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Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14
Official Paper of Gila County
A PRISON SUGGESTION.

One of the most objectionable meas ures before the legislature Is the bill for the location of the territorial prison. The territoryis not financially able to build a new penal institution, which would entail the expenditure of nearly if not quite S20O, 900, and bsfore it Is under taken the question of the employment of convict labor in Arizona should be fully considered.
 A plan that would at once relieve the congestion in the present prison, and render the erection of an expen. sive prison building unnecessary, is to parcel the prisoners, or a majority of them, among the several counties of the territory, to be worked ou the roads One-half the money that would be required for building new prison, apportioned among the counties, would be sufficient to increase the jail accom- modations to meet the demands of the proposed change. Prisoners could be kept in the county where convicted and the expense of transporting them to the territorial institution saved The only material expense incurred by the adoption of the plan would be in the employment of extra guards.
 It Is certain, there Is nothing more important and which would so greatly advance the development of Arizona s resources, than good roads, and the employment of convicts at such work would not conflict with free American labor. The suggestion Is at least worthy of consideration.
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Ben Sidner. or to whom lt may concern: Cl This is to notify you that we, Richard Ire yaFthen aud John W. GilUO, cO-owuers in the Baltimore No mining claim, situated In Pinto Creek and Powers Gulch mining district. in the Territory uf Arizona. County Of Gila, and more particularly described on page 3Sl. book No & Gila county mining records have done and performed the annual work on said claim as required by law for he year gVl. TLi, therefore, k 70 notify You that lf you do not pa your full proportion of the cost of said work together with the cOst Of thls ad- vertisement within ninety days after the eN- piration Of this notice, that your interest In said mining claim. aS cO-Owner, VIII utterly cease and by operation of law become the property Of the undersigned.
 RICHARD TREY ARTHEN.
 JOHN w GILMO.
 Globe. Arz. Jan. 2i l0ul
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14

Harry Sterns, formerly clerk in the dry goods department of the old Do- minion Commercial Co.,, was married to Miss Ora Lee Hood, on Jan. 27, at the home of Rev. R. A. Faurie. in Le Grande, Calif The Fresno Democrat says: ''The young people are residents of Haniord, where they enjoy wide circle of friends. Rev. Mir. Faurie was a close friend Of the bride and she de- sired him to perform the ceremony. Accordingly see and the groom went yesterday morning from HanfOrd to his home to be by him united in the bonds of matrimony. After having pronounced them man and wife the couple came to Fresno, once the home
 of the bride, and here also she has many friends, being the niece of H. P,
 Hood of this city. They registered at
 the Hughes hotel last night and this morning returned to their home in | HanfOrd. Mir. Sterns was formerly a
 resident of Los Angeles, and there his people live, his father being man of considerable wealth. Coming tO Han ford some time ago le engaged Tn busi- ness, conducting a furnishing store.
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14

A bill establishing the eight hour system in the mines, smelters and re- duction works of Montana, was passed by the legislature on Friday, Feb, Land signed by Governor Toole on Satur- day, It becomes effective in ninety days after it's approval. The Ana conda Copper Mining company, which has already introduced the eight hour system in it's mines in Butte, gave or ders today to introduce it immediately into it's smelters in Anaconda. The new system will require the employ ment of several hundred additional men.
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14
Two Great Books.

We have had the pleasure of perus- ing the prospectus of two works Of un- usual interest, which are sold only by subscription and for which Frank Jordan is the local agent.
 The Great Galveston Disaster IS the title of book giving full and thrill ing account of the most appalling calamity of modern times. It con tainS vivid descriptions of the hurri- cane, and tales of many heroic deeds performed during that awful disaster, The work is profusely embellished with photographs taken immediately after the storm. The auther is Paul Lester, writer of note, and the intro duction by Richard Spillane, editor of the Galveston Tribune.
 "Queen Victoria, a complete story of the career of Queen and Empress, and Life of King Edward III, with a brief history of England is a work that has peculiar interest just at this time, and should meet with large sale. The book is edited by John Coulter, the historian and John Coo per, editor of the Canadian Magazine,
 These books in addition to their lit erary and historical merit, are hand some volumes, in three styles of bind ing and well worth the subscription price.
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14

