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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28
la.. Evening. Ea.sr,a,amsa..

There was fair sized audience at the opera house last night to witness the amateur performance for the benefit of the Catholic church, and judging by the applause from those present, the entertainment was high ly satisfactory.
 "The Black Magician" negro farce, was we'll played and the make up and costumes of those who took part could not have been better. No travelling troupe that ever visited Prescott, playing in negro pieces, exeelled our homo people. 1t would be indiscret to make particular men, ton of the various persons who caused so much merriment last night, but none will foel offended at it's being stated that Mr. D. Camp bell was exceedingly clever, sing, well and has an excellent stage pres ence. He played Snipsnap nicely. The cast included Messrs. D. Camp bell, T. Campbell, F. H. Kramer, Jules Baumanu and Misses Agnes Conlan and Maddie Freuler. Tho ladies looked handsome in black, sad thehr dialect was the best. Jules Baumann as a German was immense. Tom Campbell as the eolorsd dude, caught all the girls.
 The play of the evening, however, was (Which is Which" an extreme- ly funny comedy, we'll played. J. E. Morrison, as Robert CSpper, a young artist very much iu debt, but whose due bills did not seem to worry him nearly so much Ss they did his cred itors, made decided hit. Mir. Nor rison IS born actor, and would make success on the stage. Mrs. J. P. Bruce, as Mir. Capper's servant, who hss a penchant for dusting, kept the audience in perfect up roar of laughter. Dr. MeNally, as an earnest, sincere and determined bill collector. could not have been improved upon. Mir. Kramer made sn ideal, stately aad dignified uncle to the penniless Capper, while Miss McCres and Miss Day were de- charming in their respective roles of heiress and penniless friend and sustained their parts admir- ably.
 G, Arthur Allen conducted the musical part of the entertainment with his old time ability.
 The church cleared $l25 and the 1 Catholics of the town desire to return thanks for the iberality l shown by all.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28
NEWS NOTES AND COMMENTS,
It is said that 10000 Japanese will be eolouiEed in Mexico.

It is said that 10000 Japanese will be colouiEed in Mexico.
 The Greeks seem to be making a stand oif with the Turks in the war.
 The man who tried to assassinate King Humbeft, of Italy, has been declared insane.
 Mfr. Glsdstone calls the emperors of Russia and German, 1.-two youth ful despots."
 Frank Cooney Klose was hanged ct San Quentin, California, on Fri day for the murder of William Deadly over two years ago.
 Osman Pasha, the old hero of the Turkish defense tt Plevina, has left Constantinople to assume command of the Turkish army in the field. This is regarded as significant of some change in the plans on the part of the Turks.
 1. All ther powers nave given adhe- sion to the note q the Russian min- ister for foreign affairs on account Of Mouraviefs, assuring the Gresks and Turks of the friendly interier. ference of tho powers in the present struggle as soon ss asked by either side.
 When "Kid" Thompson was called up for sentence for the Roscoe train robbery, near Los Angeles, he made a speech, iu which he said, "BsfoTe my God I am innocent of this crime. was never at Roscoe tn my life" Within fifteen minutes of the time of sentence, he was on his way to Folsom prison in charge of deputy sheriff.
 The English parliament has passed law requiring all persons under taking professionally the care of children or adopting littles ones, to register the fact and to make period ical reports concerning the where abouts and condition of their charge. Pailnre to comply with the law is punishable beth by fine and i'm prisonment. Heretofore this class Ol poOpto u1to RcSU CuotScA Wtth starving ichildEen given into their care.
 4 telegram from Athens says that after the bombardment of Katrins on the Gulf of Salonics. by the Greek squadron had put to flight two battalions of Turks and the inhabitants of that place, the Greek feet landed 6 detachment and found the Turks had left behind immense stores of provisions destined for the armies of Edhem PsshA. These valuable stores had been loft unprotected in the belief by the Turks that the blockade of Greece by the fleets of the powers would prevent the Greek fleet from attack ing Turkish towns in the gulf of Salonica which IS near the railroad to Sslonies and which has been used as the point to land stores for the Turkish army and forward them to the front.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28
Some Wise saying..

