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Mohave County miner., 1897-05-29

Some amendments to the new mining law of British Columbia as finally re ported, are as follows: The employment of females or children underground is prohibited. Chinese or Japanese may not be employed underground nor in car ing for machinery. No wages must be paid to em ployes in or near places where liquor is sold ca or before January 10th of each year returns must be sent to the Bureau of Mines for the year of the output of mines and other information that may be required Provisions are made tor inquiry into accidents in mines and general rules are made for proper ventilation and to prevent the storage of explosives in mines Each mine is to have suitable device for thawing ex- pIoslves and iron tamping rods are for bldden Every working vertical shaft in which persons are hoisted or lowered, if over 300 feet deep, must have a safety cage and guides Mine owners must as- sume the responsibility of lowering or hoisting men, or must prohibit it posi- lively. Provisions are also made for proper tim bering, Iadderways: etc, and penalties are imposed for Infracton of the regulations.
Mohave County miner., 1897-05-29
Susceptible Suckers. 7"

A sucker is "hoodoo" who buys pack. ages of soap with l0$ bills in them, for 5$.
 A sucker is a farmer who buys his goods from a travelling peddler when he can buy them of his home mercha ants for 9 per cent less.
 A sucker is youth who sticks his money on the pasteboards when he
Mohave County miner., 1897-05-29

No man can afford t1 De narrow minded on religion or politics. The spirit of selishness will kill anybody. When we go to church leave prejudice behind The w1olesoul, liberal-minded, broad guaged man is the one everybody loves
Mohave County miner., 1897-05-29
She Mining Industry.

Arizona has ". messed during the past year a pronounced revival and growth in these industries which are essential to her advancement and prosperity, and in no direction has progress been more marked than Tn the development of Der mineral resources, and what IS equally gratifying, this expansion has been healthy, to great extent free from the years was supposed to be inseparab ble from mining-so much so that such en- terprlses were invariably r. ferred to as "ventures," says the Globe Silver Belt
 There is nothing 'dead sure" in this world chance enters into all our specu lations, in every avenue of human en deavor; and it is blessing that it is so, for without it life would be coorless, and every incentive to ambition and enter prise would be lacking. There is fas- cination about the search for treasure hidden iu the rocks and blended with the dross, which has been a great stimulus to the development o! our resources. The hope of Striking it rich" has sus- tained the prospector through years of weary toil, danger and privation, and when confronted with disappointment it has spurred him on to renewed effort. The prospectors were the vanguard of the industrial army that has peopled the great west. The prospector blazed the way for those who came af CT him equip ped with the knowledge and resources needful to unlock nature's treasures and enrich the world with gold and silver and the baser metals of industry
 Mining as now conducted is as legiti- mate as any other business, and it's re wards are not less certain; and for this very reason there IS closer calculation on the part of the purch aser, and the pros p9ctor re llizeS less from the sale of his claims than formerly. The day of fabu lous prices for undeveloped properties has passed, and the tendency in mining as in everything else is toward lower level of values -ReDublican.
Mohave County miner., 1897-05-29

Mining as a legitima enterprise re- quires ability, energy and a determina- tion to omplish given purpose pos. sessed by few The prospector W ho dis covers, traces and locates lodes rarely engages Tn extensive mining enterprises, he seldom sinks shaft 10 greater dep h than fifty feet. The height of his am bitIon is reached when he becomes the locator of a lode which has developed into a rich mine, although the expense and labor of the development has been done by others. Many so-caled miners skim the surface Tn search of surface pockets, and are content to gather a few hundred dollars, provided it can be done with little labor, and in this hope they become Ieasers of shallow workings, and are detriment to any property upon which they work, It is their thought to expend as little money as possible, con- seqIently they go into shalt or tunnel, and no matter how they may have con- tracted to do their work as to tim bering, they generally shirk it, as it is not their intention to remain upon the property, and they care nothing for the condition in which they leave it If it is the own. CTS intention to develop a mlne at the expense of lessees, he should know bet ter he will hnd at the end of few years that all the labor has been lost, and it is often cheaper to begin again at the sur face than to clean out and repair the old workings, and much less dangerous IT is safe to say that the owner of a mine who takes this course of development has little faith in the value Of his own prop erty has neither the ability nor energy to become successful miner and should seek some other avocation Denver Record
Mohave County miner., 1897-05-29
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Hiber- mia mine, or the owners thereof, will not be responsible for any debts contracted by the parties having a lease thereon.
 W. H. ROGERS. Kingman, Nov 18th, 1896. 6mo.
Mohave County miner., 1897-05-29

