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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09
COMMENCE WORK ON THE ARIZONA And California Railroad at Wickenburg. Grading Started in Today Near WiCkenburg-Short Line
 and Easy Grade.

Chief Engineer and General Super intendent w. A. Drake is down in tn, Wickenburg section today superin tending the commencement of grading operations on the Arizona and Cali fornia railroad. Grading on the line was commenced there today.
 The line leaves the s. F. P. & P. railroad at mile post l35 or five miles north Of Wickenburg.
 The route then lies across the desert to the Colorado river crossing that stream at Parker. Thence its course is over an easy grade to Bengal, about eighty or ninety miles west of Needles, where it intersects the main main line of the Santa Fe.
 It was originally thought that the line would intersect the Santa Fe at point near Needles bridge but by this southern defiection of it and con- tinuing it westward to the above point the heavy thirty mile grade between Needles and Golf is avoided.
 Parker, where the road crosses the river, is twenty Eve or thirty miles below Needles bridge. It is stated that the conditions there for building a bridge are very similar to those at the Needles bridge, and that the structure will be of abont the same length as that of the latter.
 While the workstarted today will not be continued to completion, as the road will not be built until the com pletion of the Phenix & Eastern, five miles of the grade will be com pleted.
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Another Railroad.

Last weeks Florence Enterprise has the following railroad item:
 Engineer E. A. Mcfarland and R. k. Coleman of the Southern Pacific, were here Monday and Tuesday and organized a survey corps to run line from here to Mammoth. Engineer Coleman took charge of the party. Engineer Mcfarland has a large party surveying in the vicinity of Dudley vile and up the Disappointment val ley toward Globe. He returned to them.
 Last week Engineer Mcfarland and some of his assistants rode over the county along the Gila between here. and Kelvin. Engineer McFar- land and his assistants are reticent as to their purpose but if their move ments are any indication as to their intent, it is safe to conclude that the Gila valley road will be extended from Globe to this point and beyond, or that a new branch of the Southern Pacific will be extended from Benson
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DOings of Convention.

Tucson, March 8. S.-(Special to the Journal Miner. )-The territorial re. publican convention convened here al one o'clock. The temporary organiz- ation was effected by the election of Judge Kirkpatrick, of Tucson, as chairman and Thos. E. Campbell of Yavapai as secreary.
 Officers of the permanent oragniz- ation will be Dr. Duffield, of Mari copa, chairman and Thos. E. Camp bell, of Yavapai secretary. Fhe na- tional delegates will be Governor A. O. Brodie and J. H. Kibbey of Mari copa, F. l.. Wright of Yavapai J. H. Woods of Navajo, H. B. Penney, of Tucson and J. H. Brophy of Cochise.
 The convention is composed of a body of representative citizens and the proceedings have been marked by an unusual determination for the party purity and for justice.
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Want More Teachers.

The United States civil service com mission announces an examination on March 29-3O, 1904, at the usual places for the position of teacher in the Philippine service. Information has been received from the insular bureau of the war department that l5O additional teachers will be required early in June- The salary of this po- sition ranges from S9OO to sl2OO per anDum and will be based upon the experience and the relative standing in the examination.
 Those appointed will be eligible for promotion to the higher grades in the service, ranging from s900 to 5000 for teachers, and from $500 to S2500 for division superintendent.
 Women will net be admitted to this examination, except that the wives of male applicants will be per mitted to take the examination, and, if they pass, will be preferred in ap- pointments, provided their husbands are also selected for appointment.
 This examination is held in view of the needs of the service and will not take the place of the examination scheduled to be held on April l9.
 As peace has been established in the Philippines and the conditions of liv- ing are improving every month, this examination affords an excellent op- portunity for young men to enter an attractive service in which there is good prospect for promotion. The commission desires, however, that per sons who apply for this examination should be devoted to their profession, and conscientious, energetic, and successful workers.
 The examination will consist of ten obligatory subjects. There, will be no optional subjects given at this time.
 Two days of seven hours each will be allowed for this examination. The first five subjects will be given on the first day, and the remaining subjects on the second day.
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mission into the union as a single and
 independent state. ''
 We heartily endorse Hon. ". c.
 Bashford's candidacy as one of the delegates from the Territory of Ari- zona to the national republican con- vention which meets on the 2lst day of June, 1904, and instruct the dele gates represented by this convention to represent Yavapai county in the republican territorial convention to be held at Tucson on the Sth of March, 1904, to use all honorable means to secure the election of W. c. Bsshford as one of Arizona's six dele gates to the national republican con- vention, and we further pledge the delegates elected from Yavapai county to the Tucson convention to use all proper means for securing the adopt ion of a resolution by the republican territorial convention positively and opposing joint statehood for New Mexico and sArizona, but de- clari2g for separate statehood for Ari- zona under all conditions.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09

