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Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01
The railroad news is of the most

The railroad news is of the most
encouraging character. Ex-Super--
intendent Gabel, Of the Atlantic d
Pacific, passed over the proposed
route between Mesa and Globe last
week. and he is suid to have ex-
pressed himself favorable to the
construction of the road. Mr..
Gabel represents large Eastern
capital which will be invested on
his report. The road, if built, will
60 up Queen creek, and cross the
Pinal range by an easy grade into
Globe. Mountains seem to have
no terrors for railroad builders in
these days.-Tribune.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01
The Sulphur ValleyNews SAY

The Sulphur ValleyNews says:
Pete Lofgreen has been for a short
time past engaged in drilling four
inch we'll for his brother, Bishop
Lofgreen, in Marquee, the Artesi-
an well district below ST. David on
the San Pedro. The pipe was driv-
en- through gravel and sand to a
depth of It's feet Al this depth
clay was encountered and the wash
ing process resorted to. When a
depth OF 290 feet had been attain
ed the water rose to within twenty
feet of the surface and above the
water was a layer of oil. f
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01

Many different answers have
been given to the question: "How
high are the greatest ocean wavesY
NJ. Dibos, marine engineer and
laureate of the Institute of France,
has lately made some personal OBJ
servations on this subject. He de :
scribes waves encountered in the
North Atlantic which had height
of at least 4 feet. Driven before a
heavy wind, waves may advance at
the rate of from 35 to 40 miles an
hour, and such undulations OF the
ocean may travel more than 5O0
miles from tie point where the
wind created them without being
by any disturbance In
the atmosphere.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01


Necessity is the mother of in
vention. Two tramps went into
saloon at Eastl Oakland, Cal, the
other day, and handing demUohn
over rsthe counter, asked the pro-
prietor to ill it with good whisky.
The saloon-keeper obliged them
and was rendered dollar in re-
turn. q He at once refused it, as IL
was debased. The tramps had no
more money, andtfthere being no
alternative the saloon man emptied
the whisky back into the cask and
the tramps left with their dem,-
john. A few minutes later the
tramps went into q vacant lot and
carefully broke the demijohu.
From the pieces theyi dslicately
lifted out bath sponge, which
was thoroughly. soaked with
whisky.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01

Electricity is being used for the
headlights of locomotives. 1t is
said that the cose is but, little il
any more than for oil, and as the
light is so much more intense and
far-reaching, the chances of col
lisions are materially lesseaed, as
it is possible to see the light, at q
sufficient distance to stop any train
going on an average rate OF speed.
The only wonder is that electricity
has not been applied in this way
for many years past.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01
The Los Angeles Times has the

The Los Angeles Times has the
following to say regarding the visit
of d B.Robinson to Arizona: sd.
B. Robinson, to whose efforts the
building of the Santa Fe, Prescott
and Phoenix road is largely due, is
again in the Territory. Ills visit is
said to have significance in cos
nection with the extension OF the
road in question southwark. Next
to an overland line across Central
Arizona from east to west, this
road would be the most needed and
best paying railroad proposition in
Arizona. The survey has been
long ago made, and the line found
easy and practicable, the grades
being light and the curves few.
The extension includes Phoenix,
Florence, Tucson and southwark to
Gala basas, where it will connect
with the Sonora branch of the
Santa Fe system"
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01
THE WORLDS BIGGEST
MINE.