Traitors are those who occupy positions of trust and forget that they are public servants; traitors are the voters who condemn house servants for inetfi tency and discourage them, yet crlnge and crawl before public offi:i4s as though they were of superior fl ssh, forgetting the while that every such off :iai would be as naught save for the people who placed him there; traitors are legislators who promise to obey the will of the people, and straightWay do the opposite. bring ing shame and public doubt upon the very home of good laws, without which no nation can live; traitors are the selfish men who buy the bodies and souls ot la W makers and have their will with them for price; traitors are they who, forgetting the blood shed for their wei. fare and their privileges, hold up their votes to be bartered over and purchased, so that great questions asking for un- biased judgment are looked upon through the allurlng glass Of monetary gam traitors are those who, living under a free and thrilling government whose strength is it's reliance on the hearty cooperation of the people, take no more share in its active support than Bush, man or a Hottentot or Rnsslan serf. Every indolent voter, unappreciative of l condition of life and liberty and indi
 vidual influence that down trodden na. tons gaze at with longing eyes; every unjust jrdge bringing his high and es
 sential off ;e down to the dust of person al considerations; every one who never looks at d question except from point of gam or loss to himseIf-all these, l say, are making us tremble at the cup of wrath, which by the immutable laws of ou ragged opportunity, gradually fills up to be held to the lips of nation found worshiping an ideal of sloth or wealth or constituencies seIfshness Exchange
Mohave County miner., 1897-05-29

An exchange has discovered that the masses of mankind grow more comfort able as they grow better and that they grow better as they grow more comfort able. This reminds us of the old Iady's victuals: "It is good enough what there is Of it, and there is plenty ot it. such as it is''
Mohave County miner., 1897-05-29

The supreme court of the United States has handed down decision in the Col orado case known as the Rico Aspen tun. nel case. The decision apparently set ties the controversy, not only of that par ticnlar case, but between the tunnel site owners and subsequent locators of veins along the line of the tunnel site or on It's territory. The decision of the supreme court settles the contention that tunnel site locator has the right to possession to every blind vein which crosses the line of the tunnel within 5000 feet of it's face, which was not discovered when the tun. nel was located; provided, that the tun. nels owners have prosecuted the work on the tunnel with diligence And the discovery of lode or vein from the surface after the location of the tunnel will not deprive the owner of the tunnel ot any part of the vein; and, provided further that he has diligently prosecuted his work on the tunnel. The decision also settles the right of the owner of such tunnel to locate 1900 feet along the vein, and this location may be made partially upon one side of the point of discovery h1E Il
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-29
ASIDE THEIR GRIPS AND
GOOD STORIES
FOR AN EVENING OF DANCING.
FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OBJ SANITY
CITY COUNCIL U. G. T. DULY
CELEBRATED.
RECEPTION AND BALL AT RYAN.
From Minneapolis and Other
Points.

Four years ago Sanity City Council
America, was duly instituted, and last
night at the Ryan hotel the ami
versary of the event was celebrated in
a thorough fashion by as many of the
tireless workers who stand in the great
commercial world between the jobbers
and the retailers, as could find time
from their travels on the road. The
council was a modest one to start off
with, and the rule which made only
men actually travelling to sell merchan-
disc, eligible to membership kept the
numerical strength down to actual
travellers, but these have kept on in
creasing steadily until, after the meet
ing, held Monday evening when thirty
new members were duly admitted, the
roster was swelled until 1t now con-
tains the names of about 800 knights
Of the grip, all Of whom, by their eff
forts add to the commercial dignity Of
St. Paul. Council. No. 80 today stands
near the top of an order which COM
priSes ia councils with a total men,
bership all over the country of over
5000, so that when its members decided
to mark the fourth birthday with re-
ception and ball, 1t was sure to be
success from the start
1t was nearly o'clock when the ma
jority of the guests including the of
ficers Of the Minneapolis council with
their ladies, appeared in the hotel and
were shown the dressing rooms on the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-29

