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Mohave County miner., 1906-08-04

There seems to be no way of ascer-
tanning even approximately the
amount of this Indebtedness, but if
joint statehood should prevail the
amount would be known to a cent by
the time of the sitting of the first
legislature.
The joint statehood papers have met
reference to these railroad bonds and
militia warrants with the assurance
that they are invalid and dead and
that the statehood bill could not
breathe life into them. We know as
fact that men who are not ignorant
of the law think otherwise, since last
fall when the passage of the Hamilton
bill seemed probable, the traffic in these
old knocked-out bonds became active
and the holders of them were identi-
fed as among the most earnest advo-
cate of jointure.
1t is stated that there was at the
same time an overhauling of ancient
and dusty records in a search for those
long-despised militia warrants.
The friends of jointure pretend to
believe that the following clause of
the statehood bill precludes the as
sumption by the new state of any
county Indebtedness: THAT the debts
and liabilities of said territory of Ari-
zona and of said territory of New
Mexico shall be assumed by said
state" Their veiw is that the clause
relates only to territorial indebted
ness" If that had been the intent of
the bill it would have been set forth
in those two words. 1t will be Observ-
ed that whenever the name of either
of the territories is used in me bill it
takes the form of "The Territory of
Arizona - or The Territory of New
Mexico"
The clause undoubtedly provides for
the cleaning up and the consolidation
of all the Indebtedness and liabilities
of the two territories aud not merely
the territorial indebtedness" Of the
/ two territories. But whatever the in
tent of the law in that matter, it is al
most absolutly certain that such con-
struction of it would prevail, if not at
the organization of the state, as soon
after as a legislature could enact that
! idea into a statute. The counties
which groan under the weight OF this
! Indebtedness are the ones which
would supply the majority in the legis-
lature.-Phenix Republican.
Mohave County miner., 1906-08-04
arizona,s Rich Mineral Section.

Arizona is at last about to come into
her inheritance as one of the richest
mineral sections of the globe. We be-
lieve it to be a fact capable of demon
stration that no other section of the
United States contains within its bor-
ders undeveloped mineral wealth of
equal value to that of Arizona. The
conditions that have retarded the Op-
ening of our mines on scale COM
mensurate with their importance have
been rapidly modified during recent
years, and now. with ample railroad
facilities. with reduction plants of
thoroughly modern equipment and
adequate capacity, and with every in
ducement offered for the safe and
highly profitable investment of capital,
the future position of this territory in
the very front ranks of the worlds
richest producing mineral districts Is
assured beyond all question or doubt.
Mohave County miner., 1906-08-04
Rule or Rum People.

When | was kid we used to play
ball a good deal, and ! remember
there were several of us who would
not play unless we could be pitchers.
Since l have grown up l find that
many of us have not gotten over the
habit. If we can't be the whole works
we won't play. 1t crops out in church,
in politics, in the lodge room and in
public enterprises. As long as we can
run and boss things we will stay in the
game. When some other fellow gets
hold of the lines it is different.
The trouble is too many of US imag-
inc we are cut for generals when the
Lord intended us for privates. Some
time the wrong man gets to be a prl-
vate. In every town you will find
men sull1ing in their tents, like Achli-
les of old. But just inquire into the
thing little and you will find out
their grievance is because they could
not run everything. About the only
consolation Il sulheT SCt9 II III SONihe
some other fellow take his place and
do the work little better than he
could. Don't bea sulker. If you can't
pitch. get ont and play right field, and
if you can't do that carry the bats. If
you are the best pitcher in town the
people will soon find it out and you
won't have to carry the bats any long
er.-EXchange.
Mohave County miner., 1906-08-04
KINGMAN, ARIZONA, AUGUST 4, 1906

the directors of which are men of the
highest standing in their own states,
whose only interest is the uplifting OF
the mining industry. To this end, and
among other things, the organization
is working for the creation of a depart
ment of mines and mining as a separ-
ate department of the national gov
ernment, and for the enactment OF
laws in the various states making the
concealment or misrepresentation Of
any material fact concerning a mine
upon which a fraudulent sale of stock
is predicated 4 criminal offense.-
Goodwin's Weekly.
Mohave County miner., 1906-08-04
Good Spirits.