The United Verde Copper Co.,
at Jerome, has paid out $3.50, 900
in improvements the past year,
and about $480,O0O to its employees.
L.rge additions to its plant will be
made the com n, year. Concern
ing these the Jerome Mining News
says: "The following improvements
for next year have been ordered
ard the foundations for the new
buildings have been commenced
A new power house and boiler
rooms 1872 by l05 feet; l50 feet
will be added to the converter and
furnace buildings, a new reverbcr-
atory building l05 by 80 feet; new
foundry, boiler and blacksmith
shops $50 by IS feet; new shaft
house and engine room l47 by 36
feet. The plans for the new build
ings, all of which will be of iron,
are now on the ground and the
contracts for the material and their
erection have already been let.
The new machinery already order
ed: One first motion hoisting en-
gine 20 by 48 inch sylinders; two
blowing engines with a free air
of 10000 cubic feet each;
1000 horse power in boilers; one
60 K. w. electric generator Be-
sides the above there is much more
contemplated but has not yet been
ordered. The United Verde COM
pany have during the year built ~
cottages at a cost of about $4,000,
and have paid out on an average
$4,000 per month, or during the
past year $4SO,OO0 in wages to its
workmen.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01
That was an interesting defini

That was an interesting detini-
ton of ssthe new woman" which
was conducted recently by an Eng
llsh newspaper. The prize went
to this saying, "A fresh darn on
the original blue stocking" Among
other suggestions were. "Six OF
one and half a dozen of the other.
"One who has not yet attained to
be a gentleman" "Man's newest
and best reason for remaining sin
glo." "Manishness minus manll-
ness"
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01

San Francisco Mining and Sci
en.i6c Press says: Arizona has q
mining law which will not allow
the relocating of claims to avoid
assessment work. It compels the
locators to do development work.
Such law is a necessity ill Cali
fornia and it is to be hoped that it
will pass the next Legislature.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01

Mining experts with tan-color-
ed boots, corduroy clothes, golf cap,
pole pick, eye glass, and most ev-
erything except money, are said to
be familiar sight in our outlying
districts. says the Prescott Courier.
These pretty clothes would be spoil
ed If the weArer went into a mine,
80 he returns to his hotel in Pres
cott or Phoenix and reports that
he could find no workings deeper
than eight feet.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01

Buckland- on the Moor, Sc
cluGed village of Devonshire, Eng
land, has no public house, parson,
policeman or paupers. The squire
owns all the land. The farms are
small but profitable. The farm la
borers live in the squire's cottages.
When they fall sick the squire pays
their wages as usual and when they
are too old to work any more they
are continued on the pay list and
potter about doing what they
please.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01

A little girl who was in the hab-
it of using che word "guess" in
temperately, was reproved by her
teacher. "Don't say guess Mary,
say presume. just then a play
mate came up and, feeling Mary's
cloak, said: "My ma is going to
ask your ma for the pattern of
your cloak" "My ma amt got
any pattern" answered Mary;
"She cut it}hy presume"
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01
FOOD OF SNAKES.

During the last few months some
of the gentlemen connected with
the Museum of Natural History at
Paris have given to the world
various interesting results OF their
observations, says an exchange.
The learned professor at the
musuem, Leon Villiant, describes
the diet of serpent more than
twenty feet long, which has been
on exhibition at the Jardin des
Plantes since the month of August,
1885 Up TO the end of 1895 this
reptile had eaten fifty times. The
largest number of times in one
year that the snake took food was
in 1886, when he ate seven times.
Nearly always the food con
sisted of the flesh of goats, old and
young. Three times, However, the
repast was composed of rabbits and
once of a goose. The feeding of
the serpent, which will eat nothing
but what is alive, offers an uncom-
mon spectacle, and many persons
request to have notice Of the times
wnen the creature feeds, SO as to
witness the feeding. Yet the light
ming like rapid;ty with which the
reptile seizes its prey produces a
powerful impression.
Apropos of the volume which
can. by means of distension, enter
the stomachs of serpents, Prof.
Villiant relates that a French
viper was once put in the same
cage with a horned viper. AS
these individuals, although belong
ing to different species, were of
the same size, it was supposed that
the reptiles would live amicably
side by side.
Nevertheless, the horned viper
during the following night swal-
lowed his companion in captivity,
and in order to accommodate this
prey SO disproportionate to itself,
its body was distended to such a
degree that the scales iustead of
touching each other little, as in
its ncrmal condition, were separ-
ated, leaving between the longi-
tudinal rows of them space equal
to their own breadth. All the
same, digestion proceeded regularly |
and the viper did not appear to
have suffered in the least. The
case of the cobra that swallowed !
brother cobra by mistake at the
zoo affords another example of this
extraordinary capacity for the ac-
of food.
|
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01

