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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25
INCoNsIs1ENT AND HARD TO
 PLEAsE.

"Brsdstreet's reports 6 feeling Of 'hopefulness everywhere among the farmers; we have been previously told that hope springs eternal in the human breast; but, 1t seems, that Bradstreet's proposes to limit the spring to the breasts of farm CTS Plenty of free silver dollars to buy the produce of those farmers would make a little hope spring in other breasts. s."-Courier.
 Our democratic brethren are hard to please, and it is equally difficult for them to confine themselves on a plane of consistency. A year ago it was all the poor farmer, the main stay of the country, who was being down trodden because of low prices. If only the poor farmer could have the prices of his products raised, the country would De all right. This was in substance the burden of the democratic campaign song last year.
 Now the farmer is doubly blessed. He has good crops and good prices, a condition of affairs seldom expe- rienced by him. As a rule, when his crops are good prices are low, and vi en prices are high, his crops are poor, and he has little to sell. Dur ing the past few years, however, he has been doubly in Ill luck by hay ing poor crops and poor prices, but this year his store houses are filled with the products of the soil and 6 good demand for them at remunera- tive prices. This is what our demo cratic brethren expressed d so much solicitude for last year, and now that the farmer is happy they send forth their same vail Of discomfort because the consumer has to pay for it.
 If the imposs sible could be ob- tAined--high prices for the farmer and low prices to the consumer, 1t would seem that even 8 democrat could not then find fault, but he would, just the same.
 Bersuse prosperity did not come with 6 single bound, immediately after McKinley's election, our demo cratic brethren have kept up a con- tinuAl sheer of "where's your prom ised Mckinley properityT Now that the republican party has re deemed one of the most important platform promises by the enactment of tariff law: and although it has been in operation less than a month, but its beneficial effects are already being very perceptibly felt by re- turning prosperity, we are now in- formed that Providence alone is responsible for this condition of affairs. It was considered last fail a very Providential affair that Bryan was not elected president, and to this extent the credit given to Prov idencs or the Almighty for the return of prosperity will not be disputed. The republican party has, however, been used ss the means for securing it.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25

4 French Prince and an Italian count jSbbed st each other for tgenty-six minutes last Sunday, because the former expressed his honest opinion in regard to the con- duct of Italian officers in the Abysinnian war. The Frenchman
 was punctured in the abdomen, while the Italian escaped with a slight cut on the hand, being luckily saved from being thrust through snd through by the Princes sword striking 6 button with such force as Co bend it. Just what has been set tied by this duel is difficult to deter mine, as the Prince enteFtains the same opinion he formerly expressed, and there are a great many people in the world who are neither princes or potentates that share that opin- ion,
 A S.. Paul telegram says that L. M. Keenan will send a consignment of mArriageable young women to Alaska in the spring. MT. Keenan will ascertain that the average Klon- dyksr is not up in the frozen regions for wife. In the majority of the cases he will find that the people who have gone there belong to one of three classes-married men, in- eorrigible old bachelors, and single men who have left sweet hearts be- hind. and to whom they expect to return as soon as they make their fortunes. Horses will be found in better demand than prospective wives.
 "The evidence accumulates with each days advices that the long continued depression in financial circles has passed, and thanks to i've years of forced economy and cessation of speculation, coupled with today's abundant harvest at rsmuHeFstive prices to the agricul- turists, new prosperity is coming % the people. From address of Comptroller Eckels, Dem. before the American Bankers Association, August IS, 1897.
 Wales Arnold states that citizens ct the Verde valley near Camp Verde are agitating thu question of | boring for artesisn water. The l plan Is most excellent one and the | experiment might be made by several citizons joining in the ex- pertinent and sharing the expense reducing the cost to any o1s individual to minimum, the experiment prove sue cassful it would be of incalculable benefit to the valley.
 A Kentucky woman quarreled with hex husband. and made a VOW that she would not eat anything until he retnTnedto her. She kept her VOW for Efty-eight days, when she died. |.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25

