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New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
TIE CoREELL DAN, AND OTHERS.

TOO previous must as we suspected, be the
Judgment upon the recent announcement that
the CorHeIi Dam will be finished and put into
use on December 1 next There is no doubt
that such ought to be the case. In fact the
dem should have been finished several years
ago The original contract called for its COM
pledGn on OF before July I, 1899. Had the plans
been properly prepared ard the contract strictly
enforced 1t might easily have been done at that
date, Az It is. we notice that the Mayor, who
is doubtless well informed does not look for
ttz completion before October T. 1904, and we
imagine that there VIII be little surprise II the
date shah Re still further postponed. So much
for the dam alone. There are also hundreds Of
ceres OF woods 70 clear away, swamps to drain
many miles of road and railroad to build
Aksdees TO erect and other considerable details
Il viii be most deplorabie too, If the new
reservoir is filed without general removal of
the surfare soil over much Of its area Plans
fT Bostou's great new reservoir included the
removal of ten or twelve inches Of soil over its
entire area. Certainly the surface soil OF an
old village filed with aIl sorts Of objectionable
mE<tgr. should not be retained as the lining Of
q reservoir of drinking water.
We have said the Cornell Dam ought to have
been finished long ago. By way Of contrast
net4ce tie great Nile Dam at Assouan. That
stupe0dous work Ia a mile and quarter long,
100 feet thick and 13o feet high. 1t impounds
10000 100000 gallons OF water. It contains $50
Giulce gates. There were used in building it
neAriy $4,000 tons of Portland cement, 200 tons
Of explosives snd more than q mile Of safety
fuse Nearly $4,000 square feet Of pinch floor.
ing had to be laid, taken up ard relaid each
year Some twenty-five miles Of railroad had
20 be built and most Of It had TO be taken up
and reIaid three times, on account Of the Nile
AcOds. We may add that g large part Of the
labor employed was italian, as 1t is at the Cor
nell Dam. The contract for this vast work was
signed ia February. 1898 Work was begun In
April 1898 and the dam was completed and
put into fun use on December 10. 1902
Compare such expedition with the weary
Waiting and daHying and delaying which have
marked tbe deliberate progress Of the Cornell
Dam! Vet, the need in the latter case is far
more urgent tran It was ia the former.
VIII 90 feaD0nable allowances for unforeseen
ebeEaGes ase unexpected delays. it is impOs-
aGsAs b avoid the eonciusioG that the contrast
SatwAea thase Ewe WOrks Is tiscreditabIe to
ANGaan enterprise and energy, and especially
6isestaAse to the business sense Of New
Yak CeT. BcakDa's big Wachusett Dam, which
wM M9n1 eeod deal mnee water than the
@H Dam. was not begun until the latter
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
CHURCH AND STATE IN FRANCE.

They err who criticise the suppression OF
clerical communities in France as a violation
of religious freedom. for the reason that one
cannot violate that which does not exist. Toll
erance and patronage prevail In France, but
not religious freedom. The latter does not
exist and never has existed in that country.
There is, it is true, no discrimination, officially,
between Catholic and Protestant between Jew
and Gentle, between Christian and Mahometan.
The government tolerates them all and subsi-
dies them all alike-cathedral and chapel,
synagogue and mosque. But of course, toler-
alton and patronage inevitably imply authority
and control, even Of the recognized religious or
ganizations. AS for all others, they must seek
special permission. for existence. No religious
service or meeting apart from those of the sub
sidized sects, may be held without license
secured twenty-four hours in advance and no
association Of more than twenV persons may
be formed without a special license, revocable
at any time. How little free the Roman Cath
Ole Church is may be seen in the facts that all
its bishops in France must be nominated by the
government, all other high ecclesiastical ap-
pointments must be approved by the govern
ment, and no Papal bull may be published in
France without the governments consent In
such circumstances 1t is idle to talk Of viola
ton of religious freedom. The churches are
subject to civil control even to the point of
total suppression.
The question is one Ct expe9ie2cy. then, not
Of right Beyond doubt, a score of years ago
the Catholic Church was On the whole unfriend-
ly to the republic. It could not altogether dis
sociate the latter from the hideous anti-clerical
and anti-religious excesses of the Commune.
1t remembered, too, the loyalty of the Bourbon
dynasty TO the Church and the clerical devo-
ton of the Bonapartists. Little wonder, then,
that it allied itself with MacMahon In the re-
action Of 1877, just as 1t had allied itself with
Louis Napoleon in the repressive policies Of his
reign. There was ground. IN those days, for
Gambetta's passionate cry. lie clericalism,
VOLTA rennemi." 1t was not till the tndecen-
eies of Boulangerism disguised selfrespecting
france that the Church realized It could no
longer honorabIy lend itself TO such immoral
intugues. The true note was sounded at last
BY the revered Cardinal Lavigerie when, in
November, 1890 he declared his friendship for
the republic and denied that the Church was
necessarily Gntagonistic thereto. A number OF
French bishops made haste to follow his ex-
ample, and the result was seen In q swift and
hopeless decline Of monaFchist and imperialist
stock on the Political bourse. Finally, in the
spring Of 1892. the Pope himself issued an en-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
TIE EFFICACY OF LETEEs.

