The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-11-22

more and take the whiskey." The
tenderfoot who availed himself of the
afforded opportunity was, upon the
completion of the transaction, arrest
ed Immediately by a Deputy Marshal
for selling liquor to an Indian. His
Indictment followed in due course. The
proof was plenary and conviction fol-
lowed. Each conviction resulted in
adding a hundred dollars or more to
the assets of the Federal Officers out of
Uncle Sans pocket, until the Judge
presiding after four or five convictions
with the same set of witnesses, re-
marked, ''Mr. Clerk, how many more
of such cases as these are there on the
calendar" Eighty three 1.-THE
Marshal has been indeed diligent in the
discharge of his duties,'' said the
Court, but cannot permit his zeal
to bankrupt the United States treas
ury. Mr. District Attorney, you will
enter a nolle prosequi in all the other
cases, and an order that the defendants
be discharged"
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els the ledge permanent" asked the
cautious investor of the prospector who
was trying to sell his claim. Per
manent?" was the answer, well L
should smile. If you had Niagara for
the water power and the Territory of
Arizona for a dumping ground, and
He'll for a blast furnace. you could not
work that ledge out in a million years"
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Governor Torres of Sonora, and Gov
ernor Stafford Of Arizona, were in the
habit of extraditing public offenders
ON each others demands, without the
formality of a resort to Washington
for papers. 1t was accomplished by
the simple but efficient process of seiz-
ing the criminal in an unconventional
way and depositing him on the other
side of the line. where officials were
waiting for him.
An Arizona merchant sold to another
dealer large bill of dry goods and
clothing which were packed in bales
by the vendor for transportation by
mule train. Arrived at their destina-
ton a hundred miles away the bales
were unpacked and found to contain
only worm-eaten dried apples. The
mosillo. When the usual informal
requisition was made Governor Torres
replied that the villainous opposition
press of Mexico had been sharply criti-
Ching his official administration, espe-
cially in the matter of extraditing
criminals without papers, and he would
be compelled to discontinue the prac-
tice for the present. But his great
and good friend, Governor Stafford,
should not therefore be powerless to
punish offenders against the laws, and
if his great and good friend would
kindly indicate what amount and kind
of punishment the fugitive ought TO
receive, he, Governor Torres, would see
that it was inflicted upon the rascal. |
Governor Stafford wrote in reply that
he thought about three months i'm |
prisonment at hard labor would be |
right. Governor Torres gave the Gull |
prit for good measure four months |
practice in street cleaning in the chain |
gang. and the rascal never knew and /
nobody else was ever able to ascertain |
For what offense he was punished.
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A new mayor of newly incorporated |
city is about as important a function |
ary-in his own opinion-as can be |
found anywhere. and the smaller the |
city, the larger the mayor. When the |
of the Southern Pacific |
road was in progress across Arizona |
there was chosen as mayor IF THE |
ancient and honorable Pueblo of Tue |
SON. a public-spirited little gentleman