Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-10-17

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ated Press) n. o. Murphy, acting gov.
ernor of Arizona territory, in his an
nual report to. the secretary of the ia
terror expresses the opinion that the
population of the territory will reach
10000 people before the end of present
year. There are at least, he says, 1900
Mormons In the territUry engaged in
agriculture and grazing. The following
shows the kind and quality of taxable
property in the territory and its valua-
tion according to the report OF the ter
ritorial board for the current year.
Number of acres, S,344, ,66S; value of
same 4,6O2, III; value of improvements
2,3O2, pa; value of city and town lots,
s1,972.252; value of improvements on
same, S2,347, ,424; number of horses, A.
912; value Of same, 81, ,1S8, ,16S. There
are also owned in the territory 1851
mules. 720,94O head of cattle and 2SS,-
727 sheep. There are 1883 miles of rall
way, making a total valuation of all tax
able property in the territory of SIS, ,27O,
466. This amount, however, the acting
governor regards as entirely too low.
He is of the opinion that s70,OOO,OOO.
would be much nearer the facts.
The bonded debt of the territory is
given at S6G6,OOO, the interest thereon
S42, 800. The floating debt $3.50, ,030, in
terest thereon S15y360, making a total
Indebtedness of 1856, ,28O.
The Indebtedness of the several coun-
ties aggregates 3, 1865; indebtedness
OF the cities of Phenix, Tucson, Prescott
and Tombstone aggregates SlSS, 1888, av-
erage rate Of taAAS.on throughout the
territory 32S per cent, Total number
of acres entered under the public land
during the year is given as 439, 1913.
Mining has always been the foremost
wealth producing industry IN Arizona. q,
says the report, and during the last
year it has been very active although
agriculture is fast taking precedence.
The mineral export in 1891 tits thought
will exceed that of any previous year.
The acting governor estimates the COP
per output at 100000 pounds, the
gold output at 81, ,132, $50, silver at S1,-I
663, $50. During the year valuable de-
pOsits of superior onyx have been dis
covered. The quality is said to be first
class. The pine forest of northern and
central Arizona covers and area of about
200 square miles or approximately l.
10000 acres. The common school sys-
TEN of the territory is said to be firmly
established, we'll maintained, and will
compare favorably with any in this
country.
The acting governor recommends |
that Arizona may be admitted into the |
union as state upon the adoption of a |
proper constitution by the people; that |
all the public lands be surveyed; that |
the school lands be made available; that |
the Apache Indians be disarmed and |
prohibited from using arms; that min |
erals lands in the San Carlos reserva- |
tion be opened to occupancy and deYel- |
opment by white citizens and that a
public sale be held of them in trust for |
the Indians. His recommendations Of |
last year he renewed,
In addition to the above brief synop-
sis, the arid land question, irrigation, |
stock raising and the agricultural re-
sources of the territory were extensive
ly treated by the governor,
OMAHA, Oct. 12-Joseph Newshoffer,
who led the assault ON the county Jail |
last Friday night which resulted in the |
lynching of George Smith, the negro,
has been arrested and will be charged |
with murder, the only Nebraska statute !
covering lynchiug prescribing that as
the charge. The mob are under arrest |
charged with murder in the first de- /
gree. County Attorney Mahoney has |
refused to allow the release of the pris-
Oners on bail and by p. m. large |
crowd surrounded the county Jail and |
threatened that if the prisoners were
not given their liberty the Jail would be
attacked.
The men under arrest are: Ed. Neu-
schalffer, Patrick O'Herne, John Fritz,
r. G. Bloom, Fl. II. Brandies, Ed.
and Captain O'Donohue,
Bloom is manager for S. P.MOrse Il Co.,
the largest dry goods house in the city,
and U'D0nOhue is an ex-captain of
police. O'Herne was delegate TO the
county convention, and was
arrested while the convention was in I
session. County Attorney MahOny sent
down word that the men would not be
released under any circumstances, and
he crowd at once began to lay plans for
attacking the Jail.
When the mob had gathered in front
IF the window where the crowd broke
n last night Jailor Horrgan appeared
md announced that none of the men
wanted were in the Jail, and offered to
escort a committee of ten through the
,ells to satisfy themselves that he was
elling the truth. They accepted the
proposition and the committee reported
hat the men we're not there. This
the crowd and ii dispersed.
five of the prisoners had been released
IN bail and the remaining two had been
pirited out of the Jail and taken to
oaillon for safety
CoNsrANTINoPI.E, Oct. 12.-The Brit
sh ambassador has delivered to Porte
England's reply to the latter's note in
.egard to the recent passage through
OF vessels of the Russian
olunteer fleets.