which Is fixed to a bicycle.
The rider, by his propulsion of the
wheel, distributes the wire in the track
of the machine. An ingenious mech
anism also permits him to rapidly
gather up the wire from the ground,
and it is reeled on a spool borne in
front of the handle bar.
This use of the bicycle is great saw
ing of labor and time, and will be of
great value on the battlefield, when the
rapid construction of communicating
lines is of great Importance. In front
of the saddle this signal corps bicycle
will support case of instruments and
tools. in addition to the usual leather
pocket in which the bicycle implements
are carried. Supported over the rear
wheel of the machine, and directly be-
hind the saddle, is the case which con-
tains the telegraphic and telephone
instruments. This can be removed and
a communicating station established
anywhere along the line.
This bicycle has been tried with
much success in Texas, and it will be
adopted generally by the signal lines
men. The bicycle will probably relieve
the corps of much travel. and its light
ness, even with the reel of wire and in
strument cases, readily permits its be-
ing lifted over distractions such as
stone walls, hedges and fallen trees.
1t will enable the operators to work
with speed, both in laying and gather
ing the lines of wire. The reel will
carry insulated as well as naked wire,
although experiments with the latter
have proved that it is also of much
value
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
Prehistoric Egyptian Giants.

LII 1881, when Prof. Zimmerman was
engaged in exploring the ruins of an
ancient temple of Isis on the banks of
the Nile, sixteen miles below Najar
Djfard, he opened row of tombs in
which some prehistoric race of giants
had been buried. The smallest skele-
ton out of some sixty odd which were
examined during the time Zimmerman
was excavating at Najar .Djfard
measured seven feet and eight inches
in length and the largest eleven feet
and one inch. Memorial tablets were
discovered in great numbers, but there
was no record that even limited that
they were in the memory of men of ex-
traordinary size. 1t is believed that
the tombs date back to the year 1O43
BIC.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01

JUDGE BARNES. who returned from
Washington few days since, says that
Congressman Murphy is doing the best
he can to forward the interests of Ariz.
ona along. The judge while there heard
no adverse comments in reference to
statehood for the territories, but at the
same time, outside of those Immediately
interested, nothing was being said in "a
VOC of it. Possibly, the judge thinks, it
may come later but he could see no i'm
mediate prospect for immediate action.
Murphy was, however. doing all he could
and was sanguine of success.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01

JUSTICE FIELD this week denies the
periodical rumor that he is contemplate
ing sn early retirement from the bench
of the supreme.court. He has had to do
this about twice a year ever since he be-
came eligible for retirement. He says
be will not retire so long as his health
continues good enough for him to per-
form his duties as easily as he does now.
Republicans hope that he will not retire
until after March 4, 1897, so that his
successor may be republican.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01

TIE Star editorially announces that
Dennis Foster is 'an uncompromising
free silver man." This announcement,
which on its face appears to be a COM
pliment, is really intended as a killer
and a marked copy will be sent to the
president for that purpose. But if Den
mis- follows the illustrious example of the
chief executive OF the territory he will
not allow little thing that to impinge
upon the disphrsm CT office. 1t takes
heavier grade than consistency or prlnci
pie TO stall the average democrats When
he goes Office seeking.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01

MISS BARTON, president of the Red
Cross society. has sailed for Turkey, her
purpose being the distribution of relief
among the suffering Armenisns of that
i'll fated end mismsnaged country. The
Red Cross itself will not be recognized
by the Mueselman government, but q
woman whose mission is to distribute
charity to the poor and suffering could
demand admission to the court of hesv-
en- and be accorded entrance.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
The Force OF a Crclnae-

Careful estimates of the force of a
cyclone, and the energy required to
keep full-fedged hurricane in active
operation, revealed the presence of a
power that makes the mightiest efforts
of man appear as nothing in COMPARE
son. A force fully equal to four hun
bred and seventy-three million horse
power was estimated as developed in
West Indian cyclone. This is about
fifteen times the power that is
creatable by all the means within the
range of mans capabilities during the
same time. We're steam. water, wind
mills and the strength of all men and
animals combined, they could not at all
approach the tremendous force exerted
by this terrible storm.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
IN SPANS CAPITAL.
Madrid Is Not . Great Place, But 1t Ha
Some Good Points.

