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The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22
Foraker on His Bill.

Senator Foraker said on the 3rd OF
April that he was determined to push
his railway pooling bill to vote in the
Senate before the close of the extra
session, if possible. Just before leav-
ing Washington, on visit to his home
in Ohio, he said:
As soon as [ return will urge The
Committee on Interstate Commerce to
give immediate consideration to my
bill, and to report it to the Senate as
soon as possible.
There ought not to be much delay
about it, for the reason that the Senate
is thoroughly familiar with the subject,
having already had under considera-
ton in a former Congress the Patter-
son bill, which was very similar to the
bill have introduced.
The recent decision of the Supreme
Court has brought about condition
which calls for immediate action, and
it is not only necessary that legislation
should be enacted, but that it should
be done promptly. am convinced that
real prosperity cannot be brought about
or made permanent until there has
been legislation on this subject.
Not only Is it imperative that there
should be liability of freight rates, SO
that business men can know what they
will be called upon to pay for the ship
ment Of goods, but it is also imperative
that the railroads should be assured
protection from ruinous rate wars ana
from the present uncertainty, which
will prevent them from placing orders
for new material for the maintenance
of their present systems or for their
extension.
The question of whether there is to
be. prosperity or depression in great
many lines Of business is, therefore,
dependent uponth action Of Congress
in regard to this matter.
I have talked with members of the
committee and with other Senators in
dividually, and [ believe the outlook
for the passage of the bill have intro
duced is favorable.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22
Reflections Of q Bachelor.

A man is never beaten until he ad-
mits il; a woman isn't beaten even then.
A married man likes to have dog
around, because it always looks as if it
were sorry for him.
When man is said to be "attentive"
to young woman it means that they
aren't married yet.
When some women get to heaven
they viii fick out extra big wings SO
they can dy away from the men angels.
When man takes bis sister out he
always acts as though he wanted every
body to know she wasn't his best girl.
1t is beautiful and poetical to refer
to caterpillar as an unfinished but
terfy," but it is mean and cynical to
call bitterly ar overdone caterpillar.
The man who sneers at a woman for
not giving up her fare on a street car
is the same one who borrows his neigh
boris pass when he has TO go to Chi
cago.--New York Press.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22
NO. 20.
A Song of Hope.

Let Us all raise our voices in chorus
And trumpet out loudly and long
To the good times conyenient hefore US,
We hail with fhese verses of song:
We were promised them many times over
a few moons ago; men sincere,
Said we'd soon be chin-deep in sweet clever
'Tis strange that as yet they're not here.
Every car would be soon in commission.
And seats in the coaches all full.
Every optimist said, on condition,
Together we'd faithfully pull;
Well we did, but. by Jove we're yet waiting
With extra lists growing apace,
While the good times, [ guess. are gyrating
Above us IN liraitless space.
Oh eloquent tongues, how you thundered
In language We fancied sincere!
When seriously all of us wondered
Why bad times should ever be here.
We b'.ieved, when you told us the anic
Had sprung from our partisan laws.
And how every ailment organic
You'd cure by removing the cause.
Upon pleasures of hope we're yet feeding
IT'S rather moonshiny diet,
We're hoping and earnestly pleading
That pessimists' tongues should keep quiet
Who knows but a moon or two longer
Shall usher US into good times
And lack of employment and hunger
Can only exist in my rhymes.
-lShandy Mcguire
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22
A Card from a Georgia Widow.

Mr.. Editor-I desire to thank the
friends and neighbors most heartily II
this manner for their cooperation dur
ing the illness and death of my late
husband, who escaped from me by the
hand of death on last Friday while eat
ing breakfast. To my friends and all
who contributed SO willingly toward
making the last moments and the fun
eral of my husband success, I desire
to remember most kindly, hoping these
lines will find them enjoying the same
blessings. ] have also q good milch
COW and roam gelding horse, eight years
old, which I will sell cheap.
"God moves in mysterious way, His
wonders to perform He plants his
Footsteps upon the sea and rides upon
the storm"
Also black and white shoat very low.
Griffin Call.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22

