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Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11
FOraker's Fight for Arizona

a Washington dispatch Of the 9Th
says: An amendment to the Statehood
bill has been introduced by Senator
Foraker, intended to permit the in
habitants of either New Mexico or
Arizona to reject the constitution of
the proposed state to be created by
combining the two territories. The
bill, as reported to the senate com
mittee on territories, provides that
the constitution shall be submitted to
the people of the proposed state for
its ratification or rejection, ''and if
majority of the legal votes cast on
that question shall be for the consti-
tuition, the said canvassing board shall
certify the vote to the president, - etc.
The amendment proposes that a ma
joIity of votes must be cast in leach
of the territories in order to ratify
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11
Another Dam to Be Built

After a delay lasting many months,
Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
today sent letter to the reclamation
service, directing that bids be adver-
tised for the construction of irrigation
works at Yuma dam, Arizona, and at
last this great work viii be got under
way with as little additional delay as
possible.
The credit of untangling this mess
and getting the way cleared for actual
work belongs to Senator Bard and
Director Woleott of the geological
survey. In the interior depal tment
itself. there grew up a notion, some
time ago, that nothing whatever could
be done toward getting the Yuma dam
project started until the tangle with
Mexico over. the diversion of the wat
els of the Colorado river had been
cleared up, and also until some deci-
sion as to what course the government
will ultimately take toward the imper-
ial project had been reached. 1t ap.
pears now it will be some time before
any decision regarding the imperial
project can be reached, and how long
it will take to arrive at complete
understanding with Mexico regarding
the Colorado river nobody can say.
Some time ago, Senator Bard set {
work to get these questions divided. 81
that bids for the construction o.
Yuma dam could be called for ana
that irrigation work at least be pu-
under way. There was considerabl,
difficulty to be met and overcome, bu
it was done with Mr.. Wolcott's help
and the reclamation service will cal
for bids just as soon as the advertise
ments can be prepared.
Senator Bard is also working on thu
Klamath Lake and river irrigation
projects in northern California anC
Oregon, and hopes to get that worl
under way before long. The water
proposed to be used for irrigation
works in this case are navigable. 81
that some special legislation by con
gress will be necessary and he is get
ting this legislation into shape.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

cipltation turning to snow during the
afternoon.
Reports received from Flagstaff at 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon were to
the effect that there was one and
half feet Of snow on the ground and
it was still showing.
Williams reports about two feet of
snow. At Seligman in rained nearly
all day, then showed this afternoon
and all night; Kingman had no snow
but lots Of rain and ATTAINING, Cali,
cloud burst is reported to have done
considerable damage. The desert
country between Prescott and Phoenix,
is reported to have been covered with
water yesterday morning, the storm in
that section being quite as heavy, if
not heavier than in the mountain sec
ton.
The railroad company suffered some
damage from the storm, and from the
storm, washout occurring between
Wickenburg and a. K C. junction
causing delay Of over six hours to
the north bound train and cores
psning delay to the north bound
freight train.
Granite creek is carrying quite
good vslume of water as a result of the
storm. 1t will be of incalculable
benefit to the entire territory.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11
THE NOXIOUS
kNOCKER KNOCKS
He Forms a Club Composed of
Himself and Goes to Work.
Contributed by a A. Booster.

Funk De Slusha, the puissant
president of,the knockers club, called
the meeting to order last night in the
same old beer hall, and as he holds all
the offices in the club and is the en-
tire mem bership, order was easy OBJ
tainable. He raped three times with
the iron mallet generously donated
by his employer out of his large sup
ply OF such well worn implements.
tipped his hat to himself in the bar
mirror, stood the booze clerk off for
a stein and proceeded to business.
The first business was the tossing of a
few bouquets at his boastful boss for
allowing him to exist, after which be
hurled bunch of invectives into an
imaginary crowd of workmen in his
own line, but who attend to their own
business. He put a few Christian
Science dynamite bombs under the
Yavapai club because the club failed
to appreciate his greatness sufficiently
to forward him an invite to its annual
banquet; hammered the city council
into smithereens because it put a good
man at the head of the water system
and one who could not be dictated to
by the Twilight Windjammer, knocked
Constable Ward into political oblivion
because he wouldn't tell his official
business to puny representative of
the Evening Scandal Monger; split
his maliet knocking at the county
democratic central committee because
it wouldn't turn the sack over to the
Afternoon Holdup when threatened tc
bolt the democratic ticket; took a
vicious swipe at poor Bicknell, whose
ghost has too much respect for itself
to haunt the office of the Sunset Hoe
doc; took a fling at all mankind,
cursed the Deity and then took a
sneak to his abode The only person
injured by the meeting of the Club
was the proprietor of the jug palace.
who was out stein of beer.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