Madrid Is Not . Great Place, But 1t Has
Some Good Points.
The city of Madrid is one of the minor
capitals of Europe INTELLECTUALLY, and
the environment provided by nature
for such monuments as it possesses is
none of the best, says Harpers Maya
zine. The surrounding landscape is
monotonous and bare. The few parks
are pretty in themselves and the famous
promenade, known as the Prado, is
broad and pretentiOus; but these at
fractions are insufficient to counterbal-
ance the shabbiness of dusty, ill-kept
streets and dwellings in a dull, monde
script style. Life in Madrid is rendered
diverting upon occasions of public re-
joicing by the presence of the court,
otherwise it is the same as In other
large modern cities, like New York or
London, only not so bright. The bull
ring alone may claim to be better man
aged in Madrid than anywhere else.
This and the ball game called pelota,
which was brought recently from the
Basque provinces, are the only impor-
tant national spectacles, old and pc
turesque institutions, which survive in
the center of Spanish political life.
There is little in Madrid itself, then,
which makes it a temptation to wander
from the highways of European travel
Very few of the buildings ard collec-
tions, aside from the great museum, are
worthy of a capital city. The most
that can be said for the royal palace,
an enormous building designed by a
PiedmOntese architect, Sacchetti, is
that it has more simplicity than was
usual in the late renaissance period
from which it dates, and that under
one of the ravaging skies of which
Spain is prodigal in spring and summer
it has a regal dignity which is i'm
presslve, if the purely artistic features
of the scheme are not
OF the armOry attached to the palace
it is possible to speak more cordially.
1t contains fine collection of antique
mail and weapons, finer, / think, than
either of those at Turin and Paris. 1t
has the virtue, moreover, uncommon in
Spain, of being very well arranged.
The academy of San Ferdinand has
some good pictures by Murillo, and by
a much later man, Goya, who is always
interesting; and in the square before
the royal palace there is an equestrian
bronze of Philip w., by the Florentine
Tacca, which is in measure compare
bic with the statues of Verrocchio and
Donatello.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01

OK Saturday afternoon, when the CIT
IzEN had gone to press, the following
telegram was received from Delegate
Murphy in Washington:
Do not understand the territorial pa
pers as no adverse action on statehood
has been had. That special to Chica
20 paper had no foundation in fact.
n. o. MURPHY.
The only explanation we can give is
the fact that the Arizona papers have
been misled. They took their cue from
The dispatches sent them and comment
ed accordingly. True there may have
been no adverse action, but no action is
as bad If not worse than adverse action.
The wires see tered broadcast over the
nation thst there would be no report on
the application of the territories for ad-
mission until it was too late for congress
20 act at this session. The dispatches
furthermore charged Speaker Reed and
associates with turning the territories
down IN the interests of the gold men
Naturally enough this provoked hostile
criticism not only in the territories but
among the friends of the territories in
Texas, Colorado and California. or
course if these things are not Sc and we
have done Speaker Reed or anyone else
al injustice we are willing to make
amends. To the friends of Arizona We
hope ever to have good word. For her
enemies none. Delegate Murphy is, We
are satisfied, doing the very best he can
for Arizona and statehood. He is an in
dominabIe worker and we have faith in
his labors. IL be fails it will be through
no fault of his.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01

THE Sultan of Turkey maintains that
missionaries are fomentors Of discord.
The teachings of peace, the sultan de-
clsres to be among their rarest virtues.
As rule they are as intolereble as a
Turk of the opinions of others and
forgetful that at the gate of christian
ity the great keeper stands and cries
charity for all men.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
TRICKS OF ANIMAL HUMBUGS.
almost Human Intelligence shown In
Trying to Avoid Work.


Trying to Avoid Work.
In military stables horses are known
to have pretended to be lame in order
to avoid going to military exercise. A
chimpanzee had been fed on cake when
sick; after his recovery he often feigned
coughing in order to procure dainties.
The cuckoo, as is well known, lays its
eggs in another birds nest, and to make
the deception surer it takes away one
of the other birds eggs Animals are
conscious of their deceit, as is shown
by the fact that they try to act secretly
and noiselessly; they show a sense of
guilt if detected; they take precautions
in advance to avoid discovery; in some
cases they manifest regret and repent
ance. Tins, bees which steal hesitate
often before and after their exploits. as
If they feared punishment. a natural
ist describes how his monkey commit
ted theft; while he pretended to sleep
the animal regarded him with hesita-
ton, and stopped every time his master
moved or seemed on the point of awak-
ening.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01

going stub end Of thought, lies not 30
much 10 the interest Of the young dem
ocracy as it does in the Star office. The
cou .ty recorder, probate Judge and the
board of supervisors were elected by the
people and not appointed by the editor
OF the Star, consequently their tenure OF
Office does not depend upon his smiles
or the amount of work they can turn in
his direction at the expense of the peo-
pie, hence these Star Office tears.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
A roll call meet;po will he bald of tba

A roll call meeting will be held at the
Congregational church this evening at
z o'clock. The names of the members
OF the church will be called in order and
each will be asked to respond with a
chosen verse OF scripture. Those who
may not be able to attend, are requested
to send their responses to be given for
them by persons expecting to be pres
ent. A very general invitation is ex-
tended to attend and to participate in
the special exercise of the evening. The
service will be preparatory to the COM
munion next Sunday morning,
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01

TIE Baltimore beef packing establish
ment hes sent a representative to Ar8n-
sas Pass TO secure franchise from the
Arkansas Pass Stockyards company, to
build an abattoir at the yards. The
Chicago CON bine, which has recently
purchased the Fort Worth packery, will
not permit the Baltimore packery to
monopolize the fruitful field at Arkansas
Pass.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
A Delicate Dish.

