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Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
4 NEWSPAPER TOUR.
Representatives Of a Number of
Large Eastern Dailies Coming
to the West to Write Up
Its Resources.
They will Travel in Their Own PriVals Gar
and will Visit Arizona With The
Other Sections.

On or about May 10, n party of eX-
perienced newspaper men will leave
New York for an extensive tour of the
west.
The party will be made up of joint
staff Representatives of the Great
Western Newspaper league, an or
ganiZatiOn effected for the purpose OF
the tour and consisting of the New
York sun. the Philadelphia Times, the
Boston Journal and the Baltimore
Herald. and will include descriptive
writers, sketch artists. a photographer
and business representatives of these
four representative eastern newspa-
pers.
For six months or more this party
will travel over that great eXpanse OF
country which lies between Pittsburg
and the Pacific coast. and they will
send forward from day to day and
week to week carefully written and
accurately illustrated letters descrip
tive of the industrial condition, the
lexhaustleSs resources and the material
progress of the various sections visited
The plain meaning of this eXtraOrdi
nary movement is to acquaint the east
with the actual condition of the west
from an industrial point of view. an6
the series of letters which will be
printed during the progress of the
tour will present to the readers of the
four newspapers mentioned graphic
pen pictures of that interesting section
of the country as it exists today. Ii
word. it is to he 4 work of education
In order to afford every facility pos
Sible fer good work n magnificen
private car has been purchased OF
thePuIlman company for the eXclus
i've use of this party. 1t is splendid!
equipped with all the modern conven
| fences Of a first-clasS hotel. and it will
make comfortable and fitting HON,
for the newspaper men while visit
ing the various points of interest il
| half the states of the union. The ca
is now being made ready for its Ion;
| Journey in the Pullman shops of Pull
man. Illinois. and will he ready 70
delivery the last of this week
This work on behalf of the develop
ment and upbuilding of the west i
the result of the energy and progress
sive ideas of c. F. King. a well-knOwl
newspaper man of Boston. 1t wa
through his efforts that the cOmbina
ton of newspapers here represente,
was formed and he will personally con
duct and manage the tour from begin
ming to end.
1t is Mr.. Kings intention TO visi
all the points of real interest in tn
states of Missouri. Michigan. Mime
sofa. Nebraska. Oregon. Montana. tn
Dakotas. Wisconsin. Wyoming. Wash
| ingtOn. Kansas. Iowa. New Mexico. In
diana, Illinois. Colorado. Idaho. Cali
| fOrnia and Arizona
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
MARICOPA DEMOCRATIC PLAT
FORM

The republican briefly outlines the
platform adopted at the Maricopa
county convention as follows:
Complimentary reference was made
to that 'machless champion by whom
of course. is meant Mr. Bryan. and
the democrats of the county stand
pledged to accomplish his election.
THE free and equal coinage of silver
and gold at n ratio of sixteen ounces
of silver to one of bold. without the
knowledge and consent of any other
nation on earth. is advocated. I'm
perialism. militarism and the republi-
can policy with reference to Porto
Rico are denounced. Ultimate self
government is demanded for the Philip
pines and sympathy with the Beers
is expressed. \ prayer is uttered for
the investment of Arizona with the
panOply of statehood. The encroach-
ments of corporate power are viewed
with alarm The territorial admin
iStratiOn is cenSured for its inclina-
ton toward n cessiOn of the arid lands
and government aid for the cOnstruc-
ton of reservoirs is suggested. The
resolutions include a clause against the
opening of the forest reserves in
the face of Il strong memorial passed
by the last legislature overwhelmingly
democratic. praying for the opening of
the reserves"
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
AN EXCITING CONVENTION.

