Arizona republican., 1892-09-09
ARIZONA AND ARIZ0NANS.

Supt. J. A. Muir of the Southern Pa cific has issued circular instructing conductors not to allow Indians to ride free on tho company's trains pnless they present passes signed by an official of the road. The custom of allowing California Indians to ride free seems to have been abused aud the privilege is to be restricted. Times.
 There seems but little doubt accord ing to late reports, that the great Ari- zona and Sonora canal will be com menced this winter. At a recent meet ing of the company in Denver this was practically decided upon. A certain amount of the company's bonds have been guaranteed by the Mexican gov ernment.-Yums Times.
 Cameron has dispossessed another poor widow in the west Huachucas of her home and all. Look out for double leaded editorial in the Star pleading for the Claw to take it's course" in such matters. For the good of our county it would be better if silver were elimi- mated from the politics of the nation and placed upon parity with iron, than for our citizens to be living ss serfs upon the domain of King Cameron subject to his prosecutions and the rati- fication thereof by his court in Tucson. -Nogales Herald.
 Five years ago yesterday morning at 2 o'clock ground was broken for the new working shaft on the Lucky Cuss mine, which up to the present has been a fine producer and bids fair to keep up its record. The output from that time to the of July, 1892. has been as fol- lows, the first figures being given for an eighteen months run, to bring the statement up to the end of fiscal year yer and 5,972 ounces of gold.--Tomb- stone Prospector.
 Several young men who years ago were pupils of W. B. Horton deceased, when he was & superintendent of the Tucson public schools are taking an in- terest m their former institution. MT, Horton was for some time Indian trader at san Carlos, and it will be re- membered that he was shot by Indians during mutiny. His remains were in- tered in the reservation but no head stone marked his resting place. His former pupils are contemplating bring ing his remaius to Tucson, to inter them in our cemetery and to put up suitable head stone to mark the last resting place of their iastructor.-Star.
 Joaquin Rascon, held in jail in this county for the murder of Henry Hol- land at Saleroin this county July. 1891, escaped from the county jail this morn- ing. The prisoner was in jail since June last. At the last term of court three charges of grand larceny was pre-. ferred against him. He was found not guilty of two charges, and on the third the jury disagreed and after two months the district attorney non-pros- sed the charge. Rascon was released and in about SIX weeks afterwards Hol- lands body was found and Rascon was rearrested and charged with murder. His attorney, Oscar A. Adams, cannot understand Rascon's actions, as no la- ter than yesterday he had converse ton with him in winch he assured him that there was no fear of a conviction and Rascon himself expressed himself as perfectly satisned thas he would not be convicted and was anxious for the court to try hie case. Rascon was act ing as d trusty in the jail and 1t was in manner that he availed himself of the opportunity to escape.-C;tjzen.