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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
Our Water Question.


 The water problem for Prescott IS still the perplexing question oi our people. While 1t is believed u at the action of the city council, Tn their selection of a site for a dam, for water storage purposes is | the very best that could be made there are those who express faith in the proposition of securing water north of town from where the city IS at present receiving all the water It gets. The present pump makes no perceptible difference in the flow of the water there but the supply pumped is totally inadequate to the needs of the town.
 John Dougherty, our newly electe mayor, has a pump on his ranch Tn Chino valley which he has very generously offered to donate the use of to the city, for the pur- pose of making further experiments there. This pump has a capacity of 5OO,OOO gallons of water per day, and could be used to good adyan- tage in keeping the water down in a well while it was being sunk. It is a centrifugal pump and is not calculated for forcing water into the reservoir and mains.
 Objection is made to this source of supply on account of its receiy- ing the underf )w of water from the town and thus being contaminated.
 This objection is answered by the statement that the water IS an uu- derground flow from Miller valley where it is fed by living streams, and that the same quantity of water can be had west of granite creek and out of reach Ot underground sewer age from Prescott.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
EXTENDING OUR GROWTH.
An Old Time Tract Of Ground iu This City is Released From its
 Dormant Life,

The transferring of the Moelier
 addition to Mrs. D. c. Thorne from
 Mrs. Alice MOeller, mention of it
 being made briefly in these columns
 few days ago, is a very important
 transaction, carrying as this sale
 does a release from legal channels ID the future to all who desire 10
 purchase desirable ground for busi-
 ness or home purposes, as we'll as throwing open to che public tract oi ground covering over f5S acres. By this sale the right of war of the old r, & A. C. railroad If some 2I acres, reyerts 10 the originai owners and IS included in the sale to Mrs. Ihorne- The above area lays north oi town m the corporate its and IS but sParseiy built up. IL Is a de- sIrable tract and with the rapid uro- gress ot the town in home building noticed m every other portion of he city iE he last few -c-rs and the availability of this tract for like there is no doubt now but what the quieting of title to this area IS one of the hopeful indica- lions to look ahead to in exten ding -he growth of the city to better and more inviting proportions, as we'll as to home seekers more comfortable conditions than they ,ould enjoy otherwise at present T rs. Ihorne states that many ap- 'iications are already coming in to but the addition will not 'e thrown open to the public until
 survey IS made of the entire area
 nd this will be commenced at once y Surveyor Powers, who will plat into town lots. when it will be brown Ou the market. Mrs. Thorne lso states that on her return from he east she will commence the rection of several new cottages. ppreciating the demand for such present, as we'll as realizing that he future of Prescott is decidedly tighter today than at any time in s history.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
IN MEMORY ON CAPT. DWELL.

Our captain, Brave O'Neill, sleeps on
 Cuba's shore, With his soldiers round him lying. ArizOna's own dear sons who will
 come no more, Where native breezes, flags are
 flying. When the foe they met, they did their best
 With their leaders at their head, Our brave, true men from the Sunny
 West,
 Who found the patriots bed. O'Neill sleeps in quiet, where fair
 flowers grow, And two nations banners bright. Keep their loving guard of the grave
 below,
 While stars shine in holy light. And loyal breezes in sacred words of
 Liberty, Promise OCT our brave herO's That -Cuba's bleeding land shall be
 as free, As the life our captain gave
 BY MAMIE MAYER.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
ANOTHER PROPOSITION.
Mir. Best Gives up His Beam Process for Reduction eff Ores and
 Takes up Another.

At slimly attended meeting of citizens last evening at the Prescott mining exchange rooms, at which J . H. Best was present, he announced that he had disposed of all of his interest m the Beam process for treatment of ores and had taken up with another. He stated that he had dlbecome convinced that the Beam process would not reduce the ores of this section successfully, but ex- pressed great faith in the one repre- sented by him now. He submitted a proposition as follows for the cree ton of plant in Prescott:
 Citizens of this county secure by subscription, IS an inducement for the erection of such a described plant Tn Prescott, ! subsidy or bonus of the value of twenty-five thousand doiiars-the value of . smelling site to be deducted from the above amount-said amount to be paid in the manner following:
 Three thousand dollars (x3.OOO) when the material for the construc- ton of 5O-ton capacity plant is on the ground.
 Four thousand dollars CS4.OOOl when said plant is completed.
 And the balance, less the value of the land constituting the smeltinR site, in six (6) months from time of the active operation of said plant.
 The smelting plant shall be a local or custom plant for the purchase and reduction of various ores. It shall be located where a majority of l the citizens desire, consistent with transportation and other advantages. The rates of smelting charges shall be less than points in Colorado, New Mexico or Texas.
 In consideration of the bonus subscribed and paid as above stipu- lated, it shall be agreed that no other shelter of this kind shall be erected in opposition anywhere in the above named county.
 E. $. Gage, Judge E. W. Wells and k. N. Fredericks were appointed a committee to confer with MT. Best today at R. N. Fredericks' office.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
Christmas Boxes.