Washington, March 7.-Anothel chapter in the postotfice investigation was revealed today, when Chairman Overstreet of the house committee ou postofices and post roads, laid before the house a lengthy document, re. counting instances on file in the post office department, in which members of the house and senate used theiI influence with officials of the post office department, to secure an in- crease of salary of post masters, addi. tional clerk hire, advantageous leases of buildings, etc.
 Some transactions, involving mem bers of congress are recorded in the report which are held as technical violations of the statutes.
 Others are pronounced as being clearly censurable.
 Three cases are recited where mem bers of congress who own buildings leased them to the government for postotfice purposes.
 Three members are involved being Representatives Wadsworth, of New York, Bowersock, of Kansas, and Lilly, of Connecticut.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09
CITY COUNCIL
 HOLDS MEETING
Discusses Plans for Fire
 Department.
Will Move Headquarters Building. May Add Chemical Engine
 and Other Apparatus.

There was a meeting of the city
 council yesterday evening at which
 matters pertaining to the Ire depart i pent were discussed. It was decided
 to look around and if possible find a better location for the headquarters building, as the house now stands on
 an alley way which it is the intention
 of the council to open. Another req
 son for the decision to move the
 building, and this is the best reason
 in the world, is that it is very dan gerOus for the boys to bring the aDpa-
 ratus out of the building, on account of the steep pitch of and the fact that there is large telephone pole and 8 small brick building against which
 the hose cart and hook and ladder
 wagon are liable to crush some of the boys sometime and either kill or bad ly cripple some one. The thing is SO dangerous that the boys on several oc- casions have positively refused to take the apparatus out of the building. A committee of the council was in- structed to see about a more suitable place to locate the building, and the committee has been busy today with that in mind. When a place is de- eided upon the building will be torn down and the material used to erect a more suitable one.
 The matter of stationing a hose cart on the hill was also discussed. Some of the members of the fire company are not in favor of the proposition be- cause they say it will take them longer to get to the apparatus than if it was down town. In cases of a fire in the business portion of the town this might be true, but for fires that occur in the resident portions of the town on the hills it would enable the residents to get water on the fire m1ch sooner than to wait for the firemen to drag a cart up the long hills. Then in case of fire at night most of the 6remen are at home anyway and the carts would be much handler than to first run down town and then have to drag them up hill. It seems to the Journal Miner that it would be the part of wisdom to have hose cart le- cated on each side of the city on the hills.
 The matter of purchasing a chem ical engine was also discussed. This would certainly be a wise movement, as many of the fires could be extin- guished with such an apparatus with out the necessity of destroying all the goods in the building with a flood of water.
 The Journal Miner has advocated the better equipment of the fire de- partment and is glad to see the coun- cil take the matter up in earnest and hopes that the fire boys will join with the council in devising plans for the betterment of the department.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09
ROLL OF HONOR.