A subject which should receive care ful consideration by the legislature Is the assessing of property for taxstio n in fifth and sixth class counties. It Is a well known fact that the assessment of property, as heretofore done, has been very imperfect. The tax roll has been copied from year to year, without any sor to add to it, thus leaving to the county board of equalization the work of fixing values and discovering prop. erty omitted and which should be tax ed. The present law, while 1t places the appoin tment of an assessor ID the hands of the board of supervisors, leaves 1t optional with the board to ap- point person already holding office in the county government, and usual ly 1t IS the sheriff who secures the job. As rule he IS looking forward to the next election and hls zeal Tn increasing the tax roll is not very great. We are not in favor of undue economy in the matter of compensation to county off
 cers; in fact, we believe that A major ity of them are underpaid, and if the sheriff's pay is inadequate, then in crease 1t. But, by all means, divorce the office of assessor from politics, by making county officer ineligible to appointment Make competency the chief qualification of the incumbent, and hold him to q strict accountability for the faithful performance of his du
 ties. As an incentive for the best men to seek appointment to the office, provide liberal salary for the as sessor We think if the law were amended in line with these suggestions the counties would be the gamers through an increased assessment roll
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14

The bill to increase the compensa- tion of recorders in fifth and sixth class counties by allowing them one half the fees received for the recording of mining locations passed both houses of the legislature and probably ere this has become a law by the signature of the governor. The intent of the bill is good, as the salary of the recorder. 5000, under the present law is made quate, especially so iu this county, where he receives no compensation as clerk of the board of supervisors, and is not allowed a deputy. The proposed law will increase the pay of the re- corder in this county about S200 per year. The receipts of the office last year amounted to S2226, and for the term S500S. In our opinion the sal. ary of recorder in counties of the fifth class should be at least $500
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14
Mills Van Wage nen
 ATTORNEY Y-AT-LAW Office at Residence GLOBE, AR
L. F. EggerS

L. F. Eggers ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW sS~Practce in all Courts. NOTARY PUBLIC -ONice opposite the SII-
 YER BELT Broad street GLOBE. ARIZONA
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Ben Sidncr. or to whom it may couCeTn: This is to notify you that we, Richard Treyar- then and John W. Gilmo. co-ownerS in the Bal timore No ? mining claim situated in Pinto Creek and Powers Gulch mining district. in the territory of tiZoua, County Of Gila, and more particularly described on page t0J book No c. Gla county mining records have done and performed the annual work on said claim, as required by law for the year l9Gi.
 This therefore l> to notify you that if you do not pay your full roUortiou of the cost Of said work together with the cost of this ad- yegtisement, within 20 days after the expra ton Of this notice that your interest In said mining claim. as co-owner, win utterly cease and by operation of law become tiie property Of the undersigned,
 RICHARD TREY ARTHEN
 JOHN W. GILMO
 Globe Ariz Jan 2l 1901. gad
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14
Notice of Forfeiture.

To Ben Sidner, or to whom it may cOncern This Is 70 notify you that we, Richard Ire. yarthen and John W Giimp, co-Owurrs in the Mexico mining claim. situated in Pinto Creek and Powers Gulch mining district in the Terri tory of Arizona County of Gia and more par ticularly described on page 5yy, book No G. Gta county mining records. have done and performed the annual work on said claim. as required by law for the year lyJO.
 This. there lore. k to notify you that II you do not pay your full proportion of the cost of saij work together with the cost of this sd vertsement. within 70 days after the cXpra- ton Of thlS notice that your interest in said ming clam. as cO-owner will utterly cease and by operation nf law become the property of the undersigned.
 RICH ARD TREY ARTHlN.
 JOHN W GlLMO
 Globe Ariz. Jan. 3l 1901. gUd
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14

In the Probate Court of the County Of Gua
 territory of Arizona.
 In the matter of the estate of Thomas Laird
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14

Robert Church, negro and slave, subscribed Sl ,000 to the fund for en- tertaining the ex-Confederates at Mem phis next summer. Here is q citizen the country may well be proud of.
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14

Shoes Shoes, shoes. Several hun dred pairs just received, and not pair of paper soles among them, by
 J. c. OLDFIELD X Co.
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14

Best" is the cheapest, because best. It is always good. Try it and be convinced.
Arizona silver belt., 1901-02-14

Try box of Lowney's fine candy at the POStotfice store.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-13

the men who have violated their
oaths in toleratipg crinle--those
are the disturbers of the pesce ard
not an afror led and o wronge'f
public. which, as a sovereign, has
both the right and the duty to see
thai its will and judgment shall
be respected"
The ultinatum was written by q
committee of which Robert Stone,
a leading business man, was chair
man.
Chief of Police Stahl made an
address. He said the law could
be enforced if the entire police
machinery of the city would work
in unison with him. The audience,
amid cheers, adopted a resolution
demanding that the city council
at it's next meeting confirm the
denomination Of Mr. Stahl for chief
of police. :,
Twelve hundred men signed
their names to cards pledglng
themselves to be ready at a
moments notice to join the army
which has been recruited to stamp
out the joints by the time the
limit set by the ultimatum expires.
Thereseems to be no question
that the next few days in Topeka
will see interesting developments,
possibly bloodsbed..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-13
SENATOR TtLLMAN's
SOLEMN Oath:
No Other Pension Bill Will EaSs
Until Mexican Veteran of
South Carolina Is
Provided For.

Washington, FEB. 9.-During
the entire session of to-day the son.
ate had under consideration the
naval appropriation bill. Practi-
cally the bill was completed when
it was laid aside for the day, all
of the committee amendments be.
ing adopted, but as the measure
was about to be placed on it's pas
sage, Mr. Eutler, of North Carolina,
precipitated a discussion of the
armor plate question. In order to
enable some others to speak upon
the matter, the'bill was laid aside
until Monday,
,Eulogies upon the late Repre-
sentative Harmer, of Pennsylva-
MIA, concluded the session.
The passage at the beginning of
the session of the senate of q bill
granting pension of $50 q month
to Stacy II. Cogswell, Co, F, Thir-
teenth Indiana volunteer infantry,
induced MIR Tillman, of .Sol.th
Carolina, TO- make some forcefal
comments upon the house in
not taking action upon bill pro-
viding a pension for a Mexican war
veteran, who had resided in South
Carolina during the civil war and
naturally had been in sympathy
with the coufederacy. The bill
had been passed by the senate, but
the house invalied pension COM
mittse was delaying final action
upon it, Mr. Tillman urged.
He said there was much Sec
tional animosity in the house
committee, that the members re-
fused to- permit, action upon the
bill for the bel eft of this old
Mexican veteran.
"Is the war over or is 1t not?"
demanded Mr. I'll Imam, with vehe-
mence. 'sLet us find out whether
it is or not"
81 swear by the Almighty. God
that will not let another, pension
bill pass this senate until this old
man gets justice" .,.>,,>,'.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-13
the public with you must now
come to an end. You have openly

the public with you must now
come to an end. You have openly
and rersistsntly defied our laws;
you have made yourselves the
agents of even greater criminals
outside of the State, who have
supported you ip your unlawful
traffic, you have gathered about
you criminal element that is
a perpetual menace to the safety
of the community, and have
maintained places that engender
and encourage all vices; you have
introduced the most corrupting
and demoralizing factors and
influence into our local politics,
and for years you have scorned all
appeals and warnings that have
been presented to you by the
virtue-loving people Of the COM
munity.
"Now we feel that the time has
come when we must speak to you
psremptorily. We cease now to
endeavor to persuade-we COM
mand. You must stop this law
less and lniquitous business, and
atop it at once, and we hereby
notify you that we must have
unquestionable evidence, abso-
lutely satifactory to the committee
of public order, which we to-day
constitute, that all your illicit
goods, together with all the as.
sociated fixtures and furnihings OF
the places where your unlawful
business has been carried on, shall
be removed and shipped from the
city before 12o'clock noon, Friday
February Is, 1901. Upon the strlcl
and literal observance of tins
demand we shall insist; and II
it shall be disregarded we will take
whatever measures are necessary
for it's enforcement.
"If a long outraged public shall
be compelled to resort to th'
fundamental right of self-vindica
ton against criminals and thel'
abettors, the grave consequences
to evil-doers, which may resul
from such return must rest witt
the defers and nullifiers of ou
laws and the INSTRUCTORS of ou
governmental machinery. -
"The jointists, the men wh'
rent property to the jointists ant
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-13
Old Fashioned Cure For Cold.

One of the best methods of break
ing up a severe cold is to put the
patient to bed, cover him warmly,
give him a big glass of lemonade
mixed with a good stiff dose of
bisters. Be sure however to use
the right kind. namely. Mlshler's
Herb. Bit.ers, the familiar old
household remedy, which has been
eficacious ID thousands of cases.
This remedy stands at t e head of
the list as an appetizer and general
tonic in all cases of debility.
Sold by the druggists for s1.OO.
None genuine without the sigma
ture of the Mishler's Herb Bitters
Co., 400N. 3rd St., Philadelphia,
Pa.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-13
PleHts-Of.-White Labor in The
South.

