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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-25
Make a Rate for Harvest Hands.

The announcement was made yester-
day by the Chicago. Milwaukee & St
Paul railroad that a per capita rat.
would be made for parties of five or
more harvest laborers travelling on one
ticket from Chicago to points in Min
nesota, North and South Dakota, on
lines other than the Northern Pacific.
Great Northern and 500 roads, The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-25
Working Mig hit and Dav.

The busiest and mightiest little thing that
ever was made is Dr. Kings New Life
Pills These pills change weakness into
strength listlessness into energy, brain
flag into mental power They're wonder
full in building up the health Only 25c per
box. Sold by Arnold Drug Co., S21 North
Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-25
BACK ON EARTH.
Topeka Bank Clearings Again Show a
Handsome Gain.

New York, July 25-The following table,
compiled by Bradstreet, shows the bank
clearings at the principal cities for the
week ended July g, with the percentage
of increase and decrease as compared with
the corresponding week last year:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-25
Spilled Some Wheat.

Salina, Kan, July 25.-A Missouri
Pacific freight train was wrecked near
Marquette this morning and several
cars of wheat were derailed. No one
was injured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-25
PAID $4,000 FOR FILING.
New Railroad in Utah Seems to Mean
Business

Salt Lake. Utah. July 25.-Articles of
incorporation of the Western Pacific
Railway company with capitalization
of $50,000000 have been filed with the
secretary of state The fee for filing
was $12. 500. the second largest ever paid
in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-25

rates are to be s14 for going fare. with
return maximum rate of SIS. the go
ing rate to be in force from July p to
August 81. and the return limit being
November 80
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-25
coND0cToR KILLED.
Bert Clay, of Santa Fe, Meets Death
at Arkans as City.

Arkansas City, Kan, July 25-Bert
Clay, a conductor in the employ of the
Oklahoma division of the Santa F'e, was
almost instantly killed at Oklahoma
City Friday. He met death while as
sistlng his crew in doing the train
switching.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-25

MT. T lom a $ A.
Swarts. of Sub Station
c. Columbus. O.. Box
100, writes III was
taken with severe
headache. then cramps
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Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09
Union of Two Orders.

All members OF the United Moderns
in this city have received circular let
ters informing them of the consoli-
dation of the United Moderns, one of
the leading western fraternal insur-
ance orders, with The Grand Fratern-
ity, one of the leading fraternal ord
ers, the consolidation having recently
been made. The consolidation of these
two orders it is said will make one of
the most substantial insurance organ
izations in the United States, extend
ing in scope from the Atlantic to the
Pacific oceans. This circular letter.
among other things says:
No change in business management
or lodge work is contemplated, except
such as shall be found imperatively
necessary in the interest of economy
of management and rapid advancement
of growth.
AS the territory in which the two
associations now operate is almost
wholly different, the united orders
will at once occupy about double the
amount of territory in which each is
now operating, and this without the
great initial expense awlays conse-
quent upon the developing of new
territory.
The bringing together of the separ-
ate arrangements will add new vigor
TO both orders, and their large eXper-
fence, when combined in united
effort, will greatly advance the com
mon welfare of the entire member
ship.
1t will materially reduce the ex-
pense of management, clerical work,
literature, rent, state examinations,
legal services, printing, etc. This in
turn will increase the savings for re-
turn to the members in the form of
dividends and other constitutional
methods.
After carefully canvassing the situa-
ton, it was decided that it was best to
adopt the name and charter of The
Grand Fraternity for that of the
United Moderns The Grand Frater-
nifty has the older and more favorable
charter, il having been obtained IN
der the liberal fraternal insurance
law of the state of Pennsylvania,
which cannot be uDfavorably
amended.
The ritual, badges and paraphernal-
ia of United Moderns have been
adopted by the consolidated order.
No action whatever is necessary on the
part of members TO make them men,
bers of the consolidated order. The
United Modern certificates are, and
will continue to be, in full force
and effect.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09
Railroad Excursions

