The herald., 1895-06-09
OVER THE line IN ARIZONA
Rapid Progress OF Telephone
Construction
ROBINSON OF TEHEREN ALIVE
Said to Have Been Seen ia Glaynas
After His Killing
A Cattle Stealing Case at Tucson u-RoserVa-
tion Indians Said to Be Lift
ing Cattle
ROBINSON OF TEHEREN ALIVE

PHOENIX, Ariz., June THE tele-
phone line extension reached Glendale
last Tuesday. The work will go on with
out cessation until Northern and South
ern Arizona are connected by hello
wire.
Arguments upon the demurrers inter
posed in the Daggs, Van Horn and Nc
Cabe EN- bezzement cases, arising out OF
the Tempe bank failure, were heard in
the district court last Monday and taken
under advisement.
DR.. McNaughton of Prescott has been
elected principal OF the normal school at
Tempe with a salary of $500 year. The
new principal is gentleman about 80
wears of age. graduate OF Pennsylva'
MIA institution. and nearly half OF his
life has been devoted to educational work
The contract for certain additional work
on the new building was awarded to G.
Campbell for SO. 800
The territorial board OF equalization
has agreed upon the following valuation
for railroads in the territory; Atlantic
and Pacific, $4,000 a mile; southern Pa
citic, S6469 a mile; MaricUpa and Phoe-
nix, nix $500, and the \. NJ. and A.. s19OO
This is an all-around reduction OF the
valuation of last year.
At the meeting OF the city council last
Monday, seventeen applicants presented
bids for the unenviable job OF city scav-
enger. The bids varied from Si4 to $50 a
month. Hiram Hooker was appointed
ioiler to succeed Jailer Hawley. and the
council increased the salaries of the city
marshal, assessor and tax collector from
$1J0 10 S125 month.
R. F. Radcliffe, a gentleman now in
this city who visited the Tiburon islands
Al. 4 TaF "
L. Robinson, the well known newspaper
CORES spondent says that while in Quay
mas he learned from several parties that
Robinson was seen there after hi re-
ported death. alive ana well. AS to the
truth of the story Radcliffe is not posi-
tive. but the description OF the man seen
answers to that os Robinson. The story
of Robinson 5 trip of exploration and the
subsequent report of his death at the
hands of Indians is familiar one, and
for long time was dscredited on ac-
count of his reputation for the sensa-
tional prevaricatlon.
Tucson
TUCSON. June IA cattle stealing
case before Judge Meyer resulted in the
discharge of the defendant. man
named Flores branded a calf which was
subsequently claimed by another party
named Valenzuela. On the latter max
ing his claims known the calf was turned
over 20 MIN anu was NY MN solu u 4
third party. After the calf had passed
out of his hands he had Flores arrested
with the above result. Flores in his
effort to steal the calf had placed his
brand over that OF Valenzuea.
The protest now being made by the
cattlemen of Pima and adjoining coun-
ties against the depredations of the res
ervation Indians on live stock. demon
strates the fact that cattle are considered
good property at the present time.
year or so ago the cattle industry was at
such low ebb that stockmen did not
seem to care if the Indians did pilfer
from their herds, but now when year
ling is worth $40 1t is well worth looking
after.