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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21

Consul Bell, of Sydney, New South Wales, reports to the State Department that the long drought in Australia wlll probably be much worse on sheep than that of 1895, when moro than nine million were lost through that cause alone. Some estimates predict the loss of half the sheep, and conservative esti- mates place the loss at 25,O00,000.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21

KEwANEE, H., July 15. - When John N. Fang, prominent young merchant of this city, went home to dinner yesterday, he thought he heard some one going up stairs. He told his wife of the noise, but she scofed at his suggestion and tried to keep him from Investigating. but Fang brose away and ,earcbed the rooms on the second floor. ln the last one he was about to give up the investigation, when be saw a mans shoe protruding from under the bed. Grabbing the foot, he pulled ihe man out and recognized him as A. J. Somers, a musician of thus city. The latter jumped on Fang ana struck him upon the head with q cane. Fang grappled with him, and, being stronger. soon had him at hIs mercy. Meanwhile, Mrs. Fang pleaded with her husband not to expose them, but he came up town and swore out a warrant for SomerS arrest. At the preliminary hearing, it developed that Somers had been in the habit of visiting Zang's house and he was bound over to the grand jury. Mrs. Fang has returned to her former home in Iowa.
 MOUNT VERNON, H., July l5.- Sat urdav was so hot that men could scarcely breathe. Yesterday over coats could be worn with comfort. There was a drop in the mercury of over thirty degrees in twenty-four hours. A peculiar feature in con- nect:on with the sudden change was it's effect upon humanity. Jarvis Crackel, a dry goods merchant, tainted in his store and lay in an un- conscious condition for several hours and Mrs. Ferguson tainted at her home on Main street, and lay un- conscious for somv time. Miss Annie Emmerson was taken the same way yesterday morning, but WAS relieved after a few moments in the open air.
 CHIcAao. July l6.-Colonel John Bradbury, the young Californis mil lionaire, who came to Chicago to meet his srring wife, received q mes sage at the Wellington hotel, and after spending a moment in the tele- phone closet, he came out with a smile on his smooth. boyisb lace. Brushing aside number of news paper men, anu hurrying to the street, be sprang into 8 waiting closed carriage and drove away. His wife was to reach Chicago this morning. The young millionaire, 1t IS said. is willing to forgive her for eloping with another man, and they are supposed to have met at the home of some mutual friend. He has rooms reserved at the Yelling ton.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21

It is announced from Washington that the administration has taken steps to keep its grip on Hawaii. Any aggressive interference on the part of Japan will result in the landing of marines aud the hoisting of the American flag with or with out the ratification of the pending annexation treaty.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21

The 10000 coal miners of Iowa have not struck yet, but are in sym pathy with the eastern strikers, and if an attempt is made to carry coal into Illinois, a strike will be de- claFsd,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21

XKyANTED- FAITHFUL MEN OR w women to travel for responsible established house in Arizona. Salary SloO. peyAhle Sls weekly and expenses. Position perhal"nI Referenca. RnclOee self-addressed stamIsd sll- VslopS The National, Star Buiidings Chicago
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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21

Col. c. F. Crocker, vice president of the Southern Pacific company, is suffering from Bright's disease and paralysis. His condition is critical.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21
Released From H,. Tomb.

PHESIx, July IT. Especial Word was received here this morning that Stevens, the miner imprisoned in a drift of a mine at Goldfield, had been reached oy the rescuing party last night. He was alive and ra- tional, but was not able to be moved to the surface. He had been with out food for thirteen days, the cave occurring two weeks ago today.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21
Bal sal and Con fund July,

l, 1S97. S94 62 A contract was let to J. F. Ma honey to relay water main on Gran ite street for Sl40O0, said work to be under the supervision of the city engineer.
 Surveyor Fisher was instructed to make survey of Banning creek, report to the board of engineers.
 The mayor submitted a message to the council relating to the levy ing of street tax and tax on city lots, which was read and filed.
 The council instructed the city attorney to draw an ordinance gov erning the levying of tax on all city lots in Prescott.
 Ordinance No. 93, relating to the licensing of boarding houses, was adopted by full vote.
 Council then adjourned.
 T. l.. SHULTz, Clerk.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21
A Black FIsnd

MONTGOMERY, Ala. July l6- Major Tsrrill, negro, criminally assaulted Mrs. Martin Thomas, white woman in the country, five miles from Elha, yesterday and after he had assaulted the woman he struck her on the head with a club and threw her on the bed alongside of a six months old baby. The fiend then piled fAgots of pine wood on the bed and set fire to the pile. The flames attracted the attention of passers by snd the woman was rescued in a dying uon- dition. The child was roasted 70 death. Terrlll was arrested, hut while in the court room for the pre- linIinary hearing,a mob entered and took him out and hanged him.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21
ol,y counsll Meeting.

Council met in regular session on Monday, July 9th, but that day be- ing a legal holiday, but little busi- ness was transacted.
 The following bills having been filed, were approved and ordered
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21

A warrant was ordered drawn transferring $ll5.47 from the salary and contingent fund to the interest fund.
 A warrant was ordered drawn in favor of the mayor for $2,25s.10, in- terest due on water bonds.
 The city attorney was instructed to draw an ordinance governing and taking care of water meters by con- sumers.
 Engineer Dewitt was instructed to get new fire grates for the water works boiler.
 Council adjourned.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21
THE LATEST NEWS!! General Happenings Throughout NaDy
 Points of the Country.
MscoKD CONFIRMED.
He fFiumphs Over His Enemies After q
 Long and sittsr Struggle.

WAsHMoroN, July l7.-lSpecial l- The senate by vote of 29 to Is has just confirmed the appointment of Nj. H. McCord as governor Of Ari- zona.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21

A special meeting was held on Monday, July 12, when the reports of the treasurer, auditor, assessor and chief of police, were read and approved.
 The auditors report for the month of June was as follows:
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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21

C. EAKrIN. RX-kI:6ISTER U. 6. Land s OtkeI wiIlpsrsonaIly attend to sll bosi- n ness sntrnsted tO him Co transact in the s.,s V. ?. Land Otbee. Applications for mineral btss9atsA q sciAlty. Contest cases attended Co. 'Atlcivf1 .AfJIONA.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21
som. school Statistics.

The following statistics of the public schools of Yavspal county which will be found interesting to very many are gleaned from the sn- nual report of School Supsrinten dent c. P. Hicks:
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21
ARIZONA JuURNAL-MINER
r...,sa in the Postoesce at Prescott as sss end class matter.

l published every day in the year except 0sndays and legal holidays.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21

N0TIOk to subscribers; The JouRSAL- 1N nMKk has made arrangements to club with the following papers al prices named payment to be made in advance.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21
Secret Soc1etles.

70. .O.F. ARIZONA L0DsE No. .LRES n. RegallAr meeting of this lode ES- every NesiEe-siAy eseaing at Od
 lslluws' Nall. SO3ournins brsthrs ., ,i.. sres in Ruri siAisiing cordially invite t -t,.,ss CHA6. AHkRl, N G.
 AtThU2 ROBINSON, ttscOrding Secretary.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1897-07-21
AksRY T. ANDRKws

NHAR a. I.RR, CIVIL ENGINEER AND
 Q. 6. DEPUTY MINERAL SURVEYOR tarSsYlng Mining Claims a speciality. ~oek Boa iA6, PRESCOTT ARIZONA.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25
BIG BATTLE SHIP AND FIGHTING ADMIRAL.

the features of arTnor and armament
carried to the maximum, while those
of speed and steaming radius are less
emphasized, and yet far from inferior.
The Oregon has a comparative low
freeboard forward, which results in a
great saving of weight and a dimin-
ished target, while the shape of the
bows is such as to avoid the tendency
of English freeboard vessels to bury
themselves in the seas, so impeding
the working of the forward guns.
The arnor and armament are most
effective. The waterline belt of the
Oregon is IS inches thick, and above
the belt from redoubt TO redoubt are
5-inch plates for the sides. The belt,
which has a breadth of ~ feet, eX-
tends along three-fourths of the ship
turning in forward and aft and swing
ing around the base of the redoubts.
On the barbettes for the heavier. guns
there are II inches of arnlor, and on
the turrets Is inches.
The armament of the Oregon is her
46 guns, four of them being the most
guns used by most of the European
nations correspond with our pinch
rifles, but the calibre of the Oregon's
is Is inches. The destructive powers
of Drojectile fired from one of
these cannon against an enemy is
difficult to determine. No ordinary
well protected warship could withstand
a single shot. In her forward turret.
the Oregon carries Wo of these
1S-inch guns, and two more in her
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25
GIANT BATTLEsHP OREGON THAT SPEEDING HAw All

the presence of a large ship of war
The moral effect of having a craft of
the Oregon'S type in the neighborhood
is said to be the prime reason of the
Administration recall of the Phila-
delpllia and Marion from Hawaiian
waters, but her Location there would
also be fortunate should the unexpected
come from Japan.
With the exception of the Iowa.
Which is a trifie greater in tonnage, the
Oregon is of the heaviest class of bat
tleShip in commission in the new navy
and her armament is heavier than the
1owa's. The Oregon is one of the great
battleShipS triumvirate, the other two
being the Indiana and Massa chusetts.
All three are sisters, their measure
ments being the same, their cost prac-
tically the same and their keels being
laid within a few weeks of each other,
in the fall of 1891. Built at San Fran
cisco, the Oregon has been kept in Pa
cific waters since she was launched
and she has always been regarded as
the strongest feature of the coast de-
Tense system of the Pacific seal board.
Foreign naval authorities who have
seen the Indiana have declared her to
be as nearly invincible as human in
the Oregon is a duplicate of the Indi-
ana, the same can be said of her. The
Oregon's length on the loadwater line
Is 348 feet. extreme beam 6412 feet and
mean draught "a feet.
Her type is of steel, coasfline bat
tieship, with one military mast, having
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25

after turret. They are IS feet
above the water. and sweep through a
clear arc of go degrees, forward and
aft on both broadsides.
In addition to the 1S-inch guns. the
main battery includes eight S-inch
rifles, and four 6-inch rifles. The sec
ondary battery consists of 20 rapid
fire siX-Dounders, six rapid-fire one
Founders. and four Cuttings.
In round numbers. the crew of the
Oregon is 500 men, and a large percent
age of them are American born. This
latter fact will prove a matter for con-
graduation among the Americans in
the Hawaiian islands. as the sailors of
the Japanese warships have been in
clined TO brawls when on shore leave.
While the quarters of the Oregon
were not designed for flagship pur-
poses. Rear Admiral Lester a. Boards
lee will transfer his flag to that vessel
from the Philadelphia. Admiral Boards
lee has been persistent in his demand
for a first-class warship at Hawaii.
and. as he is an ''all-American" sailor.
with a healthy contempt for Japan's
mid-Pacifc pretensions, the admins
tration could not have better man on
the scene. should there be trouble
brewing.
Rear Admiral Beardslee is a fighter,
but not much of diplomat. He is
blunt. and is always willing to back
up what he says. When trouble was
first expected from Japan. and when
he was ordered 10 Honolulu on the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25

tucket. He participated in the attack
of the ironclad fleet upon the defenses
Of Charleston Harbor April I. 1868,
and in the CAPTURE of the confederate
steamer Florida. at Bahia, by the
United States ship Wachusett.
From 1867 to 1868, he commanded
the steam gunboat Aroostook. and
after that, in succession, commanded
the steamer Saginaw of the Pacific
squadron. and the steam sloop Lacka-
wanna, on the same station. He was
commissioned commander June II.
1869. Fer a year after that he was
attached to the photographic office
al Washington. From May. 1872 to
April l, 1875. he was in command of
the Washington navy yard. During
the next four years he was a member
of the United States board for testing
iron. steel ard other metals.
In November, 1880. Commander
BearGslee got his captains commits
SIGN. and with it a leave of absence
for two years. He commanded the re-
csiying ship Franklin during 1883 and
1881. when he was transferred to the
steam fTigate Powhatan. Later he
was stationed at the torpedo station,
and on the receiving ship Vermont.
From 1891 to 1894 he commanded the
naval station at Port Royal. N. C. On
Aug. 81, 1894 Captain Beardslee was
transferred to the Pacific station.
where he has been ever since. He was
made commodore June q. 1898, aud
rear admiral March l. dSe5.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25
A Splendid Object Lesson
to Japan.

When the 1O,O0O-ton battleship ore
gon reaches the harbor of Honolulu
the American interests in the Hawaiian
Islands and the unfolding of the Nc
Kinley policy will be safeguarded
against any sudden move which the
cockiness of japanese valor may lead
the people of that nation to make.
The Oregon is the superior of any
ship in the Japanese navy, and, with
one or two exceptions in the British
navy, has fighting strength equal TO
any warsfnip in the world. Japan now
has a 13,0OO-ton battleship building in
England. but it will be a couple of
years before it is ready for that SER
vice. and by that time Hawaii's fate
will be settled for ali time.
Washington officials say that the
sending of the Oregon to Honolulu is
merely a precautionary measure; that
no hostile effort of a formal kind is
expected from Japan, but that mis-
guided advice might cause the hot
headed japanese residents of the is
lands to commit some offense which
could be more effectively restrained by
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25

Philadelphia, he went ashore the in
slant the anchor was dropped in the
harbor, and going to the Office of the
japanese consul general and Dip
lomatic agent, he said: Look here. Mr..
Shimuzi, we want you people to keep
your hands off this country The
blunt remark was shock TO the diplo
mat. and when he had recovered his
equanimity. he asked whether it should
be repeated in his dispatches to the
Toxic government.
Repeat it if you like" said Boards
lee only say that the remark was
made in the course of q social chat"
Testers A. BeardsIee is one Of the
picturesque characters of the navy.
He was born at Little Falls. N.
Y. Feb. 1. 1886. Receiving a common
school education, he was appointed
acting midshipman March 5. 1855. he
was attached to the sloop Plymouth,
which cruised among the East Indies.
While attached TO the China station. ne
participated in one battle and several
skir1nishes with the Chinese army at
Shanghai. Returning TO this country
in the spring of 1855. he entered the
naval academy the following October,
and remained until June. 1856.
After being promoted to passed mid
shipman, June 20, 1856. Ne was de-
frigate Merrimac. His promotions to
be master and lieutenant followed
soon afterward. On July is. 1863. he
was made lieutenant commander. and
was attached to the monitor Nan
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25

rate, harness and saddle makers are
the most unhappy of the occupied in
dividualS considered. They commit sui
eide at the rate of 81 per 100000 in
year. BARRIERS and hairdressers are
q close second and janitors and sex
tons third. Then followed in order tin
ners, sailors, painters and GLACIERS,
butchers, lawyers and others. In the
professional class lawyers commit sui
eide in greater abundance than any
other men considered, and in the cler-
ical class, collectors, auctioneers and
agents stand at the top of the list; in
the mercantile class merchants and
traders; in the manufacturing class,
harness makers. etc. who stand at the
head of the general list, as suggested,
and in the outdoor class, sailors, hotel
and clearinghouse keepers take their
own lives more often than saloonkeep-
ers, barfenders, billiard and pool sa-
loonkeepers and restauranteurs, all
comprising the entertainment class.
The great excess of suicides for board
inghouse keepers indicate that they, as
well as their boarders, have troubles.
Iaborers, moreover are found TO COM
nit suicide more often than servants.
As far as the women's occupations are
considered, the highest suicide rate is
found among servants and the lowest
among teachers.
Harness and saddle makers-a par
ticularly unfortunate class, it Appears
are shown TO suffer the greatest per cent
of deaths from injuries from machin-
cry. Engineers and firemen, not en-
ployed on locomotives, come within
three-one lrundTedths of the same rate,
and hat and cap makers are a close
third. In almost all other occupations
considered the death rate from injuries
by machinery is relatively low. Strange
to say, those of the laboring and SER
want class have a higher death rate
from injuries inflicted by machinery
than the manufacturing and mechan-
zeal class.
People appear to die oftener from
burns and scalds than from injuries
caused by machinery. Taking the indi-
viduals of all classes, engineers and
firemen mot locomotive) have the high
est death rate from these causes. coop
ers ranking second. iron and steel
workers third and laborers fourth.
OF all occupied males in the United
States. sailors run the greatest risk of
accidental death, as might be expect
ed. Out of every 20S sailors. one was
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-25

