Newspaper Page Text
Mind gen Fier vallcv prospc 2n spottC' id valley Wells, F;. W. Blak iming. ablisUed nding or 'eral ye: ike will to patron 11 bo of WEEKLY ARIZONA MINEj getting : he sam cd. XJ I3 ItJ 3X 13 TV Die Boa day esa buildioj nth Lc VOL. XIV PRESCOTT. ARIZONA. FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 8, 1877. :d them a who Mini? communicated. Office of Brious Gootmicu, Attornm:t at Law and Dim. Att'y for Pima Co., ltT Judicial District, A. '1'. Tucson, A. T., May 2S, 1877. To the Etlitor f tlu Miner. Who has lied, the Surveyor General of Arizona Territory or I I The affidavit of "William A. MeDennott, Star reporter, herein set forth, will show. In a sheet, known as the "Citizen," pub-lishe-! weekly in this town, and edited by one John Wasson (bite of Idaho), wlio now holds the lucrative ollicc of Surveyor-General of this Territory, upneared a " wider," on the 20th inst., which was headed, "That Lying Dispatch." The said leader or arti cle attempts to deny the truth of the fol lowing dipatch (which was. .sent by nu to, and published in, the Minkh, a respectable journal of Prescott, Arizona i : "A deputa tion, headed by Wasson, Editor of the Citi zen, and Hugh Farley, Attorney for plain till in the Injunction case, invaded the chamber of Jude French last night. A reporter of the Star stepped into see fair play, and the crowd scattered." Now, John Wasson, through the same sheet the Citizen calls me a liar, a b:iso liar, for sending the above telegram. Head the following affidavit, and then decide who has lied. ss. Territory of Arizona, ? County of Pima, J William A McDermott, being first duly sworn, deposes ami says, that he is the Star reporter referred to in the dispatch: that lie gave "IJ. G." the information as stated in the above dispatch, and says further on in formation and belief, thai the dispatch as ient by "B. G." was to all intents and pur posas true. William A. McDonald. Subscribed and sworn to before me, ou this 23th day of May, A. 1). 1H77. Seal. J. A. Arri:nsoN. Notary Public Pima Coiintv. The said dispatch states nothing but facts; no conclusions; and when I sent it, I knew I had good, fearless ami reliable authority view who made them so believe t If Farley and Pomroy, then so much tlie worse for them; Tr professional etiquette and Atwr .should have prevented them from approaching.l udge French on a subject in any way pertaining to or connected with the injunction suit, or at all on the very ri dit of the day on which they had argued lh:cisefor the plaiiitiil, Tool, in said cause before the selfsame Judge, and pending the Judge's decision. And right here, let me st ite as a matter of fjet (which can be prived if the gentlemen desire it) that at the lime the said Star reporter stepped m upon this deputation they were talking about a statement charg ed to have been made on the street by Judge French respecting Mr. Farley's man agement of the said injunction suit. I can also prove, and will at the proper time and place, that John Waswon at the I time the Star reporter appeared in the said ; chamber of Judge French commenced to speak to the Judge respecting Mr. Farley's , conduct of the said suit, and since this Was son is so apt at drawing conclusions as to what I meant by 1113- dispatch, I propose to state what appears to me to have been Wns son's object ami intention in cnlling upon Judge French, at the time and place afore mentioned. In plain words, I think John Wasson, editor of the Citi.en and Surveyor General, would have attempted to browbeat Judge French (relative to this injunction case) had it not been for the timely arrival and interference of the ''Star man." Mr. Wasson essays to be regarde 1 as a dignified and respected journalist, but does not hesi tate to use the words liar, base liar (especial ly when his little put up jobs and nefarious practices arc about to be exposed). Yet in Ids article so adroitly written, he failed to show that I hud lied, for he admits that he and live others were in the chamber of Judge French at the time stated in the dis patch, but has cautiously refrained from tell ing the ooject of tho visit at such nn in auspicious time. If no wrong was intended why not let the whole affair come before the puolic? Anything that concerns five gen tlemen citizen; of this Territory, and the person called John Wasson. and" the Chief Justice