Good spirits don't all come from
Kentucky. Their main source is the
liver-and all the fine spirits ever
made in the Blue Grass state could not
remedy a bad liver or the hundred and
one ill effects it produces. You can't
have good spirits and bad liver at
the same time. Your liver must be in
a fine condition if you would feel buoy
ant, happy and hopeful, bright of eye,
light of step, vigorous and successful
in your pursuits. You can put your
liver in fine condition by using Green's
August Flower-the greatest of all
medicines for the liver and stomach
and a certain cure for dyspepsia or in
digestion. 1t has been a favOrite
household remedy for over thirty-tive
years. August Flower will make your
liver healthy and active and thus in
sure you a liberal supply of good spir-
it's Trial size, 25c.; regular bottles.
75c At all druggists. -
Mohave County miner., 1906-08-04
To Eradicate a Mining Evil.

For the protection of the mining in
vestors of the United States, the min
ing congress has established bureau
of inquiry, through which information
can be obtained as to the condition of
the property and the standing OF the
company that has asked or is asking
for the money of the investor.
The American Mining Congress Is a
national organization of mining men,
Mohave County miner., 1906-08-04

NJ. a. Otero, former governor of
New Mexico, returned few days ago
from 4 trip to Europe, where he went
soon after relinquishing the Office of
governor to Governor Hagerman. Gov.
Otero was a strenuous opponent of
Joint statehood, up to the time he left
New Mexico for his foreign trip and 1t
seems from his first expression on the
subject after his arrival home, that he
is of the same opinion now as before
he left several months ago. Ex-gov-
ernor Otera is a power in New Mexico
politics and if he should stand pat"
for separate statehood or none there Is
hardly a possibility that the vote on
Joint statehood would be favorable to
the proposition. This is the recog-
nized condition in New Mexico today
by those who are in possession of all
the facts concerning the politics in
that territory.-Douglas International
American.
Mohave County miner., 1906-08-04
Copper Queen.

The Copper Queen Mining company
has been forced to temporarily aban-
don the Holbrook shaft, the biggest
shaft in the Warren district. This
condition of affairs was brought about
by the constant shifting of ground in
the vicinity of the Holbrook and the
general slipping Of the ground from
the 100 level down to the 200 level
which occurred yesterday, says the
Bisbee Review of the 18th inst.
One thousand tons of ore, most of il
the richest in the Warren district, has
been hoisted daily through the Hol-
brook shaft. The last trouble there
means that this amount of ore will
have to be hoisted in the future
through other shafts OF the company.
The burden of this work will probably
be thrown on the Gardner and Gar
shafts, the Spray today being the most
used hoist of the six plant of the Cop
per Queen in the district.
Speaking of the trouble yesterday,
Superintendent Clawson said: Yes it
is true that the Holbrook has been put
out of commission. But we have been
expecting it for some time. We have
taken every precaution to prevent this
state of affairs, but the continual shift
Mohave County miner., 1906-08-04

Word from Tucson says the Twin
Buttes Mining Company shipped one
hundred tons of copper bearing ores
on the %, the first regular daily ship
ment of like amount to go out from the
company's camp for treatment at the
FL Paso smelters. - international
American.
Mohave County miner., 1906-08-04
Mining Opportunities.

1t used to be said of Arizona that it
offered few opportunities to a poor
miner. This was never true except in
a limited sense, as many of the most
valuable properties in the territory
were originally owned by poor men,
who sold out at fair prices, and this
experience is being constantly repeat
ed. But however hampered the poor
man may have been in the past in en-
deavoring to develop his claims, no in
surmountable obstacle confronts him
today, provided, of course, his hold
ings represent real merit. With a
steady market at hand for every
pound of ore he produces, and with
abundance of capital available for the
purchase of really promising proper
ties, the chances for the man behind
the pick are better than ever before
in Arizona, and he is improving his
opportunities Mining Review.
Mohave County miner., 1906-08-04

