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Arizona republican., 1898-04-02

forts, a too great brilliancy and a jug gling, as it were, with his brush, ob- tained at the expense of the more ser ious qualities shown by, the greatest masters. But this is probably mat ter of temperament. The man is of a buoyant nature, enthusiastic, nervous and in his ardor possibly not always discriminating. He falls under the sway of appealing color; he is carried away by suggestions of forms which he is liable to eXaggerate, or to insist up- on unduly; in short, his is an artistic personality, which explains and ex- cuses much. Certain it is that his is a unique, interesting individuality, and he possesses an aesthetic mind of rare attractiveness.
 He is uneven-what great man is not?-and to take him at his best, he is one of the most distinguished paint CTS of his time, or of the century, while to his artistic talent he unites great personal charm, kindliness of nature and rare fascination. His devotion to his pupils and his disinterested efforts to help the American student must ever keep him in warm regard by the men, while his position in the world of art, surely of the first rank, has been obtained only after years of hard, conscientious work serious study and great application. He has a num- der of commissions for portraits, and it is hoped ofter these shall have been finished it will be possible to have them shown at public exhibition, so that the public may have a chance to study and enjoy the results of his ,, skill.
Arizona republican., 1898-04-02
THE ART WORLD.

New York has probably never had a more distinguished visitor in an art way, than the famous French portrait painter Carolus Duran, who arrived there last Monday. While the general public is not very familiar with the mans work, as occasional canvas has found it's way to the galleries, and the private houses of many prOmi- nent people contain examples of his skill. The latest public exhibition of his painting in New York was a por- trait of the duchess of Marl- borough, nee Vanderbilt, repre- scented full length, in a sort of Watteau costume, with long staff in her hand, and it was seen at the last portrait show at the Academy of Design. But he is remembered as the master of several prominent Amer ican painters, among whom the most distinguished is John Sargent. But there are others who have won favor since graduating from his school in Paris, and among these may be men toned Carroll Beckwith, Frank Fowler Herbert Denman, William M J. Rice, Charles Melville Dewey, Birge Harri- son, George DeForest Brush and Wal ter L. Palmer.
 M. Duran has enjoyed great popular ity in Paris for thirty years or more as painter of the fashionable and the artistic world, and his work has been marked by qualities of great dash, ex- treme facility and enormous dexteritv. When wholly successful he is surpass- ed by possibly no living man in the grace of pose and l the exterior surfaces of his sitters. These other qualities Of the more serious aspect of humanity and the intellectual side of mankind. have not been always so apparent, though he has ever displayed a remarkable personality in his rendition of the man and particularly the woman. whom he has delineated, while with the matron- ly patrician no man has succeeded in obtaining greater suavity. He was born at Lille in 1888, and having won a local prize, he was enabled to traye1 in Italy and Spain. It was while ir Madrid that he became fascinated with the work of Velasques, and thai master held him at once an admirer and if not an enthusiastic imitator. al least serious student of his canvases and to this love he had ever been faith. ful, holding his memory in the deepes veneration.
 He has found many patrons amons his own countrymen and women. an( for many years Americans abroad have flocked to his studio to be paint ed. He has received all the honors tn, government awards to successful painters and his talent has been rec ognized all over Europe. He ha. maintained his place despite thu changes in art and he has departed il no wise from the earlier methods. hi conservatism holding for his his ad mirers and his ability finding man, new friends among the patrons of art Whatever the criticism that may bt passed upon his work, it must be ad mltted that he is equipped as are fev men ln technical way and his mast cry over his medium is profound It il Tn hls drawing that the critics find oc caslonally weak spot and in the su perhclality of his rendition of the sit ter One feels that there is now ant then an explosive quality about his eff
Arizona republican., 1898-04-02
NUGGETS FROM THE HILLS

Hon. John s. Jones is in from his
 famous Little Jessie mine Big Bug district, where Van H. Brooks of Salt
 Lake, assisted by Prof. Cummings of Denver are in charge of the cyanide plant at work upon the tailings of that mine. An average of thirty tons a day of tailings is being treated, result ing in a saving of from S5 to 90 Der cent of the values, which means the eventual erection of a large cyanide plant to treat ores direct from the mines. There is said to be 100000 tons of ore in sight in these mines which is known as cyanide ore In fact. the entire district abounds in ore Of this character and now that the experimental workings of the Little Jessie have proved so successful. no one need be surprised to see extensive
Arizona republican., 1898-04-02
ABOUT KLONDYKE.
Not the Northern K1ondyke, But the
 Arizona Klondyke.

