The argus., April 16, 1896, Image 2

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Published eery Thursday at Holbrook,
Navujo County Arizona, by
ALBERT P. BANT A, Editor and Proprietor.
Tub Abol-s U ihe Official Papar of Navajo
County.
Entered at the postoffice at Holbrook, Arix
as secoud-clos mail matter
SVBSCRIPTION TA TES.
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Six months 1 &
Three months. 1 0
Advertising- rates made known on applica
tion at mis omce.
OFFICIAL DIKECTOUY.
AN INTEKESTING RELIC.
Whilst engaged in rummaging
through some old jj&pers, Mr.
George A. Urown, a rosidont of Fort
Apache, in this county, found an in
teresting and valuable relic. It is a
twenty-five dollar bill in North
COSOBSIttnOSsL.
Representative In Cons-res N. O. Murphy.
I. , Preacott
BXtCtTlTt DBFABTMBKT.
Governor Louis C. Huchea. Phenix
Secretary. Cha M. Bruce
Treasurer P. T. Cole
Auditor C. I. Leitch
Att'y (ion! T. D. Sot be rw alte. Tucson
SuuL Pub. Inst.F. J. Nctiiertoa. Unii Citv
Auj't General... Edward Schwarts. ..-Phenix
JUDICIAL DIPlEIBtJT-BLTHBMB COUHT.
Chief Justice A. C. Baker. Phenix
Aaso'te Justice.. J. D. Bet b une. Tucson
. " ..(mraT. IUuk Florence
..John J. Hawkins... Preacott
Clerk ..J. i II. Alexauder... Phenix
L'. S. Dlst. Atty. K. E. ElUnwood Phenix
mmBlCT COURT, rol'BTH JUDICIAL, DISTRICT.
Jndn John J. Hawkins. . Preacott
Clerk 0. 1. nuke Holbrook
Sheriff C. P. Owens
t nder-SherilT .Robert HuRord
Probate J udirs F. M Ziirk
IHstrkt Attorney W. M. Perrill
Kecorder W. Nelson
Treanrer E. A. Sawyer
Ex-officio Tax Collector E. A. Sawyer
BOABD OF BtrBBTXSOB8.
í. H. Bowman. Chairman
J. H. Kreed .Member
J. H. W lis
. W. Nelson..... Clerk
If congress endorses the action of
the house committee on military
affairs, nothing short of a presiden
tial voto will prevent General Miles
being made Lieutenant-General.
The committeo by a vote of eight
to four docided to favorably report
tne joint resolution otierea by liep- Carolina currency, which "entitles
resentative Hardy, of Indiana, to the bearer to receive twenty-five
promote General Miles to tüat rank. Spanish Milled-dollars, or the value
The fight which Secretary Laniónt thereof in gold or silver: agreeable
under Mr. Cleveland's orders to an act of the Assembly, passed at
has been making on General Miles, Xewbern, North Carolina, the 10th
has made friends instead of oppo- day of May, 1780.
nents to ttie resolution. Ihe lact It is signed in iuk by J. A. Vehon
that some people didn't want Gen- and G. Guion: and was printed by
eral Allies to enjoy tne honor be- James Davis, who brought the first
cause ho wasn t a West l'ointer has printing press to America. The
also acted in his favor. His promo- bill is well preserved, and consider-
tion would be a deserved compli- Dg the fact of its being a printed
ment to the volunteer officers of the relic from the first printing press in
late war. I America, irives it a value miirfi at.
ceeding its face, as well as its great
historical value. Mr. Brown has al
ready refused several tempting offers
far his valuable find.
THUKSDAY, APRIL 16.
EEPIBLICAS TERRITORIAL COX-
" VENTIOM.
HSADQ.t7ABTBM KiPCBLICAB TxB-)
bitokiaIj Chihal Com mittek,
Phxsix. Anz AIabch 17. lHHi. J
To THf BimucAX Votxbs or A hizo a:
' A deles-ate convention of the Republican
party of the Territory of Arizona is hereby
canea to assemnie in toe city or fornix.
Arizona, at iu o cioca i.Dk,on Wednesday,
April 2Mb. 1HW. for the purpose:
,1. The selection of six delegates to the
national itepuDlican convention to be held in
the city of St. Louis. Missouri, on June 10.
and the selection of an alternate for
tarn tnereor.