Report was current on the street late
last night that considerable excitement
existed in Tombstone due to the fact
that strike had been made on the
drift at the 40)-foot level in the Tomb
stone Consolidated. The big shaft is
down 800 feet, however, but work was
being done on the four hundred. The
report states that the gold strike is in
on ore that runs l25 ounces to the ton.
No particulars could be had, but it is
understood that the. strike is a sure
thing, but TO what extent is not learn
ed, as the parties who gave out the
news could not be found. The Tomb
stone Consolidated Gold Mining Com
pany has been working with profit
since operations were renewed four
years ago. Shipments to considerable
extent have been made and a crusher
was installed this year--Tucson Star.
E. B. GIge, president of the Tomb
stone Consolidated Company, return
ed this morning from a trip to Pres
colt, where he was called on business
connected with the company. Mr..
Gage states that at the Imperial Cop
per Company's camp at Silver Bell
everything is progressing nicely.
Over 100 tons of ore per day are being
shipped to the smelters and at the
present time there is considerable ore
in sight On the 200 foot level a high
grade ore has recently been uncovered
that promises to be exceedingly large
in excent. Mr.. Robinson, secretary of
the Consolidated company, who ac-
companied Mr.. Gage TO Prescott, has
returned to his present home in Pasa-
Prospector.
Over one hundred Apache Indians
have been encamped in the Catalina
mountains near Oracle for the past
two weeks of a twenty-day leave OF
absence from the reservation. They
have been gathering acorns for their
winters supply of bread and will re-
turn like good Indians to their homes
in the San Carlos reservation. They
brought along a fine line of basket
work and pottery. which was pur-
chased at exceedingly low prices by
the tourists and curio hunters in Ora
cle.-Tucson Post.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-07
GOING CRAZY.
SCIENTIST SAYS LUNATICS WILL
SOON OUTNUMBER SANE
FOLK.

LONDON, Eng. Oct, 6.-Tbe de-
llshtful forecast of tho world gone
mad Is held mp TO us by DR.. Forbes
WiDslow.
According to the statistical fig
ures on Insanity" says the doctor I'm
AN intery 1T can be shown that
before lon, there will be actually
more lunatics In the world than sane
persons. The burning problem of
the day is how to pf vent this In
crease Of insanity. What Is the use OF
wasting time, and energy, on an ed
ncation bill when we have before
us this absorbing problem. the con-
temptation Of an insane world To
deal with"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-07
AS A SUFFRAGE
EDUCATOR.
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP EFFECTs IN
RELATION TO ACTIVE
CITIZENSHIP.


IL Ia said that industry may he
stified by the OPPRESSION OF municipa,
ownership laws.as some of the Amer
lean experts claim that It Ia stined
In Great Britain; but the people are
the law, and they are. II ever. to
learn wisdom through experience
wisdom of general application. which
VIII be Infinitely more value to them
than the immediate material bcno-
hts derived from the private admin
istration OF their affairs by the little
coterie of heaven-born "haute nm
ace" and industrial chieftains. The
belief OF those who retain their faith
In democracy is unshaken that when
the truth Is grasped by the slow
growing general apprehension that
public ownership is private owner
ship in which every citizen is a stock l.
holder who can influence his dividend
by his own vote. as he certainly can
not do In any private corporation.
not only will be he aroused to the
fuifilment of his duty I'm these par-
ticulars. but in all the other respon-
abilities OF the SUFFRAGE.
Patriotism may be sluggish. but Il
III no cynical criticism, and only tho
recognition OF wholesome truth. In
asscrt That the pocket nerve OF the
masses OF the people is highly sen
aitive and quickly responsive. The
selfishness OF the capitalist may and
often does operate aginst the public
good. but the selfishness of the poor
Is the righteousness OF the nation.
the workIngman's' demand for tho
cue proportion between wages and
the expenses of livelihood is the voice
or It's conscience. Tho mass OF the
people may be blinded by the effects
of Indirect taxation and many forms
OF public theft, but 1t could not be
deceived or made Indifferent I'm the
exercise OF its power II that exercise
affected directly the daily needs OF
life; II II had an obvious part I'm con-
trolling the administration OF the
business, and consequently the cost,
or furnishing heat and light, trans
portation and food and housing. OF
the necessary facilities for work and
play. day in and day out.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-07
They Still Hang
And Slay People.
One Days Incidents In the
Land of the Gar.

czENsToCHowA. Poland, Oct.
. The ten terrorists condemned 10
death yesterday by drumhsad court.
martial were hanged here today.
uFA. Russia. Oct. 6.--An armed
band numbering forty mon held up
u mall train near the bridge over
the Bjeia river last night. After KIM
ing sol and wounding three
others who were In charge or the
mail tho robbers decamped with
St25, 900.
WARSAW. Russian Poland. Oct
IA military patrol. which was
conducting two revoiutionists tn
jail here today. was attacked by re.
volntionists. who attempted to res-
cue the men In custody. The soldiera
promptly killed both prisoners.
ST. PETERSBURG. Oct. s-srhe
oouhcii or ministers has decide hat
tho state shall take over the own
lands In the Altai. Siberia, for the
purpose of providing land for o,ni.
grant peasants. Nothing will be
paid for the land for Ave years. after
which the state will pay the crown
20 kopecs per deciatine yearly. tho
crown retaining all mineral rights.
The Altai IN the name given to a
vast system of highlands and noun
tains of Southern Siberia and Mon
golla. forming largely tho border
tract OF tho two countries.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-07

