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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-30
Printing, Advertising, and station
cry Contracts.

The Committee on Accounts and PRINT
ing met yesterday afternoon for the pur-
pose of considering bids fer the ensuing
years stationery, printing, and adVer-
Using.
The contract for printing was awarded
TO MIR. o. +. Flanhart, that for adver-
Using to the Richmond Dispatch Com
pany, and the bids for stationery ana
binding were referred to subcommittee
composed of Messrs. Pollock and Haw-
kins for tabulation and award. There was
n spirited contest for the work, and many
bidders I'm the field.
The Board OF Aldermen Will meet to-
night at s O'Clock to consider the request
of the Council for committee or con-
ference on the two electrical ordinances,
winch were passed by the Council and
curtailed by the Board.
The Committee on Schools Will meet IN
Room IL at o'clock. and the Committee
ON Second Market in Room II at o'clock.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05
AZ ECSTATIC VISION.
An Arizona Editor Receives a
 Dollar on Subscription.

A m;n came in the other day and actually gave us dollar on suhscrip- tion; new subscriber, and came vol untarily; we did not pursue him with a shotgun or Winchester, nor did we waylay him ct night in some dark alley with a bludgeon or ssndbaG-his coming was free, voluntary and un expected. l. was reel dollar he paid u., silver dolls-, ju't such one as is quoted as worth only 43 cents-but, 0 Jehoshaphst! what & dollar 1t was! It was four inches in diameter. half an inch thick, and weighed pound avordupoi.. he eagle on it was big enough to fly across the Gulf of Mex ico anI light on the summit 0! Popo- ca,apeu with compound ba5y in it's talons. IL is Eelvv enough 10 anchor Professor kndree's balloon a. the foot of the perpendicular north pole; al the same time i:s aTgene;ous scintilla. tions would eclipse the sanguiueous glare of aurora bores!is. Talk about the Klondyke! No. sir-ee, we arc just going 10 wait some mOre.-Ey.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05
PLACER MINING.
A Company Will Drv Wash in
 the Greaterville District.

Hon. R. R. Richardson has juet leased fifty acres of patented placer ground in the Greaterville mining die tric. to 6 Chicago company. This company will put in 8 large new dry process nl lschins which t is claimed q will wash fully 100 tons of ground per day. The GresterYille district is in extent and richness one of the best placer fields n tbe western country, but could never be worked to any ex- tent. owing to the almost entire ab- sence of water. If the above company have machine which will do the work. there is no need to look to Alaska for 6 Klondyke, as then Ari- zena would have enc of her own.- Arizona Citizen.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05
Sta nsls Rg The Hlea I'd.

Aug. J. Bogel, the leading. druggist Of Shreveport, La., says: "Dr. Kings New Discovery is the only thing that cures my cough, and it is the best seller have" J. F. Campbell me r. chant of Stafford, Ar,z., write 'Dr. Kings New Discovery is all that is claimed for it; it never fails and is a sure for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. cannot say enough for its." meri.s." Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds ], not an exl eriment. It has been tried for a quarter Of a century, and today s'ards at the head. It never cisapl oints, Fee trIai bottles at Tombstone and Bisbee Drug Stores.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05
FRUM ALASkA 4.
4 Letter From One Who is
 Prosperous.

The Alssta Miner prints the follow Ing slluriug story of life in Alaska:
 "We have in our possession, through the kindness of Mir. Ad-it, q letter dated Klondyke, June2S, 1897, in which his correspondent gays that everything is booming at Dawson. Flour SIP Ter cwt., tacon Gjc per pound, sugar BOG, corn meal 10 pound sack $25O. All canned goods Toe rer can. Wages ere $l5 Q day at the mines. Quite few of the Juneau boys ere borsnza Iirgs. IL is next to impossible to go out prospecting this tin,e Of the y.GI, as the woods are on fire and the mosqui,c e ere thick az tEe hair on dogs back. Mir. Adsit's correspondent gees on to say: "l never saw so much gold dust in my fife, as there is floating around this town. Harry Ash takes in POGO a day over the bar, and God only knows wha, he rears at the gambling tables I can tell yeu it is a hot town. Int las. steamer that left Lere took out Oh d rough calculation three and q EaI! tons of gold cust, and the most oi the mines were only in operation about six weeks, and they say that the claims were only prospected. They are nearly all shut down now, as they canno. work them except in the winter"
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05
Advertised Letters.