the constitution. Opponents of the
Statehood bill-that is, those who ad-
vocate the admission of Indian Terri
tory and Oklahoma as one state, but
urge that no action be taken at this
time in regard to Arizona and New
Mexico-believe that the Foraker
amendment outlines the character OF
the contest that will be waged against
statehood legislation. They declare
that the people of Arizona are not
ready for statehood, if compelled to
accept it in the form of annexation.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

Is and there is no gainsaying it that
the methods that are prevailing to
wipe Us off the map of American pa
triotism by throwing Us into an asso-
citation that is unciean and disreputa
bic, is so profoundly fact that our
truesstation is of no merited considera-
ton or interes. whatever to the powers
that be. The issue that is before the
senate today on the statehood merger,
and the manner in which Arizona is
being handled as matter of convent
ence by several senators, reflects our
position to that extent that we are
practically muzzIed and must submit
to any thing they will give US and not
what we desire. In short Arizona is
practically a nonentity and of nc
weight whatever either politically OF
geographically. The methods prevail
ing at present at Washington prove it.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

There are some people in this section
of the nation, who, in considering the
relation of Arizona to the rest of the
country from political, financial and
industrial standpoint, are of the pro-
nounced belief that Arizona cuts some
Ice these days in the great issue of
statehood that is before the United
States senate. The fact of the matter
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

The era of favorable dispatches from
the benighted on statehood are coming
Arizonaward these critical days. But
if all signs do not fail the big finale
will show how enthusiasm Is raked up
the back again by the stern reality of
an evident fact.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

Ex-Sherif Lewis. of Cochise county.
has gone to his ranch to raise cattle
hereafter. On the other hand Joe
Roberts of Yavapai county has also
retired to private life. But he will
sell cattle. This is somewhat of a
live stock coincidence in the line of
shrievatIy transactions. Two sheriifs
with but a single thought.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11
lx5x3w

WANTED-Quickly, few persons
to represent long established wholesale
house among retail merchants and
agents. Local territory of few coun-
ties. 51S salary and expenses paid
weekly. Expense money avdanced.
Commission extra. Permanent engage
ment Business successful Previous
experience not essential. Enclose self
addressed envelope. Address, Super
lntendent Travellers, 325 Dear born
St, Chicago.
9-2S- tl2w
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11
INTERESTING
BATCH OF NEWS
From the Eastern Por=
ton Of County
Mixture Of Mining, Personal and
General News Items From Busy
Sections of YaVapai.

