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Arizona silver belt., 1897-01-28
CONGRATULATIONS TO SENATOR
 TELLER.

Council Concurrent Resolution No 8, introduced by c. w. P. Hunt, of Gils county, and adopted by both houses, reads:
 WHEREAS, That fearless champion of the cause of free silver and friend of the masses as against the classes, Hon. Henry M. Teller, has been reelected to the United States Senate by the unaui- nous vote of the Colorado Legislature, now therefore be 1t
 RESOLVED, That the congratulations of the Joint Assembly of Arizona, the assembly concurring herein, be and the same are hereby offered, Hon. Henry M. Teller, un his triumphant re election to the Senate, and be it further
 RESOLVED, That he be most respect fully urged to continue his gallant and fearless fight for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the present legal ratio of Is to l.
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SHOULD PUBLISH PROCEED.
 INGS.
(AriIona Daily Citizen.l

When sn individual, firm or corpora. tion employs a bookkseper or man
 a9er, it looks to him for accounting, aud expects that all doings relative to their business will be set forth at any time they desire in order that they may know the exact position they oc- cnpy in the transaction of their affairs
 In like manner the board of super. visors, having charge of the disburse- ment of money which is collected from the people in the form of taxes, be- comes manager of affairs and its pro- ceedings arc of particular interest to the tax payers. It is true that every man in the county may go to the office of the board, examine its records and ascertain just what is going on, but should every tax payer in the county adopt this method there would be no end of trouble to both. It would cer- tainly prove most satisfactory feature in tho conduct bf county affairs if the proceedings of the board were regu- ]arly published in some newspaper of general circulation, and thIs should
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 Citizens of Phoenix are perturbed, or at least We judge so, from newspaper accounts, by the discovery that E. Irvine Is bigamist and has skipped the capital city, leaving his immense accumulations of years without pater- nal head, to collect rents and interest on gilt-edged paper, pay taxes, and otherwise keep his estate in trim. He was less married than Solomon, and yet that old duffer WAS honored in his day; nor was Solomon querulous when 200 or 300 of his wives would tip-toe on Christmas morning and deafen him for the moment with the cry, "Christ mas gift" and being capitalist, as Irvine was, before he threw up the sponge, he pungled. It was not un- usual in newly settled countries to have many wives, and some wives had morganatic husbands. Those halcyon days are past; the Edmunds law is a terror, and has made lovers afraid to engage in plural marriages.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-01-28

Notwithstanding Arizona's present indebtedness and the dsplorable condi- ton of her credit, lobbyists are impor- tuning the legislature to make further raids upon the treasury and without taking into consideration that the ap- propriations thus obtained might prove like the apples of Sodom, while fair to the eye, yet all smoke. In that event we suggest that applicants be given legislative authority to extract sun beams from cucumbers. That, cer- tainly, would be evidence that the legislature had not ignored their
Arizona silver belt., 1897-01-28
THE WEED.

The resolution prohibiting smoking in the legislative council of Arizona contrasts that body strongly with the deibsrative council of New Amster- dam, (now New York,) where members conceived it duty to smoke twelve pipes on the affairs of the colony and dozed the re- maiuder of the session. leaving the embryo city to the fostering care of God, and thus it grew until Tammsny superseded God.
 The resolution prohibiting smoking Is construed, and very properly SO, as a direct reflection on Capt. John Smith, who discovered the solacing weed and recommended it as tran quilizing thing to smoke. John, at the tune of the discovery, WAS not aware that he was conferring bless ing on mankind while he was enter. taining the squaw. History relates that John was sitting in Powhatan's garden, not thinking of flirting with his daughter, when he inadvertently placed his hand on Pocshontas' shoul- der and at the same time picked some thing-s simple weed-which she in. formed him was good to chew, where upon he took chew and found 1t to be as Pocahontas had said. The weed was tobacco, and from this trivial cir. cumstance its civilizing influence is felt and acknowledged throughout the Christian world, except by the legisls. tive council of Arizona
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undoubtedly be done.