Names of pupils who, for perfect attendance, excellent scholarship, and satisfactory department during the month of February, have merited 6 place on the roll of honor.
 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT. Katie Fitzgerald, Ruby Loy,
 Vera Greenwood. Distinguished
 Kathryn Barnett, Katie Burke,
 Nina Greenwood.
 PRIMARY DEPARTMENT. Fern Robinson, Selma Woods, Myrtle Braley, Mary Duke. Lids Sines, Belle Rodgers, Mayme Mcdonald, R. McDonald. Distinguished-
 Llllie B. Campbell, Eva Boucher, Mary Hickey, Bessie Baumann, Susan Murphy, Nellie Barrett. INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT. Henry LeSage, Roy Thorpe, Elsie Murphy, Eva Seldel, Genevieve Murphy, Beatrice Broan, Minnie Wingfeld, Leonore Collins, Clara Franco, Annia Mcdonnell, Leoana Murphy, Charles Bones, Inez Braley, Annie Murphy. Lucy MOnrial, Blanche Mcdonald. Distinguished Mary Fitzgerald, Edna Zettler.
 PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT. Frances Elliott, Teresa Massing, Mary Monrial, ErnesTina Berger, Winifred LeSage, Lawrence Massing, Arthur Murphy, Dan Seidel, Willie Gnash, Herman Mcdonald. Distinguished Juanita Morrison, Marigs Flynn, Marie Houlahan, Maud Murphy, Homer ZettIer, Beverley Burke
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09

Tokio, March 5.-An Austrian steam CT, which arrived at. Hakodate, from Vladivostock, reportsthat the Russian squadron left VladivostOck on Feb ruary %. 1t is presumed to be cruis- ing in the northern waters in the hope of capturing Japanese merchantmen. Another report says that two Russian warships were seen of UsuIie Bay.
 Seoul, March 5.-Twenty members of peddlar bands are reported to have taken an oath to kill all officials who favor an alliance with Japan.
 The Japanese minister, on being no tified of this, promptly informed the Korean government that if it did not arrest the conspirators, the Japanese officials would do SO.
 As result, four leaders of the peddlars have just been arrested
 The cabinet decided today to reopen the railroad between Yangampho and Wiju.
 Work on all gold mines, which were operated by natives and which have been suspended, will not be resumed until the reconstruction of the gov ernment is complete.
 A British gunboat has arrived at
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09
War News of the Week

Paris, March 2.-Information which has reached here from an official source shows that the Japanese con- centration of troops is going on ex- tensiveIy in the neighborhood of Ping Yang, Korea.
 Large forces are debarking from transports at the nearby ports, from which it is assumed that an extensive land engagement is imminent in northern Korea, and may occur at any day.
 Tokio, March 2.-ParIiamentary elections in Japan.are proceeding very quietly The final returns are expect ed to reach Tokio next Saturday. The diet will meet in March and it is ex- pected that the entire program of the government will be cordially ap- proved, particularly so far as it re- lates to the war now in progress.
 London, March 3-A dispatch to the Chronicle from Seoul says it is reported that Russians in northern Korea have killed defenseless people because the Koreans have allowed the Japanese to conduct war in the coun- try. In consequence of the actions of the Russians, the Korean troops have been ordered to join the Japanese in fighting the Russians.
 The Tokio correspondent of the Chronicle says that sixty five of the naval cadets of the seventy seven "Hobsons'' who led the Japanese steamers to the entrance to Port Arthur have been promoted to the rank of officers.
 Nagasaki, March 3.-The naval prize court which IS in session at Sasebo, yesterday, upheld the legality of the capture by the Japanese cruisers of the merchant steamers Ar gun, Mukden, Michael, Rossija and of the whalers Nicolai and Alexander. Other cases are still pending.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09

Dr. J. Waterloo Dinsdale, Frank D. Barr and pr. J. B. McNally have taken bond for year on a property consisting of ten claims, owned by Emil Hayne and M. J. Moloney. The claims are located in Walker and Big Bug districts and so far as developed,
 are looking very promising. Under the conditions of the bond, work must be commenced on them within ninety days, and continued during the life of the bond, but Dr. Dinsdale says he expects to commence work imme- diately. The first payment on the property will be due in ninety days.
 Dr. Dinsdsle, who has had consider
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09

