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Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
4 MALICIOUS LIBEL.

The Phenix Gazette of Many 9 con-
tains most malicious and vindictive
libel against Commissioner Binger
Herman of the general land office and
by implication also against Governor
Murphy of this territory: 1t says:
a commission will leave Washing
ton on May 10 to examine into the
forest reserve question and we want
to tell our people right now that this
commission is simply fixed" The
decision has been rendered and passed
upon in Washington. and the men who
are coming are only to carry out by
their report the conslusions of the land
department which has rendered a yer
diet in favor of sheep men. The Ga
zette regrets to see our people in their
honest way make preparations to meet
his commission when. as a matter of
fact. the commission. so-called. is only
blind TO cover up Hermann's ready
made opinions"
The only recourse left to the farm
ars and men who want to see their
property preserved. is a direct appeal
o President Mckinley. and that ought
o be made at once; and charges also
should be filed against Binger Her
mann and y o. Murphy for the out
'ageOus part both have taken in this
'esrve matter"
The Journal-Miner is in position to
Know that Commissioner Hermann has
)een honest and sincere in his actions
n connection with the grazing of stock
IN forest reserves. He has secured all
he information possible on the subject
rom employees of the government as
veil as from citizens OF the territory
md his only aim has been to be just
n the matter-iust TO the government.
md just TO all parties affected The
nsinuatiOn that either he or Governor
Murphy has been Influenced in any
way except for the greatest good to
he greatest number of people is not
,nly baseless. but absolutely IibelOus.
There is a wide difference of opinion
# people on this subject and among
peOple who are not in any way di-
lectly or indirectly interested in the
controversy. For one man. or set of
men. to intimate that all who do not
lgree with them on the subject. are
bought. is evidence. or AT least suffi-
,ient TO raise a strong suspicion. that
he one making such Il charge might
re induced TO change his mind for
Il consideration.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
\ BATTLE ROYAL.
The Democratic Primary Develops
Into Contest Over National Dele
gate Candidates.


Prescott democrats held their pri-
mary election today for the election
Of delegates to a county convention
which meets next Saturday to elect
delegates TO the territorial convention
which in turn will elect delegates to
he national democratic convention. 1t
was Il lively election, too. There was
no free silver issue, no Imperialism or
anti-eXpansiOn issue involved in the
contest, but il was one solely for the
purpose OF getting control of the dele
CATION in the interest of n particular
candidate.
Yavapai county has the honor of pos
SesSing two candidates for delegate
20 the national democratic convention.
being T. G. Norris and Reese NJ. Ling.
Two tickets were in the field.
The one commonly known as the
Norris ticket contained Il portrait of
". J. Bryan and read as follows:
Primary election: democratic county
convention; regular ticket" 1t con
-ained the following names:
W. !. Aulvenon. C. p Hicks, Fred
Sattes. ]. l. Gardner. T. B. Davis.
Merry Ross. Chas. Martin. A. Averyt.
John LAWYER. Henry Goldwater, J. b.
Hooker, J. C. Herndon, NJ. ]. Hickey,
Jake Marks. John Robinson. F. Z.
Jones. \. J. Head, J. \. Tobin, J. D.
Bethune.
The other known as the Ling ticket
had a cut of Il silver dollar and was
headed Bryan and Free Silver" and
was composed of the following:
J. 1. Gardner. A. J. Head. Tom
Shultz. J. J. Saunders, sam Pattee.
Geo. T. Sutherland. Geo. L. Mayer.
Robt. Cornell. Joe Hobbs, Ed Barthel.
H. ]. Suder. Ben Bybon. J. J. Brooks.
Lou. Barrows, E. E Breed. p. ].
Sullivan. Mike Pagan, J. H Robin
son. Ben Belcher.
Polls were held in the building on
The north side of the plaza adjoining
r. II. Burmister e Sons company's
store and were opened at 10 o'clock
n. m. remaining open till p. m. The
total number of votes pOlled was Jos
and at the time of the Journal-Miner
going to press the count had not been
concluded. but knowing ones. or those
who prOfessed to have watched the
trend of the voting. claimed that the
Norris ticket was largely in the lead,
by about five or six to one.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
THE ~MoCK INITIATION