over 1,0C0 people will come. The joint COM
mittee consists Of Jesse Harding Neal. H. c.:
Caspar, Matte Fales and Sadie Grant, Of
the Christian Endeavor, and Florence Hare,
Edith Miller Mrs. Norman Larson, Walter
Holder and C. F. Miller.
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.
H P Hall OF st. Paul, gave an interest
ing interview to the Chicago Times-Herald
OF yesterday on the dangers Of the Klondike
country.
William L. Kelly Jr., for the past couple
of years with Mum & Thygesen. has opened
law Office for himself in the Globe build
ing.
Mrs Vail, of the San Mateo, is in Hudson.
Mrs. Wakeman, of New Ulm, Is the guest
of Mrs. James Angel, of Holly avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Stiles Burr have returned
from their wedding trip and at home at
the Kenilworth. on Arundel street
Mrs. Annie Manson of Ashland avenue, is
visiting In Chicago, at the home of her son
Robert Manson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Merrill are home from
Milwaukee.
Mrs. Charles Braden, of Marshall avenue
will this week entertain Miss Hungerford, OF
Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs s. A. Coulter, of Fargo, are
ingham.
Gen. and Mrs. W. B. Bend of Summit ave
nue., are entertaining George E. Wood, OF
New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Wood and son
Edwin White and Frank Fernald enter
tanned about 100 friends at a dancing party
at the Albion last night. The party was
chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. White.
Refreshments were served during the even
ing.
George F.. Hallberg and Mics Emma Hall
berg will entertain party of their friends
at the Albion this evening.
F. D. Williams and his associates will give
a party at the Albion tomorrow night.
M;c. uylll nf n
of friends at the Albion Friday evening.
Miss Lou Dorsey, of Paramount avenue, is
home from the East.
Mr. Holman, of Boston, is the guest OF his
brother John Holman, of Arundel street.
Miss Mabel Ayres of Wallaceburg, Ont,
Is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Ayres,
of Dayton avenue.
Miss Rene Humbird, of Dayton avenue,
is home for the holiday vacation.
Charles Clifton. of Chicago, is the guest OF
his brother, F. Clifton, of Marshall avenue
The D. D. D. club meets this evening with
Mr. and Mrs. l.. G. Hoffman. of Holly ave-
nue..
The Congenial Twentyfour meet this even
ing with Mr. and Mrs. E. ]. Towle, of Cedar
street.
The largest event OF the month in local
military circles will be the reception and
ball being arranged by company, for Jan.
q, at the Windsor hotel
Mrs j. P Larkin, OF Virginia avenue, en-
tertains at whist today.
Mrs. Curtis Churchill. OF Laurel avenue,
entertained at dinner Christmas.
The Harmonic club will give children s
party Wednesday evening, at the club rooms,
Eudicott arcade.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-29
GIVES THE CITY A SHOW.
Judge Otis Disposition of Thomas
DaIY,s Damace Suit.

Judge Otis filed an order yesterday
that will worry several attorneys who
have brought personal injury suits
against the city in behalf of various
people, who have fallen on or through
defective sidewalks. The case in point
is that of Thomas Daily, who has sued
the city to recover $4,000 damages for
falling through defective sidewalk on
Forest street. The plaintiff fell through
the walk, to the railroad tracks, twenty
feet below, and was permanently in
jured.
When the case came on for trial, the
city attorney moved for judgment on
the pleadings. Thu order fled yesterday
grants the motion.
In the accompanying memorandum,
Judge Otis explains why the complaint
is insufficient. The law Of 1885, requir-
ing claimants for damages against the
city to file a notice of their claims with
the mayor and city clerk within thirty
days, is cited. This provision was com
piled with in this case, but Judge Otis
also calls attention to the law of 1897,
requiring claimants to also file with
the city clerk a notice to the common
council within prescribed time which
notice must state the time, place and
circumstances of the accident and name
the amount of damages claimed, or the
nature OIL the Te1!eI demanded.
Passing first on the question raised
as to the constitutionality of the law,
Judge Otis decides that it is all right on
that score. But the plaintiff, it is held,
has failed to comply with the law in
three respects. First, he has neglected
to state with sufficient definiteness to
raise the presumption of liza bilitY On the
Part of the city, the circumstances at
tending the accident. The complaint
alleges that the plaintiff fell through a
hole in the sidewalk" Second, the no
tice failed to state the amount of dam
ages claimed, which the court says is
necessary in order to give the city a
chance to settle and thereby save the
expense of law suit. Third, the COM
plant does not set forth that any no
tice was served on the common coun-
Gil
In conclusion Judge Otis says that
a similar case is pending before Judge
Brill, and that in a conference be-
tween himself and his associate, Judge
Brill concurred in the same view of the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-29

