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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-15

LEWIS II. Coon has been appointed
Deputy Collector and Clerk OF the
Port Townsend custom house at a
salary of 81 200 per year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-15

In every mile of railway there are
seven feet and four inches that are not
covered by the rails-the place left be-
tween them for expansion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-15

The governments of rs nations OF
the world own and operate their tele-
graph systems.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-15

THE highest waterfall in the world
is Cholock Cascade, at Yosemite, Cal,
which is 1854 feet high, or just Ina Ii Il
mile.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-15

THE average orange tree Of Mexico
raises 1000 oranges year.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-15

For the quarter ending Sept. 30,
failures were fewer than for any quar-
ter in % years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-10-15

MAYOR WooD, OF Seattle, will be fortu-
nate if he escapes lynching in Alaska.
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rV>O nersops who make the greatest number
L Of words out OF the phrase. " Patent Attor-
new wedderburn." For particulars address the
National Recorder, Washington D. T.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29
Gen. Crooks Telegraph Line.

The first telegraph line in Ari- zona was the military telegraph line, the first pole of which was placed in position at Fort Whinple, September Z, 1873. The build ing of the line was at the sugges- ton and through the efforts of Gen. Crook; $50,311 was appropriated by Congress to complete the line from San Diego to Prescott, with a branch line to Tucson. Within two months from the commenc- ment of work the fine wasin work ing order between San Diego and Prescott.
 The following is one of the first messages sent over the new line:
 SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20, 1873. To Brigadler- General George Crook,
 Prescott, Arizona Territory; Operator, Los Angeles, please mail.) The Secretary of War desires me to send you his congratulations upon your appointment this day, as Brigadier-Genera!. I add my hearty congratulations to those of the Secretary.
 (Sigued) ,. N. ScHoFiELD,
 Major General,
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29
HOW WATER IS 'EOST.

An element which few irrigasors or constructors of canals take into consideration is the constant loss through seepage where open earthen canals are used While all have general knowledge Of the fact thas there is more or less loss from that source, not many know what the proportion Is to the amount of water carried at the head of such a caEai.
 Tests made in Southern Cali fornia, however, furnish some most interesting data upon the g,;bject In the case of 8 canal twenty-two miles in length, about fifteen fees wide and with c grade ct .ah0u. two feet to the mile, It gas found that the loss from seepage alone amounted to over 50 per cent. This, too, in g formation for 6 great distance of an adobe character anE not favorable to the less of 4ggss4 quantities Gf water n that manner. With 6 sandy soil the proportion would undoubtedly be eonsiderablF greater.
 T0 meet that loss the psoeess.ef cementing the cana! .hag 'aaeg adopted with great guoeoss, Where water is as valuable as i: is iia Southern California, this, egpsasa2f method pays handsomely, aR1ishe work is constantly going pD. AG= deed, as the demand ter ,ssasesy i<.i=~ creases, while.the supply sseI,gsiisSs stationary, It is altogether l';SfNs that the time viii oanc -E'tsss. .4:G the canals iu the State EjsgSise :iigs4ss either with cem0,,: eS .s-sifhSts-a Sasa FrqnciSco Chg4R|fte
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29

ing tue views of the Republicans of the Finance Committee on the amendments. No agreement has been reached as, to the length ot time the bill will be debated by the Senate, but the talk of indi- vidual Senators of all parties lndi- cates that the debate is likely to be much shorter than 1t was sew eral weeks ago supposed that 1t would be. Republicans of the House take no stock in the story that the tactics by which the Senate compelled the House to ac- cept it's amendments the Wilson bill, are to be again brought to
 bear, and many of them do not
 hesitate to say that if the attempt is made, it will fail. By own im- pression is that the House would remain in session until the open ing of the regular session, next December, before it would accept all of the Senate amendments.
 Even as staunch an advocate of the civll service law as Senator Lodge said at the last meeting ct
 the Senate Committee that is in-
 vestigating that subject that he
 considered it absurd to have placed
 stable-men, cbar-women, form carriers, watehmen and other un- skilled laLorers in the Government Printing Office in the classified service. Public Printer Palmer appeared in person before the Com
 mlttee and emphasized his pre-
 7iously written opinion that the
 civil service rules, as they stand at this time, are an obstruction, rather than an aid, to economy and ef-
 ficiency in the Government Print inc office, and added reasons for his belief that he should have more say in appointing tho employees of that establishment.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29

