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Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

The Journal-Miner states that the
new cutoff of the Santa Fe from Con
gress Junction will connect with the
main line of the road at or near Fran
coma. II this is correct it will give
the people of the Bill Williams Fork
country an outlet this way that will be
a great benefit to this county. The
road will cut off more than two hun
dred miles in distance between Phenix
and Los Angeles by way of the Santa
Fe.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Last Sunday evening Charles 3.
Eastman, engineer, was almost in
stantly killed by his engine backing
down on him while he was fixing a
knuckle on car that was out OF re-
pair. He was caught between the
bumpers of the car and the engine
and literally ground to pieces. The
unfortunate man was taken aboard OF
No. 3, the flyer, but died before Hack
berry was reached. His wife was on
the train with him and was heart
broken by the terrible accident. Mr..
Eastman was one OF the best men on
the Santa Fe road and was liked by
all who enjoyed his acquaintance. His
home was at Needles.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31
CURED CONSUMPTION.

Mrs. b. w. Evans. Clearwater, Kan.
writes my huspand lay sick for
three months the doctors stated be
had quick consumption. We procured
a bottle Of Bsllard's Horehound Syrup
and it cured him. That was six years
ago. and since then we always kept a
bottle in the house. We cannot do
without it. For coughs and colds it
has no equal" 2jc SOC and sl.00 bottle
at II. II. Watkins Drug Store.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Joe Dominguez was struck by the east
bound flyer at the depot Thursday
morning while attempting to cross the
track in front of the train. He was
watching freight train backing down
on the siding and stepped onto the
main line when the engine struck him.
The force carried him upon the pilot,
where be hung on until the train stop
ped. He was not injured in the least,
but was so unnerved that he was un
able to return home that day.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31
Tried to Conceal 1t.

It's the old story of murder will
out" only in this case these's no crime.
A woman feels run down, has backache
or dyspepsia and thinks it's nothing
and tries to hide it until she finally
breaks down. Don't deceive yourself
Take Electric Bitters at once. 1t has
a reputation for cnring Stomach, Liver
and Kidney troubles aud will revivify
your whole system. The worst forms
of those maladies will quickly yield to
the curative power of Electric Bitters.
Only soc and guaranteed by H. H.
Watkins, Druggist.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31
Indians Stealing Cattle.

Cattlemen of the Wallapai Valley
complain of the Indians stealing small
calves off the range and IL the depreda.
tions are continued there is liable to
be trouble. The Wallapai Indians
have a reservation set aside for them
and petition is being prepared asking
the Interior Department to place the
Indians there, so that they will be
cared for by the government. A few
days ago Sherum, head chief of the
tribe, was in Kingman and stated that
the Indians we're in hard straits, the
government having refused to issue
supplies to them. 1t is maintained,
and truthfully, that the Indians have
become so used to the White way of
living that it is impossible to subsist
on the native foods on which they for
merly subsisted, and as little work can
be obtained by the squaws and bucks
and their earnings at best we're but
small stealing had to be resorted to
for an existence. The old chief is bit.
terly opposed to the school system of
the government, holding that the chill
dren are educated and then sent back
TO life in dirty, filthy hogans from
which they have been taken, while
their life in school has lead them to
expect something different from the
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

