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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-23

publicity is the greet Safeguard
against extravaganza, negligence afit
defalcation. Every custodian Of cub.
lie funds-city, county and S ate
should be crin! ellrd to publish
monthly state ments Of he am urts
collected and oisb"rsed, the balance
on hand and where depositrd," saws
an exchange. This is rue and ap-
plies to contingent funds as well as t.
all others.-Salt Lake Herald.
This is all very we'll in theory, but
1t is not practicable. 1t would cost an
average $5O.a year for each County
Treasurer to publish his AMI
some printer would get it. As the
saving all over the country would
only be a few hundred thousand the
expense seems hardly justified.
The Elko Independent says that Mr..
Mr.. George R. Wilson has returned
from his trip across the Atlantic with
a chi. ment of Nevada lambs. He
o the lambs to GLASGOW where he
disposed of them readily at from 81 to
$40 per head. At these figures he
netted a fair sum for his lambs and
will feed others exclusively for the
Glasgow market. He was fifteen DAYS
in going from New York to Glasgow
and twelve in returning.
Yesterday a monument to John A.
Logan was unvailed in CHICAGO.
Logan did good service for the Union,
but his own sister charged him. over
her signature, of having first paned
to raise a company for the South, but
seeing how public sentiment stood, he
changed his plans and got on the
winning side.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1897-07-23
DR.. J.. G. LEONARD,
- DENTIST

OFFICIAL the While House. one
block South of the Capitol and one block
east of the Briggs House.
OFFICE HOURS-Fron s to - An
ard to 5 p. NJ. iIoI
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
For Stamp Collectors.

Afghanistan stamps are ''canceled' by having a piece torn out of each stamp Incidentally Q piece of che eaa velope or letter is torn out at the same time From a collectors point of view this is barbarous proceeding, and we hope that the new idea of canceling stamps by branding them with a red hot platinum wire will not be adopted. Yet this has been suggested in some of the German papers If it is ever adopt ed, we shall have to collect unused stamps only.
 4 German philatelist classifes col lectors Rs follows: 1. Beginners. ?. Av- craze collectors. 8. Serious collectors (whose albums represent a value of $1o, ,000l 4. Important collectors (c0l- lections worth $25, ,OOO). 5. Prominent collectors 1850, ,0OO). 6. Great collectors (who have spent over $100, 900 on their collections).
 The report that the government pur- posed to change the color of the 2 cent stamp from red to green as a measure of economy brought out food of pro- tests. Any intention to use green in- stead of red could be carried out for a few months only, as all the governments represented at the postal congress will aim to bring about uniformity ill color in stamps of different countries of prlc- tically the same denomination. Red is the color adopted for stamps of cents (l0 centimes, etc )--Harper's Round Table.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
The Match Industry In America.

The first manufactory of friction matches was located in the center of the Connecticut valley, in the historic com munity known as Chicopee street The principle of this invention had been thought out in Europe, but bright Yan- kee minds were quick to catch the idea from across the water, and the mauu- facture progressed as rapidly here as there. The credit for this invention is probably due to John Walker, Q chem ist, who lived in England in Stockton on-Tees. He was experimenting with chlorate of potash and found that it could be instantly ignited by friction when coated on a stick with phosphorus and drawn through folded sandpaper. This discovery was made in 1929, and, the attention of Michael Faraday called to the new idea, it soon became popu- lar, and the manufacture was started nearly simultaneously in Europe and America. The first factory for the mak- ing of friction matches on n large scale is stated to have been established in Vienna in 1883, but the factory on Chic opee street was running nearly as early as this, If not before Springfield Re- r1uhlic3n
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
The Beginning of His Riches.

