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Mohave County miner., 1900-01-27

John G. Potts came down from
Stockton Hill this morning. He and
Thomas Mcmahon have a contract on
the Chicago mine and have the tunnel
upon which they are working in 80
feet. They have yet so feet to run TO
reach the objective point on the ledge.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-27

Mark Bratfett returned Thursday af-
ternoon from visit to bis old Mis-
souri, home. He reports having had
an enjoyable time on the trip.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-27

J. B. Redd, one of our brightest
young lawyers, returned from Los An
geles yesterday morning.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-27

Henry Lovin returned from an Of
ticial trip to Signal Wednesday even
ing.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-27
Copper Prince Mines.

James ROsborough and j. w. John
son came up from the Copper Prince
group of mines last Tuesday. Mr..
johnson has been at work for nearly
two months past doing the annual
work on the mines and exploiting
some new finds. The Copper Prince is
big vein carrying goodly percentage
of copper and has been opened to a
depth of one hundred feet.
From the bottom of the shaft cross
cut has been run to the footwall, dis
lance of sixty-seven feet. This cross
cut shows splendid ore bodies, al
though the effects of teaching are APP
parent. Messrs. Rosborough 4 John
son, the owners, brought up with them
many beautiful specimens of grey
copper and sulphates. Two miles from
the Copper Prince they have located a
vein showing good copper ore for a
width of twenty-five feet. The loca-
tion of the mines is on Bill Williams
Fork, about ninety miles south of
Kingman.
The board of supervisors met last
Wednesday Bnd accepted the tender of
the Santa Fe Pacific railroad company
of S,l7SS, in full for the taxes assessed
by the county against the property of
the company for 1899. The board also
instructed the treasurer to pay off
warrants to the extent of all available
funds now in the treasury.
Fred Brawn, Clyde Brawn, Fred
Coolidge and Cal Cross have taken a
lease on the IXL mine and will put up
a whim at once. The boys are now on
the ground making preliminary ar
rangements. The IXL in early days
produced wonderfully rich ore to wa
ter level, since reaching which but lit
tie work has been done.
body of ore has been uncovered
in the Prince George tunnel, at Stock
ton Hill, the ore from which runs 80
ounces silver to the ton. The Prince
George has splendid record as pro-
ducer of high grade ore and we hope
the owners will make fortune out OF
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-27

The Juno and Lucky Boy are sack
ing up immensely rich ore.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-27

Superintendent Lambert II. Smith.
of the Orc Plata mine, came in from
that property Thursday evening and
reports that the water had been
pun ped out below the lower level and
that the sump would be drained by
noon yesterday. As soon as some nee
es sary repairs are made in the shaft
sinking will be commenced. The Orc
Plata has been one of the best pro
ducers of gold ore in Mohave county
for years and under the able manage
ment of Supt. Smith is sure to become
a record breaker.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-27

The Louise Brehany operate and
concert troupe have been engaged by
the local lodge B. p. o. Elks to stop
in Kingman for one night, February
22d, while en- route from the east to
California. Miss Brehany was with
Sousa's famous band for two seasons,
aud is credited with having a magni-
ficent and wonderful voice. Accom-
panying her are some of the most tai
ented singers to be found anywhere.
They will produce on the occasion of
their coming here, the second act from
the opera of Martha" in costume, and
will faithfully reproduce that famous
act, the spinning wheel scene, etc, be-
sides which these artists will give their
regular concert performance. II is a
rare occasion that such talent as these
people possess il seen in kingman, and
they could only have been induced to
stop here on condition of liberal
guarantee, which the Elks have made
them. 1t will indeed be rare treat
which none of Us can afford to miss. ~
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-27
United Moderns.