j. G. Phelan met with an accident
yesterday afternoon that will lay him
up for some time. While engaged in
killing beef at his slaughter house
he fell from foot board over the run
way and fractured his left wrist and
right ankle. In this crippled condi
tion, he hobbled over to his residence.
some 400 yards, and had his wife tele-
phone to town for physician. DR..
Rounseville answered the summons
and set the broken bones.-W Williams
News.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Kingman Lodge Of Elks is to present
to the public the Orpheus Entertain.
ers, consisting of Miss Merriam Esk-
ridge, reader and character delineator;
Miss Margaret Davis, piano solist
and Miss Mary Carpaneto Mead, So
prsno, at their hall on the evening of
February 18th. The affair is to be a
popular one, not of the stiff conven-
tionsl type of such performances.
Miss Mead, the soprano, has an excep-
tionally fine voice aud her repertoire
covers many of the popular old bal.
lads. Popular prices will prevail
Program will be given next week.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Last Sunday night a west bound
freight train broke in two coming down
the hill east of Wallspsi and brake
man Mulvsne and Conductor Fair
banks we're precipitated through the
caboose window by the sudden stop
page of the train. Fairbanks was con-
sidersbly shaken up, while Mulvsne
was badly cut on the neck by broken
glass. The injured men we're taken to
Kingman, where DIR. Ealy attended to
their injuries.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Several Kingman people are to enter
into com bination to put in a milling
plant on Burro Greek, power to run
the plant being obtained from the falls
of the creek. 1t is said sufficient
power can be generated to run ten
stamps and other necessary machinery.
The mines to be operated have a large
tonnage of ore in sight that is free
milling.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Miss Louise Hollister, one of the
ational organizers of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, gave a
very interesting lecture at the church
last evening. In her remarks she
gave short synopsis of the TEN per-
ance movement in some of the old
countries, especially Russia, Germany,
France and England, as we'll as our
own country. Miss Hollister will lee
ture in the church tomorrow at IL a.
IN. and 1880 p. N. All are invited.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Among the passengers killed in the
Esmond wreck, on the Southern Pa.
cific railroad, appears the names of
Eugene p. Willard and wife. Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard had just been welded
and were making a tour Of the terri.
tory. They have many friends in Ari.
zoha who hope that the report is un-
true.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

While prosperity abounds in all
parts of the United States, and the
place is everywhere seeking the man,
things are very different in some 9th.
er parts of the world. For instance, a
cablegram from London says: There
can no longer be any question as to
the extent and gravity of the distress
now prevailing in London. Many thou.
sands of men in excess of the usual
average are out of employment this
winter, and the workhouses can not
accommodate all the people demand.
ing shelter. Things have reached a
serious pass in the east end of the me
tropolis, the tide of immigration is
steadily raising higher and higher. A
serious state of affairs also exist in
other parts of Great Britain. An end
less stream of country bred folk is
pouring into the overcrowded cities.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Forty people are said to have been
cremated in the wreck on the South.
ern Pacific railroad at Esmond, Ari-
zona, last Wednesday morning. The
wreck was caused by failure of the
operator to deliver two orders to the
conductor of the flyer and head on
collision resulted. The locomotives
we're totally destroyed, as also we're
ten cars of the two trains. The pas
sengers were buried in the wreckage,
which took fire before they could be
extrica'ed aud they we're burned to
ashes. The operator reported some
time ago to relatives that be was over
worked and he was afraid that by an
error of his terrible wreck would re-
suit. He fed to Mexico as soon as be
had given his testimony before the
coroner's jury.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

The report of the geological survey
shows that there are fully 100000 acres
of the richest lands in the world be.
tween Bulls Head Canyon and Yuma
on both sides of the Colorado river,
that can be reclaimed by the building
Of dam at Bulls Head and other
places on the river. Congress will be
called on to allow of a dam in the
river, as 1t is considered a navigable
stream to the Vegas Wash, aud dam
cannot be put across the river to OBJ
struct navigation until the consent of
congress is obtained to that end.
There is now money sufficient in arid
land fund to complete dam sufficient
for all purposes on the river, and the
prospects are good for its construc.
tion.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Solon Patrick, of the twenty -eigh
infantry U. S. A., died on the train
while in route to Wingate, New Mexi-
co, last Sunday night. The authori
ties were notified, but failed to re-
spond and the body was buried here.
We understand that it will be disin-
TERED and shipped to relatives in the
east.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31
Valentine Dance.

The young people of Kingman will
give Sheet and Pillow Case dance in
Lake Hall on the evening of February
l4th, (St. Valentine Day., to which
every rybody is invited. Only those in
masque will be allowed to participate
in the dance.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Lsntry Brothers have secured the
grading contract for the Santa Fe cut
off, from Rio Puerco on the Santa Fe
Pacific to Potales on the Pecos valley
road. They claim it will take two
years to make the grade. 200 men
and 800 teams will be placed at work
at once.-Eye.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

S. d. Forman, who at one time chlor-
ided in the White Hills, is now secre-
tary and treasurer of the Touopah min
ing exchange. Sam is said to be max
ing all kinds of money in his new
home.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31
Private Board and Rooms

l have leased Lake Villa and am now
prepared to accommodate few private
boarders and roomers. Board best tho
market affords and rooms neat warm
and airy. MEs NAV yH.yN,
Kingman, Jan. l6, 1893.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31
Has No Rival.

