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MIR. BeIlarnY's Lion.
its passag &c

A. T. Bellamy came in from his
cattle ranch, near Silver King, We'd
nesday night. He brings the interest
ing information that the big lion that
has been committing depradations- in
that section for several years has at
last been killed. On Monday Hellamy
and John Lewis, the famous lion
hunter, accompanied by Mr.. Lewis
hounds started through the canyons
which the big cat had been in the
habit of fire. quenting. The dogs soon
struck a fresh trail and finally
brought the lion to bay. Bellamy
and Lewis came up and killed the
beast with their rifles. 1t required
three shots through the head to settle
him. The animal measured over ei sht
feet long and Mr.. Bellamy intends
having his hide handsomely mounted.
This lion is described as one of the
most cunning of its species. 1t evAded
SO many we'll laid plans for its cap
ture or destruction that superstition,
people commenced TO think that 1t
bore a charmed life. There is on
record, however, one instance wherein
Mr.. Lion WAS freightenei out Of q
years growth. Is occurred, 80 the
story goes, about in this manner
Miss Minnie Perry, of Tempe, was
one of party of young folks Wit
were spending a few days at the rancl
and one afternoon as she was descend
ing . loaely trail she suddenly cam
face to face With the terrible monster
Unarmed and,slena she thought. tina
her last hour had come. Che didn'
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SHOOTING AT YUMA.
Billy Marvin Shot a Man who Ruin
cd his Daughter.

News reached Tucson yesterday of
a Sensational shooting which occurred
at Yuma on Saturday evening. A
brakeman of the Southern Pacific was
q witness of the affair. He said that
County Recorder Marvin was the man
who did the shooting, but the name
of the man hs shot was not known to
him.
The report which comes from Yuma
says that Marvin's daughter was out
ragged by a. man we'll along in years,
and Marvin as soon as he heard the
story told by his daughter hunted up
the old man and shot him. Marvin
gave himself up to the authorities.
Billy Marvin was member of the
Rough Rider regiment, and he passed
through all the battles in which that
famous reqimont participated. Re
turning to Yuma he was elected
county recorder. He bears good
reputation in the community and it
is believed that he will be leniently
dealt with.
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THE POLL TAX LAW.
Passed by the goth Legislature.

The following is the poll tax law
placed on our statutes by the goth
legislative assembly:
Be it enacted by the Twentieth
Legislative Assembly of the Territory
of Arizona:
Sec /. No recorder, justice of the
peace, or other officer authorized to
register electors in any of the counties
in the Territory Of Arizona shall re-
gister or take the affidavit for the
purpose of registration of any elector
within this Territory unless such per-
son desiring to be registered shall pro-
duce and exhibit to the registering
officer receipt showing that he has
paid poll tax for the year in which
he is registering.
Sec. 2. This shall not apply to any
person who is by law exempt from
the pay ment of a poll tax. But in
this event the person desiring to re-
eister must make affidavit to the facts
that entitle him, under the law, to an
exemption from payment of poll
tax. s-t. 20. 80.
Sec 5. Amy of the registering Off
GERS enumerated in Section l of this
Act, Or any that may hereafter be
qaaliied to register electors who enters
the name of any person seeking to be
registered, or taking the affidavit of
such person; showing he is exempt
from the payment of poll pax, shall
he guilty of a nisdeneansr and sab
ject to fine, upon conviction there
for, of not loss than one hundred dol
lars, and not more than three hun
dred dollars, or imprisonment in the
county Jail not less than thirty days,
or by both such fine and innprison-
| ment.
Sec. 4. That this Act shall take
effect and be in force from and after
its passage.
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Thousand Tongues.

Could not express the rapture of
Annie E. Springer, of 1925 Howard
ST., Philadelphia, Pa, when she found
that DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption had completely cared
her OF hacking cough that for many
years had made life a burden. All
other remedies and doctors could give
her no help, but she says Of this
Royal Cure: sit soon removed the
pain in l0y chest and can now sleep
soundly, something 1 can scarcely
remember doing before. 1 feel like
sounding its praises throug hoIt the
Universe. So will every one who
tries DIR. Kings New Discovery for
any trouble OF the Throat, Chest or
Lungs. Call on Jas. Il. Mix d.
Co. Druggists, and get a free trial
bottle. Regular size SOC. and 81.
Every bottle guaranteed, or price re-
funded.
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"Not a Picnic" Says, OTIS.