at the end of the year he can charge up as profit on the.stock the amount he has saved on hotel bills and tie extras in which a great man, Tho sometimes makes several hundred dollars an acre without working, is wont to indulge in when he goes to town.
 The alfalfa grower is an example who mightwell be followed in other lines of industry A study of his methods will show that on the al falfa ranch things are made to pay as they go There is very little diseounting of the future, and when there is, it is not at ,ruinous rates
 He doesn't expect the climate to enrich him without work, and he doesn't expect to get rich over night, even with work. He cares little for style, and does not feel at all bad at seeing his neighbor on a fruit ranch building fine house before his trees have even come into bearing. He somehow has an old fashioned idea that keeping out Of debt has something to do with comfort in this world. The num- ber Of people in California who have lost any money on the alfalfa farmer is absurdly small, and leads to $ strong feeling that if every one else kept within his means as well | as he does we would care little about currency, circulation per capita, primary money, or anything connected with finance.
 And who dares say this farmer does not live well? True, you will find no tin cans adorning his land scape, and his milk has strange yellow scum instead of the tender sky-blue that the stylish rancher 1. buys from a wagon; his bread is heavy with homemade weight in stead of being airy with fashionable bloat, while his butter, being made from a COW, is quite out of tone
 But somehow he manages to keep fat and happy. and if you want to find out whether he has a, y money go to those with whom he deals and you will learn that he is about the last who asks credit, and the first to pay when he does.-Los AnqcleS E0e1siaag Express.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29


 There is no death punishment in Belgium, but few criminals would choose the punishment substituted for it-that is, if they had 2 choice. The condemned man is placed in @ dungeon so constructed that from the moment he enters It he will never hear the sound of human voices nor see a human being. His food is passed in through a sliding panel in the door of his cell. Not one prisoner has ever been known to survive this punishment more than three years. The authorities have striven in vain to prOlong their lives by varying their food II possible, but those who are moder- ately or lightly nourisled gradual Iy waste away, while those who are fed generously 20 mad and die raying maniac6.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29
SICK HEADACHEi

This distressing affiiction occurs frequently The disturbance Of the stomach, arising from the impsrectiy dgested contents, Ccuses severe pain in ths head accompanied with disagreeable nausea and :his constitutes what is popul3r!y known as Sick Headache, for the relief of which TAKE SIsGMObss LIVER REGULATOR MEDICINE.
 MASUPACTURED ONLY BY
 $. .R. ZEIILN 6 CO. PhiladeGhia. Pa.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29
PURELY VEGETABLE.

The Cheapest, Purest SSa-
 aIlt i,-sr Family Mcd- SsLskzA >:Ee iE inc world EESS aN EfrFcTUAI SPECIFIC EESsEkkAEALakSzkJR.x Tor al diseases of the SsE%$<<esra-sz>SVSS5 >SVSS5.% Liver, Stomach FS N[SAsS
 anc Spleen. E, SES
 Regulate th4 Liver A&@ and prevent CEILLs GASH czsFs AND FEVER, -MALARI- ~1&SASSsJSz0 <MA GUS RIVERS, BOWEL EsySr.SYSSTITssSYc -S-T5 COMPLAINTS, RESTLESS SaIx kskaTaEke1s NESS, JAUNpIcs AND VI. Sssss.sS@z3s1 NAUSEA S
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29
PILES!

How many suffer torture day after day, making life
 burden and ro5bing existence of all pleasure, owing the suffering from Piles Yet relief is ready the hand of almost any who will use systemati- cay the remedy that has permanently cured thou sands SIMMONS LIVER REGULATOR is drastic, violent purge. bnt gentle assistant to nature.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29
B1SD BREATHI

Nothing is unpleasant, nothing so common, as bad breath: and in nearly every case it comes from le stomach and can be-so easily corrected if you will take SIMMONS LIVER REGULATcR. Do not neglect so remedy for this repusivc disorder. It will also improve your appetite complexion and general health.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29
RULES OF POST OFFICE.

