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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-23
Mar. 4 nour alsn Ellen Park.

MR. EDITOR: I have been out there and am especially interested in that bee hive shaped butte, of which you wrote last week, and which one sees so plainly from Mob hill, or on . drive from Whipple into Prescott; also fine views of it are had rom points on the plaza, and from the south door of the court house thus butte seems SO near, so regular ID outline, a mound defense.
 What is itl It is truly the gate way to Glen Ellen Park. Don't you sec Quartz mountain just beyond It, with 8 cool flowing spring bursting from its basel
 A stranger came to town, a real live stranger, who appreciated what other people have, aud in tone ot true interest, asked me the name of this butte. I looked side ways, cross ways and felt like a fool, then had to tell him: "Why, we have no name for 1t" :.
 Well" says he, as if in hope that the majestic cTag of rocks over to the west of us must have an inter esting name, whats the name of that pointi'
 "Ob, yes," says I, glad to get at some point of relief, "We call, yes, we really call that point Thumb Butte"
 "lndeed," says the stranger, and he seemed pained as he gazed with respectful interest at that towering rock, as if trying to get the idea of its name through him m that shape, he turned about without comment. took a view of the town, and said, "This is beautiful ham, let
 By the way" says he, "where is the law office of John Howard, that old pioneer, who, after having passed his seyenty-ffth year, was elected four consecutive times to the office of mayor3"
 I was struck with the strangers desire to find a word of praise for every thing and person in our town. With this feeling, l answered with out thought, "John Towards law office is in Goose Flat
 I turned to look at the stranger, ss he seemed to be wiping the cold sweat from his face.
 Pardon me-" said he. "What namesl Such names! That goose is too much for me"
 Let us think about appropriate names for our places of interest. Shall we allow that bee hive shaped mountain to be called Bee Hive Butte, because it is the intention to make it perfect hive for fun by making the road which now leads to the top of it wide and smooth for carriage travel, by perfecting the pond, which lies for 225 feet along its northern base, to be used for
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-23
A MATHEMATICAL 1NAouHAor.


 The mathematician. who figures the revenue to be derived from the 63 horse power which that Sl00,000 mud dam scheme cUntemplates fur nishing, does not arrive at anything like an exact approximate estimate of the revenue which would accrue 10 the city from it. The figures are too modest entirely. There are a whole lot of features of bydrographY which the JoURNAL-MNER Is not posted on, but when it comes to es- timating the cost of water per "hoss" power, it Is expert authority on the subject. Its large store house of knowledge on the subject was not obtained from any abstract hy- drographic theories, but from ac- tual experience, in paying out cold cash in exchange for "hOrse power" '"
 The paper was a patron of the city water works for a number of years, using it to secure power 10 propel its press, through the medi- um of 8 water motor. The actua running time was about eight hour per week or thirty-two hours per month. but to be as liberal as other water maihematicIans, and for the purpose of this article, II will be placed at forty hours. Fur this ser vice a monthly fee of S20 was paid. The motor used was a tw0-horse power one. This, 1t will be readily seen, was 8 cost of fifty cents per hour, or twenty-five cents per hour for each horse power. For ten hours per day this would be S2.5O; per annum of 3l2 days, leaving out Sundays, and we have a total reV enue per annum, per horse power ot S730 for sixty-three. horse power a total per annum of S45.990 Cut that down one third on account of getting water by gravity instead Of by pumping and if still leaves a net revenue in round numbers of ESQ., OOO per annum. These are no fancy figures, but eau be verified by the records of the city.
 Now then, all that Is required to  make that dam pay big revenue is to get enough newspapers started in the town to use the whole sixty three horse power furnished, at two thirds of the former rates charged and it is one of the finest schemes eyer presented to an oyerburdened taxpaying public. The coal oil trust would not be in jt with these water works.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-23
Tn. Water scheme.