c. N. Stark, of the Williams News, who was clerk of the Nineteenth Legislature, has preserved some of the wise savings of the members of that body, of which he gives the following as samples:
 "I heered no second. d."-l Skinner, of Graham.
 "ls bicycles baggsgef-[Jones, of Cocdise.
 Il don't like to menopulate all the time. VI Rogers, of Graham.
 Il motion We adjourn, MT. Speak err Hull, of Yavapai.
 "Our county will take care of its own indignant poor. - Rogers, of Graham.
 ''I motion it be adapted. ."-I Pat terson, of Apache.
 "Beins as that is a fact, them poor men that is the salt of the earth should have protection. NowwG- Preston, of Pima.
 "I motion we rusticate the bill from the Council. Rogers, of Graham.
 "If puts a suit of sheep cloding OF your desk midout an order. vas a sucker II eggspects bay for it" T Goldberg, Of Maricopa.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28
Lars.. War News.

The latest news from the Greaoo- | Turkish war may De summarized as 1 follows:
 The war on the frontier continues with unabated fury, and all along 1 the line from the Gulf of Salonics, on the east, to the Gulf of Arta, on the west, desperate struggle is going on for mastery.
 The advance of the Turkish forces on Tyrnavo has not been seriously checked, though from Greek sources comes many claims of victories. These, however, are of small i'm portauce, compared to the iaforma- ton that the Turks are investing TyrnaYo. Tyrnavo Is about three leagues northwest of Larisss, and was depended upon by the Greeks to seriously hamper any attempt that would have been made by the Turks to approach Larissa.
 Immediately after their disas- trous defeat at Milouna Pass, the Greeks fell back to Tyrnavo, but the Turks closely followed them and began a vigorous eannonading of the position. TyTnayo's fall will make 1t next to impossible for the Mossea's advance On ths Greek mil itary base at LarisSa to be stopped. Larissa is poorly fortified and 1t may become necessary for the Greeks to preeipitate pitched battle with the Turks on the plains that lie be- tween Larissa and the Macedonian frontier.
 If such an event occurs, it will be the greatest military struggle in the history of the world. The Greek force, after a terrific battle, has managed to get through to the plains of Damasi, m Macedonia, in | the meantime bombarding and de- stroying the small village of Viglia, half dozen Turkish batteries and killing over two hundred Turks. The Greek loss was light. About ! three hundred Turks were taken prisoners at Yiglis.
 The pass at Reveni, a few miles northwest of Tyrnavo, where there are as many as 10000 Turks under the personal direction of Edhsm | Pasha, has been the scene of the i fiercest fighting in the war.
 Twenty thousand Greeks, under l the direction of Prince Constantine, have steadily fought and struggled ] to keep back the Mohammedan stream, and thus far they have sue ceeded.
 On the Gulf of Arta the Greeks are having things pretty much their own way The Turks at Arta at tempted to cross the river, despite the fire of the Greek artillery. This was magui6cently handled, how ever, and the Moslems were moved down by the score, the river being literally filled with the Sultan's sol diers. Staggering under their awful defeat, the Turks retreated.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28
YuaA'.Fi.s,a,

Sunday evening the grand fiesta wound up with several savage bull fights, in one of (which Jim Meadows, brother of "Arizons Charlie" came near losing his fife. h gu attempt to evade the bulls sharp horns he landed upon the animaps back. but was unable.to retain his seat on the frenzied bull. The next second the spectators, with bated breath saw him under the bulls feet being gored by the enraged beast. He would undoubtedly have been killed but for the timely arrival of Albert Hodges, who attracted the bulls attention with red serape, and al lowed Meadows to scramble to his feet, torn and pleading, and make his escape.
 The animal was tied down, and bags containing pieces of money were fastened to it's horns and any person was invited to keep the money who succeeded in taking it of. Young Frank Crane, 6 farmer of the Colorado valley, took it of with remarkable dexterity. A short time afterwards the grand fiesta closed. It was one of the greatest amusement events ever seen in Yuma.
 The Meadows brothers took their departure the following day as also did the balance of the performers Yuma Sentinel.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28
"May God strike me dead ifI am

