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Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10
An Important Decision.

The Supreme Court has settled a
question of interest to mining men, and
one that has involved many disputes.
The particulars of the case decided are
thus described by the Calaveras Pros
pect:
&c. w. Pomeroy and A. E. Pomeroy
are the owners of the Mt. Timolus
quartz mine, and in 1894 bonded the
mine to the defendant, Henry H. Bell.
Bell, in his operations on the mine,
placed thereon hosting works and a
mill, but nothing was said in his agree
ment as to the right to remove these
improvements in the event that he did
not purchase the mine. In 1895 Bell
abandoned the mine and commenced to
tear down and remove the machinery
and buildings, when he was stopped by
an injunction sued out by Pomeroy. On
the trial in the Superior Court, Judge
Gottschalk decided that as the agree
ment was silent as to any right to re-
move the improvements, they became a
part of the land and belonged to Pome-
roy. The Supreme Court affirms this
Judgment. The case virtually decides
that if written agreement does not
permit machinery and Improvement
to be removed on the termination of
the bond, they become the property of
the owner of the land and cannot be
taken away"
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10
EASTERN NEWS ITEl1S

The New England Burglary Insurance
company has announced that it will go
out of business.
A quartet of strolling gypsies made
an almost successful attempt to kidnap
Willie and Henry Wilman, aged 10 and
8 years respectively, near St.. Louis.
The steamer Telegraph, one of the
largest and best boats plying on the
Ohio river, sunk at Fern Grove, short
distance from Louisville. The steam
er's passengers had a narrow escape
from drowning.
F. D. Highly, who built the Ada
Rehan statue at the worlds fair is en-
route to Washington to gain President
McKinley's consent to model life size
statue of the president in gold. 1t is
planned to exhibit the statue at the
Paris exposition.
James M. Duffy, the "Wizard" of
Miachasport, Me-, has announced that
he has discovered the lost art of pro-
ducing Damascus steel, and has also re-
discovered the art of hardening copper
and brass. This is the result of 20
years experimenting. He has pro-
duced good swords and razors made of
Upper. Boston capitalists have made
handsome offer for the secret.
The disasters which have come thick
and fast upon Mrs. Clara F. Nye, widow
of the late E. W. Nye (Bill Nye) the
great humorist, since his death on Feb
ruary %, 1896, has reduced her income
until it does not now exceed $500 a
year. Every dollar of ready money she
had in the world, amounting to $1,000,
was lost in the First National Bank of
AshvilIe, N. c., which closed its doors
on July 3lst last. Buck Shoals, her
home at Ashville, is for sale today with
out buyer in sight. Twenty five
thousand dollars OF Bill Nye's money is
there. Mrs. Nye said that her heaviest
loss was that of $4,000 on property in
New York, bought as an investment by
Mr.. Nye five years before his death,
recently taken in on foreclosure of a
mortgage.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

Thanks to the encouragement which
Emperor William has accorded to the
practice Of dueling, it Is now being
adopted by the medical profession in
Germany. A couple Of physicians sum-
moned in consultation became involved
at the bedside of a patient in so violent
dispute with regard to the character
of the malady and of its treatment that
they concluded to fight the matter out.
The conflict took place on the outskirts
of Bonn, on the Rhine, one of the COM
batants, DR.. Fisher, receiving bullet
in the chest, which killed him in
Stantly.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10
PACIFIC COAST NEWS.
Important Information Gathered
Around the Coast.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST,
A Summary of Late Events That Are
Boiled Down to Suit our Busy
Readers.

Hiram s. Maxim of San Francisco is
working on an airship which he expects
to carry him to the Klondike.
Lieut.. Jarvin, who is to lead the
overland expedition for the relief of the
imprisoned whalers, has arrived at
Seattle.
Major r. M. Blair, military instruc-
tor at the Preston School of Industry,
has been suspended for alleged insu bor-
dination.
Ferry Hall, one of the largest build
ings of the Agricultural college at Pull
man, Wash, has burned. The loss sus-
tanned is estimated at $40, 900.
The theosophists of San Francisco
will petition Gov. Budd to stay Dur
rants execution and commute his sem
tence to imprisonment for life.
The State Board of Health has
ordered that all Pullman cars coming
into California be disinfected immedi-
ately upon arriving at destination.
The Phoenix chamber of commerce
has elected the following officers: Presi-
dent, Thomas Barley; vice-president,
David Goldberg; treasurer, G. j. Hall.
Formal charges have been preferred
with the President against John u.
Smith, United States commissioner for
Dyea, Alaska, of usurpation of unwar-
ranted authority, taking extortionate
fees and other Irregularities.
The Pacific Gable company of New
York announces that it's proposed cable
will connect San Francisco with the
Hawaiian islands, near Honolulu, and
extensions from the Hawaiian islands
will be made to Japan and Australia.
State superintendent of Instruction
Black in talk before an institute as
serted that he did not believe in life
diplomas, nor in any certificate to teach
which had life of more than six years.
He also advocates separate examina-
tions for teachers of different grades in
the schools.
The farmers in the Corral de Terra
country, near Salinas, are being terror
lied by California lions, which, for the
past few days. have destroyed a large
numb Der of sheep and hogs. The lions
have never been known to come down
the mountains so far before. Rewards
are being offered for their capture.
Captain Shoemaker, chief of the reve-
nue. marine service, says no orders have
been issued to the Corwin or her COM
mander to fit out for any place what
ever. He says that probably some time
in February the Corwin will be sent to
the Arctic regions, but it was too early
now to have her prepare for the voyage.
The retrlal of the Oakland water
front case, in accordance with the order
of the State Supreme Court, has been
set for February 9, 1898, in Department
Three of the Alameda court, to which
Judge Ogden will be assigned after jan
uary l. This will be the starting point
for the litigation that must be settled
before, as the attorneys for the city con-
tend, the United States Supreme Court
can pass upon the case.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

