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The Prospector.
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THE FLOOD AT BENSON.
Description of its Awfulness
lv Oour Correspondent,
uUc line.
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC R.
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ally except Sunday. PaoSc time.
J. J. FV General Manager.
A. NAUCLE. L. H. AURBCKT.
Asttste General Manager. Train Master.
MARICOPA & PHOENIX R. R.
.North stations South
Bo pmLv... . Phonlx Ar tOoim
1.35 pm Terape 1 30 a m
9.00 pm ICyreoe irpm
9,35pm hacaton 1230pm
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Ci. H.'Honshell. Gen. Supt.
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LOCAL NOTEST""
Silver i quoted at 55
Dr. Gaff,
urgeon.
Benton Physician
and
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Three days eastern
wail arrived today.
and western
If Bshilling' Us advertisement are
true, you can get the beat of teai for a
amll priee.
Besso.v, Octobtr 2.IS0G.
Ei) Prospector: Au inivrcsir
warning came yesterday to tlie peoplu
of Benton which moat vividly and
forcibly reminded us that in th" "mi 'at
of life we are in death." Those who
witneised the storm yesterday saj
they can never more doubt the thro
logical idea of an aucivul deluge.
Uousea floated away like toys upon
the deep.
Thertor-ncatna about 12 ii the Say.
Many describe the water spout as
twisting and writhing like a snake,
until Anally it burst upon the little
village with such terrible force that it
was almost swept from the face of tbo
earth. The derot of the S. P. Co. is
almost demolished and Wells, Fargo
4 Co.'a express office is a total wreck.
Business houses are filled with mud
and bail to the depth of from ono to
three feet. People stading on the up.
stairs balcony of the Grand Central
Hotel were watching those who were
on the plaform of the depot and could
see them only when flashes of light
ning came, the storm cloud was no
dense.
Two of our most esteemed citizens,
Mr. Ashburn and Mr. Zcek, each now
mourn the loss of wife and babies.
Mrs. Ashburn and two babies were
visiting Mrs. Zeek when the storm,
came and, without a moment's warn
ing or any human aid, were all six
swept down with the flood. The bod
ies of Mrs. Ashburn and Mrs. Zeek
have been recovered by the serscbiiig
party, but the four children are all
miesing.
Xo trains reached Benson from any
direction last night er today and it is
reported that miles of track each way
have been waehtd aVay, and no trains
can possibly reach Benson until Mon
day. Wrecking trains are in Beiisou and
everything is being done that can be
to clear things up.
J .! J Ml" I I. Si I . 1
Some insufferable scoundrel in
Tombstone is amusing himself with
the wautou poinnning of valuable dog
probably in rmulatiou of a similarly
minded creature who recently operat
ed in this vicinity.
The Kindergarten feature intrc
dtu-rd iuto the primary department of
tho Tf mtwtone public school by MUs
l'(! field i dvuidedly a move in the
right din-rtimi.aud we are sure it will
meet the hmrty approval of parents
who hire children of tender k
STRICKEN BEMS0N.
Further Details of the Flood
i ami its Ravage).
The alitor of the Democrat went to
Santa Ke to investigate the laundry
crxmlal, und iuhdJ the case worse
than bttd Leeu reported. Sunday
morning' paper has a column editor
ial on the eubj-ct, from fthich it ap
p ars that all the office holders in
Santa Fe territorial aa well as federal
are in the theme, and havo their wash
ing doca by penitentiary convicts, at
the public expense. Citizen.
Kev.Kobt-rts returned homo from Ben
son today, where he went to conduct
the funeral services of the unfortuate
ladies who were drowned there during
the flood on Thursday last. He will
leave Wednesday next for the Meth
odist conference which convene at
Phenix on Thursday. Mr. Roberts ia
a Christian gentleman who has the
interests of hi? life's work at heart.
He is well liked by the people of
Tombstone who would be greatly
pleased should he be returned to this
charge.
Mrs. S. A. Kell, of Pomona, CaL, had
the bid luck to sprain her ankle. "I
tried several liniments," she says, "but
was not cured until I used Chamberlain's
Pain Bilra. That remedy cured me and
1 take pleasure recommending it and
estifyinx toits fticacy." This med icineis
talsoof great value or rheumatism, lame
back, pains, in the chest, pleurisy and all
deep-seated and muscular piins. For
sale by Drusjjis
The Tjrraiiuy of me ek.
We will suppose that your occupation
is sedentary that your are chained, so to
speak to the desk in some counting house
or perhaps to the loom in some vast mill
where you are compelled to labor from
morning to night. Sunday is your only
day of relaxation. You return home
every evening wearied mentally and
bodily. Your health and strength begin
to fail. What will most effectually re
cuperate jour vital energy The weight
of evidence points to no other conclusion
than that Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is
our safest, most reliable sheet anchor.
Use it persistently, and your system will
soon regain its pristine vigor. Every
function will receive a healthful impulse.
There lino remedy to equal the Bitters
for nevousness and want of sleep,
dyspepsia, constipation and billiousness.
It averts and remedies all form of mal
arial disease, and is a preventive of
rheumatism and neuralgia.
FIRST QLARREL.
The Board of supervisors meet this
aiternoou Chairman Williams arriving
on the noon coach.
Diok Vincent returned from Bisbee
Where be has been on attendance at
the Populist convention.
The business meeting of Epworth
League will meet at the M. E. Churoh
tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock.
THELadiei Aid Society of the M. E.
church will meet tomorrow Tuesday
al 2 p. m. at the residence of Mrs. E.
Sydow.
"May the best man win" does not
pply to tho wedding. In suca a case
tho "best man" is not in it with the
other fellow.
If you happen to be in the vicinity
J of the jil when the twilight shadows
oltly fall you may hear the prisoners
ting. At first like tbtt low wail of a
soul in distieet. the chores gradually
swells until the somnolent surround
ings are rent with a sound not unlike
the wild, careless melody i.f an hotel
gong. After the evening lay has been
laid away to recover the evening nntil
8 o'clock is spent in mental recreation.
Such absorbedly interesting works as
"The Bed Hover's Eevenge" make
time have wings and ft isn't long until
someone in the sheriff's office locks
them in their cells, and the prisoners
roll into their blankets and dream
some of them perhaps of a kind old
mother in a faraway home, who may
be wondering where her boy is tonight
A Spoonev Couple's First Disagreement
Tomorrow the Democratic clans will
gather and place a ticket in the field.
Saveralolthepoliticial warriors have'
already arrived and thingt will doubt
less be exciting.
E. R. Monk, tho present receiver of
the land office at Tucson, was an in
coming passenger today and is being
a-rceiea of nis numerous friends. The
Judge takes a friendly interest in
Cochise politics and tomorrow will be
on hand at the convention.
Awarded
Highest Honors World Fair,
w CREAM
BAKING
PWWR
Last August while working in the har
vest field I became overheated, was sud
denly attacked with cramps and was
nearly dead. Mr. Cummin es, the drug
gist, gave me a dose of Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
which completely relieved me. I now
keep a bottle of the remedy handy. A.
M. BUNNELL, Centerville, Wash. For
sale by Dnijcisis.
Editor Upton of the Biebee Demo
crat is over from the Copper eamp and
is nursing his political boomlet. We
believe he has a leadpipo cinch on tho
Probate Judge nomination tomorrow.
Miss Lulu Howe returned l.day
from her vacation eaut tn again ta
sume her duties as teacher of the Fair
bank school. Miss Howe wa among
the delayed passengers on t!ie S. P.
because of the washout.
Mr. and Mrs. Loveley had their first
quarrel yesterday morning. The cof
fee was cold, the toast burned and
breakfast to late that Mr. Loveley)
coul J not possibly r?ach his office en
time. He grumbled, ube cried and
threatened to go right home Jo
mamma. Then he swore and slammed
the bedroom door.
Being their first quarrel Mrs. Love
ley was sure her husband has gone in
to that bedroom with no purpose In
view except to end the existence the
had rendered miserable with cold cof
fee, burned toast and tears. As a
matter of fact Mr. Loveley had merely
retired to bruth his teeth. When Mrs.
Loveley slipped into the room with
thoughts of seizing her husband'
revolver and turning its muzzle against
her own bosom she raw him bending
uver 100 inarDei Dtsin. mere was
crimson spellers alloverit and
was c. smear of crimson across his face.
Mrs. Love'oy ottered a piercing shriek
and dashed into th street screaming:
"H-lp' help! My husband has cut
bis t'.uoat! Oh, dear, what shall I do.
Go for 0 doctor, somebody 1 Ob, why
did we quarrel?"
The neighbors dashed into the
hone and found Mr. Loveley wiping
the red looth powder off his ebon.
Ex.
Tho death dealing torrent has come
and gone leaving in its wake n trail of
sorrow, desolate hornet ami crushed
hope.
October 1st will be a day long to ha
remembered in the history of Benson;
no one would have prophesied on that
bright morning that before high noon
the elements would have preciptatod
themselves with such savage ferocity
upon the unhappy town. Two clouds
were teen approaching each other
clashed and formed a storm center. A
gyratory motion was observed in the
middle, of the clouds, the rain fell in
sheets, the hail (an inch in diameter)
oame vvitti the fury of demons. leaving
their impression upon the woodwork
and producing a deafening noise.
Soon the water was observed approach
ing like some maddened monster rev
eling in destruction ; Mr. Zeek' resi
dence wat right in its track. Mrs.
Zeek and the two little boy were
inside the house, alto Mrs. Athburn
and ber two little girls, making a total
of tix who were swept into eternity.
They were seen by several now up and
btruggling, again out of sight; a pierc
ing wail, then the ominous silence.
The two ladies were found the next
day about half a mile from the town.
Saturday evening the body of little
Clyde Zeek was found ; Sunday morn
ing Mr. Ashburn' little girl wasrecov
eren (still two remain to be found).
Kol a vestage of the Zeek residence is
left.
Several narrow escapes are to be
chronicled. A large building known
locally as tho "Hide House" had
stored In it about forty ton of baled
hay, was lifted bodily and dashed
agaiust Welle-Fargo's office, crushiug
that building out of all semblance.
Mr. Webster's house was Hooded and
filled with ice (hail) to the depth of
four feet; the family had a narrow
escape; so sudden wa the rush of
water that Mrs. Christenot and family
had to be drawn out of their house
with ropes.
Tho ruoet pathetic scene witneised
among tne living was thai of Mrs. G
w. uryau wuo bad tied her babe to
herself so that they might net besep-
rated even in death, a she expected
every moment for her house to be
carried away, but it was providentially
saved.
The funeral of Mrs Ashburn aud
Mrs. Zeek took place at half-pat t
eleven Siturday from the hall (the
largest building in town), Rev. D.
Robert officiated. The hall wag filled
with sympathizing friends.
Searching parties aro out from early
morning until dark trying to recover
the remaining bodies.
The heartfelt sympathy of the whole
town is with tho bereaved husbands.
llo You liter.
Here are some of the questions which
a new iaruranca company requires to
ba answered satisfactorily, and the
public will agree thai there is more
reason for them than for many of the
old queries:
"Do you ride a biccle? Single or
tau'lem?
"Do 30U eat: () HotraletT (b Ta
malesT (c) Mince pieT (d) Welch rare
bits? (f) Raw onions?
"Do you swallow grape seeds?
"Do you drink any mixed drinks?
"Do you ever sleep in a folding bd?
"Do j ou smoke : (n) Cigarettes? (b)
Nickel cigart?
"Have you a mother-in-law'
"Did you ever attempt suicide?"
ro ovi:k fifty viuiin.
An old, well-tried remedy. Mr
Winslow'ii Soothing Syrup has b-on
used for over fifty jeais by millions of
mothers lor their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. It soothes
the child, eoltena the gum, allays all
pain, cures wind colic, and is the best
remedy for diarrhoea. It is pleasant
to the taste. Sold by druggist in
erery part of the world. Twenty-fiv
cents a bottle Its value is incalcu
lable. Bo sure and ask for Mrs. Win
slow' Soothing Syrup, and take
no other kind.
1IOXKI. AltKIVAtJ
COCIIISB
E. W. Land, Stone House.
sax Joas,
E. R. Monk, Tucson.
I ALACE.
Henry Pyatt, Ranch.
