The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-12-02
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Arizona aud New Mexico Items.


TUc.os, A I, Nor GOA STIR special
from Silver Cry (MsxIssss tle report
tslegFsphed 70 the Star OF Nov. 24th
from SHAKE pare Of the killing Of
kim aud this wountiug OF BIZ Smith.
alleged horse thieves Of San simon.
which ~ss stated to bare occurred at
DownIpg's ranch, AuImas Mountains,
proves D. have been false. twenty-five
head Of stock were recovered by Turner,
Martin and party. aud On engagement
occupying several hours actually took
place. but u was bloodless Turner and
Martin. when returning to San Simon
from Shakespeare on Friday evening
last, were am pushed AZ Granite Gap by
King aud his gang. Martin was killed
instantly, being shot in tie head. Three
head of stock were shot down and kill
ed in the ARRAY. Turner escaped. A
regular vendetta has been commenced
in San Simon Valley. The com Blatant.
are largely composed Of men who left
Lrncoln County New Mexicol some Is
months ago under strong pressure.
Both Shakespeare aud this city show
remarkable business activity. Stage
coaches are crowded with passengers
daily. Shakespeare people are agitat-
ing the question Of starting an express
to competn with specie time for fast
freghts and mails. both of which for
some cause are seriously detained.
The Southern Pacific Railroad is now
q miles b.yopd lao Nimbres.- There
exists quite rivalry between The
Southern Pacific aud the Atchison, To
peka d Santa Fe Roads as to which will
reach III Paso FIRST. The former is now
go miles from that point, aud the Atchi
son. Topeka i Santa Fe is about 100.
A man named Sam Hunter Was badly
cut at Camp Thomas tN Myen Tuesday
night last by two Mexicans. One.
named Lagms. was arrested the other
escaped. ~
WASHINGTON. Nov. 3O-Ivan Petro,
who was sent out last May to take the
Census Of Alaska. returned to Wash
ington today. He Travelled to Alton,
the extreme western end Of the Aleu-.
tian Islands. northwest to Norton
Sound, up the Yukon River 900 miles.
and overland and by canoes to KODIAK,
getting oil the population west of Sitka
and north OF Prince Wi,lianis Sound.
The population of the south western
portion Of Alaska was 10 be taken by
depaty, who has not yet reported.
Petroff enumeration Of Alaska aggre-.
gates about $1,000, of which about
$4,000 are Indians. 1900 Aleuts, 1890
creoles or mixed Russian and Aleut
i blood. l2S white males and four white
females. The largest population In
any one center is at Kodiak and the
adjacent island. whore there is about
22o0. principally Indians. Aleuts and
creoles, with a few whites.
In addition to the above population
in Alaska. Capt. Smith. ice pilot of the
revenue cutter Corwin. counted 22O0
Esquimaux between Behring Straits
end Point Narrow. II is estimated that
Alaska contains about 80 900 human
beings. of which possibly 800 are
whites. q
GashcId's Successor Elected.
! cEasfLAND. Nov. 30.-At a special
election today ia the niaeteenth Con-
gressional District. Judge K ID Taylor
was elected TO nil the vacancy caused
By Garfeld's re.isna,ion. The vote
was light.
New Railroad Line.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Nov. 30-The
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail,
road Company, has about finished a
survey for a line frou. Mason CITY 10
Council Bluffs. q distance of nearly 200
miles. This road will give the cons
pany direct connection with the Union
Pacific in this city. thus making IL I
competing line for Chicago business.
and also places il 10 position to de-
mand recognition from pool roads. One
other object in building this line is to
give the Milwaukee aud st. Paul Com
pany better and stronger weapon to
light the Chicago aud Northwestern
road with 1t will also give the Mills
waukee and ST. Paul Co. a line be-
tween Council Bluffs and st. Paul
The Nevada Census.
i RENO, Nov. 30-Jackson Ferguson.
supervisor of the census for Nevada.
has just completed returns for this
State. Official figures are not yet pub
lished. He informs the Reno Gazette
that the total population off Nevada is
within 100 or 200 Of go, 900, showing q
general gain throughout the State, yer
the last census. Contrary to exrecta
ton. Storey county has gained. having
at present . population between 49,
900 and 1900, an. Increase Of about
1900 -
EUROPE. e
Closer Union Wanted.