The removal of the Vesta- cotton
mill from Charleston. s. c., to
Gainesville, Ca, and the failure
of negro labor in the operation of
of the mill, has caused considerable
comment by the northern press.
The Philadelphia Ledger says:
''They say the negroes are lazy,
triAing, and will not work as
steadily as they must in order
to make their labor profitable.
The report does not speak we'll for
the establishment Of cotton mills
in the cotton fields, about which
so much was said two o" thre Q
years ago; but what will the com.
pany do at Gainesville; Will it
find white labor there?"
There is n 0 ground for uneasiness
,on this score. In every agricultural
community in the south. and in
the counties of north Georgia
especially, there are hundreds of
families that can spare one OF
more members to "work in the
mills. "The cotton mill in the
cotton field" ia no longer vision ;
it has become reality; and the
existence of this eficie mt is what
has made it 30.
The time is far distant when we
shall be forced to utilize negro
labor in our mills. There are
other kinds of employment TO,
which the negro seems to be botter
fitted; meanwhile the supply Of
white labor will keep well abreast
Of the demand The cotton mill
gives employment to people who
might otherwise remain idle
| Atlanta News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-13
THE NEW YORK WORLD
THRicE.A.WEsk EDITION.
Almost q Daily atthe Price of q
Weekly. ..,$s


The presidential campaign ISo.sr,
but the world goes on just tina sare,
and it is full of news. To leyrn Gtis
news, just as it !s-promprly anrliiG-
partialIy-all thEt you have 60. do 10 to
look in the columEs of The Thrice-a-
Week Edition of The New York World
which comes to the subscriber l56 times
a year.
The Thrice-a- Week Worlds dill
gence as a publisher Of first news has
given 1t circulation wherever the Eng
iish language is spoken-and you
want it. =
The Thrice-a-Week Worlds regular
subscription price is only $l.00 per
year. We offer-thls unequsled news
paper and the Edgefeld Advertiser
together one year for $500.
1.-The regular. subscription price Of
The two papers is $3.50.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-13
She Mistook Poison For Head
ache Cure.

Boston, Jan. 31.-Theresa An
derson, aged 10, beautiful giral,
was fatally poisoned last evening
at her home in Somerville..
All the supper table she was too
i'll from headache to eat, and went
from the dining room into the
kitchen. On the mantle she saw
s. paper containing what she
thought to be headache powder.
Instead it contained ten grams of
strychnine, in powdered form.
Miss Anderson swallowed the
powder and then returned to the
dining room. In a Jew minutes
she became unconscious and soon
died.
The poison had been bought to
kill dog.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-13
MOB Law STRONGER
THAN THE LAW.
The Last Resort of The Anti
LIQUOR Men IN Kansas.

Topeka, Kansas, February TO-
Three thousand male citizens of
Topeka, in mass meeting here to-
day, iesued an unltimatum giving
the numerous joints of the city
until Friday next at IL o'clock
noon to quit business. If this
shall not be done, warning was
given that a thousand armed men
would Immediately move on the
joints and remove them by force.
To-day's action is the result Of
the crusade started in Topeka
less than ten days ago by Mrs
Carrie Nation. The meeting this
afternoon WAS a remarkable one in
every respect. 1t was called by a
committee of the Law Enforcement
League and was attended by nearly
all the prominent business men of
the city. Conservative men, who
have hitherto advocated modera-
tion in dealing with the lawless
element, insisted in unmista kable
terms that the time had come
when patience had ceased to be a
virtue, and that the people of
Topeka should take the law in
their own hands. The meeting
was opened with prayer. After
few short, snappy addresses, which
worked the audience to hight
degree of enthusiasm, all
ultimatum was proposed aud
passed amid the loudest cheering.
The ultimatum commanded the
officers of the city and county to
perform their duty regarding the
closing of the joints. The officers
were warned that they had waited
long enough. The property owners
in whose premises the joints were
kept were also warned in
unmistakable terms that they
should abate the nuisances at once
or the people of Topeka would not
be res eonsible tor the damage that
might ensue to the buildings. The
words of condemnation and warn
Ing brought murmurs of approval
that gained strength with each
minute, finally sweeping over the
entire audience and eliminating
in great enthusiasm. Old men
and conservative ministers jump
ed to their feet in their
enthusiasm and waved hand
kerchiefs, gesticula,ed and cheered
to the echo. The ultimatum,
which vas adopted by arising
vote, follows:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1901-02-13
The Saluda Shrievaltry.

Saluda, FEBRUARY 8.-As stated
in dispatch to The News and
Courier last night, Sheriff Whittle
died here yesterday afternoon after
an illness which confined him to
room his for ten days or two
weeks. He was a large-hearted
man and good citizen. His
war. record was without a
blemish. His bravery was
never questioned For four
years he served old Edgefeld as
county commissioner and. was
supervisor two years. Whe1
SaiudaWips: cut off from Edgefeid
he ran for sheriff and was
triumphantly elected over several
competitors. Last summer he ran
again for sheriff and was reelected.
He died in the same room where
his wife and sou each breatbed
their last less than twelve months
ago.
A primary to fill the vacancy
will likely be ordered, as there
are several who want the place
and an appointment would scarcely
give satisfaction, either to the
aspirants or to the people at large.