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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-16
ORIGIN OF THE DIAMOND.
fs Explained hy the Recent Discovery
 in Kimberly.

The origin of diamonds. which for so long has been a debated question, appears to be explained by a recent discovery near Kimberly In both the Indian and the Brazilian diamond fields the gem occurs like a pebble in certain grayelly strata, but has not been traced back to any rock that gives any indication of its genesis. After the discovery of diamonds in the river sand on some South African riv- CTS. peculiar material of brownish- buff color, which turned to a dark bluish tint, was found. It became harder as the miners dug down. The diamonds lay in this material, together with several other minerals, such as garnets. iron ores, augite, olivine. etc. Excayations-begun unsystematically were eventually carried on on such scale that near Kimberly they have reached a depth of more than 1,400 feet. Here the rock is about as hard as ordinary limestone. The blue ground is found only in limited areas. The rocks around are of dark shales,
 
 sheets or 6ykes or basalt or some ma terial which was once in molten con- dlt1on are occasionally found. The blue ground fills sort of shaft of colossal size in these other rocks, and IS itself cut up by similar dikes. The opinion of geologists differs us to whether the gems were produced where they now lie or have been formed of some older rock, which has been shat tered by volcanic explosions. 1t Is thought that the mystery has been at last cleared up. About two years ago the manager of a diamond mine near Kimberly picked up a specimen in which smaller diamonds were appar~ ently embedded in a garnet. This led to an investigation of various bowl ders, one of waich was broken open and was found to contain diamonds. The rock is of the description known to mineralogists as "eclogite.'' It is apparently composed almost exclusive ly of red garnet rock and rather peculiar light green augite. The rock Is eoarsely crystalline, and in all prob ability was once like garnet in a mott. en condition, the diamond being one of it's original constituents. Experts now tend to the belief that the 'blue ground" in which diamonds were found is not their true birthplace. The powders are often water-marked, and may have rested for ages in an an- cient gravel at the very bottom of sedi- mentary rocks of the district. In course of time volcanic explosions shattered the rocky floor In whseb the diamonds were embedded, of which the powders were only samples, and dis persed it, together with the oyerlying materials. It is believed that this is the true explanation of the formation of the diamondbearing "blue ground" Boston Herald.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-16
Bale Of Liquor.

Washington Special New York Times; A decision of Justice Brewer has been raked up which may enable druggists to sell some kinds or liquor in communities under the control of the federal government where such practices are supposed to be prohibited. The District of Columbia Pharmaceu- tfcal Association has been trying to find out how it can prevent the sale of certain kinds of malt extracts. and has been enlisting the aid of the dis trlct government As a result of the investigation of the legal aspect of the question it has been found that the act of congress regulating the sale of intoxicating liquors contains no defi- hilton of intoxicating liquors. An opinion given by the district attorney cites an old decision of Justice Brewer. holding that the question whether any Rarticular compound is within or with out the jaw is question of fact.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-16
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A good story is going the rounds of Simla society just now. It seems that an unfortunate clerk in one of the government offices, with twenty-three years service, recently took leave and overstayed his leave by nine days. He WAS called upon for an explanation, and in the end the secretary ordered him to be q lissed. The clerk there upon appealed to the viceroy, who called for an explanation of the cir cumstances. The secretary showed that the man had not only overstayed his leave for nine days, but was hope llessly incompetent as well. His excel fency thereupon ordered the man to be reinstated, and wrote across the seere- tary's explanation that he considered the hopelessly incompetent man was the one who had took twenty-three years to find out the others incom- petence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-02-16
THE HINDOO.
Generally Knows When His Elephant Is
 Planning Murder.