undoubtedly be done.
 If boards of supervisors argue that 1t is from an economical standpoint that they withhold the publication of their proceedings the answer is made that the people will not object to the expenditure, for they consider that money we'll spent which gives them in convenient, readable form complete history of the transactions of their managers. From the Globe SILVER BsLr of the date of January IA tho Citizen reprodnces. in another column, an article upon this matter which should receive 6 careful perusal. as it touches in very clear and logical way the material points involved.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-01-28
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Lee B. Gaylord, or to whom 1t may con cern:
 This is to notify you that we, co-owners in the Cedar Stump mining claim, situated in the Territory Of Arizona, county of Gila. and more particularly described in Book No. {. of Gila County Mining Records. on page 4l0 have done and performed the annual work on said claim, as required by law, for the year 1898. This, therefore is to notify you that If you do not pay your full proportion of the costs Of said work, together with the cost of this ad- vertisement, within ninety days after the ex- piration of this notice, your interest in said mining claim as co-owner will utterly cease, and by operation of law become the property of the undersigned.
 W. T. McNELLY,
 THEo. II. HARRIS. Globe Ariz., Jan. 14. 1907.
 tJan 14-9eD
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7S, 1897.

The liberality of the nineteenth leg islature in employing clerks reminds us of the actor who gave away principalities at night and begged quarter to buy B breakfast in the morning, The salaries of clerks in the legislature amount to SS2 per day.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-01-28

Phoeniciins want $75, ,000, e first in. stallment of fund for the erection of territorial capitol in the capital city. If the bill is not indefinitely tabled we suggest arl amendment affording it quarters ir the legislative pottcrs6eld, the waste basket.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-01-28
Dally Arizona Star.l

There is no good grounds for the failure of the board of supervisors of Pima county refusing or failing to pub fish the proceedings for the inforns- ton of those who pay the bills of tho county. The law cOntemplstes the publication and provides for the same. TIE SILVER BELT, discussing this mat ter, shows clearly it is the duty of the board, in fact the publication is man. datnry
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sl23, 900
 Governor Hughes estimated the cost of the new Normal School building at S46, ,50O, but almost that much has al ready been expended and the structure is not nearly completed.
 The three educational institutions named have cost tue territory, as We have shown. over $500, 900, and the benefit derived bns been insignificant.
 But there is stronger reason against the lavish expenditure of money for or nate buildings by bankrupt territory, viz: All laws making appropriations for such purposes are uncon- stitutional and void under the Harrison Act, which is part of the organic law of Arizona, as is clearly set forth in the report of the grand jury of Gila county, October term, 1895, which is reproduced in this issue. That report WAS made at our suggestion, we having through the columns of THE SILVER BELT exposed the fraud upon tue tax payers of the territory, and we urged the board of supervisors in 1895 to refuse to order tue tax levies provided for by the acts of that year for the Normal School, Reform School and University, but the board, fearing to incur a law suit, made the levies. Last year the super visors were again urged to refuse to make the levies for those institutions, and did refuse. thereby saving the tax payers of Gila county S965.74.
 The territorial authorities have made no demand upon Gila county for these taxes, doubtless fearing to raise the issue of the validity of those acts of 1895 and similar acts.
 The last board of supervisors, there fore, not only saved large sum to the tax payers of the county, but estab- lished precedent for the guidance of their successors by winch Gila county need never pay-and certainly should not pay-any taxes for the improve ment of territorial institutions, so long as the indebtedness of tbe territory and of the county exceeds the limits fixed by the Harrison Act.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-01-28
WAIT FOR MEi

To my patrons and the public: I will be in Globe about Feb. 10th to 18th, with full line of samples of the latest style goods for spring and summer. in cluding novelties in Scotch plaids and French coatings.
 I also have complete line of shirt ings in zephyr, madras, and Scotch fannels. All our goods are of the highest quality, and workmanship un- surpassed. Respectfully,
 TOM DAVIS. Representing BRIDGE. DAVIS & Co.,, Merchant Tuilors, Chicago.
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the property converted to some useful
NORMAL SCHOOL.

purpose.
 NORMAL SCHOOL.
 Tho Normal School was established by an act of the Thirteenth Legisla- ture, in 1885. and the law amended and re-enacted in 1887. The sum of S5,- 900 was first appropriated for the erec- ton of . building, and S3,500 for the support of the institution for the years 1885 and 1886. In 1887 there was levied for the maintenance of the Nor nal School tax of two and one half cents on each one hundred dollars of the assessed valuation of property in the territory, to be levied annually un- til the territory becomes state. Tho Seventeenth Legislature enacted that Q levy of two-fifths of mill on each one dollar valuation should be made for the years 1893 and 1894 and the Eigh- tsenth Legislature provided for fur ther levy of four ceuts upon each Sl00 valuation.
 What the Normal School has cost: Original appropriations .....$ 6,500 Tax levy authorized by act of
 1887, for ten years, about. 70,OO0 Tax levy act of 1893, for 1893
 and 1894. about. ....... 22,5Oo Tax levy, act of 1895, for 1895
 and 1896. ... 22,OO0
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Pure Blood