Last Monday night E. NJ. Elliott
Supreme Vice Chancellor, and w. j
Burke, Chancellor of Needles lodge
United Moderns, organized loca
lodge of that order with charter mem
bership of twenty-five. Tuesday night
the following officers were installed for
the semi annual term: p. c., w. G.
Blakely; c., A. II. Smith; r., Mrs. Fred
Waite; o., Mrs. Potter; e., James Clark
r. Il c., f. A. Pomeroy; w., Mrs. r
Taggart; w., NJ. }. Hart. After the in.
stallation of officers the lodge was ad
journed aud the members and invited
friends participated in most enjoy
able dance until midnight.
The United ModernS is social and
beneficial order and its introduction
into Kingman was under the pleasant
est auspices. Supreme Vice Chancel-
lor Elliott and his amiable wife have
been in town for nearly a week inter
esting our people in the cause and
have met with most fiattering success
The order is sure to become most
popular one with our people on ac-
count of its social and other fraternal
features.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-27

RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION:
One year, strictly In advance, 3 00S
Six months, IS
Three months 100
Advertising rates on application.
,ocal and Personal
To THE PUBLIC.
= The MINER is not represented y
= by agent or otherwise within or -
= without Mohave County. All -
y orders issued on this office are u
y void. y
Ferd Nellis returned from Williams
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Calfee was down from Hack
berry Wednesday last.
Colin Timmons came over from
Chloride this afternoon.
J. S. Withers and G. w. Beecher went
out to Stockton Hill this morning.
Henry Lovin returned from an Of
fetal trip to Signal Wednesday even
ing.
The Misses Maud and Belle Ma,
guire are visiting friends in Chloride
this week
W. w. and Rolla Clack are finishing
up title work on mining claim in
Todd Basin.
Mrs. Wood and daughter, of Pres
cott, mother and sister of Mrs. Fred
Waite, are visiting kingman.
J. B. Redd, one of our brightest
young lawyers, returned from Los An
geIes yesterday morning
The Gen. Grant, location west of
the Minnesota, is producing a very
rich grade of ruby ore. The mine is
owned by f. Z. 10y.
Mark Braffett returned Thursday af-
souri, home. He reports having had
an enjoyable time on the trip.
NJ. ID. Latin has drifted down the
Colorado river aud is now located in
Yuma, where he is doing typographical
work on the city directory. Latin is
good printer.
W. f. Frost returned from Chloride
Thursday afternoon. Mr.. Frost is
owner with the Hart brothers in the
Chloride meat market aud is doing a
splendid business.
j. +. Perry returned from San Fran
cisco yesterday morning. While in the
city he arranged for many improve
mcnts in the business of Gaddis x
Perry Company.
Bohn and Klempf have quit work on
their lower tunnel for the present and
are taking out ore in the upper works
of the Mint mine. The ore being
stopped out is wonderfully rich.
The Kingmau gun club is getting it.
self in shape for contest with the
Needles club on the 14th of next month
The cannonadirg at the grand stand
last Sunday sounded like the British
assault on the Boer entertainments al
Tugela river.
Fred w. Morrison returned yester
day from an extended trip to his old
home in Missouri and the stranges,
part of it is he brought no incum
brances with him. That is right, Fred
Kingman contains the sweetest, bright
est and best.
Thomas Tyrrell is exhibiting speci
men of very rich silver ore from th'
Sampson mine at Wallapai mountain
He has small streak of the rich ore
while lying along side Of 1t is goot
sized vein of lead.
Kingman people should keep in viev
the subject of good roads. A good roat
is better advertisement for tow
than anything else outside of goo'
school. The town has made an excel
lent start in the matter and ther
should be no lot up.
Mohave County miner., 1900-01-27
A Life and Death Fight

Kingman, Arizons, January II, 1900.
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bill. Slow progress was made, only
twenty-four pages being disposed of.
On assembling, senate bill Was pass
ed to reserve certain lands in Hawaii for
cemetery purposes
Knox. In explaining the bill, said:
In this cemetery the old kings and
royal families of the islands lie sleeping
unconscious that they have been annexed
to the United States.'
IT trust there will be no objection on
this side to the passage of the BILL" in
terrupted Wheeler. of Kentucky. "A few
kings, dead or alive, Is all that is needed
to complete the policy of the present ad-
ministration." Uaughter)
The house then resumed consideration
of the Alaskan civil government bill
There was a long contest over an
amendment to reduce the number of
judges in Alaska from three to two. II
was finally defeated.
There was much debate over the Sec
tons relating to the mining laws, but no
action was taken.
The conference report on the army APP
preparation bill was adopted. The senate
amendment for the library at Manila had
been stricken out An invitation to the
members of the house to attend the tenth
session of the inter-parliamentary union
at Paris, july 3, was read, and at
o'clock the house adjourned.
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SAY ROAD WAS NECESSARY.
short Havana Railroad Built to Pre-
vent Danger of Infectious Dis
eases Among TrOOps.