II made most of my money by hard knocks" Y" declared the old resident who has no financial troubles, but l once made some very easy money just when was sorely in need of 1t.
 "I had managed to buy q little stretch of lake shore with the idea of disposing of 1t as a summer resort No one was looking for that kind of an in. vestment and Lad a dead duck on my hands. l happened down there just at the breaking up of winter, when had nothing else to do and no money to do it with if l had. There was a big raft of logs tied up at my beach, and 1t had been there since the late fall At least that is the view l took of the situation ltwas bold violation of private rights How had they dared to thus invade my premises without permissionl learned who the owners were in the east and sent them bill of $500 for dockage. Their reply came through a representa- tive who wanted me to settle for Q trifie, but I would hear to nothing but the full amount There was a principle involved that would not sacrifice. He left with the threat that would never get dollar.
 ''I bTibed the man in charge of the raft to notify me when it was to be moved, and as soon as heard from hin l had the sheriff there to make a levy. l had a check for $500 ss soon as it could be got to me. It proved the thin edge of the wedge with which entered into the business that made me rich. Six weeks later discovered that the raft had not been on my land at all It was 10 feet beyond my line. But what could I do with my money tied up in an investmentH So I said nothing. "- Detroit Free Press.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
Cipher Wrifinr

The art of secret writing, CT writing in cipher, was, according to Polybius, invented by Eneas, author of treatise on tactics and other works. He produced 20 methods of writing in cipher, which no person could unfold, but we doubt much whether they would preserve this quality at the present day. It is no less strange than true that this art, so i'm portant in diplomacy. as long as couriers are liable to be intercepted, was held in abhorrence by the elector Frederic II. who considered it as diabolical inven- tion. Trithemius, abbot of Spanheim, hRd composed several works to revive this branch of knowledge, and Boville. an ignorant mathematician, being un- able to comprehend the extraordinary terms he made use of to explain his method, published that the work was full of diabolical mysteries. Poissevin repeated the assertion, and Frederic, in a holy zeal. ordered the original work of Trithemius, which he had in his library, to be burned as the invention of the devil. l.-Harper's Round Table.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
Substitutes For GIass.

Tectorium is the name of a material manufactured in Germany as a substi- ute for glass. Bichromated gelatin is laid over both sides of kind of web of galvanized steel or iron wire and car be made into sheets one-sixteenth of aE inch thick It is unbreakable and is said to be lighter than glass. It bends easily, is poor conductor of heat and cold, and is not difficult of repair. However, it is liable to become soft in hot weather and is infammable
 Hornalos is much like tectorium, only more transparent and harder. Manilla paper soaked ill boiled linseed oil until it is both waterproof and translucent is nsed as a substitute for glass in hot houses It comes in long rolls. is dura- ble, requires no shading from the hot sun, and, it is said, costs about one hundredth as much as glass. York Tribune.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
a,,mps.. of the Rs..l.n osn.s..hlp.

Some interesting glimpses of the working of the Russian censorship. which was maintained even against French journalists during President Faure's visit, are given in letter from the special correspondent of the London News in St. Petersburg:
 Calling at news agency after the review l learned that the censor hs' gone to dine in the country and woUla not be back before S o'clock, up 1 which hour no telegrams could be passed. This was tantamOunt to cuttiUg of foreign correspondents from tole- graphic communication with the rest of the world for the night. Tho ou,i1C- seemed hopeless when a high E--sia7 official, who has the privilege Of
 ing telegrams, kindly consented to ieaE over mine It was great favor
 improvised censor objected, however. t0 3 story about NJ Faure's overcoat, aE6 accordingly had to suppress it. He was very sympathetic. I know, he said, you must be metaphorically gnashing your teeth, but I should get into trouble for passing your telegram if there were anything objectionable in it One of my French colleagues wired that the Grand Duke Alexis waited half an hour at the landing stage. He was pulled up by the censor with the re- mark, A Russian grand duke waits for nobody. A friend of mine was about to write that the czarina had grown slightly stouter since she was in Paris, but refrained. stated the fact, and it was allowed to pass ''
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
OUR INSURANCE LAWS
All Insurance Companies Must File Their Articles of Incorporation
 With Secretary of Arizona.
Ar Opinion Rendered by Arizona's Attorney General Which Is
 of Special Interest.

