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The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-09-26
Railroad News.

The three miles OF N. & w, rail.
road construction from the govern
ment property in Cassville to Hur.
ricane has been contracted to Saw
age 4 Houston, OF Ashland, who al
so have six miles below there.
At Round Bottom the N. u W.
line runs out over the river bank
where 1t has been breaking badly,
aud 1t looks like a difficult task Is
in store for the company in keep
ing a padded there, This location
was necessary in order TO avoid a
sharper curve than tho maximum
established for this line.
Two tunnels are being built on
the n. d w. between here and
Naugatuck. Both wero made ne.
cessary by sharp bends in the rlv.
er. one OF these tunnels is 4,00t
feet Icing, but II saves considers
BILE distance and gives straight
course instead OF a sharp curve.
The contractors up the n. y w
above here are unable to get many
needed supplies, on account of the
low stage Of the river,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-09-26

Al the trestles between Big
Sandy bridge and Richardson, on
the Big Sandy division of the c. K
O., have been filled except tho one
at Gntllth's creek, where the arch
oulvert is not vet compIetea,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-09-26
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
81 pst Across the RiTers
: In West virginia. :
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The Big Sandy Oil and Gas Com.
begin on October to lay
its main for the purpose OF piping
into the city Of Charleston a sup
ply OF gas from its wells ON Big
Sandy.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-09-26

The seaboard Airline engineer
ing corps that has been at work
along Tug river for,several months,
is now three miles above here.
They do not average hal!-a-mile
per day,
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1902-09-26

Smallpox has broken out again
In the vicinity OF East Lynn. Three
different families are affected, one
on Big Lynn, one on Newcomb,
and the other on Peter Cave. II
is said that the disease was spread
from the house at Dunlow, oecu.
pied by Jones S. Ross, at the time
his wife was stricken and died.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

The Colorado river is the natural source of water supply for the territory of Arizona and it will be but short time until this matter Is clearly proven to the people of all sectioas There are points in the Grand Canyon where dam can be put in for less than Sl, 900, 900 and the machinery to pump water to any height can be installed for less than that sum. Of course, il will take large sum of money to carry canal the several hundred miles nee essary to reach the Salt river and oth- CT irrigable valleys in the central part of the territory, but when completed it would require little expenditure tu keep 1t in repair, and the advantages to be gained over the storage reservoir is incalculable. Instead of spending millions on the storage of water the Salt river valley people should look into the Grand Canyon and note the great water supply that can be had by q little hustle that will give them d never.faiIiug supply.-Mohaye County Miner
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

increase of wages has not kept pace with the greater cost of living, and that the higher prices secured for pro ducts of all kinds that were benefited by the tariff were not participated in by the workmen. The truth of thls assertion has been 80 we'll demonstrated and has gained such wide recognition, that the protected industries became alarmed, and wisely concluded that in view of the probable effort to be made in congress during the present session, to lower some of the tariff schedules, it were prudence on their part to antic, lpate this attempt at adverse Legislation by winning public opinion to their side, and at the same time developing facts favorable to the retention of the high protection afforded by the Dingley law
 Those who are carefully studying the subject of tariff revision believe that this action on the part of manu- facturers will be most influential on congress in determining what shall be done with the tariff They are con vinced that by this means the mauu- lecturers are preparing the strongest arguments that can possibly be brought forward in favor of retention of the prevailing duties in which they are in terested. In the event of tariff in quiry, manufacturers who appear iu person or by representatives before the committees of congress will show con ditions in their own lines of industry, They will develop facts showing com parison of wages here and abroad in their lines of work and will make some comparison to show the relation of wages now paid with the prices they are getting for their products, Every increase of wages they concede between the present time aud the discussion of this question in congress will to that extent reinforce them in making n strong argument
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04
Adverse Report on Statehood.