The following is list of letters re- naining in the general delivery at the Tombstone postofiice for the week ending Aug. 3I, 1897: J. R. Long, l.. A. Moon, $. A. Hisbee, Sam Moore, Chcs. Morrow, Adolfo Bcron, Alberto Rosentles, Mrs. F. C. NJ. West, Victoria Sega, IloIencio Flores @ Angel Moreno, SsntIigo Garcia, Louis \. Getlsr, MargaritoMartinez. When calling for above letters. gay advertised, giving date of advertise ment.
 EMIL SYDow. PM
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

A druggist of Cheyenne, Wyo: :, who who has NO, yet recovered from that college commencement feeling, talks thi. sort of hand-pain,ed inspiration through the Sun-Lesder: "Nhen the waters of the mind become troubled with tor.ow's sweeping tempest, sit down and smoke 6 clear Havana cigar, and . lovely calmness will over. spread your mind like the golden hues of evening ever . peaceful lake" Of e,urse he keeps ju.t that so.t of g cigar.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

Mr. Ward L. Smith, of Fredericks. town, M,., was troubled with chronic diarrhoea for ever thirty years. He had Income fully satisfied that 1t was only a question of short tune until he would have to give up. He had been treated by some Of the best physicians in Europe and America but get no permanent re- lief. One day Ee picked up newspaper ard chanccd 10 read an advertisement ci Chamberlain Colic, folera ard Dier- rtoea Remedy He got a bottle cf it he first Gose ielred hrn ard i;s con.
 nued Use cured him. For sale by a ealers in Tombstone and Disboe. F
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

The largest city in the world is ger e erslly believed to be London, alth oui h some surpose that Hcnkaw, Chine, has more inhabitants. But an ex- change gays there IS town in North Carolina u!ich far surpGsses ei:ie CT in extent, being two thCussnd InIlrs $ lcng--much longer than North Caro- liDa. Its nane is Henderson. When
 the city WAS incorporated it was in- tended to extend the linits 1000 yard. in each direction from the derot, but the printer made the bill read 1 600 miles, and it passed the Legis- lature without the error being noticed.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

The following from the Cripple Greek, Colo, Prospecter records the death of 6 former wel.-known Tomb. stonsr. Geary was messenger for the stage company in early days and had many friends here who will be pained to hear Of his death:
 "James Geary, who started from Victor come time ago for Kiondyke died ct St. Nicha.rs, Alssks, the day after his arrival. The remains will be brought to Victor for burial"
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05
DIsBEE, SeIt. ,, 1897.
COVERINGS,

W. c. Evans, of Tucson, is in the city on business for the firm oi Zeok |. eudorf < Co.
 J. L. Brown, who with Mrs. Brown returned Tuesday from visit 10 Que. bee, Can ada, is again on duty at the Copper Queen etore.
 Sheriff Scott Wlite csme in over land from Tombstone last evening, arriving about 9 o'clock. Of course the Tain storm didn't get in it's fancy work until he was well on his way, with the result th0t he received q thorough wetting. He is here on SM- cial business.
 Tie m anager of the Huachuca base ball club has wired A. T. Sowle, of ,he Pisbee nine, an offer to provide free rasssge 10 and from Fort HuGsEuca for a match game Sunday. SeIt. D. It is hoped arrangements will be made whereby the champions can accept the challenge ard put another notch to their record of victories.
 Wednesday afternoon, at the Copper Queen hsspital, occ urred the death oi MT. George Brcwn, of tyrhoid fever, after an illness of twelve days. MT. Brown cspc here last fall and secured work In the Copper Queen mine as carmsn. He was we'll liked by those with whom he came in contact by reason of Lis msnly qualities, and his untimely death is regretted by many. He was 2G years of age and a native of Hanson, Kentucky.
 A misapprehensien has existed here in regard to the verdict on the desth of Id Stump. Judge Perrin, who held the inquest lsst Monday. is in the city and gives the verdict as acci- dental desih due to a fall. Your cor respondent yesterday gave the verdict as near os he could gather it from the best information at the time os tair- atls. and while in part correct, he finds from the statement of Judge Perrin that heart disease was not mentioned among the causes of death. The jury after investigation decided that MT. Stump was engaged in cut ting down e tree on the side of the hill, and in some manner lost Tie footing anG fell down the biil, which is precipitsus at that point, breaking his neck. The wound on his head was caused by the axe which went dewa with him.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05
BISBEE NEWS.

