The Winslow Mail, 1897-08-21

St. Peter. Some years ago the poet, David Ba Baker, - ker, Baker, after the birth or his first child wrote and published the following pret pretty - ty pretty poem: One night as old St. Peter slept, He lef- the door of Heaven a^ar, When through, a little angel crept, And came down with a falling stai. One summer as the blessed beams Os morn approacbad, my blushing bride Awakened from some pleasant dreams And found that angel by her'side. God t rant but this - l ask no more - That when he leaves this world of pain He'll wing his way to that bright shore And find the way to Heaven again. John G. Saxe, not to be outdone, came to St. Peterns defence and wrote the following as St. Peter's reply: Full eighteen hundred years or more I've kept my gate st curely fast; here was no "iittle anget" strayed. Nor reereunt the portals passed. I did not sleep, as you supposed, fior left the doo. of Heavan ajar, Nor has a angel" left, And gone down, down with a falling star. Go ask that brushing bride, and :ee If she don't frankly own and say, That when she found that angel babe, She found it in the good old way. God grant but this - I ask no more - That should your number still enlarge You will not do as done before. And lay it to Old Peter's charge. A Summer Idyl. Just a little brown cunoc Floating on the stream ; Only room tnough for two And a blissful dream, Just a little maid demure, Sitting in the bow ; .Eyes that twinkle, lips that lure. Cheeks with health aglow. Just a little sail we took - Like to take some more - Where their heads the willows shook Aiong the faded shore. Just a little tale of love Underneath the trees. While the cloudlets up above > Drifted with the breeze. Just a little promise won I From the maiden meek. Kept us faithful as the sun - J list a little week. - New York Evening Journal. ; ___ r ' ' Labor Day Proclamation. I I j TEr.turop. y of Arizona,} , Exeeut.veTlepaitmc nt. 1 5 The laws of the United States designate the first Monday in Septem c-r of each year as a j legal holiday to be Labor Day. When we reflect that labor is the founda foundas - s foundas tion and creator of all wealth; that upon it depends all happiness and ah excellence; that [) it is labor that build up groat states and 3 carries on the commerce of the world, the 7 wisdom of this enactment is apparent, and 3 especially' is it so when applied to the people > of our territory who are aboring to develop 3 its various resources and establish for them them) - ) them) selves happy homes Guv busy and indus indus-7 - -7 indus-7 trious communities contain but few drones, ? hence nearly all cun be classed as laborers - ) the mechanic, the merchant, the farmer, the l divine, the miner, the lawyer, the physician. > the banker, the teacher and the clerk, as well as he who performs the more severe task of 1 daily manual labor, are laborers in the best sense of the word, for while many earn tlie.r daily bread by the sweat of their face and others by the work of their brain, they are ' all toilers. i A general obst.rvance.of the day so wisely set apart by congress will tend to promote a i higher appreciation of the dignity of labor and the great part it is taking in the build building - ing building up ol cur territory, and the great repub repub> - > repub> be of which we hope soon io become a state. - To bring labor of all kinds into closer rela relations.with - tions.with relations.with itself ar.d with other interests, to inculcate a friendly feeling and hearty co cooperation - operation cooperation between labor and capital, thus encouraging good will betweeu a.l classes of the community with a view to pleasant and reciprocal relations in the great object of this observance ot Labor Day. Now, therefore, I, Myron H. McCord, gov gov-1 - -1 gov-1 ernor of Arizona, do proclaim and declare Monday, the sixth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven, a legal holiday, and do most earnestly recom recom, - , recom, mend that all business of whatever nature, except such as the necessities of the com com-1 - -1 com-1 munity reuuire to be carried on, be suspend suspended - ed suspended on that day, that all who desire may have an opportunity to observe the day in a man manner - ner manner befitting the importance of the occasion. Let us not forget that Labor Day is as im important - portant important and to future generations will be become - come become us suggestive and inspiring as the reli religious - gious religious ami patriotic holidays that our people so loyally and religiously observe, Done at Phoenix, the capitol, this IGth day of August, A. D , 1837. MYRON H. MCCORD. 'Governor of At izona. Chableb H. Aker?, Secretary of Arizona. No mail knows Alaska better than A. P. Swineford. He has lived there for years and was for five years governor of the territory. H 9 is now United States inspector of surveyor generals and district land offices. He says: In Alaska the luxuriance and virility of the verdure is due to the fact that the ground never thaw 3 below a depth of six to ten feet. No matter how hot it is, the hotter the better, the frozen ground continually gives up to the roots of the grasses and growing grains a life-giving moisture. The Yukon val valley - ley valley is like the valley of the Bed Paver of the North in Minnesota, and some day it will be the finest wheat growing district in the world. That time will not come, however, until railroads are built into the heart of Alaska, although there are now located along the Yukon many fine farms, their owners disposing of their crops to the hundreds of ad adventurous - venturous adventurous miners that have gone to the Yukon valley to dig fortunes in gold from the rich placer mines that stretch along the tributaries of that alight} stream.