The Parsees of India have a very
strange funeral custom. They ex-
pose their dead to the fowls Of the
air on the Tower of Silence, ct
Bombay. It is their opinion that
neither the earth nor the water
should be desecrated by contact
with corpse.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01

There is some blessing in being
rich and strong and gifted, but
there is more in being none of these
and yet doing better than they.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01

A party of capitalists was taken
over the projected railroad line be-
tween here and Globe, since the
adjournment of the Irrigation Con-
gress, by w. A. Kimball, of Mesa.
While not going into deteils as to
the feasibility of such read, they
are of the opinion that it will not
De long before the move to con-
struct will take form. 1t is be-
lieved that the gentlemen are
interested in tho San Diego propo-
sition, which was surveyed several
years ago along the CHA river and
was known as the San Diego,
Phoenix Il Globe railway project
Phoenix Republican
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01

A poor man with sunny spirit
will get more out of life than q
wealthy grumbler.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01

The visit to Florence this week
of Mr. F. HI. Newell, chief of the
photographic division of the q. s.
Geological Survey, portends much
for the future advancement of this
section. While here he visited the
site Of the proposed great dam at
the Buttes, and expressed himself
enthusiastically over the location.
He claims it to be the best natural
point for reservoir he has ever
seen, and when he returns to
Washington will urge an approp-
ration for commencing the great
work Tribune.
Mesa free press. [volume] (Mesa, Ariz.) 1892-1901, 1897-01-01

In everything, from praying in
public to getting a tooth pulled,
self wants to obtain a little distinc-
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-05-21
The JEWISH SOUTH.

proDaDlty seems strong now that even the Ernper-
or's opposition to his appointment will be overborne
this time by the obstinate nsstence of public favor.
1t had been hoped that the indignation which had
been aroused anti-Semitic fanatcism in the
Landtag of Lower Austria (Which had gone far
as to cancel subventon to a Jewish orphan asyum)
would bring back healthier sentiment; it appears
the contrary that the political disease hasinvaded
the German comtates of Hungary. Anti-Semitsm,
of course, is jubilant, and marks it's holiday with
window smashngs The reports of panic among
the Viennese Jews, are, doubt, exaggerated; yet
there is ample for alarm under the great pres
which is being exerted for Jewish dsemancipa-
ton.
1t may easily be, however, that the very vruence
OF Austrian anti-Semitsm may give to the whole dis
turbance more rapid course; that the elevation of
Leuger and his following to positions of power may
be a lesson to the socalistic crowd which is hoping
for all the blessings of Utopia in the wake of their
rule In this light the German situation might be
deemed even gloomier. There the breakdown of the
anti-Semitic leaders has been almost complete.
Stoecker is discredted by various convictions which
exposed his double dealing; Ahlwardthas made him
self Dynamo of disreputableness and now the evan
gelical authorities have refused confirm the cleo
ton of the stupid parson Iskraut to Berlin congre
cation. All parties anxious to disown connec-
ton with the anti-Semitic leaders, for whose axities
and eccentrcities everyone anxious dsclaim all
responsibility.
It spite of this open bankruptcy of the agitation
independent movement, it is gaining constant
strength political principle with all kinds Of OPP
posing parties. The disease is at chronic stage in
which it appears to defy all cure and to eat its way
farther into the national marrow with har, " voice
protest In portions of the country which
ingly repudate anti-Semitic aims the Jews entire
cuson from public office, military dignity, university
honors is taken for granted and, what seems worst
of ALL the academies of learning, where the integ
and culture of the next generation is being reared,
perfect hotbeds of anti Jewish prejudice 1t is
progressive poisoning of the public mind, the end of
which it is difficult to fOrete
In France also, sad to relate, anti -Semitism
to have made comparatively rapid strides. Various
circumstances have followed the movement there
which did not make its appearance as q German i'm
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-05-21

