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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
FIRE AT CONGRESS.
About Ten Thousand DuIIarS' Worth oi
 Property Goes up in Smoke.

Congress, Arizona. Nov. l5.-(Spec- ial to Journal Miner. Fire last night destroyed about SlO,OOO worth of sa- loon and restaurant property in South Congress. The fire started about p. m. in a rooming house in the rear of the Red Front saloon, and rapidly spread to the adjacent buildings.
 No water was to be had and the only means by which the fire was pre- vented from wiping out the entire town was by tearing down some of the smaller frame buildings. In this manner, and also on account of the absence of wind, tke confagration was confined to the west side of the street, and to five buildings.
 The occupants of the burned build ings saved almost all of their stocks and fixtures.
 The losers are: Robert Griffith. sa- loon; Mexican, restaurant; Palmer & Ingram, Red Front saloon and room ing house; Loo Tom, Chinese restau- rant; James Harney, Miners Ex- change saloon and Tooming house; Wm. Ruebeck, barber shop.
 The progress of the fire was checked at the north side of Dr. G. H. Francis drug store, which is in an old adobe building.
 Palmer & Ingram and Robert Grif- fifth lease from the Metczers. of Phenix.
 It is always difficult to reorganize a party. No doubt if the democrats were to elect delegates to a national convention now, they would choose men who would repudiate Bryanism. but they will not have chance to do this for four years. Until then the party must remain under the direc- tion of its present national committee and the Kansas City platform will stand Jor its declaration of principles. It is often easier 10 start a new party than to remodel au oiG one.
 The rian who was elected delegate to congress from the sandwich islands has promised io restore Queen Lii to  the throne. By s;ich promises he re- ,eived the support Of the native population. He stands ins. as much show for fulfilling the promise as Mark Smith does of securing state . hood for Arizona. He will probably put forth just about as much effort in hat direction as Mark |ill for state hood.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
Masonic Grand Officers.

The following officers were elected at the recent session of the Masonic Grand lodge:
 Grand lodge F. & A. M.-Grand master, George Montague; deputy grand master, J. J. Sweeney; senior grand warden, F. NJ. Buck; J. $ Cromb, junior grand warden; Nj. w Kales, grand treasurer; G. J. Rosk- ruge, grand secretary; F. T. Bennett grand chaplain; c. D. Belden, grand orator; Morris Goldwater, grand lee turer; J. D. Monihon, grand marshal; w. c. Miller, grand standard bear CT; A. Wentworth, grand sword bear CT; c. A Fisk, grand bible bearer; G Shand, senior grand deacon; J. P Desart, junior grand deacon; F. A. Sweet, senior grand steward; w. NJ Griffith, junior grand steward; James A. Miller, grand pursuivant; Edgar A. Nichols, grand organist; Joseph Engle, grand tyler.
 Grand chapter R. A. M.-George Shand, grand high priest; Charles D. Belden, deputy grand high priest; F. A. Sweet, grand king; A. A. Johns, grand scribe; NJ. w. Kales, grand treasurer; G. J. Roskruge, grand secretary: Rev. T. Bennett, grand chaplain; J. J. Sweeney, grand captain of the host; V. R. Stiles, grand royal arch chaplain; Edward Week, grand OrganiSt: Joseph Engle, grand Senti- mel.
 Grand Commandery-F. G. Brecht, grand commander; c, D. Belden, de partment grand commander; A. A. Johns, grand generalisimo; Thomas Armstrong, Jr., grand captain general; J. J. Hawkins, grand junior warden; Rev. Lewis Halsey, grand treasurer: James Roskruge, grand recorder; J. J, Sweeney, grand standard bearer; e. w. Vickers, grand sword bearer; G. E. Kohler, grand warden; Joseph Engle rr,apI oa,,4air of rr,,a,.I.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
CROKER'S CONFIDENCE CAME.

According to recent advices from New York there is not only weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth there over the recent election, but there is much profanity. The latter is aimed chiefly at Boss Croker, who de- liberately deceived his fellow demo- crats. Croker had a poll of Greater New York made, the result, as re- ported to him, showing that the party could not hope for greater majority than from 3O,OOO to 10000 in the city. This was sufficient evidence to Croker that Bryan's doom was sealed, but he gave out the report that the city was sure to give from 10000 to 90,000 ma jority. He immediately set about to hedge on the bets he made early in the campaign, and al l<o placed large orders for stocks which he knew would rise immediately after the result was known, and in this way is said to have cleaned up quite snug little fortune His faithful followers, however, re- posing confidence in the information given out by Croker, proceeded to place their bets accordingly, and while Croker, after election, was making his nice little clean up of cash, they were figuring out their losses. Among the victims -of Croker's confidence game was ex-Governor Stone, of Missouri, a member of the national democratic committee, who is said to have lost Sl0,0O0 betting on McKinley's ma jority in New York not being over 100,- 900. Mir. Stones friends assert that NIT. Croker assured the Missourian that McKinley's plurality could not possibly exceed 100000 in the state. Relying on MT. Croker's judgment, based, as MT. Stone had believed, on a close canvass of the state by the democratic state committee, MT. Stone wagered his own money and a lot that his friends had intrusted to him for betting purposes. When the returns showed nearly l50,OOO in the state for Mckinley and Roosevelt, Mir. Stone was so thoroughly chagrined as to be made almost i'll.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21

! IMPAIRMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
 D General Land Office, Washington. ID. 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 at Prescott, Arizona, up to and including the 18th day of December, 1900, for the purchase under the provisions of the Act of June 4, 1897 (30 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 70 inches and upwards in
 diameter to aggregate 100000 feet, to be cut
 and taken from a 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 200,0O0 feet,
 to be cut and taken from tract of unsur-
 veyed public land at the heaa of Blind In
 dian Creek, in what vii be y. II N.. k
 w.. offered for sale ca Inc petition of C. H.
 Unverzagt. No bii oi less than SlOJ per thousand feet for ring timber sound enough
 for timber or lul.lcr. $ 50 for dead timber sound enough fer .i'uber, and .25 per cord for timber unsuitable for lumber, but sound
 enough for wo,.d sstimated at 2OOO cords in Item Nc. 1. and 251 cords in Item No. 2, will
 be considered. All dead timber sufficiently souI.J for timber or wood on both the tracts meutcaad must be cut and removed. and the brush and rubbish must be piled for burning at a safe distance from 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 1 ing from injury. The cutting and removal will be conducted under the supervision of a l 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 A deposit with the Receiver of l the sum of 5000. with each bid for the | timber included in Item No. 1, and Sl0O.OO l with each bid for the timber included in | Item No ?. will be required, and payment ! in full must be made in each case within 30 . days of notice of award for all timber award ed. No living timber less than 70 inches in . will be allowed to be cut and none will be allowed to be removed until meas ured by the officer in charge and fully pad for in accordance with the terms of this mo- tice. Purchasers failing tO remove all tln- Der within one year from date of notice ol 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 sll bids k re- served. W. A. RICHARDS, Acting Com missioner.
 Lr;r-t ,,r,bIicatiOn Nov (w)
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
Smallest Performing Elephant.

Fargo is the name of the smallest performing elephant in the world. He will be seen with Norris & Rowe's big trained animal shows, which will be exhibited in this city next Thursday afternoon and night, under their large waterproof tents which will be located near the depot. Fargo is thirty-six inches high and weighs a trife over 1000 pounds. The little fellow per forms a number of the most difficult feats, such as walking on a row of bottles; plays a hand-organ; waltzes on his hind legs; goes through a pan tomime restaurant scene, and plays all sorts of funny tricks on the clown that acts as his servant. This act alone is worth the price of admission. A grand free spectacular street carni- val and children's fairyland parade will be given at II o'clock on the morning of the exhibition, at which time the entire company of over 300 animal actors will be seen in gay hOl iday attire.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
4 Long Time Coming.

Geo. Hamlin, the well known min ing man of this city, received a letter on Sunday from the dead letter office at Washington, which letter was writ ten to him Nov. 24, 1868, nearly 32 years ago. It was addressed to him at Fort Wallace, Kansas. At that date Mir. Hamlin was a government scout working with w. F. Cody Buffalo BilD. The papers were of considerable value, one being his dis charge for a previous term of enlist ment. Mir. Hamlin came to Prescott late in 1868, hence the letter was re- turned to Washington labeled "un- claimed" As it contained papers of value, it was not destroyed. Some six weeks ago he wrote to the pension de- partment for certain information, and that letter disclosed his present ad- dress. No doubt a foot note in con nection with his military record told of the old letter that for 32 years had remained without a claimant.-Phenix Enterprise.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21