Attorney General Frazier has re- gently given an opinion that should be of particular interest to insur- anee companies organized under the laws of other states doing busi- ness in Arizona. Such opinion is to the effect that insurance com panies must file their articles of in corporation with the secretary of the territory, together with an ap- pointment of an agent on whom all legal processes may be served. This opinion is based on sections 347. 2iS. 349 of the revised statutes of Arizona. which Is as follows:
 347. Sec. 1. Any company iu- corporated under the laws of any other state or territory for any en- terprlse. business pursuit or occupa- u0n. proposed to bo carried on. or the principal office or place of busi- nesss is proposed to be located within this tsrntory, shall make and file certified and duly authenticated copies Of their 1T sicies of incorpora- tloc with tla secretary of the terri tory and tL1 county recorder of the county l- T1,-R it's business or prin- cips. oib located.
 3ic < IL shall be the duty -aa lion, company or cor DOT l.Zed or Incorporated Und 7s of any other state or t- itar. ,r foreign country for the purTo O. gaglng in or carrying on 7u5 0a rnT!se, business, pursuit e. gc-n7a 2, or acquiring, holding 2 'sPcs--T z any proPe rty within this ts-r,---v 70 file VI tIs ssc-e- ts-Y O. { tsTdtOrY and he count
 -,0--i-r ,he coanty ia which such en- 1se, business. pursuit or oecuPa proposed o be located -r e ed 1h5 ls-.fuI appoint
 e1t a e agent, upon whom all
 Ices ana processes, including
 -glca D. summOu= maC be served, and wne4 so served shall be deemed taken ard he,i to be lawful per SJuai -erT,ea on such association, cGnf o- corpoTation for all pur- poses whatsoever.
 349. Sec. 3. No corporation such as Is m-ntioned in section one of tbis chapter shall transact any business whatsoever iu this territory unless it shall have first flied its articles of incorporation and sp- pointment of agent as required in the two proceeding sections, and every act done by 1t prior to filing thereof shall be utterly void.
 In concluding his opinion the att tornev general says:
 T might add that courts have de- cided that foreign corporations not complying with the above law in states and territories are estopped from pleading noncompliance m suits against them on their con- tracts; but the same courts hold that parties with whom they con- tract may plead sEch non com pliance against such companies or and in most cases it is held complete bar against such companies in attempting to enforce their contracts"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
WENT UP IN SMOKE.
Explosion Of a Lamp Causes a Very Disastrous COnflagratiOn at Je-
 rome on Christmas Eve.
Thirty Thousand Dollars Worth of Property Consumed on Which There Was Only Seven
 Thousand Dollars
 Insurance.

On Saturday the JoURNAL-M received a special telegram from Jerome, giving an account of dis astrous'confagration which occurred there on Friday night. The fire started about II o'clock. and had it's origin m the explosion of lamp ID Charley Shaw's, better known as Japanese ChaIley's lodging house. The lampshowed symptoms of being about to explode, when a woman picked 1t up and attempted to throw | 1t out of doors. Just where her de- fectIve aim hit was not stated in the telegram, but the lamp exploded with results as stated, setting fire first to the lodging house and quick ly spreading to the adjoining build ings.
 The burned part of the town is known as the Connors-Tamborino block, and the only building left in it is the three story brick of David ConnOrs, which was slightly dam aged.
 The property destroyed was as follows: Jennie Baunters, lodging house, loss. S3,0OO, insurance, S900; Japanese Charley, S2,500, no insur. ance; W. ]. Roberts, SS,000, insur- ance. S20OO. Alex. Cordiner's, John Valdrini's, Hooker k McFarland's and the St. Elmo saloons were all burned, no insurance. Joe Tam borino's loss Is placed at Sl0,0O0, with S4,OO0 insurance.
 Geo. Emmett's barber shop, T. Nj. Elders boJt!ing works and the St. Elmo restaurant, totel loss. no insur- nee.
 The fire lasted fully two hours and was only prevented from cross ing the street by Connors' three story building, cutting it of.
 Con. O'Keefe's store and Cordi- her X Hoover's saloon were slightly sccrched, but not seriously dam aged.
 This is the third disastrous fire which has occurred in Jerome dur ing the past few years, but many of the buildings lately erected have been built of stone.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
AIail Contracts.