Chicago and return $50, st. Louis,
Mo-, s77, Kansas City, st. Joe and
Atchison, 500, on sale daily, return
limit nine months from date of sale.
Grand Canyon excursions-Dates of
sale every Tuesday; return limit sixty
days; rate, s1140.
Saturday excursions to Phenix-
Dates of sale every Saturday, return
limit GO days, rate So.
Steamship tickets to all points in
Europe, South Africa and Australia.
For rates. sailing dates, etc, call at
Burke hotel city passenger office.
Hereafter the S. f. p. 1t P. r. r.
will sell tickets Prescott to Meath,
Date Creek, Mayer and intermediate
stations, to hunters, on Saturdays
and Sundays at one fare for the round
trip; good returning until the follow
ing Monday.
Holiday excursions. One fare for
round trip, between all stations on
this line, on sale Dec. oath aud 18th,
December 3lst and January LIST. 1904,
return limit Jan. >, 1904.
j. W Kraemer,
City Passenger Agent.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09
EAST PRESCOTT'S NEED.

Two fires, occurring within a week
of each other, in the east part of town
suggests that the location of a hose
cart in that part of town would be a
great convenience and would afford
better fire protection. 1t is a long
hard pull to draw the fire apparatus
up the hill and particularly at night
when there are no horses to assist in
getting them up. While the boys
were Juggling and putting last night
getting their apparatus up the hill
those in the immediate vicinity of the
fire we're wondering if they were ever
coming. Of course under such cir
cumstances a few minutes seem almost
like hours but the only thing to be
wondered at is that they get there as
soon as they do, particularly at
night, when there are few persons on
the street to help them and no horses
available to assist them. Several
years ago an old cart and some old
hose was given to the residents of East
Prescott and it was located in shed
in r. H. Burmister's premises on Mt.
Vernon avenue. There was no organ
lied fire company to handle it, and
for years, during the time it was
there. no fire occurred. and both cart
and hose became useless. Not only
is cart aud hose needed there, but
there should be some sort of an organ
lied company to look after it and get
it to the scene OF action in case of
fro
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09
PECUL|AR|T|S OF FORMATION
IN BIG BUG BEING EXPLORED
Interesting Story of Chunks of Gold Found
Cinging to Crevices in Rock of Old
Mesa Gold Company's Property.

Papers have just been prepared by
Herndon Il Norris, attorneys for the
Old Mesa Gold company, for a con-
tract which has been awarded to the
mine contracting firm of Hahnel,
Jones Il Shearme, on what is known
as the Old Mesa tunnel in upper Big
Bug, which adjoins the Poland Mines
This tunnel is being driven for the
purpose of catching the Old Mesa
ledge at great depth, which is known
to be a very rich one. The contract
is for the purpose of continuing the
tunnel which is already into the
mountain $50 feet, 300 feet further
This is one of the most important-un-
dertakings in Northern Arizona, and
the progress of the work will be
watched with great interest. The old
timers of Yavapai county, all of whom
seem to be familiar with this proper
ty, say that it is the making of one of
the greatest gold mines in the terri
tory of Arizona. There are some very
interesting features and peculiarities
connected with this property, which
are known to have existed when it was
worked years ago, at the time when a
great part of the inhabitants of Yava-
pal county were indians. This old
ledge for which the long tunnel is be-
ing driven, was known in the early
days of Arizona as the OldlMesa Mine.
At that time the only means of ex-
tracing the free gold from the quartz,
was by the old Mexican arrastra pro-
cess, and a mule was used to furnish
the motor power. During the short
period that the Old Mesa was worked,
it was a known fact that four or
Eve men took therefrom forty
thousand dollars in free gold, extract.
ed through the old arastra which was
on the creek at the foot of the hill.
1t is also known that the greatest
depth that has been attained ION this
ledge is seventy five feet below the
surface, this point being at the breast
of a tunnel. A portion of this old
tunnel is still intact, but it has
caved near the breast. This ledge has
never been rightly in place. 1t shows
evidence of having been disturbed, by
volcanic eruptions, but it is natural
to suppose that when greater depth is
attained, the ore bodies will be larger
and continuous, which is characters
tic of gold mines in Arizona. The
mountain side on which this property
is located. is covered with lava and
Volcanic ash. Near by is very rag
ged point on the mountain which is
known as the old crater, and which
undoubtedly merits the name. One
of the peculiarities connected with
this property which the old timers
who still reside in this section we'll
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09
Colder in the North.