IL The nomination of a candidate for
omnia to Coiurress. Provided, however.
that if the convention shall deem it inexpe-
niem io nominate aennnidate at this time,
then said convention shaU determine adate
for such nomination and the manner in
which the saine shall be made.
III. The selection of a Territorial Central
loramltti
VI. The transaction of such other busi
ness as may properly come before said con.
Vention.
The basis of representation in this conven
tion will be one delegate lor every fifty votes.
ana one delegate fur each traction or nlty,
over twenty-five cast for Hon. N. O. Murphy
for Delegate to Congress at the November
election of 1S4. The representation of the
Posta asters should bear in mind
that it is entirely out of their lino
of duty to divulge anything con
cerning correspondents, or any other
persons who may post letters at
their office. They should caution
their children or employees, having
access to the mails, against such a
violation of the postal laws, as any
indiscretion of that sort subjects
them to removal. They should not
stand and gaze, or run to look at a
letter as soon as deposited in a bos;
to say the least such action is in
very bad taste, and indicates the
person doing it to bo a trifle too in
quisitive. All such acts and indis
cretions have a tendency to interfere
with the publication of newspapers
and cannot be tolerated.
The Now York legislature has
passed a bill defining bicycles as
baggage, and declaring that they
shall be transported as baggage on
all roads in that State. Here is one
State whose sovereign people are a
little greater than is a Railway Cor
poration. Our next legislative as
sembly should pass a similar law;
a law that will not require the owner
of the bicycle to box, cord, or other
wise pack the wheel, but be able to
put naked wheel into baggage-car.
Col. Alex. O. Brodie has been
elected president of Prescott's new
ly organized Mining Exchange. Mr.
Sam. Hill, elected vice-president;
THE STORM OF FRIDAY.
The great snow and wind-storm,
which brought trains to a -standstill
on the divide between Denver
and the Colorado Springs, and on
all roads except the Santa Fe, abat
ed during Sunday night, and the
railroads are again open. At Monu
ment and Palmer Lake, where trains
were stalled, there was eight inches o f
snow on the level,' and in places the
drifts were twenty feet deep. Fur
ther south, the snowfall was even
greater At Trinidad over two feet
of snow fell, and a hurricane drifted
snow into banks ten to fifteen feet
high blockading all thoroughfares.
Two west-bound Santa Fe trains,
and one Gulf passenger train, were
tied up at Trinidad. On the Raton
mountains the storm was more in
tense than anywhere else, the snow
drifting as high as twenty feet.
The storm extended from La Junta
to Las Vegas, but not so severe
south of Raton. In Pueblo the
wind attained a velocity of fifty-four
miles an hour. Two tall smoke
stacks of the Citizens' Electric
Light works were blown down.
Glass was blown out of windows, and
the telegraph wires were badly mix
ed. On the praries to the east the
storm will benefit the ranchmen who
have put in a large acreage of small
he is desirous leasing to some bright
intelligent fellow," "Now" contin
ued the Major with much solemnity
and apparant solicitude for the fel
low's welfare, "take my advice, go at
once and secure the prize; for, with
that Terrapin ranch, you can easily
make ten thousand pounds in ayear."
"For heaven's sake!" feelingly says
the Major, the tears welling up into
his sympathetic and benevolent eyes,
"you surely will not surrender the
lease at the expiration of the first
year, simply because you shall have
made that paltry ten thousand?"
The "guy" replied that he would
"consider the question quite serious
ly before giving up a fairly good
thing you know." It is needless to
say, the engenuous Englishman ac
tually boarded after receiving full
instructions from the Major the
first Southern Pacific train going
west, in search of Colonel Jones and
the "360,000-acre terrapin ranch, at
Devil's Paradise," somewhere on the
lower Gila river.
rose hardware: CO.,
ALBUQUERQUE, NBW MEXICO,
Jobbers of Machineru, Hardware, Stoves and Implements
Dealer in Pumps, Pipe and Fittings, Windmills and Tanks. Steel and Wire
Nails, Barbed and Balling Wire, Corrugated Iron, Bar Iron and Steel.
Refrigerators and House Furnishing- goods.