ABL1NOTOX
M. Jereslam, Los Angeles.
S. A. D. Upton, Biobee.
H. C. Murray, Hot Springs.
Mrs. E. E. Davis, of San Miguel, Cal.,
says: "I am trying in.a measure to re
pay the manufacturers of Chari.herlan's
Cough Remedy for the great good their
remedy has done me. For vears I was a
mnCfanf tllfT.rr frnm ..!, f...-- I I
Colored teas
tare flooding the country, do
ing harm wherever they go.
Do you know thai over 90
per cent of Japan tea in this
country, except Schilling's
Best, is colored ? Do you
want such tea sold to you and
to your family and to your
friends ?
Why do you drink it ?
One way to stop colored
tea is to demand that Con
gress strongly legislate against
it.
Another way is to use noth
ing but pure tea. Schillings
Best money-back tea at
your grocer's.
Schilling's Beslcofcc, soda, baking
powder, spices, and Savoring extracts
ire also good in their wa) and money
tucked. A Schilling & Company San Franciic
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Council Resolution
The followigresolution was
adopted by the City Council
at its last regular session:
j-vcMJiveu jov tne uommon
constant sufferer from weak lungs and -, -, , W-' A" .
bronchial asthma. My rest at night was ' Council Ol the City of 1 Omb-
ston. tnat tor the years 1897
?nd I8u8 the salary of Chief
of Police, to be elected at the
coming election, is hereby fixed
at $50 per month, and this
shall be full compensation for
all services rendered the city
oy saia cniei 01 police.
P.B. WARNEKROS,
r Mpyor,
D. K "Ward well,
Clerk.
disturbed by a hacking cough so that I
lelt miserable the greater part of the
time. Manyremidieies recommended bv
friends were tried, none of which proved
suitable to my case. I did not exper
ience any beneficial results until I began
taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
After two bottles of the larger size had
been used I am nleaerl tn coin mu
ki.i.!.i .t.r... . . '
there f """" ,s uc"cr man it nas been lor years.
nt uiues nas ick my lungs ana cnest
and I can breathe easily. II has done
me so much good that I want all who are
suffering from lung troubles, as I was, to
give it a trial." For sale by druggists.
MOST PERFECT MADR
Apure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
ss9B Ammonia, Alu.n or any other adulters.
People who are stuck- on California
and it climate make all sorts of
claims for it, telling how the flowers
are blooming, the fruit growing, the
weather being beautiful, and all that
sort of thing, and of course these
boasters often induce people to go
there just by their talk and assertions.
A lady who retnrned several days since
from Los Angele ay the weather
there Is not to be compared to that of
Tombstone. The fogs are heavy and
miserable, and in every wy the cli
mate is inferior to tbi.
The opening up of marble deposits
in Cochin j County give further evi
dence of the ixtent and variety of tho
wonderful deposits of valuable stone
in tins .erritory. The quarries, it is
said, can bo opened up to any extent,
so that stones of almoit any dimens
ions can I e taken out, and on thia ac
count the deposit may prove of great
value as a means of securing large
pillars, while the general run is ad
apted to all decorative .uses to which
narble or onyx can be put.
The Worlds Fair Tests
showed do taking pxmlct
so pare or so gnat la lesv
cntag power s the Knvmf
ftmnrATsirA ... t w ... . V
?IUB. Ono cent a dote.' At all dnttxtstr
asm. r iTnaTfflsi
, IRffeMSal
B-SI? .' .bl ?' BtaekwtU' fenulraTliall
5f,.J ,'? eUJ r ' Yoa will Aim. 00.(4
fstttttB oon. InTiE J?'?e "h ,wo OUDre b- "d sssssssssk
pons insiae each roar ounce Lac of k
Blackwell's A J
Genuine Durham
H Smoking Tobacco m
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P. B. WARNEKROS,
CLOSING 8 OUT ! !
His Mammoth Stocrk Of
Hats
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ALL (TILL BE
Liquors
Wagons
Buggies
Clothing
Groceries
Hammers
Underwear
Dry Goods
Boots & Shoes
Mining & Farnv
ing Implements
AT COST.
CLEARANCE - SALE,
GOODS ALL FRESH AND NEW
We Respectfully Solicit The Trade oj All Residents O
vocnise County. Xo Trouble to Show
Convince Yourself of Tlie
Goods. Called
We Mean Business,
Wxix estell A.t
A1SA6RIFICE.
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