Ia the secret of the restoration to health which Hoods Sarsaparilla gives.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-01-28
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Al Collins and Beu Bound, or to whom 1t may concern:
 This Is to notify you that l. a co-owneT in the odd and Valley View mining claims. situated in the Territory of Arizona, County of Gila, and more particularly described in Book No. 1, of Gila County Mining Records, on page ii4' have done and performed the annual work on said claims, as required by law, for the year iS9s
 This, therefore, Is to notify you that if you do not pay your full proportion of the costs of said work together with the cost of this ad- vertisement, within ninety days after the ex. piration of this notice, your interest in said mining claims. as co-ownerS will utterly cease and by operation of law, become the property of the undersigned.
 PATRICK ROSE. Globe, Ariz., Jan. ', 1897
 Jan. T-90d)
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"It gives me pleasure 10 recora- me=d Eood's Sarsa- pa-ii,a. l. las cared mo of many com. paints, and puri- fcd my blood. ] was troubled with my liver, had hip disease and other troubles, wish swell ing of my ankles. Fer a long time l had to walk with . ca.c. Fer several yeays I was gradual xb. r-,D sn q
Arizona silver belt., 1897-01-28
For Sale

For Sale. Two houses, of four rooms each, cen tralIy located on Pine street. A good we'll of water on the premises. Both houses rented. Apply to
 JOHN HoLoHAS, Globe, Ariz.
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breaking down. I had tho gElp ID severe form. procured six bottles of Hoods Sarsaparifla and 1t built mo up. My recovery 0 ve to Hoods Ssrsaparilia. An my ills have gone and feel like new rerson. l sleep well and eat heartily" MRS. CHARLOTTE KELLY, Haywards, Cal. Hoods SarsapariIIa Is the only true blood purifier prominent ly in the public (. Q today. T.y 1t.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
ASSASSIN COLI GARROIED.
Premier Canovas' Slayer Meets His
fate Unconcernedy and Re-
fuses ReHqious Consolation

MADRID, SPAIN, Aug. 20.-Golli was
killed by the garrote at IL O'Clock to-day.
The execution occurred in Vergara prison.
Coli was garroted by the public execu-
toner. He met hi. fate unconcernedly,
and rejected to the end the exhortations
of priests in attendance upon him to re-
pent his sins. TO one of the fathers who
approached at the last moment with a
crucifx In his hands, Coli, turning his
head, exclaimed: "As you cannot get me
out OF prison leave me alone. | make my
own peace with God"
BERLIN. GERMANY, Aug. 20.-The
Madrid correspondent of the Cologne Ga
zette says Spain has proposed TO the
powers The establishment of a penal
colony where dangerous anarchists OF
nations could be confined for lie. Italy.
Austria, Russia ard Germany have re-
ceived the proposal favorably, but France
made no reply. The correspondent says
Great Britain, Switzerland and the United
States will probably not consent to be
parties to such an agreement.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
BEGINS A VIEW CAMPAIGN.
Weyier Forming a Big Military Ex
pedition to Operate against
inSurqents.

HAVANA, CUBA (yia Key West, Fla,
Aug. 20.-Weyler has declared his inten-
ton to begin another campaign against
the insurgents in the provinces of Pus rto
Principe and Santiago de Cuba. To that
nd preparations have been renewed
among the Spanish battalions which oper-
ate in the provinces of MatanZas, Havana
and Pinar del Rio. Each battalion will
contribute part of its men to the forma-
tion of big military expedition to the
east. The progress of the campaign will
begin in September.
Before the march against the eastern
insurgents WeyIer will issue another
decres declaring for the second time that
the western provinces are pacified. The
fact is. from Matanzas to Pinar del Rio
the Cuban army since last July has been
1900 strong. The plan of Weyler has
been severely criticized by many Spanish
military men, who predict the last failure
will be repeated, a the withdrawal OF
Spanish troops from tae west will only
give strength to the revolution on this
part of the island. To Weyier is attributed
the response bility of the death OF General
Molinasp Molina, the Spanish military
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
TERRIBLE CHIME AT SEA.
Captain and Mate of tho Olive Pccke,
Slain UhiLe IheY Sieen.