There is still squirming struggle
 by the free traders against the ad-
 mirable tariff that became a law on
 the twenty-fourth of July, 1897.
 These free trade people have no use
 of course for the revolutionary war
 and tue law of protection that
 enabled us to establish American
 industries along with our independ- ence. What hurt England most
 when she lost her colonies was that
 we set up manufacturing for our selves. Then England was, count ing by time and freight charges, as
 far away from us as Australia IS
 n )w, and London is as near us now as, by the same measurement, Bos- ton was then. Protection is much more important now than then, be- cIusS the competition, instead of b ing on the other side of the world, is right at our doors.
 The Cleveland party in 1892 prom ised $l.00 wheat to the farmers, in case of the election of their chirf. Chief Cleveland was elected and wheat dropped, dropped, dropped in price. Prosperity Tn general terms was one of the promises made by the republican party last year. The promise was based on a policy out lined by the platform of the party, which it was generally believed would bring about such results. In less than six months from the in- suguration of Mckinley, we are be ginning to realize the full fruition of these promises and one of the specific features of this rapidly re- turning prosperity is Sl.O0 wheat, and this, too, with big crops for farmers to realize on.
 The N. Y. World says that as a matter of fact the very best bicycle 1 costs the manufacturer less than S25; that if were sold for $30. retailer, middleman and manufacturer would | all make fair profit. The World | evidently imagines that the world is centered very close to New York, or it would have manufacturers and dealers dc business on a very small After the cost of transpor- tation is added to the $25 cost of a bicycle 1t would leave a very in- amount for the manu- lecturers and dealers profit out of a 8 margin.
 The New York Journal, which a year ago was insisting that nothing but the free coinage of silver could bring prosperity to the United States, has evidently changed it's views. It recently published full page article showing highly pros- porous condition in New York and .he country oyer, and predicted its 
 Coffee Creek, California, is divid- lonors with Klondyke in the matter 'f gold production. (
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25

Our esteemed contemporary, the
 Tucson Star, has frequently, of late,
 indulged in paroxysisms of great
 joy over the application of certain
 populistic doctrines in the city gov
 ernment of Prescott. In its latest
 ebullition of this kind 1t alleges
 that Charles Hoif, of the Sunset
 Telephone Company, on his recent
 return to Tucson from Prescott,
 mentioned with show of much interest the satisfactory working in
 Prescott of the city affair, since the inauguration by that city of the single tax, initiative and referendum, and woman suffrage methods of government" Now, as a matter of fact, no initiative legislation has ever been proposed Tn Prescott. and the referendum, up to this date, has never been applied, and no voting has ever been done by women except at school elections, as in all Arizona towns and school districts. No sim gle tax legislation has ever been enacted, and beyond a message framed by Prescott's pepulist mayor and fired of at the people, has never been seriously considered. All of this populist exultation by the Star is simply aa evanescent dreamy fiction of the imagination.
 It is announced in all seriousness that John l.. Sullivan proposes to run for mayor of Boston. MT. Sul- | ivan does not have any special political ambition but has decided | .O become a candidate for the sole purpose of averaging himself on Josiah Quncy, the present mayor vho is a candidate for reelection. John S's special grudee against Josiah c is that the latter refused 0 shake hands with him.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25
NEWS Norns AND eommENrs.

G. Fl. Steel, sheriff, anl Samuel Young, a deputy sheriff of Leslie county, Kentucky, were both killed in a combat at Hydenya. Both men fought desperately with pistols, and both fell dead m the fifth round. Both are prominent, Steel demo- crat and Young a republican. They quarreled over politics.
 A woman, believed to be Mrs. Flora Anderson, jumped from q Lake Erie boat and was drowned, just after having had quarrel with a man.
 Mrs. Sehofeld and Dan Dutcher have been arraigned for murder at San Jose, and allowed until Friday in which Co plead.
 Joseph Arch, an ex-member of the British House of Commons, aged 70 years is to be marred earl y m September to a woman of thirty in England.
 A telegram from Seattle dated August 23 says: TLe steamer Rosalie arrived here this morning from Dyea and Skaguay. She re- ports that theae are about four thousand people at Skaguay and that the tfail Is still impossible. About 5 thousand miners are work ing ppon 1t and it is expected that 1t wiil be ready in few weeks. Not A.. ia the last three weeks. At Dyea the miners are getting across as rapidly as could be expected. Juneau IS rapidly filling up with miners from Dyea and Skaguay who propose 10 winter there.
 Three men were instantly killed and eight injured by the explosion of boiler at the brick yard of w. R. Halliday at Carlo, Ills.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25