Arizona has new governor, and his
name is Marion FL. McCord, notwith-
standing the bitter fight against him.
The President has also given US a new
Secretary in the person Of Chas. Ack-
ers, of Prescott. The republican party
of the territory can have no kick at
these two appointments, and the demo-
Gratis have no sayin the matter. There
are two receivers, one register Of the
land otfice marshal and the judges
yet TO appoint.
It is we'll known that the Yaqui In
dams of Sonora, Mexico, have been
carrying on desuItory warfare against
that government for something near 8
hundred years, and that the govern
ment has never succeeded in subjuga-
ting them. President Diaz finally came
to the conclusion that it would be less
expensive and perhaps better to make
friends with them, and accordingly has
negotiated treaty with that warlike
tribe The treaty csm too late, how
ever, to be of any Benefit to Sam Bran
nan, a printer and California pioneer.
During the invasion Of Maximilian and
while the Mexican government was
financially crippled, end sorely in need
of arms and ammunition, Sam Bran
nan furnished the Mexican government
war supplies to the amount Of half q
million dollars Several years after
the invaders had been driven from Mex-
leo, Brannan began pressing that gov
ernment fer settlement of his claim.
After rdilly-dallying with him for num-
Der of years, the Mexican government
gave him large grant of land, contain
ing wide scope Of mineral and agri-
cultural ground, but when located it
was found to be in the territory inhab-
tied and claimed by the Yaquis, and
was entirely worthless to the grantee.
Sam Brannan died st Gnaymas few
years back as poor as the proyerbial
'church mouse"
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22

The following which we clip from an
exchange, is credited to joaquin Miller,
the Sierra poet: I'm the beginning God
created the heavens and the earth"
Then we read in the good book that he
rested on the seventh day. Then the
Lord God made man "of the dust Of
the ground" And then he rested again.
And then the Lord God planted a gar
den eastward in Eden, and there He
put the man whom he had formed" ;"
And then the Lord God rested again.
And hope it was a good long rest. For
the next thing the Lord God made was
woman. And I search the bible in vain
for any word or sign that the Lord God
or man either ever rested after that
voUnan was nada
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22

It is estimated that there are over
100000 paupers and criminals in the
United States, or one person in every
70, says the Prescott Courier. The pans
per is the victim of misfortune, VINO
becomes Q government charge; the
criminal is the descendant of Cain, who
refuses to conform to rules of good
government and becomes a government
charge. The large paupeT population
is an index of unhealthy governmental
financial management. The large Grim
inel population is an indication that
the hemp industry has been allowed to
lanRnish and 90 into decay
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22
Rules for Married Aien.

A Chicago man applied for divorces g
recently on the ground of cruel treat
ment. The presiding judge entered the
decree Just as soon as the plaintlf
proved that bis wife gave him poems
which she had clipped from humorous
paper, with the remark: "That is the
way to treat men" The judge read the
poem and severed the marital bonds
with one swift stroke. Here is the
poem:
THE TEN CO1lMAN DMEETs.
These are the new commandments ten.
Which wives now make for married men
/ Remember that I am thy wife,
That thou must cherish all thy life.
, Thou shalt not stay out late at night
When lodges, friends or clubs invite
3 Thou shalt not smoke, indoor or out.
Or chew tobacco. round about.
A Thou shalt with praise receive my pies
Nor pastry maze by me desrise.
5 My mother thou shalt strive to please
And let her live with us in ease.
6 Remember, It's thy duty clear,
To dress me well throughout the year.
7 Thou shalt in manner mild and meek
Give me thy wages every week.
5 Thou shalt not be a drinking man
But live on prQhipitiols plen.
Thou hall not flirt. but nlust allow
Thy wife such freedom, anyhow.
10 Thou shalt get up when baby cries,
And tr, the child to trcnguilize.
These, my commandments, from day 20 daF
Implicit y thou shalt obey.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22

Great com binations Of capital for
legitimate purposes Of trade are neither
contrary to public policy nor datri-
mental to the common prosperity. They
are beth encouraged and protected by
law. But com binations formed to de-
stroy competition, to control produc-
tion and prices, to establish a. monopo-
ly in order to amass wealth by forcing
tribute from the masses, present one of
those evils which it is,the very purpose
of government to suppress, for the
same reason that it aims to suppress
crime and protect the people against
wrong and tyranny.--N. Y. Herald.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22


