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Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-09-09
WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Summary of Condition in Arizona
 Section.

Summary of Condition in Arizona Section.
 The weather conditions during the past seven days were marked by con siderabls amount of cioudliness in many sections of the higher attitudes of 5h5 territory.
 Cool and cloudy days alternating with warm sunshiuy periods gave en average temperature generally either slightly above or approximating the normal
 Scattering showers were one Of the prevailing features of the week. These were generally light, busin some sectoln oF Yavspai, Pinal and southern Apache counties the showers were heavy, end in few instances accompanied by hail which iojared fruit and vegetables.
 Ia southern Coconino, Apache and Nsvsjo oou unties showers have interfer- ed with farm work in some localities. Threshipe wheat and stacking hay are nearing completion in most localities.
 Ia the Gila valley, alfalfa is in differ ene ss6SSS UT 6oNanoonoo'' oHA "| continues to be cut from field from which various numbers of crops hays been made during the year.
 Ia Msricopa county there has been an increase of water for irrigation ibut still more is desired. The Buckeye canal dam has been repaired and is agsin full of water.
 The stage of the wsteF in the Little Colorado river nesr it's source is report sd to be lower than st any time during the season.
 The condition of ranges ia many sec- siops varies within short distances, owing to the great inequality of distri- 0u tion of the seasonal rainfall
Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-09-09
Sugar Beets and Sugar Beet Man
 ufacture.


 Ia vIew of the widespread atten tion which is now certain to be given to the cultivation of the sugar beet, it is well to sound Dote of warning with refer ence to one or two elementary fects, the neglect of which may bring much loss and disappointment to the we'll mean ipg but misguided huebsndmen. To she first place it must bs remem bered that there gre many localities which gre quite uneuised to sugar best cul- districts which are within the sugar beis, and are, generally speaking, we'll adapted to beet crops. It is therefore desirable that the farmer should make several tests in different parts of his farm before hs commits himself to the hazard of full crop. It will not b. necessary to plant any considerable areas; small, detached patches will give him sufficient specimens to determine the vslus and quality of the crop. When it has been proved that his land is suit able, the nexs step Is to ascertain the
  est factory, and whether it is such ss to allow Deet farming to be carried on st profit.
 As there are only few localities ip the United States where beet sugar fac tories exist, it will be necessary to erect factories to receive and work up the crops, and ib is in making the selection of sites that the greatest forethouRht and care must bs exercised. The fac tory must be cen trally located with Fe gard to the beeb growing district, end at the sane time it must, if possible, be on railroad CT heve connec- tion through it's own private side tracks. It the su terp prise ia 0 compete success fully with others, 1t should have the various materials of manufacture, such as limestone, tuel snd water, within easy reach, and, ot course, the bearer the factory ie to tne markets, the larger the let profits which will accrue to the farmer from his crop. It will be evi dent, from the recsnt description which | we gave of the process of manufacture, | shat it requires a plen siful supply of | water, fuel sad limestone Is any or | all of these have to be brought from a | distance, it can be seen shat the profits of the undertaking vii! | be seriously red uoed. Tns necessity of | rail connection is further evident when | we bear in mind the large amount of | residue in the shape of filtered cos ssstss. This is valuable feed for cat ile, and with reasonable transportation itforded 1t could be disposed of St profit .ble prices in ths outlying country.
 When is has been proved thas She soil is suitable, shst bhe materials Of 2 manufacture are near at hand, and that . market can be depen led upon, any 'gfIoulturaI distrios may lay out It's beet farms and build it's own factory with certain assurance that it will prove profitable, and, what Is better, permanently profitable, investment both or capital and labor - .Scientitic Amer cdn
The evening times., 1897-05-01

English and Japanese designs and move
ments against Hawaii may furnish grave
grounds for national anxiety, but nothing
win he done until the passage OF the
tariff hill The Administration is a
Republican Joshua, compelling the sun
of American interests and American honor
to stand stin until the passage OF the
tariff biT''
1t may be narrowing 10 the personal
feelings, and. it is to lie hoped. the SEMI
mentS OF common humanity in the Exec
utive breast to witness the daily out
raging, torture and heIish butchery OF
wretchcl Christian women, girls and babes
in Cuba; hut WeyIer has or permission to
continue the amusement until the passage
OF the tariff bini"
1t is sadly 10 be feared that if the White
House were to take fire some night, and
the retreat Of the Chief Magistrate hope
lesSly cut OFF, he would decline to climb
dow II the firemen's ladder To safety until
the passage OF the tariff bin!''
The evening times., 1897-05-01
An Arizona Adventure.