The Mock Initiation" to be given
by the Red Men ut the opera house
tomorrow ni~ht, in connection with the
st. Tamma7y bail is fun and excite
ment from start to finish and will he
replete wi; Il local hits The act gives
a very vivid idea Of how the Red Men
might adopt captured pale faces, but
those who attend and have Il notion of
joining this splendid order need have
no fear that any of the work of adop-
ton as there shown will fall to their
lot. The writer having been Il mem
Der of the Red Men for the past three
years can say that the ritulistic work
of that order will compare in beauty of
teachings and vividness of situations
to any that has come within the scope
OF his knowledge. However, don't
miss the Mock Initiation" and grand
ball tomorrow night at Dake's opera
house
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16

Illinois republicans threw overheard
the factions in their convention and
nominated non-factIonaI man for
governor. This insures the success of
their ticket.
Captain Jack Crawford the poet
scout. is grinding out vorses in the
arctic regions, while Corporal Jack
Coker. the Arizona Artist, is fighting
Beers in South Africa.
Editor Rosewater, of the Omaha Bee.
thinks that five words will make a big
enough platform to carry the west for
Mckinley. Those words would be,
DO you want 4 change?"
Eugene Debs says the trusts will
bring the conditions desired by him
and his fellow socialists. Then, why
doesn't Gene quit talking and wait for
those conditions?
Don't swap horses while crossing Il
stream" was the advice that James
Gordon Bennett cabled from Paris to
his New York Herald In consequence
the Herald is out strong for Mckinley
for president.
Ex-Congressman Sidney Clark, for
merly of Kansas, but now a resident
of Oklahoma. says the census will
show that territory to have not less
than $4,000 population. and that %
per cent of them favor statehood.
Democrats kick because this govern
men has acquired interests in foreign
territory, and then do some more kick
ing because this government does not
get itself involved in the South African
war. That's democratic consistency.
In seeking a man who can beat Gov
ernor Roosevelt the New York demo
Gratis have taken task that is as
hard as that of preventing the re-
election of President Mckinley. With
rare exceptions the people know a
good official when they have him.
Judge Lochren. of Minnesota. is a
democrat and it is not surprising that
he should have taken the democratic
view of Porto Rico and the constitu-
ton. in his recent decisions. hut that
doesn't make the view right History
teaches that democratic views Of the
constitution have usually been wrong.
An appeal has been addressed to
President Mckinley by the Neither
lands Peace society. imploring him
Ito bring about arbitration and put 4
stop to the pernicious war in South
Africa" The president of the United
States is no more responsible for the
war in South Africa than he is for the
famine in India. and he is no more
able to put stop to the one than to
the other 1t would be as reasonable
to ask him to put stop TO the per
niciOus famine in India as it is to
ask him to stop the South African
war.-LoS Angeles Times.
General Roberts and his army took
possession of KroOnstadt May II, and
Kruser's army continued on its flight
lor,hwagd. \ London telegram states
hat the capture of this town has
had the effect of causing serious dis
content among the Free State troops
who are disbanding and returning to
their homes. The Transvaalers are
also reported to have declared their
intention to do no more fighting on
Free State soil, but will concentrate
heir efforts hereafter in their coun-
fry
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
A DANGEROUS OPERATION.
General Sherman Submitted to n Very
Difficult Surgical Operation.

General Sherman submitted to n
very dangerous operation performed
upon him in New York. For years
his kidneys have given him serious
trouble and n New York specialist ad-
vised him of the necessity of having
an operation performed. The operation
was very dangerous one, but in order
TO save his life it had to be done, and it
was accordingly submitted to. The
general is in a fair way to recover.
General Sherman, like the rest of
mankind, has his faults, but no man in
Arizona has done more toward the ma
terial advancement of this territory
than has this same NJ. II. Sherman.
PheniX particularly has been benefit
ed by his energy and untiring efforts.
He gave this city an electric street car
system equal to the best in the union.
and has kept it operating at a loss for
years. Yet such was his faith in the
upbuilding of the city that he put
thousands of dollars annually into this
system in order to give the people the
benefit of its operations. General
Sherman is not philanthrOpist but he
is an all round good hearted royal
man, and the Gazette rejOices to learn
of his recovery from the dangerous
operation he recently submitted to-
Gazette.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
IMPROVEMENTS ARE GOOD.

The ancient and dilapidated wooden
sidewalk along South Cortez street is
being removed and preparations for
cement or asphaltum walks are being
made. Those who have been croak-
ing about improvements in the city will
feel ashamed of themselves when they
look upon the improved appearance
and condition of the town when the
work of improving the streets has been
completed. The Journal-NIiner is in
favor of improvement Let us shake
the ancient dust off our feet, as we
are, and rise from the ashes of the
past little mountain town" to the
modern city we should be.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
THE ILLUSTRATED LECTURE.