An exchange says the long-debateo
question Of tue origin Of the North
American Indian is in a fair way to be
answered at last, for it is to be taken
NJ intelligently and with funds enough
assured to carry the Investigation
through. The plan involves the ac-
yuisition Of relics of prehistoric Amer"
iaaand northeastern Asia, land the study
of prasent conditions of the aboriginal
tribes still remaining. This work has
long appealed to students and collec-
tors. and it's realization now is due, 1t
annears. to the fact that the Siberian
railroad will obliterate much valuaoie
evidence in northeastern Asia. Ihe
funds for the enterprise have been gem
erously provided by President Morris
<. Jesup. of the American Museum OF
Natural History, New York, who is not
only trained scientist, but a man OF
wealth. This work is to be so thor
ouehlv done--six years being the mini
mum allowance-thati it will probably
settle the question of the Asiatic ori-
gin OF the North American Indian.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22

It is predicted in Washington that
the President will veto the tariff bill
as amended, changed and altered by
the Senate Committee, if it passes the
House. He hopes, however, the House
will refuse to concur in the amend
ments and alterations, thereby taking
that sponsibility from his shoulders.
It is claimed that Representative Ding
ley will not be able to recognize his
bill when it comes from the Senate.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22

Ever since the Mckinley idea came
in the appropriations have been larger
than ever, says the Boston Post. This
is the real source of tho woes under
which the country is suffering. It can
not ne cured by piling up taxes; By
taking more money out OF the earnings
of the people to make good what has
already oeen taken ont of the same
place. .Ihne means OF real relief is the
reduction of expenaitures-it ia econ
omv,
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22

England's complete dependence on
foreign countries-chief1y RpsSia and
Amortization ifs food supply has often
been a subject of comment, both in
England and this country, says the
Kansas City Star. It is rather remark
able that this weak position Of England
has not cut more Of a figure in the di-
plomacy of the world. 1t may be safe
" assumed that, by reason Of it, Eng
lands influence in international affairs
will grow less and less, unless power
can be retained through the mainte-
nance of an English navy equal to the
com bined navies of all the other pow
ers Of Europe.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22

It begins TO look as if the present
administration contemplated taking
the Sandwich Islands under its pro-
tecting wings. If Mckinley should an
mex Hawaii, acknowledge the indepen-
dence of Cuba, and toward the close of
his administration add her to the pos
sessions Of the United States, the peo-
pie would be disposed to overlook and
condone many Of his sins of commits
sion and omission.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22

It begins to look as if our govern
ment might take some steps looking to
the protection of American citizens on
the Island Of Cuba, and teaching the
half civilized authorities of that island
that the United States is something
more than a nation of shop-keepers,
as the Spanish Dons have dubbed us.
Mr. Calhoun, who was sent to Havana
by President Mckinley in confden-
tial capacity, to investigate and report
as to the actual condition OF afairs on
the Island, has corroborated the reports
of Consul General Lee and the other
American Consuls at the different ports
of entry. This establishes, beyond
controversy, the truth OF the newspa-
per reports that have been published
from time to time for the past two years,
and proves that Americans have been
the recipients Of indignities and out
Taaes such as no other nation on the
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22

The late Sir B. w. Richardson is cred
tied with the following curious inform
alton on suicides: The rate OF suicides
is highest In the last four days Of June
and lowest in February; more common
among Protestants than Roman Catho-
lies and rarest among the Jews. It in
creases with education and spreads with
the railroads and telegraphs. More men
than women are swayed by it's influ-
ence and the average of suicides is set
down at twelve in every 100000.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22
)ne price, one treatment accorded all

civilized globe would have tolerated
for moment. When one reads an ac-
count of these affairs, and knows that
our government was fully advised as to
their atrocious nature, but still refused
to take any cognizance of them, or take
any decisive steps to have them stop
ped, and demand reparation and an
apology, it is enough to make him hang
his head in shame and forswear elle-
glance to the government, It is no
wonder the Spaniards thought we were
nation OF shopkeepers, pol6roons and
towards, looking for nothing; caring
for nothing, but the Almighty Dollar,
devoid of patriotism and national pride
A Piute Indian. known as Ahvote,
secured g gun, went on the warpath and
killed foar men near Ell Dorado Can
yon, Nevada, recently. The names OF
the murdered men are Lars Franzen,
Ben Jones, Christian Nelson and Chas
Monaghan. The miners got together
and notified the Indians that if they
did not Kill Ahvote, they (the miners)
would kill every Piute they met. It is
thought the Indians will do the killing
as they we're made to kill one Of their
tribe once before for a similar offence.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22

Mrs. Langtry, known as the Jersey
Lilly" and who made Freddy Gebhart
quite notorious in this country, sue
ceeded in getting a divorce from her
husband recently at Lakeport,a noun
tain town in the northwestern part of
California.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22
PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY.
Editorial Notes.