The Klondyke correspondent of the Arizonian writes as follows of a prom ising Arizona camp:
 The work at Table Mountain is moving right along, the heavy ma chinery being about all in, and what is not here will be here inside of ten days. Tom Savers has the contract for hauling. which is a sufficient guar antee that it will be properly handled The road is about all completed and it is a splended piece of work. There are about eighty men now at work at this camp, and the force will be more than doubled as soon as the machinery is in place. The mine is looking more promising than ever, and reports are in to the effect that it will not be long until the machinery plant will have to be doubled. Quite a little town is springing up around the mine.
 At the Grand Reef about fifty men are employed Two shifts are run Outside men are paid from $50 to $2.5O per day and miners s3 and s3.5O, mechanics get s3.50 and s4.
 Klondyke is going to be quite a town, there now being a store, two hotels and lodging houses, one restau- rant, three saloons and one livery and feed stable. A petition is now in cir culation for a postoffice which will un- doubtedly be granted. In the mean time Moore & Durgins stage line brings the mail up twice a week for the surrounding camps.
 There are two stage lines now run ming between Wilcox and Klondyke; one by Moore & Durgin and the other by Nash & Richards, and both seem to be doing considerable business. both in passengers and express.
 Burt Dunlap has a number of men at work on prospect near here and mony others are prospecting and de- veloping claims in the district Tax ing all in all the future of the district looks very bright.
Arizona republican., 1898-04-02
THE METAL MARKET.

New York, April 1.-Silver certlfi- cates, 55A@561a; silver bars, 551s; Mexican dollars, 45.
Arizona republican., 1898-04-02
Notice to Creditors.

Estate of Annie E. Hinton, decea ed.
 Notice is hereby given by the undersigned administrator of the estate ot Annie E. Hinton, deceased, to the creditors of and all persons having claims against the said deces sed, to ex. hibit them, with the necessary voucf CTS, with in four months after the first ublicat.on of this notice to the said sdministr ,tor at the law office of L. W. Hill, her attorney in the Lewis Block in Phoenix, Arizona, the same being inc place for the transaction of the busiless of said estate, in said county of Marieopa.
 A. D. HINION
 Administrator of the estate of Annie E. Hinton deceased.
 Dated this 18th day of March 1898
 First published i'll the Arizona Republican. March 19. 1898.
Arizona republican., 1898-04-02
NOTICE TO TOURISTS.

Beginning April the M. & P. and S. P. railroads have arranged to sell tickets to parties holding excursion tickets from eastern points to Phoenix and return Phoenix to Los Angeles and return, s30 each; Phoenix to San Diego and return, s36.50 each; Phoe- nix to San Francisco and return, $50 each. This is done in order to give eastern visitors an opportunity of see ing the various points of interest on the Pacific coast without great ex- pense. Tickets are on sale any date. and are good for stop over at any and all points, the final limit being gauged by the limit of the round trip ticket held by the passenger. For further information call on or address M. O. Bicknell, G. F. and P. A.
Arizona republican., 1898-04-02
ORDINANCE NO. 269.

Repeating Ordinace No. 267 in Part.
 The Common Council of Phoenix do Ordain as follows:
 That ordinance No. 267 relating to the licensing of hotels, inns, lodging houses, taverns, dining rooms and res taurants be and the same is hereby repealed, except sections, 3, I, 5, and thereof, which are hereby continued in full force.
 This ordinance to take effect and be in force from and after it's passage and publication according to law.
 Passed by the Common Council this 7th day of March, 1898.
 Approved this 7th day of March, 1S9S J. c. ADAMS, Attest: Mayor.
 T. A. JOBS, City Recorder.
 First published in The Arizona Re publican, official city paper, April 1, 1898.
Arizona republican., 1898-04-02
Sale of Territorial Bonds