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 Fist day of November, 1900. for the purchase under the provisions uf the act of June 4, 1897. (3O Stat. 34-36). of 30O0OO feet of matured pine timber not less than F inches in diameter, and the wood following the cutting thereof, estimated at 15O cords. all to becutand 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. r N.. R. w.. G. and $. R. NJ, within the limits of the Prescott Forest Reserve. Arizona. No bid of less than S1.0O per thousand feet. and 30 cents per cord will be considered. Each bidder must guarantee in his proposition to purchase that all dead timber ou the tract sufficiently sound foruse will be cut and removed. and that all tops. lops, 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, utting 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 SiO0 will be required with each bid. and payment in full of the value of the timber involved must be made within 90 days of notice of award or may at the option of the purchaser be 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 1t has been measured by the officer in charge and paid for in compliance with the terms of this notice. Purchasers failing to remove all said timber within one year from date of nor 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. 17-W
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
NEWS, NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Commander General Botha has sent to Lord Roberts a statement of the terms on which he will surrender.
 From March ' to October If there have been eighteen deaths in San Francisco from the bubonic plague.
 A cattle trust is incubating down on the border line between the United States and Mexico/
 Attorney General Grigg has an nounced his intention of retiring from the cabinet in March.
 In a jail break at Leavenworth, Kansas, a prisoner was killed and a guard seriously wounded.
 Lee Duff, freshman, center of the University of California foot ball team, whose spine was injured at a practice foot ball game three weeks ago, has died from the effect of his injuries.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
ANOTHER ISSUE KILLED.

Our contemporary, which poses be fore the public for its political hon. esty, and claiming to speak from the records, has failed thus far to mention the fact that E. A. Powers, manager of the United Verde Extension com pany of Jerome, presided at a meet ing there on the occasion of Governor Murphy's visit. This is one of the properties which our contemporary alleges ''fell under the ban" of that bugabOO proclamation. Mir. Powers said to several republicans that he en- dorsed the governors stand and that
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
Application for a Patent.
United States Land Office.

United States Land Office.
 Prescott, Arizona, Nov. 5, 1900.
 Notice is hereby given that Mrs. Frances A. BashfOrd by w. O. Bashford, attorney ill fact, whose post office address is Prescott, Arizona, has this day filed her application for a patent for four teen hundred ninety eight and two-tenths Q498.2J linear feet of the Rebel mining claim, bearing gold, silver and copper, with surface ground six hundred (600) feet in width situated in Big Bug mining district, county of Yavapai, Territory of Arizona, and designated by the field notes and official plat on file in this office as survey number 15OO, on unsurveyed land approximately in town ship 13 north, range 1 west, Gila and Salt river meridian, Arizona, said survey number 150O, being as follows:
 Beginning at corner No. 1. which is also corner No. 2. of the Little Kicker lode, sur vey 149S, identical with the ne corner of the location, where a granite stone, 6xSx24 inches is set one foot in the ground with mound of stones built alongside 3x3 feet, stone marked R No. 1-15O0 and same stone marked l.. K. No. 2-149S. A cross on a granite rock in place, marked B. R., R No. 1-15OO brs n 10 deg B min 25.6 feet. A cross on a granite rock in place, marked B. R. L. K. No. 2-149S, bears n 34 deg 2S min 17.5 feet. U. s. NM. at the forks of Ticonderoga and Dividend gulches, bears n 64 deg 46 min w., 3OO91 feet. Thence 64 deg 14 min W 149o.2 feet to cor ner No. identical with the W corner of location.
 Thence s g deg 90 min 300 feet to W. O. E. monument, of stones 3x3 feet. Same course 300 feet to corner No. 3, identical with s corner of the location.
 Thence \. 64 deg 14 min E. 149S.2 feet to corner No. 4 whichis also corner No. of the Little Kicker lode. and is identical with the .. F. corner of this location.
 Thence \. 37 deg 30 min W 300 feet to E. c. E. monument, which is also the W. c. E.. mon of the Little Kicker lode. Same course 300 feet to corner No. 1, the place of begin ming survey of exterior boundaries.
 Magnetic variation II degrees east.
 Area of claim 20.202 acres.
 The Rebel vein runs 64 deg IA min E $50 feet and s. 64 deg 14 min W 94S.2 feet from the discovery tunnel No. l.
 The claim is bounded on the east by the Little Kicker lode, survey No. 149o, on the south by U. :. land. on the west by California lode, unsurveyed, and on the north by U. .. and.
 Notice of the location of the Rebel claim is recorded in the recorders office of Hava- pal county Arizona, in book G of mines records of said county at page 592.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of the said Rebel mining claim or surface ground are required to file their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office at Prescott, Ari- zona, within sixty days from the date of the first publication of this notice, or they will be barred by virtue of the provisions of the statute. FREDERICK A. TRITLE- Jr,
 Register. First publication Nov. :. W
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
NO. 4Jl Application for 9 Patent.