Dewey, Ariz., Jan. :, Special Cor
respondence)-Miss Virginia Weather
ford whose home is on Beaver Greek
and who has heen a popular teacher at
Camp Verde, left last week for Long
Beach, California, where she hopes to
regain her health which has been poor
for some time. Her sister, Mrs. Fin
ME, is teaching in her place.
Last Tuesday as Otto Dumas, of Oak
Creek and Miss Emma Powell, of
Cherry Creek we're driving along the
Cherry Creek road near the tunnel,
they stopped to.allow freight wagon
to pass when Mr. Dumas team became
frightened and ran away. Miss Powell
had luckily alighted, but Mr.. Dumas
WAS thrown 10 the ground and slightly
injured. The buggy was complete
wreck.
Mr.. Pau, brother of the manager of
the Pau mining company, arrived
from Cincinnati this week. He was
accompanied by young machinist,
and having left Chicago in a blizzard
they are both charmed with ''sun
kissed Arizona.
Miss MinDie Wingfeld returned to
Prescott the first of the week from a
holiday visit to her father at Camp
Verde Miss Wingfeld is d pupil at
the Sisters school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gillette, of Camp
Verde, are the proud parents of a baby
toy, who arrived a few days ago.
NJ. P. Lacey, of Poland. passed
through Dewey today on his way to
Camp Verde. He says that the Orien-
tai Mining company mill is to be in
operation again very soon. Their
mine, the Postmaster, located in the
Big Bug district is now being worked.
The Oriental company is composed of
New York people.
Mrs. McGarvin has returned to her
home in Los Angeles after an extended
visit with her daughter, Mrs. Beal, at
Camp Verde.
Harry Milburn and Jack Chandler,
sheep men from Coeonino county, are
herding a large band of sheepsin the
nelghborhood of Ash Creek station.
VIM. Stephens has purchased S. C.
Cherry s stock of general merchandise
at Camp Verde and will continue the
business.
1t is rumored that about twenty
men are soon to be put to work on the
Lion mine on Cherry Greek.
1t is reported that Nash brothers
have made a rich strike at the Pick
and Drill mine near Yarba GuIch in
Brushy Wash.
S. G. Wallingford, Of the Pau mine
has lust returned from trip to Pres
colt where he went to purchase sup
plies.
Fred Woodward and F. J. Price left
on the afternoon train today, the for
mer for a trip 70 Chicago and the lat
ter for his home in Nickerson, Kans
Earl Bullion. of the lnglenook Min
ing company. left today for few
days visit to Phoenix.
E. P. Mulholland and son Russell,
of Camp Verde, have returned from a
business trip to Prescott.
J. J. Reddick, the blacksmith. is
erecting a shop in Denver.
Mrs. Conway Bristow, of Ash Crees
station was a Prescott visitor this
week.
R. P Mason was in Prescott this
week.
Beginning tomorrow the stage will
run daily between Dewey and the
Pfau
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bigham have
returned to their home in McCabe af-
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

A Michigan paper at Detroit says
that the admission of Arizona and New
Mexico would be the worst blow the
nation ever gave to the people, making
the statement that the two territories
are the most illiterate of any subdivis-
ion IN the union today, aud that both
should be kept muzzled as territories
and that they should not disgrace the
american commonwealth by being ad-
mitted as states Weow
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

Advices from Phoenix say that the
Jig is up on statehood, and that the
big capitol building is getting out of
plumb. The session of the legislature
to begin this month will after Its con
cIusion make it look like the ruins OF
a Casa Grande. Once again viii the
capital be running around on wheels.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11
STOLEN.

Gray horse, PAGES, branded X right
shoulder =, left thigh; also saddle,
Lee Bassett maker, Vinita 2T. Thief
has big role of money probably one
thousand dollars, has red skin and
hair, Imay have hair dyed. Three hun
dred dollars reward for property and
conviction. We have evidence.
Bravo Ranch,
lx5x3w Naravisa, n. NJ.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

Our associated press dispatches of
yesterday morning show the tendency
of the day to curb the wilfuII methods
of corporations, and to bring them
under the federal hammer for proper
course to pursue in the future. The
new law that is contemplated applies
as we'll to one corporate body as to
another, and some of the long clawed
wildcats in mining will probably be
the first to be caught gin the govern
ment cage. lis we'll. Many deserv-
ing mining companies in Arizona as
we'll as elsewhere are desirious to op-
crate on legitimate lines, but the IN
scrupulous methods of the sure thing
manipulation have dissuaded honest
capital from investing. The new law
should be speedily passed and then
put into effective working order.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11
THE STORM
CONTINUES

DR.. W. E. Day reports the rainfall
from the inception of the present
storm to o'clock on Tuesday morn
ing as 1.6 inches. The storm contin-
ued during all of Tuesday, the pre-.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

Admiral Rojestvensky is in the vi
cinity of the equator. Wonder if he
will take a shot at it when he is pas
sing by.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

Three months ago the entirespress OF
southern Arizona was bitter in its de-
nunciation of Senator Bard, of Cali
fornia, and by a narrow margin the
chamber of commerce of Phoenix was
ready to throw the tomahawk into MS
hide, Oh his supposed attitude toward
the admission of this territory. Why
don't they say something of the sena::
tors course at this particular time?
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11
METAL MARKET.

