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Arizona silver belt., 1897-03-04

There was meeting of cattlemen al the court house last night---Feb. 25. Every section of the territory was rep resented and the cattle situation was generally discussed. Regarding local quarantines it was decided to leave everything in the hands of the sanitary commission. It was the sense of the meeting that the territorial veterinary surgeon was the most ill paid official in the territory considering the extent and importance of his services. Sug- gestions as to proper salary ranged from S2400 to S4000 year. Another thing favored without dissent was all ample appropriation for a veterinary experiment station. --Phoenix Repub- lican.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-03-04

The opponents of the new circuit court bi l have got the whip hand, and 1t is doubtful if the measure will even emerge from the committee on memo. rials and petitions. to which it was re- ferred. The prison removal bill in troduced by Earth is in the same com mittee, and IS an effective weapon against the court bill. If one bill is re- ported the other will be. It is almost certain that Hunts threat to move the prison has unhorsed the enemy.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-03-04
Ca1arrh
Hoods SarsapariiIa
HCoJ'c Csfsc cure all liver ills, tl,ious AAoVN - AAAS ness. headache. 25e.
The Arizona Cnmedr Cnmnanr will

The Arizona Comedy Company will entertain the people of Globe Tor four nights beginning March 10. This com
 pany is known to most of the people, of Globe aud vicinity and is credited with being the best theatrical company that ever visited this section. They are still under the management of Mir. George Gulf, and among their plays are "Golden Giant Mine" Noble Outsast, and 'Jsck O Diamond. all numbered among Americas latest sue cesses. Although this is local troupe, the members composing it have played together so long they can 70 longer he called amateurs. They carry their owu scenery aud will come prepared to give Globe people rare treat. Don't for get the dates
Arizona silver belt., 1897-03-04

Geo. w. Jenkins, editor of the Santa Maria Times. California, in speaking of the various ailments of children said: ''When my children have croup there is only one patent medicine that I ever use, and that is Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It possesses some medical properties that relieve the little sufferers immediately. It is. in my opinion, the best cough medicine in the market" If this remedy is freely given as soon as the croupy cough appears it will prevent the at tack. It is also an ideal remedy for whooping cough. There is nJ danger in giving it to children, as it contains nothing injurious. For sale by II. c. Hitchcock, druggist.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-03-04
A GOOD BILL DEFEATED.


 story concerning gallows fifty cubits high. erected by Haman, where on to hang Mordecai, which at the present iuncture applies to Democratic members of the house of the Nine teenth legislative assembly. Their proposed victim Is representative in the council of twelve, an effective leader of that conservative body named Hunt. whom it was ordained should be their Mordecai, bis oifense being his valiant and successful fight against tbe circuit court bill. Hunts relation to the miners is that of Mordicai to the Jews, aud biblical readers will recog- nize him as their friend.
 Hunts bill, which was defeated in the house, Feb. 26, by the same uu- holy combination that has passed so many vicious bills, was meritorions measure designed to remedy an evil existing in so many mining camps iD Arizona, namely, the payment of em. ployees in bolstas, or checks redeem able, in part or in whole, in merchan- disc, only at company stores.
 The system hourishes at Clifton and Morenci, where its effects on com munity can best be observed, and es- pecially at Morenci, where the Detroit Copper Company pays its employees mostly in boletas, which compels them to trade nearly every cent they earn at the company's store or submit to dis count of 20 per cent or more. Nearly all the employees of the mining com pauies at Clifton and Morenci are Mexicans and wages are S2. 25 to S2. 50 per day. They can draw no cash ex- cept on pay days, and instead of keep ing monthly store accounts with em- ployes the company issues boletas which are received by the company stores in payment for goods, and prices of merchandise are about as high as in Globe. Mexicaus are proyerbially i'm provident, and when pay day rolls around few have any cash coming to tbem from the company. Should one of them be so thrifty as not to draw boletss but demand his full months pay on pay day the company would probably soon find pretext for his discharge.
 The discount on boletas runs from 20 to 33s per cent. It is related of one party in Clifton who held large amount of these checks and was desir- ous of turning them into cash, that he applied to the general manager at Mo- renci to buy them from him, and was informed that he could have 66l per cent cash and no more, for they were good for merchandise only and the company could not afford to lose the profit.
 It is, in fact, system of peonage little if any better than is practiced in Mexico, and which should not be tol- erated in Arizons.
 For the Clifton and Morenci copper companies, it has been claimed in ex- tenuation. that the operation of the mines was not a profitable undertaking, and that only by introducing the boIeta system was it possible to work them at all; that the profits from the stores enabled the companies to oper- ate their mines and pay interest on the
Arizona silver belt., 1897-03-04
of Administrators Sale of
 Real Estate at Private Sale.