They make short work oi murder CTS in Spain. On August g, Senor Canovas was assassinated by an anarchist of nnpronouuceable name. On Sunday August l5, the aforesaid anarchist was tried by court martial aud on Monday sentenced to death, On Friday August 20, or just twelve days from the commission of the crime the anarchist was beheaded in accordance with the sentence.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25

The other letter is from Kritz- baum, written froDa the same place, and is addressed to Johnny Spec. He says:
 "We are camped two miles from Dysa. It costs 27 cents a pound to pack, and, as a result, We have sold nearly one-half of our provisions, In order to save labor and expenses. Our rack weighs l,500 pounds now, and made S225 in unloading. Cayuse ponies are worth from Sl50 uu. It is very expensive to cross the coun- try unless you do your own packing, which is nearly h-l. The packers wade in ice water to their waists, and pull their boats thusly for five miles to the head of navigation. Many times all of the provisions are lost, and several also lose their lives. We will land on the summit of Chilcoot Pass on the evening of the l4th, and from there will hire our stuf packed to the lakes. It will take us about one week to go through the pass, and expect to land in Daw- son September 1st, or few days later.
 'lt costs you a dollar every time you take a long breath and the further you go, the oftener you breathe.
 "The proper time to go to the Klondyke IS about March l. The cost of freighting is exorbitant, and besides, there is plenty of work. Merwin and Turner are we'll, and enjoying the trip under the eircum- stances. I cannot tell you anything of the country, but when we reach Dawson, will write fully. A great many people are sacrificing their goods here, in order to move along, and many are turning back. Tell Sherman and the boys that Prescott is a good town to live in at present. There are plenty of squaws here, and they are making money in pack ing and guiding"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25

The board of supervisors are wrestling today with the question of fixing the tax rate for th
 year. The estimated general ex- penses for the year foot up in round numbers to $5S,500, to meet which, with the school fund, road fund and territorial fund, will require an in- crease over last year. While the question has not been definitely set tied, it is foregone conclusion that the rate wall not be less than 1925 on the Sl0O, and may be even higher.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25

N-Aesa@esNNs
 It will be seen that the United States leads all the rest, but that the gain was greater in South Africa than in the United States, but the percentage of gain in this country is only about the average, while from that point of view Canada is far in the lead of all other lands. No account is here taken of South America. while, as a matter of fact the output of gold east of the Andes was probably as much as 6, 900, 900, at least, and on the west or the Pacific side, almost as much. China is not included iu the above, and the Celestial empire is probably not far behind South America. The total production of gold since the discovery of America may be set down as 5000, 100000, and of silver $l1, ,OOO,OOO,OOO. mostly from coun- tries far away from Europe,
 Mir. Preston gives it as his opinion that by the close of the present century the annual yield of gold will not be less than S3O0,OO0,O0O, This, however, is a mere estimate, based on the fact of the new dis coveries of gold, as we'll as consid- eration of the old workings.
 In figuring the production of gold and silver since l492 in dollars the ratio has widely varied. At the time the mines of Mexico and Peru were discovered the ratio in Chris tian countries was l0.75 to l. In l521 it was raised to Il.30 to l, and in the year 1560 it was raised to l1S0 to l. Forty years later 1t was raised to If to l, and forty years after that to 10 to l. The variations were slight, but more frequent after that. At the time England adopted the single gold standard, 1916, the ratio was I5.5l to 1. There was no considerable change until early in the '70s. It is estimated that about 40 per cent of the gold and silver mined in four centuries is still in circulation.
 These general figures are largely guess work, of course, but they are the estimates of those who have taken every possible pains to arrive at the nearest practicable degree of accuracy.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25
FROM PARKWAY DYEA! l!
Three of the Prescott Pilgrims Reach the Foot of the Famous ChilcOOt Pass on their Journey to
 the Golden KlOndyke.
They are Experiencing a Touch of Frigid Weather, Hassayamper Prices and Other DiscomfOrts
 But Keep up Their Pace.