BIsBEE, Seit l, lSJI.
 GATHERINGS.
 W. King, of Nogalee, is visiting in Biebee.
 Much lumber ia arriving fer use'o the Copper Queen company. B;sbee is being enlivened by inc dulcet strains of a hand organ. Mir. and Mrs. John Williams have returned from visit to friends in Tucson.
 There will be e new saloon opened up in the building form erly occu; ied by J. B. Angius.
 John Eaninger, who has been spending few days cut of town, returned this morning.
 Two heavily loaded wsgors with supplies for Nacesari. each drawn by eight mules. left yesterday.
 Blsbee people who have been sum mering on the coast are beginning to return. Anumber came in last night.
 Harry Piaff left for Benson this morning for Bensen after spending a few dave here On business for the Fl Paso firm which he represents.
 Two young girls of Italian origin are catering to the musical tastes of our citizens on the streets and receive varying financial encouragement.
 4 party consisting of Mrs. Douglass and a number of visiting friends left here on @ special train last night fer Phoenix They will visit Prescott and ether places in the Territory.
 It is reported that eastern capitalists are about 10 invest largely in Bisbee copper claims. Mining experts ssiI to represent them have been pros pecting mines and claims in this vicinity recently, and there is nc doubt of their reports being favorable, as the orc is here and only awaits de- velopmen; to insure satisfactory re- turns 70. m )uey invested.
 Last Monday Judge Perrin, and Const able Vaugln went 10 hold an an inquest on the body Of E. W. Stump at the home Of his pareEt'. The body was much dccOmposea. Alter examination verdict was ren- deIeI of "death from heart disease and broken eek received by fall" The rem sins were inteIred near his home, lsny sorrowinR friends being present.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05
Marvellous Res uIus.

From a letter written ty Rev. J. Gunderman, of Dimondsle, Mich, we are permitted to make this extract sI have no hesitation in recommend. ing Dr. Kings New Discovery, as the results were almost marvellous in the case of my wife. While I was psstOr ef the Baptist Church at Rivers Junc- ,ion sbe was brought down with Pneumonia succeeding La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing would iast hours with little interruption and it seemed as if she could net survive them. A friend recommended Dr. Kings New Discovery it was quit, m it's work and highly satisfscsory in re- sults." Trial bottles free at Tom mbstone and any DrugIss Store. Regular size J0c. $lO0
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

A. Erickson and Miss Christine Lason, beth of Bisbee, were joined in wedlook yesterday, re-. Robert, tying the knot. The happy couple were given serensde by tho charivari brigade and showered with csngratu- letions by friends Tho PRosPECToR joins in extending best wishes aud felicitations.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

A letter from Woodruff, Navajo county, to ,he Live Stock Sanitary Board advises ihst body that some disease resembling glsnders is among the horses of tbat section, and that 1t has been there for . year. The letter was handed to pr. Norton. who took the n a;ter up with the writer for the purpose of learning more Of the par ticu!arp, upon receiving which he may have to proceed to that sec ction of Arizona fer the rurpose of making an investigation. There are many good horses in that valley, used principally for freight:Dg and farming, and should the disease spread it would mean . heavy loss to tho residents there. The disease i, a most contagious one and iucIiable.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

Unhappily the predictions made by this paper in the primary stages sf the Klondyke boom, as to the suifsrfngs that would follow the un- holy prominence given that country by the prsss, are already being real ized, long before the actual hardships o! winter are introduced.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

The Star esys W. G. Gillette, Assistant Chief Engineer of the South. ern Pacific R. R. is personally super- intending tho work of the recons'ruc- ton department in changing the track near Dragoon Sunni. and Railroad Pass. Three miles cf tne new grade near Rsilfoa Pass is now ready for the tracklsyers.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

Los Angeles papers are again agi- tating the building of a railroad to Salt fake City. The line would be about 750 miles in lengti, and would complete a north and south trunk line almost 1,7O0 mi,es long from San Psdro ca the Pacific coast to Dun moro on the Canadian Pacific syste em.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

A knowing far east preacher has declared from the pulpit tha. there ars no women in heaven. He gives the Bible as evidence. If women, occasionally, don't so to heaven they must go below. In that case emigra- ton will set in towards hell, for what would heaven be without your mother in. luwl
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

Only . single office of any import ancs is now left to be filled by the President in Arizona. I. is that Of United States Attorney. the poet now occupied by E. E. Ellingwood, assisted by Alfred Franklin, son of the ex- GovernS:
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

The Aransas Pass Herald is no more. With the final failure eI the deep water scheme the paper has gone under. According ta the editors vale dictory, the Herald has been living chiefly on ho3s for the last three years, and that having failed at last, is gives up the struggle.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