with the newly emancpated Algerian Jews landed
anti-Semitc delegates into parliament Now the
celebrated Leroy Beauieu has been treated with dis
courtesy by the students of the Catholic Institute
before which he had been invited deliver lecture
anti-Semitsm This is the first ntmation to
show that the French youth have been affected by
the attacks of Drumont and his misnamed Lbre Pa
role
In Russia better feeling to prevail the
part of the administrations the Jews of Poland, it is
said, to be permitted again to dwell in villages
also the old promise OF commission to investigate
and report upon the Jewish problem with view to
greater freedom is being revived At the time
the has brought it's destructive riot at
Shpoa, impoverishing with one blow large commu-
nifty and the institution of government monopoly
in spurious liquors threatens dire disaster to many
thousands of Jews who will be deprived of their livel
hood
In the neig hboring Roumania it may be boldly
claimed that exclusion of the Jews is practiced with
the complete disregard of justice to be found in
any European country whatever. The semicivlized
people has almost succeeded in closing to the Jew
every avenue to education. Here also the progress
seems steadily downward in the direction of syste-
matte oppression
The two European countries which afford glimpse
of +, lief in the gloomy outlook Italy and England
The former is by free from anti Jewish agi-
tation which maniests itself with true Southern We
henence but in the world of and letters in the
army and in parliament the Jews occupy honorable
positions far in of the proportion of emnence
to which their small number might be thought to
entitle them
In England the Jews preparing for enthusiastic
participation, under Jewish Lord Mayor of Lon
DON in the Forthcoming Queens Jubilee Continental
antSemitsm only strengthens the patriotic pride of
the English Jew, who reoices in the perfect freedom
from prejudice which prevails in his country above
all others. The slight mutter of discomfort which
had risen the competition of the Russian i1nmi-
grant has been easily senced by figures proving the
smaness of the numbers who had made their home
in England. English Jews have three peers in
the House of Lords and representatives in every high
est walk of life.
And vet this review is not apt to inspire much
hopef1lness It shows nowhere sign of the subsi-
The Bourbon news., 1897-03-16
SECRETARY LONG
Advertises for 5000 Tons of Nickel Steel
Harveyized Armor for Battleships.

Advertises for 5000 Tons of Nickel Steel
Harveyized Armor for Battleships.
WASHINGTON, March 13.-Secretary
Long issued the advertisement Friday
morning for 5000 tons of nickel steel
Harveyized armor for the battleships
Ala bama, Illinois and Wisconsin, to-
gether with the necessary bolts and
hollow forgings, ammunition, hoists,
etc.
The time of comm encing deliveries
of armor and the rate at which they
will be continued must be stated in
the bids, and in awarding the con-
tracts due weight will be given to the
needs of the government. Bids for
separately.
Under the law the secretary of the
navy is authorized in his discretion to
contract with either or all of the
builders of the hulls and machinery of
battleships numbers z, s and 9, or with
any one or more bidders for the fur
nishing of the entire amount of said
armor at cost not exceeding the limit
of $500 a ton, if he shall deem it for
the best interest of the government
WASHINGTON, March 13.-The COM
mittee on ways and means has con-
cluded its labors on the new tariff bill,
and the measure is now in the hands
of the printer and will be introduced
in the house of representatives on
next Monday and referred to
the committee on ways and
means. 1t is the intention of the COM
mittee to report the bill back at an
early date and press it to full consid-
Grafton and speedy passag The COM
mittee has worked necessarily from
early in December until late Friday
evening, when it concluded its labors,
as far as indicated
The Bourbon news., 1897-03-16
DR.. HUNTER
Receives the Republican Caucus Nomina-
tiOn for United States Senator.