of the Territory, that requires such hasty and untimely interviews, need not be kept secret. Now, since I have shown by perfect evidence that I do not lieas charged by John Watson in his little paper, it mat- 1.... iers uni ume 10 me, wnat tnj ivinir. con Yah aulk Property in Dispute. The lowing from the Los Angeles Republican in timates that the people of San Bernardino and Colton are to have trouble about the land upon w hich is built their towns as well as the farmeis adjacent thereto: The story that Don Pio Pico and others would cuter suit for jiosscssion of the old San Bernardino Ruucho is no id.c rumor, but a fact. It is said that D011 Phi Pico owned much laud in Southern California, and watched it very carelessly, and many parties taking advantage of him took pos session under fraud. The San Bernardino K.ineho is one of the tracts tlt&t he thus lost, although the title is clearly in his favor. Persons acquainted with the facts declare that he will be successful in the suit. The towns of San Bernardino and Colton are both situated on the laud in contest, and the remainder is improved farm lund. The parties in jiosscssion will make a desperate struggle for the property for which they have paid snd on which they have put so much improvement?. Diaz rather thnu have Lcnlo Insuoks of foreign power. V Columbia, S C K 1 r In the House, yesterday, a bM, road f that adopted by otherSou'lterai' aPP vunt marriages between race n"Por' The colored members determinedlTTi"avaPr' It on the ground that it was drawin?cc fixei lin. M' Constantinople. i.New E The Minister of War ays Tufcnccd t! fight to tho last. str Berlin, dcn A The reported Russian nn conclusion of jx-acc, will be Klf-jwrt CW for Bosnia, Jlerzegroviaua, liulndcd, ti tno Christians of Iazannti in Roster of Troops. We have received a nicely printed copy of the Roster of Troops, serving in Arizona, for June. The pam phlet was gotten up at the Headquarters printing establishment, by an excellent workman, Mr. Chus. Allcbach. SPECIAL TO TILE MIjYEE. . to substantiate it in everv particular. John Wasson seems to fear that in of the fact that the motion to dissolve the temntablc. inconsistent, pnmmt' cmvMnllv injunction in the Capital case, was hoard 1 and "carpet-bag puppv Wasson may publish and taken under advisemsnt by Judge about me in Ins false, libelous, unreliable French at 12 o'clock m., on the day of the 1 and black-mailing sheet. But I much rp night on which Farley and Pomroy, attor- irret that the Hon. G. W. French, Chief Jus neys for the plaintilfToole, in said suit, and tice of this Territorv, who from his conduct Hon. S. R. DaLong, J. S. Mansfield and Mr. ! on ami off the bench", since his advent anion" Cooler and himself six iu number inva- j in, has proven himself to be an able and deal the Judge's chamber, as stated in said 1 careful lawyer, n just Judge and correct citi dispatch, will lead all intelligent minds to zen. should" allow nn article over his sina- Aud mature of ......ji.iiLii, m .in uiu-uiyi-iii iiiuius 10 zen, snouiu allow nn article over his but one conclusion, and that is, that the iu- ture to appear in a newspaper bn.il. vasion, or visit if you please, at such a time I here hnmblv suggest that the si.'na .I..-:.. 1: ..r . .1 ; . , . Iuriug the pending of a decision so im portant to all bmafile citizens of this Terri tory was, at the very least, very ill-timed, if not intended to inlluence the Judge to de cide the case then before him according to to their views, w hich are known to ba hos tile to the removal of the Capital to Pres-cott. a .Judge at law appears to a better advant age under a derision or opinion of his than under a personal iu a newspaper. I feel sure there is not a single man in this Terri tory, or any when; else, that can s iv truth fully that my dispatch either bv direct ex pression or by the faintest implication or otherwise att:ielnil nv 1,1 .No doubt, JohnAason will try, as he j Judge French respecting the said invasion usually does when he has been guilty of or nsit by the "six," but it U the old trick piuuui; up :x uinyjo.,, 10 siieaK out or put otthat sneaking cur, John Wasson of at some one else between hiniselt and the re sponsibilitv of this improper visit. But if W asson shirks the responsibility of the said invasion, then Farley and Pomroy must assume it: for if the object of the visit was to