AGENTS FOR JOHN DEERE PLOWS AND WAGONS,
Deering and Walter A. Wood's Mowers and Bakes, Monarch Bicycles. Guns,
Sporting Goods, Cutlery and Lamps. ' 15m6 '
WHO REMOVED HUGHES?
Cleveland Did
It, With
Spite.
Mia Little
The late fiasco of the Arizona
militia cost the territory - $1,740.
This is a neat sum to pay for such
nonsense.
The president has sent to the
senate the nomination of Fitzhugh
Lee, of Virginia, to be consul gen
eral at Havana, Cuba, vice Ramon
G. Williams, resigned.
Bulletin No. 17 of the Arizona
Agricultural Experiment Station
has just been issued, It contains
the valuable part of the proceeding
of the first day of the agricultural
convention held at Phenix last
October, and edited by Wm. Stowe
Devol, director of the station. It is
sent gratis to all applying to the
director at Tucson for it.
To Get Kid of Smut.
Cochise
Coconino
10
GrahanV " " J rescoi aso Yavapai
Maricopa 27 the Territory.
Mohave
riavajo. .' 4
Pima . IS
Pinal .
Yavapai. 22
Y ama S
Total number of delegates 112
il 1 ordered that proxies in this conven
tion shaU be held only by regularly elected
delegates from the respective counties, to
said convention.
it is ordered that the credentials of dele-
Judge Ed. . Wells for treasurer,
and R. H. Hetherington the secre- grain, but it is believed some cattle
tary. This is an excellent step have perished in the blizzard. In
Aarto!?.?" .i".V,?re,ure " íoUow taken in the right direction, and no the Cripple Creek district a number
doubt will be of crreat benefit to of buildings ana many tents, in
county and which miners and prospectors lived,
wore blown down, and the Anchoria-
Leland shaft house was demolished.
The Cripple Creek Commission com
pany s tnree-story building was
blown down, and then consumed by
fire. Many small fires started in
camp, but were soon put out. The
total damage done in the camp is
! estimated at $100,000. The transfer
is stalled, and nearly all the wires
went down. In Victor the cars were
covered by the snow, and many of
gatea shall consist of the statement that the
following persons (naming them) have been
duly elected delegates to the territorial con
vention, and this statement shftll fu. H tut
and signed by the chairman and secretary of
me cuumr convemion.
A full attendance at thfa MMimnllnn nf nn
only the delegates, bnt of representative Ke-
ituuucwu, is earnestly desired.
By order of the .Republican Territorial
Vnirai committee,
B.L.L0XO. JOS. H. KIBBET.
Secretary, Chairman.
The Argus favors free coin
age of all silver produced in
the Unite States statehood
for all the territories; a reason
ably high tariff upon all im-
jvns vj icnaxsoever class or
kind this to include silver in
whatsoever form or shave it
mag be imported.
the drifts reach to the house tops,
In Denver there was no snowfall
worth mentioning, and the maximum
velocity of the wind was forty miles
an hour, while on the divide t blew
at the rate of seventy-five miles.
In a number of instances the gravel
was hurled through plate glass with
the force of bullets, not shattering
the pane, but leaving only a hole as
large as the stone.
We suggest that Mr. Cleveland
send "Paramount" Blount to Cuba.
UEOBOiA now has more manufac
tories than the whole Sooth had in
the year 1860.
The fellow of JHhe itching palm,"
is wonderfully conscientious(?j in
other people s business.
The senate has set its big foot
down upon the administration's
policy of consolidating all the small
postoffices with, the big ones in their of
vicinity. "
J.ELLER, 01 Colorado, has intro
duced a bill requiring national
banks to keep their reserves in their
own vaults, instead of loaning it to
eastern bankers.
Some one who appreciates the sit
uation, truly says that the man who
handles the local department of a
newspaper learns, after experience,
not to expect even briefly expressed
thanks for a column of pleasant
things.
BASTEE OX THE PACIFIC COAST
It being a fact that the first Sun
day after the full moon, which fol
lows the spring equinox is called
Easter Sunday; this brought Easter
one week sooner on the Pacific coast
than the balance of the world had
it. Astronomers ascertained by
computations that the first "full
moon" put in its appearance shortly
after 10 o'clock on the evening of
March 28,' consequently the next
day being Sunday it must be cele
brated as Easter along the coast,
Had the moon fulled two hours
later by Pacific coast time, our
Easter Sunday would have been
April 5, 1896. But as it was, our
Easter Sunday was March 29, 1896.