Among the papers that come to this
office the Mining Record Of Colorad o
Springs has no rival. Ii is the only
daily mining paper published in the
world and gives daily more news than
half the weeklies of the state. No one
should be without it if they want the
news.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31
WEAK AND LOW SPIRITED.
A Correspondent Thus Describes His
Experience.

L can strongly recommend Herbiue
as medicine OF remarkable efficacy
for indigestion, loss of appetite, sour
taste IN the mouth. alpitation, head
ache, drowsiness after meals with dis.
tressing depression and low spirits.
Herbine must be unique preparation
for cases such as mine, for few doses
entirely removed my CON plant. l
wonder at people going on suffering or
spending their money for worthless
things, when Herbine is procurable,
and so cheap" SOC bottle at H.H
Watkins Drug Store.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Mexico has ordered the duty taken
off wheat, and the City of Mexico has
decided to open bakeries, and furnish
bread at cost. The reason for this
action is to break up the wheat ring
which has raised the price of wheat in
that republic.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Hon. A. j. Doran has been looking
in on the Arizona legislative body this
week to just keep his hand in. Mr..
Doran was law maker in Arizona be
fore some of the present law makers
saw the land of the Montezumas.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

The railroad company is sinking a
we'll at Nelson and if water can be OBJ.
tanned at that point the pumping plant
at Peach Springs will be closed down.
The well has reached depth of sew
eral hundred feet and is in limestone.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Peter Caffery, a mine owner of the
Stockton Hill country, was in town
yesterday, returning home this morn
ing
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

0. W. Barnes, cyanide expert for the
Cyclopic mines, returned yesterday
from an extended visit to the east and
California and at once departed for the
mines.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Rod. Mclean was In town from Stock
ton Hill yesterday and returned home
this morning.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

For Rent.
Three light, airy and pleasant
rooms in the Gsddis & Fer block.
furnished or unfurnished, for rent.
Inquire at this office or of
Mrs. II. j. TYRRELL
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31
ARE YOU RESTLESS AT NIGHT

And harassed by bad cough? Use
Ballard's Horehound Syrup, it will pro-
cure you sound sleep and effect a
prompt and radical cure. 25c soc and
l.oOS bottle at II. Fl. Watkins Drug
Store.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

j. III. johnson has completed the
assessment work on the Bryan mine at
Stockton Hill.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

The following letters remain dead in
the hingman office: Lydia Gallagher.
Pat Driscoll, W. H. Hall, Danaciano
Perry, Aurelio Leon.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

w. II. Rogers has gone to San Fran.
cisco, where he will enjoy himself for
some months.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

John Barry came in from Chloride
yesterday afternoon and departed for
Los Angeles on the evening train.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

II. E. Strawbell and a NUN Der Of
other miners went out to the Union
Pass mines this morning.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Mrs. j. W. Tuck, of Needles, is visit
ing with her sister, Mrs. A. H. Smith,
in Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

The ladies Catholic Aid Society meet
weekly at different ladies houses. They
will meet at the residence Of Mrs.
Selby on Beale street, February 5th. at
1870 o'clock p. N. All are invited.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Robert Grey, mine owner of Stock,
ton Hill, is in Kingman.
Mohave County miner., 1903-01-31

