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Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18
RELATIVES IN JEROME.
The Cochise County Train Robbers
Said to Have PIannedRObbery
at Jerome.

1t is not generally known that the
rain robbers who escaped from the
Tombstone Jail last Saturday, made
all arrangements to rob the T. F. Mil
Ter company store about three years
ago; Bravo john was at the head
of the gang. The plan was to kill
Jim Roberts, who was marshal at
that time, and then rob the store.
This was TO be carried out just before
the building was closed up for the
night or if anything made it advis-
able TO wait. they intended to over
power the boys who slept in the
building. They had the run of the
store pat-knew how many men usual
" slept at the store, the number of
clerks likely to be at the building
just at the closing hour, and also were
informed of the banking days of the
store after pay days. At that time
the company store carried large sums
on deposit The scheme was tipped
off by a railroad man, and it is need
less to say that mo expense was
spared to make their reception a warm
one" 1t has never been quite clear
why the attempt was not made; pos
sibly the person who posted them on
the customs of the store, learned what
was in store for them. Stiles, the
confessed train robber, who escaped
with Bravo John last Saturday. has
relatives in Jerome.-Reporter.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18
OUR NEW AIERGANTHALER LIN
OTYPE.

Readers of the JOurnal-1Iiner Will
notice a change in the appearance of
the type used in this issue This is
due TO the employment of a Mergen-
thaIer linotype, in setting the type
for it. and it marks new era in
the progress of the paper.
II is a common opinion. shared by
the public. that a machine, used in
newspaper composition, means a re
ductiOn of the force or in other words
il throws men out of employment
Such is not the case. so far as this
paper is concerned, but it has been
purchase for the purpose of imprOv-
ing the paper and of giving its read
ers larger amount of reading mat
ter. without materially increasing
the expenses of publishing the pa
per.
The present is the age of progress,
and the income of the Journal-Miner
is not sufficient to meet the expenses
Of getting out such a paper as its
proprietor desires. by the use of
hand composition. With the sue
cessfuI operation of this machine it
is hoped to materially improve the
paper.
As this is the first one installed in
any printing office in northern Ari-
IONA. and as very many people have
expressed a desire TO witness it in
operation, a day will be set apart
AT an early date. just as soon as it
is demonstrated that it is working
properly, when the public will be in
vited to inspect it and the office
which now ranks second in the ter
ritory in the completeness of its
appointments.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18
OUR BRYAN CRITICISM.

Mr.. Bryan visited Prescott on a
political mission purely. He came
here as the apostle of democracy.
The fame which preceded his arrival
led our citizens to believe that they
would heal the national issues
raised by Mr.. Bryan discussed IN a
dignifed, able and intelligent man
nar, In this they were disappoint-
ed. Instead of discussing political
questions in manner as a states
man would be expected to do, his
address was simply a harangue
against the republican party, such
as demagogues are won't to make.
Assertion after assertion was made,
intended to appeal to the prejudices
of the people, instead of appealing
to their intelligence and better
Judgment. The JOURNAL MINER
criticised Mr. Bryan's speech ins a
fair and honest manner. and the
only disgust said criticism has Gre
ated seems to be IN the mind of the
man,wbose sole stock in trade in
discussing any question is the use
of old and sterotyped expressions
against the JOURNAL MINER and its
editor. As this Is chronic disgust
which has to be given vent to peri
odically, we are usei to it. expect it,
and would not feel that we were
doing our VIII lie duty if we did not
receive it.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18
The Paris exposition opened today.
April IL