Captain and Mate of tho Olive Pccker
Stain Uhite They Sleep.
BOSTON. Mass, Aug. ga cable dis
patch TO the Herald from Buenos Ayres
says:
Only meager details of terrible murder
az sea, on board the three-masteu schooner
Owe Pecker, have as yet been received
here. The crew Of six men are at Bahia.
over 1000 miles distant, and will be sent to
the United States for trial at the earliest
possible date. They are William Hors-
burgh, engineer, who acted as second
mat e at sea; J. Anderson cook, and sea-
men Andrew f. Marsh, Manuel Barrial.
John Lend and NJ. Barstad
The tragedy occurred about 125 miles
off South American coast, probab on
Friday night Com plants were made by
the men on account of the hard work and
insufficient food.
John Lend and a companion, whose
name is not clearly given in the telegra ms
received here, crept 10 the cabin while
Captain Whitman and First Mate Saun-
ders were asleep and killed both in their
bunk. Thev then kindled fire in the
after hold. 1t was only when the schooner
was in n1mes that the remainder of the
crew knew anything of the tragedy, and
when the alarm was given there was barely
time TO take TO the boats, the captain and
first mate being missed only when the
party left tie burning vessel.
The murderers found no sympathy
among he other men, and The crime was
reported 10 the Bahia authorities and Con-
sui Shute Immediately, who arrested the
men when they reached shore.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
SAN PEDNO II hBOn REPORT.
Mckennd Send, His Con cIusions to
NrcrefdrU 4I0er

Mckenna Sendr His Con cIusions to
NecrefdrU At0er.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 2O.-At-
torney- General Mckenna has made his
report 10 Secretary Alger on the con-
structlon of the appropriation clause
providing for harbor Improvements at
San Pelro. 1t has been mailed to Secre-
tary Alger, who is now at Lake Cham plain
with the President. 1t is believed that the
decision supports the Secretary of War
in his contention. # this is true no action
vii. be taken toward commencing the
work at San Pedro until Con ;ress makes
an additional appropriation.
The Attorney-Gereral has. it is believed
decided that the Secretary of War has
the right, in his discretion, TO advertise
for bids. Secretary Alger may take ad-
vantage of the loosely drawn appropria-
ton clause TO make it appear that he is
carrying out the intent of Congress, while
at the same Time he Will be SD bverting it.
Ii is believed that he will advertise for
bids for "harbor of refuge and COM
merce," which work will require sum of
money greatly In excess OF the amount
appropriated by Congress. No respon-
siole bidder would undertake the work
until Congress appropriate S more money.
Thus the work will be delayed indefinitely,
or until Congress takes further action, no
matter what may be the decision of At
toTney-General McKenna.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
PLUM FOK 1Hk WYERs.
Gradual Evaporation of HorId's Fai
surplus of SI,OOO,OOO

surplus of $1,000, 600.
CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. 20.-Charles Dick
ems famous NEUROLOGICAL case of Jar1-
dyce VS.. Jarndyce bids fair to receive a
nineteenth century exemplitication before
the books of the Chicago Worlds Fair are
finally closed and sealed.
The announcement has just been ma lie
by the directory that there is a surplus OF
$4O0, 900 in the bank awaiting distribution
TO the shareholders but that such distri-
button cannot take place until the accum u
lated litigation of the enterprise has been
disposed OF.
There are now about a dozen suits for
damages and breaches OF contract pending
against what remains OF the VERDI s
Columbian Exposition, and as each of
these must needs run the gauntlet of an
initial trial, then possible appeal by the
losers 10 the Appellate Court and another
possible appeal to the Supreme Court it
is figured out by those familiar with the
devious ways of litigation in Illinois that
the final settlement of the final case may
twenty years.
In the meantime the chances are that
the present surplus OF $4O0, 600 will have
been transferred 20 the lawyers, and the
surviving stockholders, if any of them
survive, may be called upon for an as
ses ment to close the account. When the
accounts of the enterprise were closed up
some time alter the close of the fair It
was reported that the surplus aggregated
( nearly million dollars, but more than
one-hat OF this sum has already gone
into the pockets of favo: ed members of
the legal fraternity and for court costs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
DENIED A NEW TRIAL.
Judge Dougherty Decides AOdfnst Ea
Treasurer Stofcn Of Sonond.