"Colder in the north. " This vas
the weather prediction for Arizona
sent out ON Thursday by the weather
bureau. Cold chills commenced chas-
ing each other up and down the back
of the telegraph operator as he took
the message off the wires for the
Journal Miller. The telegraph editor
drew up closer to the stove as he pre-
pared the copy for the type setting
machine. The machine operator,
when he finished setting the item,
arose, went over to the peg where his
coat hangs during the day and drew
it on.
1t was getting colder. 1t kept grow
ing colder until the sun disappeared
behind the Sierra Prieta range and
then it grew colder. At nine O'Clock
at night the mercury had crept down
the thermometer bulb, nearly to the
middle of the twenty "block" and it
kept getting colder.
This morning the weather bureau s
thermometer which is looked after by
DR.. W. E. Day registered four de-
grees above zero and the reputation
of the weather bureau for a correct
forecast was certainly indicated for
once if it never had been before. 1t
was most decidedly colder, in fact
about as cold as it usually gets in this
section.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09
Opposed to Merger.

y telegram from Trenton, New
Jersey, dated December l, says: Pro-
ceedings were instituted in the court
Of chancery today to restrain the con
solidation of the Old Dominion Cop
per Mining and Smelling Co. of Globe,
Ariz., and the United Globe Mines,
also of Arizona. Tue suit is brought
by George Elliott of Boston. Elliott
states that the plan was to increase
the stock of tie Old Dominion com
pany from s., GO. 600 to IS, $50, 900 and
to give 50, coo, 600 of stock and $3.50, =
600 in cash in payment for the United
plant. 1t is further alleged by Elliott
that g, 600, 600 would be big price
for the United Globe Mines property
A temporary injunction was granted
by Chancellor Magic and rule to
show cause why the injunction should
not be made permanent is returnable
in Jersey City December IA.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09
CRIME OF GRAFTIN

In a recent issue Of the Brooklyn
Daily Eagle appeared symposium
on TIE subject of grating. 1t con-
sisted of a number Of short papers by
men more or less prominent Tin differ
ent callings. Without exception, the
practice is denounced as a serious
evil, dangerous to the public we'll
being, and even Threatening the
very existence of the nation" The
leading paper in the series is by Fred
erick Upham Adams, who closes his
vigorous contribution as follows:
''The CRATER is an effect; not a
cause. He is the retainer of dishonest
business interests; the heDchman of
those so carried away by the lust of
greed that they do not hesitate to
plumber their fellow citizens through
the bribed cooperation of Ethose who
are paid to protect their interests.
"'In foreign countries, which make
no claim to the liberty which is our
heritage, they are partly recompensed
by the service of the officials who
find honor and pleasure in the just
and careful administration of the du-
ties OF their positions. In the great
municipalities of England, the citizen
who has served his country and
amassed an honest competence as a
business or professional man, looks
forward after middle age to the posi-
bility that the ripper years of his life
may be called into requisition by the
community of which he is a part
Such men fill the higher elective and
appointive positions, serving generally
without pay. and finding their reward
in the appreciation of those who have
hOnored them by their confidence.
The vast engineering works completed
in recent years have been planned and
supervised by men whose only pay
was the applause of their fellows. The
great public utilities of Glasgow, Biz
mingham. Manchester and London are
in charge of men whose lives and acts
raise them beyond the reach of sus-
picion. Bribery is a crime in Eng
land; it is a profession in our beloved
country.
- ave have blurred and we'll nigh OBJ
liberated the line which separates
honesty from dishonesty. We have
considered honesty as a policy and
not as a virtue. The shrewd trading
aud business instinct of the former
generations has degenerated in many
instances into an overreaching and
INSCRIPTIONS avarice. The tricks of
trade had not far to fall to become
the crimes of business.
Powerful and seemingly unassail-
able as is this alliance between Grim
inaI interests and criminal officials, it
will be ground to powder when once
the American people realize the
shame which has crept upon them.
There is brewing a revolution against
venality. whether of the tap room or
of the counting room. When it bursts
it viii fill the jsils with strangely as
sorted criminals. There will come a
day when honesty will be fashionable;
when probity will no longer be the
subjec- of a sheer"
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09