Few men can look back over their lives
without wondering how they survived the
tight places through which they passed,
I have probably been through more
dangers than the average man. and the
man who made his pile in Arizona, coming
back to Detroit that he might enjoy it.
seemed to be making selection from his
many thrilling experiences.
..Thcy made me sheriff down there and
| had one gang TO deal with that had no
trouble in keeping me worried all the time.
They were the very worst type OF border
ruffians, and thought no more OF human
life than did of wiping outa coyote.
lone evening had been scouting on my
own responsibility, a tip having been given
me that little settlement in the lower
part Of the county was to be raided.
without the slightest warning came upon
three Of the gang and had my hands ex-
tended skyward in a jiffy. 1t was the
boast of the gang that they would put me
out OF the way, and it looked black. But
a man thinks fast when his time seems
short.
lone OF the trio was q cOlored giant, a
terror, nd on bad terms with some of the
gang. Ike shouted, as if commanding
a regiment, I appoint you deputy
sheriff. We'll wipe off the slate for you
and you can hold the job as long as you
want to. Nail that fellow next to you
"A little brief authority just caught the
fellow. He took the drop on his man, the
diversion gave me a chance at the other
fellow and it was a regular triumphal
procession we made to the county Jail.
Ike made as good al officer as ever oper-
ated in that rough country, and inside Of
three months we had the gang cleaned
out Detroit Free Press,
The evening times., 1897-05-01
The Need of SIeen.

Medical men are divided in their opinions
as To how many hours day should be
given up TO sleep. Some "a Y six hours, some
eight, and others from ten to twelve. But
the average man knows, or ought To know
just how much slunber ne requires with
out catec!ls!u- Ills doctor on the subject
II is those people who wiIlfully prolong or
CuTtdil The periuI uf rest who cause sonIacH
diSseuSioH ~ this ever green topic.
a wealthy gentleman, who owns several
large coalfieTGS ia Russia, lives III Ii perpets
ual state OF drow sinesS. He is never awake
for more thsntwe hours together aiId even
then refuses to lie bothered by matters Of
business. That there is nothing the matter
with hiru physIcflly more than one cle~cr
doctor has testified. He could keep awake
easily iF he liked, but he glorie> iii ms len
argy, and desires nothing better than to
he allowed t. drift dreamily down the
stream Of Afe without worry or RESPONSE
biity All hIs affairs are managed 10y a
clever secreaaTS, Who draws splendid sal
airy in return for his efforts on behalf of
his sluggish eRploger.
1t seems strange that clever athlete
should suCcuuh - the charms OF Morpheus,
hut a LaHca shire man who. some years ago,
won several va!Ua hle puZes on the running
path, has developed an fhsatia hIe liking for
Steep As he possess es IA small private in
come aud can afford TO ignore the worlds 5
claims upon his time, he has TcJiTed with
his family to cottage in the country,
mere he slurubers Uudisturbed for days
and weeks together.
The story OF the Slugsard " no slept ava y
a fortune reads almost like romance. lie
was a Freuchman, who lived in village
near Paris. and was the lucky owner Of a
voucher which entitled him to a prize of
IS 600 Being a lazy rascal. who valued
sleep and aEsinthe above all things IA the
world. lie was s!umIerng deeply in his
dirty lodgings ali Trough the day on wHiCh
ha ought to have been in Faris ClliHIng
his money, and the crowd OF people assem-
bled in the lottery room to see the prizes
distribuled wondered why the holder OF the
coveted number failed 10 appear.
The next day n messenger presented him
self at the abode of the sleepy FrenChman,
and making his errand known with some
difficulty, the visitor explained that the
pri7c would lie handed over at once if the
winner would go back to Paris with him.
I'm not coming, tell YOU" mumhled
the drousv Frenchmsn. Give the prize
to somehodyelsc -I'mtoo sleepy 70 bother "
So, after the lapse Of a month, during
which time the sC,unolent Frenchman did
not make his claim, the lottery was re
drawn, and the valuable prize went to an
other lucky individual Journal.
The evening times., 1897-05-01
A MERCHANT cowHIDED.
Mrs. Little Whipped Mr.. Moincke
for Slan6 6ering Her.