The Paris exposition opened today,
April II.
San Francisco is to have a new
custom house. She stands very much
in need of one to take the place of
the present one of ancient architec-
ture.
Why not have John R. Mclean tell
Dewey his plain duty ?-Gazette.
What is the matter with getting John
RS sister to break it gently to him.
If anyone could discover the ear
marks of a statesman in the author
of Bryan's speech on Thursday even
ing he must have used a magnifying
glass TO discover it.
Anyone who viii read Bryan's
speech, as published in the Los An
geles Times. and the synopsis of it
published in our contemporary, can
not help being convinced of the same
ness of his harangues.
That clinching, unanswerable arg
ument of our contemporary
Murphy, was brought into use again
this morning. BY the way the word
.'taxless" has not appeared in that
paper, in original form, since its edi-
tor went to Phenix. Wonder if
no. perish the thought.
W. \. Clark telegraphed to his son
at Butte. Montana, just prior to the
announcement of the decision of the
investigating committee as follows:
Report of committee will be adj
verse. Don't let this worry you. |
will be indicated either here or in
Montana"
Referring to Consul Hays state
ment that he has failed to find any
evidence of the consular mail being
tempered with during Marcum's stay
at Pretoria. Mr.. Marcum became
quite indignant and said: Il have
been slandered and maligned until
I have become tired of it" Mr.. Ma
crum is very easily wearied-
The Standard Oil company was
knocked out of Texas by an anti
trust law. and oil dealers in the state
took advantage of the situation by
raising the price of oil. In other
words the antitrust law, which pre-
vents one trust from doing business
in the state. creates another trust
Funny: isn't it. this trust business?
Wonder what sort of an audience
Bryan thought he was addressing il
Prescott when he told them that the
republicans repealed the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act. 1t is only
Il little over seven years. or in Sep
tember. 1898, that that repeating act
was done. and it does not require q
very good memory for one to recOl
Iect that President Cleveland. n dem
ocrat. called an extra session of con
gress 10 secure this legislation Blu
then this is in line with some othel
assertions made by him.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18
GOVERNOR TAYLOR'S STATE
MENT.

Governor Taylor of Kentucky has
issued the following statement which
should put 10 slame his traducers:
"Fur We KS I have been made the
target of villifeation 10y certain IN
principled newspapers in Kentucky.
The West Insinuations have been
made and the most outrageous falst-
hoods lave been toll. When was
called to atieno the funeral OF be-
Low d srother II was seized upon :
an a. -mp' upo.. NV part to fly from
jus ice. Aga n. when called to NY
b ,mo log reason OF tns death Of @
d. ar sister. the fountains of abuse
W "a opeupd and a food of fal'e
hoad aud Islander poured forth upon
ms, the charge again being made
that l was attempting to fly from
the state. On my last return to
Frankfort these papers fastened to
publish the statement that [ was
met at the train aud escorted to my
home ny squa OF soldiers with a
Gatling gun.
"Fhere Is not one word of truth in
this statement, but nevertheless it
wa. published ana circulated to
harm NE. Not content with this in
famous. ghoulish work which, with
unblushing audacity, has followed
me- to tie graves of my brother and
sister, even the privacy of my family
has been invaded, and because my
wife drew from he bank some money
to pay the soldiers an attempt was
made to impress the people that
she, too, was preparing TO fly.
"Once and for all, desire to say
that neither directly or indirectly
had l any connection with the as
sassiuation of Senator Goebel. /
am a citizen Of this state, amenable
10 SIS laws. [ am not a criminal
neither Will l ever he fugitive from
justice. Whenever indicted, il such
an outrage should be committed, |
shsii appear fer trial. conscious oil
MY innocence and of the ultimate
triumpb If right and justice.
"The whole purpose of this perse
cutlou has been and is to drive me
frcm nv post OF duty aud to punish
ms Tor holding the office 10 which
have fairly been elected. Such Z
surrender l have not made, nor vii
l make it unless the highes. court:
OF tins land should adjudge that
do So"
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18
SENATOR cLARK's CASE

While the investigating commit
tee decided averseIy to permitting
W. A. Clark to occupy a seat in the
senate, Mr.. Clark is held III higher
esteem. By members of the com
mittee than are his prosecutors. In
the final discussion of the case there
were many expressions in the COM
mittee favorable to Senator Clark
from a personal point of view, and
more than one senator gave utter
ance of doubts as to whether he
had actuai per-ora, part q knowl
edge of the expenditure, Others ex-
pressed tn opinion that the senator
was in a c.-ri ain sense the victim of
environment aud OF habit. The out
lay OF money IN past elections in
Montana was dwelt upon as one of
the -xs.isns1 ons Of the liberal ex-
pendI tor- in this case.
!>ena or Harris Of Kansas indi-
Gated the most pronounced leaning
toward leniencv for Clark. He did
not express any doubt that there
had been a lavish expenditure Of
money in Clark's behalf. and while
not condoniDg this course he spoke
in terms of strong condemnation of
the tactics pursued by some of his
(Clark's) opponents, referring espe-
cially to Congressman Campbell and
ex-senator Whiteside. He said that
whatever Clark's ofenses, they were
but little worse than the methods
pursued by Campbell and White
side in their efforts to expose the
senator, and he insisted that if the
report was to be antagonistic to
Clark, 1t should at the same time
relate in full detail the course pur-
sued by the two principal witnesses
against him.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18
JOS ANGELES TINES on BRYAN.