From the undisputed fact that the Mississippi
IL years of notable foods. rises to higher levels
than were known before. it is natural to infer
that the bed Of that river is itself rising Certain
II, such an impression is widely prevalent In
the latest Bulletin of the American Geographic
cal Society,"" however, Robert Marshall Brown
emphatically disputes the theory. He attributes
the attainment OF higher levels every few years
10 an entirely different cause, and says that en-
gineers have definitely expected Just what has
happened. It has long been the settled policy
of the Mississippi River Commission to narrow
the channel for considerable stretches here and
there. AS the water cannot spread out over as
wide an area as before, given volume can be
accommodated only by vertical expansion
Taken alone, this explanation might not con-
vince all sceptics, but there is corroborative evil
dence. 4 comparison Of the low, water stages
| through long series Of years is said to show
not only that the surface is no higher than for
nerly, but that it seems to have fallen slightly.
1t thus appears that the securing action which
results from confinement and a temporarily
heightened velocity is sufficient to prevent fresh
accumuadons of sediment, if, indeed, it does
not actually lower the bed.
a number Of plans have been proposed for
curing relief in such a crisis as that which has
existed in the lower Mississippi Valley during
the last few weeks; but each has its draw
backs. Were a new outlet provided by way OF
Lake Borgne, it would probably become OBJ
structed by deposits of sand and silt as soon
as the channel broadened. If the discharge of
the Mississippi could be diminished by tapping
the Ohio Gts most important tributary and
leading part of the water of by another route,
much good would result That expedient is out
Of the question, though, because Of the ex-
pense. The same objection would apply to the
storage scheme. Major Starting one of the
highest authorities on this subject says that
in order to lower the Mississippi one foot con-
tinuously for two months 1t would be neces-
sary to construct thirteen reservoirs each 110
feet deep and embracing an area Of seven
square miles. Whatever be their imperfections,
ther efore leYees seem to be the most salts.
factory resource available.
The chief trouble with the present policy Of
the Mississippi River Commission appears to be
that 1t does not have enough money at its dis
poSal any one year to secure the best results.
A piecemeal style Of procedure is really more
expensive than wholesale operations The in
completeness Of each bit Of work which is un-
dertaken involves more or less waste. No one
realizes this truth more vividly than the ex-
perts In charge; but what can they do7 Con-
gress cannot be persuaded to contribute more
literally IN behalf Of the federal government
The rest Of the money expended-much the
larger share-is raised by local taxation in the
districts benefited. Six large basins in Ar.
kansas. Mississippi and Lcuisisns, With an IS.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30

