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Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25
SATISFACTORY TERM.

The present term of the district
court, so far as it has progressed, has
been most satisfactory to the people of
the county. To begin with, the grand
jury chosen to sift the cases was one
of the best this county has ever had,
being composed of business mon who
had the interests of the county at
heart. They had list OF thirty four
cases to consider and the way they
went through that grist was amazing
even to those who are accustomed to
that kind of work. They examined l75
witnesses, found I8 true bills and
ignored 16 cases. The reason for so
many cases being ignored was because
in several instances cases had been
sent in from distant precincts and
there we're no prosecuting witnesses,
while in others it would have been
impossi BILE to have convicted the &C.
cused before jury, and in all such
cases, rather than put the county to a
big bill of expense in trying the cases
only to have them thrown out OF
court, or fail of conviction, the grand
jury ignored them. Also, in the
matter of examining into the affairs
of the county officials, instead of GO
ing into the offices and looking wise
for few moments and turning over
few pages of the books and then
bringing in a glowing report of how
nicely the books we're kept and how
clean the carpets in the offices were,
the committees have gone at the matter
in thorough manner and asked the
grand jury to give them time to thor
oughly examine into things, which
was granted, and a recess was taken
for ten days for that purpose. The
committees have been busy during
that time, and will probably be ready
to submit their reports next Monday
when the jury reconvenes to make its
! final report.
In the district court things have
also been crowded through as fast as
thorough work could be done, in order
that the expense of the term might be
kept down to the minimum. With
much men as Judge Sloan on the
bench and prosecuting attorneys like
E. S. Clark, the taxpayers can feel
sure that there will be no time mol
money thrown away.
There have been seven convictions
and three acquittals from the criminal
docket so far, while several cases have
gone over for the next term of court,
leaving only two or three more Grim.
inal cases to be disposed of at this
term of court. Altogether there ha:
been most expeditions and economical
work done at this term of court.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25

jokes, their joys and sorrows, their
loves and hatesf
What were the songs of the early
pioneers, of the Argonauts of 40, Of
the gold seekers of "Pike's peak or
bust" of the sheep herders, the cow
boys, the rangers, the cattlemen and
horsemen, Of the Indians and the half
breeds, of the frontier settlers, their
women and children?
If you know any of these old songs,
either words or music or both, please
send same to me, in part II you can't
remember them all. No matter how
trivial the snatch, rhyme or ditty,
joke, story or wit, let me have it.
Photographs, pictures or prints OF
these old times are also desired, espe-
cially folks in their working clothes
instead of Sunday best; also stories
and experiences of those days, clip.
pings from local papers of old set.
tiers experiences, etc. Everything
carefully returned IL requested. Any.
thing unique in the way Of song.
among guides and cowboys at present
or during the past ten years, will also
be welcomed. Let us work together
in collecting the folk lore and music
Of period unique in history that hal
gone never to return. Please address
Immediately, Herbert Myrick, Editor
Orange Judd Farmer, Chicago.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25

From a state which has produced
Sockless Jerry Simpson, Whiskers
Pfeffer, Mary Ellen Lease, who ad-
vised the people to raise less corn and
more hell; and Carrie Nation, Of
Ratchet fame, can be expected almost
everything. The Kansas legislature
has duly enacted a law the present
year to regulate the running of auto
mobiles and moto-vehicles, making,
however, the following express exemp-
tion. Nothing in this section shall
be construed as in any way prevent
ing, obstructing, impeding, embar.
RAISING, or in any manner or form in
fringing upon the prerogative Of any
political chauffeur to run an automo-
bilious band wagon at any rate be
sees fit compatible with the safety OF
the occupants thereof; provided, how
ever, that not less than ten or more
than twenty ropes be allowed at all
times to trail behind this vehicle
when in motion, in order to permit
those who have been so fortunate as to
escape with their political lives an
opportunity to be dragged to death
and provided, further, that whenever
mangled and bleeding political
corpse implores for mercy the driver
of the vehicle shall, in accordance
with the provisions of this bill.
throw out the life line. ''-Southern
Republican.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25

Hon. William E. Dargie, former
state senator of California, has been
in Texas, and while there took occasion
to state that the republican party in
California was never stronger than it
is now, and that in the next national
election it will pile up one of the
biggest republican pluralities in his
tory. "We have Just elected a repub-
lican legislature, he said, land Per
kins will succeed himself in the Unit
ed States Isenate. Last year we re-
elected Gov. Pardee and next fall we
will elect another republican governor
and an entire republican ticket, as
we'll as elect our senator. Henry 7.
Oxnard, the sugar king, will be the
next senator. He will succeed Sena-
tor Bard, our present representative.
The republicans will control Cali
fornia without doubt, and by a big
plurality, and the state will indorse
President Roosevelt in the national
convention. He is very popular in
California. In fact, he is popular
along the entire Pacific coast, and the
coast is going republican, too, if you
want to put down another prediction.
Everything points to republican vic
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25