However, this is not likely to occur
soon again, for this is the first in
stance of the kind since the begin
ning of the Christian era.
In the earliest times the Chris
tians did not celebrate the resurrec
tion of Jesus Christ. Thev made
the Jewish Passover their chief
festival, which was celebrated the
11th of Nisan, and no matter in
what part of the week that day
might fall. The earlier Christians
believing so said their traditions
that Jesus had eaten, on the eve of
his death, the Passover with his de-
ciples, therefore they regarded this
festival as a commemoration of the
last supper and not as a memorial
the resurrection. But in pro
portion as Christianity more and
more separated itself from Judaism
the first Christians all being Jews
and imbibed or rather incorporat
ed into their religious rites, the then
existing paganisms of Rome, and
furthermore, to show their contempt asked for; but a strict regard for the
ana natrea lor tne Jews, the alleged truth impol us to say. we fear the
crucifiers of Jesus Christ, they Major did not adhere closely to the
changed the significenoe of the "white winged goddess'" as the sequel
festival, to a commemoration of the proves. He pretended a personal
resurrection of their Lord. To help acauaintainshio with the Uncle and
"A TERRAPIN RANCH.
The urbane and dignified Mixolo
gist, of the San Xavier, at Tucson,
tells a good story on a young and
somewhat verdant Englishman, then
recently out from the old country.
It appears this verdant youth had
an Uncle in Arizona, and was then
en route, looking up the Uncle. To
betrin with, the fellow entertained
preposterous notions regarding the
acquirement of wealth in '"this coun
try of ours." And in conversing with
the Major, to whom he naturally
looked for information, he incident
ally remarked that he "came here to
make 8 or 10 thousand pounds (40 or
50 thousand dollars), within the next
couple of years, and then return to
the old country." The Major feel
ing affably inclined to act "the good
Samaritan," he gave all information
The last of the
legislation has been
statute books of the Nation.
is well as the occasion for if has dis
appeared and it is better for all
those who took a part in that great
ar to see the last of it.
out this change a tradition had for
some time -gained considerable head
way at that time, to the effect that
anti-confederate Jesus. did not eat the "supper of the
wiped of the Passover," but that he had died on
This the very day of the Passover, thus
substituting himself for the Paschal
Lamb. Hence the great Christian
festival was thereafter made to cele
brate the resurrection of Christ.
saia, -your uncie owns an immense
Buffalo ranch at the Devil's Para
dise, on the Jower Gila river, and is
doing an enormous business, clearing
yearly ten t housand pounds in cash."
"But" says the Major now becoming
patronizingly confidential, "one mile
and a half below your Uncle's'place,
my old friend Colonel Jones ownes
a 360,000-acre Terrapin ranch, which '
By the latter weather treatment the
seed is immersed for a few minutes in
scalding water. The hot water kills
the smut spores without injury to
the rrain. The water should be
kept at a temperature of 132J, de
grees not rising above 135 degrees.
A ten to fifteen minute immersion is
recommended. In treating large
quantities of seed it is best to first
warm the grain by placing it for a
few minutes in warm water (110 de
grees 130 degrees), as this will en
able one to keep the first vessel at a
more even temperature. The grain
when immersed in the large vessel
of hot water should be placed in a
basket or gunnysaok or any con
venient utensil that will allow free
and even access to the hot water.
After withdrawing the seed from
the hot water plunge it into cold
water and spread out to dry." Prof.
James H. Toumey, in Bulletin 17 of
the Arizona Experiment Station,
Tucson.
If it is not one thing it is another,
to keep one end of the Arizona
democracy in a turmoil. A new
casus beli has arisen and the forces
which have been solidly arrayed
against the administration, cement
ed togother by the principle, "Any
thing to beat Grant," are now break
ing up. Th distracting question
is,"Who removed Governor Husrb.es?"