The forward movemen5 of General
Otis has already demonstrated that
there is hard lighting and large loss
Of lie ahead. Ho has sufficiently
uncovered the position of the Fiiiel-
nos to see that they are in large force
and Lh5r their leaders are well up IN
tie science OF war, as Indicated by
their trenches and other field fortihca-
lions. The distribution OF their
troops also shows them to be any thing
but Ignorant of strategy. 1t is sur
missed, and not without good reason,
that not lew European soldiers OF
fortune are with Aguinaldo. There
is too much method Ill his Ikaneu yers
90 believe that they are the invention
of his own mind, for he has never had
experience in scientific warfare. Gen.
the Filipinos will ii ght' and tight des-
Perately, and that SO far they have
point. True, they retreat after a
short engagement. but always back
upon reserves. Certainly the day
will come when practically the entire
army of the insurgents will be en-
gagged, AMI we may be sure that the
Americans will win the fight, but the
Indications are that Aguinaldo will
put off that day until after the rainy
season. Mean lille the events OF
a1ery day will prove that General
Otis knew what he was talking about
when he said ''This is war, not a pic
Mo-"
Not few newspapers are trying 10
make it appear that only the TssaIos
are in instruction and that they ore
comparatively few in nunber and are
slough lot" It never pays te
underestimate an enemy. It may be
worry true that tho Tagalos are the
head and front of tbs instruction.
bat it so happens that there are ovei
100000 of them on the northern
Islands of the archipelago and it Ii
equally true that they represent thu
Highest civilization on the islands
Nearly every enc of their princiPa
leaders was educated in Europe, an
upon the island of Luzen more es
pscially there are dozens Of inlAn
66wns ranging in population fror
$500 to $4,000 We shalt overcom
Nhem finally and oblige them to yiei
81 American sovereignty. but the 10
VfN last more than . day, aud OF
VH fAv6 70 =tbe largely reinforced
Es1t ~ aot deceive Sarssivss.-Ex'
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COMMUNICATION.

To the Editor of TIE VIDErrE:-
Boar Six In last weeks issue of the
Oasis l noticed an arI!cle under the
beading of 1.-The Town Titles" signed
by r. +. EKey, wherein the author
etat.s that In an effort to
get an explanat on from me, that l
~Gaid L was Too busy to talk with him,
"Gud in conseq 4encs of which he was
grossly iusul5sl ana his sensitive feel
-ings previously iacerated, etc. In re-
ply will say that the conversation
referred to occurred the morning after
1 had burieI one OF my children, aud
my errand up town at the time Was
80 procure meuicine Tor others of my
family lying ill. l was not in COLI
-ditiun of mind TO discuss the above
subject with any one. l am very
Wiling to talk the matter over with
any one AMEANAsLE to reason, but
chs decision naturally precludes any
further dis asslon OF it with Mr.
Ekey Respectfully.
w. +. SCHooNHAKER.
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want 10 die, and much more she didn't
want to Be buried in that lion, but
there seemed 10 Be ne possible chance
fer escape for she lien was ercuehed
AID ready fer the fatal spring Shs-
suddenly remembered tho power of
the human eye On savage beasts and
1T once tried the experiment. The
effect was instantaneous The
moment their eyes met the lion began
to cover and tremble and then with
cries of fear and distress it turned
and hed down the mountain. So the
story goes.-Toppe News.
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a True Story.