The first sound of the Klondyke gun to be heard in this city found three we'll known Arizonans soon alterward loading up" with the en- thusiasm of the riches of the Yukon. They were Messrs. George Merwin, Thos. Turner and Ban. kreitzbaum. With only days preparation, the above parties formed limited gold syndicate and pulled their freight from Prescott on July l6. Since that time nothing definite has been heard from this Arizona advance guard until yesterday, whom two letters were received. Ono is ad- dressed to Robert Brow and is from Thomas Turner. He says;
 Head of Canoe Navigation, Near Dyea, Alaska, Aug, l2.-We have aT- rived this far safe and sound. In the morning we leave for the terri ble Chilcoot pass and will have our stuf packed to the summit. It will be two days before we reach it.. The trip IS hard one. The packers are having things their own way, and charge 2 cents pound to pack from Dyea to the lakes. There are hundreds of people here endeavor- ing to go on, but 30 per cent of them will fail to get into Dawson, and I believe that when snow flies. which is likely 10 occur any day, hundreds are going to lose their lives.
 "lf you come on next spring, go via St. Michaels and the Yukon. Talk about high prices; it is really astonishing. Scrub ponies that you can buy for $l0 head in Prescott areisellin2 for $200 a head here, and plenty of buyers. We bought a boat for $50 at Dyea, and threw 1t away. We will buy boat at Lake Linderman, on the other side of the Chilcoot Pass, and expect to pay at least Sl50 for 1t.
 "There is no show for us to judge how things are in and around Daw. sou, any more than you are capable of knowning. As soon as We arrive there, will write.
 George Meiwin and Ben Kritz- baum arc getting along fine, and 1 do not knew when have felt better
 There IS uo show for any enc from Prescott being able to get into Dawson from now on, as it is freez- ing here now. Regards to Spec, Prior, and the rest, and when l reach Dawson will give you long letter and tell you all of every thing"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25
During Week
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E14 By cutting and slashing uutl half the price goes toyou. we get the other half
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-08-25
Mutual Benefit
 Sale!

DT THE cool weather has caught us a little un awares, and our summer dress goods not nov ing rapidly enough to suit us, consequently We must push them.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05

The woman who inaugurated the beau tiful custom of decorating the graves of soldier~ who fell in the civil war is Ms. K de M Heath. resident of National City, Cl Tn 1864, while a resident of mbus, Miss she visited the ceme- teries and covered the graves of the Union and Confederate dead with gar lands of flowers From this incident Memorial Day had it's origin -Albu. querque Citizen
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05

A few days ago the silver repub- licans of Ohio met to ratify the nomination of A. w. Thurman for governor of the Buckeye state. Many republicans whose lives have been spent in the councils of their party took part in the meeting. Congressman Tovne, of Minnesota, made an eloquent appeal to all who believed in bimetallism to cast their vote with the party favoring the remonetization of the white metal and aid in bringing about the greatly desired result.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05

A report is going the rounds of the territorial press that Mohave county, among others, has refused to make a levy for reform and nor nal school purposes and that the attorney general is preparing to bring the rebellious boards under subjection Now, before the attor- ney general can take any action he will have to await the setting of the board of equalization in Aug ust and when that time shall have arrived the bombastic attorney gen. eral of today will be numbered among the has-beens. Mohave coun- ty supervisors have never avowed any inclination to defeat the legis lative will in refusing to make the necessary levy.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05