The office is opsn from A. NJ. to : P. M:, daily. Sundays from ZOO to 500 4: M; and .00 to ZOO P. M.
 f7ast-hound nail closes at 9;ZoF- M' West bound mail closes at 1:OOP. M. Money Order and Postal Note depart ,,ant closes at 6P. Nj. daily, excepting saturdays, when it closes at 8 P. NJ. No Money Order or Postal Notes issued Sun days. Sn,,o, District leaves Yuma Sundays and We'd days at7 4. M, and arrives here Tuesdays and Saturdays.
 Mail for Picacho, leaves daily at q. m.
 r. B. LOGAN. P. NJ.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29

Aaappeal has been perfected ano bond given in the case of the State of Arizona Improvement company vs. Superintendent M. j. Nnsent of the Territorial prison. This case has now gone to the supreme court of the United states
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29

TRgC.NCT OFflCLh5.
 c, NJ. THURLOW
 
 9uN-1eS '- ~ " E. WERNINGER. constabley. U. c. WILDER and JAMES JONES.
 f r. L. EWING, Trustees of YSna School Dist F. FKEDLE11 DLE1 "'1 CITY OFFICERS, a , R. J. DUNCAN
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29
CONSTIPATION

SHOULD not be regarded as a triiing ailment-in fact, nature demands the utmost regularity of the bowels, and any deviation from this demand paves the way often to serious danger. It is quite as necessary to remove impure accumulations from the bowels as it is to eat or sleep, and 10 health can be expected where a costive habit of body prevails.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-05-29

Courier.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-08
SUFFOLK.
Bnccaiaureate Sermon and Fine
Music--PersOnaI Points.

SUFFOLK, VA, June 7.-(Special.)--
The Main-Street Methodist church was
crowded last night with relatives and
friends of the students of Suffolk College.
the occasion being the preaching OF tho
baccalaureate sermon by Rev. L. sicN.
Simpson, of Farmvllc, Va. The singing
was rendered by the vocal class OF ths
college, under the supervision OF Miss
Florence NJ. Campbell. the efficient direc-
tor of vocal music, the first rendition or
the evening being composition by Miss
Campbell Charles w. Laud0n's "Jubi-
late" which was sung ais an onertory,
was rendered In very fine style.
After the sermon the vocal class rem
dered Great and Marvellous Are Thy
chorus, which was followed by the Dox-
ology, and then the congregation was
dismissed with the benedicti0n by Mr..
Simpson. Revs. III. G. Cheatham and ID.
Il. Austin occupied the pulpit platform
with Mr.. Simpson.
Mr.. Ben. Dumyllfe, reporter OF Nanse-
mond Lodge, No. 900. Knights OF Honor.
went TO Petersburg this afternoon to pay
10 Mrs. Frances Peterson, widow or Rev.
r. NJ Peterson, d. d., the sum OF 1900,
being the amount for which his life was
insured in said order. he having been =
member OF the lodge In Suffolk for num-
Der OF years.
Mr.. n. W. Dennis and wife. OF Critten-
den, Nansemond county. and Miss Mar
garet Dennis, OF Crisfeld, Nd, ere visit
ing the family OF Mr.. X. G.. Defmts, OF
Suffolk.
MIR. Jesse Eascn and Miss Addie
Blanchard went to Gatesville, N. c.. yes
terday and were made man and Wife. to
the surprise OF their friends. They -
turned home last even az, and are new
domlciled ut the home OF the brides ~
rents. on Kilby street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-08
MIR. ERSKIyE MILLER.
I Death Of the Prominent stanton
Coal Operator in California.