The Postoffice Department has awarded mail contracts as follows, for a term of four years, beginning July l, 1898: From Prescott to Crowned King, to F. E. Means, of Windsor, Mo, at S2l57 per annum. From Prescott to Phenix, via Black Canyon, to J. B. Hooker, of Phenix, Arizona, at S2,400 per annum. From Prescott to Phenix, via Castle creek. to F. E. Means, of Windsor, Mo, at S1,950 per annum. From Prescott to Camp Verde, to W. R. Hardin, of Denver, Colorado, at Sl,03s .99 per annum. From Prescott to Juniper, at S695 per year; and from Prescott to Jersey at S24S per year to F. E. Means.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
James Bennett Must Pay.

James Gordon Beuuett was order ed by a judgment of Justice Will mot NJ. Smith, in the Supreme Court of Brooklyn, November 26. to send William L. Bass on a trip around the world at the expense of the Evening Telegram, in fulfilment of the terms of promise of that newspaper to the person who should make in advance the closest guess of the plurality of the successful can . didate for the presidency. NIT. Bass bought 30,0O0 copies of the paper, cut out, and sent into the office of the newspaper that number of cou- pons, with guesses, one being that Mckinley would have 597,00O plu. rality over Bryan. The real figures he says, were 597, ,SS9.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
Do Negroes spee.sY

Tt was Professor Schroeder of Louis vile, " volunteered surgeon to a re- porter, "who first ventured the opinion that the negro never sneezes. The state ment was made in reply to question by Professor Gross, the famous Philadel- phia surgeon. A smile passed around the listeners, and Professor Schroeder, observing that there was some doubt about his statement, reiterated it with some force.
 He then explained that while there were no structural arrangements about the breathing apparatus of the colored face that has been discovered which pre- vented it from sneezing it was a fact that the colOred man did not sneeze, though he coald be made to sneeze by the use of snufIs, pepper and other irritantS He had, he said, never made any experi- ments in that connection. He also said his observation had been confined to eolored people in the southern states. Atmospheric or other conditions might exist elsew here which might cause him to sneeze. but none existed naturally in the SClth.
 The debate on the subject occupied nearly an hour at a meeting of the h. ternational Surgical association, which held a convention in the old Lincoln hall some years ago. Since then have often spoken of it and asked my friends tO notice, and, though have directed the attention of hundreds to the subject, have yet to hear the first one to say that he ever heard negro man or won- an sneeze. By negro l mean a black man or woman. believe that mulat- toes sneeze occasionally, and the nearer they are to white the more frequently they sneeze, but even they are less sen sitive to influences which produce sneez- ing than the people of the white raca- It has been observed also that Indians sneeze very seldom, while Chinese sneeze ten times as much even as the white race. Washington Star.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
An Eriitor Accounted.

The JOURNAL MINER never believed for a minute that Editor c. W Pugh, of the Stockmau, was guilty of any intentional wrong doing although indicted by a Phenix grand jury. The correctness of this opln- ion was fully demonstrated yester- day when the case came up before the district court. The Herald says that the indictments were as full of holes as a sieve, and Judge Baker, appearing for the defense, showed four grave errors Tn the indictments, each one worse than the other. The first ground for objection to the in dictmen's was that no public offense had been committed, and that no intent to commit crime was appar ent, for Secretary of the Live Stock Board, MT. Pugh had simply paid out money from the wrong fund.
 The demurrer to the indictments was sustained and the court asked Prosecuting Attorney Kibbey if the matter should be handed over to the next grand jury, but he said that the indictments were against his wishes and be was satisfied that MT. Pugh was innocent of any wrong doing. So MT. Pugh was declared guiltless.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
RouRh on Brahms,

Brahms was a hsarty eater and par ticularly fond of Italian cookery. One day he and Dr. Billroth. the eminent Austrian surgeon, visited Herr Wich- mann in Rome and were invited to . breakfast ala romana- The hosts cook, Mora. did her prettiest, and the wine supplemented her efforts That's the wine that Horace drank. said Dr. Bill roth enthusiastically. Brahms thoughts were on the viands he had just enjoyed ln JOvial humor be raised the question whether It vas not his duty to take back with him to Germany a wife who could provide so admirable a meal as Mora Finally Wichmann, with mock seriousness. presented himself to Mora as a suitor for her hand in behalf of c great German artist Moreover. he is Q musician, he explained, land yoa surely are fond of music, for you sing about the house all day. What say you?'' Mora g answer was classic. She looked 2t WiChmann, then at Brahms from top to toe, and, with an energetic gesture, replied, ''SOno romana, nata al Ponte ROtto, dove sta Il temple di Vesta. non Eposero mai un barbGro" CT am 6 Roman. born near the Ponte Rotto, where the temple of yesta stands. I never will marry barbarian "l-SaH Francisco Argonaut
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
The New Palace Opening.