Judge Alton B. Parker makes 4,
strange statement I'm defense OF hi,
course I'm working to prevent n re
count OF the New York mayoralty
vote on behalf of Mcclellan. He was
not paid for this service, he saws
and IL was rendered because he be-
iieved IL to be high public duty
to prevent Hearst from depriylne
the majority OF the people OF the
services of their duly elected candi.
date, George B. Mcclellan" II nov
remains for Mr.. Parker TO tell peo
pie how recount could have dc.
Drived Mcclellan OF his Office had II
shown majority for Mcclellan
Possibly the former Judge and May
or Mcclellan also are beginning by
this time to realize that the attempf
TO Kill of Hearst by blocking tho
way to an ascertainment of the trutI
lbout that mayoralty election proved
5omewyhat of failure.-springfield
Republican.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-07
EARTHQUAKE
PHENOMENA.

NORFOLK, VA Oct. G.-Cap-
tain Hanson, OF Diamond Shoals
light-ship No. ~, In from her station
declares that the earthquake which
destroyed Valparaiso, Chile, was felt
off Cape Hatteras, being most per
ceptible in tho behavior of the Gle
ments. at was on Aug. 1S, 10 and
20 that the ship acted strangely and
VIC were at loss to- account for IT,.
The compass swung from east To
northeast, and east TO southeast
about four points each way. There
was a short choppy sea. The gulf
stream changed It's course and for
ten days We had no current, and the
water around the ship changed from
the familiar blue OF the gulf stream
to a dirty green. On the tenth day
we found the stream flowing past
us as of old. and there was no fur
ther interruption. Our first batch Of
mail after these disturbance phc-
nomena told of the earthquake I'm
Chile, and the continuance OF the
disturbance seemed TO be identical
with tho point OF time with what we
had experienced ON our ship"
Captain Hanson, said that I'm case
Of storm the gulf stream sometimes
veered from its course. on the edge
Of which the Diamond Shoals light
ship is stationed. But the stream
hardly ever goes astray more than
a day or two at a time. The contin-
ued eccentricity for ten days Is said
to have been never recorded before.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-07
ARRESTING MEN
OF ATLANTA MOB

ATLANTA, GA, oct 6.-The first
arrest made in connection with the
riot Of Saturday, Sept. %, which re.
suited in the death OF eighteen ne
groes and one white man was made
today when Walter Edmonds, :.
butcher, was placed In Jail on n
grand jury Indictment charging mur-
der. Edmonds is charged with hav-
ing killed Frank Smith, a negro mes
senger. while the latter was run
ming across the Forsythe street via
duct pursued by mob. The police
say they exepect to make other ar
rests shortly.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-07
A STATEMENT
ABOUT THE NINE DISASTER, BY
THE POCAHONTAs COL
LIERIES COMPANY.

We will be glad to have you an.
nounce to the general public that
we have recovered the bodies of al,
employees lost I'm the west mine dis
aster on October 3. Total recover
30. Twenty men at first supposed
to have been lost have reported 4,
person.
Property loss much lower than an.
ticipated. Work of clearing debris
and wreckage is being pushed. Ven.
tiiation of mine is perfect.
Hope to resume work in full com
ihg week. Other two mines not AZ
fected. They will resume worl
Monday. Cause OF explosion as We.
unknown.
POCAHONTAS COLLIERIEs co
BY VIM. LECKIE. supt
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-07
ANGRY PEOPLE NAY
LYNCH NEGRO R
HE Is CAUGHT
Attempt Criminal Assault
On a Ten Year Old Girl
This Morning.
THE CRIMINAL ESCAPES; Bu,
BLOOD HOUNDS PURSUE.