st. Louis, May 1.-William Moinoke, a
wealthy South Broadway merchant, aged
sixty-two years, was cowhided yesterday
by Mrs. Mathilde Little, tall and hand
some blonde, thirty years old. A few min
Utes before noon cab appeared in front
OF Moincke's feed store, 1717 South Broad
way. Mrs. Little stepped out. Under
the folds OF her long sealskin cape was
concealed a new rawhide whip.
Mrs. Little approached Moincke slowly.
She said: Why have you circulated such
stories about me?'' Moincke moved un-
comfortably in his seat, and did not reply.
Answer, viii you, you contemplate cur?
You richly deserve the horseW hipping l
am going to give you
Then the raw hide was drawn. II was
swung high, and with a swish it cleft the
air. The whip fell on Moincke S face, and
left a vivid mark. She rained blows fast
and furioUsly for a moment. Then Moincke
drew his own whip, as if to defend himself
lie did not use it.
Mrs. Little's cab was in waiting. She
sprang in and her driver followed The
police came up and Mrs. Little was ar
rested. What lies were told about her
have not been dtyuiged
The evening times., 1897-05-01
THE "PACIFIED" PROVINCES.
TWENTY-FIVE Thousand Insurgents
Under Arms i'm Them.

Havana, May lit is hard to understand
how Gen. Weyler dares TO announce the
paCificatiOn of the provinces of Santa
Clara, Matanzas, Havana and Pinar del
Rio, when at least 25,00O insurgents are
in arms in them. 1t is a notorious fact that
in this province the insurgents are more
than 8 900 strong and well provided With
arms ara ammunition. No one ignores now
the fact that the battalion Of San Quentin,
which Col Cierujeda commanded when
Maceo was killed has been nearly eXter-
minated in several engagements with the
insurgents a few miles from Havana One
after another the bands of san Quentin
have fallen into ambush, according to
plans prepared by Rodriguez and Aran-
guerra and few men have escaped the ma
che ties Of the CUbans.
OF the 1000 soldiers under command Of
Col. CieTufedu in February last only $50
remain. The battalion has been now re-
organized with troops from other detach
ments, and the guerrilla system aban-
doned by the Spaniards in Pinar del
Rio province the insurgents are about
5000 Strong Gomez IS still operating
successfully around the estate La Re-
fOrma.
The evening times., 1897-05-01

Recently the general rule was laid down
by the Supreme Court that ''the very fact
that they are without protection of the
criminal laws shows that property in dogs
is Of an imperfect or qualified natuIe, aad
that they stand, as it Were, between ami
mails ferae naturae, in which, until sub
dued, there is no property, and domestic
animals, in which the right Of property
is complete" The court further said that
dogs "are not considered as being upon
the same plane with horses, cattle, sheep
and other domestic animals, hut rather in
the category Of cats, monkeys, parrots,
singing birds and similar animals kept for
pleasure, curiosity or caprice Unlike
other domestic animals, they are useful
neither as beasts Of burden for draught
nor for food. -
Now this may be good la ", butitis badin
morals, in ethics and in logic. Itrelegates
to a condition OF helplesSness against the
cruelty or malice of any one, the most
faithful Of all the lesser creatures esso-
Ciated with man in his life and family re-
Iations. II the court had applied the
same comparative reasoning TO the va
Gus descriptions Of nen. that it has 10 the
different kinds Of domestic animals, the
conclusion could not have been more
worthy Of adverse criticism. Tie grava-
men Of the involved charges against our
friend. the dog, is that he is not a Useful
member Of domestic animal society: be
cause he cannot draw loads, lay eggs, give
miik, and is not good to eat, ergo, lie is
not directly a producer, and hence has no
place in the economy OF human effort en-
fitting him to protection by the law.
This is vicious reasoning, and i + it be
necessItared by law and practice, they
ought TO be changed. There are useful hu-
man members ofsociety who are not proxi-
mateiy producers, but without whose inter
ventional activities things would drop into
a state OF chaos. The shepherd is not
prcducer, except in the sense that he is
expected to produce the sheep at the fold
when night falls. The Waterman who
guards the millions in a bank is not a
producer. and SO on; nevertheless both are
highly desirable and useful adjuncts and
conservators of production and its resultant
wealth. The same, and more. may be said
OF the dog. The intelligent sheep OF cattle
deg, guardian ofhis charge against wolves
or thieves, and trained TO conduct his flock
or herd to and from the pasture, often is
as valuable as q human servant to his
master. Thenoble st Bernard who rescues
tie exhausted wayfarer on the Alps; the
devoted Newfoundland who plunges into
the river and saves his little mistress from
drowning, or his humble congener, the COM
mon watch dog of the cottage, who makes
his rounds atnight, guarding those he loves
aud serves from the midnight robber or as
sasSin are not these intelligent factors in
our life, and worthy of consideration and
prOtpCtiOn3
The evening times., 1897-05-01