The democratic attitude on the ne
gro question is, first, the negro is SO
inferior to the white man that he
should not have the right to vote
and second, the negro is making such
progress that the whites are threatened
with merge domination. In this con-
nection it is interesting to know that
while forty years ago, no negro in the
south owned a foot of ground, there
are now 100, 600 farms valued at $3.50,
600, 600 and owned by nergoes; besides
this, $50, 900 homes, valued at $3.50,
900, 600 and personal property worth
about sl65, 600, 600. After the war not
one per cent of the adult negroes
could read or write, today forty pei
cent can do so. Fifty per cent FOL
the children are attending school and
more could do so. if there we're facili-
ties. There are 800 colored physi-
clans, 300 lawyers and 80, 900 school
teachers. The colored people OWL
and publish 450 newspapers and mag
azines. In view of the handicap IN.
der which they started and the limit.
ed opportunities they have had, il
seems that their progress has been
quite in keeping with that of the
great nation to which they belong.
Those who are not jealous Of sstheiI
prosperity and do not fear their com
petition, congratulate them. on what
they have accomplished. What srrani
folly to spend millions in missionary
work upon the negroes of Africa and
yet try to repress their progress and
prosperity at home.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25

Cleveland, Ohio, is sustained, the
Chinese Exclusion Law will suffer
severe blow, and Inspectors Webb and
O'Connell in this locality will have
much harder time in securing a con-
viction. The judge decided that be-
fore he could issue an order for the
deportation of the three Cinnamon,
who were up before him charged with
being illegally in the United States,
that the government must prove be-
yond a reasonable doubt that the &C
cused were Cinnamon and not citizens
of some other country, such as Korea,
etc. The officials were not able to
prove this and the Cinnamon were
discharged. Should this decision be
upheld by the federal courts the i'm
migration officials will be greatly
hampered, as the burden OF proof will
be laid upon them. 1t will be neces-
sary tc prove that each particular
ChiDaman in question is not a Korean
and virtually the whole exclusion act
will be nulli6ed thereby. Heretofore
the officials held that if the Cinnamon
arrested could not prove to the salts
faction of the court that he was law
fully in the country he was ordered
deported. The outcome of the decis-
ion will be watched with interest and
no doubt in the first case that comes
up before any of the courts of Arizona
this question will be raised by the de-
Tense and the government forced tc
prove the identity of the arrested
chink.-Border Vidette.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25

The New York Commercial has an
exhaustive review of the copper situa-
tion in which the conclusion is reach
ed that the production this year will
exceed that OF last year by 60, 600, 0OC
pounds. Arizona is credited with
more than one third of this increase.
The Commercial admits that new con.
ditions are constantly arising which
make it necessary to revise former es-
Inmates, and as it happens, since the
article appeared the sensational devel.
opments in Montana have occurred.
If, as at this writing appears certain,
no more copper is produced in Mon
tana for a considerable time, the total
production of the country for the yeal
1903 will be affected to a marked de
gree. Montana stands first in the list
of copper producers.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25
Had a Very Close Call.

Brakeman Bent Vaughn, who has
been one of Conductor Browns crew
in the P. & E. road for some time,
had very close call to being crushed
to death last evening at Middleton.
Car 1897 which had taken a special
party of railroad officials land Others
out to the end of the track at Sad
die, was being attached on to the
rear end of the regular train and
Mr.. Vaughn stepped in between the
cars to make the coupling. The car
was standing on pretty sharp curve
and when the two cars came together
it brought the platforms quite close
together on the side on which Mr..
Vaughn was standing, and as be. stoop-
ed down to make the air coupling the
platforms caught his head, cutting one
of his ears considerably and also
decorating the scalp on one side of
his head. Had the cars come a frac-
ton of ian inch closer together lit
would have crushed his skull, and for
time it was feared that the skull had
been broken as it was, but the train
crew Immediately attached on to car
''98' and brought him to Prescott as
fast as they could, arriving here about
one o'clock this morning, when he
was at once taken to the hospital and
his injuries attended to. It was then
ascertanied that the skull had not
been injured and after the scalp
wounds had been dressed he was soon
easy and was able to go home this
morning
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25
THE OLD OFFICE TOWEL.

