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Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
A BURNED BRIDGE.
Railroad Traffic Temporarily Suspended by Fire at Bridge Eleven
 Miles From Ash Fork.

When last nights south bound train reached bridge number fifteen, located about eleven miles south of Ash Fork. they found the structure on fire. It is 200 feet long and fifty feet high and the flames were eating it up with great rapidity. The train made a quick run back to Ash Fork and se- cured water car, which was showed down to the burning bridge and by the heroic efforts of the train men and others from whom they secured as sistance they succeeded in extinguish- ing the fire, but not before four bents had been completely burned.
 The fire is supposed to have orig mated from the sparks from an engine attached to an extra freight which left Ash Fork late in the afternoon. The passengers on the south bound train were compelled to remain at Ash Fork all night, and on the arrival of this mornings north bound train the passengers, mail and express were transferred to it and the train re- turned to Phenix, reaching here about two o'clock this afternoon. 4 trans fer was also made from the north bound train to the train north of the burned bridge and connections at Ash Fork were made as usual. It is expected to get the bridge completed in time to get this evenings south bound train over it about on time. while the train which went south this afternoon will leave Phenix on time tonght on its regular trip north.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
4 RAT STORY.
IA Rodent Which Always Left Something in the Place of What It Car
 ried Away.

The maneuvers of a rat led N. k. Ingoldsby to the discovery of rich gold mine in Southern Arizona. He appropriately named the property the Rat Hole mine.
 Mir. Ingoldsby had been spending several months near Mammoth, on the San Pedro river, in Arizona. His pur- pose, says the Tombstone Prospector, was to enjoy the hunting and make a collection of the animals and minerals of the southwest. He pitched his tent in the canyon of the San Pedro in the Santa Catalina mountains.
 He had no neighbors and was for a long time unable to account for the disappearance of small articles that he had left lying about his camp. At last he noticed that when anything was taken something was left in its place. This was usually bit of stone or wood. The culprit he found to be large rodent of the species known as the trading rat. The habits of the animal made an interesting study for Mir. Ingoldsby, and he often lay awake at night to wetch for his visitor.
 A silver spoon was missing one morning, and in its place was a piece of quartz carrying free gold. This still more excited Mir. Ingoldsby's curiosity, and after several attempts he succeeded in following the animal to its home. Near by was the ledge from which the gold bearing quartz had been taken. Mir. Ingoldsby made an examination thorough enough to prove tbat his discovery was of con- siderable value.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
EDITORIAL NOTES.

The war between oil men in the Midway district near Bakersfield has been settled. The jumpers, who have been erecting a derrick, have conceded their error and have taken a lease and option from the locators. Two men were shot and probably fatally wounded in the trouble.
 In his tussle with three Parisian toughs Senator Clark showed that he was possessed of both nerve and skill in using his fists. It is not every man who would stand up against three men as he did.
 President Brown and his cashier, of the wrecked bank at Vancouver, Washington, after their crookedness had been discovered went out of town a short distance and each committed suicide. Investigation showed a shortage of over SS1,OO0.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
THAT CONGRESS TRIP

The city officials of Phenix seem very much aggrieved becaute they cannot prevent the presidential party from visiting Congress. To a Pheni- clan, as recently intimated in the En- terprise of that place, a mine is sim ply hole in the ground, of no con sequence whatever as compared to alfalfa and fruit fields.
 It was considered necessary to hold a special meeting of the city council recently to discuss the question of the trip to Congress and to take action regarding the funds appropriated for the Presidents reception. The meet ing brought out number of person alities touching on the side trip to Congress, says the Enterprise, and action was taken by which no funds appropriated by the city could be made available for the side issue or could be used by any committee other than those regularly appointed by the general committee in charge of the re- ception. The resolution, which was introduced by Councilman McNeil, was passed with all voting aye except Dyer. The motion read as follows: "That the mayor act as custodian of the funds that have been or may here after be appropriated by the city for decorating purposes, for reception of President Mckinley, the same to be paid out only on warrants drawn by the chairman of the decorating com mittee."
 Of course all this alarm about their finances was entirely uncalled for as no one ever intended to ask the city of Phenix to defray any expenses incl dental to that side trip.
 It is safe to predict that after this trip of the president has been com pleted, if he were asked what was the most interesting sight he witnessed in Arizona he will reply, the Congress mine, with its eighty stamps crushing gold bearing rock.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
BLACK JACK HANGED.
His Head Was Severed From His Body. Sensational Confession Made by
 Him Before Death.

