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Published nry Thursday at Holbrook, parjo uounly 4niooa, by ALBERT F. BANT A. Editor and Proprietor. Tu Abocs la the Official Papar of Navajo County. Entered at the postofflee at Holbrook, Aria as second-class mail matter. SUBSCRIPTION TATES. One year 12 50 Six month J SO Three mouths. 1 1) Advertising rates made known on applica tion at mis omce. OFFICUL DIHECTORy. COSOUS8IOSAI. Bepi ntative In Conareas N. O. Murphy, .....Prescott BXECVTIVB DIPinVIST. Governor Uuli C. Hug-hes. Phenix Secretary .1 ña i. Bruce Treasurer P.T.Cole Auditor C. P. Leitrh " Att'y CíenT T. D. Satherwaite. Tucson Sunt. Pub. Inst P. i. Netherton Mrun City Adj't General. ..Edward fcichwarta. . ...Plieuix JUDICIAL DKPABTMSXT UrUVI COLKT. Chief Justice.. A. C, Baker. Phenix ' A Ho'tn Jnatice. J. D. Bethune. Tucson " - ? ..Owen T. Room Florence ..John . Hawkins. ..Prcscott Clerk J. I. B. Alexander... Phenix U. & Disc Atty..E. K. Ellinwood Phenix DIBTKICT OOIHT, FOCKTH JUDICIAL DLiTBICT. J adtre John J. Hawkins. . Prescott Clerk O. i). Flake Holbrook hatajo conrrr. Sheriff .-.CP. Owens 1'nder-Sheriir ..Robert Huford Probate J ad (re n.-.F.U. Zuck District Attorney :...W. M. Perrill Record fcs.,...-.;.' F. W. Nelson rsas(rr ......E. A. Sawyer Ex-omcio Tax Colleeso-. E. A. Sawyer -- BOA BO OF aCTBBTISOBS. J. H. Bowman, ' Chairman J. H. Breed -Member J. H. Willis Í. W. Kelson Clerk THURSDAY, MARCH 12. Free coinage of silver at a ratio of sixteen to one; state hood for all our territories protection for American pro duct; this is what a majority of the people want, and which they hare a right to ejepeet of the present congress. Tea report that Premier Crispi ha been assassinated is unfounded. Women are admitted to the New York State bar on the same terms as men. Per beggars on horse-back and they will surely ride the poor beasts to their deaths. The Arizona "land lease bill" was passed ovf.r the president's veto by a vote of 200 to 38. ' It is really astonishing how "the shoe does fit" some people; no mat ter big or little, it fits all the same. The President "shore did" smash a nice big gobernatorial plum when he put his veto-foot down on that bill. That so-called 'Chiaimie Fadden" stuff certainly is the worst rot of the rot te nest sort of rot ever put into print. No person bearing an hereditary title can become a naturalized citi zen of the United States without first renouncing the title. Spaix's attitude toward the United States in connection with the Cuban question is regarded at St. Peters burg, Russia, as preposterous. WacievB you see a whole column in one editorial, you can "bank" that some lawyer(T) is neglecting his proper functions, whilst he writes "himself down an Ass. A dispatch from Panama says a battle is imminent at Leon. The government is preparing for an at tack wjth combined forces of Hon duras and Nicaragua. Fob heaven's sake let's stop brag ging and do something. As a starter jump on to Hawaii and knock h 1 out of it. At least dp something mora besides bragging. Ax exchange suggests that "in lieu of the militia, a few Gila mon sters be ' judiciously stationed at certain vitally strategic points." The utility would be about the same at any rate. " We have before us a pamphlet is sued by the Chamber of Commerce of the city of Phenix. It is neatly printed and tastefully compiled, and contains much useful information. Phenix is progressive; therefore, Phef nix is prosperous. Secbstabt Carlisle has been mis taken in every one of his guesses in regard to the probable reduction in the gold reserve; notwithstanding h is the brains' of the democratic paily. ' Thj's only tends to confirm the fact that no living man can pre dict the future resulta of democratic Incompetency and mismanagement. The democratic newspapers of New York City, that have been look ing wiin mucn care into tne pros pects of the several republican can didates, continue to express the be lief that McKinley is far ahead and more than likely to receive the nomination at St Louis. The New York "World, which has made pretty fair canvas of the entire country says: "The indications are unmistakeble that a large majority of the republicans of the West and South strongly favor the nomination of McKinley. Even in this state it will require all the power of the Piatt machine and of the governor' patronage to prevent the election of McKinley delegates in some of the strongest republican districts. An attempt by Piatt to throw the New York delegation as a unit against McKinley, with Governor Morton out of the race, would surely be futile. The Ohio leader represents, as nobody else does, the policy of high protection, which is the repub lican party's pivotal principle for the coming campaign. Yet it equally obvious that the most power ful bosses in the party are against McKinley, They dislike him only less than hey did Harrison. Piatt in New York, Quay in Pennsylvania, Reed and his managers in New England, and others of the most skillful politicians, will defeat him if they can. It is for this purpose that they have instigated or encour aged the candidacy of various 'favor ite sons,' hoping to make the field against McKinley so large that it can be combined to beat him. It is not likely that