1t was anciently a custom to carry e box from door to door for the collection of little presents at Christmas In an old work entitled The Athenian Ora. cle'' it is stated that formerly 1t was a custom to offer mass for the safety of all ships that went on long voyages, to each of which little box was affixed, under the custody of the priest. into which the sailors put money or other valuables i'll order to secure the prayers of the church AtChristmas these boxes were opened and were thence called
 Christmas boxes In order that DO person should omit these presents the poor were encouraged to beg 'box mon ey" of their richer neighbOrs to enable them to add to the priests perquisites
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
Unlawful War.

The Spanish, Manila, newspaper that charges Dewey with sending ''incendiary shells into the Spanish cruiser, which the laws of God and man forbid" takes the same views regarding warfare that the Chinese commander held, in the assault by the British fleet on the Chinese forts at the mouth of the Peiho river in 1861.
 Failing to carry the works m front by reason of the difficulty of cross ing a wide ditch. the British c~m~ mander sent a detachment to the rear of the forts, where no guns had been mounted. As they were about to make an assault the Chinese commander sent out a flag of truce, and demanded that the British troops retire, be- cause 'the forts were not built to be attacked in the rear," aud warfare of that kind was, as the Spanish writer has said, contrary to the law of God and man.
 The brutal British commander failed to see the value of the point, and took the fort.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
WAR REcAPrTULk-IoN.
One Huo oa-ed Days of Acl e History Masing.-Cost, Lest and
 Results.
Special hy Western Union Wire
 Terms Of the Protocol.

! Special ay Western Unioa Wire
 Terms of the Protocol.
 The peace protocol signed by the United and by the French ambassa- dor. for Spain, provides:
 First. That Spain will reIinduish all claim of sovereignty over and title to Cuba.
 Second. That Porto Rico and other Spanish islands ia the West Indies and an island in tLe Ladrones to be selected by the United States shall be ceded to the latter.
 Third. That the United States will hold aud occupy the city, bay and harbOr Of Manila pending the concession of the treaty of peace, which shall determine the control. disposition and government of the Philippines.
 Fourth. That Cuba. Porto Rico and other Spanish islands in the West Indies, shall be immediately evacuated, and tnBt commissioners to be appointed within ten days, shall, within ten days of the signing Of the protocol, meet in Havana and San Juan. respectively. to arrange and execute details of evacu- ation.
 FIfth. The United States and Spain will exchange and appoint not more than five commissioners to negotiate and conclude a treaty of peace The commissioners are to meet in Paris not later than the first day of October.
 Sixth. On signing of the proto- col, hOstilities to be suspended, and notice to that effect to be given, as soon as possible, by each government 10 the commanders of it's military and naval forces.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
Valuable Cook Book. .

If you will send The N. K. Fair bank Company, Chicago, Illinois. your name, address and one 2 cent stamp to pay postage, they will mail you free of charge a copy of "Home Helps" practical and useful book of recipes, with much valuable in
 formation ou cooking and serving breakfasts, luncheons, dinners and teas, table decorations, invitations, etiquette and many other subjects of special interest and value to the housewife. Home Helps" contains 100 pages, Is handsomely gotten up and illustrated, and is edited by Mrs. Rorer, the eminent lecturer and authority on pure foods and household economy, and principal of the Philadelphia Cooking School.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
Making q Bigger Dictionary.