Notice Is hereby given that under and by virtue of an order of sale made by the Probate Court of Gla County, Arizona Territory dated on the iith day of September. A. D. iss6. will sell at private sale all the right, title and inter est of the estate Of Roderick Mcintosh, de ceased in and to the following described real property. to-wit: All that certain piece or portion of lot No. Ss. in block No. 7s. in the town Of Globe, county of Gila, territory of Arizona. and particularly bounded as follows, to-wit commencing at the southwest corner of said lot No a3, and running thence in a northeasterly direction along the northwest ern boundary line Of said lot 22s.5 feet to the northeast corner of said lot; thence in a south easterly direction, along the northeastern boundary line of said lot 55 feet; thence in a southw esteIiy direction. parallel with said northw estcrn boundary line s1s.5 feet; thence in a northw esterly direction along the south. western Sonndary line of said lot, tsaid last mentioned line being the northeast side of Broad streety, 55 feet to the place of begin hing, together with all and singular the tene. menls. Leredilaments and appurtenances, thereunto in anywise belonging.
 The said sale will be made on or after We'd nesday, the .ith day Of March, A. D. 1897, and sealed bids only win be received by the under signed at his residence in said town of Globe, County of Cila. Territory of Arizona.
 The terms of sale shall be that said sale shali Le made and had subject to the confr1ns- tion of the Probate Cour, of said Gila county; that the purchaser shall pay 10 per cent of the purchase price in cash Ut the tine of said sale md the balance upon confirmation Of said sale by said Probate Court; that the deed shall be delivered to the purchaser when ordered bS the said Probate Court; that should said sale be not confirmed by the said Probate Court, the money paid by the purchaser will be re- termed to him.
 Dated, Globe, Arizona, March 3, 1897.
 CHARLES T. MARTIN, Administrator of the Estate of Roderick Me
 Intosh, Deceased. 343t
Arizona silver belt., 1897-03-04
BUSINESS POINTERS.

Ifyou want clothing made to order and guaranteed to fit at REASONABLE PRICES, call on me and I can please yoa. New samples just received.
 G. s. VAN WAGENEN. Don't send away for your job print ing. We do high grade work at most reasonable prices. Call and see our samples.
 When in want of good whiskey call for Tom Howe.
 G, s. VAN WAGENEN,
 Sole Agent for Globe. Money to lend in sums from S5 up on personal security. Apply to
 ARCH CARMICHAEL, If Kellner's Store, Globe, Ariz. Why bother with your subscriptions when Eugene Middleton takes sub- scription, for any paper or book pub lished at publishers prices. TIE SILVER BELT For job printing.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-03-04

capital invested. But even so, the ar- gument does not furnish a sufficient excuse for introducing system SO de- grading to every instict of manhood and fostering lawlessness and crime. For it creates community of the low est and most abandoned people that is constant menace to the peace of the territory. Even though the necessity for such system did exist, in tue opin- ion of the copper companies a few years ago, the improved status of the copper industry does uot justify its continuance now.
 The system of issuing non transfer able checks obtains in Q modified form and to a less degree in other mining camps in Arizona, and should be wiped out, for it is not in the interest of the people, but rather is detrimental to the welfare and prosperity of Arizona.
 Whenever legislators resort to com binations for the furtherance of private or sectional interests the public veal must severely suffer, and men who will prostitute themselves te such diSrep, utable practices deserve the coudemna- tion of every honest man. It is plainly evident that the Nineteenth legislature will accomplish little if any good for the territory, when the majority of either house will. simply in retaliation against one man. defeat measure for the good of the people of the whole territory. Snch measure was Mir. Hunts bill for the protection of the working men, and the Democratic party will have to shoulder the respon- sibility for its defeat.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-03-04

A sale was made few days ago of 4,000, 000 pounds of Lake Superior copper wire at 1ls cents for export to Germany, where electric railways are rapidly extending. Copper for twenty eight railways in England is being con tracted for.
Arizona silver belt., 1897-03-04