they will succeed. The bosses very rarely control national conventions. They were against Cleveland in 1881 and in 1892, and yet he was nominated. They were against Harrison four years ago, ana yet lie prevailed. The Republican sentiment in favor of McKinley bids fair to be irresisti ble." Is there any one pretending to doubt the Abgus to be what it claims, an "up to date" weekly newspaper? If there be any such person let him or her place side by side, a copy of this paper and a copy of the "boiler plate" style of newspaper, and then compare the reading matter of the two papers. In one the "matter" is ffoeh and "up to date;" in the other nine-tenth of its reading matter is "boiler plate" stuff, which has been published perhaps not less than one and much of it at least five years ago. Is this sort of thing enter prise? ' We submit for your judg ment which is the progressive paper and which one is not. This is not written in any spirit of ill-feeling, as certain people are prone to immag- me, but is given our readers that tney can decide as to tne merits or de-merits of the two classes of news papers. However, if we find people had as lief accept a "pewter dollar?1 in lieu of the genuine silver, and at the same lace value; why, tnen, we too perhaps may discontinue our ex pense which is about seven-tenths more than if we used "boiler plate" and also adopt the "patent outside.' It La for the public to determine. A dispatch from Salt Lake City says, a sensation was created here over certain developments concern ing the death of Miss Evelyn Bonnet of Provo, who died in that city under suspicious circumstances. "Several suspicious circumstances led to an investigation and the body was exhumed. It showed that death had resulted from a criminal opera tion; Dr. McCoy, the attending physician, and Mrs. Massey, at whose house the girl died, were arrested. In the evening Sim Duggins, a saloon keeper of Provo, Pr. Noyes, a physi cian at that place, and Frank Carter, to whom it is said the girl was en gaged, were arrested on a charge of murder. Noyes and Carter are not thought to be implicated, but feel ing was intense against Duggins." Chacjícet Depew, possibly the best "after-dinner" speaker and story tel ler in the United States, brought down the house at a recent dinner, by describing a new member of Con gress seated in an old barber's chair Wind saying: "you have shaved many other statesmen in the past, such as Clay and Webster?" "Yes, sir," re plies the barber, somewhat frigidly; "you are something like Mr. Web' ster." "In my brow?" inquires the stetesmen full of inward delight. "No," replies the' barber, "in your breath." The Spanish Transatlantic Steam ship company is fitting eight vessels as fast cruisers. A company for privateering is to be fitted put on the Bourse with a capital of 100,000 pesos. "" " OCR COAST PEFEN8E8. The European powers occupy every island and harbor of the Pa cific Ocean south of Alaska that is fit for a naval station; except in Hawaii, and that of Pango Pango, in Samoa, at which places -this gov ernment has a somewhat precarious hold. Whenever this government happens to tread on the: toes of either one of the European powers, the shock is felt by every dirty toe in Europe. Not one of them but what sympathise with each other as against the United States One or the other, or all of these European powers, occupy, and haye fortified, every harbor along the eastern coast and southern seas, from Halifax to Honduras. Is this done to protect themselves from each other? Not by any means, it is done against the United States. And what have we done, if wo except the great ex penditure of wind and bluster? Nothing; absolutely nothing. But worse than nothing, we have allowed these same powers to possess all the available harbors upon every side of j us, that to enforce the Monroe doc trine becomes next to an impossi bility. Sensible people are sicken ing; too much brag, bluster and wind. IH? SPIDER CRAB A FABLE. Once upon a time, to use the story teller phrase, a spider-crab had its habitat in some water-worn rocks of San Diego bay. This insignificant little creature would peacock like, strut in and out his little den and all the while immagine himself to be "all creation." Anon a violent wind storm arose off the north-eastern coast of Japan; and as this great storm traveled eastward it gained in velocity and violence, until it finally reached the shores of southern Cali fornia. This storm caused the waves to act quite naughty by tossing and tumbling our little "beast" about, but supposing this to be natural it paid no attention to the violence of the waves. One day a larger wave than usual camo along carrying upon its crest another little spider-crab, which it deposited beside our first spider-crab. After the first great surprise was over, (our little bloated spider-crab immagined itself the only crab in existence till then), when the new comer says to it: "Don't you know Great Sir, them boisterous andJ wicked waves make all this disturb ance simply and solely to annoy your Greatness?" Straightway our first little spider-crab became very wroth and swore a monstrous oath, that "if it ever occurs again, I'll kick the Pa cific ocean out of bod." . Don.'t try to change places