Mrs. A. S. Coon, Of Fresno, Cal, is
visiting with her sister, Mrs. J. n. Cob
enour
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17
is THE MAN. NOT THE GUN

president Roosevelt pleads for greater navy Kaiser
Wilhelm declares that the hope for Germany IS in
greater England in her endeavor to remain the
acknowledged mistress Of the is ever building more
and greater vessels. II has been with great pride
that Uncle Sam has been exhibiting the Kearsarge TO the
naval officers and rulers Of Europe But after all in the
event of it's rather than guns that count The
Cleveland Leader in this connection calls attention TO
the fact that private enterprise is bringing to the
face the vessels of the Spanish squadron sunk at Cavt
IN the battle with Deweys ships and very interesting
light being thrown upon the the naval action
which profoundly affected the national policy and posi-
ton Of the American republic.
It appears certain that the damage done by Dewevs
shells vastly overestmated at the time the news
from Manila electrified the American people One Span-
ish vessel which has been raised was not hit at all An
other one Of the bgges hit only times Most
of the few marks Of shells clearly made by proieo
tiles of very small cahber The fire from Dewevs heavy
doubtless did much to discourage and overwe the
Spanards. but it wrought no real damage worth men
tioning.
The Spanish ships were sunk by their own officers
and many OF them have been set on FIRE in the
came way with the intention of making them worthless
TO the Americans Admiral Monteo evidently considered
his case hopeless and up without standing much
punishment The conditions similar TO those al
Santiago where the best ship the Spanish squadron
the Of the coast without being damaged
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17

by the American vessels. Of the Cuban shore
of Manila the largest OF the American
ships hit only the water, for Ceryeras squadron was
hardly damaged except by small shells and by burning
woodwork
1t clear from these facts that the real fighting
power of modern vessels remains INFESTED except
very and indefinite The fighting at sea
the Spanish did show what would be the re-
battle between fairly matched naval forces
manded by determined win not like the Spanish
officers at Manila and Santiago, concerned merely with
escape in the latter and with duelists point of
honor in the other One thing certain that the strug
gle might be continued much longer than the limit Of time
commonly estimated after the battle OF Santiago, and at
much closer range With ships properly guarded against
FIRE there is apparent reason why they might not
several times pounding from modern guns
any of the Spanish vessels engaged in the with
the United States endured before they were sunk by
their officers, run ashore abandoned.
1t will be found, when two real naval powers fight,
that the element of fortude and daring will
be of immense importance in determining the result
just it always has been. fleet manned by heroes
who will stand to their while the slightest chance
of doing damage the enemy remains will win against
better vessels heavier less staunchy served
as in the days of wooden ships and close fighting.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17
TOLSTOI THE MAN,

lsh Tolstoi the Man. which Prof Steiner Grinnell
college has in preparation Prof Steiner who is au-
thority all Slav and Russian topics spent several
months at Moscow. at Yasnaya Poyana where Tolstoi
resides and in other Russian places closely connected
with Tolsois personal history He lived and talked with
Tolsois peasants conversed with Tolstoi about his life
intimate in the Tosto circle in Moscow discussed
and collected anecdotes and personal incidents
relating to the great Russian author and teacher The
book will be illustrated from original paintings by Pas
terna the brilliant Russian artist personal friend of
Tolstoi.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17
A MORE ELASTIC CURRENCY.

Because of the general apprehension that there is
somewhere ahead of money panic there is general
demand by the monet interests of the country for such
an amendment the monetary will permit the
expanding the volume currency times of squeezes
The issuance of clearing house certificates done
in the absence of legal authorization during the last
squeeze is method Of whatever anything,
is done the law will have provide for the charac
ter of the security upon which such enlarged volume
would be issued otherwise disaster might fol
low is asserted that Hon Joseph Cannon the speaker
of the next congress- opposed all currency nkering
Mr. Cannon denies that he has any intention of
overriding majority of the house blocking the senate
financial bill He would be writing himself down worse
than knaye ass he says TO attempt the exercise
of any such power that But he should choose not
to let the bill before the house for consideration
or vote?-and speaker under the rules as they
stand he could exercise such power He would not in
so doing, be necessarily overriding house majority
because it would not be definitely known whether ma
iority favored the bill not House majorities have
been quietly oveidden this way before without the
appearance of it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17
1ai1u ~ asae1e
M. M. MURDOCH Editor
KANSAS AS THE GREAT WHEAT AND MILLING
CENTER.