In accordance with the dire ction of 1.-The Cap itol Grounds and Building Commission of the Territory of Arizona, notice is hereby given that the undersigne Territorial Treasurer of the Territory of Arizona, at his office in the city of Phoenix, Arizona, will at any time or before the hour of ten o'clock a.. m. of the 2nd day of May, 1898, receive bids for the sale of one hundred bonds of the Territory of Ari- zona, the same being knowna as "The Capitol Building Bonds of the Territory of Arizona and at tt at time and place will open ull bids filed b. that time for the purposes of sale of such bonds. Each of said bonds being in the de- nomination of 0 thousand (sl ,oGO) dollars and per annum, interest payable semiannually. Principal and interest shall be payab,e ct the office of the territorial Treasurer in lawful money of the Unitsd States or at such bank may be designated by said commission at the option of the purchaser or purchasers of said bonds. The place of payment bsing ment. oned in said bond<. Such bonds shall be payable ab- solutely in fifty years from thsir date and the Territory shall have the ri9ht to pay them at any time after twenty year from this date. The said bonds are issued under and by virtue of an Act, Number Nine of the NineteeI tn Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, and en- titled "An Act Authorizing the Erection of a Capitol Building and to Provide the Necessary Means Threfor' which said Act was duly approved by Congress on the Sth day of March, 1898.
 c. W, JOHN NSTONE,
 Territorial 1 reasurer, First published in the Arizona Republican March 3lst 1898.
Arizona republican., 1898-04-02

cyanide works in operation in differ ent portions of Big Bug district Courier.
 Placer mining is pretty slow around the valley, writes the Peoples valley correspondent of the Courier. Ye cor respondent has been trying his luck some lately but with varied success. It is expected that the cyanide plant will be in operation in about sixty days at the Yarnell mine. The con- pany now has men getting out tim ber
Evening star., 1898-11-08
STORIES OF ANIMALS.
Illustrating the Sense of the EIe-
phant and the Horse.

Illustrating the Sense of the EIe-
phant and the Horse.
From the New York Tribune
From the huge elephant to the tiny ant
the entire animal kingdom offers stories
and facts which should enlist the sympa-
thies and engage the interests of the hu-
man being who has, in quaint, old-fash-
ioned speech, dominion over them
In the whole animal creation there is not
to be found q creature more Intelligent
more easily managed or more likely to be-
come the friend of man than the elephant
The natives of India. recognizing this, treat
him with veneration and respect; but, on
the other hand, the ferocious brutishness of
the African negroes. melted by the criminal
cupidity of Arab and European ivory mer-
chants, transforms into a savage beast an
animal best suited by nature to be mans
associate.
The question of the day in Belgium is the
protection Of African elephants in the
Congo Free State, for at the present rate of
merciless slaughter the race will become
totally extinct in less than ten years.
A Hfndoo hunter was once known to have
become so fond of an elephant which he
had caught and tanned that rather than
have his tusks sawed off for the sake OF
the ivory he allowed himself to live in
penury.
piteous thing after a battle is the sight OF
wounded horses The men are cared for
but the poor horses are left to die in
agony"
The horse enters into the spirit of a bat
tie like a human being. He shows no fear
of death and no sign of panic in all the wild
tumult of the battles din. A horse in one
of the batteries in the Murfreesboro' fight
had his skull split by piece of shell So
that one side was completely loosened. The
driver turned him loose. but he walked up
10 the side of the gun and watched the fir
ing. following the shots with his gaze as If
to note their effect on the enemy. When he
saw the team he had worked with being
drlVen back for ammunition he ran to his
old place and galloped back with the rest
and when an officer pushed MIN aside to
have another horse put in he gazed at the
newcomer with most sorrowful expression
IN his eyes. Then, seeming TO realize that
the glory of battle was no more for him.
ne walked slowly away, lay down and died.
The officer who owned him declared that Il
was not The wound, but a broken heart
that killed him.
to secondhand furniture man. and one
day as he was coming down the street with
load the signal gong rang in the engine
house he just happened to be passing The
old horse mad been going at the pace of a
nag, but there was change now, and the
driver picked himself up from the ground
only to see his steed disappearing around
the corner at bredkneCk speed. win bureau
drawers and chairs flying out and iittering
the street. The animal shot like a meteor
ahead of the flying fire brigade, selected a
hydrant and backed what was left of the
painting up to the spot. and as the horse
eyed him its face broke into positive grin
which goes to prove that the equine spe-
cles are not Without d secSe of hurlor.
Evening star., 1898-11-08
a Pitiful story.
From Leslie's Weekly

