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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-14
THE RICE TRUST
Two Arizonans Succeed in Securing Over Eighty Per Cent of the Rice Crop of the United States.

It is a fact not generally known in Arizona that during their visits east recently James Shirley and W. w. Vanderbilt have secured contracts foI five years for the purchase of over S0 per cent of the rice crop of the United States.
 These gentlemen first brought the Cobre Grande property into promi- hence. They have since established offices in New York. Mr. Vanderbilt was called back to Arizona by the Co bre Grande suits in Phenix.
 Speaking of the rice trust, Mir. Van derbilt says it was not formed for the purpose of raising the price of the ar ticle and, in fact. the price has never been raised. Everybody connected with the rice business, from the grow CT to the consumer has been benefited. The trust, as most trusts do. makes its money by saving what would be wasted by systematic methods. The trust fixes the price of rice. not higher. but fixes 1t so that a reliable market may be figured upon by every man through whose hands the product passes until it is delivered to the con sumer. Rice is now divided into five grades and growers know in which classes their crops belong. Before they take them to the market they know what they will get for them. \ new system of clean ing and polishing the rice has been introduced so that the consume is benefited. The trust controls so per cent of the rice crop of the United States and within a year ex- poets to control 90 per cent. It man ages its business so that every person who touches rice from the man who sows it to the one who puts it into his mouth is better for it. The only persons who find fault with the trusts are democratic orators, who can offer no other objection than that 1t k a trust.
 Of course in the improvement of methods of handling the rice output of the country less labor, not less agricultural labor. but fewer handlers may be required; there is the least possible waste of human energy; fewer people are working at cross purposes. All who are now in the rice business are now engaged in bringing the grain from the rice fields to the table by the most direct route. There is no pulling or hauling.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-14
Department of the Interior, Genera

| Department of the Interior, General Land Office. October Is, 1900. Notice is hereby given that sealed bids di- rected tO the Commissioner of the General
 Land Office will be received by the Receiver of the United States Land Office at Prescott, Arizona, up to and including the 21st day of November. 190O. for the purchase under the
 provisions of the act of Juno q 1897, 60 Stat. :4-;I6). of 00.0OO feet of matured pine timber not less than F inches in diameter, and the wood following the cutting thereof, estimated at 150 cords. all to be Cutand taken
 from unsurveyed public lands situated on the
 Hassayampa river. about 315 miles nOrtherly from the Senator mine. in what when sur veyed will be T. l. N. R. 2 w.. G. and $. R.
 NJ within inc limits of the Prescott Forest Reserve. Arizona. No bid of less than Sl.0O per thousand feet. and 30 cents per cord will be considered. Each bidder must guarantee in his proposition to purchase that all dead timber on the tract sufficiently sound furuse will be cut and removed. and that all tops. lOQs. brush and rubbish will be piled for burning under the supervision of the forest officer supervis- ing the cutting and removal. at a safe dis tance from the standing timber, and that the felling. ut.ing and removal of the timber will be conducted with the necessary care to preserve the timber left on the land from in jury and that none of the said timber. nor of the lumber and cord wood therefrom will be transported out of the territory of Arizona. A deposit of Si0O will be required with each bid. and payment in full of the value of the timber involved must be made within 20 days of notice of award or may at the option of the purchaser he made in equal installments within 30, 60 and go days. respectively, from the date of such notice. The living timber to be cut will be marked and designated by the officer under whose supervision the cut ting will be done, and no part of the timber will be cut until so marked and designated, and no timber will be removed until it has been measured by the officer in charge and paid for in compliance with the terms of this uotice. Purchasers failing to remove all said timber within one year from date of no- tice of award. forfeit both purchase money and right to timber unremOved, unless an eX- tension of time is granted. Timber on any existing valid claim is exempted from sale. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. (Signed) W. A. RICHARDS, Acting Commissioner.
 First pub. Oct. INV
 Last pub. Nov. 21.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-14

| DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
 D General Land Office. Washington, D. C.. | October 8. 1900. Notice is hereby given that ! sealed bids directed to the Commissioner of | the General Land Office will be received by
 the Receiver of the United States Land Office l at Prescott. Arizona, up to and including the | 18th day of December, t9O0 for the purchase
 under the provisions of the Act Of June f.
 1897 50 Stat. 34-36), of a quantity of timber hereinafter specified, situated on the lands
 in the Prescott Forest Reserve, Arizona. in cluded in the following descriptions, viz: | Item No. 1. All the dead timber. standing
 or down, and a sufficient amount of mature | living pine timber 20 inches and upwards in
 diameter to aggregate 100000 feet. to be cut
 and taken from tract of unsurveyed public | land. on what is known as Amulet Flat near McCabe, Arizona. offered for sale on ! the petition of the McCabe Mining Com
 pany Item No. ,. All the dead timber. standing or down. and a sufficient amount of mature living pine timber 70 inches and up- wards in diameter to aggregate 2OOOOO feet. to be cut and taken from a tract of unsur- veyed public land at the head of Blind ln-
 dian Creek in what will be T. II N.. k l
 w.. offered for slle on the petition of c. H.
 Unverzagt. No bid of less than S1.O0 per
 thousand feet forlving timber sound enough for timber or lumber. 5 50 for dead timber sound enough for timber, and 5 .25 per cord ! for timber unsuitable for lumber. but sound ] enough for wood. estimated at zOOO cords in .
 Item No. 1. and 250 cords in Item No. ?, will | be considered. All dead timber sufficiently | sound for timber or wood on both the tracts | mentioned must be cut and removed, and . the brush and rubbish must be piled for . burning at a safe distance frCm the remain
 ing timber, and the felling and removal of
 timber must be conducted with the neces- sary care to preserve the timber left stand ing from injury. The cutting and removal will be conducted under the supervision of forest officer detailed for the purpose. and no green timber will be allowed to be cut until it has been marked and designated by such officer. deposit with the Receiver of the sum of S200.O0, with each bid for the timber included in Item No. 1, and Sl0OO0 with each bid for the timber included in Item No. ?. will be required, and payment in full must be made in each case within go days of notice of award for all timber award ed No living timber less than 70 inches in diameter will be allowed to be cut and none will be allowed to be removed until meas ured by the officer in charge and fully paid for in accordance with the terms of this no- tice Purchasers failing to remove all tim Der within one year from date of notice of award forfeit both purchase money and right to timber unremOved. unless an eXten- sion of time be granted. Timber on valid mining or other claims reserved from sale. The right to reject any and all bids k re served. W. A. RICHARDS, Acting Com missioner. ;
 First publication Nov. (w).
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-14
MIR. BRYAN MAKES A STATEMENT.

w. J. Bryan has given out state ment on the result of the election in which he says:
 "The result was a surprise to me and the magnitude Of the republican victory was surprise to our oppon- ents as well as to those who voted our ticket. It is impossible to andlyze the returns until they are more complete" "
 The magnitude of the victory was forecast by Henry c. Payne, of the national republican committee on Sat urday night previous to the election, the result varying but very few votes from his forecast.
 Bryan keeps up his anarchistic doc Urine by saying that "the fight be- tween plutocracy and democracy can not end until one or the other is com pletely triumphant" If there was any fight between plutocracy and de mocracy Mir. Bryan would have the people with him. This fight exists only in his imagination and he simply failed to fool the people with it.
 Among the causes assigned for his defeat were the following:
 "The republicans were able to sc cure tickets or passes for all their voters who were away from home and this gave them considerable ad- vantage. We have no way of know ing at this time how much money was spent in the purchase of votes and ill colonization. But while these would account for some of the republican gains, they could not account for the widespread increase in the republican vote.
 The prosperity argument was prob ably the most potent one used by the republicans. They compared the present conditions with the panic times of 1893 to 1896 and this argu- ment had weight with those who did not stop to consider the reasons for the change. The appeal, stand by the president while the war is on, :" had a great deal of influence among those who did not realize that the war against the doctrine of self govern ment in the Philippines must react upon us in this country. We made an honest fight upon an honest plat form, and having done our duty as we saw fit, we have nothing to regret"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-14
Angolas in Demand.

The goat breeders who have beer quietly preparing for a boom in thein dustry are likely to be very much il line during the next year. Down il New Mexico there is one breeder who has about 10000 Angoras and there are a number with focks from 1000 tc 5000 head. The Kansas City Packer says:
 There is going to be a greater de mand during 1901 for pure bred An gora bucks than all the present well known breeders can supply. The de- mand is coming mainly from the mid de west and south, but scattering orders will be booked from as far east as Maine, thence along the north ern tier of states to Minnesota. Reg istered bucks only will be wanted. If breeders who have first class stock will use good common sense and not get wild they can cause the industry to treble in twelve months time. Fancy prices will not be paid. The breeder who is looking to the future and to reputation will put out good stock at fair living prices. de- pending upon second, third and many other orders to follow from the same locality to which he first shipped.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-14
NEW PUBLISHERS AGENCY.
Chicago Publishers Establish Head
 quarters in Portland.