In case you haven't enough to worry
mers are now watching with increased
interest the big sun spot which has
been in great activity for the last two
years, and are specializing on the out
come. 1t is said the molten mass is
likely at any time to burst from the
suns surface. Prof. Siverimus j. Cor
rigan, director of the Goodsell Obser-
vatory Of Carleton University, says:
ga new planet may at any instant
break away from the sun, and the ter
rifle explosion which will necessarily
accompany this break away will pro-
duce a great disturbance of the entire
universe, but particularly of the earth,
perhaps completely smashing it, and
surely destroying all animal life on
land as well as in the waters. The re-
suit of my Investigations on this sub
ject indicate that the earth is closely
approaching critical epoch in its
career; yet the day or the hour of
visitation mo man knoweth,' but these
results have convinced me that it is
imminent. Look to the sun. Neither
is this tremendous disturbance Of the
earth and the destruction of all life
upon it completely unprecedented. A
similar detachment Of solar matter by
the same means is known by scientists
to have occurred 23,OO0,000 years ago,
period simultaneous with the "a
laeozic age, at which time all animal
and vegetable life then existing on the
fact Of the earth, was completely
crushed out" OF course all this is non.
sense hut ii will do to WorrY about =.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10
A Partisan who suspects that the food

A Partisan who suspects that the food
or drink which he has purchased is
adulterated, can have the article anal
yzed free Of cost at the municipal la
boratory. II impurities are found, the
city undertakes the prosecution of the
tradesman, and after conviction the of
fender is not only liable to fine and i'm
prisonment, but may be obliged to dis
play in his window a sign reading,
Convicted of Adulteration." There Is
room for similar law in America.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

The London newspaper that has been
dropping the letter "u" in words like
labor and color and spelling program"
without the "me," is now overwhelmed
with protests from readers against this
surrender to a demoralizing American
ism In spelling. Such butchery Of the
English tongue, they argue, should
never be condoned.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10
We are panied to learn by the Londo,

We are panied to learn by the London
Vanity Fair that "the queen empress"
Il dissatisfied with the course of the
United States and "holds almost pessi-
mistic views in regard to the stability
and future of the republic" After that
we suppose the United States might as
well put up its shutters and go out of
business. If Mrs. Victoria disapproves
Of us there is little use in trying to keep
O good opinion Of ourselves.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

A Canadian court has decided the val
ne of kiss to be twenty cents, utterly
forgetful of the fact than when young
folks 60 to court, under the right cir
cumstances, kisses are priceless.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

Northwestern States is abundantly
stocked, there is renewed and earnest
demand for immigration in the South
west and the far Northwest. Immi-
grants in great numbers are continually
arriving at Atlantic ports-chie1y at
New York-and most Of them settle in,
or subside into, the slum sections of
Eastern cities.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

The late Henry w. Sage, the million
aire philanthropist, was the founder Of
the Sage public library in Bay City,
Mich. 1t is needless to add that there
are no public libraries roaming around
loose founded by Russell Sage, who is a
millionaire, but not of philanthropic
nersuasiOn.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

The Chicago woman who married her
divorced husband recently for the third
time has convinced him now that she
can get free from him whenever she
wants to do so, and that lesson prob
ably will not be lost on him.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

Try to keep clear of prejudice, and
be willing to alter any opinion you
may hold when further light breaks
upon your mind. The man Is either
clever beyond precedent or weak be-
yond measure who never sees reasons
to change his judgment of men and
things.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

A Western preacher puts it this way
to his congregation: when 1 look at
my congregation ask, Where are the
poor? and when count the collection
I ask. Where are the richr'
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

It is about time for the papers to quit
caricaturing Uncle Sam as tall, gaunt,
ungainly, addressed person, with loud
breeches and necktie. He is not as
green as represented and the daily re-
prints are monotonous and annoying.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10
IT'S NOT EXPENSIVE.