The mass meeting held in the court house last evening to discuss that $lOO,000 water proposition was presided over by the mayor, and City Recorder Shultz acted in the capac- ity of secretary. The proposition was discussed at some length. the sentiment appearing to be adverse to the scheme and it was finally agreed to appoint committees to in- vestigate the feasibility of the scheme and report at future meet ing, to be called by the mayor. A committee of five engineers was ap- pointed, as follows: K. B. Burns. n. G. Barlow Massicks, J.F. RIandy, w. A. Drake and Henry Houser.
 Finance committee-F. NJ. Mur phy, k. w. Wells, W. N. Kelly, R. N. Fredericks and Sam Hill,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-23

Our contemporary says that ''the JoUsNAL-MNER has time and again ridiculed the Goose Flat idea of obtaining water" The JOURNAL MINER not only ridiculed, but ac- lively opposed the removal of the water pumping plant from it's original location to its present one, claiming that it was only experi- mental in it's character, and that there was no evidence that there would be any improvement in the supply of water. Even our con- temporary will probably admit that it was correct. The experiment cost the city s14,000 city hall. Parties seem confident that an underground How of water exists in a certain locality in Goose Flat. The gentle men in question have had more experience than the JouRNAL-M MINER in this particular line of expert ments, and may be correct. They claim that $500 or $1,O0O will dem onstrste the correctness or error of their theory, We would prefer an costing that amount to one costing $l00,000, and We believe that there is just as many chances, or more, in favor of the Goose Flat theory than there is in the water storags proposition.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-23

4 MENACE TO LIFE AND PROPERTY
 While the committee of hnanciers and engineers are getting ready to perform the duties imposed on them by the citizens meeting, to examine into the feasibility of that mud dam Sl0OOOO water proposition tax payers of Prescott can be exer- cising their prerogative as Ameri- can citizens by discussing tue ques- ton among themselves. Ex-Mayor Wm. Kelly, in a recent communica- tion, offers a very serious objection to the proposed mud dam proposi- ton, and one which furnishes food for thought, in which he says:
 "Another and by no means the least matter to be taken into con- sideration is the liability to acci- dent to a dam so constructed in a water course subject to floods by cloud burst.
 "The city engineer in his report says the proposed dam upon which he makes an estimate, is not in tended as an overflow dam but de pends upon a waste way to carry of the surplus water after it raise: above a certain Point-6ve feet be low the top of the dam.
 We will suppose case. Sup posing that at time when the dan IS full of water to the safety point 1 five feet below the top as above and a heavy cloud burst should oc eur above the dam and the water came down loaded as it generally il under such circumstances, witl logs, stumps, trees, brush, gravt etc, etc, what would be the result l The chances are more than ever that the accommodating trash would lodge iu the wasteway form a m send the water over the top of dan and destroy it in the twinkling o an eye and permit the pent-up wa ters to- go forth untrammeled death and destruction following il its wake. I do not think our peo ple want any Johnstown foo, here"
 Aside from the fact that the prop ositiou only offers another opportu nity for our people to experimen on the water question at cost o Sl00.000, there is no doubt of ih danger and menace it would offer t the property and lives of our cit zens. There is no engineer on th face of the earth, or any comblns tion of them who can figure c either the volume or force of tn water contained in a cloudburst And everyone who has lived here an length of time knows that clCuo bursts are liable to happen at an time,snd do frequently happen in tn mountains in this section, when
 solid body of water several feet i
 height is sent down the wale courses, sweeping everything b'
 fore 1t.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-23
THE NEW WATER SCHEME.