ScieEee is making the dictionary big. ger every day \ hundred years ago nearly every comui0n word nOw con. ucrtad wIJh electricity was wholly un. snGvh Srta'a and all the names now
 ,pPiied Co railroads, engines. gas. tha ieltl galh. tine telephone aud a hundred sGd on" tier important subjects never usd b,rn beard of--Gnd they would IaLe q small dictionary in themselves Ard now the sinE.e elnyention fog .hrow
 ns nits.if'- g. ures Cu 6crv, ns, various v kEs.s. Il e.. ,Le yitascOi.a or kine roscope las coded d,zuns Of new worts to ths 'anEnage vr,Eiu the fast year or two. .iere Is ilst If the vaTIous names for 'ibUve nleir rhOtnEraPhy:
 rLaatoSs o!'e. crlteriOscope. vstascope. -Ineu-;.s''l.r'il a. ticgraph, kinem mato- GIarh. t'ubt."rscoIe, anin.3toscDpe, vi tasTaph. pauuraMccrIph, cosuaoScopa, -LarIthmcsc' .?r. Latoptikum, nlagni- FoTa. oe@p;rtrUpe. phsntaslnag goria,
 "lvctoscule, VatDtupe. ciuOgraph. cin. hypnOscope, ceniograph, \ GEIaph, ei,ciroscOpe, cinagraphoscope crabCscope, vitalUtisSope, cihelaatuscore, mutOscope, oinoscope lrimaluScope, theatograph, chrouopho loEraphuScope, motograph. kinetOgraph, 1syoScope. motOrscCpe, kinotiphone, -hrcmOtroFe, phenakistoscope. vene- -rop" vitrescope, zinematograph, vitop- -iccn s'lnnetiscope, vivrescope. diaram- sccle, iubstorscope, corminograph. ki- -Chicago Record
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17

The board of supervisors met in special session today to consider the
 leasing of the school lands of the
 county under the law. It developed
 under consideration that a full ab-
 straet of the land in question was
 one of the needed requirements. It
 further appeared that this abstract
 would cost the snug little sum of Sl 500. There are 10000 acres of school land in the county that has
 been surveyed, and the abstrscter
 wonld be obliged to certify to the state ef the land, whether mineral. agricultural, ,timbered or grass lands, or all or neither. It was decided on account of the great cost of the abstract to allow all applicants for school lands to do their own survey ing and under oath report the status of the school lands they wished to occupy. About twenty applications for lands have been filed with the bOard.-TucsOn Citizen.
 A garrison court martial convened at Whipple last Wednesday to try six privaJes on the specification of insubordination. The court has completed its labors, and it is ex- pected that the findings will be pre- sented to Colonel McCord for ap- prOval m due course of time. The genial Captain BOTradaile was pres ident of the court and Liautenants HOchderfer and Crenshaw ths mem bers. Lieutenant Catron, a r:sing young lawyer, and son of Hon. T. B. CatrOn of New Mexico, was the judge advocate. This is tas first court martial to be convened at the barracks, and while notbing def nite is known of the Betur Of the ofen ses, 1T IS surmised hoy -ge- that the charges preferred again these are serious, particularly 90 m face of the nation being st war and ID addition to the fact il .s the morale of tae regiment is reat ened II brooches III military disei- pline are not checked in the begin hing.
 Heavy shipments of Mexican dol lars to New fork are reported. The money is coined at the Mexican hints from silver bullion shipped to Mexico for that purpose from the silver smelter at Omaha. The uIti- mate destination of the money is said to be China and the Philippine 
 The Fifth Illinois regiment has received orders five time ss pr0ce-! To Porto Rico, the order ip each ease being subsequently, countermanded.
 General Grant has saile3 for Porto Rico.
 The Hawaiian commissioners sail a for Honolulu August 10.
 Don Carlos is expected in Spain lezt week, when trJable is also ex- ,ected
 The Monterey has arrived safely | Manila.
 Porto Ricsns have enlisted in the ause Of tine United States against pain.
 Senator Vest Is critically ill at .shbury Park, \. J.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17

The transport carrying the third Manila expedition had a narrow es- cape from loss. A fire was discov- cred in her coal bunkers when the troops were asleep. The sailors were called aft and sworn to secre- cy. The crew fought the fire night and day for 8 week before the flames were eXtinguished. The blaze had gotten into the hold, but the troops, six hundred Nebraska volunteers, knew not of their peril until their arrival at Manila.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
Japanese Methods.