Judge DouDhertU Decides AOdfnst E1-
Treasurer Stofen Of Sonomd.
SANTA ROSA, CAL, Aug. 20.-Judge
S. K. Dougherty OF the Superior Court has
filed his opinion i'll the case OF the county
of Sonoma versus P. n. Stofen ct al, de-
nyine the nj motion for new trial. Judge
Dougherty says:
On the 2Sth OF Decem Der, 1894, at the Court
house in Santa Rosa, town OF 5000 inha BIZ
tanis, surrounded on all sides by stores 100
feet away, al O'Clock i'll the NOR ming a rot /
Der, without any body seeing him, is said TO
have gone alone into the Treasurer's office on
the first floor and taken all the money from
the vaul., put the Treasurer into the vault,
locked the doors md gone away without any
body seeing him or hearing of him since
Now, while this may be true. is there not a
ring of improbabitty about ii? No person
but ex-Treasurer Stofen knows the truth
about the matter. No other person can say
that he was robbed or was not robbed. Ii
robbed 1t is a misfortune that some little cir
cumstance outside of his own story did not
generously present itself.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
SAoRr CROPS IN EUROPE.
lie ports of Lgents Abrond to the 60rf-
cttLtttrnk De Dnrt,nent.

fepOrts of L9ents @brOnd to the 10rf-
cultural Departnent
p WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug 20.-The
Agricultural Department is informed
through lis agents abroad that the reports
OF shortage in the wheat and rye crops of
European Countries are fully warranted
by the facts. In Eastern Europe particu :
larly there is deficiency in rye. In a
special srain-crop report Statistician Hyde
of the department says:
This fact, as we.i as the wheat de-
ficiency, Will tend to restrict expectation
OF the latter from those European coun-
tries which usually have a surplus of that
grain. As for non European countries,
other than the United ates, their aggre-
gate contribution to the European supply
will be materially affected by The fact that
India, denuded by famine, will have prac-
iically no wheat export.
Conservative commercial estimates pnt
the wheat crop of France as low as 600
hectolitreS, ABOUT seventh less than the
heavy crop of 1896. An official report
f. ON G rmany says that none of the lead
ing cereals are rated good" Mail ad-
vices from Russia speak unfavorably OF
the wheat and rye crops. the recent great
heat having caused premature ripening.
Prices OF wheat in Vienna are reported
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-21
BETRAYED By A c0EfIDhKT.
Plan of John B. Smedburg of San
Francisco to Escape From Jail
Barely Thwarted.

ELIZABETH, n. j., Aug. 20.-John B.
Smedburg. young draughtsman of San
Francisco, in jail here for stealing $500
worth of jewels from Harry W. Marshall,
made a bold attempt to gain his liberty a
few days ago. He b4gan his plan of es-
pc almost before he was locked up, and
evidently had prearranged Ian of COM
munication with his wife before he was
arr sted. During the latter part of last
week he was permitted TO receive a num-
Der OF books from his wife. After he had
read them they were returned to her.
1t was learned through a prisoner, of
whom Smedburg made contidant that
by a system of ciphers marked between
the ends of the lines in the book, Smed-
burg was enabled to correspond with his
wife. When this became known the jail
authorities searched the books and soon
learned the key to the ciphers, which
showed how Smedbu-g was planning to
escape. He wrote his wife in cipher to
purchase several saws and place them on
the outside OF one of the Jail windows.
Smedburg gave elaborate directions as to
the placing of these tools. with which he
expected to saw and file his way to liberty.
4le even WenI 50 ldI as 10 hIdW NUMEROUS
diagrams ofthe Jill fnr the direction OF the
person who would place the tools.
A cipher letter TO Smed hurg's wife was
entrusted to the prisoner one day last
week, setting the date when the tools
were TO be placed, and the man turned it
over to the jail authorities. Smed burg
had made a confidant of this man and
had also planned to meet him after heir
escape from Jail. Together they were TO
rob several houses of well-to-do persons
which Smedburg located and then leave
the country. When Smedburg clam bered
to the jail windows to get the files and
saws he not only failed to find them but
was pounced upon by the warden and
has since been carefully watched.
Smedburgs crime was the theft of a
number OF diamond rings, watch and a
valuable Masonic charter. An admirer of
his wife obtained from her a confession OF
her husbands crime several days ago.
Then the prisoner broke down. Mrs.
SIN ed burg is said to be the daughter of a
wealthy merchant of Salt Lake. She me t
Smed burg and they eloped, coming to
Plainield, n. j., where the robbery was
committed. Mrs. Smedburg is a dashing
brunette. She says she is going on the
stage soon if she can get position.