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SSsF' i-mOTy-! i yioi i 1 1 ii jl: Lirrvii i Tin-: ISllTLVAJPIl The Tombstone Ci'itaih published every aitdi) will give all the rteus ami will be sent to ay $3 I- UAJ; I pulilisVsl r-c stunday, and con-tun all ihi news of ije wttkas it ap. pear in the Daily PnoPiCloR. Five CJentK jv Oopy EDITION lui Months for WTW sJL1 KJJ VOL. XVI TOMBSTONE COCHISE COUNTY ARIZONA SUNDAY. FEBKUAKY q.

.859. No, gg gptiapb. BtsriEr-. Feb. 1, lfcO'J.

corrtiti.NGs, V. 0. Greene leftou this morning train for Phcecix. A. W.

Howe editer of the Orb, le't on this morning' train for Turson. Hon. A. Packard wm en passenger trii for Tucscn. Mrs.

Crouche's little toy was reported dangerously ill last evcuing but is better this morning. The Silver Dollar club will give another ono of their social dances at th Opera borne Friday cv-niiig Fb. 3rd. Collector of-Cutnms Chenoweth of Nogalea is in the eity on hu-ines pertaining to the cu torn department here. Tim vming ion rf Mr.

and Mrs. John Hughes died early yesterday morning after an illness of several Aug. C. Clark, a tinner from on this evening's train. He conies to work for Jcs.

Schwartz the Bifbee tinner. The tri-weekly train went down to Naco yesterday, taking two cars of merchandise for that hustling little town also about twenty passengers. Mr. H. I).

Williams, who has been in Biahee some time left nn this morning's train for Los Angeles where he hag accepted a position with the Los Angeles Hardware C. Bibee hud a fire last night. Dob' Nick's tent house on Brewery Gulch caught fireabnntCp. m. Two lmie earls wore quickly oi the tear, but the tent was a pile of iuii.8 before they reached it.

It is raid that a new club will soon he fermed in Bisbee to be known as th Bi-Ve Rubber Ne c. It it-theught that the promoters will have no trouble in getting a Urge member-skip. 0. Greene while putting a bridle on a vicious niule a f. days ago hl the animal snap at his hand calcliinp the center finger of hi left hand between hi teeth and taking it off a the first jrdnt.

Dr. Carleion dressed the wouv.d, and more ihanloo-ing the tip end of the figner co result; will follow. Bisbee, February 2, 1S99. COPrKKINCS. Sim Coleman tea Bibee visitor.

Frank Bopn is doing some work on the Bi-be- roads. Collector Chenoweth returned to igales yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. W.

Greene are spending a few days at Phoenix. Mrs. Howe, mother of Editor Howe, is spending a few days in Tombstone. Mr. Treat and Mr.

Jonep, two raltl" shippers from Cali'ornta, came in on this evening's train. L. C. Shattuck left for the Hua-ehucas yesterday to look after some of bio mining interests there. Mr.

Joha H. Slaughter of San Bernsrdinn, is at present in Ht-rmo-sillo. M-iioi. He expects to return -Vut the-Hli. T.

M. Gilchrist, an eloquent speaker of Del Norte, will be in Bishee Snnday to give a discourse f'om the Union church pulpit. E. B. Moe-re and R.

H. Beaton have purrhaseel a large bunch of Mexican ..1 sKaw will ihln tr fS.1l (ornia front Don Lui about the 10th, Co'. W. O. Land cro in on last evenina'a train to look after his cattle interests here.

H- will shit. 30 cars of cattle to Bakersfield, Cal. on the 8th. Then. Mets is a proud psps.

Ii's a girl ael the young" Ms has everything her wav. Mother and child doing well, and Papa Meti expected to reoer shortly. B'nator S'th Leavenwnriii of Indiana, who i one of the share holders nd ofiBcers of the Corona Gals! Mining accompanied by bis wlfo, ciiiii up from the mines below the line yentcrdiy mid ars stepping at tho 'sterner. J. Xolsnn, T.