work upon the Judge's feelings respect ing the said injunction mutter, which I be lieve, not only from the particular circum stances of this affair, but from the past re ported conduct of this person, John Wasson, toward and concerning certain officials of this Territory, so far as the said John Was son was concerned, was for the purpose of influencing the Judge's action. So. if this tempting to drive others and innocent itartie into his fights, hoping thereby to mislead just public indignation, and shield himself even though it may ruin another. And I re peat that John Wa'ss-on, editor of the Citizen and Surveyor Grmral of Arizona Territory, is a contemptible, corrupt, old puopy ami professional hireling and mercenary liar of the most unmitiirate 1 and reckless kind, and is too cowardly to come out like a man, face to face. Mr. Wasson knew and knows now that the sender of the dispatch iu ques tion was not "two hundred" miles awav Tritii liviit .wl 1. . . 1 . ! min, ,imi unit uh- seniicr was un,r,rs assnn, by his snake, fox, sheep-killing doir Goodrich, a man t.iwnrM hnm l, i.T.?.'. Si I y,?- ? " 8 ""J? .t,,u respons,- entertained an enmity, and more than ,nc? i rlfnn in UHV,V,t1 !IIVas,,M1 r visit, has this person Wasson, through his paper, tarley and Pomroy need not attempt to exhibited that feeling of enmity tow: rds aoni, oy a leciiiucality, the responmh 1 tv ! Brio's GoodrioJi ! iTc:.,.. :.. .i t.i that must attach to either them or Wasson l pa, Inroad of lZZ lor this lllV.'Wmn or mnutn,, ,.;.;f .i... I . , , """, in. ill 10 man, ocmamnng redress for his griev ances, if he had any. My office is in Tucson, Pima county, Ari zona Territory, MosMIln street.dircctly oppo site the "City Tailor Shop," where I can b. found at any time, and am always ready- to defend myself am only on the defensive nothing more. Brigos Goodrich. jor mis invasion or cunning visit. For tho Known good character of Hon. R. S. DeLon", J. S. Mansfield and .Mr. Cooler, forbids the impression even that they had any idea of the real object of the visit, as I understand it. So they are blameless. No doubt they were made to believe thev had occasion to call upon Judge French" at this time; but Columbus, May 31. The State Democratic Convention will be held here July 2oth. Is'cw York, June 1. Ex-Governor Hendricks of Indiaha sails for Europe Juuc 13th. Paris, June, 1. Tho Chamber of Ilepntios will not vote tho budget whilo the Hroglie ministry is in power. This is In aecord.ineo with the ad vice of Theirs. The Government intends to nroxwiitn tin, 1rwiilitit i( tin, iiittni..ti.il Council of Paris for remarks insulting Presi dent .MacMahon. On a possible contingency President MacMahon may resign. .M. Theirs will probably become Provisional President. Washington, June J. Governor Stone of Mississippi says in Washington pajn'rs this morning lhat'lheru is no trouble in Mississippi. Washington, June 1. At a Cabinet meeting to-day the Secretary of War iiuthot i7ed Sherman to instruct Gen eral ord to follow Mexican maraudeis. if necessary, from Texas into Mexico. Athens, June 1. In Chambers, to-day, tho Prime Minister announced to the new Cabinet the intention to double thestrungth of the army bv call ing for volunteers. Vienna, Juno I. The Russian army on tlie Danube is to be increased four hundred thousand men. Scmiiton, Peon., June '2. Four coaches tilled with jKissungers wero precipitated iromnuciiibanktiii-nt, st night, on tho Lehi Valley Hailroad. Tho .cone which followed battled deseriptiou. Tliree iKjrsons wore instantly killed, .seventeen wounded, three niortallV. Washington, June Prominent Republicans say to-day that thero are three 3iiihos pushing this Govern ment on to war with Mexico. Tho South are anxious for Aar,and may havu.t bearing on me .Miunoisiraiiou, in ine nopo of gain ing strongth iu that section. McCrarv'.s letter is generally regarded as warlike. Athens, June '2, Afler the Prime Minister explained the pro gramme to the Cabinet in, tho Chnmber of Deputies to-day, the Chamber, in despite of tho opposition of the Government, resolved by a vote of id to ( to hold a secret sitting t -inorrow. Tho early downfall of the new ministry is probable. Virginia, Nov., Junel!. Sharon's mills will hereafter crush all of tho Justice's ores. The Schultz and Von Borgen mills will .hiit down. New York, June 2. It appears that tho war