owo,,..r - ]ha same effect, and fepeaIeo IL
80. ,a,,.shs Tster when the Panama scahdais
seemed tn be shaking and unsetuIls '"0
nubIic to ,fs very foundation. For that sPien
did sct of gtatesmanship ano moFai Gun "e~
France owes gratitude to Leo XIII.
Rut while the attitude Of the HaucAh Aifu ~
tbe general priesthood In France Is tnus ""0D
fectIonabIe. there is something else 10 pe '0n
s;dered There is an imperium in imperlo. OF
-, celeste in eccIesia, to be dealt with Inc
oIor,coI orders stand quite apart from. ana even
iu some respects opposed TO, the lay prlestDoou
of tho Church independent OF governmental
sunnor4 they have aimed at independence 0A
government control and authority. 1t WAS TO
torious that from some Of them much support
WAS gained for the JeW-oalung' ihlli'"S
svagger. Fort Chabrol,' Nationalist oepducA
cry of two or three years ago. Down 10 the
rrasen+ time some of them have maintained I'M
n1scable hostility to the republic, ana M
Connhes has detected the head Of one OF them
in the act of exhorting the people TO re1use 10
pay taxes or to acknowledge the autnorl'y oh
the republican government. Such conoucs aS
this is held by the government to be ample
justification for its refusal longer 10 license 'e
existence of the orders, and in that opinion 1t
,c sustained nv A. handsome majority of the
French Parliament. It is confidently to be e2-
noc+ad that IL will also be sustained by the
French people, and even by the deVout Catn-
ollie mart of the nation. It is well recognized
hv all informed people that there Is no at
tack upon or crusade against the Church. sucn
thing would be so unpopular as to cause the
instant overthrow of whatever government
should undertake it. There is merely resist
ance to, or a counter attack upon. minor fac-
ton Of the Church which has been persistently
hostile to the republic, and which has by no
means commanded the confidence or approval
of the Church at large. When it comes to
choosing between the parish priesthood and the
secret monastic orders the French people Will
not hesitate.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
"pyws" FAvcIEs AND gooTTs FACTS.

The fine achievement Of Captain Scott IN
reaching the 'furthest south" yet attained sug-
gests recalling Poes famous Narrative or "A.
Gordon Pym," Our modern researches and in
ventions have at times strangely realized fne
essential features Of some imaginative ro-
mances StanIey's mid-African pygmies make
true many tale Of race OF dwarfs, and SUD-
marine boats have made the Nautilus ana
Captain Memo" seem almost commonplace.
But this latest adventure singularly denies, in
general and in detail. one of the most ingenious,
audacious and fascinating Of oil such romances.
Captain Scott, it will be observed, has reacheo
a latitude closely spproximating to that IN
which Pym's marvellous adventures were said
to have begun. He has reached S2:17, and not
merely the sO:17 incorrectly reported IN the first
dispatch. Pym found "Bennet's Islet" in $3.50,
and the hfdeous "TsaI Ial" In $500 But what a
vast contrast between the fancy and the fact!
Pyn found no ice beyond Bennet's Islet, but
an open sea with steadily rising temperature.
Scott finds what seems to be q solid continent
covered with paleocrystic cap and with tenn
perature falling to e. below zero. The two
could not be more Numerically different. AS
for the mysteries of "Tekeli-li" the ashy show
ers the iliimitable cataract and the snowy
vision beyond, there is, Of course, in the plain
facts not hint Of resemblance to them, but
instead only q frozen continent rugged and
bare, stretching away toward and probably to
the austral pole. The awful phantasy Of the
Narrative was the vision of a dreamer, not
of a seer.
Yet we shall have, no doubt some plain tales
of fact from the captain Of the Discovery
scarcely less fascinating and immeasurably
more profitable than the weird devices of Poe.
It is a great thing to have got beyond the
famous icy barrier which bafied the most ad-
venturous explorer Of years ago, and to have
made for the first time a mark within that
eightieth circle which hitherto has inclosed
upon the Antarctic map only white paper. A
new continent is no small thing to find and to
explore, and despite its paleocrystic cap it will
probably be made to yield rich contributions to
our museums Of fauna and flora and minerals.
In place of the scinhllant vagaries of the myth
cal Pym we shall have the scientific tnforma-
ton of Scott; and we shall be great gamers
through the exchange
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30

ereSate area of % 700 square miles. are pro-
tected from floods by levees, yet they are so
snarsely settled that any increase IN taxes
would be regarded as oppressive BY degrees
these tracts will be more fully occupied. Even
If the valuations Of property do not increase me
burden will in time he moro widely distributed
As things are now. though, no one can well De
blamed for the fnsuficiency Of the pecuniary
provision for defence; and it must be admitted
that the engineers in charge make good use OF
every dollar which they spend.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30