Cscado, however, strongly protested his
chair, exclaimed in an impassioned and
dramatic way: MAY God strike me dead
if am the murderer OF Bernardino As
seuro." The words were hardly out of
his mouth before he fell dead on the floor.
A hundred years ago this would have
been considered proof positive OF his guilt.
! BaSphemy was a much more serious affair
then than now. 1t was thought that too
much OF it was liable to bring on thunder
storm, and it frequently did bring a mob
of lynchers around the ears OF the offender,
which was quite as bad as the lightning.
Nowadays man may be arrested for
blasphemy ON a stTeet-ceTner, but not unless
he speaks so loud as to make himself a
nuisance. And il is very very seldom. that
one hears of anybody being struck dead
for that offense The inference is that
either tie laws regarding such things work
differently as time goes on, or that they
never did work just as they were sup
posed to do, OF thatpeople do not blaspheme
SO much as they did. In the old-time courts
Of justice, such a declaration as that made
10y Ciscado would have been tantamount
TO proof. If he was struck dead, he was
guilty; if he remained alive, he was inno-
cent. Now, instead of pIoof, is some
what doubtfully called coincidence.
1t may have been, Of course, that he
really was the murderer; or it may have
been that his fate was merely one of
those curious chances which cannot be
foreseen or averted. The probability is,
however, that he had some form of heart
disease. which, as is well known, leaves
its victims TO go about their business,
sometimes for a lifetime, in apparent
health Sometimes intelligent and edu-
Gated people know that they have this
disease; but uneducated and unintelIgent
people rarely suspect it's existence until
it is fully developed If Ciscado was one
of the la tier class, as in all probability he
was, then, whether he was guilty or not,
the terror Of death and tie acute anxiety
OF mind, due to his situation, would prob
ably xiii him. and it would Kill him just
when the feeling reached its height When
he made that dramatic declaration he
was undoubtedly wrought up to the high
est pitch Of excitement; and it would not
make much difference to a man with
heart disease, in such state of mind,
whether he was brought thereto by the
consciousness Of guilt or by a desperate
determination to prove his innocence. He
would die just the same.
Even without the hypothesis of heart
disease, there are cases on record IN
which men have died Of simple fear.
bodily or mental. The scene in this
California court could only have been
possible with man of intense feeling
as its central figure. Your dull, un-
imaginative murderer does not get up
and make that sort Of scene And Ia a
man OF strong magina ton. ia imminent
peril Of death, almost anything is possible.
There is 10 need of calling in the super
natural to account for what happens TO
him
The evening times., 1897-05-01
POsToFFICE NOTICE.