The telegram sent out that Presi- dent Mckinley had reprieyed 'Black Jack" Tom Ketchum, till May 25, turns out to have been a mistake. Ketchum was hanged Friday, April 26, at Clayton, New Mexico, tele- gram from there giving the following account of the execution:
 Thomas Ketchum, alias 'Black Jack," the noted train robber, was hanged today. The rope broke and his head was jerked of. He left a letter to President Mckinley, in which he said:
 Standing in the presence of death, I desire to make a confession. There are now three men in the Santa Fe penitentiary who are serving sentences for the robbery of the United States mail at Stein's Pass, Arizona, in 1897, viz: Leonard Albertson, Walter Huff man and Bill Waterman. They are as innocent as unborn babes. The names of the men who committed the crime are: Dave Atkins, Ed Fullin, Will Carver, Sam Ketchum, Broncho Bill and myself. I have given my at torney means by which articles in said robbery may be found where we hid them, also names of witnesses who will testify that myself and gang were in that neighborhood both immedi- ately before and after the robbery. 1 make this statement fully realizing that my end is fast approaching and that must soon meet my Maker"
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
.Hankering For South America

The London Spectator expatiates on the European jealousy of America, and adds:
 Every state on the continent feels keenly the dog in the manager attitude of the United States about South America. There is no prize on this rapidly dwindling planet like South America. Germany would like the whole of Brazil, in which she is al- ready strong; Italy sends her chil- dren by the hundred thousand to Ar gentina. France would feel richer if she could acquire Hinterland of Gui- nea. Even Hungary would rather that her children, that are doing the hard work of North America. should find homes under their own flag in Uruguay.
 "When the European alliance against America is transmitted from hope into fact, that fact will be full grown and armed. The Americans will then find that their only ally is their half suspected kinsmen."
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
Livery Stable Philosophers.

''I have always envied those men
 who sit in front of livery stables" !"
 said a citizen who admits that he is
 constitutionally lazy. That seems to
 me a beautiful life. It must be a
 long, sweet song, as the poet puts it.
 l have never known any of them per
 sonally," he continued, signing, but
 I have watched them all my life, and
 they fill me with yearning to be liv-
 cry stable man. When I was boy
 I had to pass large livery stable on
 my way to school. It had an immense double door, which was never closed. and inside was cool, dim vista of stalls and buggies in rows. Four men were always seated at the threshold, tilted back in cane-bottomed chairs. They were large, well fed, contented- looking men, and what impressed me particularly was their air of placid abstraction. They never said any thing to one another, but sat there calmly gazing into space and chew ing straws. I remember distinctly that the sight of them always filled me with rebellion against work, and made my school tasks seem all the more abhorrent. had an almost irresistible inclination to chuck my books into the gutter, sieze a cane bottomed chair and straw and become livery stable man myself.
 ''I have never gotten rid of that feeling," the lazy citizen went on, lighting his pipe, land the strange part about it is this: In all the years that have gone by that group at the big door has never changed, and, moreover, it isn't peculiar to any one stable. It is common to them all. | Go where you will, whenever you en- counter livery stable, you will inva- riably find four large, well fed, con- tented looking men, tilted back in cane bottomed chairs at the entrance, chewing straws, exactly alike and never get any older or any younger. It is my private belief that they are and 1 have never asked any questions, because I don't want to run the risk of shattering a beautiful idea. What is it that Bret Harte says about San Francisco
 Serene, immutable as fate,
 Thou sittest at the western gate.
 That describes them exactly. and I am certain the poem must have been by California livery stable. Wars may rage and thrones decay. and Mac may annex the Filipinos or ell them to go to thunder-but noth- ng will ever disturb the grand sere,t lity of that group at the front door. think it is very unkind of fate that should have become a hard working man. I would have made superb ornament for one of those ,ane bottomed chairs" New Orleans rimes-Democrat.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
Senator Clark Assaulted.