WASHINGTON, May Elm answer to
criticisms of its action in constructing
the short line of railway from Triscornia,
~ the harbor of Havana, to connect with
the inland railways of Cuba the war de-
partment has made public a report show
ing the basis for It's action. The officials
direct particular attention to the high
character of the officers, who recom-
mend the construction of this railway.
and to their reasons for building IT, The
report Is dated In Havana, October H.
1888. and Is signed by J. G. c. Lee as
sistant quartermaster general; Frank ].
Hecker colonel and quartermaster; w
+. Livermore, lieutenant colonel OF engi-
neers; II. NJ. o'Reilly. lieutenant colonel
and chief surgeon; Tasker II Bliss, lieu
tenant colonel and chief commissary and
Lieut.. Col, John T. Thompson.
The board OF officers assembled In Ha-
Vana on October IL, 1895, and after an in
vestigation expressed the opinion that the
cities and villages of Cuba were infected
TO greater or less extent with yellow
fever, and that malarial fevers OF vari-
, Gus dssre ,s Of intensity prevailed
also reached the conclusion that the oc-
cupanCy Of any of the old buildings for
barracks storehouses or hospitals was
dangerous, as all Of them were believed
70 be infected more or less and there
Tore, strongly recommended the Constrtlc-
ton at once OF suitable hospitals and
storehouses on the east side of Havana
bay which location Is believed to be the
most excellent one available II fur
ther recommended In order that pro-
vision might be made for all the rooms
to be stationed in the vicinity and a b1ss
created for supply OF other points thnt
the contemplated supply station shall be
connected by rail as soon rs possible
with the other railway systems inland y
The board especially warned the war
department that any stores landed In
Havana harbor before the compl ION ~
the wharfs and warehouses would he
subject To risk from yellow fever infec-
ton. II also earnestly recommended that
ample time I've allowed for the cops.rtlr.
ton OF the new buildings before troops
were sent TO Havana tas otherwise tEtv
and their stores would be uaupcass 1rlf,.
exposed To inteCtlonl. or be sent 10 nr,
other point on the island Yutl It's free
dom from infectious disease was ascet-
talued and assured
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MOBILES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE
Morning Procession Reviewed by
the President

WASHING May c2-The Mobiles ~
the Mystic shrine had undisputcl rosses-
sion OF Washington today Tac weather
favored thym, and the brilliant sunlight
0c'cu;uatei the decorations that Graucl
almost every building on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue from the capitol TO the White
House
President Mckinley reviewed the early
morning procession from the White Housa
portico. when hundreds Of Arab patrols in
bizarre Oriental trappingS escorted I'm
neTial FotentAte Wood to the Columbia
vened al 10 o'clock
This afternoon the imperial council
boarded one ~ the river steamers. whieh
carried them down the Potomac 10 shaI
dinner
The visitors he'd q reception at heal.
quarters tonight, ana a banquet to ths
council closed the days festivities.
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STAMP DEALERS NOT SURPRISED,
Knew That Men Were Selling Cuban
Stamps mt Low Figures.