STANTON, VA. June 7-(Special)-
NJ. Erskine Miller, of Staunton, aged 50
years, one Of the foremost businessmen
Of Virginia, died last night near Red
lands. Cal, whittier with his family he
went a few weeks ago for the benefit Of
his health. Mr.. Miller had a national
reputation among coal operators, and
was man of great wealth. all amassed
by his undying energy. He left Hood
Texas Brigade after AppOmattoX a poor,
young Confederate and came to Vir-
ginia from Alabama shortly thereafter,
and married the daughter of General
John Echols. Beginning as a retail coal
dealer, rapidly he pushed his interests.
until at the time of his death he was
the owner and operator of several of the
most productive of the West Virginia
mines. He was president and manager
of the Turkey Knob Coal Company. the
New River Coke Company, the Thur
mond Coal Company, and the Fire Creek
Coal and Coke Company. and was also
the owner Of thousands of acres of val
liable timber and mineral lands in
West Virginia. Mr.. Miller was also a
large stakeholder in the stanton Ma
tional Valley Bank.
ne itUHfS 10 Nliiluitilt Jul - ouA Ni'NH
by his widow.
In the seventies Mr.. Miller and John
Russell started as a private bank the
Bank of Huntington. w. Va, suisse
quently made the National Bank Of
Huntington, and sustained heavy loss
when a daring and successful daylight
swoop was made on his bank by band
of thieves and every dollar taken. Mr..
Miller provided himself at once with a
fat roll reached Huntington next day,
replenshed the banks Golfers, and
chased the thieves through Eastern Ken
lucky, and finally. with his party, ran
them to cover. and captured them in the
great Smoky mountains of Tennessee.
Last autumn an attack of la grippe
Mr.. Miller suffered developed into con-
sumption. Later. by the advice of Dr.
Bradley, of New York, an expert in
pulmonary troubles, he sought the salu-
briefly of Southern California. He car
ried 100000 life insurance.
The remains will be brought here
across the Continent for burial, taking
some six or seven days for the journey
MIR. Miller's brother-in-law, Senator Ed
ward Echols, was with him when he
died. having been summoned TO the sick
bed several weeks ago. Mr.. Miller was
the very personlfcation of energy. No
man stood higher and his employees
loved him greatly. His death is very
great loss to this section.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-08
BROII HIS HEAD.
4 Conductors Fight With an UnruI,
Negro.

LYNCHBURG, VA. June 7.-(Special)
At Spout Springs, ON the Norfolk and
Western railroad, this evening, Conductor
Robinson, Of the west bound passenger
train. had a difficulty with a negro
which came near resulting fatally, and
which left the negro with broken head.
The negro. Charles Staham, boarded the
train at West Appomattox, and though
he had a second-class ticket, insisted on
riding In a first-class car. The conductor
ordered hfn out at Spout Springs. The
negro cursed the conductor and showed
FIGHT, whereupon the conductor struck
him a terrific blow over the head. causing
the blood TO flow freely. A general fight
ensued. in which the negro was con-
siderably worsted. Finally, several
negroes coming TO Staham's assistance.
he picked up a large stone and the
conductor drew pistol which put an
end TO the difficulty. Several pistols
were drawn by trainmen and passengers,
which probably prevented the plucky
conductor from being i'll treated by
crowd Of blacks.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-08
HAMPDEN-SIDNEY.
The Commencement Exercises-TwO
Fine Sermons.

HAMPDEN-SIDNEY. VA, June IL
(Special.) -Commencemcut exercises ct
the college opened delightfully."- yesterday.
The weather was perfect-neither too hot
nor too cold There were large congre8e-
tons morning and night, and the pfeacn-
ing on both occasions was admirable. Rev.
Charles Ghiselin. ID. d., OF Shepherds
town w. Va, preached the baccalaurc-
ate sermon In College church at II o'clock
a. NJ. with the graduating class In q b0ty
on the front seats. on the text, Daniel
L.. Sth: "But Daniel purposed In his heart
that he would not defle himself with tho
Kings meat, nor with the w!ns which he
drank. THE discourse was "a chaste AMI
eloquent unfolding OF the steps by which
young men, on entering life, may form n
solid and trustworthy character and nc
themselves for the highest usefulness N
life. and for fruition OF happiness III
the future world. His closing address 10
the class was I'm the highest degree pa
thetic and impressive.
AT night Rev. q. b. Strfckler. d. d., OF
Hampden-Sidney, preached before tho
Young Mems Christian Association OH
III. Corinthians ill.,. 2d. Eye are our epis-
tie. written I'm our hearts. known and read
of all men," The sermon was a vivid ana
forceful presentation OF the nature and
power of silent influence, and concluded
with a telling appeal TO his hearers. and
I especially the members OF the associa-
ton TO so order their lives that their ef-
feet would be to lead men to Christ. Both
discourses are memorable. and have
doubtless produced salutary impressions
on many minds.
A large number of the old students OF
the college are already here, among
whom may be mentioned Messrs. Don. i.
Halsey. OF Lynchburg; w. Il. Jordan, or
Danyille; w. L. Trinkle. OF Wytheyille;
Leigh Darlington. OF New York; J, l..
Stuart Of Pantops Academy; Joseph Steb-
bins. Jr., OF South Boston; Il. II. Price,
Blacksburg; c. w. Peyton. Rapldan. and
Rev. G; W Bull, Atlanta. Ga. The exer--
cises OF the week will be I'm the highest
degree interesting. The addresses Of Pro-
fessor T. n. Smith, of tho University,
and Of Judge W. $. Stuart. OF Bristol. on
Wednesday, arc looked forward to with
much pleasure.
Handsome Photographic likeneSees Of
Patrick Henry. one OF the original trus-
tees. and OK his grandson, Hon. w. w.
Henry for many years and at present q
member OF the board, have Just been pre-
scented to the college, and VIII be hung
along with the others on the walls of the
memorial chapel.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-08
GLOOMY HOMECOMING
or the Norfolk CIub-The Game Yes
terday.