There was large audience at the
Methodist church last evening to hear
the illustrated lecture given by Rev
II. W. Peck on Switzerland The lee
ture was Il very interesting one. be
ing descriptive of that most interest
ing of all countries to the tourist and
pleasure seeker. The illustrations were
also very fine. being by means of a
powerful electric stereoptican manipu-
lated by J. G.. Van Houtum.
The lecture was listened to arten-
lively throughout. The Sunday school
orchestra of the church. under the
leadership of II. d. Aitken. rendered
three pieces of music exceptionally
well. which seemed to be highly ap-
preciated by the audience. The music
would have been creditable to a much
more experienced orchestra than this.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
A POPULIsT's OPINION OF BRYAN

Just after Bryan's defeat in Novem-
Der. 1896. the newspaper run by Sen
atOr Butler, of North Carolina. declared
that if Bryan ever wanted to get the
support of the populist party again '.he
must do it under some other name than
that of Democrat" THAT name" it
added. has become a reprOach and
Il stencil among the people, and it will
not be supported any more. now nor
hereafter. The paper asserted that in
the canvass just ended the decomrats
played the people false-grossly and
brutally false. There is no virtue in
them. We are done with them now
and forever. and also with any man
who seeks to lead the people here
after under anything that may bear
the name or have the smirch of the
word democrat upon it.
The same Butler who got off those
virtuous sentiments against Bryan
three and a hair years ago is a rabid
fusiOnist today. He was at Sioux
Falls and took n leading part in the
nomination of Bryan GIobe-Demo-
crat.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
THE FOREST RESERVES.

Mr. Clifford Pichot forester of the
department of agriculture. and f. V.
COville. bOtanist of the same depart
ment, will leave Washington for the
west about May Il. to make a personal
investigation of the problem Of grazing
in the forest reserves. The restriction
of sheep grazing in these areas has
aroused a storm of protest from wool
growers, and public feeling in the west
has become divided and intense. \
plan for an exhaustive Investigation
by the government was published two
weeks ago: but the tour of these off
Gals will be the first actual work in
the field
They will be met at Holbrook, Ari-
iona, by \. E. Potter of that city.
who is secretary of the Arizona Wool
Growers association. They will spend
three weeks in the Black Mesa reserve
and then visit others in Arizona. The
examination will be extended to other
western reserves later in the summer.
Albuquerque Citizen.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
THE BILLIoNAIRE ARRIVED.

The Standard Oil Co has declared a
quarterly dividend of so n share, pay
able June 10. This makes a total of
$50 a share placed to the credit of the
stockholders since January l. 1900.
John d. Rockefeller owns So. 100000
of the Standard Oil stock His share
in the dividend will be 100000 which
will make his profits $12.4OOO00 since
January 1. Adding to this the profits
in his holdings of stock in subsidiary
companies, Mr.. Rockefeller's income
this year is estimated at $15.O0OO 900.
AT > per cent this represents a capital
of ,5OO.OO0,OOO. The Millionaire has
arriVed=EX.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
ROUGH RIDER MURPHY's DEATH.

Word has been received from the
Philippines that the wounds received
by James E. Murphy, formerly Il mem
Der of the Rough Riders, have proven
fatal. Mr.. Murphy was shot through
the jaw and neck in Cuba and recover
ed from that and enlisted for service
in the Philippines There he was as
signed to duty as a scout under Gen
eral Funston and while engaged in this
service he was shot in the arm, shat
tering the bone very badly and result
ing in his death. o. G. Burns, a bro
Their of Mrs. J. r. Liston, accompanied
him to the Philippines and was en-
gagged with him as scout, being still
in the service there.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16

Lord Beauchamp, governor of New
South Wales. while visiting the collier
les of Newcastle recently, was enter
tanned at n banquet 300 feet under the
ground. The dining room was 80 feet
long, 10 feet wide, 9 feet high. Seventy
guests sat down to dinner. There was
no Indication that the room was really
a subterranean chamber.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16
GRAND LODGE KNIGHTS OF
PYTHIAS.