PheniX democrats held Il red hot
convention yesterday Democratic
conventions. generally. and democratic
conventions in PheniX. particularly
are warm members. but yesterday 5
was what might appropriately be
termed red hot
The bone of contention in PheniX
yesterday was the empty honor of
going to Kansas City as delegate
TO the democratic convention. The
contending parties We're L. H. Orme
and Dr. II. y. Hughes. both prominent
citizens and both staunch democrats.
The fight for control of the convention
started in the primaries. but so close
was the contest that neither side was
sure of victory until the delegates met
in convention. As the convention pro
crossed it became apparent to Mr..
Orme and his hackers that they We're
in the minority and an attempt was
made to ring in a dark horse in the
person of Colonel Frank Cox, one of
the most popular men in PheniX. His
personal popularity, though. on this
occasion, was not sufficient to stem
the tide for Hughes and he was de
feated by Il paltry majority of three
votes. The Colonel was not in the
true sense Il candidate, and the close
ness of this vote only demonstrated
what might have BEEN if he had en-
tered the race earley in the game.
The Hughes men carried the day. and
succeeded in getting the following reso-
luton passed:
Resolved. That it is the Sesne of
this convention and the thirty-three
delegates from Maricopa county to the
territorial convention are hereby in
structed to vote as unit and to use all
honorable means to secure the election
of DIR. II. \. Hughes as delegate to
the Kansas City convention and ]. w.
WOOlf as alternate to the same conven-
tiOn''
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
\ BIG POKER GAME.

/ New York May PA story of a
poker game with tall jack pot has
/ leaked out through the sailing for
Europe on Tuesday of Mr.. Maurice
Untermeyer. The game. so the story
goes. was played at the Democratic
club. and Mr.. Untemeyer is winner
thereby the neat sum of $4,000.
Among the losers are mentioned some
I of the leading lights of Tammany hall.
At the pier. as n souvenir for Mr..
/ Untermeyer. was a floral piece that
cost not less than 500. 1t was COW
cred with roses. and on one side was
the following inscription in forget
me-nOts: He won the big pot To
the victor from the victims. Parlor
G. Democratic Club" On the other
side was 4 royal heart flush. held, in
hand. all made artistically. of flowers.
1t is said that four persons sat in
the game beside the lucky lawyer
The only two whose names are given
are John F. Carroll and ex-Judge How
ard. of Philadelphia. They all held
good hands and one by one dropped
out. Mr. Carroll. who had seen the hot
pace without turning one of his scant
hairs. finally said to Untermeyer. who
was raising: Il guess I'll get out
from under. You must have a royal
flush or a royal nerve" Mr.. Carroll
threw down Il good full house,
Mr.. Untermeyer and the Philadel-
phian stayed and tried for conclusions
It is no telling how long the betting
would have lasted. The Quaker City
man was game" but finally Mr.. I'm
termeyer convinced, that he had the
pot ''cinched." said pityingly: 81
call yOu.''
The Philadelphia threw down four
mines. it is said. Mr. Untermeyer
spread ont his rosy royal"
Then the game stopped. Ex-Judge
Howard is said TO have lost $4,000.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
a F1LIPINo's VIEW.

In discussing. recently, the political
outlook in the Philippines, Senior Buen-
canine, formerly an officer of the Agu-
inaldO government. said:
There are several elements in the
Philippines which obstruct the attain
ment of peace. The first is the body
of the Filipino agitators in Manila who
are continually shouting for fndepend-
ence. and who thus influence the ignor-
ant masses. The second is the friafs,
who desire a prOlOngatiOn of hOstili-
ties because in peace between the
Filipinos and the United States they
see the end of their prestige and the
ultimate loss their properties and hold
ings
IF the civil commission brings lib
eral ideas and will approach Aguinaldo
tOday-the idolized leader of the Fill
pinOs-and the other leaders still
lighting. in way that will make it
possible for them to surrender and yet
to retain the respect and honor of
their countrymen, peace in the Philip
pines will be only a question of a few
weeks
IF the civil commission will guaran-
tee protection to the personal and in
dividual rights and liberties of the Fill
ipinos, leaving the determination of
our future political status to the United
states congress. Aguinaldo will come
in. will order a cession of hostilities
and will direct the surrender of arms.
Your forceful sovereignty through
out the islands is unmistakable. We
now crave your justice and your hui
manitarian. lenient policy. General
Otis has done much to render feasible
and possible the application of the
neace project which I am now work
ing.
To-day in Manila we see public
funds expended for the benefit of the
people in the construction of markets
and bridges. in street repairs. in
schools. in a civil police force. You
have made good marriage law.
You have established systems of mu-
nicipaI government and nominal pro
cedure more liberal and just than
were contemplated by the Filipino
constitution.
1.-The facts attest your good faith
and our trust in the American people
l is as strong as ever"
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
THE BLUE BELL ACCIDENT.