A telegram from Paris says: Sena- tor W. A. Clark, of Montana, was viciously assaulted Wednesday night by three Paris toughs. He was re- turning to his hotel about midnight when the assault was made and cab man whose name is Marlouplot, jump ed in and helped him fight the ruff fans. Senator Clark was putting up a stiff fight in the street behind the Madeline church, but was getting the worst of it. It was three to one and he had just been tripped up when a disreputable cabman came to his res cue. Marlouplot jumped from his cab and pounded the toughs with his whip handle. Two of them were holding the senator down and third was going through his pockets.
 Marlouplot was put out of the way with sand bag, but in the meantime time Senator Clark had regained his feet. He gave one of his assailants a blow in the jaw that knocked him down and loosened his teeth. The other two highwaymen then ran away.
 Then the senator carried the uncon- scious form of the cabman to his car riage and climbed on the box himself. Since then the cabman has been treat ed with every attention and as the senator's best friend.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
PRESIDENT CASTRO TALKS.
Venezuela Friendly to the United States, But Its President Does Not
 Like loomiS.

President Castro of Venezuela has given out the following interview to the American correspondents: "Pre- sent to the people of the United States my hearty respects and assure them of the friendship of myself and the government of Venezuela. We promise to guarantee protection to American and all foreign capital, whenever invested in accordance with the laws of the country. Republics naturally have interests in common, and statementsof unfriendly sentiment against foreigners are false and en- tirely disproved by leniency toward Minister Loomis, and our attitude toward other foreign representatives. We have no proof that Minister Loom- is accepted favors from the Bermudez company, but his actions led us so to believe. We have proof that he in- huenced statements to the press.
 "The Bermudez company yesterday formally denied the jurisdiction of the Venezuelan courts.
 ''I, as president, can recognize no other authority in the matter. If the United States sends gunboats either to La Guayra or Orinoco, I will, to to the best of my ability, maintain my position as chief magistrate. This republic, in this and other disputes between foreigners and other govern ments, will strive to maintain a strict neutrality, impartial and uuinhuenced by any considerations but those of justice.
 Many of Mr. Loomis' official acts, and also many private interviews con- vinced me that he was prejudiced, and therefore asked for his recall. In all this am standing by the constitution of this republic and feel confident the American people will uphold me when the terms and language of the treaty are made known.
 '1 have positive knowledge that local correspondents were bribed and therefore 1 signed the decree of ex- pulsion.
 ''I have every desire to retain and cultivate the friendship of the United States, whose services Venezuela can never forget, but my dignity will not allow me to recognize man like Min ister Loomis. Don't misunderstood my assertion as a sign of weakness, but 1 repeat that I assure Americans and all other foreigners of friendship and protection, and feel confident that they will eventually discover that they may trust in me-"
 The deliberate statement of Presi- dent Castro leaves no room for doubt that clash would follow the sending of war sSips to Venezuelan waters.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
THE RUM MAGE SALE.
It Has Proven Great Success in More
 Ways Than One.

The rummage sale, which opened as a novelty in Prescott, is just com mencing to be appreciated now as it is about to close. It being the first one ever held here people were at a a loss at first to know just what sort of articles were in demand. Every family in town has a whole lot of arti- cles for which they have no further use and because of their being con sidered of no use to them many of them imagine that they would not be desired by others.
 This rummage sale has proven the fallacy of this. Purchases have been made by all classes of people, many of those who are abundantly able to gratify their desires for any sort of articles at any price, finding some thing there out of the ordinary, or something just struck their fancy, would purchase it. There have been a great many very serviceable and useful articles sold, too, at a price very much less than could be bought new which were eagerly taken up by those to whom the value in proportion to the money expended was an object. Some ludicrous and amusing incl dents have occurred during the pro gress of the sale.
 Among the articles contributed was a large batch of magazines. A young man who had read everything he could get in the shape of books and magazines of later dates, found a treasure of wealth, in reading, in these old magazines and took a job lot of six dozen of them at six cents a dozen. He had a wistful eye on the balance of the lot but decided to give others a show.
 Two silk hats, which had been worn but once or twice, each found ready sale at S2.00. Quite a stock of children's shoes all good and worn but little, some of them out of style others too small for their former own CTS found quick takers at fifteen cents per pair.
 Among articles inquired for but not in stock, were a sitting hen and a pair of Belgian hares, and no sooner had the demand for them been made known than parties were found to con tribute them. A good suit of clothes was sold for S2.00. Fine silk neck ties which looked as though they had never been worn went at ten cents each.
 The sale has proven a benefit to the church for whose benefit it was given; it has proven a benefit to many pur- chasers of articles, who have been en- abled to buy them at much less than their real value; it has been beneficial also in the lesson it has taught that much that is considered valueless to its owner could be used by others, and one of the wealthiest ladies in town remarked yesterday that she would hereafter never throw away anything that might be of use to others.
 The orchestra will play at this evenings sale and the articles that re- main unsold will be offered at auction.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
COugh, Cough,