An English dealer, interviewing Oka, tbe great modern Japanese carvr of worries. said to him: "Wby do you waste your time on carving the under part, which Is never seen? You could work much quicker and make money far more rapidly if you were to leave that part plain And the carver an. swered "God, who gave me skill and taste. can see the under part 1 dare not leave 1t uncarved. !" That is the spirit i'll which the work is done in far Japan. Small wonder that 1t excels i'll beauty aI,d individuality. .-Exchange.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17

And now the war is over, Arizona owes 1t to herself that the remains of Captain William O'Neill (called 'Buckey,' in the familiar patois of a mining camp be brought back to the land where his family lives, and given a public funeral as a whole some lesson to the youth of that embryo state. Never mind what his life was-his death was that of a hero, and heroes are not born every day. Whether a public monument IS not an extravagant testimonial. We do not pretend to say, but all will agree with us that if a man de- served military funeral in Arizona, Captain Buckley O'Neill was that n."-Los Angeles Times.
 Senator German and Dick Croker are said to be laying their plans to defeat the candidacy of Bryan for President in 1900.
 Governor Briggs, of North Da- kota, is dead.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17

The greatest year for car building was in 1880. when lO3, OOO cars were built ID. all the shops of the United States In 1891 and 1892 the number of cars turned out ~as close to 96, 900 in each year. The lowest total was iD 1898. when 56, 900 were built
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17

Officials of the geological survey are of the opinion that the Philip pines may be rich.in,coal and petrol cum deposits and they say it IS known that gold is to be found there. It has been decided to make an examination of the mineral deposits of the islands, and Dr. George W. Baker of the geological survey will proceed to Manila as soon as possible.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
He Was Born in Arizona.

Private J. F. Finlay, Co. c, First California volunteers, whose hero ism at the battle before Manila July 3l has been so widely commented on by the press is native of Ari- zona, having been born in Yuma. During that battle, when the firing was fercest, and the Pennsylvanians, with ammunition nearly exhausted, lay in the trenches, with the Span iarGs few hundred yards away, Finiay started with a cartload of ammunition for the relief of the Pennsylvanians. Bullets fell like hail about him, killing a native driver. Finally one of the ponies dropped. and Finlay harnessed him self to the cart and strode on. He accomplished his mission, and com ing back to camp he picked up Capt. Richter, of his own regiment, who was lying wounded. He took him and another injured man to the hospital and then returned to the front.
 Finlay enlisted in San Francisco where his mother and seven brothers and sisters reside, his mother being of Spanish descent and speaks very little English.
 Young Finlay speaks Spanish as well as he does English, and he thought that in Manila he might obtain promotion by being useful.
 As he was bidding his relatives good bye he remarked "Mother I will come back with shoulder-straps if attention to duty will earn them.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
Cholera is epidemic in Madrid

The Cuban insurgents have ac- cepted the peace conditions.
 All military commanders in Cuba and Porto Rico have been cabled to cease hOstilities.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17

The first mention of money in the Scriptures was Abraham's purchase of 3 sepulcher for 400 Ehekels of silver, B O. 1860
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17

The military camp at Chickamau- ga IS 10 be abandoned on account of it. unhealthiness.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17

It is reported from Ponce that Private La Duke, of the Second Wis eonsin regiment, who shot and killed Private Satford, of the army during a quarrel in saloon at Ponce, was conrtmartialed on Aug. 8, found guilty and shot on the morning of Aug. i,
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17

The cruiser Philadelphelphia ar rived at Honolulu August 4 with Admiral Miller aboard
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
ARIZONA JUIRNAL-MINER

fTNHE ARIZONA JOURNAL-MINER is
 l published every day in the year except sundays and legal holidays.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17
:. MARTIN, Editor and Proprietor
Secret SOcIeUleS.

O- c. F. ARiZls-=-S IsJI TIFNo-I . S Is Regular meeting of this lOdg .- --=Tss-- every MedneEdsy eveulng al Od
 Eeil0Ws' Hall. Sojcurning brethre s th- urdat in eos'i standing cordially iavits s@na. THOS. C. BYRNES. \. c. - r. AkEill. heoOfdinR Secretary.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17

NOTICE to subscribers: The JoURNAL- " MINER has made arrangements to club @1th the following papers at prices named 1ayment to be made in advance.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1898-08-17

Approved as to form:
 REESE NJ. LING, City Attorney. First publication Aug, 10. --
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-15
u. q. winslow On Trial.