AT the session of the grand lodge,
knights of Pythias, jurisdiction of Ari-
IONA, held in Globe, May 10. the fell
lowing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Harry W. Drachman,
of Tucson, grand chancellor; w. D.
Monmonier of Tombstone, grand vice
chancellor; R. H. Blakely. Kingman,
grand prelate; Edward Butt Jr., Phe-
nix, grand keeper of records and seals;
G. NJ. Funston, Flagstaff, grand mas
ter of exchequer; E. f. Leonard, Cliff
ton, G. NJ. of A; n. n. Nichols, G. T.
G.; G. E. Morey, G. o. g.; Webster
Street, supreme representative.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16

When a democrat calls himself an
abraham Lincoln republican" he
steals the livery of heaven to serve the
devil in.-Republican. AS the editor
of the above sheet has always been a
democrat, the above is no doubt in
tended as a pen picture of himself
for the readers of that paper.
Arizona weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885-1903, 1900-05-16

Street railroad strikes seem to be
epidemic Kansas City has caught the
cOntagion.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-10
PRESIDENT DOLE REPLIES
TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

Executive Chamber

Executive Chamber,
4 Honolulu. a. !, April 8, 1900
Gentlemen your April embodylng
appointment by President
With the approval or the endorsement Of this Chamber which dis
rey unrepnted that Court The Chamber fully
pcrnce In the application and practice OF law but fails to under
stand the which seem to have rendered
the adjudication
enment is the Supreme Court Ciyi Laws, section 1880.
OF the
would seriously Interfere with the regular judicial work Of the SUI
deemed advisable
ley for authority create special purpose
by President Mckinley investigation and adjudication of
Chinatown losses be merely board
traon estimate the amount OF such losses and their
h clusions to the Council Of State.
Chamber
japanese residents VINO have asked be
board tends to confirm this supposo But asmuch the dis
ponmnt of body of to
that such body make judgments appopra
of law
dispatch question authorizes the trial Of
claims based tort against the Government class claims
construction of the dispatch
permit the waiver rule
AS it evident that each claim presented for trial will
law well questions of
conduct the trial Of all claims that might be
to it, according to the legal principles applicable all Hawaiian
fail
authority Mckinley requires court of law
ps no can ask that the Court shall be-
legislation
principle ues
The principle representation ap
the Court of Claims than Supreme
Courtor of the country
AS the question of eymen on the Court there
other property sight to be appad estimates of
fully the right of criticism
courteous language of your resolution of protest
sincerely,
SANFORD
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-10

Cooper: I'm this case, yes: because
the Board Is the agent of the Govern
ment. If there have been any mali
cious acts of the Board. then probably
the individual members of the Board
will be liable. If the Board acted in
good faith, and made a mistake. they
are not liable to any one"
Bill Laid on Table.
Jones: Il move the bill be laid on
the table"
Il would like to ask if the claimants
in these fires are not to file any claims.
Is this the only Court the claimants
can apply to?"
Cooper: Yes, except the Legisla-
ture. II is not compulsory for any
person to present his claims TO the
Court"
Kane: Then l fail to see the ne.
cessity for the appropriation"
Jones again moved that the bill be
laid on the table. 1t was seconded by
two or three members, and was carried
unanimously.
Special Act was killed for the time
being.
Adjourned at $40.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-10
THE COURT
OF CLAIMS
Appropriation Bill For
It Tabled.
ACTION OF THE COUNCIL.
President Magoon Says He Will
Serve Without Pay But En-
ployes May Demur.
iFrom Saturday, DallyD

The Council of State has refused
money TO run the Court OF Claims Yes
terday the bill appropriating funds for
the Court was shelved indefinitely.
President Magoon OF the Court says
that he will serve without pay, but the
other members OF the Court have not
expressed themselves on this subject.
Magoon asserts that as the Court was
legally appointed, any debts 1t might
contract in the course OF its business
would be q legal charge against the
Government. He says that his col
leagues share this belief. Whether the
employees OF the Court will coincide
with this theory may determine the
Courts ability to begin its work. AL
ready two interpreters. stenographer
and bailiff have been appointed, but
their salaries have not been fixed.
George A. Davis OF the Court is said
TO have rendered his resignation, but
his brother members professed ignor
ance OF his having taken such an step.
Magoon says he will not resign. Lor-
rim Andrews Of the Court is at Kahu-
ku, Attorney Kepolkai Is on Maui, A.
f. Judd Jr.. has gone to Molokai, and
only Magoon and Davis were in the
city yesterday when the Council of
State took action.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-10
THE QUESTIONS RAISED.
Mr.. Castle on the Court of Claims
and Its Work.