foreign infusion into the population
of the United States, which has grown
nearly to a million persons year, is
the purpose of a bill introduced by
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,. Mr..
Lodge is a member of the immigra-
ton committee, of which Senator
Penrose, OF Pennsylvania, has been
chairman.
Mr.. Penrose is credited with having
done the best he could in obtaining
the passage of the immigration bill Of
last winter. Unsatisfactory as that
measure has proven to be it was push
ed through only with great effort
against the combined influence of
certain steamship and railway COM
panies that find profit in heavy and
indiscI inmate carriage Of immi
grants. The new chairman of the i'm
migration committee will be Senator
Dillingham;, of Vermont.
The chief additional restriction
proposed by Senator Lodge is the ex-
clusion of all persons over fifteen
years of age who cannot read and
write. 1t is possible to include in his
measure the medical inspection Of i'm
migrants at their ports Of embal ka-
ton. This would tend to check the
influx of disease and would be in &C
cordance with the recommendation of
the commissioner of immigration,
Frank P. Sargent.
The moral qualifications Of immi-
grants may be considered in connec-
ton with the bill for the protection
of the life of the president, in so far
as that measure relates to foreign an
archists. That, however, is distinct
subject, and it may have its own
bearing upon the suggestion that the
attempt be renewed this winter to ne
gotiate an arbitration treaty with
England in which the question of
broader extradition could be includ-
ed.
In the last fiscal year there were
102, 600 immigrants under fourteen
years of age, out of the total of S57,
046. There are no statistics available
of illiteracy under fourteen years, but
it is assumed that its proportion is at
least as high as among those above
fourteen, where it was nearly two out
OF every seven.
The president has shown keen inter
est in this subject, to which he is ex-
pected to devote particular attention |
in his annual message. He has ex-
tended his moral support steadfastly |
to Commissioner General Sargent, |
whose vigorous enforcement OF the |
law and earnest recommendations for |
its greater rigor would have embar
raised him without that support. As
it is, Mr.. Sargent's labors have been /
so arduOus that he is now recovering |
form a serious illness caused by over |
work.
The president is in accord with his |
advice that the immigration station |
on Ellis Island is unsuited to Its pur-
pose and that an appropriation for its
remodeling and enlargement is advis |
able.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09
Change of Building.

The Board of School Trustees met
last night and awarded the contract of
remodeling the high school building,
to Henry and Burhans. The bids we're
as follows:
Fifield 4 Gallagher, 1925.
II. NJ. Coe, s5252.
Maxwell Il Sines, s4606.
J. A. Petit, not including 10 feet
of retaining wall, 1850.
Henry Il Burhans, s449S.
The successful contractors will com
mence work at once.
The changes and improvements to
be made will consist of taking
the partitions out of the upper
story of the building and making it
into one room with a raised platform
or stage at one end, putting in phys
ical aud chemical laboratory. making
a nice concrete entrance to the build
ing and building a retaining wall
along the front of the lot. The latter
will be built of the new sand brick
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09

remember, is the existence of caves
and large crevices in the rock, which
seem to run down for a great depth
into the bowels of the earth. At
times when they we're working in this
tunnel, they would run into these
crevices IN the rock, and occasionally
let a drill slip from their hands,
which could be heard for great dis
lance, bounding from place to place
in caves below. At one time, when
assessment work was being done in
the tunnel parties doing the work ran
into quite a large cave, and all the
rock that was broken in doing this as
sessment, was thrown into this cave,
and 1t entirely disappeared. Where
these caves and crevices occurred, the
miners would invariably find extreme
ly rich ore, the richest of which would
be found clinging to the sides of the
crevices, and in some places pieces the
size of mans fist would be found,
which would be more than one third
pure gold. The ore that was run
through the old arrastra, gave returns
of from $40 to 1925 per ton in free
gold, and great deal of the value
went to waste in the tailings, not be-
ing able to make a close saving with
this crude method of treatment.
The title of the Old Mesa Mine, in
connection with five promising pros
poets. was procured last April by the
Old Mesa Gold company, at the time
when the company was organized. The
parties connected with this enterprise
are principally citizens and business
men of Prescott, namely, Morris Gold
water, of NJ. Goldwater Bros, the
dry goods firm; E. Block, clothier
d. NJ. f. Weeks of the general meT-
chandise firm of Bashford- Burmister
company: A. A. Johns, mining man ;
NJ. SalZman, merchant of Williams,
Arizona; d. E. Dawes, mining super
intendent of Providence, Arizona,
and B. H. Gray, mining superintend-
ent of Poland, Arizona.
Ii is supposed that the Old Mesa
ledge will be encountered in this tot
mel at distance Of ei7D eco 10 500
feet from the mouth. Tire distance
depends wholly upon the pitch of the
ledge at the point where the tunnel
will intersect it. If the same amount
of ore is found in solid formation in
this tunnel, that is in sight now near
the surface, it will certainly make a
great mine and the sharehol iers in
this enterprise will be we'll repaid for
their investment,
Ed Block, the general manager of
the company, shipped to the mine to-
day 500 feet of six inch air pipe and
600 feet of I rail and other supplies.
The company intends pushing their
tunnel vigorously to completion.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09
Musical Section.