H. Thf mioa both infliientitil peutlemen ol Boston oc-conipinled bv Ja. Turk son, a miui'it' expert of Colorado, wont through bco yeuterday enrouto Sunora to li ok at a group of gold The party were well outfifed and will liv. w-li and travtl comfortably ou th-i' trip. Bl-BEK, February 3.

1S99. coriamsch. MaharaV ministrels SaturdnV. 8. A.

D. Ufton is ovsr from tl.e ceuntv Seat. E. S. Adam ha gone to Tucson on allying business trip.

Date Graham left thin morning for Tucson on business before the U. S. ciurt. R. A.

Kern, a faloon tnp.n of L'f Ancleei-in the city and contemplates going into business litre. E. B. Moore returned to Wilcox today. Ho haw beet, looking a'ter cattle and succeeded iu makiug sctcial contracts.

B. F. McXaMar went to tho Hun-chucas with supping prepared to do some mining work. Messrs. McNsar and Adam own sr.ine proniisine golil mines in that range near Montezuma Canyon.

Wit.d, wind, wind. How it did blow jettrrdny. Little urlicles left wtre blown Hy and all houses not wind proof were coated intide with a liberal supply of rral aftnte, It did n(iw blo.v hard enough to lrosi-fn Ii-kirippH germ from tluir hold ou our I eni'lo a- tlitt croiciouo microbe ap peare to be with us etiil. It hakbecn rumored that a bill to lirohibit gambliug games in Arizom. i to be introduced at tbij tessinn he legiaiature and the experimet Colorado in practically placing a pro lnbitorr license on games tried in Arizona.

The Bi-hee sporting frate'-mt ar.d thr se intercrted are natciiint rind of events. It is thought the tiiil will not A lodge of the Home Forum wa organized in liisbee Sa-t r.i,-lit wili ubou' thirty charter mbere. Tl followrng officera were elected: Prei-drint. H. dtudlej first Vice-I'rebi dent, Thomas C.

Wright rec r.d Vice-President William W. Bulb ck Scc'y. William Kcrimsner; Tr-as Thomas P. Devine; Hirtorian, John A. fini-mons; Orati.r, Ivan H.

Uarkdull; Aes'i Orator, Jh3. A. Squiren; Porter, Geo. Cax-er; Guard, Clinton Keller; Medical Examiner, Dr. Cbus.

L. Edmondsun Din ctorn. G. U. Bolt Richard Humphrey, Cbus.

F. Penriuna have been granted as follows: Original Widow, Isabella M. Mercer, Calatae, 58, Sarah Session, mother, Tha'cher, $12; Alber Carmichael, Bifb'e, Increand from to Benjndn F. Morris. Phoenix, Maha a Hainbrook.

Prnscott, $8, The confidence of a voman absolutely touching. The Billings Times tells th following: A Garden City woman tflls of her bti-banil's coming home from lodge at 4 m. and in hid sleep muttered: "Give me a dollar', worth of chips." "Poor eoul," she said, "he is so anxious about start ing the fir-." i Chss DBUglae returned today from Tuceon coming on th delajed wrat bound train via the A. fe S. E.

He slates the argument in the B. quilla. erant ease is on before Lad Court today, Tlili grant is located in Coebisr- County, takes in FHisbank and much nf the land ou either side of the San Pdro river in 'hat section. The fucsoo Star reports that the Mammoth-Collins Gold Mining enm-panp propoes rtouble the number of it stamps, making them lbO. It i sated that the wa'rr of the Aravaipa river is to be utilized t- generate electric power for the works.