Hon. Geo. W. F. Hunt, of Gila county, has made gallant and suc- cessful stand against tue circuit conrt bills. Mir. Hunt had the faith ful backing of his constituents in the matter and he has not betrayed sin. gle iota of the great trust they have re- posed in bim. Phoenix Herald.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-24

900 per annum we felt that for a far less
consideration we could Guido Mrs. White
Popham in amiability. We soon reached
Shanklin's pride and glory, "The Chine"
Surely there can be no lovelier ten min
utes walk on earth The steep sides of
the gorge, rising high above us, were
covered with trees; apparently every plant
and trailing vine that grows, hung in
graceful lines from their roots and COM
pletely clothed what we knew must be
rocks, but no color was visible but end
less shades of emerald. Each leaf and
blade of grass glistened from its bath the
night before; we crossed rustic bridges,
we heard little brook go gurgling by,
and at the head of the gorge we mounted
higher till we overlooked the tops of tail
est trees and saw silver cascade dash
down the steep rocky side; we cried once
| and again chow lovely how exquisite I"
and then kept silence for very shame, we
| were so poor in words. Our guide left
US with the warning to keep the hill on
our left we prepared by tuckipg up our
skirts for our four mile walk across the
downs, through the landslip, by Bon
church to Ventnor. We walked in Indian
file along the narrow grassy path, when
suddenly almost in our very way, what
did we see? q relic Of civilization in that
primeval spot-"a penny in the slot =
Think not that we attempted to defraud
the machine, if we had felt the slightest
temptation would not the tale. of retribu-
tive justice printed upon 1t stayed our
hands? How solemnly it read, not brief
and business-l like as i'll America, beware
of tampering;'' but crime and its con-
sequences were here set forth and the
readers left to draw the natural inference:
"Once there was man discovered who
had broken open a machine like this, he
was imprisoned for IA daysP' Silently
we dropped our pennies, turned the crank
and nibbled our chocolates thankful like
the Pharisee that we were not as that
Hother man."
The beauty of the landslip is more wild
than that of the "Chine" but in it's way
as attractive; one does not find here
smooth paths, and easy steps, but rather
stony byways or wet and clay like ground.
The woods were thick with wild flowers,
yellow and white honeysuckles in masses
peeped through thickets of ivy, snowy
wild roses perfumed the air, but before
we realized it we were declaring, "never
was there any place SO utterly charming
as dear Bonchurch - 1t is all of it with
in ones grasp as it were and we absolute
ly longed to put both arms around it and
hold it close, it was so bewitching. The
high cliffs from top to bottom were tapes
tried with ivy relieved by great clumps
of pink and red wild flowers; we wan.
dered through the old church and saw the
iron cross which-when the suns rays
fall upon it in certain direction-casts
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-24
BICYCLE RACES.
Premiums to Be Offered at the New Eng
land Fair.

The bicycle races will take place under
the management of the Portland Wheel
Club at the New England Fair at Rigby
Park on August Goth. The entries must
be made with Frank M. Brown, 4O3 Fore
street, Portland Handicap entries close
August Sth, and the other entries on
August 18th. The fees for amateurs are
one dollar for the first race and fifty cents
for each additional race, handicaps 81
each, and professional races 81 each.
These will be the prizes offered:
Mile Open, State-1st, Morris chair, SIS;
Cd. grip SO; 3D., bath robe. S..
Mile Handicap-1st, diamond, $25; I'd,
macintosh, SIS; Sd, bicycle suit, SO.
Mile Open-lst, diamond, $25; I'd, suit
clothes, SIS; Sd, field glass, $40.
Quarter Mile Open-lst, camera, SIS;
I'd, dress suit case, $40; Sd, toilet set, IS.
Half Mile Open-1st, diamond, $25; Cd,
banquet lamp, SIS; Sd, Rogers group, $40,
Five Mile Open-1st, diamond, $35
I'd gold watch, $25; Sd, split sec. timer,
S15.
Mile Open-1st. damon, $25; I'd, chair,
SIS; 3D.. clock, SIC.
Two Mile Handlcap-1st, diamond, $35
Cd, diamond, S25; Sd macintosh, SIS;
4th, rifle, $40.
One Mile Open. PROFESSIONALISM, cash,
500; I'd, cash, $50; Sd cash $40.
One Mile Handicap-1st, cash, SIS; Cd,
cash, $40; 80, cash. $50; 4th, cash, $40.
I'd, cash, $40; Sd, cash, $25.
Mile Handicap (amateur)-1st, dia-
mond, s35; I'd. gold watch, 1926; 3D., pic
ture, $40
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-24
The ISLE OF WIGHT.
One Of the Most Beautiful Spots in
Great Britain.
THE GRAND NAVAL REVIEW AT
RYDE.