NEW YORK, May 23.-The Evening Post
says:
Local stamp dealers are not surprised by
the developments regarding frauds in the
Havana postoftice. 1t has been common
talk in the trade for months that there
was "a screw loose somewhere" for GER
tain men in the business were able to sell.
the purchased Cuban postage stamps at
suspiciously low figures.
The demand for these stamps from col
lectors has been large One New York
dealer is known to have made a trip TO
Havana, In company with a dealer from
Chicago, with the result that soon after
their return about $4,000 worth of the
stamps appeared in Chicago. These men.
it is said were also allowed to nick over
the stock In Havana and TO destroy many
of the plate numbers imprinteN on the
sheet margin for the purpose u Making
certain numbers rare and cons gently
high priced.
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CELEBRATE ON THE FOURTH
Democratic Clubs VIII All Assemble
and Wait for Convention News
From Kansas CITY

NEW YORK. May 22--William r.
Hearst, who was recently elected president
OF the National Association of Democratic
Clubs, in response to numerous inquiries
as to his policy and the programme of the
association. gives out an interview in part
as follows:
THE National Association OF Democratic
Clubs will transfer its headquarters from
Washington 10 New York, but branch
offices win be maintained in Washington
and Chicago so that the machinery of the
organization viii be in close and constant
touch with the national committee and
with the congressional campaign commit
tee
Every Democratic club, society or as
ISOLATION in the United States Is expected
to unite In the political battle this year.
And the Democratic organization in every
city, town or village will he asked to as
sembe on the night of the Fourth of July
to celebrate the Declaration OF Independ-
ence and to receive news from the Demo-
cratic national convention. This ought TO
be made a memorable display of old-fash-
Toned American patriotism. In some cities
and towns there will be banquets, in 9TH
ers there Will be mass meetings.
The clubs of each locality will deter
mine for themselves the form of their cell
ebration. The national association desires
to recall TO the whole country the fact
that this year the people Of the United
States must defend the declaration of in
dependence or abandon It, No man who
has drop Of democratic blood In his veins
can fail to assist I'm this great national
protest against the establishment Of sub
tect colonies under the American flag. The
great question to be decided at the polls
this year IS whether this country is to
continue 10 be a republic. controlled by
the people, or an empire, controlled by
the trusts All minor questions disappear
In the presence of this giant issue
The National Association OF Democratic
Clubs enters on the work Of assisting the
national committee and the regular par
" organs in the various states with de-
termined heart and fun OF confidence. The
next president must be a Democrat. and
reports from all parts Of the country ind!-
cate that the principal work of the Dem
ocratic clubs next spring VIII be the in
auguration Of Mr.. Bryan at Washington"
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cult Judge Lacombe in civil suit against
Medley by the United States. He is charged
with the wrongful conversion of SOS, 400.
His bail was fixed at $4,000.
The prisoner was taken to the United
States marshal's office and later was ar
raigned before Judge Lacombe. Counsel
for the prisoner made application for a re-
duction of the bail, but 1t was denied.
Medley was then taken to the Ludlow
street jail.
Attached to the order Of arrest is the
affidavit of Burton, an inspector general
of the United States army. with rank as
colonel. stationed in Cuba. and other affi-
davits.
After going into the details of his inves-
tigation of the office Col. Burton says:
MY investigation demonstrated that
Charles f. w. Medley, as chief of the bu-
reau of finance, has received the sum of
s122,656,62, of which he has deposited with
the treasurer of Cuba the sum of SIT PSI. 81,
and the balance, amounting to %, or
any part thereof cannot be found, and
that the said sum remains entirely unac-
counted for"
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Was Formerly United states senator
From CO1OradO-PrOmi nent Min
ing Man of That state.

DENVER, May 22.-Nathaniel p. HILL
former United States senator from Colo
RADIO, died at noon today of general de-
bility. resulting from stomach trouble. He
was 60 years old.
Fer almost thirty-five years Nathaniel
p. Hill occupied leading position in the
financial and social life of Denver and Col
orado. He had amassed one of the great
est fortunes of the state, amounting to
several million dollars. He was the owner
of the Houston and Colorado smelter bet
ter known as the Argo; chief owner of the
oil fields at Florence controlled by the
United oil Company, and owner Of a four
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Stomach
Troubles
In Spring