When l think of the towel,
The dirty old towel
That used to hang up by the printing
house door,
| know that nobody
In these days of shoddy
Could hammer out one that could
wear as it wore.
The comp" who abused it,
The devil" who used it,
The tramp who got at it when these
two we're gone,
The "make up" the foreman,
The editor, poor man!
Each rubbed some CRIME off while be
put heap on.
In, over and under,
Twas blacker than thunder,
Twas harder than poverty, rougher
than sin,
From a roller suspended,
1t never was Bonded
And tapped on the wall like a ban
ner of tin.
In grew thicker and rougher
And harder and tougher
And daily put on a more mixer hue,
Until one windy morning,
Without any warning,
1t fell to the floor and was broken in
two.-Ex.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25
Received Official.

There was splendid attendance at
the meeting of the Rebekah lodge last
night, the occasion being the official
visitation of the president of the as
sembly, Mrs. Tillie Waggoner, who
is making an official visitation of the
lodges of that order in Arizona. She
made an address to the members pres
emit which was full of encouragement
and good cheer and was heartily re-
eeived.
The Rebekah lodge in this city is in
a very fiourishing condition, having 6
membership of about eighty good act
i've members, and they have accom-
plished much good work. On account
of the increased interest and growth
the lodge has decided to meet every
Friday night hereafter instead of only
twice a month as they have been do
ing.
After the address of the visiting
official last night and the regular work
of the evening had been finished a
splendid lunch was served and all
present enjoyed a social hour to-
gether.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25

A recent cablegram from Pekin says
that the ablest Chinese admit the fail
ure of the thrones appeal to the pow
ers for their Intervention to prevent
Russian aggression in Manchuria. ia
pan, however, steadily assures China
of her unaltered determination not to
allow the Russians to occupy Man
churia. notwithstanding the failure
of Great Britain and the United States
to support her. The board of foreign
affairs is apparently completely hood
winked by the Russian representa-
tions, and processes to believe that
Russia will ultimately restore the
province to China. The members of
the board are in deadly fear of Russia.
The dowager empress is recognized to
be thoroughly incompetent to deal
with the situation and to lack ability
to choose her advisers, though she is
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25
Died of Paralysis.

]. 9. Maxwell, the we'll known car
penter and contractor of the firm Of
Newell 4 Sines, who was stricken
with paralysis about a week ago, died
from the effects of the attack about
10 o'clock last night. Mr.. Maxwell
has been failing in health for the past
eighteen months, cut was able most Of
the time to continue with his bust
ness, but the malady gradually crept
upon him, SO slowly that he was hard
ly conscious of it, until the final shock
came about week ago which pros
trated him and from which he never
recovered. As soon as he was taken
bad DIR. McCandless was sent for but
he realized that there was no help at
once. A consultation of four physi-
clans was called and they AL agreed
there was no help for the sufferer.
Everything was done by the physi-
clans and his numerous friends to re-
lieve his sufferings that human skill
aho AOfO OOoAA cdbeNoeg ONb VIC kAAhA
old monster was not to be baffied and
he passed away as above stated, sur
rounded by his wife and four child
rem, the oldest, a son about twenty,
and the youngest, little baby scarce
ly two years of age.
Mr.. Maxwell was about 81 years of
age and had lived in Prescott for
nearly quarter of century and was
highly respected citizen. He was a
veteran of the civil war and a member
of the Grand Army of the Republic.
He also held a membership in the
Woodmen of the World lodge in which
be carried a $1,000 insurance policy.
Both of these orders will participate
in the funeral ceremonies Sunday
afternoon at two o'clock at which
time the funeral will be held at the
undertaking parlors of S. A. Logan.
The bereaved wife and lfatherless
children have the sympathy Of the en-
tire community in their loss of a good
husband and father.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25
In the Rich Bradshaws.