with the nasty little spider-crab for it ap plies to one; some day we may point it out to you, but not now. THE "FEE SYSTEM." The worst feature about the "fee system," in the United States mar shal's office, is the latitude allowed, or rather the dangerous loop-holes left open by which grevious wrongs are perpetrated every day upon the defenseless citizen. Under this rot ten "fee system," all sorts of charges are trumped up, aqd the citizen is dragged from one end of the . Terri tory to the other, only to be turned loose "could not make good the charges." And for what purpose are these outrages upon the citizen? In very many cases, perhaps a majority of them, it is solely for the few dirty dollars; yes, nothing under heavens but "foes." It will be said: "O, if you have a salary in lieu of fees, the 'mar shal and his deputies will do nothing to earn that salary." Well and good, if to do "something" is to perpetrate a wrong as often as a right-, then do nothing for it is far better that nine guilty ones go un-whippod of justice than should the tenth innocent person suffer unjustly. A case in point occurred only a few days since. It seems a poor friend less devil was en route from Globe to Show Low, unluckily he lost his way and actually lie down and slept upon sacred ground the Apache reserve. For this heinous crime against poor Lo, he was thrown into the "guard house" at Ft. Apache; from thence, dragged off two hundred miles to Prescott, and then what? The grand jury sitting at Jrrescott having no particular interest in this beautiful fee system," it ignored the frivolous charges and the poor outraged indi vidual is graciously allowed his lib erty. ow comes the average citizen and wants to know why such measly doings are permitted. Why permit ted, eh? Well, principally for the fees, so what are you going to do about it. Then, in the cause of hon esty and justice,' at once abolish this pernicious "fee system" and in lieu thereof establish a salaried one. Theb are only four days each year in which the sun and clock time ex actly correspond, viz: April 15. June 14, Sept. 1 and Dec. 24. A special dispatch from Rome says: Humbert has ordered Signor Franzoi to. undertake a special mis sion to Abyssinian Negus Menilik. Signor Franzoi believes it is best to conclude an honorable peace with the Abvssinians and abandon the country. The house bill pased to abolish cash payment of pensions is to pre vent the swindling of old veterans who draw their money at agencies on quarterly pay days. This bill re quires all pensions to be paid in checks sent to the homes of the pensioners. "Wm. McKdíley is undoubtedly says the Los Angeles Times, "the first choice of nine-tenths of the Re publicans for President. He will probably have the unanimous sup port of the California delegation to the St. Louis convention, whether the delegation le instructed for him or not." J. E. Archer, a well-to-dp business man of Kansas City, Mo,, showed his sympathy for Cuba by publicly burning a Spanish nag in front of crowed theater. The act was loud ly cheered. Archer has a stock of Spanish flags, and says he will burn one each night until the stock is ex hausted. The cowardly midnight stranglers run up against a man the other day at Plant City, Fla., the dispatch says "The regulars' here notified Bowen Sykes to leave the neighborhood and painted a skull and crossbones and coffin on his door. He barricaded himself and when the mob came he shot four dead and wounded others. The mob fled. six The hog is nevertheless a hog, al though it may eat its food with fork. Some of the worst human hogs ever met with, are so very, very particular to use their fork while eating their food. However we find from observation, that a hog is hog, whether it uses fingers, forks or knives; or whether it wallows in the -mud, or is clothed in "purple and fine linen." The Venezuelan "boundary dis pute" has attracted the attention of people from the Turkish cruelty "to Armenians; and these in turn, to to the strange dispute between Eng land and Germany, which has given the newspapers a tripple subject to deal with; thus rendering it difficult for many readers to understand the real situation of affairs among the various disputants. The Journal-JUoner nas nailed a few more "floating lies," by publish ing from the Congressional Record what Mr. Murphy really did say while advocating the passage of the school land bill over the President's veto. The bill is simply a copy of one previously passed for Oklahoma, and had the approval of the gen eral land office, also was approved and signed by Hoke Smith. If Hoke Smith signed the bill, what in thunder can be the matter with it any way? The advance of civilization forms a zig-zag line along its front. At some points it is far in advance of the main line, at others it is as far or further in the rear. Some people would feel very much offended, even if they do exist in the latter end of the progressive 19th century, to be told they have not yet passed the "blanket age" of semi-civilization. Yet this is true, and for proof watch them pass through a door; if they are semi-civilized they will never once think to gently close it, but will depend upon the "blanket" to close itself. If this same person should