Just below the stone fort at Caney, sit
came upon pitful sight-a soldier sitting
on the ground, holding in his lap the head
of poor fellow who was literally shot TO
pieces. One bullet had gone through his
head, another through MS lungs and chest,
tearing a horrible hole. from which the
blood poured at every breath. He was al
most dead, and every breath sounded like
the noise made by pouring liquid from "A
bottle, and his comrade kept tho flies from
his face. that was clottei with blood AMI
dirt. and waited. Occasionally. when the
poor fellow would groan Bit louder than
usual, the friend would change the dying
mans position, but he held him as still az
he could.
Don't suppose there's surgeon about7'
he inquired as I stopped.
| told him there was not now, bu; would
he later.
Well he remarked, quietly. don't sup
pose they could help him. He's bout gone.
/ reckon"
The breathing became weaker and the
gurgling fainter and fainter as the grayish
pallor began to show through the sweat
and dirt and blood. and finally without a
tremor, breathing ceased. The soldier he'd
his burden a moment until he saw the end
had come, and then laid his handkerchief
over the CHASTITY face and gently let the
~.
Know him?" | asked.
My brother he calmly saii. And the,
he filled his lungs with one long deep sigt
and gaZed off to the hills for a moment
with a far-away. thoughtful look and 7
could see that he was looking straight into
some home and wondering what mother
would think
Evening star., 1898-11-08
ENGLAND'S NEW ISLANDS.
Union Jacks Planted Over Fourteen
Islands and n Volcano.

From the London Daily Mail
| News by the Australian mail tells of the
| arrival at Sydney of her maiesty's steam
ship Mohawk, after wholesale annexation
| cruise among the islands of Melanesa So
| successful was the trip that any decrease
| of the empire owing to the oceans or
| slaughts on the kentish cliffs in past wears
viii be amply recouped by our present ac-
QUESTIONS in the Pacific
In April last the Mohawk left Sydney
under orders to hoist the flag of England
on the Santa Cruz, the Swallow, the Reef
and other islands. These groups of Islands
| lie 400 to 800 miles east of the Solomons
| the home of savage cannibals.
Altogether in Santa Cruz and the other
| islands the Union Jack was up on four
teen islands, namely on Santa Cruz Irtp-
| pua, TinakuIa in the Santa Cruz groui,:
Matema, Fenuloa. LON LON. Nifiloli. Ban
gauena, Bamga, Natapa, Pelain, Nukapu
Naiogo, Nupani, Tocupia, in the Reef and
Swallow groups.
One of the officers of the Mohawk in re-
counting his experiences said During
the cruise we burned a couple of villages at
Vella Ia Vella TO avenge the outrage on
Mr.. Pratt a British subject Commander
Freeman went ashore and had 'palaver'
with the chiefs. One notable character Be-
lungi, was charged with being out head
hunting. and from the evidence it appeared
| that after cruising around for some time
! in search of a white head Uhey prefer the
European) he came up with canoe laden
with eight young native women, who were
out for pleasure. He shot six and took
two with him. The charge being proved
Belungi was given until the rising of the
court for the production of the two missing
girls. These he refused to hand over so
was taken a prisoner 10 New Guinea.
"One of the most interesting features III
connection with our cruise was the visit to
Tocupia. This island is without a history
Its people certainly not Kanakas,
woolly-haired or stunted in stature. The
whole island seems to give color to the
Darwinian idea of a submerged continent
in so far that the formation is mountainous
with valleys, and has about 500 people on It,
They are gigantic in stature; one we meas
ured was feet 10 inches and the women
are proportionate. The men have long
straight hair. which they dye naxen color
and which in thick folds hangs over their
copper-tinted shoulders. The women on the
contrary, have their hair cut short. Strange
to say. these natives have no weapons of
defense at all. A remarkable law among
them is that they marry only once, the su-
perstition being that if a married man or
woman dies, no matter how many children
there may be. the deceased's spirit has gone
ahead and is waiting for the other half.
During the cruise we annexed a vol
cano, on which at night, though not very
active, one could hear rumbling noise and
see a fame glare above it. This was in
the Santa Cruz group"
Evening star., 1898-11-08
Truth About Nicotine.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
Il don't like to upset a Cherished tra6i-
tion' said a doctor who is himself devo-
tee of the weed. but the talk one bears of
nicotine saturating the systems of smokers
is mostly rot. Nicotine is a deadly poison;
one drop of it will make good-sized mas
tiff turn up his toes, if injected srbcutane-
ously,. and it would take precious little OF
1t to kill man. The truth is that very lit
tie is absorbed, even by the most confirmed
smokers. Now and then sou read of men
who die from excessive tobacco using and
are found on autopsy to he literally recking
with nicotine. All rubbish Nothing of the
Kind ever happened. Again. it's a favorlte
experiment to blow smoke through a hand
kerchief and the stain that is produced is
popularly supposed to be made by nicotine
1t Is really Oil of tobacco, which is a horse
OF quite a different color. No the chief
narm done by smoking is The stimulus which
IL gives to the heart, . This is particularly
true OF cigarette smoking, where 'fnhaIing'
Is nearly always practicei. Each time the
smoke Is inhaled 1t acts as slight spur
to the heart and. needless to say there Is
sure to be reaction. If the smoker is in
good general health he will probably never
feel 1t, but If he isn't there will he periods
or profound depression. and, not knowing
the cause he is apt to try TO brace I'D on a.
drink. which makes matters just that much
worse. If he has organic heart troubIe-a
Bile that he will tumble over some day and
put his angel plumage on. Those are the
cold facts about smoktng--Gene other is
genuine
Evening star., 1898-11-08
Rumors About the United States
Electric Lighting Company.
RESULT OF TEE ANNUAL ELECTION
Talk About Securing Control, bu,
Nothing Definite Known.
THE PEN DING CONTEST