HAPPY JACK OFAUIZO-VA Wanfed to be "Kouncr-r at the Extcutivc Cliambsr." An Albany dispatch says: "Happy lack." of Arizona wan one of the brav men in the reyinient of Roiich Biiler-. He wa a dating fell-iw with a stout hear', mid adtftd aim. When Governor Roosevelt was elected he was apprniichid by 'Happy Jack" who rir(d an appointment under he state government. "What do you asked Governor Roosevolt. "Oh, make me bouncrr at the executive chamber," replied "Happy Jck." The governor compromised by procuring for him a nositiou on the New-York Central railroad.

Spuiir.sSunlcon Ship l'b utctl Perhip the greatest mechanical fvat of the century has been the raiinj ot imne r.f the Spimsh worships which were apptrent'y shot topiecfrsat Santi-a o. It een ed utterly impossible io flnat tlum because of the ter'ibl- image tr.flicicd bv our guns, I ut the ta-k has ben arcompltshed. Diseases of the blond, stomach snd 1 vcr f-cquently wieckihe health so th it there sp.ears to i change of recovery Hut when Hostc'tei's Stomach Bitters is aken. the disorder- sstcm i spceddv restored its olri-tim vicor wnd tone The Bitters mil regulitr th: liver, bmv.ls and Hi tivefurrtinns and p'irily the blood. You can buy this remt dv in drug store, and under no circum.tancet thnuld yon acci pt anything said to be juit as gocd.

Xi) wst-rn mail arrived today owing to a delay on the S. P. A hesvv x'nrrn wa" prevailing on the desort which delay. the train over four hr.ura and the N. M.

A. did not wait for conmctionx ct L'eneon. WIPG OUT THE ZL'M Intli.ins of That Tribe Succumbing to the Smallpox A special dispatch to tho Globe Democrat Alhuucrqul N. ays The powerful tribe of Zuni Indi-n, who-ie roa-rvalion lies in tbo western part of New Mexico, is threatened with exterminatiin by a emalltux plague. The population of the Zuni nation iH at 1700, and eince last cuainier tlisre have been 217 deaths from srna'lpox Over COO ef the Indians aro now nick with the disease, wh ch cnntir.uc-i to s.

rend ripiJIv. Dr. Knappa special government (ilivsici in, and a enrp ol nurses are altrndin ilin In liuti-i, but thy to be powerless to ctunip out the diresie. A firenian namc(! J. Wiley was seriously injured at Bowie Sunday afternoon.

He was standing beside an engine, talking with the engineer in the cah. and happened to step hack on another track jut in front cf an approaching tra'n. Tl.e locomotive threw him off the track anil against ile first mentioned inline. Tl.e injured man was brought to Willcox, where hi wounds were dressed by Dr. Nichrd-on.

He is in the at I'ticson, Rang" Nows. The potofice department at Washington ruled that tho writer has a right tn regain po-s')n of a Utter, previdet! he can prove to the eatl-fac-lion ef the potmater at he office from which it was tent tht he was the writer of if. Even if a letter has beer, delivered to the person to whom it is addressid, it mv 1 recalled by a tel'gram through the mailing office. The reason assiuned.is that tho United S-ates is only the gf lit while the letter is in transit. The decision is important to burners men and ta private individual'.

The sale of the Fort Whipple timber reserve has been po-tponsil, pending inves'izatirn of tte alleged mineral charactered the land. A new tiiree-ftory convent is to be hu It iu Phoenix by the Sisters of Cliaii y. Chas. Wi-er is bau from Tucson. He thinks the.

old putbto quite lir-Iy center. Mayer Emanuel Is expected back tomorrow, lis will stop ever at Phoenix bofor- com ng hoin Treasurer ntvv.irtti hai about rccoveiid from his grippe, at cau now with those who liavo been thar. Tucson sportiug men are arranging for a two-days rac- meeting February 22nd. and 23rd. A broncj riding eon-test will be a feature of the program.

Dr. Walters i kept buy administering medical relief to those afflicted with tho grippe which evems to be a prevailing epidemic hereabouts. Bids for iiOO.000 lbs. of baled alful'a hay at Ft Grant were opened ut that post Monday. Mr.