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 Few more impressive condolences can be imparted than one in which a Hin- doc describes how he knows his ele- plant intends to destroy him. It Is all so seemingly trivial, and yet in reality of such deadly significance. His story is so full of details that prove the mans profound understand ing of what he is talking about, that one remains equally amazed at the brute's power to dissemble and it's in- tended victims insight into the would be murderer's character. And yet. from a psychological standpoint. an elenfart never gives any other such in- a.aa If mental power as is exhib- k it's revenge. That patient. Wa sui, implacable hatred. often pro- yolea simply because a man is in at tendance upon another animal (for 1t Is the rule with tuskers to detest their next neighbors), speaks more conclu- siyely of a high intellectual guide than all stories, true or false, that have been told of their ability. Such concentra- tien and fxedness of purpose; such careful, unrelaxed vigilance; such per- feet and consistent pretense and, when the time comes, such desperate, unhesi- tating energy as hemieidal animals ex- hibit, are more impossible without an irregular development. No one can deny that if this creature is great at all it's greatness shows itself in it's crimes. These have caused it to be worshiped in the east, where men venerate nothing but merciless. ire sponsible force, and where an exhibi- tion of those qualities and traits de- seribed fully accounts for the formula, My lord, the elephant. ."-Outing.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
MITCHELL ECONOMIC FURNACE
Manufacturing Enterprise That May
 Be Rstablishe in Phoenix.

Mir George Mitchell, well known m this territory from his connection with various mining enterprises, was in the city yesterday on business. He is just now devoting the greater part of his attention to a matter that bids fair 10 bring him both wealth and fame and incidentally perhaps launch manu- featuring enterprise in this city.
 MT. Mitchell is the inventor of the Mitchell Economic Copper Mating Furnace, which was first successfully placed in operation at the United Verde copper mine and which, during the past year, he has brought to a high degree of perfection, having made a number of valuable improvements. Patents are pending and are so far advanced that the inventor is fully protected so he is devoting his energy to the introduc- tion of his machinery in the big copper plants of the world.
 The principle feature of the Mitchell furnace is the utilizing of the waste heat of the gases to heat the blast in the handling of sulphides. The ad-
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

Colonel John s. Lanier, registrar of the state land office. who was reported to have died suddenly on July 16, commit ted suicide. and did so because it was impossible to longer conceal the fact that he was a defaulter to the extent of $50 900. Governor Heard appointed Senator Smith registrar of the land office and he was to have taken charge this month.
 Seeing exposure inevitable. Colonel Lanier took morphine. The books and papers of the office are in very tan gled condition which will inevitably cause a great deal of trouble. as many duplicate certificates to public lands were given. MT. Lanier was colonel,of a confederate regiment during the civil war, and held the office of state regis trar of lands for eight years. He was chairman of the democratic state cen tral committee in 1892
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
COCHIsE COUNTY MINES
The Development in the Dragons
 Very Encouraging.

The Benson Press refers to the min eral developments taking place in the Dragoon mountains and says they are of Cochise county and the trade re sources of Benson. Every few miles along the ridge is a camp where sturdy men are daily delving amid the most favorable prospects. Outside capital has taken hold and is aiding in the good work In many eases shipping ores are extracted and properties are yielding profits. In others reduction machinery has been erected, adding to the profit of operation. In yet other cases construc- ton of necessary reduction machinery has been ordered and will shortly be in
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

operation, adding to the great stream oi wealth pouring forth from Cochise county. The present situation is very satisfactory. and the future is filled with hope and promise. Every encour- agement should be given those courage Ous men who risk their means in de- veloping the hidden mineral riches of the country. Upon the success of their ventures depends the success of the en- tire territory of Arizona. If they de- velop mineral wealth, operation of their mines gives steady employment to la Dor. makes market for the produce of the valley farms, gives freighters op- portunities to transport ores. machin- cry and merchandise, and makes busi- ness for the merchant in supplying all these. The more people employed in mining and in supplying the mining re- Sions the more beef is eaten here in Arizona. and consequently the less seeking market in the east. Every thing depends upon development of the mining industry, and every encourage ment possible should be given it.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
A TOMBSTONE DELIVERY
Four Women Prisoners Escape but
 Are Recaptured.