"May God strike me dead if am the murderer of Bernardo Asseuro," cried Joseph Ciscado in the court room at Hollister, California. The last words had scarcely left his lips, when with & shriek he lurched for ward and and fell to the floor. The terrified officers and spectators stood aghast for several moments at what appeared to be a startling manifestation of divine retributiOn. Then several rushed over to the prostrate man and endeavored to assist him to the floor. There was no responsesto their efforts. Joseph Ciscado was dead. The man was Portuguese and had been arrested on charge of having murdered As seuro, a Mexican rancher, whose dead body was found last Saturday morning in his cabin in the Cleve- land district,
 Bryan is said to have made S16,0O0 out of the publication of his new book.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28
Ess Tide In Modern Ron..

It isebb tide in modern Rome just now. and the waters of progress have subsided to the lowest water mark, leaving bare many things which have long been hidden by the Hood of politics and social change.
 After period of great and disAs- trous activity the sleepy indiffer- ence of old times is settling once more upon the oity-the race fer im- aginary wealth is over; time Is a drug in the market; money is soaroe; dwellings arc plentiful; she streets are quiet by day and night, and only those who still have some thing to lose or very modest hopes of gain take an interest in public as- fairs. One may dream again in Rome as enc dreamed 30 years ago when all the clocks were set once a fortnight to follow the sun, when we used to ask at what time 1t would be midday and were told it would be noon at 16 or IF or 1s o'clock, according to the time of year.--Maxion Crawford in Century.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28

A telegram from Paulsboro, New Jersey, says: Aunt Hannah Chsrd, New Jerseys famous centenarian, is holding her usual reception at the residence of her son Joel, in Fer rel, .Gtoucester county, inn honor of her one hundred aud eighth birth day. Joel, lad of seYenty-one sum- mers, was master of ceremonies, and William, her baby, aged sixty-six, saw that the inner wants of the visitors were well supplied. The family round up included three sons, thirty-three grand children, ninety seven great grand children aud twenty great-great grand children. In addition hundreds of residents of the country for miles around, called to pay their respects to the vener- able centenarian.
 The British Embassy at Washing ton alone costs England about $60,- 900 per annum, equal to largo pro portion of the expense of our entire State Department, The United States may not be the greatest gov ernment in the world, but it is cer- tainly the most economical one of its size.
 The irrigating season has con- menced in Orange county, and it is now almost an every day affair to hear of the child of some rancher having fallen into an irrigating canal. People living along the canals should corral their youngsters or provide them with cork jackets. Il. 4. Times.
 The Philippine revolution has ended.
 Durrant has been taken to San Quentin to await execution, the date fixed being June 22.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28

Two sons of J. B. Hesson of Green land, five miles from Fayetteville, Ark, aged 9 and 15 years, commit ted suicide because their parents left them at home while they went to Fayetteville to do some trading. The boys took baths, dressed in their best clothes, wrote note bid ding their parents good bye, and asked that they meet them in heay- en and administered dose of strych- nine. Then they went to bed 1d were dead before their parents returned.
 Prince Constantine has assumed command of the Greek army.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28
Senator Morgan continues urging is Cuban policy on thu Senate.

Senator Morgan continues urging his Cuban policy on the Senate.
 James Martin of Brattleboro, Yer mont, has been appointed assistant secretary of war.
 In an engagement on Monday, betN cen the Greeks and Turks, the former were victorlous, and claimed to have xii d 1000 Turks. -.
 Wheat advanced four cents - New York the day the news ol the declaration of war on Greece was received.
 A contract has been offered 4e Carnegie Steel company 70 make armor plate for two Russian battle ships of first class.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28
A special to the Albuoueroue Ci

A special to the Albuquerque Cit izen from Washington says: The contest for the position of governor of New Mexico is warm, and has narrowed down to Perea, Price and Pray, with Wallace as a dark horse. Morrison is sure of a good federal position, Ben Johnson, of Albu- querque has filed his application for collector of internal revenue.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28

It is announced from St. Peters burg that sll coercion of Greece upon the part of the Powers will cease as soon aa war is declared, be- cause otherwise it would bear the character of being pro-Turkish intervention.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28

The Roman stylus was often made beavy, that it might be used As a weapon. It was with such stylus as this that Cesar defended himself when attacked by the conspiratorS
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28

WANTED-SEyERAL FAITHFUL MEN OR W women to travel for responsible established house in Arizona Salary $7S0, peyable SIS weekly and expenses. Position permanent, Reference. Enclose self-sidresaed stamped en- velOpe. The National, Star Building, Chicago.
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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28
FOR SALE!