CARNIVAL OF DEATH. Cripple Creek has the Worst Ricorj of Aliy Spot Known to Civil Civilization. - ization. Civilization. Cripple Creek, Colo., awakes to find itseif famous with a grim and ghastly fame. According to the official figures j of the Coroner, Cripple Creek is the deadliest spot on earth. It is a place where men "die with their boots on'h more numerously than anywhere else | within the limits of civilization Hu Human - man Human life is cheap indeed there. Mining is cbmmoaly called its leading indus- I try, but the undertaking business musi I run it pretty close. The total population of-Cviftple-Greek |is not over 5,000. At the unusual ratio ! o! one adult man to three minors or* women there are not over 11:00 adult, men in this death-ridden town. Oiib adult man out of every six and a half, then in Cripple Creek is booked for a violent death within three years and a half. Isn't this the toughest town in the United States? A few comparisons will prove that it is. Murder is a com commonplace - monplace commonplace and suicide a conventional. Comparing the murder and suicide figures given by the coroner with those of the whole United States the result is'startling. There were about 8,000 murders in the entire country 1 -;st yeai The total population of tne United States is about 05,000,000. The murder rate, therefore, is about one in every 8,1115 of the population per annum. Cripple Creek's murder rate is eleven in 5,000 annually. At the killing pace set in this American slaughter-house there would be 151,000 murders every ybar th tiio United States instead of B,ouo. In other words, Cripple Creek is scoring at least sixteen times as many:' murders every year as the average score of the whole country. Coroner Marlow says nobody has been hanged judicially for any of the thirty-eight murders ! committed in Cripple Creek since Jau Jaujnary,lß96. - jnary,lß96. Jaujnary,lß96. The suicide returns of this town com pare wifi those of the whole country with equally startling effect. Tiienum* - her of suicides reported iu the United States averages about 1,400 per year. At the Cripple Creek rate of thirteen ' suicides per year in a population of 5,000, the annual number of suicides iu kite United States would be about 169,000. Iu other words, the suicide s ratio of Cripple Creek to the rest of ' the country is 120 to 1. It was far safer to be in the ranks ot t \he Union armies during our great civil t war than to live in Cripple Creek to to; - ; to; day. In the bloody battles of that four . years' strife fewer men were killed rel rel. - . rel. atively to the number engaged than > have died by some form of violence or ' other in Cripple Creek iu the past three and a half years. The total number of . Union soldiers killed on the battle* ! fields of our great civil war was 67,058. The total number of Union soldiers en en' - ' en' gaged iu those battles was 2,826,330. The ratio of men killed on the field, therefore, to the number engaged was about one in every thirty-four iu four years. The Cripple Creek ratio of killed is 201 to 5,000 every three and a half years, which is nearly one in every twenty-five. The roar of artillery, rat rattle - tle rattle of musketry and clash of cold steel are less deadly than the conditions of everyday, peaceful civilization at Criy Criy' - ' Criy' -pie Creek, Colorado. A Prescott, Arizona, Courier, repo ter asked a miner a few days ago for news about his mine. The miner re replied - plied replied that he did no newspaper mining, ; but worked in the ground; which is ! good as far as it goes, but 100 men ' might work iu the ground for ten gen generation* - eration* generation* and, were it not for the news newspapers, - papers, newspapers, no one outside of their imme immediate - diate immediate neighborhood would ever hear of it. They might have the best prospects on earth, but no purchaser would come and no outside investment would ba at hand, because the outsider would never hear of it, without the use of printer » ink to advertise the fact Colorado owes its prominence in the mining field as much to newspaper advertising as to any other cause. Not to let the world know that you have a good prospect is to "hide your light under a bushel " The newspaper man expects no direct pay for publishing