U. s. Land Office, Prescott, Ariz.,
 Nov. 4, 1900.
 Notice is hereby given, that W. N. Kelly and A. A. Johns whose post office address is Prescott, Arizona, have this day filed their application for patent for 15OO linear feet of the Mammoth mine or vein, bearing gold and silver, with surface ground GOO 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 1497. located in section No l. township l2 north of range No. 1 west of G. 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- ton where a granite stone SxSx30 inches is set one foot in ground and a monument of stones alongside, stone marked M. No. 1-1497. A cross on a granite rock in place marked B. R. M. No. 1-1497 bears north 25deg 90 min west 1.S feet. A cross on granite rock in place, marked E. B.R-. M. .No1-14g7 bears south 8 deg 40 min west 72.5 feet. Quarter section corner on north boundary line of section 1, township r. north, range 1 west, and :. R. B. and meridian bears north 25 deg g min east 2747.1 feet.
 Thence south 51 deg 90 min west 1000 feet to north side monument of stones 2x2 feet whence initial location monument bears south 60 deg east 300 feet. Same course 800 feet to corner No. which is also corner No. 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. which is also corner No. 1 of the Belcher lode.
 Thence north 51 deg 90 min east 15OO 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 course 300s feet to corner No. 1 the place of beginning.
 Magnetic variation IA deg east.
 Area of lode 1928 acres.
 ==The Mammoth vein extends north 51 deg 90 min east go feet and south 51 deg 90 min west 113O 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.
 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.
 FREDERICK A. TRITLE, JR.,
 v. ..,,,,,...,,,.. N Register;
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
Delivery by Mail.

Owing to the new time card re- gently issued by the railroad company change has been made in the de livery of mail in the city. The de- livery of the east and west mail, in- cluding the south mail, is made in the morning by the carriers between the hours of s and II. The P. X E. mail is delivered between ? and 3 p. m. One collection is made from the boxes at from 6:45 p. m. and ending at 7:45 pm.
 Time cards will be found on all the boxes stating time when mail will be taken from them.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
STORM

All parties will take notice that the follow ing named prope.ties in Yavapai county, Ari- zona, are being worked under lease and bond and that neither the owners of said proper ties, nor the properties themselves, will be, in any way, liable for any contracts or ex- penses for labor, material or supplies, or for anything whatever. This notice refers to the Belcher mins, in Big Bug mining district, the Shylock. Storm Cliff and Storm Cloud in Black Hills mining district, and the Eighty Eight mine in Harper mining district.
 HUNTER NJ. MERIWETHER,
 For the Owners. Japrorv 1e 1oO0 1v
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
MINE WARNING NOTICES

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned is the owner of the Rebel mine, located in Big Bug mining district, and that I will not be responsible for any debts contracted for labor or otherwise against said mining claim by parties working the said Rebel mine under lease, tond or otherwise
 MRS. F. A. BASHFORD, Prescott, Arizona, Dec. 1, 1899.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
Octobe 27. 1899.
RECORDER AND OTHERS.

Notice is hereby giv q that the under signed will not be responsible for any debts against the following named mini-g claims while the same are being worked under bond and lease, viz: Recorder, Pierce, Dream, '94, '95, '96, '9S, Dominion, Confidence. Donna zetta and Outlaw, located in Castle Greek district, Yavapai county. Arizona.
 J. E. WAGONER,
 JAMES MASON.
 THOMAS CAMPBELL,
 EMMA CAMPBELL.
 HOMER CAMPBELL. WaOOner AriZOna Oct n
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21
Notice for Publication.
LvND OFF1E AT PREscoTT, ARIz',
 Nov. r., 1900.

LvND OFFIE AT IREsCOII, ARIl-,
 Nov. r., 1900. Notice is hereby given that the following settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support of his claim. and that said proof will be made before the Reg ister and Receiver at Prescott, Ariz.. on Sat urday. December 22, 1900, viz: Mary Burton, sole heir of Barbary Darcy. deceased. H. F.. sS5. for the se ! of sw and sw !! of sec and ne !. of nv i and nv 4 of ne l of sec To- tp 13 N.. R. 2 W.
 He natnes the following witnesses tO prove his continuous residence upon, and cultiya- ton of. said land. viz:
 Joseph T. Herman. Dan Campbell. Henry Greer. John Stephens. all of Prescott. Ariz
 FREDHMCK X. TMIIE. JR., Register. First notification Nov. I4. 1900.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-11-21

Land Office at Prescott, Ariz.,
 October 22, 1900 Notice is hereby given that the following named settler has filed notice of his intention to make final proof in support ot his elaim, ana that said proof will be made beforcthe register and receiver at Prescott, Arizona. on saturday, November 2t 1900 viz: Leonard T smlth- n F isqs for the lots and and W of ot secuod I, of section 13. township l4 n, range He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon. and cultivation of said land. viz:
 John Crosby. of Camp Verde, Arizona C CalSOu. of Co W Johnson. of Ed Jones of co
 FEEDERIck A. TRfrLE, JK.- hesisses' First publication October 23. lsVh