Should he read daily, as changes may
occur at any time
FOREIGN MAILS for the week ending
May L, 1897 close at this office as follows.
Tr,nsatiaatic Nails
printed Matter, etc. German steamers
sailing from New York on Tuesdays take
printed matter, etc, for Germany and
Specially addressed printed matter, etc,
for other parts of Europe.
American and White star steamers on
Wednesday. German steamers on Thurs
steamers on saturday, take printed mat
ter. etc. for all COun tries for which they
are advertised to carry mail.
MniIs for South and Central n aler-
ica, W est Indies. dc.
SATURDA Y-(dl At 1905 q. IN. for st
Pierre MiQuelOn, per steamer from Halifax.
Mails for Newfoundland, by rail to Hal
flax. and thence via steamer, close here
daily. except Sunday, at 100 p. IN, and
on SundayS only at II 50 a. m.td)
Mails for MiqueiOn, 10y Tail to Boston and
thence via steamer, close here daily at
s. 20 p. m.tat
Mails for Cuba Except those for Santiago
de Cuba winch will be forwarded VIA New
York up to and including the l0.55 p.
m close Thursday, close here daily at
8 d m, for forwarding via steamer sailing
Mondays and Thursdays from Port Tampa,
Fla. (e)
for Campeche, Chiapas, TajasCo, and
Yucatan, which will be forwarded via
New York after the Wednesday overland
p In. closing Friday), close here daily at
Transpac1nc Mails.
Mails for Australia, except West Aus
tralia. Hawaii and FIJI Islands specially
addressed OnlyJ per 5. 5 Miowera, from
Vancouver, close here daily aftes ApSa
24th UP to Nav st, ESQ p. ID tdI
Mails for China and Japan, specially adj
dressed only, per ;. s. Empress OF China,
from Vancouver. close here daily up to $50
D. m. May Sd. ID
Mails for China, Japan and Hawaii. per
5. 5. Doric, from san FTandsco, close
here daily up to 6 80 p. IN, May .. tdl
Mails for f. wall. per :. :. Australia, from
san Francisco, close here daily up to $50
p. m, May 18TH.
Mails for China and Japan, per 5. s.
Olympia, from Tacoma, close here daily
up to6:3O D. m, May 10Th. (d)
Mails for Australia teXcept those for
West Australia, which are forwarded via
EuropeD, New Zealand, Hawai-, Fl j and
Samoan Islands, per S. 5. Alameda, from
san Francisco, close here daily up To $50
p m, May ed (d)
Mails for the Society Islands, per
ship Galilee, from San Francisco, close he Te
daily up to 6:30 p. M, May 10Th. { d.
TranSpacifiC mails are forwarded to
the port OF sailing daily, ana the sched-
ule OF closing is arranged on the
presumption OF their uninterrupted over
land transit.
(al Registered mail closes at 10 a m.
same day.
Oh Registered mail closes at 1 p. m.
same day.
(oI Registered mail closes at 8 p. M
same day.
(dJ Registered mail closes at 6 p. m.
(e) Registered mail closes at 1 o. m.
Tuesdays and Saturda VS..
JAMES Z. WILLETT. Postmaster.
The evening times., 1897-05-01

Manager Whitesell has made arrange
nIenUs to have the famous Cherry Sisters,
that quartet ofUriginal young ladies Who set
the theatergOerS OF New York agOg dur
ing their engagement at HammerStein's
Olympia and Froctors Pleasure Palace
during the past winter. They viii be here
next week at the Biiou, accompanied by
their wardrobes, maids and other feminine
ecCentricities. Their act is said to be one
of the most unique speCialties seen In the
metropolis. During their engagement in
New York the infringement was compelled
to stretch a net across the front sf the
stage in order TO prevent the storm of flow
ers ana other tokens of appreciation thrown
ut the sisters by the delighted audiences.
Manager Whitesell promises that there
shall be no netting and no doubt his mag
naninIity VIII lie appreciated here. They
appear in connection with Dan Mccarthy
III Dear Irish Home
The evening times., 1897-05-01
A California Coincidence.

The other day, in a California court,
there happened one of those things which
our ancestors used to call the direct inter
position of Providence, the judgment of
Heaven, and so on The only trouble with
them as judgments is that they do not
occur often enough to establish a prece-
dent. 1t is coming to be more and more
understood that the Judgments Of Provi-
dence work by natural laws, and that the
usual is more in their line than the un-
usual.
The case was that of a Portuguese,
Jose Ciscado, accused Of having murdered
o Mexican rancher. Only circumstantial
evidence had been found in proof OF his
gnilt. but this was exceedingly strong,
The evening times., 1897-05-01
Mrs. ,rcKiuIey,s Gowns Don't Fit.

The other day 1 saw by the wires that
Marshall Field was in New York and riot
ously and abundant about the Reform Club
table on the occasion of the recent Cleve-
land speech Not TO dim his joy, I didn't
tell him then. But, the dinner being over,
Field will, suppose, turn wearily TO the
paths OF the dry goods trade again. 1t is
in order, therefore, to inform him that
those $4,000 worth of dresses he made
for Mrs. McKinley's inaugural appearance
Go not fit, and today the whole flounced
and frilled and gored and tucked and
biased outfits in the hands of local artists
for regeneration Chicago fashions. it
would seem, don't go with a rush in the
East.-NeW York journal.