part Of 1900. yet we shall not be bi' surprised
~ n ts finished and IN use some time Deiore
that on the Croton. There is an amusing face'
we'll known to sportsmen, in which each con
testant goes as slowly as possible ana trles 10
finish last, and the one that crosses the line iast
,s the winner. There has seemed to be such
raee on between the Cornell Dam ana the Eiln-
st. improvements. But 1t is not bit amusing
to the people of New-York.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30

by railroad experts that such schedule Tor
passengers can be kept up regularly in pres
ent conditions. With the lightning flyers OF
the electric engines Of the next generation OF
later in the century. IT may fairly be expected
that the time of the swiftest expresses between
the Atlantic and the Pacific will be cut down
TO aeventY hours. oven less.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30

II was. of course. to be expected that the
keepers of dramshops would flock to Albany to
protest against any increase of excise rates.
But it is plain enough that their objections will
ind no general hacking of public sympathy.
All over the State the feeling is rapidly gaining
ground that there are too many cheap and nasty
taprooms: that the number should be lessened,
and that those which remain should contribute
more largely to the public revenues.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30

The Board Of Education is doing we'll in
forfeiting contracts for new public school
buildings when the contractors are Illegally
dilatory in reletting the allotmenta Mr.. Henry
A. Rogers. the recently elected president Of
the department, In practical In the best sense
Of the word. and delinquent contractors may
wisely take warning.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30

Do our legislators think 1t fair and Just that
pawnshops should still be permitted to charge
30 per cent year on the pledges of the poor.
while the rate OF interest on deposits in saw.
ings banks is only 31a per cent little more than
one-tenth of the schedules OF the pawnbrokers?
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30

It is believed among not a few persons who
have given attention to the matter ana are
familiar with the facts that the legislators at
Albany ought to adopt stronger measures ror
the punishment OF the get rich quick sWind-
lers who have been so numerous and active
in recent months and who have despoed many
Thousands OF simple minded victims Of sums
reaching an enormous aggregate. Some OF the
worst of these rasca1s have slipped through the
rneshes Of the law after having been arrested
by the police. Further and more comprehen-
sive legislation may be needed,
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30

In New-York and New-Jersey. and in many
another commonwealth of the Union, State legis-
latures and local authorities need to be up and
awake and to bestir themselves against the en-
croachments OF unEcrupulous promoters and
nanasers of trolley lines.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30

Now there Is talk OF running trains be-
tween Hew-York and San Francisco In three
ana half daya but It 10 not generally haIiaved
New-York tribune., 1903-03-30
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MONDAY, MARCH 80, 1903.
Arizona republican., 1903-07-11
YAVAPAI MINING NOTES.

Work has been started on the Cop per Quuen, owned by Johnson & Wright in the Agua Fria district.
 The Blue Bell First Home, Alto, Henrietta, Iron King and Gladstone are regular shippers to the Val Verde smelter from this section
 The return from the east of Hon. I. T .5toddard is anxiously looked forward to. for it is then expected that work will be inaugurated on a large scale at his Copper Mountain property.
 iWthin the next ten days the May Mining Co. will have received their boiler which has been delayed by the floods back east. work will then be re- stunned on a large scale. Three shifts will at once be put to work sinking the shaft to a depth of 300 feet.
 The Alto Mining company in Eugenie Gulch has joined the list of shippers and will soon fall in line.
 Tn Postmaster mine and Oriental mill will shortly start up for a steady run. This property is too valuable to be idle long for it is undoubtedly one of the best in the district and is a steady producer and dividend payer.
 An important deed has just been clos ed on the Rosa-.- group of claims on Copper Creek owned by Wm. Nellis and Joe Mayer. A half interest has been purchased by D. N. Bartholdi, the well known mining man of Jerome. who will immediately put a force of men at work. This property shows up we'll and has the marks of a future mine.-Prescott Herald.
Arizona republican., 1903-07-11
1. Mines and Minerals ef Arizona
THE CHICAGO MINE
Ore Body Continues Rich at Depth of
 200 Feet.