It's the quality that's high in TEA GARDEN
DRIPs, ToBOGGAN MAPLE SYRUP and PELICAN
LOUISIANA MoLASsEs. For said by irst-class
grocers in cans only. Money refunded If goods
are not satisfactory. Don't accept an imitation
See that the manufacturers name is litho-
THE PACIFIC COAST SYRUP co.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

Another United States ship has peace
fully slid upon mudbank. If the sup
ply Of ships hold out every shoal, reef
and sandbar in our waters will be per-
manently, If somewhat extensively, in
dicated to mariners by the presence
thereon of g. vessel of. tie new navy.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

Corn has been suggested as a Ia
tional floral emblem, but under the cir
cumstances wheat seems more fitting.
In this case the grain suggests the
dour
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

Every charitable organization should
be an organization chiefly for the pur-
pose of giving employment to people
out Of work. There is always a great
deal of work to be done, Of one sort or
another, and the self-respecting poor are
always ready to earn their bread. Ev-
erywhere, idleness should be discour-
aged
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

A Boston typewriter wlo advertises
for position says that she Is neither
pretty nor frivolous" Probably that Is
why she Is advertising.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

A New York wedding guest who in
sisted on kissing the bride the other
night was shot by the bridegroom.
But he was half shot at the outset.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

A Boston woman who died recently
had more than $4,000 slowed away in
her hustle. Pretty good financial back
ing for q woman.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

R. HI. Mitchell, living on a branch of
the Los Coches, is imp j g his ranch
from water that runs the year round at
the corner of his premises. His expert
ence has been valuable and satisfactory
in the use of a saturated solution Of salt
diluted one-half, then sprayed on the
trees for scale without injury to the
foliage.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

It is announced that the French will
attempt to build a steamer to break all
Atlantic records. If the French are as
fast on the sea as they are said to be on
land the records probably will have to
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

How many statesmen start to climb
the ladder Of fame direct, and the first
thing shift it to merely get on the
fence3
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

The Grand Army, which reached
high-water mark in 1893 with total
Of 400, 024 members, has now decreased
to 319, 456. 1t is still great, but van
ishing. host.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

While the labor market in the manu-
featuring and commercial States Is dis
tressingIy oyercrowded and In the elder
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

Emperor William seems to have
pretty well used up the German consti-
tuition and is now running things on the
hy-awe.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10
Have to he CIothed.

Miss Chicago-I love to ride bareback.
. Miss Boston-The Authorities don't permit it
here in the east.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10

The lower the gas is turned tho
brighter ii seems for lovers.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-12-10
Ocean greyhounds can always be dis
tinguished by having few Of the char
acteristics of ordinary banks.

Sif, Edwin Arnold has seen the Light
Of Asia. and has married her. Other
visitors to Asia will be disappointed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
Talks With Mckinley.

A London dispatch of the 10th inst.
says: The correspondent of the London
Times in the United States, George w.
Smalley, gives his impressions as gather.
ed from conversation with President
Mckinley.
With reference to the arbitration
treaty the president is quoted as saying:
There is no subject on which / feel
more strongly. bide by every word
Of my address.
Mr.. Smalley adds: "The president is
for the treaty as originally presented to
the senate, or. at lea t, without any
amendment affecting its efficiency. He
showed real i:tersst and knowledge of
foreign affairs, and does not intend to
take any new departure in regard to
Cuba.
HE has very earnest and strong
views as to his duty regarding bimetal-
lism. will do his utmost 10 promote it,
and will exhaust all means to secure an
international agreement, believing that
prosperity depends upon il. This. how
ever does not imply that he is any the
less firm in his resolve to maintain the
gold standard. The impression which
the conversation gave was one of con.
fidence."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

j. w. Jones. of the Lead Cali, who
has just returned from Pierre, where he
held clerkship in the legislature dur
ing the late session, closes II review Of
the doings down there as follows: The
recent legislature was composed on both
sides, of many able men, yet candor
compels the statement that in this re-
spect the republicans had the best of it,,
and that more and better work was not
done was not for the want Of ability to
perform, but rather on account Of the
populisst becoming, early in the session
mixed up with ono another in the mat
ter of the election Of U. s. senator. In
short the populists had too many aspir
ants for that positian at Pierre this
winter"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