New York, Jan. 9.-Silver, 6O36
Mexicans 4719; Copper, Lake 10. 3715
to 1850; electrolytic 10. 121E to Is. %;
Casting IA. SOL to 49,.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

Several New Mexico papers are pro
ties ing against the amendment to the
statehood bill making the state officers
qualify by speaking the English Ian
guage. They are on the right kind of
ground, according to what Senator
Beverage said in Washington recent
Il. To every question asked by the
senator while he was in New Mexico,
the answer invariably was "Quien
sabe. Hence this provision. which
is a prefectly proper one.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

Mrs. Chadwick is now associated
with big diamond swindle. We won
der if she was in that Tucson deal of
Harcourt.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

Yavapai county is the banner rail
road subdivision of this territory.
We have the main line of the S. F. P.
Il P. cutting through from the north
to the south, the Jerome banch, the
Congress short line, the great Brad
shaw route, the California and Arizona
is going through the western portion,
there is a branch running up Big Bug
60 Poland, narrow gauge is to be
built from the mouth of the Poland
tunnel on the Lynx creek side to tap
the Mount Union country, and a sur
vey is completed for a standard guage
from Wickenburg to the Black Rock
mines. Last is the Prescott electric
street car line and it too will so into
the hills to the south. There must be
a substantial resource to this mother
of all Arizona counties to support
such an extensive system of railroad
transportation facilities. We have
the best in the land. 1t is the miner
al resources that are back OF this long
chain of extensive thorougbfares.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

"Wilson at Work. is now the order
of the day in Washington. How his
brave old heart will swell it he stops
'em, and won't his bosom have an
elastic expansion also. The colonel
can DO the stride to a finish if he has
the occasion. But in defeat this gen
tleman goes to pieces like wet rag
drops on the floor. We hold our
breath.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

The legislature of Arizona Will soon
convene. Would it not be a graceful
act for this body TO devote the first
day to eulogizing and lauding to the
skies the sacrificing and noble efforts
of Senator Bard to the cause of saving
Arizona from the clutches Of the New
Mexico garroters? 1t will be remem-
bered that two years ago other senators
were sent high skyward by this body,
including such personages as ". J.
Bryan and Others in private life. Why
not show our gratitude to the able
California senator and 90 the business
Just one better in the lire Of ringing
resolutions, whether we win out or
not.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

There has not been a mass meeting
to date in Yavapai county to throw
it into" the senate or anbyody else or
the statehood issue. The crying is
done by the lone individual, and there
are very few of them around at that.
No time to buster in this section. We
will take our medicine from the big
ones at Washington, Just as We are ac-
customed to taking it every two years
from the small fry Arizona trickster
politicians at Phoenix. Nothing like
getting accustomed to everything
dished out politically or otherwise.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11

Prescott and for that matter all of
northern Arizona is not worked
up" a little bit Oh the statehood
question. We are not living on polit-
ical grating possibilities. What We
desire is commercial progress, the
mines to start up and the general
country to go ahead. IN short we
have no political possibilities. In
cunningly trained Office hunters,
tle south has a monopoly on that
business. Consequently the average
man in this section cares little wheth-
er We 90 with New Mexico or any
other starving commonwealth.
Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-01-11
MlNING INTELLIGENCE.

The following will interest many
residents of this city in the line OF
mining operations of a corporation in
which several OF Prescott s people are
stockholders. 1t is based on tele-
gram from New York city of recent
date:
Negotiations are under way for the
sale of $50, GOO shares of the Mitchell
Mining company to a prominent min
ing corporation. The Mitchell is in
corporated at So, O0O coo the par value
of the shares being SO. TIL Mitchell
will begin shipping ore in February,
A 200 ton blast furnace and fifty ton
revreberatory are being installed II is
expected that the pro 3erty will ulti-
mately have an output of about 20,
600, Oe0 pounds a year. Robert I.
Hills report on the property shows
about 1900, 600 tons of probable ore
broadly blocked out. The mines are
about fifty miles from the Pacific
ocean, and railroad is now being
built 10y the company to a harbor
twelve miles east of Acapulco. = 1000
ton smelling plant will be installed
after the railway is built. -
= John Mcdonald came IN yesterday
from the Blue Dick mine on which he
has just completed the annual assess
ment work for this year. Mr.. Nc
Donald was formerly an owner of this
property, the present owners being
the Slate Creek Mining company. The
old mine has produced many a good
stake for its owners in years past and
the ore is not all exhausted yet.
The property at present is under
bond to a man named Barnes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-06-22