In the Corporation Court yesterday
morning the case of the Commonwealth
VS.. ID. A. WinSiow, indicted for feloni-
ously shooting Long" John Reynolds,
was taken np and the accused placed
on trial, but the taking of testimony
was not concluded.
Commonwealth s Attorney j. x. NJ.
Newton is conducting the prosecution
and tMr. Winsow is represented by At
torney r. M. Lett and Colonel r. e.
BoykIn.
1t VIII be rememhef ed that Winslow
and Reynolds some weeks ago set out in
boats to solicit orders from steamship
which was entering the river, the, for
mer representing Roberts, Winslow &
Co., ship chambers, ana the latter
working in the interest of the Newport
News supply Company. The two boats
came together some distance from the
piers arid a dispute arose. resulting in
2synolds being shot by Winslow with a
22-caliber revolver. Reynolds was as
sisted to his boarding house on Wash
lnsten avenue. where ne removed the
ball with a pair Of pincers.
Reynolds and Mr.. J.. r. Gill were the
principal Witnesses examined for the
State yesterday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-15
THE CAMPAIGN FOR 1898.
Popuiists. Silver Republicans and Dem
ocrats May Combine

Popuiists, Silver Republicans and Dem
ocrats May Combine. q
fBy Telegraph.l
WASHINGTON, Jam f4.-As a result
If conferences hebi Within che last few
lays between the silver leaders of VA
>ious parties it is understood Chairman
tones, OF the Democratic national COM
nittee, Chairman Butler. of the Popu-.
list national committee, and Chairynan
Fcw1ne, of the silver national Repu bis
can committee. will issue joint mani
;esto in the early part of next week,
with view to securing common action
by the three organi cations in the polft-
cal contest OF 1898. The draft of the.
document is now in the course of pre-
narration, 1t will appeal to ali those in
.eresbed in the cause of silver to work
n union and TO avoid rival orga11fsa-
lions by which their common strength
will be dissipated.
Messrs. Jones. Butler and Towne viii
confer further during the next few
lays and the address will then be made
oublic. On the. 18th instant the Anlsrt-
AN himetalllc union, of which General
Warner, of Ohio. is president. holds its
meeting here and this is expected to-
nive fur'har cohesion TO the Joint silver
movement.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-15
Mr.. lilly, RS steamer.

Mr.. e. C HMyer has purchaser the
small STEAMER c. w Ridley for the
Newport News Supply Company.
The Ridley is a pretty, little craft of
y TINS gross, and has been plying in
The harbor at Richmond for some time
past. &
Mr.. HlEyer paid S1.soe for the little
STEAMER, which VIII be used by the
Newport News Supply Company in the
ship chandtlery business
u The Ridley is now working under a
Richmond license. Her owners Will be
rspuitad to take cut g .cai license.
Peter G. fHolgee is master NJ the Rid
lev
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-15
EWPORT NEWS VA. SATURDAY, JANUARY l5 1898
CRY NEws.IN BisIEls.

Mr.. H. ". HasseH spent ssterday in
Morrison. ss g5 ~ = 4 & Ss{s ss2s
Mr.. J. P. Womble has ratilrnet from
a visit to Smfthfiefd.
MIR. Sydney Smith is able No he out
after several hays illness. 81
Miss Mamie Mckenzie is the guest of
the Misses Winfree in tihe East End
MIR. Thomas Iarkfn, of washington.
IS the guest 6G his brotEner, Peter
Floyd.
The public school exarnsnat liens began
yesterday and Will con tinne throughout
next week 81 g4Ss;ss
Miss Patty Gamble, of MSrrison, Is
on Ha upton avenue, East End
Mrs. Henry, Ainsley and laugh ter,
Belle, have returned to Suffolk, after a
short visit to her sister, Mrs. Poin-
dexter.
Mr. and MIS-. ;. Eugene White are
registered at the Hotel Warwick. They
have lust returned. from am extended
sojourn in California. sEsS
Mr.. andf zSfSW3. L. MaTsden have
went To attend the debut party. of
Miss Bessie Marsden Thursffsfy night.
Great Senior Sycamore C.. dams,
OF this city, assisted in the tfisf 4 ilis tton
of the newly elected officers sof OrAYltco
Tribe, No. 10, I. .. r. NJ. an Norfolk
Thursday night.
What to Read was the subject of an
entertaining and Instructive Neture de-
iivered by Rev. c. C. Cox lasfSntght be-
fore the students of the Newnprt1NeWS
Military Academy. 5E.5
Mrs. r. A. Clay ton has returned from
Norfolk. where she has been visiting
her sister. Mrs. Degr.ng. who hhas been
critically i'll for some time past Mrs.
Derring is somewhat improved