SUFFOLK. Va, Oct. 6.-There ar,
threats OF lynchings at Myrtle, Va.
This morning an Indian-hued negr,
by the name OF Underwood attack
ed. with criminal intent. the IO-yea,
old Lois Langford. daughter OF W
}. Langford. The crime was commit
ed between the hours OF 7 and
o'clock.
The negro grabbed the little ri,
and told her II she screamed n.
would kill her. She screamed ney
ertheless. this probably saving he
life.
Her cries frightened the negro
who ran.
Hurricane Branch. of Suffolk, wa
wired at $3.50 o'clock to come. "A
left with his dog.
The attack was made back of tn
little girls home. The negro G,
capped into the nearby woods.
II the man is captured 1t is though
that lynching will take place q
the people are at the highest pitcl
Of excitement.
The man lives about one and
half miles from Myrtle. He was las
seen by the night operator at Myr
lie. The operator was In the wood
and heard a clash of weeds. brushes
etc. He looked up and saw Unde,
wood running as fact as he could
He thought something was wrong
and put a gun, which he had wit,
him. to his shoulder and fired.-H,
could not tell whether any OF tn.
shot took effect or not.
The darkey kept on his way
'rossed the railway track and dis
appeared behind train OF box cars
When last seen Underwood ha,
)n a streaked shirt and pair q
,veralls.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-07
PENNYPACKER's
PROUD MOMENT

Gov. Pennypackcr will enjoy the
proudest moment of his life wheo
he displays his new $4,000. OOo
capitol To the president OF the unl,-
ed States and the assembled citizens
OF PENNSYLVANIA. Nothing. he win
assure them. Is too good for Penn
syivania. and he has given them th.
best In the shop. regardless of OK
penso. True, there was n little mis-
understanding about what it wns Ia
cost them. They thought they were
getting the completed capitol for
>a'ooo.OO0. But they ought TO have
known that such chandeliers na tho
governor has supplied could not h.
had for any such bcggariy sum M
'hat' ana MS for the filing cabinets
there IL nothing like them anywhere
Let no impertinent questions mar
tho days festivities. Rather let nil
rejoice that the governors rigid
economy In the appropriations ro,
charity and education has provided
the funds for all this magniIlcenca
In marble and bronze, which no has
prepared Az surprise for tho poopIa
who are to pay for Public Led
ger
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-07
REFLECTIONS OF
A BACHELOR

It's mighty funny how much pret-
tier a girl always is in her photo.
graph.
1t keeps lots OF folks terribly Door
dressing well enough to make peo
pie think they aren't
II a man is sentenced to iail he
can serve his term. but he has to dio
TO get over being red-headed.
A queer thing is the way women
sneer about how other women aren't
truthful about their ages.
About the only person who doesn't
seem to think candidate for Office
is liar and thief is his mother
New York Press.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-10-07
JAIRUS COLLINS
FOR STATE SENATE

The democratic Senatorial con
vention for the 7th Senatorial die
trict, consisting OF Mercer, Monroe
Raleigh and Summers counties. moi
at Hinton last Saturday and nomina
ted Mr.. Jairus Collins of Bran.
well, Mercer county, for state ger
ator All the counties were wen
represented, and there was eneour
aginne evidence that the nomine
VIII elected. Mr. Collins ia a
wen J. "a coal operator. OF excel
lent G :acter nd attainments. high.
~ rci Il and popular with all
classes.
The formal proceedings of the
convention were as follows:
The democratic state senatorial
convention for the seventh senate
rial district of West Virginia, as
sembled pursuant to call M Hinton.
w. Va, on Saturday, Sept. 20, 1906
w. II. Sawyers called the meet.
ms to order and explained the pur-
pose OF the convention. p. X. liz
singer OF Summers county, was call
ed TO the chair and X. J.. Clarke. of
Monroe. was made secretary.
On motion the temporary organi.
zation was made permanent.
Nominations being in order. l.. IT.
Perkins, OF Mercer. presented N
name Of Hon. Jairus Collins Of Mer-
Ger county TO the convention.
w II. Sowyers, of Summers anI
X. l.. Clark, OF Monroe, made speech.
es secondlng the nomination OF M,
Collins.
No other nominations being made
Mr.. Collins was nominated by nc.
clamation. Mr.. Collins not beIng
present, Mr.. Perkins. n delegate
from Mercer, thanked the conver-
tion for the honor conferred upon
Mr. Collins on behalf or Mercer coun-
ty.
a senatorial committee was select
ed ~ follows:
Mercer county, l.. n. Perkins. Of
Princeton.
Monroe county. X. T.. Clark. of
Union.
Raleigh county. w r. shumato
OF Beckloy.
Summers county. a. G. Harrison.
Of Hinton.
Capt. a. 6. Harrison was made
chairman OF the committee and Il.
i. Clark was made secretary.