parlor floor. Seibert's orchestra was
stationed in one of the parlors and dis
coursed music until the order Of dances
was begun. The reception committee
included: C. w. Rice, W. o. Brandt,
S. G. Mccoy, James Lambie, j. D.
Riley, H. W. Doolittle, E. M. Estey, G.
W. Golf, H. c. Penfeld, E. E. Good
rich, H L. Parsons, Edward Hyde, c.
H. Hoyt, H. B. Gallup, l.. ]. Voroun,
c. e. Griswold, r. F. Nachtrieb, L. A.
Hertz, E. E. Sharp, w. B. Hathaway,
F. H. Jerrard j. M Ornes, L. Herman,
and S. j. Hutchins.
These gentlemen saw to 1t that the
guests, which included many out-of-
town travellers and their wives and
daughters and sweethearts. were made
welcome and cared for until they found
their way into the big ball room, where
they were left to the tender mercies
of the floor committee comprising E.
Holloway. G. w. Smith, L. E. kfIeger,
E. G. Spindler, John Munro, u; H.
MINUS, w. w. Spence w. H. Williams,
w. F. Lewis and J. F. Crawford.
The big room was ablaZe with lights.
the orchestra was stationed upon
raised platform at the far end, and, at
$50, the dancers took possession, and
the ball started with one of the very
incest waltzes. The visiting ladies We'd
with the st. Paul guests in the matter
of bright and attractive costumes, and
for two hours the orchestra played
on through the card until some of the
apparently tireless dancers found their
way to the ordinary. where they were
served with oyster patties chicken,
lobster and potato salads, sandwiches
and ices.
Those devotees of the waltz and two
step, who really preferred dancing to
eating or other necessary habits, SEEM
ed to put a little more zest into their
graceful movements over the floor
when the absence of quite a number
at supper left the ball room less crowd
ed. The parlors of the hotel served
as. excellent resting places between
dances. while the window seats were
brought into use by those who pre-
ferred to sit out dances and enjoy
harmless little tete-a-tetes. The men.
by very reason Of the forced nomadic
habits, appeared to appreciate the
more the opportunity Of mingling with
their own friends at home, and the
evening was half over before some of
them really stopped to think what
good time they were having.
The lttle party from the Minneapo-
lis council was right royalty received.
and included ]. D. Smeltzer. senior
counselor; Cyrus Bell, Junior counselor;
Ernest Grant, past counselor; B. T.
HoIbrook, cretary-treasurer; d. G.
Walters, past counselor, with all their
ladies.
Supper over, the dancing was resum-
ed, and 1t was not until the hands on
ths great clock had got together on
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-29