\ GENTS wANTED-FOr War in Cuba, by n SenOr Quessda, Cuban representative at tremendous demand. A bonEuza for agents Only S1.50. Rig book, biz commissions. Every body wants tho only endorsed, reliable book. Outfits free. Credit given. Freight paid. Drop all trash. and mako $500 . north with War,in Cuha. Address today. THE NATIONAL BOOK CONCERN, 2s2-ss6 Dearborn 6ts, GhssAGa
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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-04-28

A DVRRTISING Rates made known on n application to this office or to the Following agencies:
 E. Katz, advertising agency. 2SO Temple Court. New York.
 l.. F. Fisher, San Francisco. t where the paper Is kept on file.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-09-09

THERE is an interesting and instruc-
tive article in the September number
of the Atlantic Monthly by Hon. Car
roll D. Wright, head of the census
bureau, in which he gives the results
of an exhaustive inquiry into the
question as to whether the rich are
growing richer and the poor poorer.
He shows conclusively that this in
quiry cannot be truthfully answered
in the affirmative, for while his figures
prove that the rich are growing richer,
they also prove that the poor are not
growing poorer. OF course he does not
deny that there are more large fortunes
at the present time than at any other
period in our history and that there
are more people who have indepen-
dent fortunes than at any previous
time. But he shows that the per capita
wealth of the country has increased
from S3OS in 1850 to 81 ,036 in 1890; that
the whole body of breadwinners of the
country increased from 32.43 per cent
of the total population i'll 1870 to 1851
per cent in 1890; that there has been a
steady uplifting of the standards of
labor during the same period; that in
seventeen great branches Of industry
there has been an average gain of Sc
per cent in wages, while the hours of
labor have been reducnd an. average of
IA hours per day; that the cost of liv-
ing has beeen reduced and that while
the number of paupers in almshouses
was 2,17l to each million in 1850, it was
only 1,176 to each million in 1890.
Debs and other agitators of his ilk can
find little food for their incendiary and
revolutionary TRADES In such figures.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-09-09

In an interview in the Post-Intelli
gencer published few days ago Mr..
J. A. Kerr, Of Fairhaven, who recently
returned from Buenos Ayres, the capt.
tai of the Argentine republic, said that
prosperity and substantial progress are
out of the question there under the
present wratched financial system.
HThe money is all fiat of the worst
kind. There is no silver, and gold is
never seen in the ordinary channels of
trade. No man knows one day what
he may be able to realize the next for
enything he may have to sell, or what
he may have to pay flor anything he
may desire to buy" And another
great bar to progress and continuous
drain upon the country is the pernici-
GUS lottery system, which Mr.. Kerr
says keeps nine-tenths of the people
of Buenos Ayres in penury." It not
only receives the sanction of the gov
eminent, but is the main source of rev.
enue. That such an institution should
thrive in country like Argentine, only
q few generations removed from bar
barism and still governed exclusively
by the native race, is not SO much a
matter of surprise as is the fact that in
all enlightened and progressive coun-
try like Germany a lottery system
equally pernicious, both in theory and
practice, should flourish under govern
ment control, "adding to the woes of a
burdened people a machinery calcu.
lated to extort the meager earnings OF
the very poor" by encouraging them
In the hope of some day winning the
"grosses Loos," or grand prize A
German writer in a recent number OF
the Cosmopolitan Magazine, says of the
believers in this fools paradse:'
hThe toiling multitude of unkemp'
socialists; the horny-handed proletari
ans who seldom have meat to eat; the
plowman who walks the black furrow
with knitted brow and knotted biceps
bordering his sorry lot-aH alike hope
Oh and on"
In our own country public sentiment
is so strong against the lottery system
that not only are state lotteries forbid
den, but it is unlawful to use the mail.
in the interest of any private schem,
of that character.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-09-09
SHERIFF,S SALE OF REAL ESTATE.