That old veteran newspaper man, Judge Hackney, of the Globe Sil- yer Belt, puts a quietus on Attor- ney General Wilson's learned CD dissertation on the Harrison act. Judge Hackney claims that as the counties have ali overreached the limit of four per cent no levy can properly be made for other than the actual necessary expenses of the counties and territory. The normal and reform schools, jail buildings, courthouses, etc., cannot become benefciaries where the linn it has run. The judge is undoubt- edly correct and J. Furioso Wilson is wrong.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05

Fresno, California, is to be hon. ored on July Sd by Hon. w. J. Bryan, who will deliver an address to an open air meeting. It is es- timated that forty thousand people will congregate to lis en to the gifted orator. On July 9th the Sil- yer, Republicans of Los Angeles will give a banquet in his honor to which 300,000 people have been in vited. Hazards Pavilion has been engaged for the occasion.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05
The Stakes They are Playing for

An European diplomat whose station is now in this country, summarized for the New Y ork Press the stakes for which the great pokers are playing in the East as follows:
 England wants-First, to keep Rus sia out of Constantinople second, Crete and any other old piece of property that may be left lying around loose.
 Russia wants-First, Constantinople ; second, control of the mouths of the Dan ube and more Asiatic territory.
 "Austria wants-First, Salonica; sec ond, to regain her lost prestige on the Adriatic and to figure again as great German power.
 "Italy wants-First, Tripoli; second, some strong place on the eastern side of the Adriatic, so as to control that sea.
 Germany wants-First, to push Ans tria east; second, to extend her colonial empire, to increase her maritime inter- ests. to annex the purely German prov lnces of Austria and to get another little slice of France.
 France wants-First, to resume her place among :he European powers as a dominant state; second, revenge on Ger many and an extension of her colonial empire"
 It is great game that is being played by the diplomats of Europe, and the re suit will be watched with interest.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05

Senator Foraker, of Ohio, made a brilliant plea in the United States senate, few days ago, in behalf of Cuban recognition. One by one great men will allow their humane feeling to override party discipline. Cuba will be free. No power on earth can prevail against the pop ular love of liberty.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05

Durrant, the murderer of the century, wept like a child when his mother carried to him the news that Gov. Budd refused to interfere with the decree of the courts. The mother tried to comfort him but he sobbed in a broken-hearted way in her arms. Durrant was thought to be absolutely heartless, but fear of the gallowS has brought the cold blooded fend to realization that he is soon to follow his victims to the spirit world.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05

Special envoy Mccullough, who was sent to Cuba to enquire into the Ruiz case, has made report to the state department. Ruiz was killed in his cell by blow on the head. It was also ascertained that Ruiz was an American citizen whose incarceration was without warrant of law.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05

The new homicide law may after all fail of effect The repeating clause refers to the repeal of chap ter 1, Title III, sections 266, 267 and 26S. Now, there are no sec tions 266, 267 nor 26S in Title Ill. Title III, laws of 1887, refers to of lenses against the sovereignty of the territory and embraces five sec tions (50, 51, g, B and 54.) There is no chapter under this title. Now the question is, does the en- actment of this law repeal the Ia v of homicide previously enacted? It would not seem so, as the legis- lature repealed the law of treason instead of the homicide law.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05

The Albuquerque Citizen says thut if a new governor for New Mexico is not appointed this week President McKinley's picture will be turned to the wall in that ter ritOrv.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05

The Star refers to the fact that under the present prison manage ment it is costing the territory 1908 per month for wood, while under the former management the pris- oners cut all the wood used in the penitentiary. The prison farm is turned into a weed patch, while heretofore enough vegetables were raised to supply the demand.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05

We would respectfully call the attention of our newspaper friends to section 1850, organic act of Ari- zona: "All laws passed by the leg islative assembly, and governor of any territory except in the terri tories of Colorado, Dakota, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming shall be submitted to Congress, and if dis approved, shall be null and of no effect" A provision relative to special sessions of the legislature vests the right to convene that body in extraordinary session, when the approval of the president has been obtained in the governor.
Mohave County miner., 1897-06-05

The board of supervisors of Mar icopa county allowed all claims for back salaries, growing out of the enactment of the classification law of two years ago. The sums ag- gregated nearly 3,000$.