Walter Ruffner was brought into
Prescott last evening on a special
train from Mayer. arriving here at :
O'Clock He was taken direct to Mercy
hospital where his injuries are being
cared for His left leg is broken in
three places. while the left side of the
skull is also fractured and he is other
wise bruised and cut. The physicians
have hopes Of being able to pull him
through. but the chances are against
him
The accident occurred at 1915 O'Clock
yesterday morning. Six shots had been
put in by the night force and lighted
ana all but one had gone off. The fact
of this unexpl0ded shot was known to
all Walter Ruffner entered the shaft
with the day force and had been at
work for some time before the charge
exploded. several buckets of dirt hay
ing been sent up. The explosion came
without warning and was wholly unex-
pected- The operator of the Burleigh
drill was with Ruffner at the time. but
escaped with but slight injuries the lat
ter seemingly getting the full force of
the charge.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
The Causes Leading Up to It-Forty
Thousand Men out of Work.

A Chicago paper of recent date gives
the following history of the big strike
which is now on in that city:
The labor situation ~in this city is
complex. far-reaching in its effects and
involves certain principles over which
controversy has ragged from the time
labor and capital first organized TO re-
| Sist the imposition of one upon the
other There are today in Chicago no.
600 skilled wOrkmen who are idle as n
consequence of the present difficulty.
which is combination of strike and
| lockout In hardly an instance is there
a question of wages at issue. 1t is
estimated that the average daily wage
Of these men. were they at work.
would he at least So. Men who are idle
are those concerned with the build
| ing trades. and as Il result of their
refusing to work less than half Il mil
lion dollars worth of building is now
IN progress and that under police pro
lection. while on the other hand he
-ween S50.0O0.0O0 and 100000. zoo
worth has been suspended. 1t is now
too late in the season 10 commence
large buildings. so there can he no
resumption of erection until next
| spring. even if an agreement was
reached by the interests ut war. This
means great hardship for many people
next winter. and in this question is
involved the living of perhaps 1000
| families
Broadly speaking. there are four par
ties 10 his controversy, the wOrkmen,
l the contractors the supply men and the
| citizens.
The principal demands of the union
upon which is hinged nearly every
strike or lockout have been. first thai
the union should have the right to limit
the amount of work to be done in a
day: second that the walking delegates
of the union should have the right to
transfer man from one job to an
other mt will. regardless of the wishes
| Of the employers That is to say. they
demand the working system which pre-
walls in England. whereby a steamfitter
can cut only a certain number of
threads for days work. or a plumber
make 50 many joints. no matter how
much more he could do for his employ
er in the eight hours if he were allowed
| TO proceed the same idea holding good
| in all the trades. The right to trans
| fer wOrkmen from one job to another
implied the power of the walking dele
cate to go on to job. say at , O'Clock
in the afternoon and order n man who
was working on that job TO pick up his
tools and 30 to some other employer
upon whose work the delegate desired
10 put Il man.
The demands We're resisted by the
contractors and form the real basis OF
most of the trouble.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
BOARD on suPERvIsoRs.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the Bus
mess Managers of the County.