Wonderful Verdure-Neddy and Jacob
Naval Examinations at Ryde-Th e
Chine at shanklin--The Undercliffs.
Bonchurch and ventnor
Especial Correspondence of the PREss.J
Around the Isle of Wight,
June 25th, 1897.
''Omit seeing everything in England
if need be, save the Isle of Wight" advised
one enthusiast site friend. 1t is most sat
isfactory and delightful to follow advice,
when it is exactly what one wants to do,
as it certainly was in this instance. So
we made an early start the Friday morn
ing after the memorable Jubilee for the
British Bower" 1t did not seem posi-
BILE while IN crowded London, that ride
of three hours by railway to Southamp-
ton would take us by banks and fields
afiame with gorgeous scarlet peoples, past
green meadows dotted thick with the gay
blossoms, while still farther on we saw
what looked like whole carpets of this
same radiant hued flower. 1t was sight
we had often dreamed of, but the realiza-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-24
A Serious Charge.

The Bangor News reports that on
Thursday night, James II. Williams was
taken to Brewer from Livermore Falls by
Deputy Sheriff George A. Huskins, and
locked up to await hearing on the
charge OF having on several occasions
crlmlnally assaulted his l1-year-old step
daughter
~, In 1891, in South Windham, Me-,
Williams married a Mrs. Hattie B. Hap
goooi a widow with two children. In
1896, they went to Brewer and lived there
some "a, Time Later they lived at Livermore
Falls. On Monday last the Brewer au-
thorities received letter from the Judge
OF the municipal court in Liver1nore Falls
staining that the II year-old stepdaughter
had made some shocking revelations con-
corning her treatment by Williams while
her mother was absent from South
Brewer.
The letter requested that a warrant be
secured for the arrest of Williams, which
was done, and he was arrested as above
stated and taken to Brewer for hearing.
The hearing will be held Saturday. The
girl and her mother are roy in Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-24

claimed this is the sight of life time"
How can we give even faint idea of the
beauty of the Examinations? Think of
seven miles of electric lights, the masts and
spars of each ship outlined with the daz-
cling globes, so close, it was one continu-
Gus line Of fire. We stood at the end Of
the pier, and on both sides were ropes of
red, white and blue lights, towers of
blazing glory, and over all bringing them
out in bold relief against the dark back
ground Of the sky, swept those powerful
search lights; it was q scene which beg
CARED those produced by the genii of the
lamp in the Arabian Nights. At eleven
o'clock-with many backward glances-
we left for Shanklin. Our railway car
riage was crowded three deer the upper
layer being entirely early English )"
The remnant of a heavy shower which
we had at Ryde, between the review and
illumination, followed us and in the
morning, our walks about Shanklin
though not in the rain, were taken under
dull skies.
1t being Sunday and business like the
weather, dull, our landlord offered to
act as guide. We found him very intelli-
gent but somewhat FESTIVE under exist
ing social conditions, and he was the first
fEnglishman whom we have heard criti-
else the Queen, being inclined to scott at
a greatness and large-heartedness that
did not cost her an effort or a sovereign.
Almost everything about Shanklin is in
miniature, although it is growing rapid
ly. Tiny villas with roses climbing right
up into the chimney pots, and such roses
our eyes never beheld They were in
their glory, of every shade and all varie-
ties. Trees of yellow teas, great bushes of
Giant of Battles covered with the regal
rose. Baltimore Bellies running riot
over piazzas and in at cham Der win
dows-the roses alone repaid us for our
trip. Mr.. Wilkins stopped before the
grand place of Shanklin and explained,
this is the abode of the Lady of the
Manor, Mrs. White Popham very amia-
BILE lady, very amiable indeed;' addin G
after an expressive pause-"she can we'll
afford to be-" and when he further told
us that she drew ground rental of &c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-24