 A proposition, as is pretty well known, is on foot to bond the city for an additional Sl00O00 to expert ment further in securing . water supply for Prescott. The city en- gineer has been engaged for several weeks in making surveys and has submitted very elaborate report as to the dimensions and cost of a dam and pipe line. area covered by the dam, together with the revenue which the city will receive from it when it has attained population of 1000.
 These figures read with as smooth rythm as the rjppling wa ters of brook over its pebbly bed. Every reader of the JoURNAL-MNER has read just such roseate arrayed figures and calculations, made to demonstrate profits in other avenues of business, but how many have ever seen practical results, equal these theoretical calculations'
 It is not necessary though. to go outside of Prescott.or digress from water proposition to demonstrate that theories and practical results do not doYetail together. Thirteen years ago whau Prescett's first wa ter system was inaugnrated, figures were produced to show that it would yield an ample and abundi ant supply of water and the city < would make profit selling il, How nearly this has come to pass, every citizen of Prescott knows. Tue ex- pertinent cost the city SS65,00o in bonds. and We are still paying in- terest on them. The city receives Sl00 annual rental now from that dam. A few years afterwSrd, when the inadequacy of the water system was demonstrated,aRd when through nismanagement, the system was made still more inadequate, new water prophets arose in our midst with new figures, and a new base for water supply. Water was promised in abundance, and the cost was to be but a triie. The proposition was taken up This ex- pertinent, instead of costing a few hundred dollars as promised, cost the city $2O,OO0 in round numbers, and still the promised supply and and promised revenue has failed to materialize.
 Now comes the present scheme and there is nothing modest about it either. Its cost is estimated at $lO0,OOO and its income nearly big enough to pay all the running ex- penses oi the city. What does il amount to when simmered down to plain propositionG Simply this: "Tax payers of Prescott, you have spent all the way from SS.0O0 to SI0O,OO0 experimenting on water theories, now blow yourselves in tc the tune of SlO0,0O0 more and try another experiment"
 After you have figured out the rainfall in gallons, the mud dam ir cubic inches, the pressure in pounds the force in horsepowers, and the revenue in dollars and cents, you have still left the unsolved problem of practical results, and the whole question resolves itself down to one of experiment
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-23

The Solomonville Bulletin says that "Col Wilson is a democrat deserving the respect and confidence of his party; he is one of the party's workers who never rests when cam paign work is needed; he goes on the highways and byways aud hunts for battles with republican enemies at every sound of the party bugle call" If Col. Wilson deserves the respect and confidence of his party, we know whole lot of democrats in this county who are derelict in in their duty as they openly say that Col. Wilson got into fight where no democratic bugle called him. In fact they state that this democratic warior footed his own bugle. But after all it cannot be charged that he was not fighting for principle. A man who holds two offices and draws two salaries under the present administration IS naturally pretty well pleased with himself and with the administration which provides so bountifullY for him In trying to get change of gov ernors postponed as long as possible Col. Wilson was only obeying natuIe's law of self preservation in office.
 The Nogales Oasis, speaking Of the fight urged against McCord says: There can be but one cou- clusion-and the only one-drawn from fight so dirty, so malignant and so persistent, and that is that Governor McCord's induction into office would be followed by an ex- posture of official malfeasance which would be dangerous to some people in Phenix. The old crowd who have controlled matters there-building public structures, etc.-are not so intensely patriotic and public spirit ed that they would oppose so stren- uously the selection of a corrupt official on account Of his corrup- tion. There Is no use in the putting on a pious air; We all know them.' It is the exposure of their own laches which they fear"
 Captain Boycott, from whom the term boycott" originated. has just died in Ireland aged B years. Captain Boycott was land agent in 1881 in Connemanama section of the county of Mayo, where he col lacted rents. He made a speech in which he urged the people of Ire land to abstain from agrarian crimes aud adopt instead the policy of sending harsh landlords, agents and baliffs to inventory" an old term for boycotting. Events so shaped themselves that he was the first man the Irish experimented on in this connection.
 Secretary Sherman is the last member of the cabinet who has, ae- cording to the sensation mongers of the press, made up his mind to re- sign. Having now guessed them all the sensationalists will say "I told you so" should any member of the cabinet retire before March 4, 1901, and this is what yellow journal ism" calls enterprise"
 Barney Barnato, who committed suicide the other day, was reputed Co be one of the wealthiest men in the world. Eyep wealth is not all- -....f~s,.r
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-23

WANTED-SEVERAL FAITHFUL MEN OR
 women to travel for responsible estahlished house in Arizona. Salary S7sO payAbla SI5 weekly and expenses. Position permanant hsference: Enclose selt-addressed stamped en velope. The National. Star. Building, Chicago.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-06-23