Our contemporary attributes the
lack of appreciation of Bryan's
speech, on the part of the editor of
the JournaI-NIiner. to the fact that
the aforesaid editor is n federal Of
fetal. This reasoning is on n par
with Bryan logic, but just to demon
strate that the views expressed by
the JOurnaI-AIiner are shared in
more intensified form by editors who
are not federal officials. and ex-
pressed in more vigorous Language.
we quote the following extracts. from
a very lengthy editorial in the Los
Angeles Times. published under the
caption: Bill Bryan's Blab:"
1t would be difficult to conceive
a political speech less worthy of real
respect than the cheap and empty
harangue delivered by William Jen-
nings Bryan in this city on Tuesday
night. \ careful reading of the
speech fails to reveal a single sen
tenee which bears the stamp of gen
zine craftsmanship. of honest con-
viction. or of any of the qualities
which are found. and must of ne
cessity exist. in the true statesman.
Mr. Bryan's speech stamps him be
yOnd all question as a shallow and
vulgar fauIt-fnder. 4 maligner of his
betters-the peOple-a libeler Of his
country. its institutions and its gov
eminent a charlatan. a time-server.
ana a political drab. These may
seem like strong words. But they
are warranted by the coarse and vul-
gar character of Bryan's TRADE. and
a careful perusal of the same will
fully bear out the assertion in the
mind of any intelligent man whose
judgment is not warped by prejudice
or blinded by passion
Bryan is gifted with a strong and
musical voice. and he has studied
the arts of the rabble-rOusing orator
TO some purpose But these arts are
not sufficient to conceal the coarse
clOwnishness of the man nor the vul-
gar tactics of the demagOgue and self
seeker. The democratic party is
I fatally unfortunate in having such
a leader. for it is a clear case of
the blind leading the blind No po-
/ litical party can ever win Il national
victory under the leadership of 50
vulgar a demagOgue and trickster as
Bryan has over and over demon
strated himself to be. And it would
be an almost irretrievab1e calamity
if such an outfit could gain control OF
| the national government"
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18
ELKs' HERD AT LARGE.
A Gala Day for the Order in Prescott,
The Eikian Goat Appears
in Public

The Elkian goat was taken out of
his place of abode today for the fiIst
time and made his appearance in
public. This pa ticuiar animal is
not unlike others Of his species, ex-
cept in his color, which is purple,
4 the color OF the order to which ne
has the honor of belonging. His
horns and boots for this occasion
were gilded, and even the longes {;
/ horned Elk of the entire Prescott
herd diu not trip more gaily or
fiaunt his antlers more proudly than
did mis- cousin, the goat, in the pro-
cession today.
The Elkiau fawns from Jerome
came in by special train and we're
met at the depot by anllered herd
from Prescott accompanied by the
brass band, were escorted to Pyth-
ian hall where their Affections and
tribulations commenced. The lodge
started in at o'clock and just what
is being done to those Jerome inno-
cents will never be known, outside
/ of the mystic circle which compose
the herd, but al opinion conld we'll
be formed by any one who has had
occasion to be in the building during
the afternoon, and has heard the uu-
earthly noises which have proc eded
from the hail AS all 9th rs who
have travelled this road seem to have
lived through It, ii is hoped that
nothing serious NAV befall this com
pany of men from the pig copper
camp.
At the conclusion Of the regular
business session of the lodge to-
night social session for the mem
bers will be held, just to show the
new initiates that they had no i'll
will towards them in marching
them over the ''rocky road to Dub
lin aud in the other little pleas
autries INDUCED in.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18
FIRST ANNUAL SETTLEMENT