Are THAT BILIOUS FEELING. bad
taste in the mouth. dun headache. sleep
lessueSs. poor appetite.
No matter how careful you are about
eating, everything YOU take into your
stomach turns sour. causes distress,
pains and unpleasant gases.
Don't You understand what these
ymptoms-signals If distress-mean7
They ara the cries Of the stomach for
help. 1t is being overworked. It needs
the peculiar tonic qualities and diges-
tive strength 70 he found only in
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Pennsylvania Takes Lehigh valley

FHILADELPHIAl Nav 12-The EVEN
ing Telegraph says today;
Announcement has been made that the
Pennsylvania has secured control OF the
Lehigh Valley railroad by the purchase Of
go shares. The price paid is given as
$50 50 a share.
The control was obtained. II Is said. by
the PENNSYLVANIA through agents of w
X Vanderbilt and J. PierB0nt Morgan and
the New York Central is said to be behind
the movement
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Miners KILLED In North Carolina.

ASHEVILLE. y. c. May y 1t Is re-
ported here at midnight that an explosion
occurred In the Cumuook mines. neaer
Charlotte tonight. The news comes that
between NIFTY and sixty miners We're kill
possible that the report can be verified
before morning. as the telegraph Office is
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CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS,


PARSONS. Kan. May 22-Judge A. M.
Jackson. Democrat was nominated for
congress this morning by the Third dis
trict Democrats and Populists, who met
In joint session.
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BUTTE. Mont. May q. William Court.
ney. empl5ved by the Rocky NTouHtaiu
Bell Telephone Company, while strineing
a new wire In front OF the cono.tnv's
ONCE today. encountered a live wire and
was instantly killed. lie came here from
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HOODS
SdrSdDdrilld

The best stomach and blood remedies
known TO the medical profession are
combined in the medicine and thous-
auds Of grateful letters telling its cures
prove 1t to be the greatest medicine To-
stomach troubles ever yet discovered.
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NJ. Il. Patterson. Tennessee.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, May 22-Malcolm r
Patterson was today nominated for con-
gress by the Democratic convention OF
the Tenth district
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PROGRESS ON ALASKA BILL.
Entire Day I'm the House Devoted 10
Its Consideration and Twenty
Four Page. Disposed or

WASHINGTON, May - The house de-
voted the entire day 20 tho Alaskan civil
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LONDON, May THE I.ourenzo Mar
quez correspondent Of the Times tcle-
graphing Monday, says;
The German liner Bundesrath has been
detained here all day for special train
from Pretoria bringing the families II
prominent Beers. The utmost secrecy
regarding the Identity OF them Is main
tained. bat It is believed that among them
are Mr. Stevn and Mrs. Reltz."
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kruger's Property Transferred.

LONDON, May 22-The Loureuzs
Marquee correspondent Of the Times say,
he has II on unquestionable authority
that within the last six weeks President
Kruger has transferred the bulk OF his
property IN the TransvaaI 10 personal
friends in order 20 avoid its connscator
by Great Britain.
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NEW YORK. May 23-The Word cabied
TO Pretoria on Saturday the widely circu.
lated report that the Transyaal govern
Inent was suing for peace, and asking: rs
1t true ?"
President Kruger replied yesterday:
The report Is untrue
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Beers PREPARED
TO FIGHT U OUT.

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Kruger's Health Is Good.


CAPE TOWN. May 22-British troop
have arrived at Neereeulng lin Trans
vaal north OF Vaal river The bFidg'
across the Vaal was found intact. TWEEN
ty-seven Free Staters and two locomotive.
were Cnnfurpd
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Mahon's Report to Roberts.

Lord Roberts reports to the war office
in a dispatch dated Kroonstad, Nav u, as
follows: 'Mahon reports that the flying
column entered Mafeking at a. m, May
II. He was stubbornly opposed by / 500
men on May I, nine miles from Mafeking,
but the Beers were driven from their
strong positions after five hours fighting,
thanks. he says, to the magnificent quail
ties of his troops. A detachment Of Cana
dian artillery by a series of forced marches.
reached him the morning Of the sighting
and rendered very valuable assistance.
"Mahons casualties were about thirty.
The Roer Losses We're heaVy.'
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EXTRAD|T|ON BILL
BEFORE COMMITTEE.

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