Thomas E. Farish said he did
with his little pen. Renjamin
Fickas says he set the territorial
democratic machinery in motion
with fatal result. Those faithful,
but almost despairing brethren,
Fred G. Hughes, Judge Woods and
Charles Shibell of Tucson, said
they compassed the Governor's
overthrow by their never ceas
ing prayers. Judge Barnes says
he sowed wind in Illinois which
raised a destroying whirlwind
Arizona. Mark Smith telegraph
back that he is the person to whom
the threatened Arizona owes her
salvation from the dreaded Minotaur,
Frank Heney and Marshal Meade
claim a still more important part in
the cataclysm. They were the
prophets who dwelt upon the
heights and kept the sacred fires
burning for the edification of the
struggling malcontents in the val
ley below. For their further edifi
cation and encouragement they de
livered themselves from time
time of prophecies that "Hughes
would be removed next week."
This question of who removed the
Governor is serious and unsettlin
as it cannot in the nature of things
be discussed at great length.
will be absorbed by that other one.
"Now that the city has been taken,
how are the spoils going to be
divided?" Then . shall brother be
divided against brother and hair
will be reaped by the handful.
Tucson Star.
F. J. WATTRON,
-DEALER IN-
Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals
Fancy and Toilet Articles.
He Pities 'Em.
The acquital of P. J. Clark,
charged with a cowardly attack
upon Governor Hughes, was a dis
graceful act by a jury composed of
men supposed to be reputable citi
zens, sworn to try the case accord
ing to the law and evidence. There
was no question of Clark's eruilt
and the jury is equally censurable
with him. Clark's acquital cannot
restore his reputation as a good citi
zen and he is detested by all right
minded people. The Citizens'
League of Phenix dropped Clark
from the roll of membership and in
doing so gave expression to the
sentiment that his actions are not
such as pertain to a gentleman or
to a proper member of the league.
Arizona Silver Belt.
Judge
Baker arrived in Yuma
Monday and returned the same day.
He came especially to hear the cass
of Levy vs. the Tax Collector of
Yuma county, a case involving a
small amount but of interest to the
tax-payers to have it decided as
soon as possible. When one thinks
of the sacrifice of personal comfort
of a journey from Phenix and re
turn this action must commend
itself as praisworthy. Most of our
judges would have put off the case
until the next term. Arizona Sentinel.
In all human probability it never
occurred to President pieveland
that he was uttering an absurd and
offensive slander against' communi
ties which for general intelligence,
morality, patriotism, and honest in
dustry may favorably compare with
most of the older cities of this and
other continents. The fact remains,
however, that out of his abundant
gnorance of the West and North
west he has been talking nonsense
as rank as it is injurious and irritat
ing. New York Tribune.
Robert G. Ingersoll, who lectured
at Cleveland, Ohio, April 8, was in
terviewed on the effort of the
Cleveland Christian Endeavors to
convert him to Christianity by con
certed prayer.
"The Christian Endeavor people,'
he said, "are all right. I pity them.
as I pity all the other misguided.
In the same way I pity the man
who thinks he has solved the per
petual-motion problem; just as
pity the youner irirl who has done
wrong; just as I pity any and all
who have faith in the tissues of
nonsense that is bound together
and given the name of 'Bible.'
"It was good-natured on their
part to pray for me, and that act
alone leads me to believe that there
is still hope for them. The trouble
with the Christian Endeavor is that
tney aon t give my arguments con
sideration. If they did, they would
agree with me. Heretofore they
have simply said: 'Oh, Ingersoll.
He talks for money. There is noth-
in what he says.' They did not
listen to me with any intention of
giving a fair and impartial verdict,
Their decision was given before
hand.
"Things are changing now. I was
alone in my belief twenty years ago;
now I nave a great deal of com
pany. So far as the prayers offered
up for me are concerned, so far as I
am able to learn, they have done me
no harm, and if they have done me
any good I don't know it. It is a
strange commentary, nowever, on
the changes of times this method
of battling me. There was a time
not long ago when a man who ex
pressed the opinions that I do
would have been tortured to death.
Nowadays they pray for one.
"After all, to what do the Chris
tians object in my doctrine? I
simply point out what is obvious to
all honest thinkers the inconsist
ence, untruth and impossibilities of
the Bible. It is all right if they
gain consolation from their belief,
but so far as I have observed, the
Christian religion brings nothing
but pain, while my belief brings
happiness."'
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is authorized to receiv9 and receipt for sub
scriptions to the Abgus. '
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