The Black Hills has ceased to be
looked upon as next year" country,
says the Black Hills Mining Review, as
every month shows decided increase
Of commercial business. as well as an
enlarged output Of gold bullion. The
starting up Of colossel new enterprises
with the opening of the spring month is
assured, and the preliminary beginnings
which will involve enormous capital
will soon be noticed in several of the
prominent mineral districts Those
events which will soon be consummated
are the result of upwards of one years
painstaking investigation on the part Of
competent representatives sent here by
moneyed men to thoroughly look the
field over and report the result. Prob
ably no other auriferous area of country
on the continent have been more thor
oughly inspected by bonafide investors
within the past two years than the
Hills, and the outcome Of it all will be
an unprecedented demand for good
mineral land that will justify the ex-
penditure Of money to develop.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20

President McKinley's special message
to congress is brief and to the point. 1t
deals wholly with the tariff, through
which means he wisely anticipates the
increasing of the public revenues TO an
extent that will dispel further danger of
the government being compelled to
borrow money in order to meet current
expenses, to build up our slurnbering
industries and create better demand
for labor. He describes tbs condition
of the public treasury during the past
three years, giving a statement of the
receipts and expenditures ofthe govern
ment during this period, with which
the masses are familiar. and urges
prompt legislation by congress to restore
the credit Of the government by placing
it upon sound financial basis, which
he declares to DO the pressing demand
Of the hour.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
Got His Satisfy"

1t is quite evident from the express
sions made by many who officiated in
deliberations Of the session Of the state
legislature just closed that the workings
of that body were, to say the least, de-
cidedly unsatisfactory. That the pop!
ulist party has not added to its strength
as result OF the last seance at Pierre is
also quite probable. Itwould seem that
j. w. Jones. editor Of the Lead City
Call, who ofliciated rs clerk Of the senate
during the legislative session, is among
the number who have got their satisfy"
A Rapid Cityite who was on the train
with Editor Jones on the road home
from Pierre overheard that gentleman
remarl in substance If the Lord
would only forgive him for supporting
that crowd he would never be guilty oi
the act again. The expression was sup
plemen,ed with the declaration that he
was back in the republican ranks again
Rapid Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
Against Prohibition.

A Pierre specia. to the Sioux City
Journal, under date of March l6, says
Judge Gaffey has sustained the demurrer
set up to the answer made by the pro-
hibitionsts in their effort to test the
legality of the repeal of the prohibitory
article Of the constitution. The answer
to which the demurrer was sustained
set up that article "a is yet part of the
constitution. that bill for liquor sold
cannot be collected; that the question:
Of repeal was not properly submitted
by the legislature that it was not
correctly placed on the ballot, and that
10000 voters did not express themselves
on the question. The demurrer states
that none Of the answers is sufficient
defense against the collection of liquor
bill and this is sustained This leaves
the prohibitionists no nearer settle
ment Of the legality of the manner of
repeal of the prohibitory question than
they were before they attempted to get
it in the defense of liquor suit.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
The Forest Reserve.

Surveyor General Hughes gives pub
licity TO his views through the Aasociat-
ed Press, concerning the Cleveland
forestry proclamation, as follows; at
would be difficult to conceive Of any
thing that would be more disastrous to
the Black Hills country than the carry
ing into effect of ex-Presidents Cleve-
lauds forest reservation order. The
area set apart in the Hills embraces a
part of Lawrence. practically all the
mineral portion Of Pennington, and the
major part of the mineral district of
Custer county. within it are embraced
thousands Of mineral locations in vari-
Gus stages of development, number of
them being steady producers. The
work and improvem upon these
alone have cost many millions of dol
lars. Among these there are no less
than COZ the title to which has passed
from the government to claimants by
United States patents. Three mill sites
have been patented, and official surveys
for patents have been made Of 14S loca-
tons. The status Of such claims will
not, of course be affected by the order,
but the Withholding from use for min
ing purposes of all timber on adjacent
lands, may be expected to materially
add to the expense Of mining operations.
Aside from this, the reserve embraces
four fifths of the area through which
extend the formations so lately found
to be auriferous and which hold out
possibilities for the future of the Hills
until recently undream d of bv mining
men. An army of prospectors is now
only waiting for the SHOWS to melt in
order to carry their explorations oyer IT.,
with certainty of adding largly to the
number of producing mines within the
year. Whatever else may be the result
of the order, it will at least, unless re-
voked, put an efectual stop to pros
pec;ing and to the discovery of new
mines. This must have been the far.
therest thing from the presidents in
tention"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-03-20
Baliard's snow Liniment.

This invaluable remedy is one that
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Feet and Ears, Sore Throat and Sore
Chest. Ifyou have Lame Back it will
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disease. 1t will cure Stiff Joints and
contracted muscles after all other rem
edies have failed. Those who have been
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Snow Liniment and thrown away their
crutches and been able TO walk as we'll
as ever. 1t will cure you. Price 90
conts. Sold at A. j. Jones & Co.'S drug
store.