By virtue of an order of sale issued out
of the Superior court of the state of Wash
ington for the county of San Juan, and to
me directed and delivered, for a Judgment
rendered in said court on the 10Th day OF
June, A. D., 1897, in favor Of NJ r. Lund-
blad, plaintiff, and against r. III. Straub,
Jane E. Straub his wife. G. e. Nordyke.
and George B. Smith, defendants, for the
sum of $847.2O with interest at the rate OF
10 per cent per annum, from said 18th day
of June A. D., 1897; and the further sum
of 5000 attorneys fees, and $3.50 costs of
suit, / have levied upon the following de-
scribed real estate, tO-wit:
The northeast quarter (ne4) Of the north
west quarter (nw4) and the southwest
quarter (swD of the northwest quarter
(nwN and lots one ~, two "a, and three
81, in section ten 10), township thirty
five (S5), north of range one ~ west of the
hundred and forty-thre CAB acres, sit
uate, lying and being in San Juan county,
state Of Washington.
Notice is hereby given that on Saturday,
the 31st day of July, A. D. 1897, at the
hour of 10 O'Clock a. M, of said day, at
the court house door, in Friday Harbor,
in said county of San Juan, will sell all
the right, title and interest of the said r.
III. Straub, Jane e. Straub his wife, G.. E.
Nordyke and George B. Smith, defend
ants in and to the above described real es-
tate, at public auction, to the highest and
best bidder, to satisfy said execution and
all costs.
Given under my hand this 18th day of
June, A. p. 1897.
NEWTON JONES,
Sheriff Of San Juan County, Washing
First publication July list, 1897.
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-09-09

i'm 1894. But this is not the worst
of it. Europe usually produces as
much rye as she does wheat. 1t is
the bread grain of the masses. The rye
crop of the principal European coun-
tries Russia, Germany, France, Aus
tria, Bulgaria, Roumania and Italy
and the low countries, and Sweden)
has averaged about 1900 million bush
els annually for 1895, 1895, 1894 and
1893. This season the rye crop of these
countries cannot much exceed S75 mir
lion bushels. Quite as bad is the po-
tato prospect. Only about 1850 million
bushels of potatoes will be harvested in
these countries this year. Without re-
gard to the United Kingdom or other
European country, there is q shortage
of some 1000 million bushels of potatoes.
European shortage, compared with av-
erage, follows: Wheat 800, 900, 900 bush
els; rye, 325 100000 bushels; potatoes,
1000, 100000 bushels; total, 1,625, zoo, 600
bushels
The islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1891-1899, 1897-09-09

Notice is hereby given that o. H. Gull
yer, of New Whatcom, Washington, filed
an application in this Office to pur-
of the second class, situate i'll San Juan
county, Washington, towit:
All Tide Lands Of the second class
owned by the State of Washington, situate
in front of, adjacent to Or abutting upon
that portion of the United States govern
ment meander line described as follows:
1.-Beginning at a point on said me-
ander line in front of Lot 4, OF Section sc,
Township 81, North of Range l, " est OF
the Willamette Meridian: that is Is feet or
OPS liEeal chains on said meander line
where the boundary line between Lots 3
and aforesaid would intersect the same;
thence from said initial point along said
meander line in a nOrtheaSteriy direction
distance of $50 chains.
2.-Also, beginning at a point on said
meander line in front of Lot 3, of Section
Sc, Township 81, North of Range 1, West
OF the Willamette Meridian; that is, lin
cal chains from where the boundary line
between Lots and of said Section SO
would 1ntersect the same; thence from
said initial point along said meander line
in a southerly direction, distance of 4.5O
chains.
The two descriptions taken together
having total length Of lineal chains,
according to certified copy Of Surveyor
Generals field notes filed with said appli-
cation July 2, 1897.
Any person desiring to protest against
said application may do SO within thirty
days from and after date of first publica-
ton of this notice.
Date OF first publication this 5th day OF
August, 1897. ROBERT BRIDGES,
Commissioner Of Public Lands.