Receives the Republican Caucus Nomina-
tion for United States Senator
FRANKFORT, KY, March 15.--It was
9:15 when Chairman Jones called the
republican caucus to order Saturday
morning. On roll call 62 members
were present. All but six Legislators
were either present in person or by
proxy.
Chairman Jones stated: GA quorum
is present and the caucus is now ready
to Ballot" ~
Senator Deboe, Hunter man, moved
the previous question.
Representative Burnam called for
the yeas and nays on the question. and
pending the roll-call, Representative
Burnam raised the point that proxies
could not be voted in caucus. The
chairman ruled to the contrary. 1t
was decided to go ahead and ballot by
vote of 40 to %.
After a lively tilt, engaged in by
Burnam on one side and Jones, Deboe
and others on the other. Chairman
Jones ordered the ballot. Senator His
sem rose to a question of privilege and
the ballot proceeded.
The ballot resulted: Hunter, 3S;
Holt, 16; Lewis, 5; Boyle, 4, and Yer
kes, 2. Necessary to nomination, SO.
Hunter was declared nominated.
Representative Ashcraft moved to
make Hunters nomination unanimous
1t was seconded by Representative
Rice. A shout went up and Repre-
sentative Bailey moved that the chair
appoint a committee to notify Hunter
of his nomination.
The chair appointed Boiley. Blan-
ford and Deboe as the committee and
there was wild scene of enthusiasm
as Hunter came through the door and
was escorted to the speakers stand
The nominee then made a short
speech, in the course of which he said:
For those who opposed me have no
unkind feeling. A great deal has been
said in this campaign about me, and a
great deal has been charged to me
which | never said. / want to saw
now that have never said an unkind
word of any member of this BODY.
Again thanking you most sincerely for
this great honor, L accept the charge
and shall always do everything which
L can to prove worthy of it,"
The Blackb burn men have sprung a.
new scheme to beat Hunter. On the
first ballot the silver and sound money
democrats will vote for Gov Bradley
and so may dozen repu blicans.
The Bourbon news., 1897-03-16
THE POWERS,
1t is Thought. Are Preparing for the
Promised Blockade.
Insurgents Continue Their Bombardment
ofthe Town of SpinalOnga-Cannona
ing Kept Up for Nearly Three Days
Negotiations Going On.

CANEA, March 15.-The town is full
of rumors that the powers are about
to send troops to the island, but no Of
fetal intimation to this effect has been
received. The belief prevails among
the foreign feet that the powers have
finally decided to make no reply
to the answer of Greece to
their identical note. but to put their
threat of blockade into effect. It is
thought that the blockade of Crete and
the Pirfeus will begin Monday. 1t is
stated that the Italians have shelled
the insurgents at Kissamo Kastelli, but
nothing further can be learned.
A Russian warship which has been
cruising to the westward, returned
here Sunday bringing news of the
situation at Kissa mo, which is situated
on Kissamo bay some 25 miles west of
this city. She reports that the in
surgents were bombarding the place
Saturday and the town was on fire in
several places.
ATHENS, March 15 -Advices received
here Sunday morning from Canea
show that the insurgents are continu-
ing their bombardment of the town of
Spinalonga. The Turkish garrison is
still holding out, though the cannon
aiding has been going on for nearly
three days.
LONDON, March 15.-The Chronicle
in it's issue Monday claims to have ad-
vices that the blockade of Crete and
certain unnamed Greek ports will be-
gin on Wednesday, an ultimatum to
that effect having been delivered to
Greece. Various reports concur that
a blockade of Crete is imminent and a
blockade of Grecian ports later, if
Greece persists in her present attitude.
Negotiations are proceeding toward
having France and Italy Jointly occupy
Crete, or Italy along with mandate
from the powers.
LONDON, March 15.-The Chronicle
Monday publishes dispatch from its
Berlin correspondent saying that if
Greece still refuses to yield to
the demands of the powers after
the blockade has begun or if she
declares war on Turkey or takes
action on the Macedonian frontier
some of the powers have decided to
carry coercion to any length, even to
destroying the power Of Greece both
for the present and the future.