NORFOLK, VA, June 7.-(Special.)-
Everything combined to make the home
coming Of the Brooms gloomy and in
suspicious. After weeks of delightful wea-
Their. yesterday opened up cold. and closed
with freezing rain. About five hundred
Of the faithful shivered on the bleache-
ries or I'm the grandstand this afternoon.
Knockers were plentiful. Outside the fine
all-around work OF Weihl. the great field
ing OF Weddige. and McFarlan's home
run. there is little TO praise.
Fireworks in the first inning were plen-
tiful on both sides. Norfolk scoring three
on two passes to first, homer, two
Dagger. and a single; the visitors tallying
four on two free passes. Leahy's first
tumble a sacrifice, and three singles.
Jordan's wildness resulted in a run for
Norfolk In the second, he giving three
bases on balls In this inning. In the
fourth he gave another. and was hit for
three singles, resulting in another and
last run for the locals. The Athletics
scored In the third and fifth on combina-
lions OF hits and errors. and In the sixth
on two two-baggers. Score:
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-08
Charles f. Collier will deliver the adj
A BAD ACCIDENT.

Mr. David Hawkins. a well-known
young citizen. met with "A bad accident
at Granite Grove. i'm Dinwidd.e county,
on Sunday. he was i'm one of the large
swings put up for the pleasure of visi-
tors, and while 1t was in rapid motion
one OF his feet slipped and struck the
ground. The result was a compound
fracture Of the bones of the right leg
below the knee. The bones protruded
several inches through the flesh.
GENERAL AND personal.
Rev. H. NJ. Hope, who delivered the
baccalaureats sermon at the Washing
ton-Street church Sunday morning be-
fore the pupils Of the Southern Female
College. left last night for ST. Louis to
attend the Grand Council of knights Of
Honor of the United States, of which he
Is Grand Chaplain.
The tobacco factories were all closed
to-day and hundreds OF negro excur-
sionists left the city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-08
Serious Runaway Accident.

MEHERRlN, VA. June 7.--(Special }
While Mrs r. y. Wallace and Miss Vio-
let Love were returning from Pleasant
Grove to their home. at Double Bridges.
Yesterday about l o'clock the horse they
were driving BECAME frightened and ran
nearly two miles Mrs Wallace jumped
from the buggy and received what may
probably prove a fatal injury. She has
been entirely unconscious since the .ac-
cdent. DIR. II. j. Gregory. of Keysville
was immedia tely summoned, and Mr..
Wallace telegraphed for. DR.. Gregory
fears conclusion OF the brain. Miss Love
remained in the buggy. and so dexterously
managed the horse as 10 escape injury.
not o1ly TO herself. but to both horse
and buggy.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-08
HOW THE CLUBS STAND.
penth In BEDFORD City.

BEDFORD CITY. June 7.-(SpeciaI)-
After a long and painful illness. Mr.. +.
c. Hurt this morning passed away; aged
about 60 years. He had resided here for
the past twenty years, engaging In the
manufacture OF tobacco and was highly
respected by all He was a prominent
and consistent member OF the Baptist
Church. Mr.. Hurt IL survived by his wife
and i've children. three sons and two
daughters-Messrs. William. John. and
Walter Hurt. of Danville, and Misses
Mary and Lena Hurt
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-08
FORFEITED TO PATERSON.
Newark Protested Against De-
cisiOn md Refused fo PIay

PATERSON, n. j., June 7.-(Special)--
The game here to-day was forfeited 10
Paterson in the sixth inning, Newark
making protest against the umpire's
decision and refusing to play. The score
at the time was 8 to o In Patersons ia
vor. In the sixth inning Gettig forced
Cargo at second. and in attempting to
throw TO first for a double play Gilman
dropped the ball This caused the kick,
the Newarks claiming the man on Sc
cond was safe Score: