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Mesa free press., 1897-04-30

centage OF sugar may not he 20
great, on an average, as in more
northern climates, the advantage ef
a longer season during which the
crop may be grown and harvested
and the longer time opon for work.
ing the roots in the factory as we'll,
more than compensate for the small
reduction in sugar content In cold
climates it is necessary to have
factory of sufficient capacity to
work tip the whole beet root crop
within a short space of cine, or the
roots must be buried in silo to
keep from frost. thus entailing an
extra handling. While in warm
climates, such as prevail over the
greater part of Arizona, the beets
may be left where they grow until
needed at the factory.
Mesa free press., 1897-04-30


A. REDEwlEL in the Phoenix
Gazette has the following 20 say
about Jerome, the great copper
camp: Jerome continues TO enjoy
the distinction Of being the best
and livliest mining town in Nor
thern Arizona, its title to the
leading mining centre of the ter
ritory being disputed on'y by the
other two. equally great towns of
Bisbee and Globe. The output in
gold and copper of the United
Verde continues to b.. imu.ense'
The pay roll of the 600 men now
employed averages $40, 900 monthly
As the company will soon have an
even 600 men at work the abun-
dance and inexhaustible supply of
rich ore justifying it, the monthly
pay roll will probably reach
$4,000. The jerome can lay
undisputed claim to be the richest,
irst and largest mining town in
Arizona, The place is increasing
rapidly, the population footing up
fully 1900 people. The writer,
who has been away from this place
only five months, noticed over eight
new habitations, Town lots, that
is on the side of a steep and rocky
hill, command big prices. Mr..
Donofrio, of Phoenix, who has
been in Jerome one week, en-
deavoring to open up a business,
tiLds that a piece OF a lot, 25xl00,
commands ST, 1000. After he has
bought the lot, he will have to cut
into the steep and rocky mountain
side and excavate 100000 tons of
rock and dirt, to level the same
making it suitable to build
thereon. This shows the cost and
difficulty of obtaining business
place in Jerome.
Mesa free press., 1897-04-30
MESA, FLORENCE g. GLOBE
STAGE LINE.

Three trips week. No night
travel. Stages stop over night at
Riverside Stages leave Mesa
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
DAYS at 5 a ~, and arrives at Globe
at 6 the following day. Returning
leaves Globe at m on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, and
arrives in Mesa the following day
at 6 p m. G @ Hocket, Pror'r.
Johnson Bros, agents at Mesa;
Louis Sultan, agent at Globe; D c
Stevens, agent at Florence. L W
Collins, agent at Phoenix
Mesa free press., 1897-04-30
THE SUGAR BEET ZONE.

Arizona ought to become one of
the principal beet sugar producing
regions. of the United States. It
lies within the zone designated by
DIR. Wiley as the sugar beet zone.
Then there is the evidence of sue
cessful production on the west by
California, on the north by Utah,
on the east by New Mexico.
Touching this matter Director
Devol of the Arizona Station says
in bulletin %: SIT is reasonable to
expect that throughout the greater
part of Arizona the sugar beet may
be successfully grown. Nearly the
whole of the territory lies within
the zone designated by DR.. Wiley,
in his report of 1890, as the sugar
belt, the southern part running
somewhat south of it. This belt
takes sinnous course across the
United States, doubling upon itself
in the Rocky mountains and Pacific
coast regions. following the isotherm
of 70 degrees Fahrenheit for the
months of June, July and August
aid extending for distance of one
hundred miles upon either side of
this isothero,. I:nce the publioa-
tion of that report. the erca- within
which sugar beets may be profit
ably grown has been extended in
both directions. Though The per- !
Mesa free press., 1897-04-30

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Mesa free press., 1897-04-30
HE
TheAtlantic Il Pacific
RAILROAD
TINE TABLE.

Trains fer California lease Ash Fork ut q 90
and 7 20 D w, arriving in Los Angeles nsxt
asterrccn CT 1 40, and San Francisco second
morning at 10 49, Train for the East leave
Ash Fork ct rs q m
Santa Fe Route Train No (Fast Limited
Flyer) passes Ash Fork for the East at q m
Saturday and Wednesday,.
The Atlantic & PAcifc is tho Great Middle
Route across the American Continent.
In connection with the railways OF the San.
Fe Route.
Liberal Manageme
Superior Facilities
Picturesque Scenery
Excellent AccCtnodatlGns
The Grahd Canyon of the Colorado, the RIOS
sublime Of natures work on The Earth, ipdes
cripsbie, can easily be reached via Flagstaff,
Willisms or Peach Springs on this road. To
the Natural Bridge of Arizona and NJ Ntntezuma
Well you can journey most directly by this line
Observe the Ancient Indian Ciyiliza tion OF La
guna, or Of Acoma, "1he City Of the Sky
Visit the Petrified Forest near Carrizo. See
and marvel at the feeak OF Canon Diablo Take
hunting trip in the magnificent pine forests
OF the San Francisco Mountains Find interest
in the ruins of tho pre- historic Cave and Gin
Dwellers: View the longest Cantilever bridge
in America across the Colorado River
Mesa free press., 1897-04-30
DON A. SWEET
Gon1 Passenger Agent,
Albuquerque, n. NJ
DESERT LAND, FINAL PROoF.,-NoTICE
FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office. Tucson, !
Arizona. Aprll %, 1897.

Arizona April %, 1897.
notice is hereby given that Vic g. Harmon,
of Tempe, Maricopa County, Arizona, has filed
potice OF intention to make proof on her desert
land claim No 2o45, for the 81 Sec 10, rp S.
r E, G = r NJ, before the Clerk OF the
District Court. at Phoenix, Arizona, on Tues
day, the Goth day of July, 1897.
She names the following witnesses to prove
the complete irrigation and reclamation of said
land George Drew. of Mesa, Arizona. Fred G
Wicks. of NJ esa, Arizona, Thomas Anderson, of
Mesa. ARIZONA, and Eiiipg Olsen, OF Tempe
Arizona.
EUGgSE J TRIePkL,
First pub Apr 80 Register
Mesa free press., 1897-04-30

The friends of the Dingley
tariff till arc somewhat alarmed
fer fear that measure will fail to
pass the Senate,
Mesa free press., 1897-04-30
THE Cuban cause still lives.

The Greeks seem to have re-
ceived q severe setback at the
hands of the Turks.
Mesa free press., 1897-04-30

EASTER floods are abating. The
damage wrought by them was very
great and widespread.
Mesa free press., 1897-04-30

Santa Pe, Prescott i Phoenix
AtehBioIl, 1opeka& Santa Re
RAILROADS
The Shortest
AND Quickest Line
ANITA FE, REscoTT u pHorNIx R.R
TIE TABLE

{Mounta Time is Standard Time)
Leave Phoenix, north bound. at 80 a IN and
d7 73opm
Arrive at Prescott, north bound, at rs p m
and 2 20 a m.
Arrive at Ash Fork, northbound. at 30 III
45 a m
ASH Fork ,southbound,7 = Sopm an a M
cave Prescott, south bound, 10 s. p m and
45 NJ.
Arrive at Phoenix, south bound, at 7 90 m
and p m
Dining stati IN at Skull Valley. Connections
made at jerome Juno ion.
Connecting at Prescott with stage lines for
all principal mining camps, at Congress juno
tion with Congress Gold Co X r for Congress
ami stage Ines for Horqua Hala Station and
arnel. Al Phoenix with 81 u P Il r for ell
points On the 2 system, also with S r KR
GEE. M,sARGENT. G.p a,
II MURPHY, Prescott, A T
Pres. Genl Mgr, Presa.ts. RE WELLS.
e w GILaETr, Asst Cen Mgr. Fhoenx
Genl Agent, Phosn.S, Aril~ ma
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-02
AIR-SHIP AND WATER.
Methods Of Getting to the Gold Fields By
Eastern Fortune HunterG

From Brooklyn to the Klondyke by
boat is the latest way offered to East
ern gold seekers. The Old Dominion
liner City of Columbia, lies in the Erie
basin, New York. and Is being fitted
for u voyage to Dawson City. Her
new owners are the Columbia Naviga-
ton Company, of which exSecretary
of the Navy Hilary A. Herbert Is di-
rector. The Columbia, 1t is planned
will sail from Brooklyn December 49,
She has accommodations for $40 pas
scngers each of whom may carry 1000
pounds of baggage. II 1t Is possible for
the Columbia to get over the bar of
the Yukon, she will run 600 miles in
land. If not, boats built by the COM
pany at st. Michaels will carry passen-
gers and baggage to the gold fields.
To Klondyke in an airship is the
dream of a Hoboken band of gold
seekers headed by Charles A. Kuenzel.
The ship is now actually being built
here, and at the old Gutenberg race
track preparations are being made for
the early assembling of the parts.
KuenZel Is the inventor and builder,
and his scheme is not only to get a
share Of the Alaska gold, but also a
shot at the 100000 premiums men
toned in the resolution offered by SEN
ator Lodge in Congress in 1896 for the
construction of the first airship to
come up to a certain specifications as
to weight carrying ability and speed.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-02
BLOODY HEATHEN.
They Loot British Ship After Numbering the
Crew.

A daring piracy is reported at Hong
Kong off the coast of Achentskachen.
The British steamer Hegu was at
tackled by six armed Achenese. Capt.
Ross managed to force his way
through and reached the deck, hotly
pursued by his savage assailants. AS
the skipper, deadly wounded, strug-
gled to get to the bridge, he was
stabbed in the abdomen. The re-
mainder of the piratical gang sur
rounded the postrate man and hacked
him savagely, disemboweling him ana
leaving him a corpse on deck. Return
irg to the deck, two more OF the crew
and four Chinese passengers were
killed. Thirty Of 40 more passengers.
according to accounts. have been killed
or met their death by jumping over,
board. One Of the Achenese was placed
at the wheel to steer the ship nearest
land. Others plundered the captains
cabin, taking a repeating rifle ana re-
yolver. The safe was opened, Sl5,OoO
was taken, two boats lowered from the
ship and the pirates made OIL IN the
direction of Simpang Olim.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-02
PRESIDENT IN BUFFALO.
Mckinley Attending the Great Convention OF
the Grand Army Men.

Never before in the history of the G..
A. II. has there been such an assem-
blage of veterans, as there were gath
cred at Buffalo during the last week. 1t
is estimated that there were 100000 WIS.,
itcrs in the city attending the encamp-
ment of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie.
The features on Wednesday were
the arrival of President Mckinley, ac-
companied by Secretary Alger and
Gov. Black. of New York: the banquet
to the President in the evening and the
parade of the naval veterans and ex-
prisoners OF war during the morning.
During the day there were more than
80 corps. brigade, regimental and COM
pany reunions. The naval veterans,
eX-prisoners of war, Ladies of the G.
A. X. and the association of nurses
held their conventions and there were
many receptions given by and to the
women of the auxiliary associations. A
trip on the lake, participated In by
about 1000 women, was one of the
pleasantest of the many entertain
nients. Wednesday evening there were
a number Of campfires for the men and
receptions and musical entertainments
for the women.
In the great parade on Wednesday
there were so. 900 veterans in line. Penn
sylvania had the largest number Of SOL
diers exceeding even New York State,
where the encampment was held.
The procession was led by President
Mckinley and party including Secre-
tary Alger and Gov. Black, together
with Mayor Jewett and other disting-
uished personages. and was greeted all
along the line by tremendous applause.
Gen. John J. S. Goblin, of Lebanon,
Pa, Is the new commanderin-ch chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic. Gen.
Goblin was printer. is a lawyer and
entering the army as a lieutenant In
April, 1861. served through the rebel
lion, being mustered out as colonel of
the Forty-seventh Pennsylvania vol
unteers and brVvet brigadier- general
He is brigadier-general commanding
the Third brigade N. G. p. and has
been state senator Of Pennsylvania
since 1884. Cincinnati has been chosen
as the next place of meeting by vote
of 52C to PA for San Francisco.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-02
CHAPEL IN GREENWOOD.
Mass to be Said Every Day For Millionaire's
Dead Son.

Negotiations have been begun by re-
representatives. of John w. Mackay, Of
California. with the authorities Of
Greenwood Cemetery. Brooklyn, for the
purchase of a plot of ground large
enough to erect a mortuary chapel
AS Greenwood is non-sectarian the
question of conservation has been con-
sidered. Bishop Donnell will. it Is said,
apply for dispensation permitting the
conservation of only the plot on which
the chapel will stand. 1t will be re-
membered that Mr.. Mackay's son was
killed in Paris not long since by being
thrown from his horse. The body was
brought here and Inferred at Green
wood. The chapel Is to be built in
order that mass may be said daily for
the repose of his soul. II the difficulties
about conservation are overcome one
of the handsomest chapels in the world
will be erected. and priest will be
speedily assigned to say mass In 1t
every day. He will be attached to one
of the Brooklyn parishes.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-02
THE MINERS STRIKE.
Proposition to Arbitrats Being Considered BY
Both Sides in the Miners Dispute.

A Pittsburg district coal operator
announced a few days ago that he had
received telegram from M. d.
Ratchford. president of the United
Mine Workers of America, at st. Louis,
saying that he would agree to arbi-
trate the miners strike. The operators
have been quietly negotiating with the
miners officers since the adjournment
of the Pittsburg conference. The op-
orators offered to pay the men 64 cts.
ton. pending arbitration, with the
understanding that the arbitrators
could not fix a price below 60 cents or
above SO cents. President Ratchford
made counter proposition for arbitra-
ton. stipulating that the men be paid
So cents ton, cents Of that price to
be turned over to a trustee or trus-
tees, and to be held until the arbitra-
tion is completed and then paid to the
miners IL the rate is fixed at SO cents.
II the rate is fixed below that figure
then a portion of the amount held by
the trustees is to be given to the min
ers and the other rebated to the oper-
tcrs. 1t is expected that work at the
mines will be resumed before the close
of the week.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-02
ABUNDANCE OF GOLD N ALASKA.
ESTIMATED OUTPUT.
One Nan Arrives Who Dug $50, 900 in Gold
From Sl25 Claim.

Capt. William Kidston. in command
Of the steamer Portland. which arrived
at Seattle. Sunday night. reported a
pleasant voyage and explained the de-
lay of three days in reaching Port An
geles by stating that a very serious
storm at ST. Michaels delayed the dis
charge of his cargo. He laughed when
told of the reports that the Portland
was carrying 100000 gold. AS a mat
ter of fact he said. there was only
about ss5O.000 In gold dust and
nuggets on board his vessel. Up to the
time he left st. Michaels he had heard
of no newly discovered gold fields.
Among the Portland's passengers from
st. Michaels is Timothy Bell, who has
with him $4,000 in gold. which he dug
from a claim which cost $l25.
William Ogilvie. dominion surveyor,
says the 600 claims now staked out VIII
yield $50, 900, 900. From member OF the
Portland's crew 1t was learned that
Captain Kidston had expected the
Weare. one of the company's boats. to
come down the Yakon with about "a
million dollars worth of nuggets and
gold dust but as she did not arrive in
time. he decided to bring down the
treasure on his next trip. The United
States cutter Bear. 1t Is said, Will guard
the Portland on her next trip from St.
Michaels to Seattle. As most of the
miners will make their clean up by
that time, 1t is expected that the Port
lands cargo will a very valuable one.
The returned miners say that the re-
markably rich claims on Eldorado
creek will number l40. Mr.. Ogilvie es-
Inmates that the rate these 140 claims
are now producing and considering
ground yet to be worked in the next
three years will aggregate about $780,
900 600
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-02
ENCOURAGING REPORTS.


r. q. i|hn q Co. In their w..,,-
Review OF Trade report:
Speculative markets have their tn,
Of reaction. but business has nons ,a,s
season, gaining with a steaS,.ns ns
which IN most gratifying. The stsrs,.s
OF works, increase In hands efonia.s
advance In wages and in prices ~ ~ ~
ducts. and the heavy movement,
crops, are facts before which ali sn.o W
ulative influences have to bow TS-
weeks dispatches mention sixteen ,,ae lug
works which have started. agains, u oua
closing. nfteen woolen works star,aS
and SO In many other branches. win.
many more works have increased forns
and many are preparing to resume
and some have increased wages.
Wheat rose over 6 cents ss,,
with exaggerated reports of in,n..y
fell nearly cents. advanced 4 CO..!
and then declined sharply, CLOSING -
lower for the week. That some bsN,.S ~
was done to spring wheat in thu
states appears, but no accounts emf
tied to respect indicate damage redna
ing the Yield below $40. 900, 900 bushs,.
which would be 25.000, 900 larger th.s,
any other crop except that Of lss, ~
spite Of great lack of care, whoa, ~
ceipts were 4.349.594 bushels for ~.
week and for four weeks 1859 .ssl hue hue
shells, against 14,S96,9%7 bushels I.s,
year. and Atlantic exports, flour inch,'
ded, though somewhat checked h,,
higher prices. were 3,56S, 1863 bushels ~,
the week, against 2.207.5l6 bushels las,
year. and for four weeks 1885, SS7 bN
shells against 7.310.l77 bushels ,as,
year. Receipts Of corn bear strons
testimony tosthe seriousness OF foreivn
needs, being 6.40, 144 bushels for tss
week. against 2,S13.9l9 bushels last vea,
and Atlantic exports in four week,
have been 10,466.47S bushels, araIns
5.6l7,l bushels last year. The mrs
rose Is cents for the week.
At last demand has so far overtats,
the capacity Of iron works that prics.
are growing stronger bessemer AMI
gray forge rs cents higher at Pittsbur,
and pig in eastern markets as murS
stronger because rebates and conca,.
sions are stopped. Billets are 81 ns,
ton higher; structural angles, bars ana
plates about as much; rods 81, 50 ana
$3.50, and wire nails S cents per kss
higher. The demand Is also heavy ~
merchant pipe and steel, and sheet,
are very active. The advance in inn
and steel prices averages 81 per cent
for the week. Buying of ore continus1
heavy, 1000 tons in two weeks Al
Cleveland, and among the iron worn
starting are four more furnaces,
While tin Is weaker at 13 ga cent,
with large arrivals. copper is held
II IA cents for lake by larger order
and deliveries, and lead is scarcely Oh
tainable below cents. sales hayin,
been heavy. Connellsville coke work
increased their output to 1854 tom
for the week.
Hides are again stronger at Chicag,
though packers no longer lead bu
country hides are called scarce, al
though cattle receipts at the fou
chief markets, Isl, 400 head, are the lad
gest for the corresponding week sind
1892.
Failures for the week have been q
in the United States, against 2Ss lad
year, and "a in Canada, against IS Lad
wear.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-02
TWO GOVERNMENT OFFICERS KILLED.
BY M00NSHINERS.
Men Engage in Raiding Illicit Distillers Shot
From Ambush.

Six men were probably massacred In
the mountain wilds Of Pope county.
Ark, Monday. Two were killed out
right, two were fatally wounded and
left for dead and two have mysterious
ly disappeared and are either dead or
being held captive by the bandits. The
killed are: Capt. B. F. Taylor. of Scar
cy county, a Deputy United States
Marshal; Joseph Dodson, Of Stone
county, deputy marshal.
The fatally wounded are two broth
ers named Renfrew, of Searcy county.
The victims are all officers, deputy
United States marshals and deputy
sheriffs, and the men who did the work
OF carnage are moonshiners of the
most desperate class. Veteran moon
sinners who were hunted out of Geor-
gia, North Carolina, Tennessee and
other states have settled in that coun-
try and continued their Illicit distilling
Of whisky. Commissioners have oper-
ated there and criminals Of other clas-
ses have taken refuge In the hills OF
Pope county. Capt. Taylor. the richest
man in Searcy county, determined to
aid the officers In putting down crime
in that section. He secured a commits
sion as a deputy United States mar
shal and led the posse in the raid that
resulted in his death.
a few days ago a successful raid was
made in this same locality, in which a
dozen moonshiners were captured and
brought to Little Rock. One Of them
told the officers at least so large distil-
leries we're operating in the same
neighborhood. Taylor located a large
moonshine outfit Saturday night and
decided to make the raids in daylight.
Proceeding slightly In advance of his
men. Taylor was within 30 feet Of the
distillery when he was fired upon from
ambush and instantly killed. AS DOd-
son ran to Taylor he was also shot dead
in his tracks. Rifles began to crack In
all directions and terrible volley was
fired into the officers. The Renfrew
brothers fell mortally wounded and lay
by the roadside until later In the day
traveller named Pack CHANGED by. Peck
hurried to Russelville with the news,
and the coroner. together with n sher-
IFS posse, Immediately started for the
scene. Captain Taylor was an ex-cap-
tain in the Federal army. Marshal
Cooper received a telegram from At
torney General McKenna authorizing
him to expend $4,000 for the expenses
Of a posse to arrest the murderers and
to offer reward of $500 for them.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-02
IHKTIO @RxlI TlR VESSELS
LACK EQUIPMENTS.


An unpleasant surprise has been
created at Berlin by the naval cor
respondents of the "Kreuz-Zeitung"
and other conservative newspapers. as
well as the correspondent Of the
"Deutsche Zeitung Rundschau." re-
porting the naval maneuvers near
Dantzig during the past fortnight
They describe the evolutions Of the
German war vessels as having been
total failures SO far as Quickness and
ability to resist torpedo attacks are
concerned. On Tuesday last, on the
Port of Bella, one ironclad division mar
rowly escaped running aground while
maneuvering to escape torpedo-boats
The correspondents. who are them
selves naval men. and who were on
board the vessels engaged In the man
euvers, attribute this lack OF skill TO
the want of modern equipments on the
German ships. The government VIII
argue from this that more cruisers are
needed for the German fleet, and Will
urge the necessity Of forming di-
vision of cruisers.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-09-02
FROM ACROSS THE SEA.

The Gear will visit France this au-
tumn.
Prince Hugo, of Hohenlohe- Ochring-
en-. Is dead. He was born in Stuttgart
In 1916.
The well preserved body of Captain
Arkwright of London who In 1866 lost
his life In an avalanche on Mont Blanc
was discovered, imbedded in Ice few
days ago.
Twenty women were killed few
days ago by an accident to an ap-
paratus used for raising water at Mon
cada, Spain, province of Valencia. on
the Moncada river.
From Naples is reported q perfect
carnival of blood. Stab-affrays are
common in the streets. On Friday a
fruit merchant stabbed and killed a
boy for taking an orange from his
stand.
The government of Corea has ceded
or leased Reer Island, near Fusan. to
Russia, for use as coaling station,
with the consent Of Japan. who was
disappointed at the failure to arrange
an alliance with England.
Sunday 800 strikers made an attack
upon the police at Rieti, AZ miles from
Rome, and 1t was found necessary to
call out the military. who were ordered
to fire on the mob. which they did,
wounding several Of the strikers.
The insurgents fired on Dievad
Pasha, the commander Of the Turkish
forces in Crete. while he was outside
of Suda. last week. compelling him to
abandon his intention Of visiting the
fortress of Izzedden.
Advices from India state that the
ravages of the bubonic plague are In
creasing, and the Kirkee Bazaar has
been closed entirely. Prof. Haffkine IL
inoculating the people at Kirkee with
| the preventive virus.