Thursday afternoon the four women prisoners in the county jail made their escape in a break for liberty by clambering ov5r the jail yard wall, says the Tombstone Prospector. Their ab- sance was discovered shortly after however. and their capture followed before the escapes were more than two miles from town.
 As the time approaches for the eX- ecution of the Halderman brothers. extra precautions are taken at the jail and a search of all the cells is made that no instruments, etc, may be se- creted or plans laid for a delivery. When these searches are made the prisoners in the women's ward, three Mexican women and one negress, are temporarily placed in the prison yard, where the scaffold is being erected. A ladder used in the work of the scaffold building furnished the means of escape and the women after climbing to the top of the wall were obliged to drop fully ten feet on the other side. The four prisoners headed for Fairbank and the officers were at once out on the hunt. Deputy Bravin found the four near the stone house below town, all walking as rapidly as possible. They were brought back and are again in jail after an exciting. but vain effort to es- cape. The prisoners are Saloma Re vera. fifty days; Candalara Aquilla, Thirty-five days; Quierna Babuche thirty-five days. and Lodi Slaughter, held to the grand jury.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

the first time, the melons from Colorado were refri "erat before loading, and test made of the economy of the plan. If it is found to pay in melons, plants may be established in the west ern fruit country for refrigerating all the fruit before it is loaded Now that oil has been discovered on the coast, and is coming into use as fuel. both re- frigeraung and ice manufacturing may be cheapened in the next few years
 Today one of the great items of cost in oranges. lemons and the miscel- laneous early fruit of Arizona and Cal ifornia is the ice bill that is added to the freighting. It costs from $40 to S6O to keep ear cool between Phoenix and Chicago, and Denver spends SIS to s2O on each car. To this cost of ice is added the cost of labor for filling the boxes.
 Of all perishable f0odstuffs meat re- quires the grea test degree of cold in preserving. It is refrigerated before loading. and the temperature of the car must be kept at 8 degrees. To ac- complish this the ice must be broken and rock salt be scattered through it to hasten the cooling. In this manner the meat car uses much more ice than is melted on the fruit lines.
 A fortune awaits the man who may invent a compact light, and satisfac- tory artificial method for cooling freight cars. In general the refrig- erating agents for the railroads are doubtful of his speedy coming.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
HOW FRUIT IS SHIPPED
Two Methods of Keeping it Cool
 Are in Vogue.

Probably not one person in a thou sand who purchase ripe fruit from the Pacific coast has any idea of the care which must be taken to get the fruit to the east in d saleabla shape.
 For transporting fruit in summer the ordinary car has an ice chest at each end, holding five tons of ice Between the Pacific coast and Chicago d car is 'iced" eight or ten times. according to the weather. For this purpose ice de- pots are established twenty-fo four to forty-eight hours apart. At each of these stations an average of 4,0O0 pounds of ice are taken into the cars
 For fruits the range of temperature is from 40 to 50 degrees. Oranges and l5mons demand least cold: apples. peaches. and like soft fruits require the greatest coolness.
 All this fruit is loaded into the cars with the heat of the field still in it. This heat must be expelled in the first stage of the trip eastward using ice at the maximum price. This season, for
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
YUMA COUNTY MINES
Property Bonded by Mayes and Guer-
 ra-0ther Notes of Interest.

Edwin Mayes and Frank Guerra. for bond on four mining claims near QuartZsite. belonging to John w. Brown. The figure to be paid for the four is above $2O 900. Development work will be begun on them about the mid dle of September. These claims, three of which are on the famous Mariquite ledge and the other adjoins. have been developed during the past three years by several shafts, the deepest of which is S5 feet. The vein is about six feet in width. and the ore, which assays, on an average, about $11 per ton, carries a very fine gold. A recent mill run of twelve tons gave returns of $50 per ton. Cyanide will probably be used in the treatment of the ore, as the gold is so fine that if it is attempted to save the values by amalgamation the use of a proper amount of water washes a large amount of gold off the plates, whereas if less water is used the crushed ore shines badly.
 Thomas Hamilton and Geo. K. Cusen- bary have bonded their copper and gold property near Ehrenberg to Los Ange-
 