good news about the prospect; he expects to put money in to circulation by attracting outside cap capital - ital capital to buy that prospect and work it, and, if he can do this, everybody will prosper. If he is not allowed to do it, few prospects or mines will be sold, no nobody - body nobody will prosper. This is the whole thing in a nutshell. - Mining and Scien Scientific - tific Scientific Press. The Dos Angeles Express referring to the Alaska gold excitement says: Plight here in Southern California are mines that turn out 300 pounds of gold every month. In Arizona are several mines that turn out from 300 pounds to half a ton of gold each month. In the northern part of Mexico and the northern part of Lower California, both easy of access to Americans, are plecers. some of which have turned out a quarter of a ton of gold in a rnont' These facts are ti.-m-h :mvr*« easily.« tbenttcated than are scain t>-> - t en truths" from Ah-

! ex! iouud dead in his bed at Yreka on the 18th of May. Mary Packard Waldron, claimed and was recognized as his wid widow - ow widow by the Superior Court. On the 13th instant, J. J, Stevens, acting for Mrs. Sarah A. Waldron, who resides in Ports Portss - s Portss mouth, N H., filed a petition asking that the various orders entered in favor ; of Mrs. Mary Packard Waldron be set Notwithstanding the death of one ot . Arizona's chief industries - silver add adding - through - ing - through adding - through national legislation, the . taxable property of the territory shows , an increase of 1,500,000 over last year. Maricopa, Yavapai and Pima are the j only first-class counties. Following is . the assessment for 1897 by counties: Apache $ 868,677 79 : Cochise 2,412,276 65 Navajo 1,067,318 9? Piual 1,062,32-1 20 ! j Yavapai 8,793,844 32 Yuma 1,1305,130 10 Pima 3,553,392 00 Maricopa 8,901.015 17 Graham 1,950,400 32 Coconino 2,042,347 00 , Gila . 1,127,024 94 Mohave 1,068,127 68 Total $29,499,353 14 According to dispatches the specu speculation - lation speculation in wheat is drawing to a close, i It is now said that the shortage in the ! crops of other countries is not so great as reported. European buyers instead l of shipping are selling, if these re reports - ports reports should prove true, our farmers will be again confined to the home mar market. - ket. market. While it is rather tough on those of other countries who depend on agri agriculture - culture agriculture for a living to have a failure of j crops, selfishness prompts us to hope these latest reports are untrue, and have been started by the bears to affect the price of wheat to enable them to fill their contracts without sustaining | serious loas. The insurgents in Cuba are gaining ground daily. They have Weyler and his forces confined to Havana, and aie said te be planning an attack on that I city. They would make short work of Weyler if he should be captured. The preliminary examination of B. F. Crawford and Coleman Sendrey, char charged - ged charged with the murder of Dominick Banche, began on Thursday afternoon was concluded Friday night. Justice Temple rendered his decision on Sat Saturday, - urday, Saturday, holding Crawford io await the j action of the grand jury on the charge l of manslaughter, with bail fixed at $3,000. Seudrey was released from cus custody. - tody. custody. Crawford is unable to furnish j bail, and it is understood his attorneys will institute habeas corpus proceed proceedings - ings proceedings to have the bond reduced claiming i it is excessive. - Globe Silver Belt. In Arizona is the first discovery of , lithographic rock knewn in the United j States, say 3an exchange. The rock used in this country comes from Bava Bavaria - ria Bavaria principally. It varies in cost from $5 to S2O a square foot. For the finest color work the best rock to be found is used. Comparisons of the Arizona rock with that of Bavaria shows a strik striking - ing striking similarity. It is difficult to distin distinguish - guish distinguish one from the other. As far as the development work has gone here ' the rock appears to be firm and in con conj - j conj tinuous etratas, which will allow la v ge i blocks to be taken out in an almost per perfect - fect perfect state. It is auother instance of the need of capital, in Arizona.

| Assemblyman up a ex-postm iUe.' a. j Sacramento, is to succeed him. Some of the Kfidaie-of-the-rond Pop Popi - i Popi ulist leaders of Ohio, don't place a very high estimate on themselves. Mr. ' Dick, Hanna's lieutenant, bought them ' up at $25 per bead at their recent st -.ts | convention. They are too cheap to i amount to much. i i Albuquerque's ike contingent ; have been heard from. They had ibaeh ibaeh| - | ibaeh| ed Seattle, and were awaiting the arri arrival - val arrival of the Mexico to continue their | journey, but the Mexico went to the bottom qi the ocean instead of to Seat Seattle, - tle, Seattle, and the gold hunters from Albu Albuquerque - querque Albuquerque will have to seek some other conveyance. The train robber, James Parker, has secured a new trial, and the neck-tie party, in which he was to take a lead leading - ing leading part, has been indefinitely post postponed. - poned. postponed. It is said that one of Prescott's handsomest ypung ladies has fallen desperately in love w;iu Parker. There is no accounting for the tastes of u woman. Associate Justice Field, of Califor California, - nia, California, has scored the longest continuous service on the supreme bench of the United States. On the loth instant his time of service exceeded Judge Mar Marshall's - shall's Marshall's by one day. It is reported that he is to retire and will be succeeded by Attorney General McKenna. It is to be hoped the country will be benefltted by the change. We are rejoiced to kno w that farmers are receiving a living price for their products. We are glad to learn that the world's supply of gold is to be greatly augmented for the next few years. We are sorely in need of it. But, for the Lord's sake stop insuiting the intelligence of the American peo plo by claiming that it is due to the election of McKinley and the passage of the Dingiey tariff. According to the Phoenix correspon correspondent - dent correspondent of the Williams News, there is to be a weekly democratic newspaper started at the territorial capitol, with | ex-territorial treasurer Farrish in the' I editorial chair. It is to be red-hot, and is supposed to be projected in the in interest - terest interest of the parties who opposed the nomination and confirmation of Gov. McCord. They propose to call things by their proper names from the first j issue. The Prospector says Mark Smith will remain in Washington during the rc rc| - | rc| cess. He entertains no hope for the early admission of Arizona as a state, j Speaking on this subject to a reporter recently, Mr. Smith said: "Reed has 1 | loaded the committee down with men | I from Pennsylvania and New England I who want no more undesirable states ; from the west in the Union. Os course, I Arizona will stay out." California is a great state for men to have one or more wives. In the past few years scarcely a man of note has ; died, but two or more women have j claimed to be his widow. The latest case of this kind happens to be a news newspaper - paper newspaper man, and to the credit of the fra- I ternity, it is the first instance on rec- 1 ord. Daniel G. Waldron, one of \ha veteran journalists of the coast, was

CEljs? jptitilL i J. F. WALLACE, \ EdlT6r AND PIiOPKIEIOB. Entered at the postoLSee at Winslow, Ariz., ' a» second class mail matter, f PUBLISHED, EVERY SATURDAY, j SUBSCRIPTION RATES. One year... §3 00 Six months 150 Single copies . 10 ADVERTISING RATES. Display; per inch per month, SI 00; reading readingnotices, - notices, readingnotices, per line, first insertion, 10 cents; each subsequent insertion, 5 cents: per line per month, 25 cents. COMMUNICATIONS From the surrounding country of local in interest - terest interest solicited. Editorial Notes. Confidence and have been ! restored - there is now money to throw at the birds in - Wall street. If the rush of men into Alaska con continues - tinues continues next spring and summer, the chances of her being the next state ad admitted - mitted admitted into the Union are very flatter flattering. - ing. flattering. Mrs. Half, who claims to have bad diamonds to the value of $6,542 stolen from her room in the Adams' hotel at Phoenix, has brought suit to recover the full amount from the proprietor. The premium on gold bus reached the war standard, and indirect taxation by tariff has gone beyond that of war times. Wages are at a stand still and ; in many branches of industry,,on the down grade. Rich discoveries of gold have been made in Alaska, in California, Idaho, Colorado, Mexico, Peru, Bolivia and Nicaragua. None of these discoveries would have been made had Bryan been elected. Prince Henri, of Frence, and Count Turin, of Italy, fought a duel last Sun Sunday - day Sunday with swords. Some "blue blood" was spilled on both sides, but the rep representative - resentative representative of Fi*auee lost the most, and was more seriously injured. There has been a failure of crops in India, Russia and Argentina. Europe is compelled to get her breadstuifs of the United States. Wheat has advanced in price. All due to the election of McKinley. Great is Murk Hanna. Managing editor Lawrence and C. S. j Aitkin, exchange editor of the Exami Examiner, - ner, Examiner, were arrested in San Francisco on the llth instant, at the instance of Claus Spreckels, the sugar king, on the | charge of criminal libel. The councilmen of Fort Scott, .im- i sas, and the local paper are insisting 1 that an occupation tax be issued agait st j the ministers of the town as a means j of raising revenue to make up the de deficiency - ficiency deficiency occasioned by the closing ot ! the saloons. Charles M. Shortridge, has retired from the editorial control of the San Francisco Call, and Wm. S. Leake, formerly editor of the Dixon Xrioune, a leading democrat in state politics, ex ex! -

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