1t is likely that after tomorrow the
United States Electric Lighting Company
will not be the topic OF such general dis
cussion in local financial circles as has
been the case for number Of DAYS past.
The annual election of directors OF the
company will be held tomorrow at HAr-
per's Ferry, w. Va. in which state the
company was organized, and upon the re-
suit of that election will depend whether
Mr.. A. A. Thomas viii agair, be chosen
president of the company.
1t may be said in passing that according
TO the prevailing opinion the present board
will be reelected. and as eigh; OF the thir-
teen members have placed themselves On
record as being opposed TO Mr.. Thomas
president of the company. it is the op.n-
ion that he will not be reelected. II is
said by those who believe this that Mr.
James L. Norris will be elected in place OF
Mr.. Thomas.
Rumors Aioat.
There have been various rumors floating
about in regard to this company and it's
future, but to what extent these are due
to the active canvass for proxies that has
been made by both sides. and the desire 10
influence stockholders who have held aloof,
is question that is 6ifiicuit TO answer.
1t is believed by some that a syndicate
has been formed to purchase controlling
interest in this company. but no definite In
formation is given to names or the price.
1t is also stated that sgners TO an option
have been secured who agree to sell the
stock held by them for S120, but II is not
said in whose interest this option is being
obtained.
Sales of stock Reported.
The statement was made today that a
sale of 152 shares of stock without the
proxy had been made privately for $40
per share to parties in New York. but
what significance. If any. is to be attached
to this transaction is not known. 1t Is also
said that other blocks of stock have recent
ly changed hands, in each case without
the proxy.
There is a strong belief that the parties
said to have recently purchased largely OF
Washington Gas Company stock are also
interested in getting the control of the
United States Electric Lighting Company,
but this also ca mot be verified.
There may be other rum1rs in regard to
the electric light company N circulation.
but the above furnishes fair sample Of
what can be heard in financial circles on
this subject.
Evening star., 1898-11-08
Fin de Steele Exploration.


Yesterday at Versailles NJ Felix Dubois.
the French explorer, in company with sew
eral notabilities of the colonial party, made
an excursion to Versailles in automobiles
to examine the automobile wagons which
have Keen prepared for his expedition to
the Niger.
The visit was satisfactory, and now no
time will be lost in fitting out the expcdi-
ton ITSELF. M Dubois will take with him
an engineer who has specially studied auto
mobilism AID two European mechanics.
In Africa ise will have the assistance of
Senegalese railway employees, for the ma
tives are found 20 be Of considerable use
on the few lines &C railway already built
by the French.
The automobiles will I've taken by boat TO
Dakar; thence they VIII: proceed 10 ST.
Louis and from there they will be trans
ported by the River Senegal 80 Kayes. and
conveyed by railway TO Dinblba
From that point to the Niyer the dis
tance Is about 260 miles. and his distance
NJ. Dubois hopes to traverse in a week
Should the experiment be successful. au-
tomobiles viii come into gener al use for
the exploitation Of the Frencly African
colonies.