All the world is just TOW discussing E the probable effect of tho league 1t is Clsimed has been formed by the re- epective heads of Russia and France Outside of the Gar and President Faure, nobody seems te knew just what the nature of the leagIs is. l, is to be hoped, however, that i, nsans peacS
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

Peter Hook, well known here, is io- csted in Victor, Colo, where he is in terestei in niLing and has s promis. ing mine under bond. His many Tombstone friends wish him success.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

The cost Of putting in six miles of sewerage in the city Of Chihuabus is estimated at about S10O,OO0, but will afford the city en excellent system of SC weraee, as it will irteTseet all the streets.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

A floating paragraph says the Ana conda copper mines give employment underground to 5000 men, whose wages amount to $lO. 300 day. Six thousand tons of ore are daily han dled, yielding at the sms!ters between lO,COO.00O and 12.OOO.OOO pounds o! copper monthly.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

Mir. Isaac Horner, proprietor of the Burton House, Burton, W. Va, and enc Of the mos: widely known men in the state was cured efrheumatism after three years of suffering. He says: Il have not sufficient command of lang uage to convey any idea of what l suffered, my physicians told me that nothing could be done for me; and my friends were fully co I,iIcsd q ai nothing bu! death wonld relieve mo of my suffering. In June lS9i, MT. Evans, then salesman fur the Wheel Ing Drug G., c.,,ecorimended Cham
 IIin's Pain Balm. At this time my toot and limb were swollen to more fhau q uble their normal sIze and it seemed to me my leg would burst, but soon after began using the Pain Balm, the swelling began 10 ecrease, the pain to leave. and now I consider that I am entirely cured. For sale by all dealers in Tomhs tone and Bisber .
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

The inserest in cor per p'opeit ties Is growing in all sections of the country the enlarged use of electrical aprli auces indicating that we are on the threehold of copper age.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

Governor McCord yesterday sp. pointed Dr. W. T. Heffe.nan. of Yuma, physician at the Territorial prison to succeed Dr. Tobip.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

Col. Wan. Herring arrived this morning from Tucson on . profss- sional visit and was greeted on every hand by Lis numerous friends.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

E. IT. Storfs is in the city from the Huachucaa.
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05
SrA7EoI Ono, CITY 0 TcLTIo, !
 LUCAS tCtIrJS.

LUCAS LCUf3y. Frank J. Cheynev. Ina k ss ts'h a he is the senior partner of the frmho F. J. Cheynsy X Co.,, doing business in the city of Toledo, county and state aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL LARS for each and every case of Cstarrh that cannot he cured by the use of Halls CGturrh Cure.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn 10 before me and subscribed in my presence, this Cth day Of Decem- Der, 1SS6.,
 IsEALl A. w. GLEASON,
 Notary Public. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter nslly and acts directly cn the back and mucus surfaces of the system Send for testimonials free.5
 ,F. J. CHENEY < CO,
 Toledo,O
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05
BISBEE NEWS. Daily Happenings at the Great Copper Camp. Budget CT Interesting Items frsm our Regular Cor.
 respondent.
BIsEEE. Sept. 3, 1897.

CoP1ERINGs.
 Chs:les Overlook has returned from. . business trip to Phuenix.
 Miss Ella Fike has been vi,iting relatives in Missouri during the sum- mer season and will shortly return ts her home in Bisbec.
 Miss Warning. one of the teachers in our public schools, who has been CD . visit to her home at San Fe, returned this morning.
 F. NJ. Mckay writes from Hot Springs, Ark, whither he vert for allsvistion of his rheum atisH, that he is much improved, but will remain there .ome weeks longer.
 Several peace disturbers appeared before Judge Williams and received ssLtencs ns follows: Miguel Flores. l5 days in jail; Pedro Gercia, fined $l6; Manuel N0rlsga, IS dave; Gre geria Roma, fined SS.
 Charles Erickson and wife (nee Christ;ne Larson, whose wedding took place Wednesday at 'hs residence oi Joseph Lippsrt in Tombstone, Rev. Rebsrts of cisting, returned to Bi.bee yesterday. and were the recipients of many congratulations.
 The Biebeo nine have accepted the invitation to play . match game at Ft. Hauchuca Sunday, and . special train will leave here Sunday morning or Charleston, from whence the pass- engers will be carried by team to the fort. An interesting game will be played and betting odds arc on the chsmrions, but "thers's many a sip 'twi1t the cup and the lip" and while ws have every confidence in the ability Of our boys to ~in, still "the game is not won 'Gl its played"
Tombstone epitaph., 1897-09-05