The following paragraphs are taken
from a very Interesting correspond
ence to the Courier from the famous
Crown King section in the Bradshaw
mountains:
The new residence building of
Johnny Odell, at Orc Bell, is about
completed and Mr.. and Mrs. Odell ex-
pect to take up their abode therein
ere the week is out.
VS.. Clark, Of Prescott, has accept
ed position as mechanical engineer
with the Tiger Gold Co., and took up
bis duties at the Orc Bell last week.
A Mr.. Dougherty, of Boston, is
spending several days in the city as
the guest of his old acquaintance, DR..
Mcdonald.
]. @. Bradbury, foreman of the New
Jersey mine, which was shut down
several wekes ago, received orders
Wednesday to resume work with a
large force of men.
James Liston, who has so long been
identified with the Wild Flower group
of mines, resumed Iwork on these
properties with quite a force of men
Wednesday morning. The Wild Flow
er has been shut down for some time
past, but now the main shaft will be
sunk 100 feet further and very extern
sive development work will be done
in drifting, prosecuting, etc.
DR.. Mcdonald, who is chairman of
the new school board, reports that the
Crown King Mining Co. have donated
800 to the school fund and that their
goodness of heart is appreciated. The
Crown King Mining Co. have taken
many talents of gold and silver from
their famous mine and have immense
riches before them and can undoubt-
eddy we'll afford to be liberal toward
the rising generation.
We learn from our forest guardian
that applications are being made on
every hand for rights to cut timber
and cordwood, the amount of the
former applied for running way ur
into the thousands of cords That this
place is on the verge Of a big boom,
there can be no doubt and many mills
will shortly be put into shape or run.
ming that have long been silent.
Monday evening, F. P. Ward, who
is experimenting the carpenter worE
at the Crown King mill, was the vic.
tim of serious accident. In endeav,
oring to place belt on pulley in
the second story of the building, BIZ
in some way slipped and fell a dis,
lance of five or six feet, striking &
timber studded with bolts. His left
forearm and left hip we're badly frac.
tured and give him incessant pain.
He was Immediately removed to hi,
room over the store. DR.. Campbell,
inventor of the electric separator and
who was a surgeon in the civil war,
happened to be on the spot and gave
first aid in a manner which betoken:
that none Of his old time skill has
left him. AS the sufferer is receiving
all the attention possible, under tbs
supervision of DR.. Mcdonald, it is
presumed that he will be around
again shortly.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25
Meters Now Running.

Besides the repairing of the pipe
line between Prescott and Del Rio,
which will result in the saving to the
city of between $500 and 800 per
month, Mr.. Glass, the new superin-
tendent of the water and sewer sys-
TENS, has examined and overhauled
all the water meters in the city and
put them in working order. The start
ling fact was revealed during the
overhauling that 90 meters in the
city, or about one fifth of the entire
number, we're not running at all, but
we're choked full of dirt so as to pre-
vent them from registering the
amount of water passed through them.
These meters we're all put in good re-
pair and it is thought this may make
quite a difference in the showing of
the amount of water that the city is
selling. A few more reforms in the
management and operation of the city
water system will put the system not
only on a paying basis but will en-
able the council to reduce the water
rate again to the old price. The tax
payers and water consumers can stand
such reforms very we'll at present.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25
Stock To Be Inspected.

The department of the interior has
issued Ethe following circular to the
forest officers of the general land
office:
Hereafter the owners of all stock
to be grazed in the forest reserves will
be required to submit the stock to
the inspectors of the Bureau of An
imal Industry of the Department OF
Agriculture for inspection when called
upon to do so, and, when found nee
essary, to have the stock dipped OF
otherwise treated before it will be al
lowed to enter.
upon receipt of notice by you il
writing from any such inspector that
any owner has refused to allow hi;
stock to be inspected, or treated after
the same has been ordered by the in,
spector, you will at once notify sgct
owner, if an applicant for grazing
privilege, that his stock will not be
allowed in the reserve, whether a per
nit has been issued to him or not.
until he has complied with the order.
II the stock has already entered the
reserve you will require its immediate
removal"
Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-25
SPLENDID SHOWING.

The reintroduction of bill in con-
gress for the admission of Arizona and
New Mexico to statehood is announced
from Washington simultaneously with
the annual report of the governor of
Arizona. The fresh effort for admis-
sion that will be made during the reg
ular session of congress is strengthen
ed at the outset by the evidence of
Arizona's great prosperity, as shown
by the data just submitted by Cover
nor Brodie. 1t is doubtful if any of
the states, at the time of admission,
made such showing of financial and
industrial progress as Arizona now
presents. California was an excep-
tion, of course, in its golden outlook,
but it lacked the business stability, at
the time of admission, now obvious in
our territorial neighbor. In the cases
Of many of the states it was long
time before they equaled the present
condition of Arizona financially. Gov
ernor Brodle points to the fact that
the territory now has eleven national
and twenty two territorial banks, with
aggregate deposits of about So, 500, 600.
The taxable wealth of the territory is
more than s43, 900, 900. Even more i'm
portant than the financial figures are
those showing the progress of the ter
ritory in education. The enrolment
of school children exceeds 20, 600, and
the standard of instruction may be
inferred from the fact, as stated by the
governor, that Eat least 20 per cent of
the teachers are normal and college
graduates, and are paid, with only two
exceptions, the highest salaries known
in any of the subdivisions of the I'M
ion. IL. A. Herald.