Alfred Quetu today filed his first
annual account and report rs execu-
tor of the estate of the late T. u. Bar
low-Massicks and tn account was
settled and allowed in the probate
court The settlement charges the
executor with SD, 936.45 on account
of receipts from all sources and
credits him with 81, 467. 43 on account
of disbursement of preferred ciaiI.s
of the first. second and third class
and expense of administration. leav-
ing a cash balance on hand of So
SCOOP. The executor is charged with
property belonging to the estate re
naming in his hands of the apprais-
ed value of 53.353.4S.
The court finds that this property
is of such nature that if forced to
Il sale would result in the loss to the
estate and the creditors of it. there
fore Il reasonable time was granted
the executor to make Il sale of the
property to the best possible advant
age by using due diligence. 1t is ex
pected that Il Sufficien amount viii
be realized TO pay all claims against
the estate.
Out of the money remaining in his
hands the executor is allowed to re
tain a sufficient amount for the pur
pose of paving the necessary expenses
of administration pending the final
settlement. which is estimated at 81.
1925. and he is ordered. out of the
balance. to pay a 10 per cent divi
dend on all claims filed and allowed
against the estate
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18
MR.. eRYAN's SPEECH.

The editor of the JOURNAL MINER
locked up his political prejudIces, at
home, last night and went to listen
to Mr.. Bryan's speech from an hon
est and impartial stand point He
did not expect to be converted to
Bryan's way of thinking but did ex-
pect to have Mr.. Bryan present his
case in the strongest and most logi-
cal manner. The result can BE-
summed up in one wnrd-disap-
pointment.
While being compelled, on ac-
count of the cold, to leave before his
speech, if it should be dignifed by
the word, harangue would be more
appropriate, was completed. during
the time he listened he failed to
hear single argument advanced,
sustained by logic or reasoning As
sertions were DumerousIy made and
we're frequently illustrated by some
funny story which he evidently
thought his hearers would ACCEPT
as logical proof of them. A few ex
amples of Bryan logic are sufficient
to demonstrate it in its entirety.
He told OF Mark Hama visiting
England last year and of coming
back favorably impressed with The
government. He thought in msny
respects It was as good, if not better
than that of the United States. Be
cause Mark Hanna failed to see
nothing but evil in the English gov
eminent every republican in The
United States favurs monarchy
Another point he attempted tc
make was that the republican party
favored monarchy rather than a re-
public because 1t has not met and
passed pro- Boer resolutions. Eng
land, a monarchy, is in war with the
Boer republic. 7 he republican
party, with the exception of Webster
Davis, has not expressed itself Il
favor of the Beers. hence the repub.
Iican party favors a monarchy raihel
than a republic. Had Mr.. Brvs1
carried this beautiful and foreefu
smile out a little further he wouiC
have proved that England favors {
republic rather than a monarchy too
In 1898 Spain, monarchical govern
ment. was in war with the UniteC
States, arepublic. England in var
ious and divers ways showed her IN
mitsakable sympathies for the latte
country. Hence, according to Bryal
logic, England favors a republican
form of government rather than
mOnarcbical.
While On the silver question
which ne did not dwell on at any
very great length. he bewailed the
scarcity of money and then in tn,
next breath ribbed the republican
ADMINISTRATION up for increasing tbs
circulating medium by several mil
lions of dollars.
These are simply samples of hi
talk throughout. Those who heard
his brief platform speech at the de
pot four years ago. and who wenr
to hear him last night, all expressed
surprise and disappointment at last
nights effort.
He referred to the republican
party as placing the dollar before
the man and stated that all legisla
ton of the republican party haC
ben III the interests of capital ant
against labor. This is simply tn.
talk of a demagogue. an appea
to tie prejudices of unthinking PEG
pie, as ne failed to cite a single Law
of this kind, or single instance o
placing the dollar before the man.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18