Wednesday, May 9.-The following
claims were audited and warrants in
payment of same ordered drawn on eX-
pense fund:
Prescott Transfer Co., moving
office of supt. of schools. IS > 80
Prescott Transfer CO., coal, court
house. -. -. -. -. ....... 40 10
Geo. G. Foster. burial of dead at
Congress 80. -. =. $50. 20 0O
T. w. Otis, rent office of supt of
schools. 80. -. -. -. ..... "A 0O
J. ]. Cavanaugh. services in con-
tagious disease ...... 49, 10 OO
4. W. Otis, outdoor relief. Wolfe
family 80. =. -. . OO
Cabinet Restaurant. outdoor re-
lief. ]. Ellis. -. -. -. 49,. 10 OO
The assessment notice of Yavapai
county for the city of Prescott. through
the clerk. for street improvements for
frontage on the following streets and
amounts was received.
Frontage on Gurley street. from
Montezuma to COrtez; frontage. 325.9
feet; amount of assessment, $500-5S.
Frontage on MOnteZuma street from
Gurley to Goodwin; frontage. 6037
feet: amount of assessment S52S %.
IOuNdSC OiI AOlltL HUH u
Goodwin: frontage 604 feet: amount
of assessment S54722.
The same was rejected and disal
lowed, the same not being legal charges
against the county.
The county treasurer was instruct
ed to strike from the 1899 duplicate
assessment roll. lots 1 and 3. block 3
Prescott. 1913 and improvements 500
assessed to Mrs. ]. G.. Campbell. th6
same being double assessment.
Upon recommendation of superin
tendent of schools new school district
was formed TO be known at Willow
Creek School District No. -.
Upon recommendation of suDerin
tendent of schools n new school dis
trict was formed, to be known as Kirk
land School District No. %.
Tues~ay. May S.-The chairman re
ported the approval by him of the fol
lowing bonds:
B. VI. Crawford, road Overseer OF
district No. u ;sureties, f. Trenbetl
and 7. W. BOggs: bond. $1,000.
]. y. Smith Il Akard Bros. butchers
Stanton: sureties. J. L. Munds and \
Levy; bond. $1,000.
Robert Cornell, live stock inspector
and det.. Prescott; suretieS. Theodore
W. Otis and Henry Goldwater: bond
$1,000.
]. $. Warren. road OverSeer of dis
trict No. II; sureties. VIM. Stephen,
and ReanOs Thompson; bond. $1,000.
The following named persons wer,
appointed registering officers for tn,
precinct set opposite their respectiv,
names:
Il. W. Mead. McCabe
W. \. Long. Massicks.
- Mcdonald. Senator.
The appointment of f. E. Osenbers
as deputy recorder by W. |. Johnson
county recorder was confirmed
The board made an official visit t.
the county hospital and poor farm anC
also made an examination of county
roads.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16

Bonanza Lole-From G.scorer, shafr
ledge bears n deg s. hin ~ 1rsl -esa
Bonanza No l-Esrcm Jlscorarv saae
ledge bears : Q deg 3 mla e 50 feec A.
deg 3 min 50 teer
Bonanza Ne --t'rom discovery shss-e
ledge bears n deg s. MIN e. - f--s-r
Queen Bee--r'rora discovery shstfc 1e,ss=
bears n o deg g min "a Ga seer ana ; 6
deg 8 min so feet
Queen Bee No. l-Frorn discovery shass
ledge bears Q deg 3 min e 50 fsSt.
Queen Bee No 2-F'rora G-scov-rv shase
ledge bears n o deg = min W ~ f=et
Grey Copper--L.elsse frorl Discovery
SHAFT bears 9 deg 8 min " So feet ana
deg - MN z So feet
Grey Copper No l-Le,ige frora ltScor-
cry shaft bears n @ deg - mia " ~ fs-..e
Grey Copper Ne 2-Le,ige froni tliSs,,s.r-
cry shaft bears n deg = MN ~ - f.-ec
Serch Iisht.-Lsdse fr0a Discovers
smart bears n deg 8 r11n ~ 80 fs-=r
Ranger,-I-edse from Discovers shafc
bears Q deg s. min W 80 feec ard ; .
deg 8 min 40 feet
Notices of the location % thsSe mini
Claims are recorded in the mining recor.1s
Bonanza. in book y OF mines. page ~
Bonanza No 7. in book = OF uaineS- 49,
II; Bo1anza No : in eook 8 os zlnes>
page liSs Queen Rec in h,eaS - ef MIXES.
page 81, Queen Bee No IN NIX - %
mines. mage rs Queen Ees. NJ = il 49,
y OF mines. page rs Grev cepoe- n b.-sk
in book = Of mines. pase tss- Grey Caz-
ner No in hook y Of mines. r1a-e ~
- 80 t-1-nt m ceoS - % rs-ceS- v3<e
"a; Ranger in book \ o. nasneS. ~
ANY and all persons c1ai-n,-< aslre-sass-
any portion Of said Ronanza E.,-rs~--s
No. Bonanza No . Oueen Eee caiesa
Bee No l. Queen Bee Va . Csrar 49,
per. Grey Conner \o,- Z Grey Conne~ n
: Serch Light Or Eanzer rs7aeS - So
race ground are reQusred - Sc reear 49,
verse claims with the resisrer ~ raa
United states land cf7ce AZ P~aS-,se A.
yona. during the sixty davSs narSo.l ~
nuetieaslon hereof. ~ thew va - nsr-s-z
by Vfrru Hnf Tho ssroviSio-sS q, frh-. - -,r.
FREDERICK 4 TRTrE-r -
First publication Nav
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
CARD OF THANKS.