Yesterday vas the day set for Sena' tor Beveridge's committee, that recent. ly visited the territories, to make its report to the general committee on territories of the senate, If We may judge from the tenor of late Washing ton dispatches that report is opposed to the acceptance of the omnibus state hood bill by the senate. While the admission of Oklahoma singly would probably not meet with much obiec- tion, Senator Beveridge and majority of his committee are adverse to grant ing statehood to either Arizona or New Mexico. We are neither surprised nor disappointed by this news, as there had been nothing published to encour- age different expectation, and we are not among those who profess to believe that Arizona will go to the demnition bow VOWS unless congress clothes us with sovereignty.
 No doubt there will be hard fight made yet for the passage of the omni- bus bill, and Senators Qusy and FL kins, serving in the capacity of accouch- CTS, profess to believe in their ability to deliver the triplets, but we are of the opinion that when the bill comes to vote in the senate, they will find some of the support counted upon, and essential to success, lacking.
 In our opinion serious mistake was made by the advocates of statehood for Oklahoma and Arizona in linking their destinies with that of New Mexico III the bill. Oklahoma is probably enti- tied to become a state, and Arizona claims are plausible, but no one ac- qusinted with the political, social and economic conditions prevailing in New Mexico can honestly say that the terri tory is prepared to assume the respon abilities of self government In civil. ization and industrial development New Mexico is more than decade be. hind Arizona, and owing to the very large percentage of illiterate Mexi- cans in her population, she can never hope to maintain anything like near approach to this territory's rapid ad. vancement. When we knock again for admission let us apply on our own merits, without having to drag dead weight, as we are now doing in respect to New Mexico, in the omnibus bill.
 Arizona will lose nothing by having to wait few years for the boon of statehood. If we may judge from the great strides the territory has been making of late, within five years her population and taxable wealth will have increased fully one third, and her min eral and agricultural resources have been wonderfully developed Then we will be in a position to demand sdmis. sion and to support state govern ment with dignity and credit.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

The greater the operations of n mine or mining camp the more difficult 1t becomes to get reliable information In fact, it is almost impossible to get any news at all from the large orera- tors. Of course, this Is deplorable, as 1t would be very interesting to min ing paper and especially to those who are holders of mining shares. Nearly all the large companies issue an annual report, from which large amount of information is usually obtninable, but there are many interesting little items relating to their daily operations that would be of benefit to the mining pub- lie, and the giving of which would not in the least iniure the company. U Western Mining World.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04
The True Explanation.

The recent increase of wages voun- tarily made by many of the railroads and manufacturing interests is the sub iect of considerable comment by the press, and wide divergence of opin- ion is expressed as to the causes assign able for 1t. The more pronounced re. publican newspapers find in it convinc- ing proof that the prosperous condition of American trade IS due to republican policies, particularly the protective tariff, while the democratic and q part of the independent press view the ad- vance of wages as a shrewd move by protected interests and monopolies to allay discontent among wageworkers and disarm public criticism. The lat ter newspapers contend that the ad- vance of wages will come out of the pockets of the public in the shape of higher freights and prices of commod- ities, and this is probr bly true at least as to railroads, which are already ar ranging higher schedules, to more than offset the increased pay granted em- ployes.
 While the statements on both sides may contain modicum of truth, vet 1t remained for the Washington Star. n republican paper than which there is none more reliable, to give what is probably the real explanation of the seeming generous action of the manu. lecturers. According to the Stars in- formation, the motive was wholly self ish, and was initiated simply and solely to forestall action by congress for the revision of the tariff.
 It has been strongly urged that the
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

Chemists employed by Armour x Co.,, Chicago, announce that they have discovered preparation, made from the thyroid glands of amin Is, which will cure n foot This, says the Mil waukee Sentinel, will promise we'll for the intellectual progress if the world if the persons 10 be benefited could be depended on to know that they need the new medicine, but, unfortunately. fools generally mistake themselves for wise men.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

