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Vt. J t ST. JOHNS, APACHE COUNTY, ARIZONA TERRITORY, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1892. NUMBER 48 1 7 f :- $ IT.: .It?: Jtki C. Carlisle tm tie Tariff. Perhaps I ought to apologize to the Senate for attempting on such a day as this, and at so late a period in, the session, to occupj' any part of, its time in the discussion of a subject which we all agree cannot be,disposed of j. but the recent re port made by the committee on fi nance in relation to the prices of commodities, the rates of wages and the cost of living in the United States has been so thoroughly mis understood. or so grossly misrepre sented in the public press and else where that I have felt it to be the duty of some one on this side of the chamber who assisted in making that investigation to state our views of its results." I think it is the unanimous opin ion of economist's and statisticians who. have investigated the subject, that for many years, in all the great industrial and commercial coun tries of the world, the prices of ' commodities have, been decreasing and the rates of wages, especially , in those occupations ivhich require a considerable degree of skill and intelligence, have been increasing; of course, there are very many and yery conspicuous and aggravating exceptions to this general rule, but they are all attributable, in my opin ion, to abnormal and artificial con ditions, created by unequal and un just tax laws and by improper gov ernmental interference with the pri vate affairs of the people, discrimi nating in favor of some and against others. Whatever makes it easier for the people to live decently and comfort ably, whatever makes the necessa ries of life which the people are bound tolbuy and use cheaper and j less expensive to the masses, is a blessing ,-to Tnankind, and .1 have never been able to "appreciate the wisdom of that policy winch com pels men to work longer and harder in order to procure food, raiment and shelter for themselves and their families; I have never been able to appreciate either the economic truth or the humanity of the proposition that the people can bo made happy snd prosperous by taxation, wheth er the purpose of that taxation be to defray extravagant expenditures pn the part of the government, or to increase tlie prices which the peo ple pay for what they eat, drink and wear. Mr, President, any one who con tends in this day that high prices of commodities are beneficial to the community at large, is at war with the spirit of the age in which he lives, at war with the genius of dis covery and invention which during the- last half 'century more than during any other like period in the history of the world has amelior ated the condition of mankind by bringing all the necessaries of life, ,nd many of its luxuries, within )he reach of .every man who is will ing to work. I speak ot production and distri bution together, because cheap and easy distribution is just as impor tant, both to the producer and to the consumer, as cheap and easy production ; therefore every shackle imposed upon commerce, every in terference with the free exchange of products in the gmarkets of the world increases prices and deprives the people of the benefits which they have a right to enjoy, and whieh they otherwise would enjoy, resulting from improved industrial and commercial methods. But it is unnecessary to pursue this line of argument further, be cause at least it appears to be ad- xnitted by the friends of the protec tive system that cheap commodities for the use of the people are bene ficial, and the Senator from Rhode Island (Mr. Aldrich), speaking here throe days ago as the chosen cham pion of that system, bases his de - fense' of- the tariff act of 1890 al most solely upon the ground that it z- sac -sc .J rr t ir7iffr "rnyr i r -iTmrn irx-rjr- r mn mi i m k i i mi n h ii i m n - -&. has reduced prices and enlarged the foreign commerce of the countrj That was not the purpose of the authors and supporters of that law at the time it passed Congress, as is conclusively shown by the report which was made to the House of Representatives when the bill was presented to that body. In that re port Mr. McKinley, speaking tor himself and nil the Republican members of the committee, said : "We have not been so much con cerned about the prices of the arti cles we consume as we have been to encourage a system of home pro duction which shall give fairremun eration to domestic producers and fair wages to American workmen, and by increased production and home competition insure fair prices to consumers." And again, the report says ; "Your committee has not sought by the proposed legislation to fur ther cut down prices at the expense of our own prosperity, but to pro vide with certainty against that in creasinsr competition from other countries whose conditions our peo pie are unwilling to adopt. We have not believed that our people, al ready suffering from lo,v prices, can or will be satisfied with any legisla tion which will result in. lower prices." Hero