company, was called. His company was the
administrator of the will OF W. l.. Mlntzer.
Mr. Bberelin was asked If Mrs. Mntzerr was
not entitled to certain allowances, and, ON
objection being made, Mr.. Bell said that ne
proposed to show that in case the marriage
was made public She Mrs. Mintzer, would
lose her homestead and the allowance.
Mr.. OBrien objected to the method OF
proof He said Mrs. Mintzer, according TO
their story, had announced the marriage TO
a mere wayfarer, and that there had been
the testimony Of Mr.. Waters.
Mr. Eberlein said that Mrs. Mintzer came
to the trust company each month ana deo
brought an action in this court to have the
allowance paid. That was in 1895. Witness
knew nothing of this alleged marriage with
Waters
Sidney Watson was called, and testified:
Il live at 10 Lizzie street. My father and
an attendant live there. l saw Mr.. Waters
in our house about six weeks ago, with Mr..
Officer. My father is broken down in health
and not able to leave the house. In 1897 ne
was in good health
Witness was shown the alleged marriage
certificate.
You have seen that before?'
Eyes. 1 familiar with my fathers hand
writing"
During his cross-examination he said:
My father occasionally goes out of the
house. l think he was out month ago, to
my own knowledge He is not confined oat1bed
anything about the signature. | have com
pared the signature with the signature on
some checks dated in 1896. 1 examined the
Bel present. Mr.. Bell asked me to bring
the checks down to the Office
In the afternoon Mr.. Waters was again
called to the witness stand He stated ed that nat
seven children, six of whom were living.
He had been married second time to Ann,
sister of his first wife. She had died in
dren by the second marriage.
The attention Of witness was called to his
first meeting in 1889 with Mrs. Mintzer. Will
lam Hickey and D. NJ. Stanley had been
present and had introduced him.
What was said?'
Objection made.
Mr.. BELIEVE propose to show that at that
time they said: fNow, you want to get
married and here's the man. and that she
then and there asked Waters to come to
her house.
A lengthy argument was made, and the
court allowed the question.
Waters went on to state:
They said l would be a very suitable hus-
band. She seemed to appreciate it. and then
she asked me to her apartments. ! called on
several occasions after that. Nothing was
said about marriage until 1870, when she told
me to get license. She found that L was
much interested in the land matters l
got the license, the one that Is shown here.
We were to go to Minneapolis, and then she
about something. She wanted me to break
sticks, and I did not want to break sticks
1 told her to hire servants to do that work"
Mr.. Waters became confused when cross
questioned concerning the parties to whom
he had first shown the alleged marriage GER
tifcate and the times when he exhibited it.
you are a draughtsman are you not?"
asked Mr.. O'BTien.
Eyes, sir"
And skillful with your pen, are you
not?"
Eyes, sir. I am-that Is am drawer, but
a cannot wife very we'll"
The hearing will be resumed at 10 a. M.
today.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-29
CHRISTMAS JOYS REMAIN.
Churches Mark the YuIetide With
Related Exercises.


The Christmas exercises of the Plymouth
Congregational church took pace in the
church auditorium last evening, the pro
gramme consisting Of cantata, The Birth
of Christ" which was well rendered by a
cast of sixty, which included large number
of little folks. ]. C. Myron and Mrs. b. A.
Warren directed the progress OF the can
ta;a, which was given before large audi
ence The wise men of the East, who sang
praises upon the birth Of the Savior, were
well impersonated by E. j. McCafrey; hrst
tenor; W. v. Towle, second tenor; 5. K. De
GraW baritone; Samuel Hicks, bass. In
their song they pointed to large Hluminat-
ed star which was suspended from the cell
ing in the rear of the church. The parts
Misses Crete Warren, Anna Nelson and Bessie
Warner. About thirty little people were on
the stage during the evening. The little glT.s
were dressed in white dresses, while the
costumes of those in the cast were in keeping
with the times which they were represent
ing. The Frost King and Santa Claus made
a decided hit with the younger clement OF
the audience The soloists were well support
ed by the chorus, which showed excellent
training The rest of the cast was as fol-
lows: Guardian Angel, Mrs. Dixon; First
Miss E. Robb; Goddess of Dreams. Miss
Hough; Goddess of Love, Miss Grace Warner
Sophia Ethel Forbes; Jessie, Flower Girl
Lucia Warner; Frost King, J. G; Myron
and Santa Claus, w. F. Myron. Miss Eliza
beth Burbank, organist
The annual Christmas 1estlVaI OF tne Uhlty
church took place last evening in the Guild
hall Of the church. large Christmas tree,
which was brilliantly lighted and laden with
presents for the little folks, stood In one cad
Of the room. Mr.. Mcintosh, the superintend-
ent of the school, distributed the presents,
and each child was also presented with bag
of candy The remainder Of the evening was
spent in playing games. "Snappers' were
given out and everybody in the rooms wore
a paper hat The Sunday school teachers
who had the affair in charge, presented the
sexton OF the church with substantial re-
membrance.
Christmas services were also held at the
Church of the Good Shepherd. Central Park
NJ E. church and st. Clements church, last
evening.