Mr. r. NJ Belcher and son, Ray
mond. through the columns of the
JOurnal-Miner. desire to express their
heartfelt thanks for the kind appre-
citation and many acts of kindness
shown them by their friends in Pres
colt during their late bereavement of
wife and mother. and especially the
ladies of the Degree of Honor. Wood
mems Circle and lodge of Elks: also
those kind friends of PheniX. Los
Angeles and San Francisco who re-
membered them by their tokens of
esteem and love
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
FUNERAL OF MRS. BELCHER.

The funeral cortege which followed
the remains of the late Mrs B. NJ.
Belcher TO their last resting place this
afternoon, was an extremely large
one. The funeral was attended by the
WOOdmen. Elks and Workmen lodges.
and by the WOOdmen'S Circle and De
gree of Honor. as well as by Il large
concourse of citizens who We're not
members of these orders.
The floral display was a fit index
of the high esteem in which Mrs Bel
cher was held. The flower gardens of
PheniX We're taxed TO fill the orders
for flowers that.were sent in, and the
designs were very beautiful and ap-
propriate. No death that has occurred
in Prescott for many years has caused
such n universal feeling of sorrow rs
the death of Mrs. Belcher and her
place among those who We're ever
ready to do Il kindly act or speak a
loving, helpful word will he hard To
fill
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
END OF PLAGUE IN HONOLULU.

The Journal-Miner is indebted to
Rev. G.. L. Pearson. of Honolulu. for a
copy of the Pacific Commercial Adver-
tiser published in that city dated April
80 This issue of the Advertiser is Il
sort of jubilee number in celebration of
the end of the plague in Honolulu and
the raising of the quarantine. Several
pages are devoted to plague literature.
giving an exhaustive history of the adj
vent and suppression of the disease
there.
The first case appeared on December
- and the last one reported died
March 81. The cost to Honolulu was
nearly $1.000.000 exclusive of the de
structiOn of buildings which occurred
The Advertiser gives the following
summary of the cases: Chinese, 80:
Japanese. 13: Hawaiian. u; white. q:
South Sea Islanders, 1. Total number
of cases. Il. Number of deaths. 81: re-
covered. 10. Male cases. rs: female
cases. Is.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16

The Washington Times compliments
Wilson for his success in getting that
$4,000 appropriation passed for re-
habiIitating Whipple If the colonel
viii only act on the Journal Miners
suggestion and follow this up, getting
4 law passed compelling the use of
the appropriation for the purpose ap-
prOpriated. he will win the applause
of all northern Arizona. similar an
preparation was passed last year, bd;
the money was never used for the pur-
pose intended.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
a IMMATURE CYCLONE.

4 heavy gust of wind. amounting TO
almost a miniature cyclone, struck Val
Verde yesterday Thursday afternoon
about I O'Clock Though it lasted but
n few second two tents and the frame
work We're demolished. One tent. to-
Gether with the wooden floor. sides
and frame. weighing over one ton. was
lifted bodily and carried thirty or forty
feet and then torn into shreds. Sew
eral scaffOlds were blown over and
other minor damage done For few
seconds he smeIter roof was ieODar-
died but owing to the heavy timber
ing and corrugated iron roofing. no
harm was done