by chance close the door, it is closed with a bang! that would awaken the the seven sleepers. The above does not include all the "evidences" of a lack ol civilization, lor mere are many others, which shall have our attention from time to time. The bill before congress to remove the office of United States marshal from the fee system and make it a salaried office nas passed the house. The bill provides that the United States marshal of Arizona shall re ceive $4000 and traveling expenses, and each state shall receive compen sation in accordance with the amount of business transacted. Arizona s marshal is classed near the top of the list, Massachusetts " receiviug $2,500 and most of the states bejng placed in the class below $3,000. Ex- " "LIVE AND Good Hotel Accommodations at i i "I f T YTPTi t ptt ttahpft I h.K hi 'MU h I AfAAA I J XV -4 1-4 X HU A jUjUJ . SNOWFLAKE, HAY, GRAIN AND STABLING, Sign of the Big Windmill. The senate committee on public lands decided not to recommend the passage of the Arizona land bill over the yeto of the president, but to recemmend a new bill to meet the objections of the president and secretary of the interior. Maximo Gomez is reported to be at Seborucal in person. General Weyler will remove his headquarters to the city of Matanzas in order to facilitate the direction of operations, as the main force of the insurgents has passed into Santa Clara. It is announced that the Dutch military patrol has been attacked by the Alohinese near Anagaloeny, Island of Sumatra. Eight Dutch soldiers were killed and five officers and twenty-one men wounded. The Alchinese lost six leaders and thirty- seven men killed and wounded. In the house of commons the de bate upon the naval estimates was resumed. Mr. Goscheq, first lord of the admiralty, replying to a criticism by John Redmond, said that it was absurd to suggest that the increase in the navy was intended as a menace to the United States. The naval program, ne said, was settled in November, before the Venezuelan question had arisen. Senator Hoar, from the committee on J udiciary, reported a substitute for Senator Cannon's joint resolu tion regarding the property of the Mormon church in Utah seized un der the Edmunds act. The substi tute merely grants and conveys church property held by the receiver to the church after the payment of the expenses of the receivership. The public debt of Spain aggre gated about $1,250,000,000, or about $75 per capita. The public debt of the United States is some $15 per capita. Spain's total revenue amounts, to about $300,000,000 per annum, which $150,000,000 is col lected on imports, the balance being raised by internal taxation. The interest on the Spanish debt amounts to $55,000,000 annually, while the cost of maintaining the government is upward of $200,000,000 per year. The population of Spain is about 16,000,000. From the foregoing it is evident that the Spanish govern ment, though somewhat "long" on war talk, is decidedly short on "the sinews of war." Ex. Iconoclast in Arizona Republican It is strange that a man who has at tained the notoriety of Bob Inger- soil as a scholar and lecturer should manifest such profound ignorance as to admit the personal identity of Moses. It is true you may take the book of Exodus and traverse the country from the Red sea to the Jordan (as I have done) and find the description of natural and unchanging scenery accurate, but does that prove the personal exist ance of Moses? The Egyptians were an enlightened nation many centuries before the famishing Isrealites visited the Nile to beg corn, but no obelisk contains the captivity of the Jews because no such event occurred in history. It Is more reasonable to beleive it is a Jewish fable, as the Jews were notorious among their contemporar ies, the Persians, Assyrians, Greeks and Romans as enormous fabulists. The country between the -tied sea and the Jordan is similar to the coun try between the Gulf of California and Los Angeles. No six thousand men, women' and children that ever lived could have performed the journey on foot: even allowing forty years for a journey I have made in four days. You may take the legend of "Sleepy Hollow" and spend a sum mer in the Catskill mountains (as I have done) and you will find the de scriptions of natural and unchang ing scenery accurately pictured by Washington Irving, but does that prove the personal identity of Rip Van Winkle? The Assyrians, Greeks, Romans, Egyptians and ancient na tions created many gods of the im agination, but Nebuchadnezzar with his god of brass and feet of clay was not a more ridiculous god than the people have made of Bob Inger-soll. LET. LIVE:" ARIZONA. TERMS REASONABLE. MUS. II. HAIL, Proprietress. 9m F. J. WATTRON, -DEALER IN- Drop, Medicines, Chemicals Fancy and Toilet Articles. JEWELRY, BRUSHES, PERFUMERY, SOAPS, COMBS, GLASS, PUTTY, Patent Medicines, oils, VARNISHES, PAINTS, CUTLERY, WINES, LIQUORS, CIGARS, CONFECTIONERY, Fruits of all Kinds. Mail Orders Promptly FUledy,z? ltt L0ÜI KEE & CO, BAKERY -AND CHOP:- HOUSED SHORT ORDER MEALS AT ALL HOURS. 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Here is a chance to receive all the. news at the nominal price of three dollars and fifty rents per year. Holbrook, Ariz. 4 V i 4 4