upon the ground a perfect' shaoo.W-closs,.
We climbed up, up, up tne onIninoy ~
steen stone steps that took us on 10 the
upper road to Ventnor, and gave us more
Charming views of land and sea. sens
nor is-Ventnor, what can we say !lore -
except each step was new reso % ~
us OF the beauty, the loneliness OF nature;
While our drive to FreshWater, anu
Alum Bay, was delightful and the view
of the G Needles chalk clitfs-mosU pecu-
liar and interesting as were also ene
pink, yellow, and purple sands. OF Wh tt
we collected specimens, yeI, ~ w VII ~
most glorious drive in the Isle u m.Sn ~
was the ''Underchitfs, 4" from venV ~ o' w
Blackgang Chine. A perfect road, onl laa-
ly wooded on either side, whose urees
meeting overhead formed oftentlmes loI
nearly a mile, leafy bower; me ne Ivy any Any
trailing vines seemed scarce aple W niiu
a place to cling and each tree trunk was va,
entirely hidden by the luxurlanu grom.n 4
of creeping things. The tiny cnurcn a.
st. Lawrence only large enough W o Soc
fifty people, and which even scep1lo
must enter with bowed head Ut he exceed
five feet in height was one OF me pice ua,
esque bits in the landscape. All zoo soon
we reached our goal and began TO ue
scend "Blackgang Chine;" extremely
black it was, all verdure gone, WIG anu Ua
rugged-no change of scenery cou l,; uo
greater; but we gained magnl1Hcte a., u,o%e
of island, sea and lighthouse. steps MAKE make
the descent-and it is a very very, =, au taS
from our drive. and fairly danced down
those winding stairs beaming WIN sIlIies
Suddenly we met party OF GREATNESS
transporting Ascending with capital A
tourists. They almost glowered at Us, as
II our high spirits were a personal aHfoht,
and then gasped, with painful paqses De-
tween each word, "You.don NJ, ni0ht
going down-but" here breath utterly
failed. This eloquent pause was amply
Tiled twenty minutes later by tive defect
ed dishevelled females. who as they chung
to the rope railing, breathless and almost
sinking with exhaustion at each ADDITION
al step, remembered their advance fellow
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-24

There is good news from the down east
shore and the Washington county rail-
road BY no means is it certain that
this line will not soon be built. On the
other hand, there is a strong probability
that before many weeks, construction OPP
erations will be underway, and the dream
of Washington county will be realized.
Contractor James Mitchell left Sullivan
Thursday, with small party of New
Workers., engineers and representatives of
capitalists who are expected to build the
road. The whole country will be careful.
ly gone over and the locations inspected
before the trip is at an end. Contractor
Mitchell told Bangor Commercial repre-
sentative that he had full confidence that
the Washington county road will be built
and that work will soon be started.
When once construction is begun there is
little doubt that it will be rushed for
ward.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-24
APrettv Good Record.

Mr.. N. G. Fessenden and Miss Fessen-
den left Boston on their wheels the other
morning at 4.40 a. m. They stopped at
Ipswich for fifty minutes to visit friends,
and an hour at Portsmouth for dinner
They arrived at Portland at 8 p. IN.
They went out of their direct route sew
ereal miles, SO that ON arrival here Mr.
Fessen denis cyclometer had registered
one hundred and twenty five miles and
seven tenths. From Boston to Ports.
mouth they encountered slight head
wind, and the last eight miles of the
trip, In the darkness, they were COM
PEELED to take the middle of pretty
rough road. Both on arrival in Port
land. felt as fresh as daisies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-24
Maine Pensions.

Washington, July 23.-Ihe following
pensions have been granted TO Maine
people:
ORIGINAL.
Cyrus J. Brown, Deering.
INCREASE.
Edward W. Clark, Dexter; George 5.
johnson, South Sebec.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-24

The queerest picnic on record was that
recently held in Indiana when clergy
man gathered together the people whom
he had married. They and their children
and grand children made crowd VIII ich
mum bered thousands and so many others
wanted to see the strange gathering that
the railroads ran special trains for their
accommodation. Read all about it in to
morrow's Sunday Times.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-07-24
Poor ELECTRIC Service,
70 the Editor of the Press:

To the Editor Of the Press:
Will you kindly inform the committee
on street lighting, through the columns
of your paper, that there were no electric
lights on Congress street between Neal
and State streets during the evening of
the 22d prior to 10 o'clock. 1t may also
be said in this connection that we believe
an Investigation will convince the COM
mittee that the section of Congress street,
between Grove street and Longfellow
Square is, as rule, very imperfectly
lighted, especially during the earlier part
of the night.
Yours &C.,
GEO. B. SWASEY.
Portland, July 90, 1897.