is a clear and emphatic dec laration by the authors of the meas ure that it was not intended to re duce prices, that it would not, in fact, reduce prices, and that the peo ple would not be sasisfied with an' legislation which would produce that result. The theory that high prices of commodities are beneficial to the community large, and that the McKinley law would increase them, was abandoned by the. advocates of that measure immediately after its passage,, and in every part of the country they faced about and either denied that higher prices, in fact, prevailed or that they were not pro duced by the tariff act. The peo ple, however, knew better from per sonal experience and observation in their daily transactions, and in No vember, 1890, the authors of the tariff act were sept from the House of Representatives by a majority of more than 800,000 votes. Never in the history of the country has there been such a storm of popular in dignation against any single act of legislation as that which over whelmed the advocates ot this mea sure in 1890, and as a result we now have the Senator from Rhode Is land and all the other friends of the protective system who have recent ly spoken upon the subject confess ing that high prices are not benefi cial to the people and that the orig inal and avowed purpose of the act was wrong; in other words, they now contend that the act has been a success solely because it failed to accomplish what it was intended to accomplish, The proprietress of the Pioneer hotel has an elephant on her hands, not a verv big one, but just big enough to furnish her a daily and perplexing problem. A couple of weeks ago a woman named Louisa Baxter was locked up for drunken ness. It was discovered the next day that she had a baby about eighteen months old and neighbors who called at the house found the little fellow sitting on the floor, tearful and hungry. He was cared for and a day or two later was ta ken to the Pioneer. He is there Tet and his unnatural mother is, no one knows where. The child is unusu ally bright and handsome, but he happens to be just now a sort of elephant. Phenix Republican. 9 8 Rains in this section has been plentiful, and the ranges are in good condition. In other portions of the territory this has not been the case, and grass and water are both short and scarce. Coconino Suu. The Grand Canyon. The great river of Arizona is the Colorado. This river drains the whole Territory, every stream with in limits being tributary to it. The Grand Canyon of the Colorado commences a few miles south of the point of the entrance of the river into this Territory and for a distance of over 400 miles of its course it plunges through the most stupen dous chasms on the face of the earth. The gorge varies m depth from 1,000 to8,000 feet and in width from one to eighteen miles, it is impossible to present a word picture that will give anything like an adequate idea of the marvels of this canyon or group of canyons, for within the gorge there are hundreds of other chasms, some of them thousands of feet in depth. Stand ing on the cliff of the Marble can yon tne nuge, turDuient scream at the bottom looks -like a silyer thread. You can travel down to it in a day's journey, and it will take you another course of the sun to climb baclc to the summit again. In some places it is so deep and abrupt that the stars glisten in all their nocturnal beauty at midday, while not even a strav eleam of sunshine has ever penetrated the abyss. Think upon it ! miles upon miles of the grandest scenery in na ture which has never seen a sun beam, and into which the stars are continually peeping. But the sun shine can be seen gleaming afar off, making the distant crags look like burnished gold set with opals and diamonds, the lights and shadows creating straBgearchitectural forms palaces, cathedrals, obelisks and bold battlements, behind which Ti tans might have fought. Fantastic rocks take the form of huge cities with silent streets, on which there are no footfalls, and away behind with their shining tower6 piercing the azure vaults of heaven, are the temples of the gods. It is a land of dreams and wonders, and any at tempt to describe it in sober, matter-of-fact language would be out of place. It is undoubtedly the greatest wonder of nature to be found on the earth and it must be seen before any comprehension can be had of its marvels. A visitor might spend months here and never tiro of its ever varying beauty. Imagine, if you can," a huge cleft longer than it is from New York to Pittsburg. In places ii is nearly as wide as the sea between England and France; in other places so nar row that a rifle ball can be fired across it, and deeper than Pike's Peak is above Colorado Springs. But this only gives an idea of mag nitude. Its myriad marvels and weired beauty are reserved for only those whose eyes are permitted to look upon this wonder land way below the crust of Mother earth. A new stage line, connecting with the popular Santa Fe route, has been established between Williams and the Canyon. Tourists can now reach this greatest of all wonders with comfort and ease. Only twelve hours staging, Williams News. It is estimated that the total cost of the World's Columbian Exposi tion will be about $25,000,000, near ly $7,000,000 of which will be paid by holders of concessions. A novel feature of the Springfieldi Mass., street car system is the let ting of electric cars to parties who wish to hire. The price is $2 an hour. PRICE'S riealuBaking UdPowder Used in Millions of Homes Silycrpeg's Faro Came. Whenever I see a faro game I am Reminded ot a story told on Silver peg. an old prospector. He was a taciturn man and soe'nt most of his time prospecting in Sonoraand Arizona. He got his nickname from the fact that one of his legs was amputated at the knee, necessita ting his wearing a wooden peg,and the additional fact that he was al ways prospecting for silver: Silver peg had two ambitions in life one was to strike a rich silver mine, in which event he swore he would make himself a silver leg to replace the .wooden one he hobbled around on ; the other was to beat faro by his system. His system was for cer tain cards to win clear through and others to lose in the same manner. For years Silyerpeg had spent his summers in prospecting without finding a "rich silyer mine." On the advent of winter he would come to town and endeavor to break the faro banks with his 83'stem. The day the earthquake occurred he was at Bavispe, Sonora, and was plaving faro; he was playing his sj'stem and had been coppering the jack. The jack had lost three times. Silverpeg was in a happy mood, as his system was proving a winning one. He coppered the jack clear up to the limit, being sure that his system was right and that the jack would lose out. But, before the dealer could make a turn, the earth quake came, the walls of the house shook and chairs and tables began to slide over the floor, and the deal ers and players, being badly fright ened, made a rush for the door, When they got out on the street the shock was over. The players, after recovering from their fright, re sumed their places at the table lney naa been so suddenly sur prised by the shock that they had not gathered up their checks, which on their return, were apparently iust as they had placed them, The dealer took his seat, made a turn and the jack lost. The shock had knocked the cop per off of Silverpeg's bet and he had not noticed it. The dealer took the bet in and Silverpeg was dumfound ed. He saw what the earthquake had done. His disgust was intense. Gathering up his remaining chips he cashed them in and turning to the players he said: ,Boj'S, I play- ed faro before I learned the Lord's prayer ; I have tackled brace games before, but this is the first time I ever struck a bank where Providence stood in with the house. My sys tern was all right and if the Lord had held back that shock a few deals I would have broke the bank. I can beat the box, but I can't beat Providence. I will never play faro again, the odds are too great." Silverpeg kept his word and no inducement could ever persuade him to play faro. Anaconda Stand ard. The riyer coal miners at Pitts burg are expected to strike against a proposed reduction of 3 cents per bushel in their wage's. T 1 i r . eurasKa iarmers are preparing for another State product train to advertise their agricultural resources throughout the East. According to inside information the Pullman Palace Car Company is now earning about 20 per cent per annum and carrying more to surplus accounts every ye.-.r than it pays out in dividends. 40 Years tne Standard, Done hy Democrats. Among the more important bills which have become laws during the first session of the present Congress are the following : To encourage American ship building. For the permanent preservation and custody of the records of the volunteer armies. To add the name of the Secretary of Agricultural to the Cabinet offi cers who may-become President, in certain emergencies. To prohibit the coming of Chin ese into the United States. ine intermediate ana tne army nurse bills. To reciprocate commercial rela tions with Canada. Increasing the maximum pay of life-saving crews. The Senate killed many good measures. Amoug the bills and resolutions ordered to lie upon tho table are the following : To establish saving banks. To develop and facilitate the in ter-State commerce of the whole country, and more especially that of the twenty-two States and Terri tories drained by the Mississippi river and its tributaries. To change the day of meeting of Congress to Jan. 1. To amend the constitution, so that the President shall hold his office for six years and be ineligible for re-election. The message of the President in response to a Senate resolution in relation to a proposed international conference on the subject of silver coinage. Providing for the election of Senators by a direct vote of the people. ' To authorize the establishment of a postal telegraph service. M Perished on the Plains. Thursday afternoon a Mexican brought in word that the remains of a Chinaman had been discoyered across the river near the