Ice formed in Prescott ol Tues day evening. .....
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-04-29
sour HERN INDUSTRIES INCREASED ACTIVITY REPORT ED IN MOST LINES. The Trade in Iron and Steel Shows No Material Uhange-A
 Number of New En-
 terprises.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April D. The Tradesman Southern cores pondents report increased activity in industrial and mercantile circles, except in the flooded districts. where business is still somewhat unsettled.
 As to iron and steel, no material change is visible The iron output in the East is being increased, but prices are not any better and the demand does not equal the supply. In Southern iron prices are still ir- regular, but the movement is fairly active and there is a noticeable in- crease in the number of inquiries re- ceived. The demand for export is moderately good
 The lumber trade shows consider able improvement and Southern millmen report more activity than for several months. Prices are still low, however. The export situation is good and prices are being steadily maintained.
 The tradesman reports the follow ing among the most important new industries for the week:
 The Leatherwood Coal and Lum- Der G., capital $10O,OO0, Clendennini W. Va; cotton compress to cost $100,000 at Little Rock, Ark; the Elba Improvement Co.,, capital Sl72.- 900, Elba, Ala; the Edison Electric Illuminating Co, capital $l00.000 Savannah, Ga; 75-barrel flouring mill at Sanger, Tex, 100, -bushel grain elevator at New Brannfels. Tex; the James \. Davis Water Wheel Machinery and Supply Co.,, capital $55,0O0. Atlanta, Ga: the Southern Mining and Manufacturing Co.,, capital $60O, ,O00, Webster, \ C.: the Port Arthar Telephone Electric Co, capital $5O,OO0, Port Arthur, Tex; the Gregory Spring Tire Co.,. capital $1O0,000, Fairmount, ". Va. and Sl0,000 lumber mill at Butler. Ky
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-04-29
An Interesting Suit.

There is an interest ting case be fore Justice Tannehill today of un- usual interest. The Pine Bluff Mer- eantile Company has sued the Com press Company for damages to the amount of $132. The leading spirits of both institutions are on hand as witnesses or spectators. The con ficting proof is about as clear a cross as is ever heard in a court. The suit is being conducted with all the ingenuity, fervor and fun of future sales in a cotton exchange. The litigation, while complicated, is progressing with that elegant humor that should characterize all suits between gentlemen. The re. suit both sides claim.
 The Mercantile Company seems to have placed large amount of cot ton with the Compress Company, and charge that the defendant com pany so negligentiy handled 1t that It was weather injured to the amount sued for The defendant company denies this.
 Some wag says this is suit of
 6ack-gum against thunder" The
 
 witnesses on each side are eminent Y respectable, and the Jury, for intelligence, acumen and close in slght into an intricate question, would be difficult to equal It is composed of Messrs. James Gould, John Temple, Jake Katzenstein, Leo hastoc, M. J. Mead and ". D. Hearn. These men agreeing to a verdict, it would be about useless to appeal from it.
 LATER-Since writing the above the jury has reached verdict, and U IS ln favor of the defendant com pany.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-04-29
TO BE REoRcANIzED.
The Pine Biun Athletic Association Making Grand Improyeme at
 It's Headquarters

The Pine Bluff Athletic Associa- tion meets tonight for the purpose of recognizing and transacting such business as m ay come before it.
 The Association, within a short time, will have one hundred mem- bers. and the headquarters of the Association will be something of which each and every member may well feel proud. The old building is being thoroughly oyerhauled and re- paired. X bath house has been added with shower bath equipments, pro. vided with the latest Wilkes heater and tank. which is being put in by the LeLaurin Brothers. A handsome reception room 25x40 feet i1as been added, and in addition to the prize ring and arena, the association is supplied with horizontal bars. bowl ing alley, bumb bells, rings and all modern i'm provements usually found in q first-class gymnasium.
 It is understood tEat only mem bers of the Association will be allow ed the privileges of the building. The headquarters of the Association, when the carpenters, painters and paper-hangers complete their labors,. will be one of the handsomest and most convenient places of the kind in the State, and it will be quite credit to the city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-04-29
Artistic Printing i.