in Kuropo is alrea dy aiding American shipmasters. A circu lar just received says, that iu long voyages chartering merchants give decided prefer ence to American over other Hags. Liverpool, Juno 2. It is alleged that AV. II. Vandcrbilt has formed a largo railroad combination in this country. San Diego, Juno 2. Intelligent mon just from Mexico say that tho agitation of tho filibustering movement has injuriously atlccied American interests in that country; that the people will fight for br V a verv Governors; Kurovan commUsiow.i.ilditig huqcu time; and accession of territory la towr Vieiina.Ja.. ne A conspiracy has been dLseoveredsV grade against tho Prince of Mllia! r, favor of the Priuco of Monteueiro. ess tn Tlie HaUf, Jnts tl Sophia Fredrika Matilda, Qiieta tfort ab: laud, died to-day. London, Jaxtr jj, The Russians are advancing jj,.' i, townnls Diyarkeker. There is inotk ' prevent them getting possession Str"11',' jihrates Valley from tho pacific sajiicoual Iguiqai, Jeackcn The Perquian rebel turret ship H;ly uia coniniitteil piratical acts against Urifejck in: jects. Her Majesty's ships Shah thyst engaged her in Hilo, In the na" " May. She escaped after dark, but , aged she surrendered to the Pem wpi.ulrou. ,c. I' Now- York,3t:ablis' W. C. Trinler, who claims to hsiiod b' 10 years on the Coast near where thtSito C San Francisco went down, and wrilevpn n Herald, that tho rock on which &ist it had been known for years. He itfel J,' most of the old Captains of the PK&i111? 11 line of its existence in 1SG2. It apps;Ut ou a solitary rock iu deep water, and in direi quito exposed except in rough wiathacscot about 185S or IStW tho steamship Wta tun, iiuiii i iiiiiium iu oau .iiicisvo, on it, and after her arrival in San Fna.ioci. pieces of rock wero found stickinsiti . bottom. But Uurlintfon, IonPon A water-spout this morning lloodrfinu ' country for two miles to tho northtsThc tho City, causing several thousand dce of damage. Alw cw ork.Jaa-,,: Tho Time's .specials from South Ctoln p and Mississippi represent that Kenahkit" 1 are jwrseeuted in these States, and thpniU' whim man dare pronounce himself Jven publican. Tho Times thinks, w ith fenBasl coptions. Civil Service reform undr HtvjkQ is a failure. ... Key West, Floridav.Juar trj An American whaling schooner W: Providence, Mass., has arrived hcrcsndi1 jMirts that whilo taking oil on a Key w aai of Cuba, sho was boarded by a Spa cruiser, her jpors demanded under pettTlu of punishment. Tho Captain nroduMdte.lt pajMii-s, which were considered suffottffan suspicous to dotain him in close confines- ' for four days, until the arrival of a Sasry frigate. ia Washington, Jnn4i Si('riljrvf iifrnrr t.iv- I ImF ilm UttrittV. , - - - . - -- .... j . ...... ..it. .,.' - struction to Con. (ird, concerning Mens3c irouoies, expresses dulilenite and &y. iniiy lormeu leterniination of the tv.T. dent and Cabinet, that it means neither t'-pl nexation nor war, but incansa siieedycf, etleetivo suppression of Mexieau raidi'' any cost. It is by no means the objerf'Ke the President, as some charge, to scaC outside trouble in order to attract altena70 from internal affairs. Re Cairo, III., Jane Its A tornado struck Mount Carmel, IHiaav to-day, causinir great loss of lifeanilprops' Twelve persons were killed, thirty wouncc and about twenty missing. Sl Vienna, Junei 16. Grand Duko Nicholas recently said teK foreign Consul that neither Prince Hisnuns nor Lord Derbv will prevent them frora-n tcring Constantniople. St. Petersburg, Junei Prince GortchakotPs nolo to Lonl Der status that tho Cir does not want ierritsT inereaso m Euro, but only desires ficf omy for Bulgaria, ami the indcimlenalc ikiuimauia aim rervia. no ucma"1" " u ut-vus-sion oi .vrineuia. London, Jun?i m ih-iiiv iiuorms ioro Ijvoiu Greiit Britain has declined the iroposd; .'i. ii ix-seps io Keep oiK.m tnosuei v-i to all natums, and has iiitliiiatiHl to M that an attempt to blockade, orotherwi ii-iieru w nu me tanal or its appruwff., would be regarded as a meiiacu to Imlfa,11 incomnatiblo with tho maintenance of Ref1 ish atthudo of passive noutnilitv at thet it was intimated to tho Porte and teMj Khedive that England was firmly $ mined not to permit that land to be tho Meno of any combat or other ojwrations. Wtt Xew York, June5," Tho Times savs tho President's wsitkB.. regard to tho silver question is eitherpJ l o mm