Chemulpo with foreign refugees from
 Song ChOng on board.
 Seoul, March 5.-The Russians,
 who returned from Anju to PuB
 Chong are reported to have moved
 northward from the latter place.
 Seoul, March 7.-Russian soldiers,
 operating in the vicinity of Anju are committing all manner of excesses, maltreating native women and perpe- trating robbery at every opportunity.
 Korean soldiers attacked a body of the invaders on March and succeed ed in killing thirty of them.
 It is reported that as a result of the collision between Russians and Korean soldiers at Rang Ge, the Russians were driven beyond the Yalu river.
 March Hast night passed quietly. The inhabitants and troops were in unusually high spirits.
 The police posted placards offering to reward information of whereabouts of the Japanese, threatening to court martial any person who is found guilty of concealing them.
 Outside of killing one woman, and wounding few men, yesterdays bom- bardment did no material damage.
 Five sailors were slightly wounded by the explosion of a shell in the courtyard of the Siberian naval bar racks. There was no outbreak any where in the city.
 g It is now thought that the attacking squadron consisted of one battleship, four armored cruisers, and two unpro- tected cruisers.
 St. Petersburg, March 7.-Although the prevailing opinion in military circles continues to be that the bombardment of VladvostOck on Sun day was merely for the purpose of To- eating the guns and batteries and to ascertain whether the Russian squad ron is still in the port, some shrewd observers believe it to indicate a move both on land and sea against the city.
 It is not thought that the squadron in the bombardment was a part of the Port Arthur fleet, as the Japanese hardly dare to divide the latter.
 The Japanese fleet has not been sighted at Port Arthur for over a week and it is possibly trying to lure the Russians outside.
 St. Petersburg, March S.-There is DO truth in the reports that the Jap 1 lnese bombarded Vladivost6k all day yesterday. The fleet simply showed | itself and sailed away without firing | ! gun. It is believed that the Japan ese fleet is attempting to regain pos session of the island of Sakhalien which was formerly ceded to Russia | Dy Japan, and where important fish cries are located.
 Tokio, March s.-The report of a naval attack on Vladivostok is not officially. although the navy admits that the attacks were planned. A report from the fleet is expected before long.
 Berlin, March S.-The porte thus far las met the re1uests Of Russian Am to Turkey, M Zinevief. to permit the Black Sea fleet to pass the by naming conditions which are wholly unacceptable to Russia. Such a step as permitting he Black Sea fleet to pass the Darda- lelles would be regarded diplomatic lily as breach of neutrality on the ,srt of Turkey.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09
PUBLIC RECORDS.

The following is the daily report of instruments filed in the county re- corder's ott1ce, as reported by he Prescott Title CompaE-:
 March l.-Ernest N Ross and wife to Hassayampa Gold and Copper Mig Co, deed to Savage mine, Hasssyampa district.
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down the San Pedro and Gila to Florence and beyond. At any rate it is quite certain that Florence is to have new railroad, under the con- trol of the Southern Pacific, within a short period of time.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09
MINING INTELLIGENCE

The Bradshaw Mountain Copper Mining company will take possession of the Val Verde smelter either the latter part of this week or the first of next week. The smelter has a ca. pacity at present of about $50 tors of ore per day. The new company ex- poets to enlarge and improve it and increase its capacity to I70O tons per day. They expect to be able to fur nish at least two thirds of this amount from theIr own mine. Two carloads of machinery have arrived for the new tramway which is under construction now from the mine to the town of Middleton. Work is being pushed on it with all possible speed.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09

St. Petersburg, March 4.-The Rus sian press has hailed with great safis- faction the American dispatches dur ing the last few days, as indicating a great change in the disposition of the Washington government towards Russia. The Bourse Gazette says:
 "The position taken by America since last June, by the anti Russian newspaper campaign in the United States is so inexplicable as to seem a nightmare. As matter of fact hos tility between the United States and Russia would be as great misfortune to the civilization lof the twentieth century, as was the rivalry between France and Germany in the nine- teenth. It IS the duty of every right minded man to arrest this animos- ity.'
 The Novoe Vremya says it notes an important change in the American official tactics. "It is certain that this change is as agreeable to the Am ericans as it is to us. The antago- nism at Washington distressed, but did not frighten us, knowing that no rup- ture could occur.'' --
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-09