The Adams Wilson Printing Com pany has just completed the most artistic and handsome piece of printers work ever turnedout of all office south of St. Louis. It is the proclamation and announcement of the conferring Of the Orders of the Shrine, which will talk place at meeting of the Shriners 10 be held in Pine Bluff on May 25th. is
 in the nature of folder, printed in four colors. The typeis modern and up-to-date; the press work is perfect, and the printing so clear and per feet that it seems to be embossed. The bordering. in different shades, is so artistically done thatit appears to be water colors. The work is highly complimented by all who have seen
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-04-29
NOT cuILTY.o
Was the Verdict .of Twelve Men W ho De- cided the Case against ". NJ.
 Cunningham

The ease of the State vs. ". NJ. Cunningham was tried before the Jefferson Circuit Court yesterday, Wednesday, and twelve good and true citizens, after hearing the testi- mony of the witnesses, in the case, and the arguments of the attorne. s, rendered verdict, of Not guilty. ,
 Mr. Cunningham, who was at oIe time CO., Receiver of the Pine Bluff Water Co. was indicted on the charge of embezzlement. by d Grand Jury about one year ago.
 Tha trial ended yesterday, as ahoye stated, by verdict which exonerated the gentleman from the least taint of crime.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-04-29
Mir. Bailey's Leadership.

Memphis Commercial Appeal Jerry Simpson seems to be doing more leading than Bailey and Me- Milln both.
 Galveston News: The Congress- men who are fighting the Hon. Jo Bailey would do well 10 adjust some twenfy-ineh armor plate over their solar plexii.
 Memphis Commercial Appeal: The Washington Post wants to know whether Bailey is hypnotized. Nay. nay; he is simply taking the short coat to fame.
 Syracuse Post: Adyices from Washington contain the alarming information that the correspondent of the Galveston fTexas) News has been seen wearing dress suit. Bailey must hear of this.
 Manchester Union: "Baby" Bailey ought not to allow himself to exhibit so much disturbance on the floor of the House. It is not neces- sary for Statesmen to comment npon all the gossip that the Washington correspondents write out
 Richmond Times: The Washing ton Post has cartoon in which Bailey, as Samson, is being shorn by Reed, as Delilah, and truly from the ample robust proportions of De- lilah. there seems to Le little reason for waiting until Samson slept.
 Kansas City Star; Mir. Bailey. of Texas, seems to be just the kind of a Democrat who, as Speaker, might make a Democratic House of Repre- sentatives transact business very much as Thomas E. Reed makes d Republican House attend to it's duties.
 Savannah Press: Babe Bailey and licMillin, of Tennessee. are squab- ling for the leadership of the House. What one does the other fights Thee is an eternal squabble, and, as a consequence. the Democratic side is the laughing-stock of the Republi- cans.
 Kansas City Times: Jerry Simp- sons brilliant leadership of the mi- nority is seriously handicapped by the fact that the House only meets twice week and immediately ad- journs. But Jerry can detiantly lead his party down the aisle after ad- journment, and poor Tom Reed can't help himself.
 Augusta Chronicle: When Mir. Bailey gets older he will learn that he adds nothing to his own dignity or importance, and detracts nothing from the responsibility of his adyer- sary by charging him with being liar. Billingsgate is not argument, and the day is passed when the pub lie regards such language as con- vincinO
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1897-04-29
HE |S THE GUILTY MAN
THE IDENTIFICATION OF FLUKE FLEMMING FULL AND
 COMPLETE.
His Victim Picks Him Out From a ' Crowd of Other Negroes

It Is now only question of time when Fluke Fieinnsing, t.e ravisher of the lit tie daughter of Ghas. Walls will suffer death upon scaffold.
 The rayisher was captured in Hot Springs. and being an escaped con yiet. was turned over to the State authorities at Little Rock Tuesday he was brought to this city by pro- cess of Il bench warrant, charging him with the crime of rape. Yester- day his little victim was carried to the county jail to identify him. SFlemning was seated on bench with three other negroes about the same size and build, and the girl was brought in and asked to point out the man who had assaulted her. She readily pointed out Flemming. She was then carried out of the room aal the positions of the men were chaBged. anu Flemming's hat and coat were placed on another negro who resembled him very closely. The girl was again bronghtin to the room and asked to point uut her assailant the second time. She gazed for q moment Ut the men, and then. point ing at Flemming. said: There Is the man." The test of Identification was most complete. and thoroughly establishes the guilt of the brnte
 It is said that this is the third time that Flemming has been arrested on the charge Of rape, but 1t will he his last, at least on this earth, for W hen the law releases him this time he will be dead ''nigger.