Kansas has come to be recognized the leading
wheat producing state Not only in greater number
of bushels harvested is the recognized but for
the quality of the wheat superiority of the -four
made from it. The Kansas hard red winter wheat makes
the whest -four and sweetest bread of wheat in
the world It's -four is superior also exporting pur
poses salt water transportation not affecting it as 1t
does the -four of varieties of wheat 1t has not
been so long ago millers it is said were
compelled to resort Missouri brands in order to market
their -four in foreign ports All that is changed now In
number OF European markets Kansas flour takes the
lead If the milers of Kansas furnished seaming
ees. always at equitable rate, Kansas wheat
would longer hauled to the Mississippi river to
Texas Minnesota, and to the Missouri river to be
mIea addition cheap steamng coal the mlllers
Of Kansas given export rate such as is conceded
Kansas City and other Missouri river points Kansas
would become the great milling center the states
While for the railroads the -four wheat tonnage
combined would remain the at present, they
would have the added coal and thousands OF adj
ditiona patrons way of mill and elevator owners
employees and their families.
According to the July government crop report the
winter wheat crop viii be 100000 bushels great
er than last year. This is Kansas, whose winter
wheat crop is about 100000 bushels greater this
than last The big Kansas crop has made big ma
tionaI crop that improved the whole fnan
cal situation at a time when liquidation and the pound
ing Of stocks threatened uneasy commercial conditions
The Topeka Capital observes in this connection that
Secretary Coburns biennial report gave the ac
counts 100 wheat all sections of the wheat
belt who this crop for of twenty
years showing that a crop 20 bushels costs
1871 to get market which cost included
of $9O computed interest rent of the land
On crop this years sixteen bushels to
the the whole wheat acreage will yield at so cents
a bushe a net profit of 81 acre. including interest or
the last years the wheat crops
have yielded net profit of somewhere about $3.50 an
acre taking the entire This ought to make the
wheat lands they keep up the lick year in and year
out worth $40 than $40 investment
That they worth that price to thousands of
shown in the stories of farms
that have paid for themselves two or three times over
the last seven years"
Every year is adding the wheat acreage and wheat
yield OF Kansas. And read that Russian mmi-
grants are buying I'D vast tracts of Kansas
the purpose of growing the Kansas Russian
red wheat Instead from 100000 to 1OOOOOOOO of
bushels year this state may soon raising 2OOO0OOOO
bushels, Gang plows seeders, headers binders and
threshers combined make it the cheapest easiest crop
possible to raise alfalfa excepted.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17
THE INCONSISTENT SEX.

She will go to the stake martyr
And a wOrdy war will wage;
Will fight forsooth for right and truth
Then lie about her age.
She will face a coming army,
A flood or burning house,
Without culver or cry or shiver-
And faint at the sight of mousa
Like the finest heroine,
And lie awake her heart to break
Ger something worth pin.
She will meet misfortune grandly-
Death, sickness, and all of that
And then will lie all day and cry
Like a child DER a ruined hat.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17
AN ENGLISH ESTIMATE OF PiERP. MORGAN.

The Schwab the Morgan or the Carnegie who is to
and the whole world is yet be born. He
will exist Commenting the shaky condition Of Pier
pont Morgans shipping trust London Daily Mail says
that Morgan's English leutenants declared that ''by
avoiding overlapping and by eliminating ruinous compet
ton the would be able to effect economies
ing nearly three millions annually u per cent on
the total capital And behind the combine lay the
gigantic conception Of great group of mionaires
which should control ships railways manufacturing
tablishments, and in time the trade of the world.
"The vision faded gazed upon it. BY the time
the completed last autumn the tide Of prosper
ity ebbng and public fotation of capital found
impossible. The promoters have since been burdened
with great of paper" unstable save ruin
rates The idea of great combination has been
shattered by the bold action of President Roosevelt in
prosecuting the kings fragrant securing
their conviction"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-17

Wilson, the missing county attorney of Belle PLANE
the first write endorsing the Eagles original
proposition of interurban line Geuda Springs Will
sons letter is dated August 81 1901 in which he offered
to the who would put up the construction
money 1t fact that thesse interurban enterprises
many places proving popular and profitable.