Arizona republican., 1896-12-04

pleted laying cable to Hayt1. IhlS new cable will reduce the price of messages to West Indian and South American points from ten to-thirty per cent.
 Both the Santa Fe and Southern Pa cific will sell round trip tickets from Los Angeles to Phoenix on the 11th, 18th and 18th of the present month for $20.90. The tickets will be good re- turning until the 31st inst This rate has been made on account of the ir- rigation congress.
 At meeting of the Territorial Fair association, says the Albuquerque Git izen, Judge l.. s. Trimble was appoint ed a delegate to the National Irriga- tion congress, which convenes at Phoe- nxi, Arizona, December 15. The judge will attend the congress and ably rep resent the association.
 This is the way an exchange asks for news: "If you know of anything we don't know which people ought to know, if it is worth knowing, don't you know it is your duty to let us know, that the people may also know that you know we ought to know, but don't know, because you know, but won't let us know?"
 The net earnings of the Santa Fe system for the month of October were $1, 1,0S6,943, an increase of $154, ,433 over the same month of last year. The net earnings for the four months of the fiscal year ending October 31, were Of over the same period of the preceding year. During four months operating expenses were reduced $688,126.
 Military prisons for the confinement of soldiers have been discontinued by the United States. Offenders against the military law are now confined in the larger permanent posts, and those whose offenses amount to common law felonies are sent to penitentiaries This proceeding has resulted in de- crease of expenditure of over $250, ,000 annually, and a great decrease in the number of assertions.
 By direction of the secretary of war, Second Lieutenant Cornelius Smith of the Second cavalry is ordered to re- port to the governor of Arizona for duty with the National Guard of Ari- zona as instructor. Lieutenant Smith will shortly arrive in Phoenix. He is an old Arizonan, having resided in Tucson for several years. He is son of Captain Smith, who was stationed at Fort Lowell many years, and is a grandson of General Oury.
 An iron shoe made to tighten on the foot by means of screws Gone of which presses on the ankle joint is now used in Mexican prisons to compel prisoners charged with any crime to reveal any secrets of a criminal nature that they may have concealed from the authorities. The tightening of the screws and the shoe makes the pris- oner ''squeal," and admit a crime whether he is guilty or not. This sort of punishment equals many of the machines of torment used at the time of the Spanish inquisition.
 Another chapter has been con- menced in the Hassayampa school war. Some time ago the school house in that district was removed from where it S oHd to a pC int five mil,s5 distant C.. L. Jenkins was employed as in- structor by the trustees, and taught until two weeks ago, when the trustees refused to audit his claim for salary on the ground that they did not em- ploy him to teach the school which had been removed. The school was re- gently closed, but the trustees secured a vacant house near where the school l originally stood and have engaged Rev. w. H. Winters as teacher. There are now less than eight scholars at tending the improvised school and il 1 is probable that it will lapse.
 1 A large number of fruit growers throughout California are up in arms at the conduct of some shippers and g few orange growers who are sending out green fruit from the state. They say the oranges thus shipped not only bring lower price than ripe fruit, but it is doing the California orange trade
 a material and lasting injury by i'm.
 pressing the eastern consumers that
 the fruit grown there is of an inferior 1 quality, being sour and unpalatable
 The chamber of commerce and othel
 bodies will probably have their at
 tention brought to the matter witt
 the object that the condition of affair!
 be brought before the legislature ant if possible get them to pass some law
 which will result favorably in this re spect.