The Democratic Senators have deter
mined not to offer substitute tariff
bill. bnt will offer amendments to the
modified Dingley bill.
The Winslow mail., 1897-05-22
Gbe 9otnalr14ar @1nt4+

Entered at the postoffice at Winslow, Ari3.;
as second class mail matter.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
nfomI
FrumSa Francisco ndh

then stop on the bar. Then men nave to
get out and dig the sand out from under
one side and big poles are used 10 pry the
hulk over toward the hole and loosen up
the situation generally. They may get
her loose with much labor and curslng or
the water may rise a little, or they may
stay there all winter, as they do now and
then, making long Journeys to a little
company supply post or mission Tor sup.
plies. There are snags in the river that
old pilots know. There is fuel supply
to keep up, and it takes time to tie TO
bank and cut few cords of wood. The
current is very swift in places, amounting
to rapids ana strong and good engines
are needed against the current.
Getting stuck and frozen up anywhere
on the Yukon Will be no Sunday picnic.
One of these Yukon River expediuons is
getting ready at Spear-street wharf. The
gasoline schooner Chetco has deckhouses
for the party about completed. and a
party of eighteen is said TO be made up.
The plan is not to take along any stern
wheeler, but to go right up the river 10
Dawson in the schooner-and the vessel
draws six feet of water loaded.
According to dodger The klondyke
and California Mining Company will
send another party of 100 men TO Dawson
City by their own steamer, via st. Mi
chaels, leaving San Francisco August II
to Is, 1897" Passage, years supplies,
a complete outfit, ETC., costs $780,
The steam schooner National City was
chartered yesterday TO go 10 st. Michaels
with the steam launch Hettie and mas
terial for barges, leaving August II.
The well-known steam schooner Faral-
lon, now on her way here with lum ber,
was yesterday chartered from Costa & Co.
by Seattle parties, to whom she Will be
sent empty to be fitted out for st. Mi
chaels.
And thers are others. The most num-
erous special expeditions being exploited
are planned to go to Juneau. The steamer
Caspar is being arranged for this trip at
$500 for passage and eighteen months"
provisions, a camp outfit, boat materials,
etc.
The steam schooner North Fork, which
will be here next week with lumber from
Hum boldt, is going to Juneau with gold
seekers.
The schooner La Ninfa has been bought
Tom IT. 2. II. Whitalaw, and is being
IN ade ready Tor general prospecting trip
with a party of twenty or so, starting in
about two weeks.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
SOME OLD WIVES TALES
GreWsome Stories About the Me-
cessity OF Furs and Poking Fires
COntradiCted.

Awful stories have been told OF the ter
ribe cold winters under the Arctic circle.
1t has been said that life was unbearab BILE
and uncomfortable without the use OF full
set OF furs as clothing, and that such a
suit would cost $500. 1t has also been
stated that the miners were com pelled to
arise constantly in the night in the fearful
cold and poke up and replenish their fires
that had to be maintained to thaw out the
gravel. This work was pictured as ex-
crnciatingly painful and only TO be en-
dured by those of herculean powers OF
endurance. Perhapssome old wives tales
have got mixed with these stories, for N.
Mercer, a successful gold miner OF El
Dorado Creek, now at the Com mercial,
disputed it fatty yesterday.
There Is 10 need of any furs,' he said.
Some people wear them, but only few.
The miners don't wear them at all. They
work in ordinary strong miners clothes
and are quite comfortable. As for the
Keeping up OF fires during the night, all
that is requisite is to start the fire and it
WILL burn till morning There is no ne
cessity of getting up in the night at ALL"
Mr.. Mercer went to the Yukon first In
1887 and stayed there three years. Then
lie came out and went to the sound. Two
years ago he returned to Alaska and on
Ell Dorado Creek secured a large stake,
and now owns a rich claim there.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31