 twelve men doing development work. The property is showing up handsome ly.
 A dozen miners are at present en- gagged on the Mojave group of copper claims. in the Tyson's We'll district, re- G ntly sold by L. F. Bradshaw to A. O. Pease of St. Louis. A tunnel at present is in about forty feet and splendid ore is being taken out. The working force will soon be increased.
 A. J. Shotwell, who is operating the properties of the Cornelia Copper Co.,. in Ajo district. has purchased in Den yer and shipped to Gila Bend, from it will be freighted to the mines an entire machinery plant consisting of y-horse-power boiler, double friction hoist ,air compressor and drills Yuma Sun.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
CONVICT WISE PUT TO WORK.

Sing Sing, N. Y, Aug. 6.-Edward Wise, the young man who was con- demned to die in the electric chair for the murder of Charles F. Beasley a cab driver in New York, in November '9S, and was saved by Governor Roose- welt committing his sentence to life im- prisonment, was this morning put to work in the prison yard. The com mutation of Wise's sentence was granted on July 25. and some interest ing facts concerning the case have come to light. While Wise was in prison awaiting death the Boston po- lice received communication from the Scotland Yard authorities stating that James Sweeney, formerly of Boston, while dying in England, confessed that he had killed Beasley. He claimed to have struck the blow which killed him. Wise is a member of a well known Bos- ton family and the case attracted much attention there, and determined efforts to save him from the chair were made. A petition was signed by 149 members of the Massachusetts legislature asking Governor Roosevelt, in view of the cir cumstances, to use his powers to save the young man from the chair.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
PIMA POLITICAL POI MFRS
News and Gossip of Movements in
 and Around Tucson.

The democrats of Pima county are stirring up the political potpourri and the heads of a number of candidates have, appeared above the soup. There is Johnny Hughes. the young county superintendent of schools, who recently met a band of train robbers and talked with them. The meeting. it now tran spires. was but the beginning of a boom for legislative honors which Hughes decided to thrust upon himself. Whether he secured the support of the men he met is not known. At any rate it is said that the young man wants to go to the council. The Star editori- ally few days ago said that any man who seeks public office should be made to stand up and tell the people what he has done. John can meet this require ment without a stagger in his legs. for he met the train robbers when every one else in the country shook with fear. laughs the Tucson Citizen.
 Then there are other young men who aspire to public office. There is Will Angus. a good natured fellow, who has done a great deal. even though he never met outlaws amid this environment of
 
 said to be an aspirant for the position of superintendent of schools. Another young man is Mr. Pemberton. who wants to go to the assembly. What he has done will probably be given to the public later. Judge Purcell can have the renomination for probate judge if he wants it, as he stands well with his party. and Harry Drachman will no doubt be renominated.
 Samaniego wants the nomination for sheriff by the democrats. He is the only candidate that has appeared thus far. Sheriff Wakefield will no doubt be renomnated
 The republicans are not talking as much as the democrats, A. V. Grosetta has been mentioned for legislative hon ors and Roscoe Dale may be prevailed upon to take the nomination for judge of probate. w. F. Cooper has made the best record as district attorney of any of his predecessors, and his renomina- ton and election is conceded by demo- crats.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
YACHT RACING.