anu 4CS w OrR.
Editor Advertiser: Considerable ir-
ritation as we'll as Misunderstanding
seems to exist relative to the so-called
Court OF Claims. II is important that
the matter. should be clearly placed be-
fore the community, both in its lega
aspects. as well as the actual posi-
tion of affairs.
Taking the latter first. The Govern
ment probably faced an embarrassing
position. If suits were brought in the
constituted judicial tribunals, they
would simply be overwhelmed with
work and could not possibly clear up
the calendar for many years. That is,
provided suits would lie. There was
no authority 10 establish any other
tribunal and the question OF liability
in any event did not seem clear. There
could be no doubt of the good policy
of paying at least something for The
great losses suffered by individuals.
An appeal to Washington brought the
telegraphic reply, which has been pub
lished, that the President approves or
the appointment of five persons TO
take evidence of losses and
to make awards and judgments
to be pad out of appropriation made
by Hawaiian Council of State in con-
formity with Hawaiian law.
This seemed TO clear The way for the
appointment of a commission 10 pass
on the question of the amount of los
ses, leaving 1t to the Council of State
to make provision for paying sucn
amounts. 1t is to be supposed that the
five gentlemen named are TO act as a
sort Of jury TO hear and decide the
quesJ.o Of amount of losses, and pei
hGps to settle me legal question of the
liability OF the Government. The lat
ter is most important and certainly ie-
qulras able men well read in the law,
Ii the only thing 10 be determined -
the actual loss suffered. probably bus
iness men OF experience would do that
quite as well, perhaps better, than
lawyers. But they would probably re-
sent the fixing OF their compensation
at IS per day with the condition tina,
anything less than four hours is not
to count.
The time has now come to pay the
piper. and everybody, especially ne
unfortunate people who have lost AL
their property In order that the whp.e
community might receive benen,,
wants to know who is to pay. This
is a very vital quesson for several
reasons. The loss is immense. prob
ably amounting In the first instance toI
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-10
Castle & Cooke, Ltd.
HONOLULU.
Commission Merchants.
SUGAR FACTORS.
agents FOR

AGENTS FOR
The Eva Plantation Co.
The Waialua Agricultural Co., L.a.
The Kohala Sugar Co.
The Waimea Sugar Mill Co.
The Roloa Agricultural Co.
The Fulton Iron Works, ST. Louis,
Mo.
The Standard OIL Co.
The George r. Blake Steam Pnmps.
Weston's Centrifugals.
The New England Mutual Life To-
surance Co. of Boston.
The Aetna Fire Insurance. %. Of
Conn.
The Alliance Assurance %. scsnsu-
dsa.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-10
CLARkE's BLOOD MIXTURE

CAUTION Purchasers OF Clsrke's Blood Mix.
ture should sc that they get the genuine aiticie.
or,hlcss ~ itations and substitutes are some
timr- palmed oh by unprincipled vendors. The
words 'Lincnln and Midland Counties Drug
Company, Lincoln, England" are engraved on
the Government Stamp, and "Clarke,s World
famed Blood Mixture" blown In the bottle
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-10
THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIALS OF WON
DERRUL CURES
FROM ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD.

Clarke's Blood Mixture is sold in bottles 2s.
Cd. each, and in cases containing six times the
quantity. lls.-suficient to effect permanent
cure In the great majority OF long.standing cases
by ALL CHEMIST and PATENT MEDICINE
VtNDC RS throughout the world. Proprietors,
THF lincoln AND MIDLAND COUNTIES DRUe
CohfAsy. Lincoln, England. Trade Marx
"BLUoD MIXTURE"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-10
Correspondence Wanted.

Gear presented the following rcsolu-
tion: Resolved, That the Coun,il Of
state request that the Executive do
lay before them the correspondence
with President Mckinley relating to
the appointment OF Court OF Claims.
4. V. GEAR,
EuunnIID.r
The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-04-10

ihe paH road ai lhe summit q, tfzu.
nud iao f1f thr fnad ie8dihf tn frhatf
rfa at $3.50 dear though 10 rth-
tnHraIs were appointed ~ ono funl
thcIa would hn can from all over
tha islands fur simihf appointments
There Ufr t52i 600 nt thp hlspDfni ~
tho Minister 0f financc for road Inn
pruyrmfri and ho f,'t that ought io b.
uffaipni
tpon motion the items wcre inserted
and passed