The St. Johns herald., 1890-05-22
Territorial Items.


 The Indian crops are looking nicely, owing no doubt to the untiring zeal of the head foremen-IIessrs. Jack Bun ton, Frank Porter. E. Hays and F. Story. They estimate that the wheat crop alone will nearly double that of year ago, Or approximate little short of million pounds, which speaks loudly for the present management of the agency Valley Bulletin.
 Politics are bubbling. It is said that a slate has already been fixed, but slates, you know, are frequently broken. The people propose to have hand in the election themselves next November. Star chamberlain must go. - Yuma Times.
 Tempe parties are preparing to test the growing of silk worms at that place. This is a new industry in thls valley, and as the mulberry, the principal food of the silkworm, grows luxuriantly in this valley, we don't see why it should not be uccessful.-Gazette.
 A contract has been let tor the build 1 ing of 1900 miles of the Deming and Topolobambo railroad. The amount of money named in the contract is $21 ,6O0,- 0j0 The building and operating of this line will be of incalculable benefit to Arizona.-Phmnix Gazette.
 Farmers are preparing forthe harvest. Several headers have been cleaned up and repaired by our machine men, and work has begun in earnest in several | large grain fields in this valley. The yield promises well, and good price is anticipated for the grain.-Tucson Star. Under the amended statutes of the territory the district court met for the first time on Sunday in the history of Arizona. The jury who were consider ing the case of the United States vs. William Brown, submitted to them on Friday last, were called into court on 1h''lstl A- IiIS could not agree upon a verdIct.-Star.
 We were shown a sample of a new in- vention in the collar and cuff line by J F. Duncan, the Territorial agent who has given the agency here to Mr. Gang hoin. It is known as ivorine and is far superior 10 celluloid as the latter tar nishes with age and turns yellow in time. These IticleS are manufactured at Bis bee and thus new enterprise is begun in our territory. 1t should be patronized as 1t is eritorious.-Citlzen.
 So farlt is estimated that the water suit has cost about $50,000, and it seems to be inst getting down to the work. By the time it is appealed 10 the Supreme Court, as it undoubtedly will be by one party or the other, and tried there, it is estimated that $50, 900 will not cover the costs, to say nothing of the time con sumed of individuals and the detriment to the interests of the section of county affected. Phoenix Herald.
 Sheriff Slaughter, of Cochise county, was in the vicinity of Clifton several days this week hunting for criminals, but tine gameslIad flown. It was under stood that he had located Geronimo and Frederick, the Mexican bandits and stage robbers in one of the mining camps near Morenci, but before he ar rived they left for parts unknown. Sher- if Slaughter is untiring in his efforts to hunt down criminals and has done much to promote law and order in Southern Arizona, since he has been Sheriff. .-| Bulletin.
 The Clifton Clarion is now dead for sure. It will never be known again as the Clarion. The late editor, Steve D. Dye, has skipped the camp in debt to everybody, even beating young printer who had done all the work on the paper, out of about $70, for which he should never be forgiven on earth or in heaven. The Bulletin spmpathizes with the good people of Clifton, who, in praiseworthy effort to benefit tho ir town have fallen victims to an unprincipled scoundrel.-I Valley Bulletin.
 The Indications are that another out break against Republican bossism and dictation in the territory is at hand. If these things must come, they cannot come too soon, and the responsibility for the mishaps of the party in the territory placed whereit belongs. Tine party can