The Berlin Echo has discovered that
among the Chinese the ''milhi''is priced
as the most delicious Dish. 1t consists
of newborn mice, still blind. They
are dipped in oil. and then connoisseurs
swallow them very slowly. At the
marriage feast of the present emperor
of China not less than five thousand of
these sleek bon-bons glistened on the
festive board.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
Marriages on Shipboard.

so many engagements are made on
board ship, and SO many happy mar
riages result from them that a captain
OF one of the largest Atlantic liners
states that men who, for some reason
or other, are unable to secure wives at
home, take trip over to America on a
'alfH 90 '0acting n girl on the boat.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
PREHISTORIC FUE.T

The ancient ruins near Phoenix con-
tain in some places strange beds or &C.
cumulations OF coal black substance
which was at first supposed to be min
eral coal. When dug into it WIS found
to be only few feet in thickness ard
to be of comparatively small extent.
Samples obtained by Hon. S. VI. Frank
lin and submitted to Prof. Blake at the
university have been carefully exsmin-
ed.
The substance is hard and heavier
than stone coal, but is combustible and
leaves a voluminous grey ash, abont
forty per cent by weight OF the sub
stance. This ash contains considerable
sand, evidently mechanically mixed or
incorporated with the combustible por-
ton. 1t burns without smoke, and
glows like burning charcoal before a
blast of air. 1t appears to be an agglom-
Grafton of fragments of charcoal so hard
eaed and cemented together as to form
a homogeneous macs which resembles
coke rather than charcoal. Traces OF
organic woody structure are visible In
some OF the fragments. The cementinR
substance does not appear to be bitumn-
Gus and it is difficult to explain how the
fragments became 30 incorporated and
cemented. 1t is suggested that this was
a fuel nranared for the sacred fire and
that some organic substance, possibly
blood, was used as the cement. The
mass exhales somewhat dissgreeable,
sooty order when rubbed or molstened.
The specimens show traces of rude lay
ering or bedding and Prof. Blake thinks
that the mass formed the floor or found
alton of an estufs where the Aztecs kept
their sacred fires burning for long
period.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
The Mineral Market.
Billy Wants Puuchiug.

Los ANGELES, Jan. 29-RIlly Gallagh-
er, who claims to be the middle weight
champion of this coast, received chsl-
lenge today from j. j. Flynn, of Will
lame, Arizona, to fight to a finish for
1925. Gallagher will leave Tomorrow
for Arizona with $3.50 in his clothes.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01

THE young democracy are getting in
to the Pima county saddle. 1t is said
they have selected their candidates for
recorder, probate Judge and supervisors.
They are said to be we'll qualified for the
Offices to which they will be nominated
Star.
The animal accommodation in the fore
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
BONDS.
The Morgan Syndicate Offers 7
Take sIlO,OOO,OOO in Bonds,

CHICAGO, Jan. 29-The Posts Wash.
lngton special says: The new Morgan
syndicate has given the treasury re-
newed assurances of Its intention to
make the slOOOOO,OOO success and to
that end will have ia bids to take the
whole Issue or any part of it. A lump
bid will it is said be about s11O,COO,OOO
or a little below 81 per cent basis. A
bid for any fractional unsold part of the
bonds will be on terms less favorable to
the government.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
800 Reward S1n0.

The readers of this paper will be pleased In
that science has been able to cure in on 80
stages, and that is Catarrh HaII,s Cata- .Ss
Cure is the only positive cure known to the r1ed
disease. requires a constitutional tresfmenf
Hairs Catarrh Cure is taken internally. actin,
Girectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
ne system. thereby destroying the foundation
of the disease, and giving the patient strength
oy oulldlng up the constitution and assisting
nature IN doing its work. The proprietors have
SO M iaIth IN its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that Il
IalIs 10 cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address, F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o,
as Sold Is Druggists, 75c.
Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-02-01
FAMILIARITY with fat salary never
breeds contempt.

THE only hope that Dennis Foster
has of getting into thesurTeyor generals
Office is by picking the lock.
THE railroad development at Arkansas
Pass cannot fail to make it q great
industrial centre.