Indian Harbor. N. Y. Aug. G. The Indian Harbor Yacht club races will be sailed here tomorrow. The New York Yacht club is here in force and some of their fastest yachts will take part in the events. Yachts are also here from Newport and Larchmont and Boston.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

vantage is the very small consumptiofl | of carbonaceous fuels as compared with other furnaces, and the saving in the
 loss of handling sulphide ores by the
 ordinary roasting method by lessening the process the ores pass through. He
 does away with the roasting process by
 utilizing the sulphur in the sulphide
 ores as fuel. MT. Mitchell guarantees
 that by his process from 8 to 50 per
 cent can be saved on carbonaceous fuel.
 The cost of these furnaces is very little
 higher than that of the ordinary fur
 mace.
 The United Verde has six of the Mitchell furnaces in operation, though a number of valuable improvements have been made since they were erect ed. The Copper Queen is putting in a big furnace at an enormous cost and if it proves satisfactory. of which the inventor has no doubt, it is likely others will be installed.
 The Copeta Mining company. of which William Melczer of this city is at the head, is also putting in a Mit-I chell economic furnace and the Roth, childs of London are figuring on ten 
 acquired properties in Mexico. The Rio Tinto in Spain, one of the most ia nous copper mining companies in the world. is arranging to put in eight of the Mitchell economic furnaces. Other big corporations in the west have them under consideration. All this before the invention is fully patented, is great testimonial to its merit. They, will all have to come to it eventually, in the interest of economy" said MT, Mitchell.
 The furnaces are now being built by the Union Iron works of San Francis co. At this point in an interview with MT. Mitchell yesterday, was introduced a matter that should interest Phoenix business men. MT. Mitchell said: "There is no reason why a company could not be organized here to estab- fish iron works and engage in the build ing of these furnaces in Phoenix. l be-, 1ieves it can be done here even more cheaply than on the coast The iron and other material can be shipped in in sheet form and the greater part of the, work would consist in bending, fang! ing. etc. something that requires but a minimum fuel expense"
 He was asked if he had any proposi-i ton to offer for the establishing of such an enterprise in this city, but said that at present he had not, but only for the reason that he had not given the mat ter sufficient thought and had not gone to the trouble of figuring on such an enterprise. However, he said, he be- lieved satisfactory arrangements could be made and he would like to see Phoe- nix made headquarters for his fur naces.
 At any rate if is an onnorfunifv that f
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
IN PARIS.

What did you find to be the most entertaining exhibit at the Paris 'eX- position?"
 My husbands exhibit of American French seemed to entertain everybody the most.-Chicago Tribune.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07
SUREENDEErIG BcERs.

London, Aug. 4.-LOrd Roberts teIe- graphs to the war office that General Hunter reports that S.S4S men have sur rendered to him altogether. General
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

The Mississippi river each year wash es away an alarming amount of shore, equal to ten square miles of territory S6 feet deep. .,; k \
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

Louisiana State Official Was a De- faulter for $3O,OOO and Kills Himself
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

Camers milk is said to be very help ful to consumptives. It is palatab!e and nOurishinG.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

Hunter also secured 1,462 horses and three guns.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

New Orleans, Aug. 6.-It is now made public by the state authorities that
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

At any rate, it is an opportunity that local capitalists should not allow to go without proper consideration. Manu- featuring is a line of industry which Phoenix is lacking and any enterprise looking to the employment of workmen should meet with encouragement Ari-, Zona is destined to become famous mining region and Phoenix is it's natural center.
Arizona republican., 1900-08-07

COLONEL LAN1ER A SUICIDE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-06

in the last two innings In the game at Washington
Park yesterday and turned apparent defeat into
victory. To say that the onlookers pleased
with the unexpected finish would be stating the
case with positive mildness. The Chicago team
played good baseball right through and the defeat
was due entirely the fact that Killen could not
keep up the pace he for himself throughout the
nine innings.
Up to the eighth inning Ken had the Brooklyn
players his mercy. while the visiting players from
the West had hit McGinnty for four In the
eighth inning Killen wavered and the home players
scored their first In the ninth inning one or
the Brooklyn players hit by pitched ball
Three singles followed in quick order, and these.
coupled with Keeler's long fly to the outheld, en-
abed the champions score three more runs ana
win the game. KItscn relieved McCiinnity in the
ninth inning and succeeded in preventing Chicago
from scoring. Score: