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Newspaper
Phoenix Weekly Herald
Location
Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1884
Page
2
Fragmentary notice from a San Francisco issue mentions agents and contractors and a dated reference to Thursday November. Details are unreadable, with garbled names and lines about a notepaper agency and authorization. The readable fragments imply a formal paper note about agency contracts.
Tom Mormon received 21 120 votes out of 23 302 as Utah delegate candidate in the primary race. The result reflects the leading tally for the district, signaling strong support for Mormon within the state.
Cleveland declares an agenda to eliminate several thousand government positions deemed unnecessary within the next two years. The stance aims to streamline administration and reduce public payroll while facing political opposition and concerns over service gaps.
The Presidential Electors of the Various States will meet on the first Wednesday in December to canvass their votes and select one of their number to carry the result to Washington.
St Jones aims to buy flour at twenty tomas per month but the Bult river valley cannot supply the market due to lack of rail service northward, leaving demand unmet and hindering shipment flow.
The new administration inherits about 110000 officials under civil service coverage with some 14090 positions exposed to patronage, creating vast opportunities to shape personnel across the Farrous departments and secure key appointments.
Reports from Texas indicate a portion of the Mescalero Apaches from Mexico crossed the Rio Grande and killed a family in the Chico district of southwestern Texas. The same group pursued by General Crook into the Sierra Madre last spring appears to have shifted its base further eastward rather than surrendering.
Widespread Republican support favors Blaine for the United States Senate, arguing he should serve as Pennsylvania’s representative. The piece contends that true Republicanism aligns with ensuring the representative derives from and serves the people, not distant influence. Pennsylvania has strong statesmen ready to represent the state.
The Courier reports bondsmen say ex Marshal Dake owes little to nothing and will be settled when accounts are compared with Washington records. Duke allegedly spent large sums during Cochise county cow boy ventures by order of the Department of Justice, not credited yet. Some bondsmen have left Arizona while remaining ones demand repayment.
The letter outlines Tuk Hon. Morgan R Wise pursuing congressional honor and visiting New York to consult Grover Cleveland on Arizona’s prospects. It questions whether Arizona could mirror Virginia with Wise as governor, predicting post offices, customs houses, capital, penitentiaries, and railroads, urging readers to join the political mix.
A violent assault on M. H. DeYoung, San Francisco Chronicle owner, is condemned as an attempt to silence legitimate press criticism of public swindles and wrongs. The piece laments the cowardly attacker Sissip and hopes for swift punishment to deter such acts.
A fragmentary item arguing for fearless editors to defend the public from those who would pilfer or trample rights for personal gain. Spreckels appears as a figure of confrontation, urging bold action against corruption and press intimidation.
Manicora county plans to push a railroad bill this winter to authorize one or more north south lines. Cochise Pima Yavapai Pinal and Gila counties join Maricopa in seeking early construction at low cost with safeguards against speculation and robbery. The outcome could boost Territory wide prosperity if legislators act earnestly and publicly.
The temperance cause loses strength as campaign politics divide Good Templars and related groups. Accusations point to a factional push for power, with a large abstaining membership and the Pacific rescue suspending due to patronage loss. Critics blame political meddling over moral influence, noting burned effigies and widespread disillusionment among adherents.
The public believes the incoming administration will pursue conservative policy and uphold civil service reform. The New York Times notes applicants for U S government exams apply in large numbers, confident that hiring will be by merit rather than favoritism, reflecting a strong belief in a continued merit system.
The piece weighs the political future of Grover Cleveland against party pressure and promises. It contrasts Blaine’s pledges with Cleveland’s pledge of an efficient honest administration. It predicts possible factional rupture or unity if Cleveland stands firm against spoils politics.
A Thanksgiving dinner is planned at the Lemon Hotel Dining Rooms this Thursday evening at five o'clock. The event invites guests to join for a communal meal hosted by Sprexsor in the hotel dining venue.
A Canadian party traveling the Northern Pacific reports a man entered a car at Wakula and demanded baggage checks for through trunks. At Tacoma all trunks were claimed and delivered in Portland, with valuable items missing. Portland police notified.
A Paris anarchist press campaign renews violent attacks on the government. Amid U.S. politics, the U P court says cash basis must be considered in the United States vs Union Pacific case with Thurman bill debated. two weeks needed for argument. Inland reports cover fraud charges in Chicago elections, mining and industry news from Arizona, and various national updates.
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