Have yea seen iti Ne. We'll, its q
sad aight. even pitiful. There it
comes. WateL it; see it glides swift
" across the street. Watch its far
tive glancss a. thou gh pursued By evil
spirits. There it sidestsps at its own
shadow. See it il corning this way.
Watch it crowd - close to the wall
that it interiors. Seq, its haggard
face, that hunted haunted look; once
tall and majestic; now stoop-shouldered
as though with load of care; once q
fine face, now drawn and pinched.
Look at those eagle eyes, they seem to
pierce one through and through, and
SO close together they could peep
through key hole with both at the
same time. Til bot it could give
rattle snake the first bite and land q
sure winner. "a sure case of the
jin;jams" did you sayi Not bit of
it; but stark, raving mad. County
division did it. The appointments
diln's suit it. It never speaks now
except to utter the one sentence eve
got soup" Listen when it passes.
There didn't l tell ysu2 Yes, l agree
with you tina. it was id good
legislature.
ONE WHO SAW "IT."
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A New incorporation.

in this issue We piint Articles of
Incorporation of "The Yaqui, Bio :te-
yuma and Arizpe Land Development
Company" tho capital stock of the
company being 100000 90 and the
following gentlemen incorporators:
DIR. Joaquin Diaz Prieto, Juan N
Bringas, francisco F. Davila, Gaiiler-
mo H. Robinson, II. 3. SpineITi, P.
Sandoval and Fernando Espriu.
Ike principal place of business is in
Nogales, Santa Cruz county, Arizona,
and the general nature of business pro-
posed to be transacted Is to acquire
lands pertaining to the public domain
of the government of Mexico, under a
concession of the government to DIR.
J. Diaz Prieto, dated September u,
1898; to buy and sell lands; to esta-
blish irrigation systems; to sell OF
lease water rights to irrigate lands be
longing to the corporation, to raise
cattle or other domestic animals, tc
SOW or raise cereals or other crops; to
acquire title to or interest Ia coal
Iaines or other metals of every kind
to construct railroads, tram-ways OIL
other means of transportation or con
veyance and to colombo lands within
! Mexico.
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Robbed the Grave.

A startling incident, of which Dir.
John Oliver of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
"I was ia most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, my eyes
sunken, tongue coated, pains con-
tinually in back and sides, no APPETITE
gradually growing weaker day by
day. Three physicians had given nae
up. Fortunately, a friend advised
trying Electric Bitters; and to my
great joy and surprise, the 6rst bottle
made decided Improvement. con-
tinued their use three weeks, and am
now q we'll man. know they saved
my life, and robbed the grave OF
another victim. No enc should fail
to try them. Only SO cents. Sold
by Jas. B. Mix Il Co, Druggists
guaranteed.
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VIZ ARE pleased with governor N.
O Murphy for the honor he has done
our townsman. Treasurer Herrera, in
placing him on his staff with the
rank of major. Governor Murphy is
growing dear to the hearts of our
people. Vanish the thought that the
governor Was ever other than our
friend,
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The Oasis" Mr.. Birds handsome
little paper has been moved from tho
busy, dusty thoroughfars on Morley
avenue, to the Brick wood building, on
che sunny side of the arroyo, next to
She Methodist church. We envy the
Oasis her nice new quarters.
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tSEALl
Ito CT. Il. 81
My commission expires March -,
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA. a..