leaped upon his antagonist, but the
willy Sioux had not taken his eve from
the scout, and now, twisting his knife
from the cottonwood, he made A last
desperate effort to slay him. For a mo-
ment the men were so mixed I'D that if
was utterly impossible to tell one from
the other. They were on the ground. I'D
again. now rolling over each other and
then leaping high into the air. For a
moment they seemed to be kneeling.
clasped in each others arms. Now the
left hand of the Sioux went to the Paw
nee's hair. and at the same instant the
scout reached for the scalp of his foe.
There was a swift flash of steel and
the two men leaped to their feet. They
glared at each other; each at the bloody
trophy the other held; and a mighty
change came over the hideous features
of the painting savages.
THE look of ferocious hatred disap-
peared at once. and in its place there
came an expression of utter hopeless
ness and indescribable despair
"Of course they could fight no more.
for each now stood in the presence OF
the dead, for. in the eyes of these IN
dams. to lose ones scalp was to lose
ones life. AS if moved by a single i'm
pulse. they each dropped their scalps
and weapons. put their heads down and
started for the river. Each seemed bent
upon reaching the bank Ssefore his
dreadful companion could throw his
hideous form into the stream, but they
were not less equally matched in death
than they had been in life, and so it
came out. a the end of it all, that they
leaped from the high bank together and
went down into the dark water.
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counted in the class with commercial
travellers and all who follow mercan-
tile pursuits. Saloonkeepers, bartend-
ers, hotel and boarding house propri-
etors are grouped together under EN-
tertainmenfs," while BARRIERS, janitors
policemen, military men, etc, are col
lected under personal service" etc.
THE SUICIDES.
Out of every 1000 males employed
in the area represented by the returns,
about II commit suicide every year
Men engaged in personal service, police
and military occupations-those of the
fifth class-are TO be found to commit
suicide more frequently than any other
class taken as a whole. This class
includes BARRIERS. janitors. sections,
laundererS, nurses, policemen, watch
men, detectives, United States soldiers,
sailors and marines and undertakerS.
The professional class is second in
rank as to the frequency of suicides,
the clerical and official class third, the
class fourth, laborers
and servants fifth, manufacturing and
mechanical sixth, mercantile and trad
ing seventh, and agriculture and other
outdoor class eighth and last. It is
to suppose, therefore, that
followers of outdoor occupations are
the happiest of the eight classes
named. They live nearest nature and
breathe the pure air of the sea- or of
the open country They are not vic
Tins of the nervous shocks, irritations
and responsibilities to which the resi-
dent of the city or to which the Sc
dentary student, clerk or servant is
subjected.
AS far as the statistics of individual
occupations count, in the long run, we
can infer that if man wishes to in
sure himself as lar as possible against
temptations TO suicide, he should
be a steam railroad employee-a con-
ductor, brakeman, engineer or fireman
which individuals appear to have the
lowest suicide rate of all occupations
considered in detail, and numbering
to make the averages i'm
portant.
UNHAPPY HARNESS MAKERS.
Going up the scale, in order of in
crease or suicides, we next find that
hat and cap makers. iron and steel
engineers and firemen (not of
ocomotives), commercial travellers and
statesmen. Judging from their suicide