private Hfe Is Of high character, en-
tirely correct in her department and
habits and unusually attractive. An
other woman, also a rifle shot OF some
reputation, Mrs Cody, called herself
sometimes in the show bills ANY
OKlay." She fell into bad habits and
was arraigned IL a Chicago police
court for drunkenness and larceny.
She gave the magistrate and reporters
TO understand that she was Annie
Oakley and the story was widely pub
Iished. Mrs. Oakley sued more than
hundred newspapers and press asso-
cations, claiming damages amounting
to seTeral hundred thousand dollars
She won suit after suit and compro-
missed several. The Richmond News
Leader. one of the papers against
which suit was brought, resisted,
claiming that no malice was shown
in the publication. and that, If news
paper is held liable for Dubl>/-tions
of this sort, it cannot coldlct success
fully it's business of supplying news
or perform the function of a public
Journal. The Virginia court OF ap-
peals has sustained this plea, saying:
Where newspapers lightly and reck-
lessly publish what is offensive and
injurious to a citizen, courts and jul
ries should hold them to a strict ac-
count ability; but it is by reasonable
enforcement Of the law, and not by
it's harsh and strained construction
that the best interests of society are
observed; that it is the business OF 4
newspaper to give news-the public
demands it and it is condition OF It's
existence; and that the court cannot
discover from this evidence any
ground whatever upon which TO rest
a claim for damages against the News
Leader Company That there was no
purpose in the publication to refer to
Mrs Oakley, and that it Is at most a
case of mistaken identity. made not
recklessly. but after reasonable in
CURRY, and the trouble arises from a
most unusual complication of facts
and circumstances with reference to
the name. occupation and career OF
two individuals.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-06-22
UNDER THE MIDNIGHT SUN.
A Scene of Wondrous Grandeur That
Awes the Bcholder.

Hammerfest, the most northern town
Of Europe. Is bleak and desolate, but
seen by the witch light OF the midnight
sun it touches the Imagination more
than many of the worlds more favored
spots. writes Jean Murray In the Four
Track News. The traveller passing
through Norway finds himself constant
ly seeking for words that win express
his wonder and admiration, but when
at last he stands on the North cape in
the light Of the midnight sun and looks
out over the awful solitude he no more
longs for words TO express what he
feels, but stands ana gages into the
glorious nocthern light that giimmers
on the giittering waves OF the arctic
sea. while thoughts too deep for words
well up In his soul. He feels that after
this hour he win have a greater reverl
ence for this wonderful world where
in he Is permitted TO spend his little
span OF life, and that IL in future years
the touch OF discours cement and dis
content fails apon him he viii remem.
Der this moment when he stood on the
lonely heights OF the North cape look
Ing out over the blue Arctic Into what
seemed the shining dawn OF eternity
and feel that Il Is well TO have lived II
emily for this 49,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-06-22
AN ACCUSED BRIDGE.
10 Wedding Party In England WI
Pass Over the Structure,

aa Wedding Party In England VIII
Pass over the Structure. (.
Standing in, the center of an open
field at Hoxne. near Eye, in Suffolk. Is
an obelisk erected to the memory of
King Edmund, who met his death there
at the hands OF the Danes IN $40. On
the site of the monument stood an oak
tree, in the branches of which the king
sought refuge from his foes. At night
fall be emerged from his leafy hiding
place and secreted himself under q
bridge which spanned stream called
the Goldbrook.
A wedding party, however, passing
over the bridge in the evclug. observed
the kings gold spur CHEERING in the
moonlight. and In this way his retreat
became known to his enemies. He was
taken back to the tree In which be had
previously hidden himself and shot
with arrows. and his body was after
ward removed to Bury st. Edmunds
and inferred in the monastery there.
On Goldbrook bridge is inscribed q
record Of the event. Local tradition
has 1t that many years ago the existing
Inscription was followed by the words,
Cursed be the wedding party that
passes this bridge" No part of this
anathema is now visible, but the tradi.
ton is so well known that q bridal
party will take circuitous route rath,
Or than pass over the bridge.-Londou
Standard.