The Arizona champion., 1890-11-22
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

The wool clip of New Mexico for 1890 is placed at 20,000,000 pounds. i
 Another big onyx quarry has been discovered about 45 miles from Pho nix.
 Benjamin R. Nesbit, an cid pioneer of this county, died at Prescott, last l Monday.
 Four persons were killed and l26 ! injured in a railroad accident in Oregon.
 J. D. Wilds, prominent citizen of Albuquerque, died in that city last Wednesday.
 Ex-Delegate Cary, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, has been elected United States Senator. 4 large number of cattle are being shipped to Kansas City and Chicago from New Mexico. Corn IS selling in Kansas at present for 5Oc buahel. Just one year ago it sold for g cents,
 Wm. Riggs, of Mesa City, has been put in the Maricopa County jail, charged with rape.
 1 car of furnitme, consigned to N. Goldwater E Bro. Was burned on the ?. < A. c. Railroad last Tuesday en route to Prescott.
 The Stock Grower says, that yoarl- inc steers will be worth 220 9 head before 1893; also, that prime beef will bring Sc per pound before the tth of July, 1890. It is now from ? to, 4c.
 i dispatch dated Washington, Nov. I7th, says.-A telegram from General Miles was received this morning by General Schofeld saying there seems to be no danger of trouble with the Sioux Indians at Rosebud or other agencies. They begin to distrust the promises of their medicine man about the coming Of messiah.
 Reports from the west show that sheep for stock and feeding purposes are relatively higher than fat sheep, and so pronounced is tho difference that many think 1t will materially in terfore with the number of sheep fed the coming winter. This is not un- likely to become the case, In any event 1t looks as though good mutton would command excellent prices a few months hence.-Pittsburg Stockmaa
 Hon. ". |. Hardy has resigned from the board directors of the insane asylum giving of his reason that living 50 far away it required too heavy an expenditure of time and money for him to attend the meetings of the board and do full justice to the office, the territory and himself. The entire allowance which @ director is entitled to receive for a year is $i50, and Mir Hardy states that it costs him that much for single trip,
 The Winslow reading room for the Atlantic t Pacific employees Is com pleted. 4 handsome combination pool and billiard table was put in yes terday, and the finest collection of books in the west will enable the boys to spend their spare time very proftabiy Bath rooms are in con nection. General Manager Robinson is to be complimeuted on the active interest he has manifested in the mat ter throaghout.--AIbuquerque Citizen
 Inspector Junkin reports that the present condition Of the Indians up the Colorado river IS not very good. They are willing to work, but there is Gttle for them to d. Supplies are scarce, and unless some are furnished soon the school will have to be closed Agent Allen is doing all he can fer them, Jut department red tape pre- vents him often from buying supplies. Altogether the outlook for the Indians is gloomy unless the government can aid them soon by furnishing some sort of work so they can live. Many are willing to work for radon 8 day if they could do so.--Tuma Times.
 The Masonic Grand Lodge elected the following officers, in Fh~nix: Gee. ". Cheyney grand master; Alozan- der G. Oliver, grand senior warden; Jacob Abraham, grand junior warden; Martin V Kales, grand treasurer, ~ud George J. Roskridge, grand sec retary. TIo Grand Chapter Royal Arch 1Jasons elected the following officers: Francis i. shaw. grand chaplain; T. P. Freeman, grand lec- lurec; Morris Goiivater, grand cap tain of the host, J4mss. F. Huehard. grand royal ar.h chaplain. trodesiol, 1 t. Hraol5, grand ergauisv: -A,ther |. { Eovsheo. grand santine!
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