Frank A. Davis, who acquired the old Easy Boss mine in the Copper mountain section some time since will commence active operations soon in its development. He has incorpo- rated the Arizona Gold and Copper company, and will have the manage ment of work which is proposed to do on the property. It is his intention to sink the shaft to depth of 500 feet before doing any drifting or crosscut ting. The shaft is now down eighty five feet, and in all about 200 feet of work has been done on it. In doing this work good ore was encountered, a considerable amount of it being shipped. There are about twenty tons on the dump nov of shipping ore. The mine has been rechristened the Heart of Arizona. There is said to be good body of ore now in sight in the shaft. The property is located only about three or four miles from Mayer, which makes it easy of access to rail road transportation.
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The two car loads of machinery which have just been received by the Bradshaw Mountain Copper Mining and Smelling company for the gravity tramway between the mines and the railroad station at Middleton, are only the first shipment of the ma chinery for the tramway. There will be six car loads in all, and the tram way will be about 4OoO feet long. One of the castings alone viii weigh 6OO0 pounds and will have to be hauled by wagon to the mines from Mayer. It will take about sixteen head of horses to pull the casting to the top of the mountain where it will be let down to the mine by block and tackle. When the tramway is completed it will be a great labor and money saver to the company in loading the ore from the mine directly on the cars which will convey it to the smelter for reduction. The company will be able to supply several hundred tons of ore per day to the Val Verde smelter, which they recently purchased.
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FOR SALE.

Five room house, South Prescott, two 50foot lots on corner, good we'll of water. windmill and tank, fruit and shade trees, Price s16OO. h. quire of E. H. Frederick, at B. B. Store. 8-l9-d&wtf
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Count Mentschikoff brought iu some fine specimens of ore from the New Jersey mine recently. The rich ore recently struck in this property continues and promises to be regu- lar we'll defined body, instead of g small pocket as is so often the case iu rich ore strikes.
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LETTER LIST.

The following is list of letters re- maining in the postoffice at Prescott, Arizona, for the week ending March |. 1904:
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able experience in mining thinks that he has gotten hold of very val uable property and will work it sner- geticalIy during the term of the bond.
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A car load of machinery was re- ceived yesterday in Prescott for the Dividend Consolidated Gold Mines company. The machinery consists of five stamps which will be added to the mill, two hoisting- plants and a large boiler for the mill. Everything is in readiness at the property for the in stallation of the new machinery and the company will be in full operation in a short time.
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W. ". Lewis returned to Prescott 8 day or two ago from an extended bus mess trip to New York, Philadelphia and other eastern cities. He went to consult with MT. Collins and other members of the Penn Gold Mining company in regard to the properties in this county. He informs the Jour nal Miner that bis trip was a success ful one, and that as soon as the Po- land tunnel has been completed, which will be some time in the early part of the summer, it is thought, the con- pany will resume operations at the Mud Hole mine on a big scale. There are several other properties in the Walker district which have been ly- ing idle in contemplation of the com pletion of this great enterprise, and it is thought within few weeks from the time that the tunnel is ready for business there will be an increase of pay roll in that section of from s20, 900 to $50, QUO Eper month. This will mean much for Prescott and thls en- tire section.
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NJ. c. Parmley, secretary of the Div idend Consolidated Gold Mines con- pany yesterday received a telegram from G. R. Peterson, the Sioux Falls, South Dakota, grain and stock man, who visited the property a few days ago and after spending two days at the mines ordered slO,OOO or stock, in- structing him to reserve him Sl5, ,0OO worth in addition to his first order Another order from Miss Mark, of New York, who also recently visited the property and spent several weeks ID Prescott and at the mine, ordering 5000 shares in adition to what she had already purchased. This is the way the property looks to those who have seen it. Mir. Parmley informed the Journal Miner that the company would only sell enough stock to prop erly equip the property with ma chinery, when the stock would be taken of the market. He expected that within a few days there would not be share of the treasury stock for sale. The Dividend Consolidated is sure to become one of the great properties of the southwest.