berths" was wholly unnecessary, for not
single application was made and the
man went home the price of his circulars
and his ferry fares out of pocket.
Although there are probably dozen
people in this City who will be at the
Yukon before the close of the year, there
will not be a hundred, and any talk of
''the rush" from Oakland is purely fanci-
full. The most adventurous spirits of this
city have already made one trip to the
frozen north and came back bitten in more
WAYS than by frost. Very few of them are
anxious to have a second experience. The
exeter ment has cooled off and those who
have gone from Oakland so far have been
men who bave capital behind them, like
w. NJ. Rank, and who have gone north,
not to get rich on virgin gold, but on the
minted gold that the adventurers will
have to pay for their food and materials.
Tom Magee of Fruitvale left few days
ago with am pie provisions and eight burros
to transport them over the noun tains.
Not single Der of the police force
has so far been convinced that five shin
ing twenties are to be sacrificed for an un-
certain quest for gold. Several Of the
street railroad men have been quoted as
saying they in tended to quit and go, but
so far there have been no designations
sent in, and there are six men anxious to
fill every vacancy.
No schooltea chers have had a word to
say about the matter, knowing full we'll
that the Oakland School Department is q
pretty good gold mine. No city or county
officials have spoken of resigning, no
business men have closed their stores and
not single newspaper man has gone.
Oakland's quota of ''the rush" has been
confined almost exclusively 10 few men,
bers of overstocked professions and real
estate dealers. The city has lost none of
it's conservative reputation. and the
church and school bells ring and are re-
sponded to as ful!y and readily as before
the arrival OF the Excelsior.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31
HAS STRUCK A HOTEL.
Five Employees of the Occidental
Get Their Outfits for the
kiOndyke,

The Klondicitis has struck the Occl-
dental Hotel-not that Major Hooper has
it, but lot of his force about the place
have, and have it bad. Already five
people there have secured their outfits for
the gold fields. A number of others are
thinking seriously OF going.
Those who have concluded definitely to
brave the Arctic wilds are Tom Healy
William Thurman and John Jordan, bell
boys, and Pat Rafferty, and Robert Nc
Farlane, walters. Rafferty, is a we'll
known Puget Sound boomer who made
considerable of a stake there in the old
flush days OF lSS9-90, before the subsldence
OF the boom and at time when carving
up town lots and selling them TO tender
feet was the leading ndustry.
Rafferty, unfortunately did not get rid
OF all his lots. and eventually they
swamped him. II is therefore With the
idea Of retrieving his fortune that ne is
now setting out for the far-away land of
ice and snow. His associates believe as
firmly as he does that thew will secure
wealth in the Klondyke. Meantime the
fever RACES in other quarters around the
hotel and there is no telling how many
others will start out.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31

chief danger lies in being carried into them
who tound themselves in TIL canyon. and uh-
able to stop, SO they -simply.laid down fn:their
boat. which, having:no: guiding hand turned
into one of the big eddies and there they re-
In a helpless condition, until by some .str9ke
OF fortune the current caught their,boat again
and drew IL out ofthe Influence ot the eddy:
which one of the craft ca psized and the oceu-.
pants lost their outfits. :Ole of the party was
so completely discouraged that he. puta rtae
TO his head and blew his brains out. /: "
Mr.. Boatman left Oakland about two
weeks ago. having left the position OF sec
retary to Congressman Hflborn at Wash
ington TO come West to ito his new ap'.
polntment in Alaska. =: =. =:
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-31

:klondyke country. And all this will be
added 10 the "straggling crush" composed
of the 1900 or 1000 people who will have
arrived at Dyea within the two weeks pre-.
,ceding the Willamette,s arrival. 1t will
be about the most picturesque army OF
the size that the world has seen, and
there'lI be hot time getting over the
steep and crowded passes and building
a,few hundred boats on the other side.
1t is expected that not more than 200
men will leave San francisco on the Will
annette, but that the. crowds waiting for
her at Seattle will tax her capacity. By
the middle of yesterday afternoon forty
one cabin and. thirty-one steerage pas
sengers had been booked at the companv's
ticket Office here. The list grew before
closing time and there will be big sale OF
tickets to-day. The regular fare is charged
cabin, $40 to juneau and $4S to Dyea;
steerage, S21 to juneau and $29 Dyea. The
Willamette will carry passengers 10
Seattle only but none have been booked
fsE-Seattle, all being bound for the mines.