$. c. Miller X Co.,, publishers and book importers, have established Pa cific coast headquarters in Portland. s. c. Miller, the senior and resident member of the National Publishing company, of Chicago. Extensive as were the operations of that company, Mr. Miller is of the opinion that the Pacific coast offers even greater i'm mediate and future opportunities for the book business. $. c. Miller & Co. will be the special representa- tiyes on the coast for eastern publish CTS. One firmly established principle of the new firm is that all its business shall be conducted on a strictly legiti- mate basis, Much that has partaken of an indirect and illegitimate character has crept into the practices of some publishers agencies in recent years, and Alr. Miller is determined to intro duce and maintain his old time straight forward, honest methods in the new field. This field is large one, covering Oregon, Washington. California, Idaho, Montana, Wyom- ing, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico. All will be operated from the home offices in Portland. The company will control the distribution, throughout this territory, of most of the latest and best subscription books published in the United States. A daily increasing office force Is now en- gagged, at the headquarters in the Marquan building, in facilitating the distribution of two timely books. one a description of the Galveston horror, the other complete and interesting volume dealing with current Chinese massacres and troubles. - Portland OrepOuian.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-14
A DELAYED TELEGRAM.
Estimates of the Result as It tAppeared
 In Phenix Wednesday Night.

Phenix. Nov, Especial to Jour. nal-Miner. )-Complete returns from Maricopa county, except Agua Cali ente Verde, small precincts, give Murphy 1873, Smith 1865.
 Pima-six precincts outside of Tue soG give Murphy 76, Smith l3O.
 Pinal-Four precincts, including Florence, Murphy 1O3, Smith l36.
 Cochise Tombstone. Benson. Will COX and Fairbank give Murphy lG2. Smith l56.
 Mohave-The principal precincts give Murphy III, Smith 323.
 Navajo-Holbrook, Taylor and Snowflake give Murphy 1O6. Smith 79.
 Coconino Williams gives Murphy 1SO, Smith 16S.
 Graham m-Returns from all but four precincts give Smith 300 majority.
 Gila-Estimated Smiths majority 15O.
 Yuma Smiths majority 200.
 Santa Cruz No figures.
 Apache No figures.
 Adams estimates Smiths majority
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-14
Handsome Bar Furnishings.

The Prescott House bar will have among the finest furnishings of any place in town. They are being put ia by Wm. Bright. The goods were manufactured by the Chicago Store and Office Fixture company, of which Mr. Bright is the agent. The back bar is quite massive in appearance and contains a me mirror l2 feet long by feet wide.
 The bar will be located in the rear of the ho,cl office and a handsome partition with swinging Slas, doors separate the two rooms. The fixtures complete consist of bar. back bar large .r1r-yratJr, partition and cigar ca-e. The finish is in a fine veneer in of mahogany, which gives the W .ie ,t.g a very rich appearance. t.f Eu4. has supplied quite a number Q, s'aas# with new fixtures aud has several more or,.ers placed with the factory.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-14
No. 497 Application for a Patent.
U. s. Land Office, Prescott. Ariz.,
 NnN 1 1lln

D. .. Lana OflcC. IfcScOtt. AfiZ.,
 Nov. f, 1900.
 Notice is hereby given, that W. \. Kelly and A. A. Johns whose post office address is Prescott, Arizona, have this day filed their application for patent for 150O linear feet of the Mammoth mine or vein, bearing gold and silver, with surface ground eco feet in width. situated in Big Bug mining district, county of Yavapai. and Territory of Arizona, and designated by the field notes and official plat on file in this office as survey number 1491, located in section No. 1. township F north of range No. west of c. and S. R. meridian, said survey N. 1497 being as fOl- lows.
 Beginning at corner No. the northeast corner of the claim, identical with the lOca- tion where a granite stone sxSx30 inches is set one foot in ground and a monument of stones alongside, stone marked NJ. No. 1-1z 97. A cross on granite rock in place market B. k. NJ. No. 1-14g7 bearsnor 25deg % min west 7.S feet. A cross on granite rock in place, marked B.R.. M.No1-14g7 bears south g deg 40 min west 72.5 feet. Quarter section corner on north boundary line of section |. township F north, range 1 west, c and $. R. B. and meridian bears north D deg g min east 2747.1 feet.
 Thence south 51 deg % min west 1000 feet | to north side monument of stones 2X2 feet whence initial location monument bears ! south 60 deg east 30 feet. Same course 800 ! feet to corner NO' which k also corner No. 1 Belcher lode lot No. A.
 | Thence south 60 deg east 300 feet to west center end monument which is also the east center end of Belcher lode. Same course 300 | feet to corner No. 8 which is also corner No. 4 of the Belcher lode.
 Thence north 51 deg 90 min east 1900 feet to corner No. 4, identical with southeast corner of claim.
 Thence north 60 deg west 300 feet to east ! center end. a monument of stones 3x3 feet. Same ccurse 300 feet to corner No. the place of beginning.
 Magnetic variation IA deg east.
 Area of lode 19.226 acres.
 The Mammoth vein extends north 51 deg 30 min east 370 feet and south 51 deg 90 min west 1l30 feet from the discovery shaft. | The claim is bounded on the east by the | Marguerite lode, unsurveyed, on the south by | United States land, on the west by the Bel cher lode, lot No. A. and on the north by the New Year lode, unsurveyed. l The amended notice of location of the [ Mammoth lode is recorded in book 55 of mines, records of Yavapai county, Arizona, and the notice of the original location in book 36 of mines, pages 441-442, same re- cords.
 | Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of said Mammoth mine or sur face ground are required to file their adverse claims with the register of the United States land office at Prescott, in the Territory of Arizona, during the sixty days period of publication hereof. or they will be barred by virtue of the provisions of the statue i FREDERICK A. TRITLE, JR..
 Register.
 First publication, Nov.7. W
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-14
AT SCHOOL.

"Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-long
 long!
 My children, come along long" Calls my rusty schoolhouse bell. "Ding-dong, ding-dong, diug-dong
 dell"
 Pocket marble, top and ball, Come dropping in, my children, all. Leave the kindly autumn sun, Leave the games and all the fun, Leave the gorgeous Out-of-dOor; Come, let us say those lessons OCT. Fifteen boys of fifteen sizes This funny lot my school comprises Drop the bats reluctantly, Profanely mutter There. On Gee. Just as soon as we begin Comes that mean ole ding, ding
 dingr"
 "Our'ins at recess' No, siree. It's our'n." No, you bet! Did he Ketch me out, I like to Rnow?' "Seen i'm do it, Smarty Joel" Fifteen healthy, shining faces Look at me from out their places. Fifteen boyish brains are working To invent some way of shirking; Thirty ears stand out inviting Something funny or exciting. In short, this writhing nest of boys, With all its life and all its noise, Make me glad when, lessons OCT, I can send them out once more. Now, at last they're on their way Out to quarrel and to play, Fairly itching, every one, To have another game begun. Barely past the door, they squall- One fendish howl; Play ball" My pitch thenI" "Oh! you git out. All you're good fur is to scout" i Choose up fur'ins'." "Wet r dry?" Dry" "Our'ins'! Whoop! Let e
 fly" Being modest, I refrain From signing my little name; Modest folks dislike a fuss, So 1 am anonymuss.
 Cottonwood. Nov. 6.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-14
WHAT DEMOCRATIC LEADERS SAY.

The New Orleans Picayune sent telegraphic requests to many leading democrats in various sections of the country asking expressions with refer ence to the future of the democratic party. The replies are quite interest ing.
 Hoke Smith, of Atlanta, says q doubt the advisability of a distinct movement by a few men with the purpose of reorganization. More conservative councils will prevail in future democratic conventions, and. with a pronounced sound-money plat form in 1904, with a man against whom no factional fight can be made, there is every reason to believe the party will triumph"
 Ex-Governor Boies of Iowa: "My behef is that we should drop Is to l. Let the money question rest while conditions remain as at present"
 William F. Villas, Wisconsin: 'You cannot wisely operate on a patient in utter collapse. When natural revival ensues, if party conscience comes back with returning vitality, the way to democratic victory is as plain as types of fidelity and honesty. Let democracy turn from its folly and live"
 John G. Carlisle of New York: 'In order to achieve success or to become beneficial to the country as an oppo- sition party, the democracy must abandon all dead issues, free itself from all demoralizing alliances and return to the true principles and poll cies of the party"
 Henry Watterson places his future hope in democracy in his belief that republicans will be so elated over success that they will run to excesses.
 E. w. Carmack of Tennessee says: "The democratic party must stand fast by the principles of the republic against imperialism, militarism and the reasonable conspiracy to subvert our American institutions and sell our American birthright for the plunder of distant provinces. It must stand for democracy against plutocracy; for competition against monopoly; for the people against the trusts. It must be the great conservative force of the country; an uncompromising foe to socialism or anarchy on the one hand and a vulgar despotism of wealth on the other"
 T. c. Catchings, of Mississippi: 'Drop free silver; drop fusionism: drop the cry of government by in junction; drop the cry of imperialism and militarism; drop all discussion about the Philippines until peace has been restored; drop appeals to the passions and prejudices of the idle and discontented. Revive the fede- raI question of taxation; teach the democratic doctrine that people can not be made rich by taxing them; as sail the favoritism and wrongs of a nigh protective tariff; stand for the control of trusts and combines bv methods not oppressive; demand en- iargement of the powers of the Inter state Commerce Commission and the liberal improvement of harbors. and insist on local self-government. and let the next presidential candidate re main at home during the campaign"
 It will be seen that throughout the aboFe there is a pronounced opposl- tion to Bryanism, populism, socialism and free silverism.