County OF CsnIa Cruz, }
Befo. Q, 3D. WiI..sA4s. Notary Public in and
for said County on this day personally ap-
ps4red P. sandovsI. personally Known to me-
to be The same person whose name s subscribed
to the foregoing instrument the attorney In
TACT of franc Sea +. DaViio and Ii. Is. SpInsli,
and the saiJ p. Sandoval acknowledged to me-
that he subscribed tie names of Farnclsco +.
Daviia and II. b. Spinelli theretJ as primo pals
and his wn name as attorney in TACT; Also, at
the same time and place personally appeared
III. IL sca elias. personally AnSWn to me to be
Tho same person whose name IL subscribed To
the foregoing instrument, as the attorney In
TACT OF Juan N. Bringas aud the said IL. Mas
carenas acknowleds ed to me that he subscribed
tie name of Juan N. Rringss thereto A.
principal AMI his Gwn name as attorney In
fact; Also at the same time and place per
son ally appeared GuiIlerrnS hacolDin, whose
name is subscribed to the foregoing instrI-
ment as attorney in fact Of GuilIermo ID.
Robinson and the said Gunlermo Mscaipin,
acknowledged to me that he subscribed the
name of Giillermo II. Rsbinson thereto as
principal and his OWL nAns AZ attorney in
fact; Also at the same time AID place personally
Appeared r. Ramirez whose name ID sabscrib bod
to the foregoing instrument IS the attorney il
fAct of Fernando Espriu and the said K.
Ramirez acknowledged to mo that he signed the
| name of fernando EsHriu thereto As principal
and his own mama As attorney in fact.
| Given undor my hand and seal et Office this
18th. day Of March A. D. 1889
3:s.z ~ 49,, Public.
| 10 ct. r. 81
NY Commission expires March 10. A. D. 1900
Filed fer record March %, Lee at ESQ =. m
| ". N.CanAiAgs. Recsrde<.
I FIRST daes 81 RNAiioatiez AIti1 1. 1850 -
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Know al Men By these Presents. that We.
the undsrsigHed, have this day Voluntarily as
soeiated ourselves together for the r1rpess Of
forming Corporation, under the lHws of the
Territory of Arizona.
And We hereby certify:
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TERRITORY or ARIZONA,

Eefore M, Eo. W IL Jams, a Notary Publie in
and for the said county, on Ibis day personally
peared Lr. J. Diaz Priet0 and Z. Sandoval
known to me to be tn same persons whose
names are subscribed to the foregoing Articles
Of Incorporation and severally acknowledged
to me that they executed the same for the
purposes and { O lsidsration therein mention d.
Gwen unuer ky hanu anu seal of ONCE this
2orh Gay IF March A. D., 1857.
ISEAL1 ES. WILLIAMS,
Ito CT. Il. 81 HoaIy Pablo.
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FIRST.

FIRST
That the nAme OF said Corporation il 'Th'
YAqui. MocterunA and Arizpe Land Develop
ment Company"
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ONE WHO SAW GIT. 3"
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That the amount OF its Capital Stick, hereby
authorized shall be enc Million Dollars
(SI,toJ, co. 00) divided int. Ons hundred thou
sam Snare u,U,OUOl or par vAt-e OF Ten dol
iars (SlU.G0j each Ten per oe4,t of which shall
re paid up at tine org nj alton OK the Corpora
ton All the remaining ninety per cent &C such
IiIass and such amounts 40 the BOARD OF
directors may determIne.
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have robbed Knapp of his rightful place
as the coroner'S confidant.
''Shall let her go for the present.
he whispered. ''She does look tired, poor
girl"
The public challenge which Sweetwater
had received made him wary, and his re-
ply was a guarded one.
Il do not trust her, yet there is much
to confirm her story. Those sandwiches,
now! She says she dropped them in Mrs.
Webbs yard under the pear tree, and that
the bag that held them burst open. Gentle
men, the birds were so busy there on the
morning after the murder that l could not
but notice them notwithstanding my alb
sorption in greater matters l remember
wondering what they were all pecking at
so eagerly. Then the length of time that
elapsed between the moment label was
seen rushing from Mrs Webb's gate and
the hour in which he bought the bread,
has never been quite accounted for. Though
/ doubt that SO old man would find
strength for that journey to the woods, 1
can but acknowledge that it would account
for those very minutes we have had some
difficulty in filling up. But the flower
Evening star., 1899-04-08

that of a strictly honorable person. Why
did you fail to give the alarm when you
re-entered my house after being witness to
this double tragedy"
Her serenity was not to be disturbed.
Il have just explained she reminded
him. that l had sympathy for the GRIM
iral."
We all have sympathy for James label,
but
Il do not believe one word of this story
interposed Sweetwater, in reckless disre
gard of the proprieties. "A hungry, feeble
old man, like label, on the verge of death,
could not have found his way up into these
woods, as you say. You carried that money
there yourself miss; you are the"
Hushi interposed the coroner, author
ftatively, do not let US go too faSt-yet.
Miss Page has an air of speaking the truth,
strange and undccountable as it may seem.
label was an admirable man once, and if
he was led into theft and murder, it was
not until his faculties had been weakened
by his own suffering and that of his much
loved brother.
Thank you." was her simple reply: and
for the first time every man there thrilled
at her tone. Seeing it, all the dangerous
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Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

st after a ball at the Sutherland mansion
Agatha Webb and her servant found dead.
and Philemon Webb. AEatha's husband who
for years has been growing demented, is dis
covered asleep at the dinner table. A trace
OF blood his sleeve points to him as the
murderer Agatha Webb is known to but few
a rich woman. Miss Page. the niece of
SutheFland's hOusekeeper. persists IN reIna aiming
about the Webb premises and discovers blood
on the grass. The money drawer is found TO
be empty. and robbery Is added to the mys-
terry. Frederick Sutherland. a Wayward youth.
calls his father to witness his determination 10
be a better man and promises not to marry
Miss Page, by whom he has been fascinated.
Miss Page tells Frederick that she followed
him the night of the murder and knew where
he had secreted thousand dollars. She gives
him a week to decide whether to marry her
be proclaimed the murderer of Agatha
Webb. II Is learned that the money was in
bills. and the keeper Of small store
the night of the murder for i loaf Of bread.
A detective arrives from Boston and reports
simple case Murdered for money Find the
man with a flowing beard Suspicion falls
visits the hollow tree. The money is gone.
Wattles. Boston gambler. arrives and de-
mands $3.50 of Frederick in payment Of a
gambling debt. Frederick secures a check for
the amount from his father. The label
brothers found dead of starvation, of
blOod-staned knife. The Boston detective de-
clares the mystery solved. but young Sweet
water astOnishes the company by a new chain
Of evidence pointing TO another perpetrator Of
suspected Sweetwater finds the money where
he has Miss Page hide it. Miss Page is
confronted by the detectives and officers and
tells what she the night of the murder.
Frederick overhears the talking and Joins the
group just as Miss Page is about TO declare
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laid away In the place prepared for her
his sympathies grew upon him to such an
extent that he found It difficult to quit the
his eyes away from the face he had never
seemed to know till now. But as friend
and stranger were now rapidly leaving the
YARD he CONTROLLED himself. and, assuming
a more natural demeahor asked his son II
he were now ready to ride back But to
his astonishment Frederick replied that
he did not intend to return to Sutherland
town at present; that he had business in
Portchester. and that he was doubtful as
to when he would be ready to go home
As the old gentleman did not wish to
raise controversy he said nothing. but
as soon as he saw Frederick disappear up
the road he sent back the carriage he had
ordered, saying that he would return in a
Portchester gig as soon as he had settled
some affairs of his own, which might and
might not detain him there till evening.
Then he proceeded to a little inn, where
he hired room with windows that looked
out on the highroad. In one of these win
90, COWS & ne So sat all day. watching for Freder-
lex, who had gone further up the road.
But no Frederick appeared, and with
vague misgivings, for which as yet he had
no name. he left the window and set out
on foot for home.
1t was now dark hut a silyery CLEAN
on the horizon gave promise of the speedy
rising OF 1ull moon. Otherwise he would
not have attempted to walk over a road
proVerbially dark and dismal.
The churchyard in which they had just
laid away Agatha lay in his course. AS
he approached it he felt his heart fail, and
stopping moment at the stone wall that
separated it from the highroad, he leaned
against the trunk of a huge elm that
guarded the gate of entrance. AS he did
so ne heard a sound of repressed sobbing
from some spot not very far away, and,
moved by some undefinable impulse stronger
than his will. he pushed open the gate
and entered the sacred precincts
instantly the wierdness and desolation
Of the spot struck him. He wished, yet
dreaded, to advance. Something in the
grief of the mourner, whose sobs he had
heard, had seized upon his heart strings,
and yet, as he hesitated, the sounds came
again, and, forgetting that his intrusion
might not prove altogether welcome, he
pressed forward, till he came within a few
feet from the spot from which the sobs is
sued.
He had moved quietly feeling the awe of
the place. and when he paused it was with
sensation of dread not to be entirely ex-
planned by the sad and dismal surround
ings. Dark as it was he discerned the