Night and day, until the strength is entirely exhausted, and that dreaded word CorsHmbtior" begins to be whis- pered among friends. That's common story, familiar to the people of every town and village.
 There's another story which ought to be as widely known as the story of dis ease, and that is the story of the cures effected by the use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. Bronchitis, asthma, obstinate, deep-seated coughs, bleeding of the lungs, and other forms of disease which affect the respiratory organs, are permanently cured by the use of 0Golden Medical Discovery"
 uOnly for Dr. Pierce's Gtiden Medical Dis covery think would be in my grave today" writes Mir. Moses Miles, of lIilliard, Uinta Go, Wyoming uI had asthma so bad could not sleep at night and was compelled to give up work It affected my lungs so that coughed ali the time, both night and day. My friends all thought I had consumption My wife in sisted on my trying Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery which did have taken four bottles and am now a well man, weighing i5S pounds thanks to Dr. PierceAs Golden Medical Discovery"
 Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only. Send 2I one-cent stamps for book in paper covers or q stamps for cloth-bound. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
The Presidential Party.

The presidential party will be com posed of the following named persons, about forty in all.
 The president, Mrs. Mckinley, maid, man servant and steward; Miss Mary Barber, Secretary Hay, Mrs Hay, Postmaster General Smith, Mrs, Smith, Secretary Long, Mrs. Long, Secretary Hitchcock, Miss Hitchcock, Secretary Wilson, Miss Wilson, Secre- retary Cortelyou, Mrs. Cortelyou, Dr. P. NJ. Rixley, Mrs. Rixley, Assistant Secretary Barnes, Mir. Henry T. Scott, Mir. Lawrence I. Scott, MT. Charles A. Moore, Mrs. Moore, Mir. NJ. A. Dig nam, three stenographers, two mes sengers, representatives of the Asso- ciated Press, New York Sun, Associa- ton Harper's Weekly, Leslie's Week ly, Golfers Weekly, Scripps-McRea Press association, Washington Even Star, Washington Post, Washington Times, Mir. H. A. Stroumeyer, pho tographer, representatives of Western Union Telegraph company, Postal Telegraph and Cable company and probably two or three others.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
4 Good Idea.

An advertiser who can get his dis play advertisements as near to news as possible-no matter what may be the character of the so called news usually imagines that he has scored a very considerable point. I now want to suggest that he might do quite as smart a thing by writing his his copy as news, and causing it to be placed in the midst of the display ad vertisements. It is all question of light and shade" Amongst lot of open advertisements a solidly set one shows up as well as freely displayed announcement does amongst more crowded type. Letan advertiser who has been using a three or four inch displayed space try, by way of change, an advertisement set as news, with a bold heading and the text ''indented" (as the printers call it) half an inch. That advertisement will not be over looked and, with wording frequently changed, shonld arouse interest and bring business.-Ex.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01

Queen Wilhelmina has already had occasion to become disgusted with her husband, Prince Henry. Like many others of the nobility of Europe, Henry has had the fault of living beyond his income and was heavily in debt at the time of his marriage. He promised his creditors to pay one-third of his debts within a month after his mar riage, but that period has elapsed without the promise being fulfilled and now they threaten to peddle his paper on the bourse at the financial centers there. The queen is said to very angry, but refuses to iquidate her prohigate husbands debts.
Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-05-01
A Novel Window Display.

One of the most novel and attrac- tive show windows that has been seen in Prescott for many a day is that in Samuel Hills crockery and chinaware department. A beautiful assortment of dishes from the carload which has just arrived have been displayed in such way as to have the appearance of a street scene, with lamp-posts, etc, to complete the effect. The street scene represents an old fashioned "hOt time" on the frontier, with cow bows and Indians riding at full tilt up and down the street. On one corner is victim suspended from a lamp post, while another has just been las soed by cowboy and will get the same treatment. Chinamen, dudes, little devils, etc, can be seen in all directions, while another fellow has climbed lamp-post and is lighting his cigar from a lamp.
 To give the scene a real weird effect large bust of his Satanic Majesty, with real smile of satisfaction on his face, has been placed in the midst of the revelry, and at night the window is lighted up by blood red lights, which give it the finishing touches in good shape.
 The arrangement of the display is the handiwork of Frank Foster, and would be credit to a professional window dresser.