7Es World s Ea:~ Test showed no Eskj1g pcwGe 90 prrc C. so g sat la Lssy fa13c p-ve~ ss .9s ~. ",
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-18

LIeutenant PM, the brother of the m
NOUS Italian muster The gcneais Of the
trouble IA explained IN This mord1g'a
Figaro "a follows
Prince 1ienry's iotters ELECTED ,r5tests
from she lt9llL0 newsp1pert with TOOK
i-sio with the pri1cs on his cfiHcism
u thc conduct of the Isaliaa prii31ers
ig Abyslpnia. Certain italian papers
with which. says tbe Figaro. neither
we Dcr Prince jie.ry med tr1obls our.
selves. roplied 70 Prince He1ry's lttiefs
BY cpl,hs,s borrowed from n vocabulary
thai ls not bonor,d among journals Of
any seif.respeet a dispatch from Rome
.lufou ces tina, he italian officers back
from Hannr have drawn los 70 dfter-
ula- which Of them shah demand repar-
tratloa irom Prince Honry chnese had
II that The officer drawn 70 chalie ge
the praso MS Lieutenant Pini.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-18
rEAn a nor N cnLI

New York. Iuly o: a dispatch 10 the
Herald from .sn er,lso says tb,rc Ii
sr'sral fear here that a repetition u t9c
bloody riots OF lNl. WHOM scores NJ r.ci.
era w,rv shot doan ana killed by tho
police and militia. In a, na1d The rlt-
ua,ion is critical, II was hrouEa, about
by the action u The mayor OF Valparaiso
IN ordering ioo workshops closed. iirrr-
by throwing thousands or mea out Of
rmploymont, unleas something II done
Immediately to provide fvr ,ho idle thou
sands. serious trouble will result The
authorities only queled the riots n ifV
after great loss Of lie The rotcrs
ioeled atorrs. and the result was the
police tAd militia were ordered 10 put
,a cod to the troubles. Scores ~ Idle
mea we're nho, and eut down ia the
streets
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-18
plrrnRrNr VIEWS.


New York July Il. The Times says
The Hawaiian envoy, r. ". Damon
and his military nttaGhe. Major lauken.
are still IN the city Mr. Damon sajd
he was ~ l.cadon when ho heard tne
nowH that President Mckinley had sent
the annexation moHpdge 10 oonsra-,
n was delighted 20 hear a." ne said.
"bveausv unneknu0s has long boea de.
SHED by u.s. cannot speak for tbs
Hawaiian people. nn | have been absent
from iloiolulu for several months, but
am epahdom tha, the lslaads rcjolc j
over the news"
Mr Damon added that he ala not think
,bc neslsts would rauB tho treaty at
this session The English hc said did
not aeom TO take much Intorea, r. the
matter.
Major lauksa. who IL u native Htwaii-
an, spoke from different paint OF view
llg snid tha, the natives do not wian
ussiv xHtion.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-18
LOST HIS DIAMONDS.

oskla.d. Cal. July -whilo engaged
IN defending her hfc against teroclous
deg, Miss ]. X. iloglc. or ilNa Third ave-
nee. Lost two valuable diamonds Miss
Hoglu was walking ncar her homo whcn
IA cnragtd dos came bou1ding out OF =
gateway toward her. giving every cvi-
dence tha, he had gone suddenly mad.
Tho woman had nothing at hand with
which ahn might defend herself. hut a
capc. which she carried on ono arm With
this she succeeded In keeping the dos OH.
but at the sacrifice OF the diamonds,
which werv IN the cape. and have no,
80, been found
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-07-18
ROYAL CHINESE DOG.

Tacoma, July ia royal blooded chi.
ncso deg. such a. /, ID said has never
beoa without the walls 81 thr palace
q tho emperor Of CHINA. arrived al,
Tacoma yesterday on the steamer Pcli-
can from ricn Tpln. Chlna. The dog
In of the species Known ne tho Picking
pug. which ls Kept exclusively within
tho cnsperors harom at rekins !, was
bought al '1oa Tptn several weeks ago
from Cnlucac servant who stole n
from the royal gardens The los Ia a
natural ~, and an IDEAL houae chnt1c.
lu body II iong Ia proportion 10 iu
lees The legs appear TO ec doublc-joint.
I'd a, tiy knees 1, Is said that worv
It known tha, this dos was 20" the
man who stole II would surely losc his
head