Arizona republican., 1896-12-25
ARIZONA NEWS BUDGET.
Matters of Interest From all Parts of
 The Territory


 The Territory.
 It is estimated that there are at least 800 eastern health seekers wintering in Albuquerque
 A company of soldiers camped at Tombstone Tuesday night. They are enroute to Fort Huachuca from Fort Grant, under command of Captain Me Cormick.
 B. J. Tripple, who is register of the United States land office at Tucson, says that Graham county is settling up more land than any other county in the territory at the present time and shows that the county is prosper ous and pushing.
 The war between freighters hauling between Holbrook and Fort Apache has been brewing some time. A union was formed composed of all those engaged in hauling over this route, and strike ordered against the con- tractors, who immediately skirmished around for teams and men to replace the strikers.
 Our telegraphic dispatches today contain announcement of the promo tion of Lieutenant D. L. Brainard to a captaincy in the army. Lieutenant Brainard was formerly stationed at Fort Wingate and has many friends in this city who will learn with pleas ure of his promotion.-Albuquerque Citizen.
 The Santa Fe management is con sidering plan of substituting gasoline power for steam power in the operation of the 1000 water tanks on It's system. It is said that the change will enable the company to make a saving of $50, 900 year. An experiment will be made during January, and if it proves successful, the change will be made.
 Optimism in Tombstone Prospector: With the Santa Fe railroad connecting the gap between Fairbank and Dem ing, the development of the oil and ar tesian wells, the construction of our natural reservoir sites to irrigate the vast area and the further prospecting and mining of our immense mineral bearing ranges that traverse our coun- ty, not to speak of the numerous Op- portunities for capital, Cochise is des- tined to be one of the most prosperous sections in the west.
 Mrs R. F. Brown, wife of an em- ploye in the carpenter department of the Atlantic & Pacific shops, received a telegram yesterday afternoon from Mrs. B. Wagner at Ash Fork, asking her (Mrs. BrowD to come to Ash Fork at once, as Mr. Wagner had been killed. No further particulars were received. Mrs. Brown left for Ash Fork this morning. Wagner had charge of a section force at Ash Fork, and few years ago held position here under Dr. Raster at the hospital. Albuquerque Citizen.
 Military court will be held at Fort Whipple next month. It will convene January and will be composed of five colonels and four majors, being the maximum number of which military court is composed Who the offending party is that is to be tried before the tribunal is not stated in the order, that document simply saying that it shall convene flor the trial of such persons as are brought before it." From the fact that the lowest officer on the court is major, however, the supposition is that the offender is one of pretty high rank. Another significant feature which might lead to the same conclu- sion, is the fact that Captain Sharpe, who is the judge advocate of this de- partment, is appointed as judge advo- cate of this court. The only officers from Whipple who have been detailed as members of the court are Col De- Russey and Major Hall
 There are 3S,000 Indians in the terri tory, who occupy five reservations, az gregating 61S,397 acres. The govern or, in report, says this land should be allotted in severalty and the Indians be encouraged to cultivate the soil so as to enable them to become self supporting. Until such plan is adopted, however, the Indians should be kept upon their respective reserva- tions under the most stringent regula- tions and not be allowed to wander therefrom, as has been the case in the past, and commit depredations upon the property of the settlers, entailing loss of thousands of dollars. Three hundred and seventy-one Indian children attended the schools estab, lished by the government The ser vice has been productive of very grat, flying results and should be enlarged and extended. The cost of maintain. ing the schools during the year was but SAP ,909 996-Prospector