An exchange remarks that mama does not fall from heaven nowadays in conspicuous quantities, but occasion ally hunger Is satisfied from the same surprising source On the night of November 9, at Reading, PennsYl- yania, while several score of fam. ilies were wondering how to provide the Thanksgiving turkeys, three hocks of wild geese flew over the city. and being blinded by the glare from the iron furnaces, became confused and struck the walls of big buildings, breaking their necks. In the morning dozens of the birds were found on the ground, and on Thanksgiving they graced the tables of the poor, who gave thanks in heartier fashion than usual for unexpected blessings
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

nix In the meantime the results in every state, az well as in Hawaii and Porto Rico, had been made known here Which suggests, not only that our election law needs revision, but that Arizona is a vastterritory and very deficient in means of communication. However. with the completion of rail roads begun and projected, the latter difficulty will have been largely over come
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

As bearing on the question of the army canteen in this country, it is in. teresting to learn that the British war office contemplates tho purchase of q brewery for the purpose of supplying beer to the army at the lowest possible cost. No one IS demanding that our department go into the brewing bcsi- ness, but congress is simply asked to be guided by the wisdom and experi. ence of the war department and re. store the canteen.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

The Holland submarine torpedo boat Adder sustained some very severe tests recently, travelling fifteen miles under water without coming to the surface, and discharging torpedoes with ease and accuracy. Naval officers are said to be entirely satisfied with her per formapca
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04
Notice for Publication.
tHomestead Entry No. 423S. LAND OFFICE AT TUCsoY, ARIZONA.
 


 Notice is hereby given that the following. named settler has fled notice of hr intention to make final proof in support of his claim and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the District Court at Globe, Arizo- na. on Saturday January F, 1903, viz. John c. Coplin, of Globe. Arizona, for the s SW l, NE SW 1. and SW SEE I. Sec 1, T. l N., R l5 E.. c. X $. k. B. & NJ.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence and cultivation of said land, viz: Alexander II Morehead, Peter c. Robertson. Robert C. Scott and Robert Stead all of Globe, Arizona.
 MILTON E. MOORE, Register. First publication Dec 1, 1902.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04
ACKE R'S Dyspepsia Ia bIets

cure Dyspepsia and all disorders aris- ing from Indigestion Endorsed hy physicians everywhere. Sold by all druggists. No cure, no pay. 2j ceuts Trial package free by writing to W II. HOOKER x Co. Buffalo, x. |.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

That monument in lndIuna. marking the center of population, should be placed on au automobile, so that it could keep pace with the westward course of empire.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

Railway officials are estimating that Kansas will have 275, poo, 900 bushels of corn and Nebraska 300, GOO, 900 bushels, Il record crop. Last year Kansas had 6l ,50O, GOO and Nebraska 109, ,1Il, $40.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

It is not exaggeration to say that by the death of Herr Krupp the world lost one of it's greatest beuefactors. He furnished the guns and armor- plate that kept the peace of Europe.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

ACKER's BLOOD ELIXIR positively cures Chronic Blood poisoning and all Scrofulous Affections. At all times q matchless system tonic and purifier Money refunded if you are not satisfied 50e. and Sl The old Reliable Drug Store, H. c. Hitchcock, Prop.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

Buy your meats at the Globe Meat market, where the 5cStof everything iS kept Orders promptly filled and de- liyered in any part of town. D. MnrphN
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

Not until three weeks after the cleo ton were the complete and official re- turns from Arizona announced at Phoe.
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

Telephone to the SILVER BELT office for prices on job printing. Phone 23
Arizona silver belt., 1902-12-04

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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-23
90 leaslsssA Government
S,FV@D@o41 Statistician
Ia I'M II& III < -
IA l. 49, Acreage and Conditions.

date N 1900, and ten-year average OF
S5-S. The decline during June amounted
to points in Minnesota, 6 in South Da-
kota, 3 in Iowa and in Washington. Oh
the other hand, there was an improve
ment of points in Nebraska, with no
appreciate change in North Dakota.
The condition OF spring and winter
wheat combined on July ] was S2.9. as
compared with oil on July /, 1901, 69.s
on July /, 1900, and 1872 at the CORE
spending date in 1893. The amount Of
wheat remaining in the hands of farmers
on July is estimated at about o2,44O,-
600 bushels, or per cent OF the crop Of
last year.
The average condition Of the oat crop
on July ! was 921, as compared with
90.6 last month, S2.7 on July /, 1901, SOB
at the corresponding date In 1900. and a
ten-year average Of S7.3.
The acreage OF potatoes is 3.5 per cent,
or about 100000 acres greater than last
year. OF the forty-eight States and ter
ritories reporting. forty show Increased
and eight decreased acreage. The aver
age condition Of potatoes on July / was
92.9, as compared with S7.4 on July i,
1901, 01.3 at the corresponding date IN
1900, and a ten-year average or Oz-o'
Wisconsin shows a condition one point
above the ten-year average, Ohio 5, Iowa
8 and Illinois 0. while New York, Min
nesota, Michigan and Pennsylvania show
conditions /, 8, 8 and 10 points, respec
lively, below such average.
Reports of the hay crop are very favor
able, an improvement in condition being
noted during June in nearly every impor-
tant hay-producing State. The rains OF
the past two months have been very ben
efcial to pastures and their present con-
d'tion is excellent, nearly every important
ate reporting a condition considerably
above the ten-year-average.
While there has been a general decline
in the condition OF apples and peaches
as compared with last month. reports OF
these fruits from almost every important
State indicate that more than an average
crop of each of them will be harvested.
The condition of grapes is very good and
it is quite probable that the crop will
be as large as that of any ordinarily good
year.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-23
CORN DEAL CLOSES.
The Price of July Option Falls Like
Leaden Plunnet.


The July corn deal is over The shorts,
a Chicago dispatch says, settled with
Harris, Gates & Co. Tuesday for millions
and millions of bushels. Gates Is believed
to have received close to so cents. The
market broke sharply when the settle
ments became known. 1t was at first be-
heyed that Gates had lost and let the
market get away from him.
With bounds and jumps the price of the
grain dropped down from 80 cents to
65H cents. When the news spread over
the board The panic grew worse and
prices ontinued to drop. Purchasers
of corn in the country are left high and
dry. They lose both ways. The prices
they paid are far above what they will
now be able to get.
Gates. according to the Chicago dis
patch, has made So, 750, 900 by the best
calculation that can be stated He him
self is authority for the statement that
his holdings comprised 25,000,000. Sam
uel Scotch, his manager, said that 60
cents was the highest figure in any of
the contracts made by the firm. With
the settling price at so cents there would
be a profit of 10 cents on the $4,000
600. or $3,750.O00.
Gates never lost confidence when the
shorts were fighting him the hardest and
when men of millions entered the pit
against him he retained his easy bearing
and offered to bet $4,000 that July corn
would go to 80 cents. Then, when no
one would take his wager, he sent the
price there just TO show his power.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-23
BIG STRIKE Is OFF.
CHICAGO FREIGHT MEN ADAM,
DON THEIR FIGHT.
Handlers Accept Plan of the Medi-
ators for Settling Grievances on an
Individual Basis = Transfers Are
blamed for Failure.