according 10 the Phenix papers a
lively republican primary election
was held in that city on Saturday.
There were two tickets in the field,
one called the Akers ticket aud the
other the Foster, or Adams, ticket.
The former won in every ward in the
city and by overwhelming MAORI
ties. la one ward the vote stood
over three hundred to twelve. Mr..
Akers has certainly show n great skill
IS successful political organizer.
A very large vote was polled, show
ing that the republicans took an i'll
terest in the elections.
Democrats in congress have OPP
posed appropriation bills containing
items made necessary by the main
teneuce Of an army in the Philip
pine, but not one Of them has dared
to say that he opposed making those
particular appropriations, although
several of them have been pinned
down by republicans and compelled
to say that they were not opposed
to supporting our army.
For bumorously referring a few
days ago to the EIks' goat, as divid-
ing honors with Bryan, the JOURNAL
MINER, afterward, felt like apologize
ing to Mr.. Bryan. Since hearing
his speech last night we feel like
apoloGizing to the goat.
Oar contemporary had another
outbreak OF Jourual-Murphy this
morning.
Mr. Cleveland's denial that he had
said he would support Mr., Bryan is
equivalent 10 a declaration against
him.
Don't lose sight of the fact that it
is free trade with the world, not
with little Porto Rico, that the dem
ocrats want,
Since the democrats in Montana
are so bitterly arrayed IN factions
against each other, the republicans
should turn in and elect United
States senator.
Dewey is still in the field and still
says he is a democrat and always
has been.
1t is stated that decision has
been reached for congress to adj
journ in jane.
The supreme court OF the United
States has decided the anti-cigarette
ordinance OF Chicago invalid.
The Porto Rico bill has passed
the house by 1853 to Isl.
Texas still continues under water.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18
MARK SMITH A CANDIDATE.

Mark Smith is a candidate for del
egate to congress to succeed J. Frank
Wilson, who now represents the ter
rit0ry Mark Smith is one of the best
known of the representatives from the
territories and can possibly do more
than any new man in the way of
shaping territorial legislation in the
halls of congress. He is a genial fell
low and if he wants the nomination
badly he is almost sure to get it.
The meeting of the clans in PheniX
and Prescott this week is to be made
the basis for the bringing out of pros
pective congressional candidates and
we rather think the number will sur
prise the natives.-MOhave Miner
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18
SENSATIONAL STATEMENT.
\ Frankfort Man Says that He Saw
Jack Chinn Shoot GOebel

\ Frankfort Man Says that He Saw
Jack Chinn Shoot Goebel
4 special to the st. Louis Globe
Democrat from Tere Haute, Ind
says:
Guy Webb, who has charge of the
fermenting room at the Merchants
distillery says he saw Jack Chinn
shoot GOebel Webb stands we'll with
his fellOw-emplOyes is about 40 years
of age, and now tells the story of the
shooting for the first time He went
to Frankfort in January. and was
employed in a distillery there until
March %, when he came here. He
says:
4 had Il room in the Kentucky
house. opposite the state house, and
was sitting at the window of my
room when Goebel. Lillard and Chinn
came laOng When the three came
to the gate Chinn stopped, and Lii
lard walked on I noticed this par
ticularly. for 1 thought at the time
that it was peculiar they should sep
arate after going along together.
Then GCebel walked ahead of Chinn
about four or five feet and to the
1 - III ltelLu a SAlOls dAAus AOOhAAlS
quickly, saw GOebel fall The in
slant before the shot was fired 1 saw
something glittering in Chinn's hand.
and as soon as Goebel fell it disap-
peared. Chinn started to run away.
but came back to GOebel, and seemed
TO be trying TO help him to his feet.
was, as you suppose, much excited.
knew that If it We're known that
I had seen the shooting my life would
not be safe, and so I said nothing
there"
The story told by Mr. Webb is sub
stantially the same as the stories told
by two women in Frankfort.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-04-18
Opposed to the Grazing Law.

Stoekmen who are in convention
at Denver, condemn tue proposal of
the leasing system for the cattle re-
gion. This is said to voice the sen
timent OF the cattiemen Of Wyom-
ing, Utah. Arizona and Texas, to
which points the Colorado organiza-
ton will extend. Leasing of the
public lands is considered by the
cattlemen as equally damaging as
the proposition TO cede public lands
to the states aud territories. The
cattlemen favor the plan of federal
reservoirs for reclamation of arid
lands.