Evans of SifTord h'ttl tho lowest bid, 'Jo cts, per hundrtd pounds delivered. A new word applied to Americans is "qu'nopbsgi-ts," indicating that the ronsume more quinine than any other people in the arid. The total imports exceed 1 ,500.000,000 grains a pr, an average consumption of 20 urains ti each inhabiiant. Its price within twenty-five yeaM has fallen from $2 an to IG; Old Aunt Joe, the colored wman who ha figured in so many Fourth of July parades as Goddess of Liberty, died je.torday at a very advanced age She was a slave during her earlier years and her exact ag was unknown t-ven to herself. By some it was plac ed as high a 100 ye-irs but betweet So and 'JO would probably be nearer the correct figures.

Journal Miner. TOOK TilE PRIZE- Arizona Calves Cairies Of Two aiedals at Denver. J. V. Vicker'a earload of CCC cdr'e from the Graham county range took a priz at the Denver stock show, a fa-1 which is highly creditable to the mpany and to Arizona Mrs.

AdaitV purebrpd Herofoids. the JJJ'd won the first pr.za for southern calve. Whitman's lot from Tascesa, Tex, giiDed tho second price, while At. Vickers' lot captured third award, a silver medal. As Mr.

Vickers remarks, "this is Idler than not being in it" Tho Chiricahua Cattle company have been at great expense to up their herd and deserve the distinction given the in. Range News. A mining deal is on tha tspi'. The property is located hereabout. Petitions are circulated at the various churches of Pho-nir, Tompe and Mess, askinc that gambling be abolished and that Sunday closing the saloons be enforced.

Thefe pactions will be presented to the legisla. ture in a few days and th" iHWirakers will be asked to legislate accordingly Enterprise. Grant eounty fiirnihea study in erim, which rhows tlieexpen'a of th-public of a vicinuj w-iinn. Mrs Jnbe ard her family have est Grant county and the territory about One eon a n-in-law are now in the penitentiary, and all the family except a small boy have been in the Grant county jail or in the penitentiary. IDreditory cusid.iess on the part of the old lady Juba is credited wi.h the criminality of the wlml-- family.

The eldest son wa placed in jail again last Week. Dealing Headlight. 1. Two honest collectors, either-, sex, for city and one for country Address We-t Ii.dian Trading Company, New Orleans. L.

St. taici Jno 'aiuniivo Jtpauo TUE SQUATTER'S FOE Blazes the Way For the Grant Claimant The following lines are inspired by the threatened los-i of the homes eettlrrs in Coclii.e county whore ranches and results of years of labor, ate claimed by the land graut ownere: O'er brood and spresding desert sinde. The squatter trudged on and on, And in his heart deop-root-d plans Through ambitious Iiopes are born. He saw the stream from mouutsin sido Come dancing down one day Tho vale of land extending wide) klong it's winding way. "The land is fair" the squatter said, "I neeil not wand -r more; A dam within this torrent's bed Will water all it'ri Then others dime and settled there.

And toiled on year by jear; Till like a garden lich and fair The aird lands appear. Iho wolf has fled like the pioneer day, Tboredmati's raids are o'er; The grant man and his well-paid knaves Now knock at the equatlers door. 'Give us your homes, and land" they cry; ri'i world i not for the poor. What care wo if you starve or die For our greedy eouls crave mors So the squatter finds his home is gone Th iluys of hisyomh gone by; Tn wander out in this world forlorn, Like a tramp, to beg and die. Miles Noyes Fart.at.l, Doin3 of the Solon's of 'Arizona at Phoenix.

COUXCII. C. B. No. 4 Compulsory echeql bill ordered engrossed, H.

B. No. 1 County assessor bill adepted. C. B.

No. 7 iRlatin to incorporation ol cities referred to committee. H. B. No 9 Raising age ef consent from 14 to 18 years, and H.

B. No. 13. regulating homestead exemptions referred to committees. Murphy gave notice that at sn early date he wo'ild iatrodnoe a.

bid relating to saloou proprietors and others. Hunt, of Gila, gave notice that at an early dato he would introduce a bill atfuctiug the game laws. IIOUbE H. B. No.

25 Appropriating. J1S0 for postage, defeated. II. No, 'J lti-ing age of consent 'o 18 years, aifepted. H.

No. 12 Providing J2000 exemption nn hniue4tead, ad -pte-d. C. M. No 2 holiahitig rales for razing nn public land, adetptaij.

H. B. No. 1 Assessor bill adopte'1. H.

C. R. Congratu'ating M. Hark of Montana on his elrction, adopted. Mr.

Rnham car not: that at an early date he would introduce a bill in reference to the equalintien. of taxes. Mr. Williams gave notio that at an early date he would introduce a bill to encourage and provide for vaccination. Mr Benharn; introduced II No.

26, an act io'regulate the driving p' live stock from nneconniy to another, and providing licence for -same. Re ferre I to committee. Tombstone was evidently struek by the ragged edge of a Kansas cyclone last night. King' 'Boreas' hail full sweep-aad every tning -moveable was taken on'to tia 'next -township. Ko great losses were fell how'-vsr and we do not miss tbe real estate tbat has left us.

The liitle I'Hiigh rr nriou-l ill ft pne timonia. L. A. Hum-r ol Lo Angeles is a I'otnbsti no vlinu'. M-.

Homer hero ou cattle buiinoss. Copper is epnte.l at 17 cent'. Aii-zeica will proti by the cons sjnein lernand for copper properties and Cochise ciiirit hi mines to furnish Hinder Cheyney cd thei T. M. 4 M.

i delayed incoming to Tcmbatoa-bya recent attack of 1 grippe. Ureo his arrival the q-t of Utsing ilie coitipat.y'a round will hn Til- infant e.f fr. nad Mrs, Go, Braviu died this morninp after a brief illne s. Tho infai.t was five woeks old and the rympithy o' the cnnimt.iiity go out to the bereaved family in.their lo. James Davenport, a miner, wss kil'ed by Heury Wilson a.

Wicken-berj Monday nibt. Il was the out com" dispardging remarks mi'fe hy Davenport with reference to a ball. Sunt. S. M.

Mc' (twan of thn government Indian schnel at Phoenix will return from Washington on Siturdav. Appropriation-! for the fi'cal year fo' the Phienix school is Herald. Mr. Thoma- Bell reports to the Bange a eood many cattle are dying at Fort Grant from a peculiar disease. A largo ewelling forms on the throat and tongua of the animal gradually hardens until the animal can Ion iter eat.

The Fir-t Territorial Regiment, commanded by Colonel t. H. MeCord, exp-ct t'i be mustered out immediately. It now awaits the advent ef an officer to mustar it out and the havs will proh bly return witbiu the next tw weeks. HERE'o YOUR CHANCE.

An 'Opportunity for a Bright Arizona Girl. Governor Murnhy has receiyed a letter from the prsident the Oread Institute at Wnrchester, requesting him to recommend soma young wo.nin of Arizona for a free ech'darahip in that institution. The letter states that it is ileired that the one ho maybe selected be a young woman between tbe age of 18 and 3, in good health and possessing a high chool education or its equivalent that she be one having aptitudo for rilucatiflnal attainment and deeir oos of securing a practical knowledge of household scie ce and all that pertains the.eto. To such a person coming to the school by recommendation and appointment by the governor of her state or Writory, tuition, room, and hoard will be given free, and at he close- of her course 'of study she will be aided, jf she proves otm(etetit and so cfn-ire, to a position us a teacher in her heme state or territory, or elsewhere, should she so el' c'. The governor will be pleased to vear from anyone deeding to aceept thii.i tTr.

IIew to Pneumonia. Yeiu are perhapssware that pneumonia always results noma cold or from an attack of la grippe. During the tp dem ic ofla grippe a lew years ago when so re-ulfd in pneumonia, it was obf rvrd that the at'ack was never foil wed by that disease when Clnmber-Uins Ce ugh Remedy was used. It counteracts Any tendency of a cold or la grippe to result in that dangerous It is the best lemedy in the world for bad redds and la grippe. Every bottle warranted.

For sale, by Dri-g Siore. ABSOKUTEiy ROYAL Makes the food more delicious and wholesome HO MatnaQ PQ09U The tns'iry estimite of the popula of iiio Kr.ittd States last montli we 7.r,:':l0 W0 and the amount of money iu waj The c-ief if liin, who resided for a lime at St. N.choU, and kept io coiiifocnts guessing what bis next move be, has now, it ap-peure, moved tei Hong Kong. It is not linproball'J ihht a Filipino junta aide. i.y iale rcitrd foreigners is carrying in svstrmati: campaign against the it il Sttes from that port.

At tbe present rate of paying off our iinleti'eilne ss Ooehiio county will iu a few ycrs ba in better financial di'ieu- th-Mi reny county in Iba tersi'e ry 'Vchiie is the only connty in Arizona t''ut le not included in the territorial funded indebtedness. Itia comii'ti a lit hard on the taxpayers but the debt id being rcduoed yearly. jmamnajSHM Leiok to tl.e Pa; aga county bill and see if it take. In a slice ot Cochise, It is well 'id be on fsard. Gentlemen who dig n-rlla at $1 a foot could not collect 1,900 for digging a well l.S'J'J fee deep.

If tblat does net revive the controversy as te when tho twentieth century begins then indeed is that question dead. Thry nrrcutti' gold out in ilaba at tho sceno ef the new mining atrika in Colorado, the metal being so soft and pure, it is faid, that it can bs whittled like wood. It is perhaps unnecessary to remark, however that nobody is throwing away tbo shavings, With copper at tho hih water price of 18 cents ccpital will cast ber eyes toward ArizouA and Cocbiie county for prorating copper prospects 1 here is plenty of fitld and many opportunities for capital id develop copper prod uiers in this ceunty, i The International Industrial Iteooril is a new publication devoted to mining snd industrial interests of tba great southwest It is published in El Pso. is lull of infcrniRtion and bound to do much good in bringing; mining opportnn'ies to tbe attention of ctpital. Its field covers the entire southwest, and tho paper is entitled to and deserving liberal We wish the Rescinl success.

State of Ohio, Cityo Toledo, Lucas County. Frank J. Cheyney makes oath tbat ho is tho senior partner of tho firm of F. J. Cheynt doing business in the city of Toledo, county and state aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case ol Catarrh that cennot be cured by the tise of Ilall'ii CaUirrh Cure.

FRANK J. CHEYNEY. Sworn to brfeire me and subscribed in my presence, this Ctb davol December, I.6EAI.1 A. W. GLEASON, Notary Fublio Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts directly on the back: and mucus surfaces of the system Send for testimonial; free.

F. J. CHENEY Toledo, TTiouftamls nr. Trying; It. In order to prov tho great merit ef E'y's Cteaii Italia, th! i.iost elfoctivo enra for C.itarih and fold i.i He'-d, wo hate prepared a gaiermn trial alj.i for 10 cents.

Gi.t it of jour druggist or send 10 casts to ELY GO Varrcn N. Y. City. I sale-ed front citvrH of the worst kind ever sinco a boy, nn I ner bnpd for care, but Lly's Croud I'nlut nce'ms to do even that. Many aceiaainbinccs have it excellent results.

0r Ostruro, 1 Warren Chicajp, Ilk T3 rca-n- T5alr. ii tlio aclnowledgetT enrfor catanh and contaim im ccraeine. raerenry nor tir injnrions drug. Ilics, -i j'lta. At or by mad.

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