Superintendent George Wood receiv- ed a telephone message Wednesday from the Chicago mine on Groom creek that an important strike had just been made in the property, and one which makes him feel pretty good. says the Prescott Journal Miner. In sinking the working shaft in the mine the ledge was lost at a depth of about 15O feet on account of the ledge dip ping at a slightly greater angle than the shaft. When the 200 level had been reached MT. Wood instructed the work ,ren to cross-cut for the ore body. This was done and when shots were fired Wednesday evening a fine ore body was exposed at a distance of only about seven feet in the cross cut. SeV- eral large chunks of the ore were taken out and from all appearances the ore body had improved considerably with the last fifty feet, or since it had left the shalt A very important feature of the strike is that the ore is of tellurium character, the same as 1t was above. which indicates that this character of ore is a permanent fea ture of the ere body. Mir. Wood left immediately for the mine to personally inspect the find, but before going he wired the good news to Chicago to MT. Clark, who is one of the principal owners of the property.
Arizona republican., 1903-07-11
BIsBEE MAN KISSING
After Defaulting on Peace Bond and
 Abusing His Family.

When J. N, Jones was fined s200 by Justice Mcdonald on Tuesday, a stay of execution was granted until Wednes- day morning. The fine was not paid, and the first business in court Wednes- day morning was the issuace of a com mitment for Jones, says the Bisbee Re- view. When the officer went to look for the man who had SO cruelty abused his wife, it was learned that he not only was not at home. but that he had left on the morning train for parts un known.
 Jones, as stated in The Review re- gently. had been in trouble before be- cause of his mistreatment of Mrs. Jones. Only short time ago he was arrested and put under bond which required that he keep the peace toward his wife. When he made the assault on his wife on July 3rd he defaulted that bond. and if he had been convicted of that charge he and his bondsmen would have become liable for the pay ment of the peace bond. The convic- tion against him on Tuesday was not for an assault of any kind. but was for being drunk and disturbing the peace. to which charge he pleaded guilty. when Judge Mcdonald gave him the extent of the law.
 It is not known where Jones went. but he left here Wednesday morning. on the train going to Benson.
 On Tuesday Mrs. Jones employed Att tCrney F. A. Sutter to institute divorce proceedings against her husband. and the papers were prepared and served on Jones that afternoon. In the con- plaint which is filed in the district court as basis for asking that she be divorced from her husband. Mrs. Jones alleges extreme cruel treatment and habitual drunkenness.
 J. N. Jones has been a resident of Bisbee for many years, and was at one time quite prominent in politics, and served as a representative of Cochise county in the twentieth legislature.
Arizona republican., 1903-07-11

fully. so as to get as nearly as possible a fair sample of the croppings for that distance. He sent the samples by ex- press to Prescott and received the re- turns this morning showing a total value in gold. silver and copper of $1S-20 per ton, the ore showing a value of 5.S per cent in copper As stated he was completely surprised at these val ues, being so much greater than he had anticipated. He has the machinery all ordered to put up on the mine and will commence sinking a shaft on this mine about September l. The weather Is too warm to work to advantage any sooner He has been sinking a shaft on another claim on the group, which shows up remarkably rich ore. so rich in fact that he does not care to state Its value as he says he would be ac- cused of exaggerating it. At a depth of ten feet the ore body was two and half feet wide and at thirty feet 1t has widened out to five feet. Mir. God dard is working a force of five men at present but as soon as cooler weather sets in he will largely increase the force
Arizona republican., 1903-07-11
THIN OLIVER SHAFT
of the Calumet and Ariz.
 ona Co. at Bisbee.

I--e first shaft in the district to start from the surface with four compart- ments. the oliver, belonging to the Calumet & Arizona, is going down at a gratifying pace. Over the hill from the c. & A.. and within 400 yards of the Lowell shaft of the Copper Queen company, the Oliver is splendidly sitI- ated as regards surface location, which is at the same elevation as the Lowell.
 The hoist which is here in use has a. capacity for probably 500 feet. and though the shaft has as yet attained a depth of only 110 feet. the foundation for new machinery is already being built, and requires quite an amount of masonry. A smith shop and carpenter shed are conveniently located, and a good wagon roau leads from the rail- way track to the shaft. A railway con struction crew has just been put to work grading for spur, which will be run from near the Lowell up the gulch to a point below the shaft, where ore bins will be constructed.
 In the Oliver shaft no important ore has been encountered, but none was expected before the usual depth has been reached, and so far no water has come in. The work here is in charge of Foreman Hinkley.