The musical section of the Monday
club met on Tuesday afternoon. The
business part of the section was pre-
sided over by Mrs. r. H. Burmister,
and the minutes of the previous meet
ing were read by Mrs. j. c. Herndon.
The musical programme of the after
noon was in charge of Mrs. Ziba o.
Brown, and she opened it with a paper
on "Dance Music,n which was the
subject for the afternoons considera-
ton. As the paper was read Miss
Anna Bell Bailey illustrated the pape
with selections on the piano.
The musical programme for the
afternoon follows:
Grieg's Norwegian Dances--Miss
Gale.
Spanish Dances Duetto-Miss Mary
Wright. Mrs r. N. Ling.
oPlish dances, vocal solo-Miss
Marguerite Gale.
Mexican and Hungarian Dance
Mrs. Clodfelder
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09

Country Dance-Miss Anna Bell
Bailey.
Waltz Song, Arditti-Mrs. Bert Nc
Cash.
Blue Danube Waltzes-A. Il. Sup
piger, violin, Ziba o. Brown, cornet
and Mrs. u. o. Brown, piano.
Current Events on musical circles
we're discusses by Mrs. J. c. Hern-
don
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09
The United MOderns.

On yesterday the Journal Miner no.
ticed the consolidation of the United
Moderns with the Grand Fraternity,
a fraternal insurance order of Phila
delphia, Pa.
The matter of the consolidation
came before Denver lodge No. 1 on
last Tuesday night, and the action
taken is set forth in a resolution of
which the following is copy:
coffee of W. b. Aria, Rec. and
Fin, Denver Lodge No. l, United
MOderns.
Denver, Colo, Dec. ,, 1903.
s ate of Colorado, City and County
# Denver. So.
l. W. b. Aria. recorder of Denver
Lodge No. l, United Moderns, hereby
certify that the following is true
copy of a resolution, adopted at the
regular meeting of said lodge held at !
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09
Removal Notice.

Having removed my tailoring estab-
lishment to the Wilson block opposite
Hotel Burke | wish to announce to
my patrons and good dressers in gen
eral, that carry in stock the best OBJ
iainable of woolens for suits and
of which have sjUst received
another assortment for winter.
respectfully,
Ed Voigtlsnder,
lIx25xtf The Fashionable Tailor.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09

An interesting find which will at
tract much attention from students
of archaeology has been made by
miners on a new shaft sunk by the
Weir Junction Coal company Of Reed
Farm, south of Cherokee, Kansas.
The miners found inbedded in fire
clay below the second vein of coal,
at depth of fifty feet, a box made of
bark, containing three arrowheads
crudely made of flint rock, and the
two veins of coal had not been dis
turbed. The find seems therefore to
prove that human life antedated the
carboniferous era. Scientists are
much interested in this discovery.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-12-09

July 6. 1904, has been designated by
the Worlds Fair managers as "Fisk
university day" through the efforts of
Charles H. Dodge a graduate of the
Fisk university. He is engaged in
organizing chorus of several hundred
trained voices to reproduce the famous
songs of the Original Fisk Jubilee
singers on that occasion.