The new Palace saloon was opened last evening under auspic- ious circumstances. Music for the occasion was furnished by the Pres colt brass band. Throngs of people filled the building during the even ing to admire the exquisite finish of the interior which IS certainly a work of art. The restaurant has been relegated to the rear, while the wIne room is separated from the main room by partition tastefully designed and ornamented with fine French mirrors. Everything about the place betokens both elegance and taste in its arrangement. The removal of the restaurant depar t. ment to the rear of the place, not only gives large additional room to the main hall, but removes the odor of cooking from the place and at the same time is great convenience to patrons.
 Under this new arrangement a side entrance is afforded where par ties. and ladies who object to en- teriDg a saloon, may be properly served. This department is no W entirely separate and distinct from the saloon.
 The new bar is one of the hand somest in the southwest. It is made of cherry and is massive in proportions and finished in the most elaborate and artistic style.
 MT. Brow can DOW boast of hay ing one of the most elegantly fitted up places of the kind in the south west and the name palace is by no means a misnomer to it.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
Lieutenant. BIanehara.. Death
From Mondays Daily.

Lieut.. Blanchard, of the First Artillery, who has been stationed a, Whipple for several months, died very suddenly there on Christmas day at noon. He was assigned tr duty here last spring on account c being afflicted with lung troubl aRd was apparently improving. Or Friday he was feeling as well sz usual, and in the evening attended a dinner party given by one of tho officers. Shortly after returaiuC home he was taken with a cul which was followed by acute pHeu- monia. His condition, however, at the time of his death was not eou- sidered immediately critical. Just few minutes before noon, he arose in his bed, and asked for drink of water, and fell back, expiring in stantly, the immediate cause of death being heart failure.
 Lieut.. Blanchard was a very bright young officer, and was universally liked. His remains have been em . balmed for shipment to relatives in the east, and will be shipped on to- morrow mornings train.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29

The British government is actually using American writing paper. All departments use the typewriting paper made in the United States. Her majesty's stationery office, which supplies all the departments, allows common sense to take prec- edence over patriotism. The h. dian office, which is the most exclu- sive and old fashioned of them all. grumbled upon making the shock ing discovery, but one of the chiefs of the stationery department an- swered: Whats all this fuss aboutl If we can get our paper in America better and cheaper than British manufacturers can supply, We will place our orders there"
 Governor NJ. H. McCord has re- ceived letter from the governor Of Texas, making inquiries concefning the death of Wm. King, who was shot and killed about month ago at Wilcox while resisting an officer. The governor of Texas said that be heard that King had been foully murdered, and urged Governor Me. Cord to make an investigation and punish the guilty party. The gov ernor answered that a coroner's jury had completely exonerated the off cer, who was in the lawful discharg, of his duty. - Herald.
 Emmet Dalton, one of the CoFey vile, Kansas, bank robbers, who ha. been in the penitentiary five wears has applied for pardon.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29
It Was Not "He."

''Elizabethl Elizabethv' called an earnest, manly voice.
 "Yes, dear, I'm coming" answered the gentle feminine tones of the woman sitting lost in thought at the window. But as she rose from her seat the hot blood surged into her cheeks and she sank back, while an expression of great nnhappiness marred the high bred re- pose of her fine face.
 It was the Jersey train, and the con. ductor was calling the station in sten. torian notes. New York Times.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-12-29

Isom Lawson, IS years old, the boy who murdered his father in Brush Creek, Kentucky, has been given a life sentence. Lawson killed his parent, a minister, by striking him on the head with hoe, because his father had corrected him fol some misdemeanor.
 A run aw1y char car on the Den yer and Rio Grande railroad, col. lided with a passenger train above Salida iniuring over thirty people,