Tempo road. Ex-officio Coroner Stillman imme diately empaneled a jury consisting of John Whitlow, A. Lancer, Dave Gibson, John Buckelshausen, C. F. Palmer, T. L. Stoufifer, foreman. They took the informant with them for a guide. Arriving at the scene, the remains proved to be of a man who had been dead two or three weeks. The bddy was wasted almost to a skeleton, the flesh having either decayed away or been picked off by the denizens of the plains, with the exception of the legs below the knee, protected by the boots. The drawn skin of the face was, however, sufficiently intact to make recognition possible to an intimate acquaintance. The type of the featurep favored the Mongolian race. -A Chinaman present at first thought it to be the missing Liee JbooK. ine neaa was brought to town for indentification and at the inquest held the next day was definitely identified by a num ber as that of a Yaqui Indian, known about Florence as "Zachari- as." His real name was Jose Checo, and his residence at Adamsville. His wile died several mouths ago. He leaves a daughter in Mesa. Peor pie who employed the man speak highly of him as a steady, hard worker. It appears that the man attempt ed to walk from Mesa city to Flor ence, and probably fell exhausted in the sun, from exposure and thirst. Florence Tribune. Dispatches from the Hudson- river fruit-growing belt says, that the storms of week before last did considerable damage to the vine yards. An economical old woman at Atchison has brought up a family of spring chickens on the bugs col- ected from the machinery at the electric-light station every morn ing. Bill IV e as a Horseman. Bill Nye has taken to equestrian ism for insomnia. He relates his ' experience as follows : "Two weeks ago I began horseback riding at the suggestion of my physician, who is a thoroughly good man and senior warden and tyler in our church here- "Today my pulse is normaL "Respiration noticeable. 'Temperature 73. "My physician reports some abrasions and one severe concussion of the cornice. He says that if I had been fatter there would have been a number of flesh wounds. UI was trying my new riding hab it from Boston. My riding habit was formed there. But where I erred was in trying the habit with- 1 out blinding the horse. You can't : come into full bloom that way all of a sudden on a horse that'hashacL -t no advantaged and who has never been accustomed to a great burst of loveliness. v "So we came home from the trial Jv by different roads. When my wife : saw the palfrey coming home wear- ing the saddle over his stomach sher ? ; saidit was just like me to send home- the horse draped that way just to please the dear one, before I-got there myself. . .. -J "My fall reminded me very much of Adam's, it was so sudden and so ; hard, I fell more painfully than: - the author of 'Beautiful Snow,' but : I can overcome it in society quick.-- . K . er. it was tne most Dainiul tinner that has happened since the war and inside of twenty minutes I met all the people of North and South Carolina with whom I am acquaint-' ed, besides 70 or 80 from New York, who are here for their health and. watching to see better people fall off their horses. "Ihave always said that the roads here should be macadamized, but - if they can be upholstered at the same price it would suit me bet ter, m "This horse grew up on the fron tier, andis a sort of self-made horse, Civilization scares him almost to death. So he unseated me as though I had been the snap delegate of a rump convention. I still remain so." Mounted Inspector Gh W. Graham of La Noria, came in Friday morn ing and reported to Collector Christ that Deputy Collector Keppy o" that port had been arrested while taking a drive across the line witlj Mrs. Reppy. It seems that Mr. Keppy was at the. time without coat or shoes, simply wearing his slip pers and had gone out for a buggy ride eyen neglecting to wear his official badge. Mrs. Reppy was re-? leased and permitted to return home -but Reppy was held. As soon as word reached Collector Christ he called at the Mexican custom house and Commandante Chapital sent a messenger with Inspector Graham: ordering the release of Mr. Reppy. It is claimed that the Mexican force in that locality is composed entirely of new men and that Mr. Reppy being without his badge was . placed under arrest. Another ver sion of the affair is that the arrest was a retaliatory step occasioned., by the arrest a short time ago by Reppy of a Mexican smuggler who was held to bail. The matter we understand is to be thoroughly ventilated. Nogales Herald. Graham, Gila, Pima. Pinal, Mo have and Yuma counties are known the union over as mining, regions of vast wealth. Harqua Hala, in. Yuma, decried, at its discovery as a fizzle, is a bonanza. The Harcuvar mountains are the base of operations for the new copper mining compa ny lately organized in Phenix. Mo have county, by virtue of its recent discovery of silver wealth, is receiv ing the benefit of inquiry and pros pecting. Some of its mines hav,e been paying properties for years.rry:. Phenix Herald. " K0K 4;. If