The strike of the Chicago freight han
dlers came TO an end at noon Wednesday.
At mass meeting the men voted TO 60
back to the freight yards in body, ask
for reinstatement and on receiving it,
try to make such terms as they could
with the officials. The result of the strike
was a bitter disappointment to the men,
They knew that the end had come when
they received authentic information that
their ranks We're broken and that many
strikers, acting individually, had gone
back to the freight yards and asked for
work
President Gurran opened the mass
meeting and made a long speech. in
which he bitterly assailed President
Young of the Transfers Union. He
took occasion also, without mentioning
any names, to say that some members Of
the freight handlers ,xecutiye board had
played him false.
The whole blame for the failure of the
strike is laid by the freight handlers at
the door of the officers of the Transfers
Union. President Young's order to his
men to live up to their agreement and
to haul freight of all kinda marked the
beginning of the end.
President Curran told his men that they
had no cause to lament the forming of
their union. "Since we organized only
a short time ago" he said, I'VE have Sc
cured, through the strength that lies in
unionism, two advances in wages. The
third time it appears we have failed, but
through no fault of our own. In its in
fancy. as our organization is, it has al
ready given 100000 additional to the
families of the freight handlers. If you
vote to go back to work, go back with
the full determination TO stick to your
union through good and through ill.,"
The decision of the men to go back to
work in a body was largely the outcome
OF meeting between President Curran
and the members of the State board of
arbitration held Tuesday night. Wednes-
day Chairman Job and the other mem
bers Of the board saw the officials of
the union again and told them frankly
that the men could not hope to secure
work unless they went back as the board
suggested and went back at once. The
State board had felt the pulse of the rail-
road officials and knew that if the freight
handlers did not go back Wednesday they
could never go back.
Chairman job Immediately following
the decision of the strikers TO return to
work, communicated with the officials of
every railroad in Chicago, and asked per-
sonaily that all the strikers be taken
back. The replies We're In the main IA
vorable, the general managers saying
that they would provide for all that they
possibly could.
The State board Of arbitration was
first called into the controversy and af-
ter trying to effect settlement it was
side-tracked by the Chicago board of ar
bitration. This board failed to effect
settlement, and the State organization
took hold once more.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-23

The details of bribery, of fleeing OF
helpless victims by police and criminals.
the preying upon unfortunate and help
less women, the proposed traffic in dead
bodies, the shameless alliance of officials
and crooks, laid bare before an extraor-
dinarily fearless grand jury and re-
markable assistant States attorney. sur
passes any romance ever constructed and
is so no. ribly true that many of the ac-
cused have practically offered no defense
and rest their entire hope of escape from
punishment on technical appeals to the
Supreme Court.
The indictments are against Mayor
Alonzo A. Ames. who has four times
filed that position, has been q candidate
for Governor and has even been men
toned for the vice-presidency; his broth
81, Fred W. Ames, chief Of police; Irwin
A. Gardner, protege OF the Mayor; Ma
th.niel w. King. police captain; Fred
M1lone, Chris c. Norbeck, George a.
Harvey. James G. Howard and several
other detectives. The indictments are
for bribery ot gamblers, inmates OF dis
orderly resorts and others engaged in
inegitimate business. Gardner ar d King
have already been tried and sent to pris-
on, Will Fred w. Ames was acquitted.
The sv - alleged to have been received
amount to thousands Of dollars. 1t Is
said t as much as $4,000 a week was
paid over to city officials by protected
thieves and others,
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-07-23
LEAVES A TRAIL OF BLOOD.
Escaped Convict in Washington Re-
wives Frontier Days.


A realistic revival Of the ways OF the
wild and woolly West in the picturesque
DAYS of frontier warfare and Of the reign
of the bandit and bad man has been fiV-
en- In the State OF Washington by Harry
Tracy. an escaped convict from Oregon,
who has left behind him trail OF blood
and terror. During his fight the ces-
perado killed eight men and shot sew
eral others; and despite the hundreds OF
pursuers who have camped on his trail
he for a mouth succeeded in eluding cap
ture. No bad man Of the frontier towns
has ever developed greater pluck end
endurance than this fleeing convict who
terrorized and murdered as he went.
Tracy's career of crime began In 1897
in Colorado. He became involved in a
robbery in that State and in attempting
to evade arrest shot and killed Deputy
Sheriff Valentine Hay.
He was arrested in Portland, Ore, in
the same year for burglary. His capture
was effected under sensational circum-
stances. Shortly after his arrest Tracy
was sentenced to the Oregon peniten-
tiary at Salem. Here he shot his jailer,
using a weapon with which he had been